At that moment, Snivy finished clearing all the weeds and came over to Lin Feng.
"Wuwuwu, Snivy, you're so well-behaved..." Qin Shu could not help sincerely praising Snivy as she looked at it after it had pulled out every last weed.
She had only ever seen such an obedient, hardworking Pokémon in her grandfather's Sandshrew.
Snivy glanced at the human without any reaction. Only when Lin Feng crouched down and wiped away a dead twig stuck to its forehead did the corners of its mouth lift slightly. "Snivy~" (I did what I promised.)
"Mm, very good."
Lin Feng did not hold back his praise, then relayed what Qin Shu had just said.
"Snivy?" (Help that Big Silly Turtle that doesn't even dare lift its head to use Tackle?)
Sure enough, the moment Snivy heard Lin Feng's words, its brow furrowed.
"Don't worry. I'll come up with a plan. You just need to cooperate with me."
Lin Feng patted its head, reassuring it.
Perhaps...
He could have Squirtle help water the Plantation?
It was a Water-type Pokémon, after all~
Breeder? No, I'm a Capitalist.
The next morning.
Inside the Plantation.
"The water flow is too strong. Slower, slower! Don't wash away all my soil!"
"Water Gun is your most basic offensive move at this stage. If you can't even control that properly, how are you supposed to battle?"
Lin Feng and Snivy sat beneath the shade of the Peachy Fruit Tree. One instructed Squirtle, while the other stretched out its Vine Whip and continuously lashed at the ground near Squirtle's feet.
To avoid the Vine Whip, Squirtle could only keep changing positions as it sprayed water, its face full of resentment.
Early in the morning, its Trainer had told it that she had found it a good teacher.
The kind who could teach it anything.
Out of curiosity,
Squirtle agreed to the request.
When it saw that the teacher was the human from yesterday, it had actually been quite happy.
But now...
Its resentment toward Lin Feng had reached its peak.
Was this supposed to be Water Gun practice?
Wasn't this just making it irrigate his fields?
It had no water left.
Really, not even a single drop...
After irrigating just one patch of land, Squirtle's cheeks had visibly sunk in.
"Alright, come over and rest for a bit."
Lin Feng, who had been using the Eye of Investigation to monitor Squirtle's condition, had it come over to rest at the right time.
Snivy stopped swinging its whip as well.
Squirtle trudged over, full of resentment.
Pokémon: Squirtle Gender: Female Ability: Torrent Aptitude: Blue Individual Values: HP (18), Attack (20), Special Attack (21), Defense (25), Special Defense (24), Speed (16) Strength: Level 6–8 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Withdraw Description: It doesn't want to work anymore!! Friendship: -20 (It thinks you're worse than its Trainer.) Joy Value: -25 (A grumpy turtle forced to wake up early.)
"Here, have an Energy Cube."
Lin Feng took out the Stamina Energy Cube he had made.
It had been made from the Berries he bought yesterday.
C-rank Energy Cube—an Energy Cube made from Peachy Fruit and Quiet Mountain Spring. After consumption, it could restore stamina in an extremely short amount of time. Long-term consumption could also increase a Pokémon's stamina.
Cooking Effect: After consumption, it enhanced a Pokémon's comprehension of moves.
The description was very brief.
But Energy Cubes that could permanently improve one of a Pokémon's stats through long-term consumption were incredibly precious in this world.
Normally, even money could not buy them.
However, Lin Feng did not directly tell Squirtle the value of the Energy Cube.
Instead, he patiently coaxed it. "Here, have one?"
"Squirtle..."
It gave a resentful cry, but Squirtle, already starving, took the Energy Cube and bit down on it.
In an instant,
A clear, gentle sensation burst forth in its mouth. Squirtle's eyes immediately lit up. After wolfing it down, light returned to its previously dull, big eyes.
"It's fine. There are plenty of Energy Cubes."
Lin Feng naturally would not be stingy toward the "employee" he had recruited.
No matter how much it could eat, he would give it that much.
Congratulations, Host. Squirtle's Joy Value has increased from -20% to 30%. Reward: twenty bags of Golden Fertilizer, three Rare Candies, and one portion of Clear Water Flow. (It could make a Water-type Pokémon's water flow purer and allow it to use Water-type moves more skillfully.)
At last...
Unable to eat another bite, Squirtle lay on the ground without a shred of dignity, a satisfied expression on its face.
Lin Feng did not choose to "exploit" it immediately. Instead, he stood there quietly, a smile curling across his lips.
That familiar scene
made Snivy realize something.
If it remembered correctly,
it seemed that it had also been lured over by Energy Cubes like this?
Thinking of that,
Snivy could not help sighing inwardly.
It had wandered around near the Human Town
because it had heard other Pokémon say that having a Trainer would let it grow stronger quickly, and that it would be fed and housed...
So, it had wanted to choose a Trainer and grow together with them.
However,
proud Snivy had extremely strict standards for its Trainer.
It had always thought that the Trainer it chose would definitely be very capable. Whether in commanding or raising Pokémon, they had to satisfy it.
But unexpectedly...
The other party had captured it with just a few Energy Cubes...
Life as a snake was truly unpredictable...
"Squirtle?"
Only after quite a while did Squirtle recover from its stuffed state.
But now, there was less resentment and a little more complexity in the way it looked at Lin Feng.
How did he make this turtle both love and hate him?
"Brother Feng, Brother Feng, I'm here!"
At that moment, Squirtle's Trainer walked into the Plantation excitedly.
The familiar Sandshrew followed beside her.
Compared to Squirtle, Sandshrew looked even more excited.
It was completely wearing an expression of long-awaited anticipation.
"I'm counting on you, Sandshrew~"
Looking at such a good "employee" who loved working,
Lin Feng naturally smiled in satisfaction. "There might be quite a lot of land today. It's fine if you can't finish it all. I'll make you Spicy Noodle Soup later."
"Sandshrew!"
Sandshrew nodded seriously. It did not even need Lin Feng to teach it, heading straight for the remaining land and beginning to plow.
Lin Feng stood where he was and began making plans.
He planned to use half of the remaining land as Pastureland, turning it into a grassland.
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