Lin Feng took out an Energy Cube made from Peachy Fruit and handed it to Snivy.
This was an Energy Cube that could enhance a move's comprehension.
It was just the right time for Snivy to use it.
"Snivy, whether it's Vine Whip or Grassy Terrain, you've mastered both quite well while clearing weeds. I see you also know Grass Whistle and Leaf Blade. Grass Whistle is good as a ranged move, while Leaf Blade is for close combat. Let's first see how well you understand these two moves."
(???`): "Snivy?"
It did not remember ever using Leaf Blade or Grass Whistle in front of Lin Feng.
Damn it,
how did he know?
As expected of my Trainer—he sees right through me!
Yet soon, the corners of Snivy's mouth rose slightly.
Back in the wild,
these were the two moves it had practiced the most. This time, it would definitely make its Trainer see it in a new light!
With that thought,
Snivy's orange-yellow gaze turned exceptionally serious.
It leaped toward an open patch beside the Bluestone Path, green light emerging from its tail. Then, its leaf-like tail began to gently stir.
In the blink of an eye, a whirlwind as tall as a person took shape.
Green leaves spun wildly within it, producing a rushing, cutting roar.
The tail end of the whirlwind even tore violently into the ground, exposing the yellowish-brown soil beneath.
"Not bad. See if you can add another Grass Whistle inside that Grass Whistle!"
Just as Snivy thought it could launch it,
Lin Feng's voice suddenly rang out.
Grass Whistle—using wind currents to drive leaves and envelop the opponent in an attack.
This move used wind currents to propel leaves, meaning the faster the wind, the stronger the leaves' attack.
If it cast Grass Whistle within Grass Whistle and layered them at the same frequency, the resulting Grass Whistle would have twice the power.
Moreover, this layering could be repeated multiple times.
In short: a weakened version of Leaf Storm!
Lin Feng had only thought of it suddenly as he watched the spinning leaves.
Snivy froze, then seemed to come to a realization. Its eyes grew solemn as it stared at the Grass Whistle before it, Grass-type energy flowing from its tail into it.
Within the whirlwind, another faint whirlwind emerged.
However,
the moment the two whirlwinds merged, the differing directions of their wind speeds twisted against each other. The formerly obedient Grass Whistle immediately became chaotic. Like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, it became difficult to control and veered toward the farmland beside them.
Snivy was startled.
That was someone else's rice paddy.
Just as it was at a loss,
a leisurely voice sounded.
"Don't panic. Once the whirlwind loses control, its speed becomes very slow. Focus on controlling it! It's mainly about the wind speed—control the wind speed and frequency of both Grass Whistles, keep them at the same level..."
Hearing this, Snivy immediately came back to its senses and once again focused on controlling the Grass Whistle it had unleashed.
There was only one thought in its heart:
It could not cause trouble for its Trainer.
The speeds within the churning whirlwinds gradually aligned. Control over the Grass Whistle slowly returned to Snivy's grasp, and in the end, it flung it at a large boulder, carving it with a sharp clanging sound!
When the whirlwind dispersed, every single leaf had cut a groove more than ten centimeters deep into the rock!
"Snivy..." (It worked!)
Snivy let out a sigh of relief, then its face filled with excitement.
A Grass Whistle this powerful was at least more than twice as strong as before!
"Not bad."
Lin Feng nodded as well, his face full of praise.
He had originally thought Snivy's first attempt at a Dual Grass Whistle would be too difficult. He had even planned to run over to the rice paddy and disperse its Grass Whistle with his bare hands.
Unexpectedly, Snivy had succeeded in the end.
As long as it succeeded the first time,
what remained was simply a process of becoming more proficient.
Vileplume Food Co., Ltd.'s Predicament
After having Snivy practice the dual form of Grass Whistle off to the side...
Lin Feng took a stool out of his Storage Ball, picked up his phone, and began scrolling through it.
He was not Slacking Off. He was looking for merchants who purchased crops.
Lin Feng would keep a small portion of the Plantation's harvests, combining them with this year's Peachy Fruit and Oran Berries to make Antidote Energy Cubes and Stamina Energy Cubes.
They were easier to store this way and could also be sold at the Breeding House.
He would also give some to Grandpa Qin.
He would sell all the rest.
As for sales channels...
Lin Feng was not worried.
His parents had visited quite a few places that bought vegetables and agricultural products back then.
The most famous among them had been called Bellsprout Fruit and Vegetable Department Store.
But after looking it up now,
its name had actually changed to Vileplume Food Co., Ltd.
It seemed that
over the past ten years, it had evolved too...
"This one, then..."
Vileplume Food Co., Ltd. — Owner's Office.
The owner, Chen Xiao, had been troubled lately. Vileplume Food Co., Ltd., which had only recently gone public, had encountered its first major problem.
That was pressure from its "peers."
More accurately,
they were not peers, but supermarkets that only overlapped with them at the edges.
However...
the other side was Wangwang Co., Ltd., Wutong City's largest company.
Even when Vileplume had still been a fruit and vegetable supermarket, the other party had already shown signs of suppressing it.
That tendency
became blatant after Vileplume Food Co., Ltd. went public.
First came huge price cuts in the supermarket's fruit and vegetable food sections.
Then came intercepting their supply channels at the source with higher prices.
As a result, the company's various fruit and vegetable markets and supermarkets could not sell their goods, while fresh food ingredients could not be restocked.
If this continued, the company would sooner or later go bankrupt.
So the current problem was
that they urgently needed a stable supplier.
"What's wrong? Are you still worried about the supermarket?"
Just as he held his forehead,
a beautiful woman in a yellow patterned dress walked in from outside. She had a full, graceful figure, a ponytail, and strikingly gorgeous features.
Chen Xiao sighed. Looking at his wife before him, he shook his head, but ultimately said nothing.
An older husband and younger wife,
along with a daughter still in high school.
All of them were at the stage where they demanded his energy. Though he was only in his forties, his hair was already falling out in clumps.
"There's no helping it. Wangwang Supermarket's suppression is too ruthless. Without a reliable supply channel, the company might be crushed right after going public."
In the end, Chen Xiao did not hide the situation from his wife.
"Then we can just go back to running a small supermarket. Yue'er's Pokémon doesn't have to be a Pseudo-legendary. We can choose a very good Starter Pokémon instead."
"If we choose a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon, we'll need a great deal more money to raise it later. If anything happens in the future and we can't afford to raise it properly, that Pseudo-legendary Pokémon would be wasted too..."
Seeing her husband so burdened with worry, the woman could not help trying to persuade him.
"That's true... but the child..."
Chen Xiao trailed off,
then sighed again.
The other side was a major nationwide chain company,
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