The aroma of this milk really was tempting. Even he wanted to have a taste.
But the egg in his arms glowed brighter and brighter, as if it were resisting the very thought.
With a crack, a slightly damp paw poked out first, followed by a pair of clear eyes glowing blue as they quietly peered outside.
The newborn Alolan Vulpix cautiously poked its eyes out from the shell. The first thing it saw was Lin Feng's kind expression.
Along with it came a gentle, welcoming aura from this human.
It was an aura that almost no newborn Pokémon could resist.
Alolan Vulpix tentatively stretched out a paw, seeming to want to touch him but not quite daring to.
Then Lin Feng dipped a finger into some Moo Moo Milk and waved it in front of her.
The situation immediately changed.
With a pop, she broke through the eggshell and jumped into Lin Feng's arms, clamping her mouth around that finger and sucking on it. Her eyes narrowed as she wore a blissful expression.
"Hey, hey... there's more over here..."
Lin Feng smiled helplessly as he picked up the bowl of Moo Moo Milk and placed it in front of Alolan Vulpix.
She had only just been born and was starving. Not caring about the dampness on her body, she immediately began lapping up the milk in huge mouthfuls.
She looked like she wanted to bury her entire face in the bowl.
Her Joy Value and Friendship also began soaring wildly at that moment.
Congratulations, Host. Vulpix's Joy Value has increased from 50% to 88%. Reward...
Chapter 44: Miltank Ranch, Father's Friend
Congratulations, Host. Vulpix's Joy Value has increased from 50% to 88%. Reward: ten bags of Golden Fertilizer, three Rare Candies, and a Soothe Bell. (Long-term wearing can improve the affinity between Pokémon and Trainer.)
"Burp~"
Only after licking every last drop of milk from the bowl did Alolan Vulpix let out a satisfied burp. She instinctively turned her gaze toward Lin Feng. "Vulpix?"
But before she could say anything else, her eyelids began drooping.
Clearly, as a newborn Pokémon, coupled with the drowsy effects of Moo Moo Milk, she was already getting sleepy.
"Wait a moment before sleeping. I need to wash you. You're all..." Lin Feng left his sentence hanging, but before he could finish, the Alolan Vulpix in front of him had already fallen asleep.
"Heh..."
Lin Feng felt even more helpless. He could only carry Alolan Vulpix over to the Water Reservoir.
With Milotic managing the water in this reservoir, even the heaviest rain would not make it murky.
"Milotic, use Ice Beam and freeze it for me."
Since she was an Ice-type Pokémon and currently asleep, Lin Feng did not want to disturb her sweet dreams. He could only have Milotic use an Ice-type move to temporarily create a small patch of ice, then chisel out a little hole and place the slime-covered Alolan Vulpix inside.
Then, he had Milotic spit out a little water and give her a light rinse. All the slime was washed away.
Milotic's strength was improving at an astonishing pace under the effects of the Ocean Crystal. She was changing by the day.
She had also learned many more moves.
Pokémon: Milotic Gender: Female Ability: Marvel Scale Aptitude: Gold Strength: Level 28–29 Moves: Water Gun, Water Pulse, Tackle, Enchanting Voice, Aqua Ring, Twister, Dragon Tail, Recover, Ice Beam, Mystic Guard, Muddy Water, Hydro Pump... Friendship: 100 (She trusts you unconditionally.) Joy Value: 80 (She's in a very good mood.)
She was already close to Gym-level. Something like this was ridiculously easy for her.
When Lin Feng carried Alolan Vulpix back out of the water, she seemed to sense the moisture on her body. The water vapor rapidly condensed into icy mist. Even in her sleep, she unconsciously shook her body, releasing the frost on her fur in the form of ice mist. Her fur immediately became as flowing and fluffy as white cotton.
It felt incredibly smooth to the touch.
But Lin Feng was rather surprised by what he saw. "Huh? She learned Powder Snow already?"
Good grief, she had mastered a move in her sleep right after being born?
How were other Pokémon supposed to live with that?
Especially that Squirtle who had not even dared to lift his head when using Tackle at first...
"So cute~"
Looking at Alolan Vulpix's adorably innocent sleeping face, Lin Feng could not help praising her. Then he carried her back toward the room.
What he did not see was—
Snivy's somewhat resentful eyes behind him.
So... he has a new replacement now?
Since everything had happened so suddenly, Lin Feng had not had time to prepare a little sleeping house for Alolan Vulpix. He simply placed her on his own bed.
Thinking of how Vulpix had just drunk milk, and how newborn Pokémon might not be weaned for quite some time, high-quality Moo Moo Milk was definitely an absolute necessity.
Besides, raising a few Miltank would let him sell milk at the Breeding House and earn Joy Value from newborn Pokémon.
It was killing two birds with one stone!
So he immediately said to Snivy,
"Snivy, help me keep an eye on Vulpix. If she wakes up, play with her. Don't make her cry, okay? I'm going to Huaqiao Village to see if I can negotiate something first."
Snivy looked utterly confused. "Snivy?"
She seemed to be asking, You want me to babysit?
Lin Feng nodded. "Mm-hmm. Can you do it?"
After thinking for a moment, Snivy wore an expression that said, "Leave it to me."
"Then I'm counting on you." Without thinking too much about it, Lin Feng hurriedly ran outside.
Only Snivy remained in the room, staring thoughtfully at the Alolan Vulpix on the bed...
Huaqiao Village.
Though it was called a village, it was much larger than Wutong Town.
That was precisely because it had a Miltank Ranch.
Now that he had money, Lin Feng no longer needed to scrimp and save. He hailed a rideshare from Wutong City and came here directly.
The moment he stepped into the village, all he could see was green.
Lush green pasturelands stretched everywhere.
The terrain here was flat, and the soil was fertile. The forage grass grew tender and juicy, extending as far as the eye could see.
The grasslands were surrounded by fences, leaving only a road running through the middle.
Honestly,
the moment Lin Feng arrived, he felt a little embarrassed.
There was simply too much forage grass here. Compared to this place, what he had planted could only be considered a drop in the ocean.
Now, he could only hope that the forage grass he grew was overwhelmingly better in quality than the grass here.
"Young man, you don't look like you're from this village. Are you here to travel and challenge the Forage Gym?"
An elderly man with his hands behind his back ambled over from behind Lin Feng.
Lin Feng froze for a moment, then realized that this was the season when high school graduates traveled. The owner of Huaqiao Village's Miltank Ranch was actually also the Gym Leader of a City-level Gym.
He shook his head. "No, I'm the owner of the Plantation over in Wutong Town..."
The old man interrupted him. "Wutong Town? Didn't that Plantation in Wutong Town go out of business? You're..." He suddenly seemed to realize something, and a nostalgic smile appeared on his face. "No wonder you looked more familiar the longer I looked at you. You're Little Lin's child, aren't you? Taking over your father's work?"
"Mm..." Lin Feng gave an awkward smile.
Although his father had not been particularly famous in the Donghua League, he had loved traveling far and wide in his youth, which had brought Lin Feng quite a few troubles.
Like this old man in front of him.
Lin Feng could not remember his name and had never even met him.
What he feared most was the man saying something like, "You've grown so big already? I even held you when you were little!"
Fortunately, the old man merely chuckled. "Keep going for about a kilometer, and you'll reach the entrance to Miltank Ranch. Judging by the time, the ranch owner should be feeding the Miltank and milking them right now."
Lin Feng sighed in relief and thanked him. "Thank you."
Then he quickened his pace toward the end of the road. Before long, he began seeing Miltank wandering around. They leisurely roamed the pasture.
At the front, there was a gap in the fence. Looking closely, it was a wooden gate.
A little further inside the gate, a burly, broad-shouldered man was crouching down and milking a Miltank.
Behind him, more than a dozen Miltank were lined up. The one currently being milked also wore a rather pleased expression.
Lin Feng paused, then stepped inside. "Hello?"
Without looking back, the burly man said, "Gym challenges are held in the afternoon. If you want fresh milk, you need to reserve it in advance..."
"No, I wanted to ask... does the ranch buy forage grass?"
Lin Feng did not immediately bring up buying or selling Miltank. Instead, he planned to use forage grass to ease into the subject.
"Hm?"
The burly man turned around. When he saw Lin Feng's face, he did not react at first. Then, once it clicked, shock filled his face. "You are..."
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