It Went to the Plantation?

Now that Snivy had said so, he naturally wouldn't put on airs.

With one hand, he scooped Snivy up. It instinctively braced its tiny hands against its Trainer's arm, then wrapped its tail around his leg.

Congratulations to the host for raising Snivy's Joy Value from 40% to 80%.

Reward: fifteen bags of Golden Fertilizer.

One Intermediate Rare Candy.

One Special Scale Fruit.

"Hm?"

The sudden Joy Value notification from Snivy made Lin Feng subconsciously look at the Snivy in his hand.

"Snivy?" (What's wrong?)

Even Snivy's cold blood seemed to heat up.

"It's nothing~"

Lin Feng shook his head. "Alright, Pidgeotto."

Then he stretched out his other hand and grabbed Pidgeotto's claws in the sky, letting it carry them across.

When they finally reached the wooden cabin, Lin Feng saw that aside from the door, there was a small opening like a window. Looking inside from outside, he could see an elderly man around sixty sitting in a grandmaster's chair.

He wore a blue-green robe and glasses, flipping through a yellow-covered book in his hands. Hearing someone approach, he didn't even look up, merely saying, "Another Trainer here for Gardevoir, huh? This Gardevoir isn't simple..."

His words were full of doubt toward the visiting Trainers who wanted to catch Gardevoir.

Lin Feng greeted him. "Uncle Liang, it's me."

The old man was the forest ranger of Wutong Forest, officially appointed by the Official League.

No one knew how long he had guarded this place. In any case, ever since Lin Feng could remember, he had been here.

Uncle Liang rarely even went into town. Only occasionally could Lin Feng see him carrying some daily necessities along the Bluestone Path.

When he was little, Lin Feng had vaguely seen Uncle Liang's Pokémon while following his parents.

It had been a Lucario that looked very gentle.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Uncle Liang finally propped himself up. When he saw Lin Feng by the window, a smile finally appeared in his somewhat cloudy eyes.

"Little Feng, it's you. I heard you didn't go to university, but reopened your family's Breeding House and Plantation instead?"

"Yeah." Lin Feng nodded, then quickly took out some turnips and Spicy Pepper Fruit he had prepared in his Storage Ball. "These are vegetables grown in the Plantation. Give them a try. If you like them, you can come pick some from the Plantation anytime."

He greatly respected the forest ranger known as Uncle Liang.

Because Uncle Liang had genuinely held him when he was little.

Moreover, Uncle Liang had guarded Wutong Forest for decades, maintaining the balance between the town and the forest and keeping the Pokémon inside from entering the town.

That contribution alone was worthy of respect.

"Alright then, I'll have to take a good look."

Uncle Liang cheerfully accepted the plastic bag. When he saw the vegetables inside, surprise flashed through his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. "Your planting skills aren't any worse than your parents' were back then."

Then he noticed Snivy and Pidgeotto beside Lin Feng. "You're here to look for Gardevoir in the forest too?"

With his thoughts exposed, Lin Feng smiled awkwardly. "I have considered it, but catching Pokémon depends on fate. If possible, catching a Caterpie is also one of my goals for this trip."

Gardevoir was hard to find, but Caterpie were much easier.

He wanted to catch a Caterpie. After some time, it could evolve into Butterfree.

Butterfree could pollinate the flowering plants in the Plantation and increase their fruiting rate. It was also a crucial Pokémon for the Plantation.

"By the way, where's Lucario?" Seeing the empty surroundings, Lin Feng couldn't help asking.

He still wanted to feed Lucario some Energy Cubes and get some rewards.

"Hehe... It's in Wutong Forest. Those Trainers aren't very strong, but they're quite good at causing trouble. How could Lucario not keep an eye on them? Still, if you're looking for Gardevoir, you can try checking the eastern side of Wutong Forest..."

"Hm?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. If anyone else had said that, he might have ignored it, but Uncle Liang's words were practically gospel to him!

After all.

His Pokémon was Lucario!

"Thank you, Uncle Liang..."

After thanking Uncle Liang, Lin Feng confirmed the direction and quickly headed toward the eastern part of Wutong Forest.

Eastern Wutong Forest.

A round lake opened up the forest to the sky. The pale blue water reflected the orange-yellow sunset, with glimmers of light rippling across its surface from time to time.

Beside the lake stood a dark-blue figure with a graceful bearing, its skirt swaying gently.

At that moment, it gazed at its reflection in the lake, seemingly admiring its slender figure, or perhaps caring especially about its appearance for some other reason.

In the end, it shook its head.

"Garde..." (I'll settle here for now and see whether there are any Berries nearby...)

Chapter 55: It Went to the Plantation?

With Pidgeotto's guidance, Lin Feng moved smoothly even through the maze-like Wutong Forest, and he soon encountered his first Caterpie.

No...

More accurately, a "yellow" Caterpie.

Because it was Shiny...

Its entire body was yellow.

Moreover, this seemed to be a Caterpie that had just emerged from its egg. The fuzz on its body was still soft and tender, and its entire body looked so delicate that it felt as though a touch could puncture its skin.

More importantly, the moment it saw Lin Feng, it began trembling in fear. Its face was full of terror, and it had even forgotten to run away.

Lin Feng naturally knew Caterpie wasn't afraid of him, but of the Pidgeotto behind him.

After trembling for quite some time, Caterpie finally remembered that she had String Shot. She immediately began shooting Silk Thread at Lin Feng and Pidgeotto.

Pfft, pfft~!

Some of the snowy-white, delicate Silk Thread hadn't even reached Pidgeotto before being burned to ash by the flames around it.

The rest was nimbly dodged by Lin Feng and landed on the ground.

He crouched down and tugged at the String Shot, snapping it apart with ease.

"She really is a newly hatched Caterpie."

Pokémon: Caterpie

Gender: Female

Ability: Shield Dust

Aptitude: Green

Individual Values: HP (5), Attack (8), Defense (14), Special Attack (28), Special Defense (16), Speed (10)

Strength: Level 3

Skills: String Shot, Tackle

Description: A Shiny Caterpie that has just been born.

Friendship: 0 (She doesn't know you.)

Joy Value: -75 (Why is there a bird when I got up this early to eat leaves!?)

Lin Feng grew interested, and a Poké Ball appeared in his hand.

Although Caterpie were among the most numerous Pokémon in the Wild Area of any forest region, and their Shiny rate was relatively high,

because of their yellow Shiny skin, few Shiny Caterpie could safely make it through their first stage.

The moment they were born, they were destined for the tragic fate of being watched by even more natural enemies.

Therefore,

when Lin Feng saw this Caterpie, he became interested.

It could also be considered saving her.

The instant Caterpie saw that her String Shot had failed, she felt as though the sky had fallen.

So scary, Caterpie is going to get eaten...

/(ㄒoㄒ)/

But after waiting for a long time, the pain Caterpie had imagined never came. When she opened her eyes, she saw only a human who had just approached.

He spoke in a voice she could understand.

"Why are you closing your eyes? Want to come back with me?"

Go back?

Go back where?

Please provide the Chinese text you would like me to translate and revise.

Caterpie cautiously opened her eyes.

The next moment, Lin Feng took out Green Dumplings from his Storage Ball. "If you come back with me, you can eat this kind of food every day~"

Caterpie:?!

The moment the Green Dumplings appeared, her eyes lit up.

The Shroomish Perfume gave even these cooled Green Dumplings a unique fragrance.

So fragrant, so fragrant?

Looking at the Green Dumplings before her, then at Pidgeotto hovering overhead, Caterpie suddenly felt that even if this were her last meal, it would be worth it.

Just like that, with the solemn determination of going to her death, she crawled onto Lin Feng's arm and began gnawing on the Green Dumplings.

Lin Feng watched Caterpie finish eating with a smile, then asked once more, "Do you want to come back with me? You'll have food like this every day, and you won't have to live in fear anymore..."