Chapter 247: The first Alchemy Workshop
Before long, Tong Hua had finished shearing Fluffy too.
Freshly shorn, Fluffy looked neat and cute. She shyly rubbed against Tong Hua's leg, then nestled affectionately against Mimi.
Seeing the Pokémon paired off one after another, and recalling what he had just stumbled upon in the Pokémon Cottage-
Tong Hua suddenly felt an inexplicable urge, but quickly suppressed it.
"Forget it. Romance isn't really my thing anyway.
I'll just focus on my work. Time for some alchemy!"
After gathering up the shorn wool, Tong Hua and Hattrem carried armfuls of it back to the Happy Dessert House.
On the way, as they passed the farmland behind the house, Tong Hua saw Senior Brother Mu Mu helping Grotle, Steenee, and the others tend the fields.
To support Tong Hua's winemaking, Grotle had specifically allocated large planting areas to hops, starfruit, and blueberries among the first batch of summer crops.
After all, starfruit made exceptional wine. Jessica had taught him that.
"That batch of fruit wine in the cellar should be ready to transfer to new barrels in a few days.
After that, it'll still need to age for a while. I wonder if it'll actually work out."
Strictly speaking, Tong Hua had barely paid any attention to the wine cellar lately.
The temperature and humidity in there were automatically controlled anyway, so there probably wouldn't be any major problems.
Even if the resulting wine turned out undrinkable, unlocking the Alchemist profession alone had already made it worthwhile for Tong Hua.
"Yio!"
In the kitchen, the three Alcremie directed the two Milcery as they helped out, while Delibird, back from deliveries, and Riolu and Grovyle, finished with their training, were also busy in the shop.
Watching the bustling scene in the shop, Tong Hua couldn't help