[Fastest-growing]
Rapid growth was an advantage, but it was not the core competitive strength of a fruit and vegetable business.
He needed to find something tasty.
No. 4 Island had lush woods, but Shen Qi selected a particular fruit tree to identify with [Sprout]. There were only a few trees of the same kind in the woods; most of the vegetation consisted of inedible weeds and other trees.
After making a circuit, Shen Qi returned to his starting point. The last fruit tree of that kind was the only one he had sampled when he landed.
[Sprout] trembled.
[Highest nutritional value]
"What?! That one tasted absolutely awful..."
Nutritional value did not conflict with tasting bad, but bad-tasting fruit was very difficult to sell.
"Lilligant."
Shen Qi called Lilligant over and asked about the fruit tree.
"What kind of fruit is this?"
"A Pecha Berry."
It was a Berry that relieved internal heat and detoxified the body. High-quality Pecha Berries could even serve as medicine or items, curing the badly poisoned and poisoned conditions caused by Pokémon moves in battle.
In that case, taste really was secondary.
"Lilligant, could these Pecha Berries... meet medicinal-grade standards?"
Lilligant tried a bite and indicated that they had not reached the level required to cure poisoning inflicted by Pokémon moves, but they were already fairly good for medicinal use.
In particular, this Pecha Berry tree grew at the edge of the forest, near an area occasionally reached by seawater, where nutrients and growing conditions were poor.
With proper cultivation, its quality should improve further...
As for how far it could improve, or whether it would be better than other Pecha Berry trees, Lilligant did not know either.
Shen Qi chose to trust [Sprout] and marked the tree for now.
Continuing his search on the island,