The next day, Yushu opened his eyes, stretched, and glanced at the time.
Half past seven in the morning.
It's okay, it's not too late.
After he washed up, he put on clean clothes, a white T-shirt and dark gray casual pants, which were simple and refreshing, suitable for outdoor activities.
After all, it is an outdoor exchange meeting, so it is not appropriate to wear a suit and tie so formal.
DONG DONG DONG!!
There was a knock on the door.
"Yushu! Are you up? The exchange meeting is about to begin!"
Gold's voice came from outside the door, with a tone of impatient excitement, like a Growlithe who was eager to go out for a walk.
"It's coming, it's coming, why bother?"
Yushu opened the door and saw Gold standing at the door neatly dressed.
Wearing a fancy red shirt and jeans, and his hair was specially fixed with hairspray, he looked energetic.
"You are dressed quite like a dog today."
Yushu looked him up and down.
Not to mention, it really has a retro style. If the background were changed to a disco in the 1980s, this guy would definitely become the most handsome guy in the room.
"That is!"
Gold shook his head, almost throwing out the hairspray. "This is the first time to participate in such a large-scale event, no matter what, you have to give us a long face, right?"
"Does your face depend on your flowery shirt?"
Yushu ruthlessly complained, "Then our team's face is really in jeopardy."
"What do you know! This is called fashion! This is called personality!"
Gold retorted unconvinced, "The way you dress is monotonous, with a white T-shirt and black pants, just like a waiter."
"Oh, my waiter is better looking than me, and she even wears a tie."
Yushu was too lazy to talk to him and turned back to the room to get his backpack.
"Let's go, don't wait any longer."
"Obviously you're the one who's bothering me..."
Gold whispered, but still followed obediently.
The two walked out of the accommodation area and walked towards the venue.
The venue is located at Moomoo Farm Central Grassland.
When Yushu and his party arrived, the scene was already bustling with activity.
White tents were erected on the vast grassland, with signs and exhibits of their respective ranches placed in front of each tent.
Some tents had long queues in front of them, while others had a group of people gathered around them, discussing something heatedly.
There was a huge signboard at the entrance of the venue, with the words "Regional Ranchers Exchange Meeting" written in large characters, and a line of small characters below.
Technology interoperability and win-win cooperation.
"Oh, it's quite formal."
Gold looked around the venue with his eyes,
"I thought it was just a group of herdsmen sitting together and chatting."
"That's a tea party at the village entrance information station."
Yushu shook his head. "This kind of exchange meeting is a rare opportunity for small ranches like us to expand channels. Large ranches can display their products and sell supplies through this platform, while small ranches can improve their own skills through observation and learning."
"To put it bluntly, this is an intra-industry resource matching meeting."
"Oh..."
Gold nodded in understanding, then showed a bright smile, "It doesn't matter, I'm just here to eat and drink!"
Why does he, a trainer, care about this? He doesn't run a ranch anyway, so he just came here to join in the fun today.
As long as you have something delicious to eat and drink, nothing else matters.
"Can you pursue it a little bit?"
"My pursuit is to eat and drink!"
"..."
Just as the two were bickering, a gray-brown Pidgey flew from a distance and landed steadily on Yushu's shoulder.
It is Pidgey disguised as Mew.
It tilted its head, looked at Yushu with a pair of round eyes, and said "Pidgey" Growl in its mouth. It looked no different from an ordinary Pidgey.
Of course, if you don't ignore the cunning light in its eyes.
"You know how to choose a location."
Yushu glanced sideways at it.
"Pidgey~" (That's right, you can see far when you stand high.)
Mew fluttered its wings proudly.
He is very satisfied with this viewing position.
On the other side of Yushu is Pikachu of Uxie Transform.
This is what Mew used the ability of Transform to help disguise it.
It has to be said that Mew's Transform technique is indeed superb, and the "Pikachu" in front of you is lifelike in appearance and expression.
The yellow fur, red electrical capsule, lightning-shaped tail, and even the swing of the tail when walking are exactly the same as the real Pikachu.
The only flaw is that the expression of this "Pikachu" is too cold.
The real Pikachu is usually lively and cute, with eyes shining with curiosity and enthusiasm.
But this "Pikachu" has a kind of indifference in its eyes, like a socially fearful adult who is forced to wear cartoon costumes to attend a party.
"Uxie, can you be cute?"
Yushu whispered to it, "You are Pikachu now, not Lake Guardians. Don't always have a cold expression."
"Pickup..."
Uxie forced out a smile, but that smile looked stiff, like a man who was forced to work, exhausted both physically and mentally, and just wanted to get off work.
Why does Yushu have to change it to Pikachu!
What's so good about this electric mouse?
"Well... you should stay aloof." Yushu decisively gave up the idea of letting Uxie act cute.
It's better not to smile with this expression. The cold Pikachu can be regarded as a type of Pikachu human society.
There were gradually more and more people inside the venue.
Representatives from various ranches arrived one after another and were busy in front of their booths.
Some were displaying product samples, some were hanging promotional posters, and some were debugging demonstration equipment. The entire venue was filled with a busy and orderly atmosphere.
Yushu and Gold walked around the venue and got a rough understanding of the distribution of each booth.
The venue is roughly divided into three areas.
The core area is the booths of several large ranches, occupying the most conspicuous position in the center of the venue.
The outer area is the booths of small and medium-sized ranches, distributed around the venue.
In the edge area are the booths of some micro ranches and individual farmers. Although the location is not very good, the advantage is that they are numerous and there are all kinds of things.
"Where is our booth?"
Gold asked, looking around.
"We don't have a booth."
Yushu answered calmly.
Gold was a little confused. "Ah? There is no booth? Then what are we here for?"
Why don't you come to an exchange meeting without a booth? How is it different from going shopping?
"Come and study."
Yushu said of course, "My products have fixed sales channels. I don't have to worry about sales at all. I don't need to communicate to open channels."
His ranch is small and he cannot take on any big orders.
Especially Pokéblock, he currently operates private customized routes.
Now Aili is also doing it, but usually the farms digest it themselves, or sell it to Kurokawa for retail.
There is no need for sales channels either.
"Then what are you here for?"
Gold is very confused.
If you don't sell anything, why are you here? Are you just here to eat and drink like him?
"If you don't want to sell it, you can buy it."
Yushu explained, "Let's see if there is anything good we can introduce, such as Pokémon, Berry, advanced breeding equipment, etc."
"Oh..."
Gold suddenly understood and nodded. "So you are here to purchase goods?"
"You could also say that."
"Isn't that just purchasing? It sounds so nice."
"... Can you shut up."
At nine o'clock in the morning, the exchange meeting officially started.
A middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties walked onto the podium.
It is the person in charge of Moomoo Farm, Howard.
"Dear guests and colleagues, good morning to everyone!"
Howard's voice was loud and spread throughout the entire venue through the speakers.
There was warm applause from the audience, and Yushu also applauded.
"First of all, on behalf of Moomoo Farm, I welcome everyone to this rancher exchange meeting!"
A warm smile appeared on Howard's face.
"I believe everyone is clear about the purpose of our exchange meeting, which is to jointly promote the development of the Pokémon ranch business with exchanges and cooperation as the core!"
"We don't engage in charades or formalism, we just want everyone to exchange experiences in a real way!"
"Well said!"
Someone in the audience shouted, and there was another round of applause.
Yushu also nodded.
This is indeed a beautiful thing to say, but whether it can be put into practice depends on the sincerity of each ranch.
Howard nodded with a smile and continued:
"Then, I declare that this regional rancher exchange meeting has officially begun!"
"Now let's enter the ranch's independent display and free negotiation! I hope you can find your favorite partner!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause and cheers.
The crowds in front of each booth began to surge, and the atmosphere of the exchange meeting suddenly became lively.
Gold said eagerly, "It's started, it's started! Where should we go first?"
"No rush, let's take a look around first."
Yushu said unhurriedly, "Let's learn about the conditions of each ranch first, and then see if there is anything worth paying attention to."
Gold nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to you. Anyway, I just want to see the world."
The two began to hang out in the venue.
"Pidgey" on Yushu's shoulder looked around curiously, his eyes shining with excitement.
For a Mythical Pokémon who likes to join in the fun, this lively scene is simply paradise.
"Pikachu" on the ground followed Yushu's feet expressionlessly, with a posture of "I'm just a mascot with no affection".
The two of them had not gone far when they heard a deafening howl of a cow coming from ahead.
"Moo--!!!"
The sound was so strong and powerful that it made the ground tremble slightly.
The two of them followed the sound and found a group of people gathered around a certain location, with bursts of exclamations and admiration coming from the crowd from time to time.
"This is the Tauros ranch of Kanto. It is famous for cultivating high-quality Tauros."
Yushu looked over and saw several large characters written on the banner next to it.
Laramie Ranch.
Gold tutted. "Tauros? That group of Hustle's full of cows will surely suffer."
He had seen wild Tauros before. That guy was even crazier than Growlithe, and he even hit his own people.
Anyone who can withstand that kind of Tackle is definitely a superman.