Chapter 56
: I'm the Big Brother!
"Youji Youji".
"Yukichi?"
"Yukichi~ Yukichi, Yukichi."
"Young Yoshi!"
"Youji Youji".
Every male will display its strength or beauty in front of females, and this is also true in Pokémon.
Autumn is coming.
After nearly a month of training, the young Gilas has completely shed its infancy and is now plump and healthy thanks to Xia Ming's unlimited supply.
His physique reached an astonishing 1.2 meters! His weight also reached nearly 130 kg!
Its current level is only 17, but its physique has far exceeded the average level of its kind.
It is foreseeable that when Young Gilas grows to level 30, its size will be more than 1.5 times that of other Gilas of the same level.
This is something to be proud of and celebrate among the young Gilas, as it proves that they will have even greater power to rule the world when they grow up.
Xia Ming's young Kiras was no exception; he was showing off his physique to his girlfriend, being a full twenty centimeters taller than her!
The female baby Gilas happily clapped and celebrated in front of him, because the stronger he was, the better she could bully Duraludon in the future!
Yes, the female young Kiras has very naturally accepted the fact that she will most likely not be a match for her old nemesis in the future.
However, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
In this new home, she has an endless supply of delicious minerals, regular desserts, Moo Moo fresh milk, and unlimited sweet and delicious tree fruits—a wonderful life she never dared to dream of before.
At the same time, she is not entirely inferior to her old rival; she has a very hardworking partner!
Once he evolves into Tyranitar, she'll go and harass Duraludon every day so her partner can beat her up!
"Lulu~"
"Yukichi?"
The roar of the Aluminosi stopped Young Gilas from flexing his muscles, and he turned around blankly to look at his companion.
"Ru~ Ruhoo".
You stupid Larvitar, your trainer needs to talk to you.
"Yukichi! Yukichi!"
Don't be so rude! You should call me "Big Brother" now.
"Lulu~"
No way.
"Youji Youji".
But I've already beaten you several times.
"Luho".
No, I won't ask for that.
"Yukichi..."
Young Kylas looked somewhat dejected.
No matter how strong the power is in the Hyperdimensional Operation, it is still an illusion. After returning to reality, how could a newborn baby like him possibly be a match for two level 20 wilderness bosses?
In other words, the female baby Gilas recognized him and never looked down on him because of his baby-like real strength.
But Duraludon is different. As a trainer's main battle Pokémon, she became rebellious after realizing that her true strength was just that of a nobody, and she actually dared to challenge his position as the leader of the team!
He was the trainer's starter Pokémon!
At first, Young Gilas remained silent and made no noise, because the tyrannical will ingrained in his bones told him an undeniable truth:
Only the strong have the right to speak!
He was still very weak at that time, and it was impossible for him to defeat the Aluminum Steel Dragon, whose level was more than twice his.
So he started putting in 1000% effort, training according to the plan specified by his trainer, and every weekend he would have his Sandslash master take him to the mountains to challenge other wild Pokémon.
He worked very hard and did not disappoint his trainer's expectations. He successfully transformed from a baby into a level 15 child in three weeks, gaining the power to rival Duraludon!
Two days ago, having successfully broken through to level 17, he began to challenge the Aluminum Steel Dragon, using force to reclaim his position as the eldest brother!
Fortunately, Duraludon has made almost no progress in the past two weeks since joining the team, because the trainer hasn't figured out how to train her yet, and can only temporarily let her roam free with good food and water.
Although it was still at a level disadvantage, Young Gilas successfully defeated Duraludon several times by relying on the skills it learned from Sandslash and the practical combat gap it had narrowed through fighting outside.
Originally, he thought that by this point, Aluminum Steel Dragon should have acknowledged him as its elder brother, but...
Duraludon isn't stupid! Even trainers haven't set up training plans and dietary standards for her like Larvitar has, so how could she possibly submit to Larvitar?
"Ru, ru ho! ho~"
I'll only acknowledge you if you beat me when I'm just like you! I can't possibly acknowledge you right now.
"Young Yoshi!"
snort!
"Yukichi Yukichi~"
It's okay, baby. Let's not bother with this guy. In my heart, you'll always be the best Larvitar.
"Yukichi! Yukichi Yukichi."
You're so good to me! Let's go see Xia Ming together.
And so, the two baby Gilas ignored the Aluminum Steel Dragon and, holding each other's little hands, walked toward Xia Ming in the distance.
"Roar~"
That's a really weak performance.
Aluminum Steel Dragon snorted dismissively and followed behind them.
………………
On the other side, Xia Ming was squatting in the field checking the growth of the cranberries.
Not far away on the flat ground, a huge wooden villa was waiting for the other materials to be transported. The first floor had just been built and stood there all alone, with only a large pile of calcite and cherry wood for company.
"The growth is okay, but the skin is turning a bit reddish. I didn't control the watering during the transition season well, and it's getting too spicy. It seems like there's not much hope of seeing perfect quality cranberries this time."
I inspected the cranberry plants in the cranberry field.
More than a month has passed, and the cranberries have now entered the fruiting period. After the flowers wither, the tender fruit begins to grow, and the demand for water is also higher.
However, it seems that due to a miscalculation in the amount of water to be given during the change of seasons, the cranberries, which should have been astringent, grew to be spicy.
This out-of-season taste means that this cranberry orchard cannot produce cranberries of perfect quality.
This is not Xia Ming's feeling, but a fact that his ancestors, agricultural masters, painstakingly observed and recorded. Strictly speaking, off-season taste is a defective and weakened manifestation.
It's because the land in Stardew Valley is so good that there's absolutely no problem with eating the fruit. In fact, as long as you don't just sow the seeds and leave them unattended, there won't be any bad fruit.
At best, it just doesn't taste very good.
However, in most cranberry farms outside the region, such a small mistake can cause many cranberries to turn into "bad fruit" after they bear fruit.
Unlike ordinary fruits, most tree fruits can only grow in specific growing environments in the wild.
This makes the growing conditions for the fruit very strict; if they are not carefully cared for, they may spoil from the inside out before they have even fully grown.
"The harvest should be ready in about two weeks, I can't wait..."
"Young Yoshi!"
Just as Xia Ming was observing the cranberries, the young Gilas came running over with its short legs.