Chapter 86
: I need a strategist to give me some advice!
Picking up the dinner that Gus had packed, Xia Ming hummed a cheerful tune as he walked.
The data looks good, but the work that follows will be exceptionally arduous.
The next day, Xia Ming first took Miss Officer Jenny to the back mountain, and then immediately received two groups of staff who helped with the packaging and transportation of the tree fruits.
They arrived at the farm with a bunch of Pokémon, and together with Miss Skirt and the Lilyroot Dolls, they began their respective tasks.
After finishing all that, Xia Ming still couldn't rest. He immediately made another trip to the town to order a batch of cranberry seeds from Pierre, a total of 12,000 plants.
Pierre still didn't take Xia Ming's money. True to his word, he would pay for Xia Ming's seeds before the end of the next quarter.
The next quarter does not include winter, meaning Xia Ming will not need to worry about seeds until next summer.
At noon, Xia Ming ate a quick bite before getting back to work with Pangolin. While the staff were packing and delivering goods, he continued to cultivate the land on the farm, preparing for the next batch of thirty acres of cranberries to be planted.
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"Mr. Xia Ming, the statistics are in. Excluding the batch of cranberries you asked us to keep, there are a total of 3,124 cranberries after packaging and storage."
That evening, a seed packaging service worker, who had also been busy all day, came to Xia Ming with statistical data, accompanied by an adorable Bulbasaur.
"Of the 1,734 portions have already been picked up and delivered by Pidgeon Flying Delivery Company. There are still 1,390 portions left, which will be temporarily stored in our company's special warehouse for storing tree fruits, as agreed. They will then be picked up and delivered by Pidgeon Flying Delivery Company. Please sign here."
Thank you.
Xia Ming, exhausted from a long day, nodded wearily, took the report, glanced at it briefly, and then signed his name.
The staff member who received the signed report also breathed a sigh of relief, then chatted for a few more minutes before leaving with the other staff members.
After completing all of the above, it was already 5 p.m.
It's fair to say that Xia Ming was extremely busy all day, constantly having to finish one task only to move on to another.
It seems like there's never enough time to finish things.
But for farmers, when the busy farming season coincides with other things, they feel like they don't have enough time even if they split it in two.
However, Xia Ming felt that he would be much more relaxed next time... right?
"Nalu~"
Brother, your sister is calling you for dinner.
Thump~ Thump~
Ralts, perched atop Duraludon's head, waved to Xia Ming. Its small figure appeared quiet and adorable from afar.
"Lulu~"
Boss, dinner's ready.
Aluminum Steel Dragon was worried that Ralts' voice was too soft to carry, so it roared loudly, calling for Xia Ming to go back for dinner.
"Alright, you guys go back first. I'll bring Pangolin and the others over later."
Xia Ming waved after receiving the message.
He wasn't finished yet; he had to wait until the Ubos finished watering the land before he could leave.
Now that the autumn air is crisp and clear, and summer has just ended, the weather is dry with very little rain. The soil must be kept moist until new seeds arrive, otherwise it will affect the plants' root development.
On the other side, just as Aluminum Steel Dragon was about to get up and leave after receiving Xia Ming's reply, Ralts, who was sitting on her head, shook its head and then jumped down.
With her short legs, she used her telekinesis to increase her speed and quickly ran to Xia Ming's side, then floated and sat on Xia Ming's shoulder:
"Nalu~"
Then I'll go with my brother.
"Lulu~"
Then I'll stay too.
Seeing this, the aluminum-steel dragon stopped moving and sat down on the ground, kicking up dust. It planned to wait for Xia Ming to finish his work so they could go back for dinner together.
"Okay, no problem haha~"
Xia Ming reached out and patted Ralts' little head, a warm feeling flowing through his heart. He smiled and waited with them.
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Nothing major happened in the next few days.
I don't know how Officer Jenny's conversation with the Pokémon went. Xia Ming only received a "thank you" from her before learning that she had left the town, probably to return to the headquarters in Central City.
Because he has already started live streaming, Xia Ming has been spending his free time these past two days streaming while training with Young Giras.
Of course, he mainly trained his body by himself. Young Gilas's training did not require much intervention from him. This little guy was exceptionally self-disciplined and hardworking.
Xia Ming's remaining stock sold out during the two days of live streaming, proving its immense popularity.
In the evenings, he would spend an hour or two reading various papers about aluminum steel dragons.
Most Pokémon papers are free to read, but some advanced papers require access from the League.
This thing is indeed difficult to obtain; you need to be a university graduate with a degree in Pokémon research to get the authorization.
It wasn't too difficult to obtain, but it wasn't either; this was one of the compensations Xia Ming requested from the alliance at the time.
Most of the authors of these advanced papers are experts who have bred these Pokémon.
For example, in the advanced paper on Alumina-steel-dragon and Alumina-steel-bridged dragon, titled "Evolutionary Correlation of Alumina-steel-bridged dragon (Part 1)," the author of this advanced paper had an Alumina-steel-bridged dragon that had been bred to level 89 and another that had been bred to level 86.
This paper details the evolution of the aluminum-steel dragon into the aluminum-steel bridge dragon.
Here is one example:
Although Aluminosi can evolve into Aluminosi Bridge Dragon through composite metal at birth, the consequence of doing so is that its body will be in a state of "malnutrition" for a long time.
This state will continue until its training level reaches around 52. Unless absolutely necessary, please do not evolve Duraludon too early.
A lack of nutrition is not a lack of potential, but rather a condition that causes a Pokémon's attribute energy to be in a state of constant flux.
To put it simply, if the aluminum steel dragon evolves too early, it will be difficult to fill the water bucket even halfway, requiring a lot of extra nutrients to prevent it from failing.
At the same time, this feeling will make Pokémon feel uncomfortable, just like a human being hungry.
If you're not aiming for early power, it's best to let Duraludon grow to a certain level before evolving it.
This advanced paper covers much more than just these points; it took Xia Ming a week to barely finish reading it, and he also spent a considerable amount of time digesting the information within.
He felt that, at this rate, it might be too late to start drafting a cultivation plan for aluminum-steel dragons before winter.
And he has at least four more Pokémon to do this kind of work.
"I really need to find a top-notch breeder to give me some advice."