Chapter 99
: The Second Bountiful Harvest, Perfect Cranberries!
Chapter 99 The Second Bountiful Harvest: Perfect Cranberries!
"How are you feeling, Shakiras?"
At night, Xia Ming used rubber gloves to hold two sand rocks and rubbed them carefully on Shakiras's body. The originally irregular sand rocks were actually ground into smooth and flat cuts.
"Cool~ It's noisy!"
Xia Ming, you're great!
Shakiras hummed softly in enjoyment. If it weren't for the friction preventing him from moving much, he would have loved to jump around and perform a dragon dance for Xia Ming right there and then.
He swore that these days were absolutely the most comfortable period of his Pokémon life.
He gets fed by his girlfriend every day, receives meticulous guidance from two senior trainers and trainers to become stronger, and enjoys attentive care from his trainer before going to bed at night.
Most importantly, his exercise level is significantly lower than that of his younger self.
If the main developmental pattern of Young Gilas is "eating", then the developmental pattern of Shakiras is "digestion". At this stage, the benefits of more exercise are far less than those of more rest.
Rather than having Shakiras hop around like a silkworm to train, it's better to let him practice his moves and then rest so he can absorb and digest nutrients.
It's very comfortable.
Shakiras thought, this is probably what a successful Pokémon's life is like. Ninety-nine percent of the Shakiras in this world are not as happy as him.
"Alright, it's sparkling clean now."
Standing up and stretching his aching back and arms, Xia Ming put away the remaining sand rocks, took off his rubber gloves, and placed his hand next to Shakiras's head to feel the texture of the rocks. They were rough but smooth, which meant his craftsmanship was not bad: "Go on, Rock Dog and Young Shakiras are waiting for you to watch TV."
"Are you arguing?"
What about Aluminum Steel Dragon and Laluras?
"They're all getting ready to rest and go to sleep. You should also get some rest early. Riolu will come over in an hour to turn off the TV for you."
"Cool~ It's noisy."
Okay, Xia Ming.
After saying that, Shakiras skipped away, occasionally squirting gas from the special shell beneath him to avoid damaging the floor.
Watching Shakiras turn to watch TV, Xia Ming clapped his hands and muttered to himself, "At this size, it should be almost level 40. That's really fast. No wonder it's the fastest-growing stage among Tyranitar."
Although it has only evolved for less than a month, Shakiras's cultivation level has started to rise like a rocket.
The improvement in digestion is much faster than that in eating, and this statement is most appropriate for the growth stages of Tyranitar, namely Young Tyranitar and Shatyrath.
Wild Shakiras evolve very slowly due to their own inherent characteristics.
However, the trainer's situation is different. As long as the food is available and the trainer has a strong desire to become stronger, Shakiras' evolution speed is among the fastest of all the late-blooming Pokémon.
It is common knowledge that pupae evolve rapidly, and Shakiras is also a pupa.
"Bangilas—will be here soon too."
At this rate, Shakiras should be able to evolve into Tyranitar before the Hinoki Conference!
Time passed by in this manner of eating and sleeping, training and eating.
Winter seems to have arrived unusually quickly this year, with a light frost and snow already falling in coastal areas, but this has nothing to do with the pleasant climate of Stardew Valley.
In Stardew Valley, apart from human-made events, the arrival of the seasons is often very punctual.
On the eve of a heavy snowfall covering the valley, the second bumper harvest arrived as expected.
Xia Ming originally planned to hold another small competition like the first one before this bumper harvest to increase the buzz.
Unfortunately, the damage caused by Regirock cannot be repaired so quickly. Now, only one-third of the human cities in the Fuki region remain, and only two of the other two-thirds have been rebuilt.
Even with the help of Pokémon, it would take five or six years to rebuild a new "Electric City" near Stardew Valley.
Xia Ming clearly doesn't have the resources to build a small venue for competitions, so the matter was dropped.
But this did not affect the popularity of his live stream at all.
Since he started live streaming, he hasn't signed with any platform, but he still occasionally streams his daily life.
For example, live-streaming farming, live-streaming training Shakiras, live-streaming virtual tours of Stardew Valley, and so on.
Coupled with the popularity of his previous competitions and his generous attitude, he now has a very stable audience in his live broadcast room. At the same time, the live video broadcasts of picking have attracted a group of viewers who want to buy his agricultural products.
"Nalu~"
Delicious!
Ralts, holding a cranberry a quarter the size of its own body, followed Xia Ming and ate it contentedly.
She announced that her favorite time now is when her brother picks fruit, so she can follow behind and enjoy the delicious treats anytime, anywhere.
[Wow, Ralts is so cute~ I want a Ralts like that too.]
[Who isn't? Give her some, give her some!]
[Wait, did you guys notice? That cranberry over there looks a little different!]
[Seriously, streamer, look to your left!]
[Left side!!!]
[Left side!!!]
In Xia Ming's live-streaming room, the direction of the comments shifted immediately from discussing the adorable Ralts, with a barrage of spiel-like comments drawing Xia Ming's attention to the comments on his left.
Over here, after picking another cranberry bush, Xia Ming looked up at the live stream comments and then explained with a smile, "Oh dear, I originally wanted to give everyone in the live stream a little surprise, but I didn't expect some sharp-eyed friends to notice so quickly. Okay, then I won't waste any more words!"
As farmers, how could these viewers possibly know their crops better than they do?
He gets up at five or six every morning to tend to his crops! And he has a whole bunch of Pokémon to help him with feedback.
Xia Ming had noticed this unusual-looking cranberry when it was already sprouting during its fruiting season.
Soon, he led Ralts and several Lilyroot Dolls to the special cranberry plant.
Compared to other cranberry plants, this cranberry plant is no different from them, but the fruit it produces is quite different from other cranberry plants!
This cranberry is gold and silver!
As if painted with gold and silver powder, a giant golden cranberry, about the size of two palms, drooped from the branch to the ground, flanked by three silver cranberries that were twice the size of ordinary cranberries.
"Naru~!"
This one smells even better!
As soon as they got close, Ralts gave these special cranberries high praise.
"Let me test you, viewers. Do you know what this is?"
[Sylveon's eye-catching message: I'll offer 2,000 League Coins, little farmer, please keep this golden cranberry for me!]
[Ciel's eye-catching comment: Perfectly sized berries! These are top-tier Pokémon ingredients!]
[Eye-catching comment: Little farmer, you're amazing! You grew this on thirty acres of new land. I'm speechless. I'll give you three thousand as a souvenir!]
In an instant, with the appearance of the golden cranberries, hundreds or even thousands of eye-catching comments flooded the live stream!