Chapter 167 Sugar Maple Trees and Maple Syrup
Luo Mu: “?”

Are these competitions still popular in the Pokémon world?
No, it’s better to say that competitions in this world are diverse.

Pokémon competitions, fishing competitions, cooking competitions, breeding competitions, etc.
However, a cooking competition also meant that he would have to compete with a group of pastry chefs. With a sigh in his heart, Luo Mu looked at Papa and asked, "Which place is the sugar decoration?"

Papa thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "It should be the top three. I didn't pay attention to the specific details."

Luo Mu nodded slightly. It didn't matter if Papa didn't know. He could find out by going to the Paisulemouzi store. He immediately turned around and said, "I'll be leaving first. I'll come and teach you after I finish my business."

Papa nodded obediently and squatted down on the steps again, her mood improving a lot.

Walking along the stone-paved road, in the middle of a busy street in Yuanmo Town, Luo Mu saw a shop with a sign that read "Paisule Mousse".

Next to the store stands a tall sugar maple tree, which is probably more than 20 meters tall. At first glance, the tree looks elegant and majestic, with lush branches and leaves.

This sugar maple tree is the iconic plant of Paisley Mousse, attracting many tourists to check in here.

Luo Mu slid the screen of his phone and saw many photos of people coming to Paisley Mousse to buy desserts and take photos and check in.

The largest number of photos were taken in autumn.

In autumn, the leaves of the sugar maple tree turn into orange, golden yellow, orange-red and other colors. The leaf colors are rich and gorgeous, and the visual effect is excellent. It is a common practice to take photos under the sugar maple tree after buying desserts at Paisley Mousse.

Looking at those photos, Luo Mu was tempted to plant a few sugar maple trees on the farm.

The continuous sugar maple trees in autumn must be a magnificent autumn scene.
In addition, the sap of the sugar maple tree can be boiled into maple syrup, which is slightly less sweet than honey.

Luo Mu's gaze fell on the sugar maple tree again, where there was a very conspicuous billboard, which mentioned the dessert competition jointly organized by the Padia Dessert Association and Paisle Mousse.

Luo Mu took a look and saw information about Sugar Ornaments, a necessary decorative item for the evolution of Little Fairy Milk. Moreover, one needed to get the first place result to get it.

The registration deadline for the competition is five o'clock this afternoon. Luo Mu looked at the time and saw that there were less than three hours left until the end!

Feeling lucky that he was there today, Luo Mu did not join the crowd taking photos over there. Instead, he turned and walked into the Paisulemouzi shop.

Entering the store is like entering a new world. Lovely decorations are hung harmoniously in the store. Clean glass display cabinets without a speck of dust are neatly placed in the store. Inside are a variety of exquisite desserts. Many ladies are interested in placing them on the table as afternoon tea.

Most of the people in the store were girls who loved desserts, and the entry of the boy Luo Mu attracted a lot of attention.

He didn't care about these. Luo Mu looked around and found Miss A Feng who was introducing products to customers.

Today, she is still wearing the pastry chef's outfit from the game. Her slow tone of voice is able to soothe customers when chatting with them. Her insights as a pastry chef are particularly outstanding, and she seems to be shining even when she is not making desserts.

When she was a gym trainer, Feng also guided novice trainers in a soft and slow tone. Perhaps this is why Ye Ci made her the first gym leader of the official gym challenge route.

As if she had noticed Luo Mu's gaze, Ah Feng turned around and looked over. When she found that the person coming was Luo Mu, a hint of surprise appeared on her face. After calling her apprentice to receive this group of guests, Ah Feng hurriedly walked towards Luo Mu.

"Ms. Afeng." Luo Mu raised his hand and greeted her with a smile.

There was still a trace of surprise on Ah Feng's delicate eyebrows and eyes, and he welcomed her with a smile: "Welcome to Paisulemuzi, Brother Luo Mu."

"It must have been nearly a year since your last visit, right?"

Luo Mu nodded. He remembered that the first stop of his trip was indeed Yuanmo Town. At that time, he only had Lekemao as a companion. To him at that time, the Yuanmo Town in his memory should have a sour and sweet flavor.

"Maeve~~~"

The little baby on Luo Mu's shoulder suddenly yawned cutely, as if she had just woken up. Ah Feng's attention was focused on her at this moment.

"Little fairy!" Ah Feng clasped his hands together, his expression very surprised, "Is this the new partner you conquered?"

"Maeve?"

Noticing Afeng's gaze, Xiaoxiannai fully utilized its attributes as a community cow - it floated directly to Afeng and rubbed her cheek with its soft body.

Luo Mu just watched the interaction between Fairy Tail and A Feng. He could see that A Feng should also like Fairy Tail, but as an expert on bug attributes, most of her Pokémon are bug-type, and she did not raise Fairy Tail or Frost Tail.

After some affectionate moments, Luo Mu held the satisfied Little Fairy Milk and introduced her, "I bought Little Fairy Milk from the Ali Ranch in Zhuotai City. I plan to train it to be an assistant in making desserts on the farm."

Ah Feng is very smart. He can roughly guess Luo Mu's purpose based on the existence of Xiaoxiannai and Luo Mu's words without Luo Mu saying anything.

"You guys, are you here for the sugar decoration prize for first place in the dessert competition?"

Luo Mu nodded.

"Then you have to hurry up and sign up. I'll register for you right now!"

With the help of A Feng, Luo Mu successfully registered for the dessert competition three days later. In the backstage, A Feng asked: "The theme of the dessert will be Bofen, a dessert that originated in the Sinnoh region. Can you make it?"

Luo Mu was stunned. Wasn't it a matter of random selection or drawing questions at a later time?
He shook his head and said bluntly, "I can only make some common desserts, and I haven't tried making Boffin's."

"Is that so?" Ah Feng's pretty eyebrows slightly frowned, seeming a little distressed. After thinking for a while, she finally made up her mind and said, "Since you don't know how to make Baofen, do you need me to teach you?"

"Because the Padia Dessert Association is currently collaborating with the Sinnoh Dessert Association, and there will be a mysterious guest from the Sinnoh region coming to comment, the theme is limited to "Bofen"."

"If you don't know how to make Bofen, you'll be at a disadvantage."

Luo Mu had not met A Feng very often, and he had no idea why A Feng, as the store manager and chief pastry chef of Paisley Mousse, would propose to teach him personally, but this was undoubtedly a good opportunity. If he only relied on himself, he would probably not be able to make qualified Baofen that could participate in the competition within three days.

Without much hesitation, Luo Mu bowed with Xiao Xian Nai and said, "Then I'll trouble Miss A Feng!"

(End of this chapter)