Chapter 237: Xueza Town, visit the home of Big Milk Tank!
After temporarily resolving the somewhat ridiculous conflict between Serpentis and Moltres in a clever way, Luo Mu brought Serpentis all the way to the pasture area, where he happened to run into two lambs that were slowly chewing grass.
The two sprout deer were nowhere to be found. Luo Mu guessed that they might have gone to the farming area to find Hualiao Huanhuan and Bai Pengpeng.
As Grass-type Pokémon, they can only make progress by communicating with each other. Luo Mu also heard that Spindlers were interested in learning how to use Green Grass Field to relieve the pressure on Flower Therapy Ring and was solely responsible for the grass cultivation work in the pasture area.
They seemed to think that it was not good to eat and drink for free all the time. Even though Luo Mu didn't care, they wanted to try their best to reduce the burden on other partners within their capabilities.
Noticing Luo Mu's arrival, the two lambs were obviously happy. They quickly ran to Luo Mu's legs and rubbed their heads against his trouser legs affectionately.
The monarch snake did not react too much to this. It was not stupid. It would be jealous of anyone who got close to Luo Mu. Wouldn't it be jealous to death?
The lambs looked at the monarch snake cautiously. Although they knew it would not attack them, their instinct warned them to stay away from the monarch snake as much as possible because it was a top predator.
Vine Whip deftly placed the tools Luo Mu brought on the grass, and the monarch snake calmly moved to the other side, leaving enough space for Luo Mu and his lambs.
The monarch snake naturally noticed the reactions of its lambs.
To the mount lambs, I am a threatening presence and my approach will make them uneasy. In this state, the quality of the milk produced by the mount lambs will definitely be affected.
As a helpless move, it could only temporarily keep a sufficient safe distance from its lambs and wait for them to gradually adapt.
Compared to the lively and outgoing Yanshibao, these two little lambs are a little less timid after all.
"My goodness, it seems that you have adapted to the environment here very well. Seeing the tools I brought, you should know why I want to talk to you, right?" Luo Mu smiled and touched the heads of the lambs he mounted, his voice soft.
"Mea~~"
The two lambs nodded slightly, knowing that Luo Mu was planning to milk them.
In fact, they are already adult mount lambs. Although they have not evolved yet, they have experienced the task of producing milk many times at Eli Ranch.
"So, I'll start?"
Seeing that the lambs showed no resistance, Luo Mu squatted down, took the milking tool and put it on the milk-producing organ of a lamb. Because the memory of that night was still playing tricks on him, and he had been intentionally learning the milking process in the past few days, the whole process was not too hectic.
Learning the technique from the book, he squeezed the milk carefully, and the goat milk with a slightly sweet and fishy aroma fell into the bucket. At first, Luo Mu's technique was a bit unfamiliar, but as time passed, he became more and more proficient after continuing to squeeze.
After a while, he had squeezed out all the goat milk currently stored in the two lambs he mounted on, but unfortunately he only filled less than half of the bucket that Luo Mu brought, so the output was unexpectedly small, probably only about ten kilograms.
However, after the mount lambs evolve and grow, the production of goat milk should increase, so it is not a big problem.
Only ten kilograms of goat milk is not enough for the Pokémon on the farm to share. It seems that there is no need to consider the sales channel for the time being. Let's wait until the production is expanded later.
"Baa baa~~"
After milking, the two lambs became visibly active, jumping on the grass with agile and light steps, and seemed very happy.
Luo Mu knew some of the reasons behind the reactions of the lambs he mounted on.
As we all know, if too much milk accumulates in the milk-producing organs, a reaction called "milk engorgement" is likely to occur, which will make the lambs feel very uncomfortable, and in severe cases even painful.
After milking, the lambs will naturally feel happy because their bodies feel relaxed.
This is probably one of the reasons why mount lambs and mount goats have always lived with humans in ancient times.
After feeding the lambs some green grass "steaks" to supplement their nutrition, Luo Mu and Monarch Snake took the tools back to the warehouse to put them away, and then returned to the kitchen to put down half a bucket of goat milk.
After doing all this, Luo Mu poked the Monarch Snake and asked it to help Moltres reinforce the bird house.
The monarch snake, which originally wanted to delay for a while to prepare itself mentally, could only slowly crawl towards the roof under the urging of Luo Mu's devilish voice.
After sending away the monarch snake, Luo Mu also stretched.
I have to go out tomorrow, so I'll make something delicious tonight. This will allow me to use the milk produced by my lambs, which will surely help them quickly build good relationships with other Pokémon.
Time passed in the daily trivialities and the next day came.
Early morning of Monday, April 4th.
Zhi Huixing woke Luo Mu up on time. Luo Mu originally wanted to stay in bed for a while, but Zhi Huixing pointed at him with a fan and he had to get up obediently, change clothes and wash up.
He didn't want to experience having his body controlled by Zhi Huixing's telekinesis and having to wash and dress like a puppet. That would be a bit too socially dead.
When Luo Mu finished washing up, Mimikyu was still sleeping soundly. After thinking about it, Luo Mu did not wake it up. Instead, he helped it lift the quilt slightly up.
The Monarch Snake had already run to the farming area. Just as Luo Mu had expected, Moltres was too lazy to say anything, so it was naturally a good thing for it that the Monarch Snake was willing to take the initiative to show goodwill.
Although Moltres has attributes that restrain Serpentier, it is still easy for it to fail if they really fight. It would be better to have fewer troubles.
It just wants to live a peaceful life on the farm and watch its big brother, Windy Dog, become better and better every day.
Serpent also thought that since Moltres had been sensible and not provoked it, it should be more generous and stop causing trouble for Moltres, otherwise it would be acting unreasonably.
When Roentgen Cat heard the news that the two Pokémon had reconciled, he was immediately relieved.
That’s great. Now we don’t have to use the last resort of electrotherapy.
When the Roentgen cat felt relieved, a chill suddenly ran down the backs of the Monarch Snake and the Moltres, making them feel very strange.
After washing up, Luo Mu ran directly to the Leiming Lake to find Dragonite. After all, Xuezha Town was quite far away from Pingdie Town, and Dragonite would be faster and more convenient to travel this distance than taking public transportation.
When Luo Mu just arrived at Thunder Lake, he happened to see two Dragonites fighting with their dragon claws. The dragon claws made of dragon energy were sharp enough to cut steel, but the Dragonite leader could only leave a string of sparks on Dragonite's body.
The Dragonite that fought against Dragonite was naturally its mother, Dragonite Leader. After living on the farm for some time, Dragonite Leader gradually adapted to the environment here under the careful care of Haxoruba and others.
Apart from the "her" that exists beside it, there is no big problem for the Dragonite Leader to move. Just be careful not to let it recall painful memories.
The current Dragonite leader can even spar with Dragonite, but that's all he can do.
Luo Mu could tell at a glance that Dragonite was holding back. With its strength, it was completely possible for it to slap Dragonite leader away. There was no way it could be hit by Dragonite leader's dragon claws.
However, even if it is hit, the "multiple scales" on Dragonite's body are enough to defend against most attacks with insufficient power.
Luo Mu remembered that the hidden characteristic of a certain sea god, Lugia, was also multiple scales, and only Dragonite and Lugia possessed this characteristic. Coupled with the setting that Dragonite often appeared on the sea, it was hard not to wonder whether there was some intricate connection between the two Pokémon.
"Booooo~!" Sensing Luo Mu's arrival, Dragonite easily blocked the attack of the Dragonite leader, turned around to look at him, and let out a happy cry.
Dragonite knew it was time to go out.
It liked the feeling of being needed. After whispering a few words to the Dragonite leader and the Haxorus beside it, Dragonite flew to Luo Mu and reached out to hold Luo Mu in its arms.
"Bowu~Bowu~"
While making cute and coquettish sounds, pink bubbles appeared all over Dragonite's body. For Dragonite, hugging is a way to express love. As long as it is someone he likes, Dragonite likes to give that person a hug.
After absorbing enough energy from the trainer, Dragonite looked around and didn't see the figure of Bladeblade. He tilted his head in confusion.
Isn’t the Blue Blade Ghost coming?
According to the Roentgen cats, Luo Mu met the Blue Blade Demon, who was still Tanba-sama, in Xueza Town, and also obtained the item needed for Tanba-sama to evolve - the Armor of Curse.
Seeing through Dragonite's doubts, Luo Mu picked up a Poké Ball and shook his wrist, saying with a smile: "It's already in the Poké Ball. Now all we need is you to set off to Xueza Town immediately."
Dragonite tilted his head again and pointed at Luo Mu's back: "Bowu?"
What about the luggage? You don’t bring anything?
"We were originally planning to go there and come back the same day. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to go home in the evening."
Luo Mu rubbed Dragonite's belly, which felt comfortable to the touch, and smiled a healed smile.
The farm is also guarded by Roentgen cats, and Zhihuixing can help him with some work that requires communication with people. There is no need to prepare this and that in a big way like before, which makes Luo Mu feel a lot more relaxed.
Kuailong nodded in understanding, turned his back to look at Luo Mu, and invited him to sit on his back.
Having ridden on the Dragonite countless times, Luo Mu climbed on it with ease. The Dragonite spread its wings, the wind blew around, and within a few breaths they were high in the sky.
Looking at the navigation on his phone, Luo Mu stretched out his hand to guide Dragonite: "Fly over there."
Dragonite suddenly let out a high-spirited dragon roar and began to accelerate its flight. The Pokémon in the farm below looked up one after another, realizing that Luo Mu had already left the farm on Dragonite.
Zhi Huixing stood on the third-floor balcony and looked up at the sky, fanning himself slightly with a worried expression.
It heard the story of the Blue Flame Blade Demon from the Roentgen Cat, and also learned about the Blue Flame Blade Demon's past of being abandoned.
It remembered that Roentgen Cat said that the guy who abandoned the Blue Flame Blade Ghost seemed to still be in Xueza Town?
I hope there won't be any accidents.
Located in the eastern part of the Padya region, the town of Xueza is a small town where people make their living by mining minerals. The jobs of the residents here are more or less related to mining.
The miners work from sunrise to sunset and are a group of people who are used to hard work. Such people can often be seen on the streets of Xuezha Town.
To be honest, Luo Mu couldn't understand why the man named Banze would build the Big Milk Tank's House here. The area around Xueza Town was almost entirely bare rocky mountains and mines. The places with dense vegetation were all in the wild. A little further to the side was the mysterious Padya Pit.
Raising a Pokémon like Miltank, which is picky about its growth environment, here would only make things more difficult for yourself.
But when Luo Mu actually arrived at the ranch with the sign "House of the Big Milk Can", he had to admit that this Hanzawa might really be quite capable.
The Big Milk Can Ranch, like Luo Mu’s farm, is located in the suburbs of Xuezha Town. There are several mines under construction nearby, and workers often pass by here.
When Luo Mu arrived, a group of people wearing safety helmets and with dust-covered clothes were gathered outside the door of Big Milk Can's House.
Obviously, these people were workers from a nearby mine.
The workers lined up in front of the Big Milk Tank House in an orderly manner. There was no noise or queue-jumping, and everyone seemed to have made an agreement.
Luo Mu looked over and found that there was a long table at the front of the line. A young man about twenty-five years old and several large milk cans were busy taking banknotes from the workers and handing them bottles of milk.
"Is this. Moo Moo Milk?"
Luo Mu's eyes fell on a handwritten notice board on the long table, which indicated the price of Moo Moo Milk - five hundred and fifty Alliance coins.
Luo Mu understood immediately.
Moo Moo milk is priced at this price. No wonder so many workers are queuing up here to buy it. They all do physical work, and Moo Moo milk can effectively supplement nutrition and make their bodies strong and healthy.
The price of Moo Moo Milk at the Big Milk Tank's House is 50 Alliance Coins lower than the market price. If the quality is good, it will indeed attract these workers who are trying to save as much as possible.
Luo Mu just stood there and watched the queue shrink until the young man put up a sold-out sign and the miners left before he stepped forward.
"Sorry, today's Moo Moo Milk has been sold out. Please come early tomorrow." Thinking that Luo Mu was someone who came late and was unwilling to try his luck, Banze patiently persuaded him while tidying up the things on the long table.
"I'm not here to buy Moo Moo milk, Mr. Hanzawa. Sebastian should have made an appointment with you today. I'm here for that."
As soon as Luo Mu finished speaking, Banze suddenly raised his head, looked him up, and chuckled, "You must be Luo Mu, big milk tank, please take him into the house first."
"Milu~"
The big milk tank who was the most efficient around Hanze responded and looked at Luo Mu, signaling him to follow him with his eyes.
As if thinking that Luo Mu was a little hesitant, Banze smiled with his white teeth and said, "Please follow it. This child is the housekeeper of the family. He will treat you well."
Luo Mu was just a little surprised because Hanzawa's attitude towards Pokémon was somewhat similar to his own, but there was no need to explain this. He nodded and followed Miltank into Miltank's House.
After entering the door, what you see is a very warmly decorated living room. There are Big Milk Can-themed pillows, carpets, and paintings everywhere. It can be seen that Hanzawa must really like Big Milk Can.
Sitting on the sofa, Luo Mu looked around curiously.
At this time, the big milk can that led the way came to Luo Mu with a bottle of steaming mooing milk that had just been heated and put it down.
"Milu~" (Please use ~)
Luo Mu did not refuse, as he was also curious about the taste of the Moo Moo milk here.
Generally speaking, cheap Moo Moo Milk often has some defects. After all, the better the quality of the Moo Moo Milk, the higher the price will be, unless Hanzawa is doing charity and would rather reduce profits and sell it at a low price.
Luo Mu's intuition told him that it was most likely the latter.
Picking up the glass bottle that felt warm to the touch, Luo Mu took a sip of the mooing milk at just the right temperature. The moment the liquid touched the tip of his tongue, the rich and sweet taste immediately burst out on his taste buds, and the smooth taste slid across the tip of his tongue.
His impression can be summed up in two simple words - delicious!
Luo Mu's pupils lit up. It was worthy of being the Big Milk Can Ranch from the Johto area. The quality of Moo Moo milk was much better than those on the market!
(End of this chapter)