Chapter 321: Launch of milk subscription service, pot of juice, and the upcoming Pokémon Marathon!

Not to mention that the Salt Stone Giant's talent is very suitable for the team's playing style. It can be used as the first lesson after the start of school to welcome Nemo and others who have returned from the Galar region. By the way, it can also be used to welcome Shinji who will most likely be recruited by Yeci and Clavel to work under them.

When the time comes, let them compete to see who can defeat the giant salt stone that has crystallized and is carrying the leftovers first.

As for the moves, they are basically spells, salting, self-regeneration, hold, iron wall, wide area defense, pounce, etc.
The properties of Taicrystalization can be more varied. Taicrystal Ghost, Taicrystal Steel, Taicrystal Water, Taicrystal Poison and even Taicrystal Fairy are all good, but a bit expensive.

But by then, everyone will surely smile at me saying “Fighting makes me happy”, right?

Thinking of this, Luo Mu smiled even more. However, all these ideas still had to be based on the fact that the Salt Stone Fortress could successfully evolve into Salt Stone Giants within this month.

Although the hope is somewhat slim, perhaps with the addition of soil from the Silver Mountains, the growth rate of the saltstone fortresses will be much faster as they absorb better nutrition and energy?

Luo Mu skillfully collected the rock salt produced by the Salt Stone Fortresses. Just that one spray was equivalent to the accumulated amount in one week during the Salt Stone Treasure period. Even though this one spray consumed most of the rock salt stored in the Salt Stone Fortresses, the output was still extremely considerable.

After a quick calculation, Luo Mu was surprised to find that based on the current output, the value of the rock salt produced by the three salt stone piles in one month was roughly equal to 0.8 of Luo Mu's monthly salary.

If they evolve again
Hiss, I don’t dare to think about it anymore!
Luo Mu vaguely understood why many people did not take being a trainer as their main career. It was because this profession did not make money as quickly as other professions!

Either you work hard on quests and invest most of your money in feeding Pokémon and supplying resources like Luomu did before, or you earn advertising fees by having a champion cloak printed with advertisements on your back like the undefeated champion of the Galar region, Dante.

Even Xiao Qian, whom I met not long ago, regards Miltank Ranch as her main business. I heard from her that her monthly salary as a gym leader is lower than Luo Mu's current salary. That means the gym leader resources and tax reduction policies provided by the Alliance are more attractive.

Speaking of tax deductions
While interacting with Hu Hu and Yan Shilei, Luo Mu thought about the issue of taxation.

Basically, when the income reaches a certain level, the alliance will collect a certain amount of tax to maintain the operation of the alliance.

Although Luo Mu has retired as a champion-level trainer, his honor will never disappear.

At present, the income of the farm and my teachers have not reached the upper limit of tax reduction, so I have basically not worried about not collecting taxes.

However, when the farm's various businesses develop and the income soars, taxes will certainly be levied. Luo Mu thinks this is insignificant. It is natural for the alliance to maintain the operation of this area and to collect taxes reasonably. He has no objection.

However, he seemed to have heard recently that when Ye Ci was promoting the development of the Padia region, he intended to implement a tax reduction quota for owners of city gyms that could be superimposed with other quotas in order to increase the number of gyms in each city and develop regional strength.

Just like in the MUJI anime, in addition to the eight officially recommended gyms, there are also many large and small gyms in other cities that can also issue badges for participating in the League Conference. After all, a region does not only exist in the cities in the game.

There just happened to be no gym in Pingdie Town. If Luo Mu wanted to further reduce taxes, there would be no problem in establishing a gym in Pingdie Town. Maybe he would get approval the next second after submitting his application.

That’s right, Ye Ci. Thinking of the miserable situation of Brother Qingmu, Luo Mu, who was touching the two slippery heads of Hu Hu like turtles, shuddered. He felt that instead of becoming Ye Ci’s subordinate and being exploited by her, it would be better to pay some taxes to save his life.

Even if we take a step back, if Luo Mu really wants to open a gym, he will most likely be a hands-off boss, letting Zhihuixing be the acting gym leader every day to accept challenges from new trainers, and even bring back some Gardevoir maids and Aledo butlers from outside, and let them take turns replacing shifts with Zhihuixing.

Taking back his hands that were touching the two Huhu heads, Luo Mu sighed. Instead of thinking about these trivial things, he might as well go back to Zhi Huixing to talk about opening up the service to order fresh Moo Moo milk. Luo Mu's intuition told him that this business might take off.

The rock where the Huhus lived was moved back from the wild by Swampert not long after. When Luo Mu saw Swampert carrying a huge rock that was many times larger than his body on one arm, he was still a little shocked even though he had long been accustomed to Swampert's tremendous strength.

The rock is placed in the center of the fruit forest, where there is ample space to place the rock, and the branches and leaves of the fruit trees extend to provide some shelter from the wind and rain.

In fact, when Hu Hu and his sister came to the orchard filled with the fragrance of fruits, they were dazzled and felt like they had come to the country they had always dreamed of.

Not only were there high-quality fruits on the trees that were about to mature completely within sight, but there was also the huge rock that was very much to their liking. All these made the Huhu siblings feel very favorable towards Luo Mu, who had already saved their lives, and they were also full of gratitude for Suicune's arrangements.

"Do you need me to ask other Pokémon to help you hollow out the rock?" Luo Mu looked at the two Pokémons who were happily walking around on the huge rock, and then his eyes fell on the Swampert who was eager to try next to him. "Well, Swampert, if you punch me, the huge rock will probably crack directly. Forget it."

"On the contrary, Mimikyuu, Azure Blade Demon, and Arcanine should be able to hollow it out quickly."

Hearing this, Swampert, who was originally eager to try and waving his fists, suddenly hung his head in disappointment.

What Luo Mu said was right. It almost forgot that it had really punched it. The huge rock with a good-looking and suitable size that it had searched for a long time in the wild was either directly shattered into slag or split into several pieces.

"It's okay, it's okay. You carried such a big rock back to the farm. Huhu and the others have already appreciated your kindness. Great job!"

Luo Mu touched the head of Swampert, who looked like a lost big dog, with a strange expression on his face.

By the way, before the time travel, when the Pokémon games had not yet been fully localized in Chinese, Swampert was translated by folk translators into a big water dog, and Alistar was translated into a small water dog.

Fortunately, Swampert was only depressed for a moment before he cheered up again, waving his powerful arms and walking towards Thunder Lake.

In order to help HuHu and the others find suitable rocks, it has not yet practiced next to the huge wet rocks today.

After the giant swampert left, the pots came to Luo Mu as if they had thoroughly visited their new home. The blue pot sister even demonstrated their ability to dig holes to Luo Mu.

They both learned how to dig holes, and it was up to them to turn this "raw jade" into their new home.

Since Hu Hu said so, Luo Mu no longer insisted. He just told them that after the new home was built, they could pick some fruits from the fruit trees that they thought were suitable and store them at home. After the corks that Luo Mu had customized according to the size of the holes in their shells arrived, they could start trying to ferment the fruits and make juice.

If you feel bored, you can go to the nearby apple orchard to look for tropical dragons and make friends with fruit worms. The apples ripened by fruit worms taste very good.

After the Hu Hu siblings nodded to show that they remembered, Luo Mu, who had settled them down, did not stay any longer and went straight back home. He called Zhi Huixing to discuss the possibility of expanding the milk subscription business.

The final discussion result was feasible. Zhihuixing would occasionally go to Pingdie Town for a walk and see that most families bought Moo Moo milk that was shipped fresh from other cities. The time spent on loading and unloading, transportation and selling was far from enough to be called Moo Moo fresh milk.

The population structure of Pingdie Town is very healthy, with the elderly, children and adults maintaining an optimal ratio. This also means that the "Moo Moo Fresh Milk" sign that Luo Mu and Zhi Huixing came up with will probably be very effective.

In the supermarket, a 750ml bottle of Moo Moo Milk costs 500 Alliance Coins. Considering its average quality and that it is not the freshest Moo Moo Milk, this price is actually on the high side.

Luo Mu plans to purchase a 20ml glass bottle in bulk for 750 Alliance Coins.

After calculating, Zhihuixing felt that it was reasonable to charge 550 Alliance Coins per bottle after filling the glass bottle with Moo Moo Fresh Milk, plus 50 Alliance Coins for a single delivery fee.

Four of the five big milkers are still in sub-adult status, and their milk production is less than that of adult milkers, about 15 liters a day.

After Zhihuixing's calculations, including the daily consumption of Pokémon on the farm and the consumption of various foods made by Luo Mu, only 25 liters of Moo Moo Milk produced by the Milk Tank with the "herbivorous" characteristic was left. If the remaining Moo Moo Milk was fully booked every day, excluding the negligible cost, the daily income would be enough to reach more than Alliance Coins!
When they got this number, Luo Mu and Zhi Huixing looked at each other and took a breath.

My goodness! Now the salary I earn from working hard for a month is not even as much as the five big milk cans at home.

Thinking of the dozens of big milk cans on Hanzawa and Xiaoqian's ranch, Luo Mu suddenly realized.

It turns out that there are rich men and women around me.

As for the distribution of Moo Moo fresh milk after the launch of the milk subscription service, Luo Mu and Zhi Huixing both felt that they could make use of the resources at hand.

Instead of letting Arcanine and the others run hard all day long, it would be better to let Moltres recruit a group of Pallas Crows as his subordinates and then let them do the delivery after systematic training.

The rewards for delivery can be the extra Moo Moo Milk and berries every day. These foods with high energy and nutritional content are the best rewards for those wild Pokémon.

After completing this series of plans, Luo Mu and Zhi Huixing looked at each other and saw intoxication in each other's eyes.

That's the pride in the genius idea that you came up with.

Before ending the topic, Luo Mu seemed to have remembered something and quickly added: "However, if we let Blue Crow and Steeljaw do the delivery, we must be careful of the Pokémon of the Blacksmith race."

"Little blacksmith?"

There was a sense of confusion in the telepathy transmitted by Zhihuixing. It didn't recognize this Pokémon. After Zhihuixing took out the tablet and looked up the information, it showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

"The Little Blacksmith is fine, it's the one being bullied. The main problem is with the Artful Blacksmith and the Giant Blacksmith. The Artful Blacksmith attacks Steel-attribute Pokémon to collect the metal from them, and the Giant Blacksmith can easily swing a huge hammer of over 100 kilograms to knock away rocks and attack Steeljaw, stealing their armor."

"Master, they are tough. If they are shot down in mid-flight, not only will the Moo Moo Milk be broken, causing delivery delays, but the Steel Crow may also be in danger."

Luo Mu nodded in agreement, and at the same time was very satisfied with Zhi Huixing's speed in collecting information, and added another sentence.

"Fortunately, the group of young blacksmiths is mostly distributed in places like Xueza Town. There are almost no traces of them near the novice village of Pingdie Town, so there is no need to worry too much."

"That's great." Zhihuixing nodded, looking thoughtful. "Since we established contact with the farm, the malnourished blue jays in the Sanmao tribe have successfully evolved after getting enough food. There are almost ten steel armored jays now. If they are targeted by the giant forgers, it will be a disaster."

Luo Mu nodded slightly and concluded, "Then it's settled. We are going to start a milk subscription business. The Steel Armor Crows led by Sanmao will deliver the milk, and we will pay them a suitable reward.

Although we are planning to launch the milk subscription business, how to promote this business is still a problem.

Generally speaking, publicity is carried out through three channels.

1. Offline promotion.

This method of publicity is carried out through flyers, billboards, etc. This method of publicity is generally suitable for those who are just starting out and is the choice of those who do not intend to take too big a step at the beginning.

2. Internet and television publicity.

Placing advertisements on various websites, inserting advertisements during TV programs, even inviting celebrities to endorse their own products, and inserting built-in soft advertisements in popular programs are all classified as this promotional model.

For example, if Luo Mu wants to expand the customer base of the farm and expand the business of Moo Moo fresh milk, he can even spend money to invite Xiao Juer, a dazzling model in the Unova region, to be the spokesperson on the catwalk.

Leave the name "Luo Mu Farm" on Dandi's champion cloak.

We invited Caroline, a household name in the Kalos region, to be the brand's title spokesperson.

Or let a live streamer like Qishu eat rice, and insert hardcore directly when she updates the video or live broadcast
However, this type of publicity model is not only a big step, the endorsement fee is also not a small amount. At least now the farm has not even expanded beyond Pingdie Town, so this method is not being considered for the time being.

3. Invisible propaganda methods.

This is basically about attracting customers through word of mouth, as well as the influence of oneself and the farm. It must be combined with the above two methods to achieve significant results.

Luo Mu felt that in addition to hiring people to distribute flyers in Pingdie Town, it would be good to promote the business through activities that would only be spread within Pingdie Town.

Fortunately, this opportunity came soon.

On July 7, when Luo Mu went to the market to purchase supplies as usual and to prepare for the launch of the milk subscription business, he heard something from Grandma Juzi.

At the end of this month, the Pokémon Marathon Conference, which is held every year and led by the mayor of Pingdie Town, has gradually opened registration.

On the day of the conference, residents of Flateye Town, owners of surrounding farms and ranches, and even trainers traveling through will sign up for the event to select the "Pokémon with the greatest endurance." The winner will receive the honorary prize of the "Medal of Endurance" from the mayor under the attention of most people in the town.

Luo Mu is not interested in the "Endurance Medal" or becoming famous at the Pokémon Marathon, but he cares very much about attracting the attention of the whole town at the award ceremony.

If you can win the Pokémon Marathon, and say during the award ceremony, "Pokémon's endurance is so strong because they drink fresh Moo Moo Milk produced on the farm, and now it's available for pre-order," wouldn't the publicity effect be faster than standing in several corners of the town and handing out flyers repeatedly! ?
Moreover, this Pokémon Marathon Conference tests the "endurance" of Pokémon. In this regard, there happens to be a Pokémon in the farm that has not performed for a long time and is very suitable for this conference.

Of course, if speed is a test, Luomu has Dragonite and Moltres in the air, and on land he has Arcanine who can use super-speed moves and is enough to leave everyone far behind.

I was just thinking about a better way to promote my business besides handing out flyers, so here comes the opportunity, right?
The remaining half month is just enough time for some preparations before starting the business, such as training the Steel Crow Sanmao clan on how to recognize routes, stockpiling containers, and trying to make qualified dairy products that can be promoted at the conference.

We also purchase or customize a set of automated milking equipment to ensure that sufficient fresh milk is available every morning.
There is still a lot to do.

On July 7, Luo Mu officially began to prepare for the milk subscription business.

The purchase of glass bottles was easily negotiated. Although Luo Mu did not ask for a large quantity, he was persistent. His identity as a champion-level trainer was also known to others through some subsequent words, which made many residents of Pingdie Town naturally trust him, which also led to this stable business.

It is precisely because of this sense of trust that Luo Mu was not careless in his preparatory work. While striving to make money, he also brought more benefits and convenience to the residents of Pingdie Town.

As a time traveler, Luo Mu is very clear about how important the "first impression" is in publicity. Just like those fancy headlines and eye-catching promotional pictures on the Internet before the time travel, it is necessary to attract the customers' attention to a certain extent in order to obtain a steady stream of customers.

Just putting a bottle of Moo Moo fresh milk in an empty glass bottle will only make people think that it is a three-no product and a bit unreliable.

But if you add some appropriate packaging, it will produce extremely significant results, and even make customers recognize your brand and make repeat purchases.

Although Luo Mu currently only plans to launch a daily milk subscription business and has no plans to list its products in various supermarkets and stores to compete with big brands in other cities, it is still best to do this kind of work to the best of your ability from the very beginning.

Simply put, it is to put a "label" unique to the farm on the farm's Moo Moo fresh milk.

After Luo Mu and Zhi Huixing referred to a lot of information and some ready-made Moo Moo milk brand labels, the "label" unique to Luo Mu Farm's Moo Moo Milk was born through the production of Zhi Huixing, who also knew a thing or two about advertising design.

In terms of drawing, Luo Mu used his connections to find Yasaku and asked the eldest son of the dragon tamer family to work with Kosa, a very famous artist in the Padia region and the gym master of Shenbo Town, to help him draw a picture to be printed on the label.

The painting is very simple, because it is a label pasted on a glass bottle. In the limited space, the two people painted five large Q-version milk cans with a bit of their style, and added "Luo Mu Farm" in artistic fonts and a majestic-looking Roentgen cat head next to it.

If fans of Yasaku and Kosa knew that they actually painted glass bottles on a small farm, they might travel thousands of miles to Pingdie Town just to buy a bottle of Moo Moo Milk.

So when you go out, you must have some background and connections.

While busy preparing for the milk ordering business, Luo Mu naturally did not forget the crops he had planted in the farming area not long ago.

Luo Mu was deeply impressed by the watermelon fields in Aindook, so after returning to Padia from the Unova region, Luo Mu asked Chongni Draft Horse and Hualiao Huanhuan to open up a new field in the farming area, specifically for growing watermelons.

With the nourishment of Victini's strengthening + flower therapy ring and the special green grass field taught by Tapu Moo by the grass-type Pokémon, ordinary crops skipped several growth stages and matured in just one month.

When he just returned to the farm from the Johto area, Luo Mu was busy dealing with various things and had no time to see the watermelon fields. After the labeling matter was over and he had some free time, Luo Mu took the Roentgen cats, Victini and the others to the watermelon fields in the farming area.

When he saw the watermelon field with his own eyes, shock spread in his heart.

In the fields, watermelon vines were intertwined and swaying gently in the breeze. The watermelon flowers that were in full bloom when Luo Mu left had now turned into large, round watermelons, their smooth, jade-like surfaces sparkling in the sunlight.

The Roentgen cat raised its head and sniffed. Its nose was filled with the aroma of a ripe watermelon. Even as a steady cat, it couldn't help but imagine the sweetness and juiciness of the watermelon flesh.

Looking at the familiar melon field, Victini's memories were brought back.

It remembered the melon fields in the orchard near the Earthsword Castle in Aindorok.

Those were one of the few happy memories it had in those thousand years, admiring the splendor of the night sky with its wild Pokémon companions in the hot summer, and sitting together to enjoy delicious watermelon.

"Tini!"

Victini cheered and rushed into the melon field with his friends, proudly helping them pick the watermelons based on his experience.

Seeing this, Luo Mu showed a helpless smile and shouted: "Don't worry, Zhi Huixing said that the watermelon will take a few more days to ripen!"

(End of this chapter)