Chapter 322: Secret Seasoning and Pot Pot!

On July 15th, midsummer has entered its complete stage.

The scorching sun has caused many wild Pokémon to hide in the shade, underground, or in caves to prevent themselves from losing precious water. They have also changed their daily routines and more often choose to go out when the sun is about to set but there is still light.

At this time, in Luo Mu's farm, except for the fire-attribute Pokémon such as Azure Blade, Arcanine, Moltres, and Victini, most of them chose to hide in the room during the hottest period of the sun, enjoying the air conditioning that Luo Mu had newly installed for them.

The electric meter connected to the farm's overall circuit was spinning rapidly. Fortunately, the complete charge of the Lightning Bird before gave the farm enough electricity to survive this hot summer.

Not to mention that Luo Mu would occasionally ask Roentgen Cat and Meng Lei Gu to generate electricity. Before joining other big electricity consumers, he basically didn't need to worry about electricity problems.

For example, after Vulpix and Sandsling returned to the farm from the Johto area, they chose to stay in the ice elf hut and ice cellar and never showed up again. At most, they would come out for a stroll after the sun went down. As for the ice house built by Articuno, it had melted and collapsed long ago due to the midsummer.

Recently, Luo Mu also determined the location of the messenger bird through the black ball prop given by Mewtwo.

The Orange Islands are a small archipelago, not even as big as a region. Luo Mu did a quick search on the Internet and was able to determine the current travel progress of Xiaozhi and his group. After all, a large banner poster announcing the restart of the Victors Cup was posted on the official website of the Orange Islands, and the challenger was Xiaozhi who had collected four Southern Cross badges.

In a sense, although the Orange League is not as big as some of the gyms in big cities, this competition is indeed the first one in which Xiaozhi won the league championship.

After this competition, it was time for them to set off for the Johto region.

In Luo Mu's impression, they may have only traveled for about two months, and most of that time was probably wasted getting lost.

The Orange Islands are so small, and the Messenger Bird won't get lost like Ash and his friends. It is estimated that during this period of time, the Messenger Bird will be able to visit the Orange Islands and head to Johto or Hoenn.

At this time, Luo Mu was not sure whether Mewtwo's next travel plan would be to Johto or Hoenn. After all, Mewtwo had already cleared all the gyms in the Johto area with Mewtwo. Maybe it would choose to go directly to Hoenn?
During this period of time, the black ball was activated several times, and the messenger bird teleported a lot of objects.

There are some beautiful glass products, pink fruit, unknown fossils that are not fossil Pokémon, sweet candied grapefruit, and a familiar gold coin.
Luo Mu had an impression of the glass product. It should be a specialty of the Ponkan Island where the crystal rock snake was found. The messenger bird was probably bought with the money he gave it. He didn't know whether it found the crystal rock snake. Luo Mu was already thinking about buying a camera for the messenger bird and letting it take pictures to record what it saw and heard during the trip.

Luo Mu didn't eat the pink fruit himself, nor did he dare let the Pokémon eat it. If he remembered correctly, if you eat this thing, your whole body will turn pink. It seems to be called the pink tangerine fruit.

Luo Mu planned to preserve the seeds of the remaining tangerine fruits and try to plant them on the farm later.

Maybe then you can see pink Dragonite, Monarch, Roentgen, and Swampert.
The candied grapefruit tastes good, and the original grapefruit should be delicious as well. Unfortunately, the grapefruit has been processed and the seeds are not very vigorous. It is not known whether they can be planted. Luo Mu also saved the seeds.

Luo Mu didn't know much about the brand and performance of the camera. He wondered whether he should ask Sha Li. As a photographer, she should know a lot about this. Anyway, Luo Mu had exchanged contact information with her.

Thinking about whether to send a text message or make a phone call, Luo Mu walked to the chicken coop.

In the chicken coop's fence, Oliva controls the growth of his branches and leaves, and the shadows created by the drooping branches provide coolness for the chicks that have grown quite a bit.

Windy Dog lay on the side, sticking out its tongue and looking at the chicks chirping and busying themselves under Oliva. Although it had grown into a majestic appearance, there was still a trace of its childhood innocence left in its heart. Windy Dog could watch such a scene all day long and not get tired of it.

Remembering the purpose of his trip, Luo Mu smiled and shouted to Oliva and Windy Dog: "Remember to meet at the watermelon field tonight!"

Oliva, who was becoming more and more kind, nodded slightly and thought about whether to bring some watermelon pulp back for the chickens after the party.
But can chickens eat watermelon? Luo Mu said that watermelon seems to contain watermelon seeds, which the chickens might like.

Next to Oliva who was lost in thought, Windy Dog was staring at the chicks, with a few drops of crystal water seeping out of his mouth.

I don't know if it was because of Windy's look that scared the chickens, but the chickens that were pecking at the ground carefreely shrank silently in the direction of Oliva, which made Windy a little embarrassed, and he looked at Oliva timidly.

Don't get me wrong, Windy Dog is not planning to attack Oliva's chicks. Although its own defense is pretty good, Windy Dog doesn't want to be attacked by Oliva's bullet-like olive oil. That will make its hair all sticky with oil, and the sand bath will not be effective. At that time, Luo Mu will definitely make him take a bath in the water.
This is the only thing that Windspeed Dog wants to avoid at all costs!
After leaving the chicken house, Luo Mu went straight to the lake area, which was much cooler than other areas exposed to the sun on the farm. The reason for this was that this was the place where the Frog King practiced the rain-making technique and the "heavy rain" weather was a combination of the characteristics of rainfall.

"Heavy rain" is just a weather name given by Luo Mu for the convenience of distinction. The weather changes brought about by ordinary "prayer for rain" or "rainfall" can be easily covered by the weather moves of other Pokémon, unless the strength difference between the two sides is too great.

However, when Frog used wet rocks to exercise his control over the weather, he developed "Heavy Rain", which incorporated the two energies of "praying for rain" and "rainfall", forming a stronger and more violent rainy day. If other Pokémon want to cover such weather, they have to consume more energy to cover it.

However, due to the existence of the "rain-making" characteristic of the Mosquito-Repellent Frog King, it only consumes the energy of "praying for rain" and part of the energy of starting "rainfall".

This move has just been developed and is still a long way from being able to participate in combat. The Frog King is also constantly improving, and Luo Mu is looking forward to its future performance.

After all, I have a lot of Pokémon fighting in the rain, such as Roentgen, Swampert, Rumble, and Dragonite.
Stepping on the moist land, Luo Mu's gaze turned towards Leiming Lake.

At this time, the Pokémon were in a resting state. Three Haxorus were lying lazily on the shore, basking in the scorching sun with two Dragonites.

That’s right, the scorching sun that would make Luo Mu sweat like crazy just by being outside is just right for Dragonite and the others. Is this a dragon-attribute Pokémon?
Smilingly, Luo Mu mentioned the arrangements for tonight to the lazy Dragonite and the others. He then took a detour to take a look at the fenced-off fish. They seemed to have grown a lot, but were still far from being plump enough to be enjoyed.

Thinking of letting them go for now, Luo Mu came to the other side of Thunder Lake. The Frog King should have just finished weather training not long ago. The air was still filled with a damp smell. Using the Rain-Seeking Technique in the hot weather of midsummer would often consume more energy. If it was a newly evolved Frog King, he might not be able to hold on for long. But now it was different.
At this time, the Frog King was practicing boxing with his three younger brothers under the training of Swampert. After evolving into Swamperts, the Swamperts were already very good at boxing, so it was natural for them to learn this. The Frog King put aside his status as a "king" and learned boxing in order to exercise his melee combat ability.

The Frog King is very smart, and his clever brain often plans a series of goals for him to become stronger. While honing his weather moves and the strength of his own special attacks, the Frog King also wants to exercise his own melee combat capabilities.

Frog thought that at least when encountering a Pokémon that could break through its special attacks and reach it, it would need a certain level of melee ability to protect itself, just like when Arcanine burned through the water it released and charged at it with Volts.

Among Luo Mu's Pokémon, many are good at close combat, but Mosquito King feels that the one that suits him better is Swampert, which also has water attribute, and chooses to ask it to teach him the skills of close combat.

Swampert is also happy to teach, which is also to improve the overall strength of the farm.

Luo Mu's arrival caused several sweaty Pokémon to temporarily stop training and surround him.

"For tonight's watermelon banquet, after the training is completed, everyone remember to arrive early. We need to chill the watermelons with cold water first."

After interacting with the enthusiastic Swampert one by one, Luo Mu finally stated his purpose.

Upon hearing this, both Swampert and Poliwag showed expectant expressions, their eyes glowing, and they nodded quickly, indicating that they would take the matter to heart, and watched Luo Mu's back as he left for the next location.

After saying goodbye to Swampert and the others, Luo Mu came to the farming area again. Although there was still some time before dark, he still had to confirm one thing.

Entering the apple orchard, the mottled shadows of the trees swayed gently in the breeze, and Luo Mu vaguely heard the sound of flapping wings. After thinking for a while, Luo Mu knew the source of the breeze and quickly walked in one direction.

After passing the trunks of more than a dozen apple trees, at the edge of the apple orchard, Luo Mu saw the figure of a tropical dragon flapping the four huge green leaves on its back and carrying three little friends to play in the air.

"Duo Le~~" "Jiu Ji~" "Zi Bo~"

The laughter of the four Pokémon echoed in the apple orchard, making Luo Mu couldn't help but smile.

After a period of growth, the little tropical dragon has entered the sub-adult state, approaching the 2-meter height range described in the illustrations. All this is thanks to the monarch snake that catches it and the fruit worms every day for their diet and nutritional intake. It also specially asked Zhihuixing for some nutritional knowledge to ensure the healthy growth of the tropical dragon and the fruit worms.

As for the fruitworm, there is basically no change in its appearance, except that the apple on its body will be replaced after a period of time, and the texture, size and shape of the apple will have slight changes, but there is almost no significant change in the fruitworm itself.

It seemed that the tropical dragon with a very sensitive nose smelled Luo Mu's scent. It stopped flying, searched around, and soon found Luo Mu's trace. It pounced towards Luo Mu with a look of joy.

With a thud, Luo Mu was pinned down by the little tropical dragon. The weight of at least two hundred kilograms made Luo Mu feel like he was hit by a cannonball, and it took him a long time to recover.

Not to mention, there are Hu Hu brothers and sisters behind the tropical dragon, and their carapaces weigh almost 40 kilograms.
The weight of the fruit worms is not a big deal, but this "love" is really too heavy.

The little tropical dragon still maintained his childhood habits. He tilted his head and looked at Luo Mu under him in confusion, as if wondering why Luo Mu didn't pick him up like he did when he was a child.

Fortunately, Sister Huhu thought quickly and realized that she weighed a little more than a billion. She pulled her brother and the fruit worm and jumped off from behind the tropical dragon. She landed next to Luo Mu and looked at him with a look of seeking credit.

Luo Mu: “.” You are a very nice person.

Fortunately, the little tropical dragon got up quickly, otherwise Luo Mu felt that he might have been pressed on the chest by this rebellious child and would have fallen into a coma due to lack of oxygen.

I touched the cute little tropical dragon and gave it enough love and care.

The personality of the little tropical dragon is completely different from that of the fruitworm. The little tropical dragon is extremely social, just like it has been showing off its milk since birth. The little tropical dragon is enthusiastic to everyone it meets and is also very clingy.

Gnawing Fruitworm is just like when he was just born, a complete social phobia. When he meets a strange Pokémon for the first time, he will definitely keep his distance and be a little timid, a bit like Hu Hu's younger brother.

Obviously, they were brought out by Serpentine, and Serpentine itself is full of the domineering aura of a royal Pokémon. I don't know why the personalities of Fruitworm and Dragonite are two extremes.

Fortunately, the common point between Fruitworm and Tropical Dragon is that they will become clingy after getting familiar with people, which is very popular with Pokémon on the farm. Even the Husky, Windy, will act like an older brother when facing the only younger brothers and sisters on the farm, expressing his most arrogant and reliable side.

By the way, after the reliable Zhihuixing made the distinction, it was concluded that the fruitworm is a boy and the tropical dragon is a girl.

Each Pokémon is like a child with different personalities. Luo Mu is grateful that he has the ability to bring them together and provide them with a better environment so that they can develop their abilities.

"Hu Hu, come here, let me see!"

There was a fruit worm gnawing on his head and a clingy tropical dragon rubbing against him almost sticking to him. Luo Mu squatted down with great effort and called the Hu Hu siblings to come to his side.

By the time they controlled the tentacles extending from their shells and crawled to Luo Mu's side, wooden plugs of just the right size had been inserted into the holes on the red and blue shells.

This also means that they have begun fermenting the sap in their bodies.

For the first attempt, Luo Mu let the two pots find their favorite tree fruits for fermentation and did not put too much effort into the recipe.

Now, the tree juice that is fermenting or has already fermented in the shells of the two pots is like a gift in a blind box or a treasure in a treasure chest, which is full of anticipation for Luo Mu.

Although Luo Mu originally planned to let the red brother Hu Hu ferment the tree juice and the blue sister Hu Hu ferment the medicinal liquid, considering that the medicinal liquid still requires a formula and herbs, he temporarily let them ferment the tree juice at will.

When the fermentation liquid is really needed, just give their shells a thorough cleaning. The bubble light of the mosquito coils and frog kings should be able to minimize the probability of odor contamination.

If it doesn't work, go to the Johto region or the Alola region and find Suicune or Tapu Finfin to use a shot of Purifying Water to clean up the remaining smell.
Luo Mu first picked up little brother Hu Hu. The muscles on his arms, which had been well-trained from farm work, bulged slightly. After pulling out the wooden plug from any hole on Hu Hu's shell, Luo Mu leaned forward and sniffed it with his nose.

The smell of half-fermented fruit stuck in the middle rushed into Luo Mu's nostrils.

".As expected, three days is a bit tight."

After putting the cork back into the hole of Huhu brother, Luo Mu's frown relaxed slightly as he no longer smelled that odor.

He wasn't surprised that the fermentation of the sap wasn't completed.

After all, the corks that were custom-made three days ago had just arrived, and the tree juice in the pot had only fermented for three days at most.

However, based on the smell just now, it can be concluded that the fermentation of the tree juice will only take about seven to ten days.

In fact, this speed is acceptable. After all, the weather has been a bit hot recently. Just like the grapes grown in many places in the Padia region, the fermentation time is about one to two weeks. When the weather is hot, it may even be extended to 20 days to one month. After it turns cooler, it may even be extended to forty days.

The decisive factor for fermentation is stable and warm climatic conditions, so the pot-pots choose to drill into tree holes and rocks to speed up the fermentation of tree juice in their shells.

After putting brother Hu Hu down, Luo Mu picked up sister Hu Hu and repeated the same process.

Luo Mu's expression was exactly the same as when he checked the fermenting tree juice in Hu Hu's body. They were even synchronized to a scary degree. However, neither the Hu Hu siblings, the tropical dragons, nor the fruit-eating worms, who were just young children and had little experience in the world, noticed it.

"Well, it seems that I can't share your fermented tree juice with everyone tonight. I can only make various watermelon-related summer foods as originally planned."

Luo Mu showed a regretful smile. Hu Hu and his sister were also a little disappointed, but they were comforted by Luo Mu's next words.

"It's okay. Next time, we can gather the Pokémon on the farm to hold a tree juice appreciation meeting with you as the protagonists. There are plenty of opportunities and the future is long."

“Sizzle!”

The eyes of Hu Hu and his sister suddenly lit up and they smiled happily.

Luo Mu continued to interact with the fruit-eating worms and the tropical dragon for a while, and observed the green tip that had begun to emerge under the tropical dragon's neck. He told it to take in enough nutrition so that the growing fruits would not take away too many nutrients and affect its growth and development. Then he left the apple orchard.

During the period from hatching to adulthood, tropical dragons will not grow fruits that require nutrients from their bodies to grow. Only after their bodies are fully developed and mature will tropical dragons consciously supply energy to the fruit under their necks to make it mature.

Luo Mu did not want the tropical dragon to show itself in a hurry, so he chose to divide the important nutrients into fruits during the growth stage.

Fortunately, the tropical dragon was obviously well-behaved. The green tip under its neck was actually proof of overnutrition, indicating that Luo Mu and the monarch snake took good care of it. The excess nutrition even caused the fruit to sprout tips.

Only after they had completely left the apple orchard did Luo Mu reveal a solemn and thoughtful expression.

He was an expert at keeping things fair, and the moment he smelled the tree juice inside Sister Huhu's shell, he almost couldn't control his expression and revealed a flaw. Fortunately, his strong self-control prevented this from happening.

"Hey, how could this happen?"

With a slight sigh, Luo Mu recalled the almost complete fruity aroma of the tree juice inside Sister Huhu's shell, and his expression was complicated.

It has a faster fermentation time than its younger brother, and the tree juice smells more delicious, the difference is almost overwhelming.

If the sister and brother had swapped personalities, Luo Mu wouldn't be so worried.

You know, for children with sensitive and timid personalities, it is often such a gap that will cause them to feel unbalanced. That tiny and cautious heart will go to some unknown extreme because of the sense of gap. This is the worst possibility, but it is not much better. Once the mentality is unbalanced, it may make little brother Huhu even more sensitive and timid.

Luo Mu was almost going bald just thinking about how to balance the conflicts between his gifted sister and his timid and sensitive brother.

If the sister has no idea that she is one of the reasons why her brother becomes timid and sensitive, this problem will be difficult to solve.

Fortunately, sister Huhu is obviously taking care of her younger brother, which gives Luo Mu some confidence. He is able to think of a way to subtly guide brother Huhu so that he will not be sad because of his talent.

"So we still have to start by building up confidence. How about letting your brother take part in the battle?"

While thinking about the plan, Luo Mu remembered the old man named Hu Hu who Xiaozhi and his friends met in the original animation.

The old man Huhu has a mountain full of Huhus. Among them, there is a Huhu of a different color, which looks like Sister Huhu and has a very special talent.

Among Old Man Kettle's kettles, only the tree juice brewed by the different-colored kettle can be used to make a drug that can make any Pokémon feel favorably.

Perhaps, there are some Pokémon with different colors that are not only different in color from their own species, but also have many special talents.
As for Sister Hu Hu's special talent, Luo Mu thought that in addition to the fact that its fermentation speed was almost more than twice as fast as Brother Hu Hu's, it might also make the tree juice taste more delicious, and it might even increase the effect of the tree juice like chewing fruit worms.

If this really has this effect.
That small special piece of land on the farm came to Luo Mu's mind.

Maybe, the plants that are used as secret seasonings can be made into a medicinal liquid with incredible effects by Sister Huhu?
(End of this chapter)