Chapter 423 Three Letters and He Yue
Hearing the name of Beishang Township, Luo Mu blinked.

He remembered that the last time he heard this name was from Sha Li, the photographer who took his family photos and was suspected to be related to the Xicui area in the past.

Shali also said that after traveling around the Padia region, she would go to a place called Kitakami Township, on the other side of the planet, to investigate a Pokémon called "He Yue".

However, when Shali traveled around the Padia region, Luo Mu would occasionally receive postcard-like photos from her.

The photos are basically some of the cultural landscapes of Padia. According to Zhihuixing’s statistics, it seems that Shali has visited all the ten scenic spots of Padia.

I have rarely received photos from Shali recently. Did she encounter something in Beishang Township, or has her career as a photographer fallen into trouble again?
Luo Mu planned to go back and ask. If possible, he wouldn't mind giving some suggestions. After all, Sali helped him and the Messenger Bird choose a very useful camera.

Back to reality, Luo Mu's gaze fell on the half-eaten apple in Sean's hand, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Indeed, even if it is just a small piece, you can see that the overall quality of the apple is absolutely excellent.

It's not just because of the variety of apples in Beishang Township, I'm afraid the apple growing there also requires its own unique techniques.

His nostrils twitched slightly as he smelled the faint fresh apple scent in the air, and Luo Mu became more certain of his guess.

It is mature.

Perhaps it was because Luo Mu's gaze was too focused, Sean misunderstood, thinking that Luo Mu was coveting his big apples from Beishang Township, and a conflicted look suddenly appeared on his face.

To be fair, he definitely wanted to make friends with this big guy.

However, he only got one of the Beishang Township's specialty apples thanks to his connections, and the rest were given to the home of the mayor of Pingdie Town.

Half of the apple was returned to Infernape.

Although he boasted so much about the other half, he actually just carefully divided it into two halves, took a sip, and before he could savor it, he was startled by Luo Mu.

After struggling with his conscience for a long time, Sean seemed to have made up his mind. He closed his eyes, hardened his heart and handed the remaining quarter of the apple to Luo Mu.

“Eat it!!!”

Luo Mu: ????

After looking at Roentgen Cat and Dragonite, Luo Mu felt that Sean might have misunderstood something.

But since the other party has said this, I should just accept his kindness.

At worst, I can give him and Infernape some gifts in return later.

"Then I would be disrespectful."

Seeing Sean's heartbroken expression, Luo Mu accepted the quarter of the apple, divided it into another quarter, and gave one to Roentgen and Dragonite, and one to Swampert who had just returned to continue moving the tree. Finally, Luo Mu took the pitiful piece of apple, put it in his mouth, and tasted it carefully.

After a moment, he became more certain.

Even though the tree species are different due to the geographical location and the climate close to the Sinnoh region, this unique flavor and fruity aroma is indeed a characteristic that can only be ripened by Pokémon with the "Maturation" attribute.

It seems that Beishang Township probably also raises a group of fruit-eating insects, and through their ripening characteristics, it steadily produces apples that are in short supply.

Luo Mu remembered that, although not as unique as Eevee, Gnat was also a rare Pokémon with two different evolutionary paths.

One is an apple dragon that can fly.

One is Feng Milong who looks a bit fat.

The appearances of the two evolved forms are somewhat difficult to describe. Luo Mu found it hard to imagine how horrified the monarch snake's expression would be when it saw the cute fruit gnawer evolve into that form.

But after the fruitworm saw the six-tailed fox evolve into a nine-tailed fox recently, its little urge to make a move could no longer be suppressed.

Since there are fruitworms in Beishang Township, it means that there are probably evolution items for fruitworms there.

Rather than looking for a needle in a haystack in the unfamiliar Galar region, Luo Mu thought that if there was a chance to go to Kitakami Township, he could try to buy sour apples or sweet apples from there.

"Well, it would be nice if the fruit-eating worm had a third branch evolution that was better than the first two."

Luo Mu shook his head and drove this somewhat unrealistic thought out of his mind.

It can't be that after I traveled through time, my GF added a new evolutionary route for the fruitworm, right?

If the Roentgen cat saw this treatment, it would be furious.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll be back soon."

After saying something to the stunned Sean and leaving Dragonite to help Swampert, Luo Mu rode on the Roentgen and ran towards the warehouse at lightning speed.

Seeing Sean's distressed look, Luo Mu, who often ate fruits ripened by fruit worms, felt embarrassed.

He really wanted to try something new, and Sean almost protected it as if it were his life.

As compensation, let him taste the fruits that are carefully ripened through rotating composite grass fields and eaten by fruit worms on the farm, and are never sold to others but only enjoyed by our own people.

After a while.

Luo Mu and Roentgen Cat returned to the farm gate with a basket of fruit and handed it to Sean and Infernape, who had already smelled the fruity aroma and was looking greedy.

As soon as Sean said thank you and took the fruit basket, Infernape couldn't wait to take a few bananas from the basket in his hand and started to eat them with relish.

When Sean saw this, he also became anxious.

He didn't care about his face and started snatching food from Infernape.

The chaotic scene made Dragonite and Swampert, who were moving the tree, stunned for a while.

Are people out there having such a hard time?

Isn’t this just the after-meal fruit that Luo Mu provides every day?
"Oops!"

Sean's cheeks puffed up and his speech became slurred.

I don’t know if it’s because of the competitor Infernape, but when Sean tasted these fruits, especially the apples, he always felt like he was having an illusion.

Why is it that the apples here seem to be just as good as those in Beishang Township, and even better in some aspects?

After a while, the chaotic scene was finally calmed down.

With a blushing face, Sean thanked Luo Mu again. Seeing that all the trees had been moved away, he packed up quickly and drove away as if escaping.

Luo Mu, who had a mouthful of exhaust fumes, had a strange look on his face.

It's weird that a strong man would blush or something.

Shaking his head to get rid of all distracting thoughts, Luo Mu went to the mailbox as planned to see if there were any new letters.

Due to the booming milk subscription business, the supply is now in short supply.

After securing the farm Pokémon and the share of the hired Steelix Sky Guard, all the remaining stock was sold out, so Luo Mu has already notified the post office to close the milk ordering business, and please don't send any related letters here.

So now you don't need to worry about opening the mailbox and seeing it stuffed full, not knowing where to start. In the opened mailbox, there are three letters lying quietly. Judging from the color and style of the envelopes, you can roughly judge that the three letters are probably from different people and places.

After taking out the three letters and reading the words on the envelopes one by one, Luo Mu's surprised expression became even more turbulent.

The first letter was sent by a trio of students who were out on a treasure hunt trip.

In addition to a letter with beautiful handwriting that was obviously written by Pi Pa, there were also several photos.

Luo Mu first looked at the photo and judged from the architectural style that the three of them had probably traveled to Boping City.

Looking at the content of the letter, in addition to some interesting travel stories and the sighs of the three students, it also mentioned the news that Neemo is about to challenge the Glass Bottle Gym.

If the information Luo Mu received is correct, starting from this gym, the tests that Nimo will face will become more rigorous.

As the progress increases, she will face off against gym leaders who are no longer restricted and have used their full strength.

This also shows that Neemo's strength and potential as a trainer have already caught the attention of the top leaders of the Padia Alliance.

Luo Mu remembered that it was probably in the fifth gym, Jinhui Gym where Brother Aoki was the gym leader, that he first encountered a gym leader who was fully capable of giving his all.

Even though Brother Aoki didn't use the ace, he did send out the main force. When chatting with Ye Ci later, she said that the top leaders of the alliance decided to test the limits of Luo Mu's strength at that time.

Unexpectedly, Luo Mu was more skilled and together with Roentgen Cat he overturned Aoki and M'King who were trying to hold on.

From then on, Luo Mu used all his strength when facing gym leaders, without any let-up.

Unfortunately, I still can’t beat myself.

Nimo's encounter with the all-out Haidai Pavilion Master was undoubtedly a signal -

Once she passes the training program of the Padiya Alliance, the true test of becoming a champion will open up to her.

Luo Mu, silently cheering for Nemo in his heart, stuffed the letter back into the envelope. Anyway, the letter mentioned their next travel destination, so Luo Mu decided to write a letter and send it in advance to the next city where Nemo and the others would travel.

The second letter is from United.

Looking at the orange envelope in his hand, Luo Mu's mouth curled up slightly.

This is more like Adek's style. The person who sent me a text message before was probably his grandson Fanshilang.

When he opened the envelope, a breath like sunshine blew towards him. Looking at the letter paper shining in the sun, Luo Mu's smile disappeared and his expression suddenly became strange.

Could this shiny thing on the letter paper be the scale powder of the Vulture moth?

Luo Mu remembered that thing was extremely flammable, and it played an indispensable role in contributing to the Vulcan Moth's powerful firepower.

What on earth was Adek thinking when he dared to spill this stuff on the letter paper?
Restraining his urge to complain, Luo Mu browsed through the slightly sloppy handwriting on the letter.

After a moment, he let out a breath of foul air.

As he expected, it was Adek's reply letter accepting the invitation and planning to visit Padia in the near future.

The only thing missing from the Vulcan Moth's recovery is a secret seasoning. Luo Mu plans to witness the Vulcan Moth's rebirth from the flames with his own eyes, to see whether the legendary phantom god - the recovered Vulcan Moth is as expected, so he chooses to invite Adek to the farm as a guest.

"But there's no need to inform Yeci, right?"

Luo Mu whispered to himself.

Anyway, Adek was not visiting as the current champion of the United Alliance. Luo Mu invited him as a friend.

He carefully put away the letter sent by Adek. In order to prevent the letter from suddenly catching fire, Luo Mu also asked Dragonite to use an ice beam to cool down the surrounding area.

Then he opened the last letter.

The envelope was blue, with some uninhibited and unrestrained handwriting on it, and the two words "Sha Li" were clearly visible.

It turned out to be Sha Li, who hadn't sent a letter for a while. Unexpectedly, Luo Mu felt that the time was indeed about right.

When I opened the envelope, the first thing that caught my eye was a few photos.

This is a common practice in the letters sent by Shali. For her as a professional photographer, the photos she took and carefully selected by herself are the best souvenirs.

Through the photos, Luo Mu was able to get a glimpse of a corner of Beishang Township.

The entire Beishang Township, just like the fragments he had searched on the Internet, was a secluded countryside with a very beautiful pastoral scenery.

The foot of the towering mountains is where people live and work.

Apple Hill, Vine Garden, Vine Flower Pond, Permanent Forest, Ghost Horn Canyon... many named landforms were captured by Shali with her camera.

There are also many foods with Beishang Township characteristics that were photographed by Shali.

The most famous apples in Kitakami Township are apple pie, apple candy, apple tart, apple stew and other desserts, as well as special dishes such as sticky cakes, udon noodles, and sushi.

With Shali's photography skills, she really managed to take pictures of these foods in a way that would arouse one's appetite.

"This is."

But when he turned to the last photo, Luo Mu's eyes stayed on the photo for a long time.

It was a rather absurd, even weird photo.

As night falls, everything is silent and the vast forest is shrouded in thick fog, which blurs the outlines of the trees and people's sense of distance.

In this quiet mist, a blood moon suddenly hung in the sky. The moon was not as bright and flawless as an ordinary moon. It seemed to be stained with blood, emitting an ominous and strange light, making the atmosphere of the photo weird and depressing.

Frankly speaking, this photo is enough to create a horror atmosphere if put in a horror movie or game. It is hard for Luo Mu to imagine that this photo was taken in the quiet Beishang countryside.

The difference in atmosphere between the before and after photos is quite big.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Mu moved the photo away for the moment and looked at the text on the letter.

as predicted.

In addition to some of the things she saw and heard in Beishang Township, as well as some interesting legends circulating in the village, such as "Three Treasure Companions" and "Ghosts on the Mountain", Sha Li emphasized the existence she was pursuing.

The one named "He Yue" is extremely mysterious, just like a legendary Pokémon.

Sha Li invited Luo Mu to come to Beishang Township if he had time. Both the agricultural development here and the existence of He Yue should be enough to arouse his interest.

After a while.

Taking out the photo again and comparing it with the content of the letter, Luo Mu frowned slightly.

"He Yue?"

(End of this chapter)