Chapter 436 It’s summer now, eating popsicles is definitely the most refreshing thing

The hill behind the farm.

Still in the little blacksmith's cave.

"Come and try it, it's icy and very refreshing."

As he spoke, Luo Mu handed a few popsicles in his hand to the little blacksmith.

"Kanu~"

The young blacksmith happily took the popsicle, looked at it curiously, and thanked Luo Mu.

Over the past few days, Luo Mu has become familiar with the young blacksmith. Basically, every time he goes up the mountain, he will bring some food from the farm to the young blacksmith.

Like the mushroom soup before, there are also desserts, energy cubes, and Baofen. This time he brought the popsicles he had just made.

The overall color of the popsicle is white. It has no added pigments nor any concentrated technology or hard work. It can be considered a very ordinary and healthy version of popsicle.

The little blacksmith looked at this food that exuded cold air with curiosity. Apart from the ice-attribute moves released by some Pokémon, this was the first time it had seen it!
Can this thing be eaten?

Fortunately, Luo Mu had accumulated a considerable amount of trust from the young blacksmith during this period of time. Without much hesitation, he opened his mouth and bit off half of the popsicle.

Even Luo Mu didn't have time to stop it.

For the little blacksmith, every time Luo Mu brought him something delicious that he couldn't eat in the wild, and this time would definitely be no exception.

When the little blacksmith took half of the popsicle into his mouth, his first feeling was sweetness.

It's not overly sweet, but just the right amount of sweetness, and coupled with the cool taste that melts in your mouth, it feels very novel and interesting.

The little blacksmith couldn't help but widen his eyes as he ate such wonderful food for the first time.

Seeing this, Luo Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, as a Pokémon, the little blacksmith will not be like humans, as he will get a headache if he eats or drinks too many cold things in one breath.

As a trial work, Luo Mu prepared the recipe for the popsicles this time based on the old recipe for the popsicles.

The method is very simple: mix glutinous rice water evenly with glutinous rice flour and water, then add sugar water sprinkled with white sugar, and finally add a little milk and mix evenly. Let it cool naturally and then pour it into a mold and freeze it.

He tasted the flavor, it was the flavor deep in his memory, but it would be great if the little blacksmith liked it.

Watching the little blacksmith swallowing the remaining few popsicles whole, Luo Mu was about to speak, but found that the little blacksmith paused, and then a painful expression appeared on his face. The hammer fell to the ground, and he held his head and rolled on the ground in pain.

It hurts!
Why does my head hurt so much!
Speechless Luo Mu: “.”

It seems that compared to humans, the little blacksmith just has a higher ability to withstand stress.

If it consumes too much cold food quickly, it will still trigger the headache debuff.
Luo Mu smiled knowingly when he recalled the time when he used his pocket money to buy a lot of ice creams as a child, and then swallowed them all like meals, which gave him a headache for half the night.

As expected, many Pokémon behave like children.

When the young blacksmith recovered, he was furious when he saw Luo Mu grinning with his white teeth.

It’s delicious and refreshing, but it turns out there’s a trap waiting for you here!
Mad!
Luo Mu chuckled and chose to stroke his fur. "Don't be angry. I also brought a kind of tree fruit that tastes like popsicles. Do you want to try it?"

Little blacksmith: “.”

Popsicles? Fruits?
Although he had just learned what a popsicle was, the young blacksmith was still confused as to how the two things were mixed up.

Could it be iced fruit?

Seeing that the young blacksmith's curiosity had been aroused, Luo Mu shouted outside the cave: "Snowstorm Horse, come in again!"

After a while.

A strong white horse came into the cave with heavy steps.

It exuded a faint chill all over its body. Under normal circumstances, the little blacksmith would definitely stay away from a creature like the Snow Horse that looked so ominous.

But in this period when the temperature has not yet dropped, the arrival of the blizzard horses has undoubtedly installed several high-power air conditioners in the cave, making it extremely cool.

The young blacksmith was less resistant to the blizzard horse, and since it followed Luo Mu, he had no objection.

Luo Mu walked forward and took out a few bunches of fruit that were still emitting cold air from a bag on the back of Snowstorm's horse.

Blizzard Horse stared down at the young blacksmith, not knowing what he was thinking.

These fruits were picked by Luo Mu from the Snow Hat Monster and the Blizzard King and his wife.

I have heard that the fruits produced by them have a taste like popsicles, and are the favorite of the Galar-like fiery red tumbler. Naturally, Luo Mu is also very interested in them.

After tasting it, he simply brought some to the young blacksmith.

The young blacksmith took it doubtfully, tasted one carefully, and chewed it slowly.

After a few seconds, her eyes lit up, but she didn't dare to eat too much at once. Instead, she tasted it in small bites.

The taste of this fruit is also amazing, it really tastes like the popsicles we had before!
Watching the little blacksmith happily eating the fruits, Luo Mu suddenly caught a glimpse of the focused eyes of the Blizzard Horse staring at the little blacksmith.

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Luo Mu's expression changed slightly.

The reason why he rode the Snowstorm Horse this time was to preserve the popsicles and fruits grown on the snow monsters in his hands, which melted quickly in the hot weather.

Originally, Luo Mu planned to call Jiuwei.

But after evolving, the Nine-Tailed Fox not only became more dignified and elegant, but its mentality also changed a little.

Although they both dislike the hot environment outside, compared to Vulpix's straightforward "I don't want to go", Ninetales' reason is a bit outrageous.

Except when necessary, it doesn't want to go out and get tanned, which would affect its beauty.

Fortunately, even if the Nine-Tailed Fox cannot be used, Luo Mu still has many options.

In addition to the Sandslash couple who have to take care of the little lives in the elf eggs, there are also the Blizzard couple and the Snow Hat Monster who have just arrived at the farm and are far away from the snowy mountain environment they are accustomed to.

He could call both Snowdrift and Regice, and considering that Regice often patrolled the farm carefully under the scorching sun and suppressed its coolness, it was a completely qualified guardian Pokémon. Luo Mu couldn't bear to take it away casually, so he simply found Snowdrift and took it out for a walk.

Snowstorm Horse is in a bad mood recently. He used to eat a lot of white radishes and farm food. He even looked fat. He even lost weight during this period.
Although King Leiguan told Luo Mu not to worry about Snow Blizzard Horse, Luo Mu vaguely knew what the situation of Snow Blizzard Horse was.

In the Summer Ice Sculpture Contest, it seems that it was Vulpix's evolution that made Snowbringer become like this.

Now looking at it again, Luo Mu, who had already realized something, didn't dare to think about it any further.

There's hell ahead.

Luo Mu shared food with the little blacksmith, and the little blacksmith also took out his gift and gave it to Luo Mu.

It was a very miniature hammer, probably only half the size of Luo Mu's palm. It would be difficult to crack a walnut with it.

It's more like a decoration than a tool.

The little blacksmith blushed as he handed the hammer to Luo Mu. Fortunately, his skin was pink, so almost no one could see the blush.

This is a small hammer made with the few remaining materials. Because a lot of material is missing, it looks a bit bumpy and not so exquisite.

But the little blacksmith believed that this was the best gift he could give.

Although there were some wild flowers growing in many places on the mountain, the little blacksmith considered himself to be just a Pokémon who could forge iron and had no idea how to make a wreath, so he finally chose this gift.

Seeing its uneasy expression, Luo Mu took the small hammer, admired it and smiled brightly.

"Thank you for the gift, I like it very much."

This statement is not false.

For Luo Mu today, what he values ​​more is the thought behind the gift rather than its value.

Luo Mu was really happy that the little blacksmith was willing to give him the small hammer he made as a gift.

After all, the hammer is the most important thing to the little blacksmith.

How could Luo Mu not be happy to receive a gift with such meaning?
After getting Luo Mu's affirmation, the young blacksmith's eyes lit up slightly and he nodded happily.

"Kanu!"

It's worth it that it carefully planned to leave enough material to make a hammer, but the shape is a little mini.

Originally, the young blacksmith was thinking that if there were enough materials and he had completed the evolution, he would make a hammer for Luo Mu that was almost as tall as him, to prevent this person who often went out without Pokémon from getting into trouble accidentally.

Having a hammer with you will at least be safer.

after a little while.

Seeing that it was getting dark again, Luo Mu rode on the Snow Horse and took the little hammer with him and left the cave where it lived.

Looking at Luo Mu's leaving back, the young blacksmith was stunned for a long time.

Only then did it notice that its heartbeat had become very fast, and a warmth from the bottom of its heart was spreading throughout its body.

It turns out that having your work recognized is such a happy thing.

No wonder the elders in the tribe are so keen on forging the best hammer. For a young blacksmith who simply wants to be the first, this feeling is the first time he has felt it.

Climbing to the top of the mountain and looking at the beautiful sunset and dusk, the little blacksmith silently made up his mind.

After it conquers the tribe of steel-armored crows living in the human territory and collects enough materials, it will make a better hammer for Luo Mu!
Keep doing it until you do your best!
After making up his mind, the young blacksmith looked towards the other side of the mountain with a distressed expression.

But then again, why are those silly dogs down the mountain so quiet lately?
Did something unexpected happen?

the other side.

Carrying Luo Mu down the mountain, the Snow Horse simply condensed ice energy to form an ice layer when it encountered a difficult road. The Snow Horse, which walked along the way as if it were flat ground, turned its head and looked at Luo Mu.

"Hi, hi, hi—?"

There was a hint of inquiry in Snowstorm Horse's voice.

Originally, Luo Mu didn't understand what Blizzard Horse meant. Fortunately, as a legendary elf, although it did not have the ability of telepathy, it was still able to let Luo Mu vaguely understand what it meant.

After a long silence, Luo Mu finally spoke: "If everything goes well, we will be able to show our cards in a while and invite the young blacksmith to move into the farm."

Snowstorm Horse's eyes lit up.

Seeing its appearance, Luo Mu held back for a long time before he said faintly, "Can you tell me when you discovered that you have a habit of liking cute Pokémon?"

For the sake of Blizzard Horse's face, Luo Mu finally swallowed the words "Lolita control".

9 month 9 day.

Farm vacant land.

"Not bad, not bad. It looks like the time for you to evolve is very close."

Luo Mu stroked the petite body of the three bees, which felt a little strange, with a smile on his face.

The three bees vibrated their translucent little wings at a high frequency. There were happy expressions on their three little faces, and they made joyful beeping sounds.

At the side, squatting on the dragon head of a tropical dragon that was born almost at the same time as him, not a biological brother but closer than a brother, there was visible envy on the two little eyes that were chewing on the apple with a fruit worm exposed.

That's great. When can I evolve?

As an older brother, my body is not even as big as my tropical dragon sister's head.

If a fruit worm hangs on its neck, it will be mistaken for a fruit produced by a tropical dragon!
After interacting with the three bees, Luo Mu did not forget the tropical dragon and the fruit worm next to him.

The Nine-Tailed Fox that trained with them has graduated and is now improving his control of ice-type moves under the guidance of Reggie Ace and Bud Crown.

As for fairy-type moves, Luo Mu has not yet thought of a suitable Pokémon teacher.

Apart from Ninetales, there are only four fairy-type Pokémon in the entire farm: Mimikyu, Twisted Frog, Frostmilk, and Healer.

Frosty is a logistical Pokémon and basically doesn't use any moves, and Raccoon is better at physical attacks.

For Mimikyuu, the fairy-type moves it often uses are actually not suitable for the Nine-Tails. In the end, the only option is for the doctor Hanamiya Huanhuan to temporarily help the Nine-Tails master the fairy-type moves.

Follow the three bees to the tropical dragon and the fruit-eating worm.

Luo Mu first stretched out his hand to scratch the chin of the tropical dragon. Seeing its comfortable expression, Luo Mu touched a sharp point under the tropical dragon's neck and emphasized again: "You have to leave the nutrients for your own digestion and absorption. You have to suppress the instinct to produce fruit for the time being."

Just like the flowers that grow from the branch-like antlers on the heads of budding deer, the growth of these things depends on their nutrients.

As a baby less than one year old, the tropical dragon is in the growth stage. It is not good to let it consume nutrients to produce fruits or something.

Anyway, there is no shortage of fruit on the farm.

There is no rush to wait until the tropical dragon gets out of its growth stage before inducing fruit production.

Seeing that the seriousness on Luo Mu's face was genuine, the tropical dragon nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

As soon as it nodded, the fruit worm on its head was shaken off.

Fortunately, Luo Mu was quick-witted and caught it directly.

Looking into the expectant eyes of the child chewing the fruitworm in his arms, Luo Mu did not hide his intentions from the child and chuckled, "Let's go to Beishang Township in a few days."

"There is a huge apple orchard full of apple trees. Perhaps among them we can find special apples that can help you complete your evolution."

(End of this chapter)