Such a vibrant Grassy Terrain.
Even his own Venusaur could not compare to this.
It was simply unbelievable.
Ethan followed the flow of energy to its source and saw a Serperior releasing power beside the pond.
Nearby, a Milotic poked its head out of the water.
By the reservoir, a Blaziken watched Serperior finish setting up Grassy Terrain, then happily plucked an Oran Berry from a nearby fruit tree.
Not far away, an Alolan Vulpix dipped one of its tails into the water. In the blink of an eye, a fish bit onto it and was promptly dragged into a nearby bucket.
Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky.
Ethan instinctively looked up.
He saw a Pidgeot. The largest Pidgeot he had ever seen in his life. It was nearly twice the size of a normal one. Several slightly smaller Pidgeot landed on the pine tree outside.
In that moment, he finally understood what those young people on the stone road had been talking about.
They planned to challenge these Pidgeot?
These were the Pidgeot that new trainers were supposed to face?
No matter which one it was, if it were in the wild, it would undoubtedly see itself as the leader of its kind.
Ethan looked around, then followed Lin Feng toward the edge of the barn.
With every step, he felt as if his mind were being crushed over and over again.
He was completely overwhelmed.
"Here. This is the cowshed."
Lin Feng stepped aside.
Along the way, he had naturally noticed the shock on Ethan's face.
Putting himself in Ethan's shoes, he found it understandable.
Perhaps he should avoid letting outsiders into the orchard in the future.
Still, Uncle Moore deserved to see the Miltank.
After all, one of them had been hatched from his original main Miltank.
When they finally reached the cowshed, Ethan's expression became complicated.
He stared at the large barn stacked with wooden barrels. The entire place was filled with the scent of wine. Clearly, these were all wine barrels.
With so much wine prepared, it was obvious they had not forgotten about winter feed for the Miltank.
When they reached the area where the Miltank were, the group of cows quickly noticed Ethan.
They froze for a moment, then immediately began mooing happily.
"Moo moo." We are doing great. We can produce lots of milk.
"Moo." The energy cubes here are delicious.
"Moo." So tasty. Love it. Warm and cozy.
"Moo." Lin Feng is amazing.
The Miltank spoke excitedly to Ethan.
Whenever he sold a Miltank, Ethan would tell them that within a year, he would secretly come to check on them.
If they were not doing well, he would take them back home.
Seeing that every Miltank had grown larger and looked full of energy, that thought never even crossed his mind.
To be honest, after tasting the quality of their milk, he felt certain the Miltank were living very well here.
He did not stay long.
After confirming that the Miltank were safe and healthy, he said goodbye to Lin Feng and prepared to leave.
"Why not stay for a meal?" Lin Feng invited warmly.
Ethan shook his head. "No, no. I still have dozens of Miltank at home. I need to go back and prepare their winter feed."
With that, he turned and left.
Only when he reached the town exit did he stop and look back toward the orchard.
At that moment, he finally understood what Lin Feng had meant by "just playing around."
It turned out that as long as someone took it seriously, they could build such a vast and thriving orchard in just a few months.
He shook his head, hailed a ride that was waiting there, and left the town.
…
He really had come out of nowhere.
Watching Uncle Moore leave, Lin Feng muttered a few words to himself and did not think about it further.
He turned and went back into the nursery.
By coincidence, a customer entered the nursery at the same time.
Before even stepping inside, the man greeted him enthusiastically.
"Hey, Brother Lin."
Lin Feng turned around, a smile appearing naturally on his face. "It's you. What's up?"
"I brought my Treecko this time. I wanted it to meet you."
This was the customer who had bought the Treecko last time.
"Alright."
Seeing Lin Feng nod, the man took out a Poké Ball and lightly tapped it.
A blue green Pokémon with large yellow eyes and a lizard-like standing posture appeared in front of Lin Feng.
Its most noticeable feature was its thick tail.
As soon as Treecko appeared and saw the unfamiliar surroundings, it instinctively hid behind its trainer and peeked cautiously at Lin Feng.
"It looks like your relationship has improved a lot," Lin Feng said with a smile.
Normally, newly hatched Pokémon saw their trainer as the closest person to them.
When suddenly placed in an unfamiliar environment, they would subconsciously look for their trainer.
This sense of security was very important.
Now, this Treecko already had that awareness, which meant their bond had grown strong.
"Yes," the man sighed, then crouched down and gently patted Treecko's head.
He said to it, "Haven't you always been curious where the energy cubes you eat every day come from? This is the breeder who makes them."
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Treecko was drawn in by those words and slowly poked its head out, looking at Lin Feng with curiosity.
"Come here."
Lin Feng was interested too.
To him, Treecko was a very cool Pokémon.
Just like Ash's Treecko, it even had a record of taking down legendary-level opponents.
They usually liked to hold a blade of grass in their mouths and looked very handsome.
This was the first time he had seen such a timid Treecko.
It created a strangely adorable contrast.
Treecko hesitated.
But looking at Lin Feng, it could feel the friendly aura coming from him.
That warmth made it gradually approach.
Lin Feng picked it up.
Treecko pretended to struggle for a moment, then quickly gave up, only staring at Lin Feng with curiosity as its tail swayed behind it.
This made the customer opposite him exclaim in surprise.
"As expected of you, Brother Lin. My Treecko has become much closer to me, but it still keeps its distance from my wife and child."
"Haha, maybe I am just more popular with Pokémon," Lin Feng laughed, picked up an energy cube from the shop, and fed it to Treecko.
Then he teased, "You do not look like a professional trainer. Why did you choose to catch a newly hatched Pokémon at this age?"
The man looked about twenty-five or twenty-six.
From what he had said, he already had a wife and child.
He should have been at a stable stage of life.
Usually, people in his situation would choose Pokémon that could help with their career.
"I guess it is a childhood dream," the man replied. "When I was young, I always wanted to be a trainer, but for various reasons, I never achieved it. Now my career is stable, so I want to try. Just to fulfill that old dream."
"I am also here to challenge your Sky Challenge."
"I see." Lin Feng stopped teasing Treecko, fed it one more energy cube, then set it down. "Go on, little guy. Good luck."
"Cha mo…"
Treecko followed its trainer out, but when it reached the door, it could not help turning back to look at Lin Feng once before quickly catching up.
Watching their departing figures, Lin Feng sighed.
"In the end, all men are still boys…"
He shook his head and walked toward the kitchen.
He had to figure out how to cook something that would attract Giratina.