Upon thinking about this, Naoki's first thought wasn't how astounding the effect would be, but: No way! He has to raise the price!
"I need to have Zack recheck the quality of the sheep milk and then readjust the pricing," Naoki thought.
This sort of thing happens frequently on the ranch and farm.
The physical condition of one Pokemon isn't the same as another. Take Miltanks, some Miltanks are innately weak, producing thin milk of poor quality.
In such cases, this MooMoo Milk would be sold very cheaply.
However, some Miltanks are strong, and coupled with high-quality pasture, they produce milk of exceptional quality.
This milk often fetches a high price.
Zack and the others, responsible for collecting fresh milk at the ranch, do not consistently purchase it at a single price. The actual price fluctuates depending on the milk's quality.
After pondering for a moment, Naoki milked two more Gogoats.
Speaking of which, these three Gogoats are the heroes of their ranch!
Naoki Ranch relied on these three to gradually produce the milk!
Naoki felt deeply moved, seeing the Gogoats still looking at him, waiting for his next command, Naoki couldn't help but smile:
"Alright, that's it, today's work is done..."
Yet before he could finish his sentence, Naoki suddenly remembered there was another task requiring the Gogoats' assistance.
He had Koraidon store the milk and then led the Gogoats to the ranch warehouse.
It was now filled with saplings and grass seeds he had previously ordered from the town.
Today, Naoki was set to officially begin the rear mountain reconstruction plan.
"Do you remember the Pokemon we rescued from the rear mountain?" Naoki asked.
The Gogoats thought carefully, then nodded repeatedly: "Baa!"
Those Pokemon who escaped the forest fire...
The Gogoats still remembered vividly to this day.
That forest fire consumed everything and many Pokemon lost their lives in the fire.
The once-thriving rear mountain had turned into a desolate place due to the fire, leaving the surviving Pokemon full of sorrow and fear.
Seeing that the Gogoats still remembered, Naoki reached out to pat their heads and continued:
"Today, I plan to help them rebuild their homes and plant these grass seeds and saplings."
Upon hearing this, the Gogoats immediately responded: "Baa!"
They wanted to help too!
"Good kids." His Gogoats were kind-hearted Pokemon too! Naoki spoke softly with a smile: "Then I'll rely on you! Next, you will have to transport these goods to the rear mountain."
"Baa!" No problem!
The Gogoats were full of enthusiasm.
Seeing this, Naoki began to hang grass seeds and saplings on the Gogoats' backs.
Soon, the three Gogoats were packed full.
Carrying the hopes of those rescued Pokemon, they followed behind Naoki and Koraidon to the Berry Garden.
There, the Pokemon who had heard about it in advance were already waiting.
Greedent, Tinkatink, Grafaiai, Bellibolt, Maushold, Wattrel, Petilil, Hoppip, Surskit, Shroomish.
Except for Cramorant who flew away in advance and Kricketune who joined the band, the Pokemon who survived the fire were all here.
They spent a safe winter at the ranch, and their fur, once burnt black and barren, now looked completely renewed.
Upon seeing Naoki and Koraidon, this adorable group of Pokemon immediately became excited and cheerful.
Their eyes were fixed on Naoki, filled with anticipation.
Seeing this scene, Naoki also felt a strong emotion, exhaling a deep breath, he spoke loudly: "Finally, the moment has come, are you excited?"
"Squeak squeak!"
Greedent joyfully jumped up on the grass.
Naoki smiled lightly, saying nothing more, just: "If that's the case, then let's set off!"
"Wah!"
"Gumo!"
The Pokemon cheered, quickly transforming into little wagging tails following Naoki, ready to rebuild their home together with him.
Before setting off, Naoki habitually counted the number of Pokemon.
"One, two, three... thirteen, huh? Why is there one missing?"
Seeing this, Naoki stopped in confusion.
The faces of Greedent and the others showed perplexion at his action.
Naoki said: "One is missing, who hasn't come over yet?"
Upon hearing this, the Pokemon group looked left and right, until Greedent slapped its paw, finally remembering who hadn't come.
"Squeak squeak!" (It's the Slakoth that loves sleeping!)
Greedent said while turning around and running towards the depths of the Berry Garden.
Naoki instructed the Gogoats to wait here while he followed the Pokemon group deeper into the Berry Garden.
Soon, he found that due to eating the Dye Berry, the Slakoth had become a different color while sleeping soundly in the middle of the grass in the orchard.
At this moment, Slakoth was still sleeping loudly there.
Naoki: "..." As expected of Slakoth!
Greedent quickly ran up to Slakoth and shook it with its little paw.
Slakoth was awakened, its eyes half-opened, looking drowsy.
Greedent shouted at Slakoth: "Squeak squeak!"
Slakoth looked at Greedent with a confused look.
Then... lazily it yawned.
Naoki: "..." All the Slaking family are like this.
Greedent sighed helplessly.
Naoki: "Forget it, since it wants to sleep here, let it sleep here!" Anyway, the ranch isn't missing its mouth to feed.
Greedent, now eagerly awaiting the rebuilding of its home, disregarded Slakoth and immediately followed Naoki back.
On the way, Greedent started fantasizing about its future life.
Then, once the trees in the forest had grown tall, it would find the tallest and largest tree and hollow out a spacious tree hole to store all the berries it found, packed full!
When returning to the group of Pokemon, Naoki suddenly saw that Pawmot, Dragonite, Alcremie, Cyclizar, Glaceon, Dolliv, Indeedee Sibling, Butterfree and other ranch Pokemon had come to this side.
While behind the group of Pokemon, Calyrex was elegantly levitating, feet off the ground.
Seeing Naoki look over, Calyrex spoke with a gentle voice: "I had promised you before, when rebuilding the rear mountain, I would also come to help."
Naoki smiled and nodded: "Then thank you! It's not too late, let's set off!"
Naoki took up his tools and led a group of Pokemon towards the rear mountain.
*
Meanwhile, in the Pokemon Rescue Center of Porto Marinada Town, the Paldea League was also planning to carry out an ecological restoration plan in the rear mountain.
That forest fire had caused quite a stir, garnering the League's special attention.
To expedite recovery, they recruited forest rangers and experts in planting trees from all parts of Paldea.
Even the reigning Champion Geeta came here, both to handle League tasks and visit the surviving Pokemon.
Nearby, Miss Joy looked admiringly at the Champion comforting the Pokemon, saying to Miss Jenny:
"It feels like the Champion is surprisingly approachable!"
Miss Jenny looked at Geeta over there, having heard from League staff that the Champion's daily work was exceedingly busy.
Sometimes, Geeta was so exhausted from work that she wouldn't realize Glimmet was tangled in her hair, bringing it directly to the League office.
However, now Geeta reserved special time to check on the aftermath of the fire.
Miss Jenny nodded lightly, agreeing with what Miss Joy said.
Their Champion was indeed a reliable person.
At that moment, Miss Jenny's walkie-talkie emitted a sound.
She conversed briefly with the person on the other end, then looked up and said to everyone: "Alright, the forest protection team is ready. We should set off now!"
Geeta heard this too, she straightened up, hands behind her back, preparing to go together and have a look.
Upon seeing this, the League staff beside her was startled, quickly straightening up to salute: "Ch- Champion!"
Geeta reassured them: "I will go along too, don't be nervous, just act as if I'm not here."
League staff: "Yes... yes!"
Geeta smiled slightly: "Well then, let's go!"