Naoki handed over a Poffin and said with a smile, "I'll leave these fields to you then!"
Diglett opened its mouth and swallowed the Poffin in one gulp, then replied spiritedly, "Squeak squeak!"
Leave it to him!
Next, Diglett transformed into a swirling little top and swiftly shuttled through the farm fields.
Wherever it passed, the soil immediately became looser.
Taking advantage of the moment, Naoki started following behind Diglett, scattering seeds.
However, just when Diglett had tilled half the field, an unexpected change occurred.
It suddenly stopped, then burst forth with a dense white light.
"Gah-ow?!"
Cyclizar was attracted to this scene.
Upon hearing its Growl, Naoki turned his head and saw Diglett's appearance transforming rapidly.
It changed from one head to three, with all three heads looking identical except in height.
Is it… evolving into Dugtrio?
Naoki felt a bit surprised.
Moments later, the light faded, and Dugtrio looked back with tiny eyes full of excitement.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Naoki quickly responded, smiling and saying to it, "Congratulations, Dugtrio."
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Dugtrio made a Growl, then continued with its work.
After evolving, Diglett's speed in tilling the fields became faster, with all three heads burrowing into the ground together, and in the blink of an eye, Dugtrio had already tilled a large area.
"Pokemon's power is really astonishing!"
What surprised Naoki even more was Diglett's sudden evolution.
But then he thought, perhaps such mundane evolutions are normal in this world, and the kind seen in crises in anime is the minority.
He had assumptions.
Mundane, yet pretty good.
Naoki smiled and continued to follow behind Dugtrio scattering seeds.
Thanks to Diglett's sudden evolution, his work efficiency was enhanced considerably, and he completed planting all the fields in just over two hours.
At dusk, as the sun set with colorful clouds across the sky.
Naoki stood by the farm and gave Dugtrio a thumbs-up, "Amazing!"
"Squeak squeak squeak!" Dugtrio responded excitedly.
Naoki: "Now go and rest! I'll bring over your favorite sandwich later."
Diglett agreed happily, then burrowed into the ground and returned to its nest.
*
5:00pm.
Zack arrived at the ranch with a large truck right on time.
Naoki hurriedly brought out the Gogoat's goat milk and suggested to Zack the idea of rechecking the milk's quality.
"Reexamine? Of course!" Zack laughed heartily, then, as if pondering something, exclaimed in shock, "Don't tell me the Gogoat's milk quality has improved again?"
Naoki nodded with a smile, "I believe it has."
"This… this… is too amazing!" Zack widened his eyes.
He initially wanted to ask Naoki how he cultivated the Gogoat, but then thought, such Pokémon farming methods must be a secret to a rancher!
Thus, Zack refrained from asking and instead started testing the quality of the goat milk.
Upon testing, he was so shocked his jaw dropped, as if his mouth could fit a lightbulb.
Looking at the instrument showing the nutrition content off the scale, Zack's eyes widened like Tauros's eyes:
"This… this… is too incredible! In all my years in the industry, I've never seen milk of such high quality!"
He remembered, previously, drinking one sip of milk from Naoki Ranch could restore one's energy, and now, if he had another sip, Zack couldn't even imagine what benefits it would bring to the body!
"I'm afraid I can't price it," Zack shook his head, "Because I've never encountered this kind of goat milk."
Naoki: "..."
Could it be?
Zack was still in shock.
At this moment, many thoughts crossed his mind.
The markets sell fresh milk that appeals to both humans and Pokémon.
Everyone knows the milk from Pokémon like Miltank is nutritious; humans drink it to grow healthy, and injured Pokémon heal upon drinking it.
After pondering for a while, Zack finally spoke, "I can't reprice it now, I need to further evaluate the specific effects of this bottle of goat milk."
Naoki: "..." Alright.
Eventually, Zack took only two bottles of goat milk from the ranch, saying he'd conduct some tests at home before setting a price.
Watching Zack's figure fade into the distance, Naoki sighed helplessly and then turned to go back to the house.
It was getting late, and it was time to prepare dinner for everyone.
Tonight, Naoki made a hearty dinner.
Grilled steak, sandwiches, stew, shiitake mushrooms with greens, Berry Juice...
During dinner, Teddiursa suddenly gave Naoki a reluctant look.
"Ei ma…"
Naoki noticed its gaze and realized that Teddiursa seemed like it had something to say, so he ate two pieces of Translation Nuts Cake and asked, "What's up?"
Teddiursa then told Naoki about its desire to continue the journey: "Ei ma ei ma!" (Naoki, I've discussed with Heroic Expedition Team, we want to continue traveling to help Pokémon in need!)
Naoki froze for a moment, then came to senses, "Is that so... When do you plan to set off?"