Not a trainer this time

On March 8, 199 in the Alliance Calendar, Naoki successfully arrived in the Padia region.

Not long after arriving home, Mayor Thomas came to visit the ranch.

Before Naoki could exchange greetings with a group of Pokémon, he quickly stepped forward to welcome Mayor Thomas into the living room.

The old man holding a cane sat down on the sofa and asked with a kind face:

"Did this exchange meeting go smoothly? I heard that the tourism industry in Beishang Township is very developed and attracts many tourists every year!"

Hearing this, Naoki couldn't complain.

He shook his head and couldn't help but sigh: "Zhiqin Town is better!"

"Huh?" Mayor Thomas was very surprised: "Did something happen there?"

Naoki hummed, and then briefly told Mayor Thomas about what he encountered in Beishang Township.

Including the story of Er Kuipun and Sanbaoban, including the head of Beishang Township who wants to use the legend of Sanbaoban to develop tourism.

After listening to everything, Mayor Thomas looked shocked and murmured:

"how so……"

"But fortunately, I brought Eguipun back, so I don't have to suffer like that anymore." As he said that, Naoki took out Eguipun's elf ball.

With a flash of white light, Ergui's figure appeared in the living room.

Seeing the unfamiliar environment and unfamiliar humans around him, Eguipun seemed a little flustered and quickly covered his face with his little hands.

"Don't be afraid, this is Mayor Thomas, he won't hate you." Naoki said.

"Bo Ni...?" Eguifen then carefully raised his head and looked at the kind old man in front of him.

Mayor Thomas smiled and nodded to it, comforting:

"Relax, kid, no one here will hurt you. You can go to the town to play at any time in the future. I believe everyone will like you very much."

"Bo Ni?" Eguifen has never encountered anything like this before, nor has he ever experienced being welcomed by anyone.

So its first reaction when hearing this was disbelief, really?

Naoki nodded at the side: "Of course it's true. Just like the Beishang Township, there will also be a lively celebration here in Zhiqin Town. Let's go and have fun together then!"

"Bo Ni!" Ergui looked full of admiration.

Seeing the appearance of this Pokémon, Mayor Thomas couldn't help but sigh: "Poor child."

Naoki took the four masks of Ergui and asked, "Egui, do you want to continue wearing these masks?"

He knew that the reason why Egui Peng wore a mask was to hide his true appearance and blend in with the villagers of Beishang Township.

But everyone here in Ziqin Town likes Pokémon, and Ergui is also very cute, so no one should hate it.

In this case, it does not need to wear a mask to cover its face at all.

Thinking of this, Naoki told Erguifen what he was thinking.

After listening, Ergui looked down at the masks, then at Mayor Thomas in front of him, and then jumped twice happily: "Bonnie!"

Naoki understood: "Then I will help you put away these four masks."

"Bonnie~"

There are still some matters in the town waiting for Mayor Thomas to deal with.

Therefore, after visiting Naoki, Mayor Thomas left the ranch.

Only then did Naoki have the opportunity to release all the Pokémon.

Then he called Frost Milk Fairy and Bing Yibu and introduced Ergui Pun to them.

In fact, even Frost Milk Fairy and Ice Eevee knew about it without Naoki's introduction.

Because just now they were all hiding behind the sofa and eavesdropping.

For this poor Pokémon, Frosty Milk Fairy couldn't help but sympathize with it, and was so sad that she almost cried.

Bingyibu on the side was also angry for Eguifen.

Ergui looked at the Pokémon in front of him blankly, and then whispered: "Boni~"

Naoki smiled and reached out to touch the heads of Ice Eevee and Frost Milk Fairy:

"Then I'll leave Ergui to you to take care of me! I still have some things to deal with and I have to go to the town."

Frost Milk Fairy immediately nodded in agreement, and then took Ergui Pun to visit the ranch.

Several Pokémon left.

King Lei Guan also sent the ghost horse back to the stable, then teleported to the living room, sat elegantly on the sofa and continued to watch TV.

Kuailong ran out to water the farmland. During the days when it was away, those working Kuailong must not know how to help with watering.

When he thought of this, Kuailong felt very proud. It was the most reliable and capable Kuailong, and it was also Naoki's favorite Kuailong!

The fluttering hair also floated out, and I didn’t know what it was doing.

Only Gulton and Babu remained in the living room, looking down at the lava worms crawling slowly on the floor.

"Come here first, lava bug!" Naoki came to the fireplace and waved to the lava bug, holding a tree fruit in his hand to attract it.

The lava bug stared at the fruit, then slowly crawled over and climbed into the fireplace.

Zhi Shu fed the fruit to it, and when he saw the lava bug's dazed expression, he couldn't help but smile.

"You can live here first! I will go to the town later to find someone to help you make a nest."

"Bamo Bamo!"

Babu Woodchuck squatted in front of the fireplace, happily looking at the lava worms inside.

In this way, they also have a warm home for the lava bugs!

"Play with the lava bugs for a while, and I'll go out for a while." Naoki said to Babu.

"Bamo!" Babu Tubo responded, looking at the lava bug without looking back. Bamo Bamo chatted with it without knowing what he was talking about.

Zhi Shu didn't pay much attention to it. After telling his sister to be more careful, he turned around and went out, riding Guluton to Keli's forest cabin.

Keri was sawing wood at the door. When she saw Naoki coming, she looked very surprised: "We are a rare visitor!"

Naoki: "..."

"What are you going to buy today?" Kelly stopped what she was doing.

Naoki asked straight to the point: "Are there the kind of pipes here for lava bugs to live in?"

"Heating pipe?" Kelly understood what he meant as soon as she heard it.

Naoki nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's it!"

"It seems you have tamed a Pokémon like Lava Bug."

Kelly put down the ax, took off her gloves and walked into the house:

"Yes, I happen to still have the drawings from when I built your house here. Hmm...are you going to build a whole lava bug-specific heating system just in the living room, or are you going to cover the entire house?"

"The whole house!" Naoki said without hesitation.

As a result, the area where the lava bugs move is also larger.

Hearing this, Keri looked at the drawings of the house and said, "In this case, some places will have to be rebuilt, and the price will be more expensive. Oh, by the way, I remember that you only have a fireplace in the living room, right?"

"Yes." Zhi Shuxin said that there is no problem with the price, because the income of the pasture is very stable now, and everything from life goat milk to eggs can be sold at a good price.

"That's OK." Keri took out a pen to modify the drawings, and finally confirmed: "The price depends on the specific materials used and the construction process. Today I am helping the Erif Cherry Orchard dig a new wine cellar. , it may have to wait until tomorrow to pass."

Naoki: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."

Keri smiled slightly: "That's it for now. I'll go to your place after I'm done."

"good."

After saying goodbye to Keri, Naoki went to Zhiqin Market again and bought a batch of fresh ingredients from there before heading to the ranch.

But when he first returned to the ranch, he found a group of Pokémon surrounding a strange Pokémon that was as big as a tree as tall as a tree.

Seeing this scene, Naoki was slightly startled.

When the Pokémon heard the noise coming from behind them, they all turned their heads.

Immediately afterwards, the tree-like Pokémon also raised its head and looked over here.

It was a tall Pokémon wearing a coat made of green leaves and a brown dress on its lower body.

The collar of the green coat was very high, covering its neck, but judging from its familiar eyes, Naoki immediately recognized the identity of that Pokémon.

That's Olinio!

No, that's not right! It’s time to call it Oliva!

Naoki put down his things in surprise and walked forward, looking up at the tall Oliva.

Oliva met him with gentle eyes.

After evolving, Oliva appears to be more mature, and the childishness and innocence of the Oliva period have completely faded away. At this time, it is now a reliable Pokémon.

"Evolved?" Naoki asked.

Oliva nodded slightly.

Naoki took a deep breath and nodded happily: "That's great. Congratulations, Oliva."

One person and one Pokémon looked at each other. After living together for such a long time, there was no need to explain the tacit understanding between them.

At this time, Frost Milk Fairy looked up at Oliva who had become so tall and big.

As a good friend who came to the ranch together, Oliva has now become such a powerful person at first sight. While the Cream Fairy is sincerely happy for it, she can't help but feel a little envious of it.

"Mama..." It would be great if it could evolve...

As if aware of Frost Milk Fairy's mood, Oliva stretched out his arm, picked up Frost Milk Fairy, and placed it on her body.

"Mama!"

Frost Milk Fairy immediately let out an exclamation.

Seeing this scene, Naoki couldn't help but feel very emotional.

He still remembered what Oliva looked like when he first came to the ranch.

At that time, Oliva was still a little miniature Fu.

It is so shy and likes to sit quietly in the flowerpot on the windowsill and bask in the sun.

After evolving into Olinio, its temperament has not changed much, and it is still so shy. However, compared with the Mini Fu period, Olinio will occasionally participate in the games played by the Frost Milk Fairy and others.

But most of the time, it will still stay near the grassy field where it rides the goat, and near the World Tree.

But... what Naoki didn't understand was why Oliva became so big after evolution?

Its size is almost four meters, almost like a big tree!

The normal size of Oliva seems to be around 1.5 meters, right?

Naoki looked thoughtfully at the mount goat and World Tree, and guessed in his heart:

"Is it possible that it absorbed a large amount of natural energy?"

As we all know, the natural energy near the World Tree is much richer than other places.

Because of this, the mount goats and Olinio would lie there all day long.

You know, natural energy is a good thing!

If their quantity is large enough, they can even cause a fight between the legendary Earth God Groudon and the Ocean God Kyogre.

"So, it should be those natural energies that caused Oliva's size to change." Naoki came to a conclusion in his mind.

If placed in the game "Arceus", Oliva would now have become a big "boss Pokémon".

Regardless, this is a good thing.

Looking at Oliva coaxing the Frost Milk Fairy there and looking at everyone's misfortune with a happy face, Naoki showed a smile on his face.

"It seems that Ergui and everyone in the ranch get along very well." Naoki thought to himself.

The only pity is that, except for the grass-type Pokémon, the other Pokémon in the pasture do not seem to be attracted by the natural energy.

The cloth dog evolved into the bobu marmot, the minifur evolved into Oliva, the green caterpillar evolved into the big butterfly, and the gopher evolved into the three gophers...

Of the Pokémon that first came to the ranch, it seems that only the Salt Barriers have yet to evolve.

Thinking of this, Naoki turned to look at the five salt stone barriers surrounding the giant Oliva, with a puzzled look on his face.

It stands to reason that he has been carefully cultivating the Salt Rock Barriers, and has not stopped eating nutritious meals and exercising every day. They should have evolved long ago!

But why?

Naoki said goodbye to several Pokémon, turned back to the living room, and prepared lunch with his sister Aoi.

While handling the ingredients, he began to think.

As we all know, there are three reasons why Pokémon don’t evolve.

First, the body has not yet met the conditions for evolution.

The second type is that Pokémon Dream has always maintained its current appearance, so it resists evolution and uses patience to hold back the feeling of evolution.

The third type is that the Pokémon wears the Stone of Immutability.

So, what will happen to the salt stone barriers?

Naoki didn't know, so he decided to investigate it carefully after lunch was over.

In order to welcome the arrival of Ergui and Lava Worms, Naoki's family prepared a very rich lunch today.

Various meat dishes that carnivorous Pokémon like to eat, vegetable dishes that grass-type Pokémon like to eat, as well as various sandwiches and desserts.

When all preparations were completed, Naoki went out to call the group of Pokémon back for dinner.

But as soon as he walked to the door, he saw a lightning bird with a shoulder bag hanging from its neck descending from the sky.

Naoki: "..."

Sure enough, as he expected, the Lightning Birds really became the transport team of the Heroes Expedition.

Baby Bear and Dreamy have sent postcards back again.

Naoki hurriedly stepped forward, and at the signal of the Lightning Bird, he reached out and touched its satchel.

Soon, Naoki took out a photo and a Poké Ball from inside.

Seeing these two things, Naoki understood clearly.

Oh, Baby Bear and Dream have made new good friends outside!

"I wonder which Pokémon it will be this time."

With curiosity, just as Naoki was about to look at the photos and Poké Balls carefully, a slightly excited exclamation suddenly came from behind him.

"That Pokémon... is it the legendary Lightning Bird? Wow! It's just like the Eel King jumping through the dragon gate. It's so shocking! He is indeed a trainer recognized by even the chief!"

Naoki turned around and saw a girl wearing a Magnemite hair accessory and long blue and pink hair standing in the distance, looking at Zapdo wearing a red satchel with burning eyes.

Naoki was slightly startled.

Is that a strange tree?