Not a trainer this time

In the year 199 of the Alliance Calendar, on March 28, after a day and night of sailing at sea, the luxury cruise ship Naoki and Adek took officially arrived in the Hezhong area.

The giant ship docked at the port of Fanba City. Under the clear blue sky, tourists left the ship like a tide and poured into the city.

There are many ports in the distance, with many cargo ships and fishing boats docked nearby.

Pokémon and workers headed by Wei Li are loading batches of goods onto ships and transporting them to other places.

The fishermen returning from the sea are also sorting the fish, packing the fish in batches and sending them to restaurants in the town.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew from a distance, blowing away the top hats worn by some ladies, causing a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

The hair of Naoki and Adek was blown up and down. Adek grinned and introduced loudly in the strong wind:

"This is Fanba City! The ever-present strong wind is a specialty of Fanba City!"

Naoki asked: "Is the gym leader here the boss Ju?"

"That's right!" Adek nodded: "But the gym leader is just one of his jobs. Boss Ju's true identity is the boss of the mining development company. Have you seen that high mountain to the north?"

Hearing this, Naoki looked into the distance.

I saw the shadow of a tall mountain range standing in the far north.

Adek: "Then the entire Ross Mountain is Boss Ju's property!"

"Wow!" Naoki exclaimed.

The two got off the cruise ship, and Adek led Zhi Shu out of the port in a familiar manner and headed for the city: "The coal mine mined in Ross Mountain is enough to support the use of the entire Hezhong area. Isn't it amazing? In a few days The dinner party is hosted by Boss Ju as the host!"

These are things that don't exist in the game.

Naoki listened with interest, nodding from time to time, especially after hearing Adek say that Boss Ju had a daughter.

"daughter?"

"Yes! It seems that her name is Ziyu? I can't remember clearly. I haven't seen her a few times." Adek said.

"That's right..." Naoki nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"Let's go!" Adek took out a communicator similar to a BB phone and looked at it, then said: "My friend is already waiting there, I will take you to see her!"

"Okay." Naoki agreed obediently.

He followed Adek all the way forward, and after passing through several streets, he finally arrived in front of a huge building.

The words "Pokémon Breeders Association Sailbar Branch" are clearly written on it.

Adek strode in. Without stopping in the lobby, he took Naoki directly to the elevator and went all the way up.

With a "ding" sound, the elevator stopped at the seventh floor.

Adek walked out of the door and came to a very warmly decorated private room.

A mature woman wearing casual clothes and square-rimmed eyes was standing elegantly in front of the cabinet, polishing the scales of a round land shark.

The round land shark seemed to enjoy this activity very much, and even narrowed its eyes in comfort.

Under the woman's polishing, the scales of the round land shark gradually became clean and tidy, and even exuded a bright and beautiful luster.

"Hi, Yu Hui, long time no see!" Adek greeted the other party with a smile.

Hearing the sound, the woman named Yu Hui turned around and glanced at Adek and Naoki.

When she saw the relaxed smile without a hint of gloom on Adek's face, a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face.

"You seem to be in a good mood!" Yu Huiyi said pointedly.

"That's because the problem that has been bothering me has been solved." Adek grinned, and it can be said that he was in a good mood.

"Huh?" Yu Hui was very surprised: "Is Vulcan Moth okay?"

Adek nodded: "This is all thanks to Naoki. The goat he bred can produce a magical goat's milk. That goat's milk healed all the hidden wounds on the Vulcan Moth."

Mount goat? Goat milk? Yu Hui was stunned for a moment and looked at the young man next to Adek in disbelief.

In fact, Adek had found many people to save the fire god moth, and as a top breeder, she was one of them.

But even she couldn't cure the fire moth, but this young man did it...

"Your name is Naoki?" Yuhui asked curiously.

Naoki nodded: "That's right."

Ikue: "Are you also a Pokémon breeder?"

"No." Naoki shook his head: "I'm just a rancher."

Ik Hui: "...?"

Adek smiled and said: "Naoki is indeed a rancher, and he is also a very powerful Pokémon trainer. This time he came here because he wanted to learn how to make energy cubes to take care of his Pokémon. .”

Yu Hui came to her senses. Adek had told her this in a text message before.

"Since it's your request, feel free to leave it to me!" Yu Hui agreed without asking any more questions and smiled.

"Then please!" After saying that, Adek turned to look at Naoki: "Ikuhui will teach you how to make energy cubes. I will take this time to go to Boss Ju and ask about information about this year's banquet. , I’ll come over and meet you later.”

"Okay." Watching Adek take the elevator downstairs, Naoki turned his eyes to the woman in front of him and said politely: "Hello, Miss Ikuke."

"Come with me!" Yuhui said, "I'll take you to the baking room where energy cubes are made."

The two went downstairs, and when passing by the hall, Naoki saw several young people participating in some assessment there.

"That's the breeder assessment." Ikue stopped and took Naoki to visit, while asking, "Do you know about Pokémon breeders?"

Naoki was startled for a moment, then said: "The person who takes care of and cultivates Pokémon?"

"Yes or no." Ik Hui smiled: "The so-called Pokémon breeder refers to a person among Pokémon trainers who is particularly specialized in the cultivation and health management of Pokémon."

"Help clean the appearance and make the Pokémon look radiant. It is easy for a breeder to prepare different Pokémon food according to the differences of each Pokémon."

"In addition, breeders also include Pokémon researchers and Pokémon doctors. All in all, this is a profession that covers a very broad scope."

At this time, the two came to the assessment area.

Naoki saw a Pokémon standing in front of each of the young people.

They were walking around those Pokémon, as if observing something.

Ikue: "This is a skill that you must master if you want to become a Pokémon breeder. You can judge the status of Pokémon through their appearance and expressions, and provide corresponding optimization plans."

Naoki suddenly became interested: "Can you tell so many things just through appearance and expression?"

"Of course." Yuhui smiled slightly. She raised her feet and walked towards Guluton, who was standing next to Naoki, and began to observe this strange Pokémon.

"A very strong dragon-type energy... This Pokémon is a dragon-type Pokémon."

"Its body is very strong, and its full muscles and body are enough to prove the rich nutrition and calories contained in the food it eats."

"Its eyes are very bright. This Pokémon is in a very happy mood. It looks like it is very happy around you. Its eyes are shining when it looks at you. This Pokémon must like you very much. "

"It seems that you have taken good care of it!" A smile appeared on Yuhui's face: "If you can polish this Pokémon's scales regularly, its condition will definitely become more perfect!"

"Bah!" Naoki clapped his hands in admiration: "Miss Ikue is amazing!"

"Can I know the name of this Pokémon?" Ikue asked.

Naoki nodded, stretched out his hand to touch the head of Gulton who came closer, and introduced: "Its name is Gulton, and it is a Pokémon that has always been by my side."

"Guleton..." Yu Hui muttered the name, and then said: "I remember it, let's go! Next, I will teach you how to make energy cubes!"

Under the leadership of Yuhui, Naoki came to a baking room.

There are many specially made machines and refrigerators placed here.

Ikue introduced: "If you want to make energy cubes, you need a special fruit processing machine. This machine will mix the fruits put in it, and finally after a series of processes, it will be made into energy cubes, which will fall out from the exit. .”

Fruit blender... This reminded Naoki of the fruit blender in the game.

He asked: "Will the machine automatically make energy cubes?" If it were fully automatic, wouldn't the method of making energy cubes be too simple?

Ik Hui shook his head: "Although the machine is fully automatic, if you add tree fruits to it at will, it will only produce energy cubes that are so unpalatable that it will make Pokémon faint. You should also grow tree fruits in your ranch, right?" "

Naoki hummed: "That's right."

Yu Hui: "Then you should also know that different tree fruits have different tastes, nutrients and uses. Some tree fruits are spicy but rich in nutrients, while some tree fruits are sweet but not very nutritious. .”

"Qualified cultivators will select tree fruits that are more suitable and adopt the advantages of all fruits. Only in this way can they produce energy cubes of perfect quality."

"Although hundreds of tree fruits can be matched, sometimes as long as one kind of tree fruit is different, the effect of the energy cube will change drastically."

Zhi Shu said with great interest: "So, the energy cube is a random pairing of those tree fruits?"

Yuhui nodded slightly: "You can say that I have a basic energy cube recipe here. You can try making it!"

Saying that, Ik Hui handed over a note.

Zhi Shu reached out and took it, and was surprised to see the writing on it:

[Nutritional energy cube formula: Lime fruit x1, Baya fruit x1, Phoenix pear fruit x1. Effect: Pokémon who eat this energy cube for a long time will become stronger. ]

"To make energy cubes, you must first clean the tree fruits." Yu Hui directed.

Zhi Shu nodded, came to the cleaning table, and began to carefully clean the skins of the three fruits.

When cleaning the phoenix pear fruits, Zhi Shu suddenly thought of a question: "Should these fruits be peeled?"

Yu Hui: "Some need it, and some don't. For example, the phoenix pear fruit needs to remove the excess skin and only use the pulp. The same is true for the banana fruit, while for the peach fruit, there is no need to peel it. The specific content is Judgment should be made based on the characteristics of the fruit.”

Naoki probably understood.

He carefully washed and peeled the fruits and then put them into a fruit processor.

After waiting for nearly fifteen minutes, with a ding sound, a dozen energy cubes as big as glass marbles fell out of the outlet below the blender.

Naoki picked one up.

The next second, the information about this energy cube appeared in his mind.

[Strong Energy Cube (C): An energy cube made from lime, baya and phoenix fruits, with a sour taste.

Cooking effect: Strength and polish level 1. After eating, the Pokémon will be polished and strong. The nutrients in it will make the body stronger and gradually grow muscles.

Evaluation: The most basic energy cube, the first choice for coordination trainers who participate in gorgeous competitions. ]

"It seems that you succeeded the first time!" Yu Hui said with a smile: "There are almost no impurities in these energy cubes, which means that their quality is pretty good."

"Humans can also eat these energy cubes, right?" Naoki asked.

"certainly."

Hearing this, Naoki threw the energy cube in his hand into his mouth and chewed it twice, and then... he frowned in pain.

Yu Hui chuckled: "It's so sour, right? This is just for us humans. Pokémon's tolerance is completely different from humans. Some foods are difficult for us to swallow, but they are not for Pokémon. Lots of delicious food.”

Hearing this, Naoki fed one of the energy cubes in his hand to Gulton. As a result, Gulton also spit out his tongue with soreness and began to secrete saliva like crazy.

Naoki: "..." Could it be that there was something wrong with his production process?

Yu Hui smiled and said: "It seems that you have successfully learned how to make energy cubes, so let's try more and develop your own energy cube formula!"

"I still have things to do. If you have any questions, you can contact me on the phone here. You can use the fruits here as you like."

After saying that, Yu Hui turned around and left here to go about his own business.

Naoki wasn't worried. Now that he roughly knew how to make energy cubes, the next step was to slowly try and become proficient.

So, after Ikue left, Naoki continued to practice here, trying to develop his own energy cube formula.

The process was not smooth.

The first time, the amount of fruit was so large that the blender started to smoke and stopped running.

The second time, the wrong tree fruit was mixed, resulting in an energy cube that was full of impurities and tasted extremely bad. Therefore, after taking a bite, Luton was so disgusted that he vomited it out and almost fainted.

The third time, Naoki learned the lessons from the previous times and used several tree fruits that he was more familiar with.

This time, he finally succeeded in making an energy cube again.

[Nutritional Energy Cube (D-): Effect, slightly providing Pokémon with the nutrients needed by the body. Evaluation: The fit of the tree fruit is too low, resulting in poor quality of the energy cube produced. ]

Looking at this hard-won energy cube, Naoki couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Sure enough, it is too difficult to make energy cubes without a recipe.

This thing is really not something that ordinary people can make.

But Naoki didn't give up. He threw away these unpalatable energy cubes and continued to explore.

Time passes by, and the process of randomly matching tree fruits to make energy cubes is like a lottery, which is really exciting.

After countless failures, Naoki finally succeeded in making the second type of energy cube.

This is a strange energy cube that is blue-pink in color with purple spots on it. It looks like a poisonous mushroom and looks terrible.

Not only that, this energy cube also exudes an indescribably bad smell.

The moment Leden saw the energy cube, he immediately stepped back a few meters, leaned his back against the wall, and looked over with a look of horror.

Naoki: "..."

It's just an energy cube. Are you so scared?

Naoki cursed and looked down. Then, the information about these energy cubes emerged from his mind.

[Poisonous Babies Food (B+): Energy cubes with a bad taste will make the Pokémon who eat them faint, but they are a rare delicacy for Poisonous Babies.

Cooking effect: Poison Babe's attack, Poison Babe's favorite taste. If you put it in the wild, there is a certain chance that it will attract Poison Babe. This effect is only valid for Poison Babe.

Evaluation: Poison Babe’s special energy cube. ]