"We've arrived. Welcome to Farm!"
Rex welcomed the newly joined group of Hoppip to the farm.
On the way back, Rex had already confirmed carefully. The number of Hoppip in this group was 17, which was considered a relatively small group. However, with the addition of these Hoppip, it was enough to meet the current needs of Farm.
After arriving at Farm, the group of Hoppip settled on the grassland, bouncing around on the open space in front of Rex's house, immediately attracting the attention of the Glooms , who followed Yuli out to check the outdoor activity.
Seeing so many Hoppip, the Gloom temporarily forgot about Yuli and bounced over happily, seamlessly blending in with the Hoppip.
"Boss, did you tame these Hoppip on the way?"
Yuli was quite surprised by the sudden appearance of so many Hoppip, but she had gotten used to the presence of many Pokémon groups on the farm.
"I just invited them to settle at Farm. By the way, could you please contact Uncle Henry and have him come over to build another building for the Hoppip to live in?"
Rex was not comfortable leaving these Hoppip to sleep outdoors directly; otherwise, they might be blown away by the wind when they wake up.
As for now, letting the Glooms take care of these Hoppip also had another purpose—to allow them to impart the Grassy Terrain skill to the Hoppip. Rex believed that intelligent Hoppip, as long as they frequently experienced the atmosphere released by the Grassy Terrain, could quickly comprehend this skill.
For the Hoppip with slower understanding of life energy, Rex could strengthen their comprehension through his own abilities. He believed that even the slowest Hoppip, with this assistance, could quickly grasp the Grassy Terrain skill.
Of course, teaching the Grassy Terrain energy shouldn't be wasted. Rex directly led the Glooms and Victreebel to the backyard planting area, temporarily settling the Glooms group there, which could also protect these plants.
In the backyard, Rex could feel that the concentration of life energy here was much higher than elsewhere.
This was because the Glooms often released the Grassy Terrain here, generating a large amount of life energy. Even though most of the life energy was absorbed by the Revival Herb and Energy Roots, there was always some residual life energy left.
Moreover, during their growth, the Revival Herb and Energy Roots also spontaneously emitted some life energy to the outside world.
After discovering this situation, Rex thought that in the future, he could build a greenhouse-like structure specifically for cultivating Revival Herb and Energy Roots.
This enclosed environment could effectively prevent the diffusion of life energy, increase the concentration of life energy inside, and better promote their growth.
"Cheers, may our Farm continue to prosper!"
That night, Rex took out the juice obtained from Polteageist and served it to Yuli, celebrating the successful completion of the artificial lake expansion project.
"Wow, this juice is so delicious. I've never tasted such delicious juice before. Isn't that right, Yuli?"
After taking a sip, Yuli, feeling the sweetness in her mouth, exclaimed with shining eyes.
"It's indeed very tasty. I didn't expect the juice brewed by Polteageist to be this good!"
After drinking the juice in her cup, Yuli also couldn't help but praise.
With the delicious juice, everyone enjoyed the meal satisfactorily, staying in a pleasant and warm atmosphere until they were full.
The next day,
With no other tasks to attend to, Rex rarely engaged in farm work. First, he cleaned the sheep's shed, ensuring that the sheep could sleep well at night by regularly cleaning their shelter and maintaining hygiene, otherwise, they would easily fall ill.
Afterwards, Rex went to the backyard planting area to weed. Due to frequent use of the Grassy Terrain, the weeds here grew exceptionally vigorously. If not careful, the weeds would grow taller than the Revival Herb.
Rex was busy until noon before finally finishing these tasks.
After lunch, Rex took Torchic to an open space.
Torchic had already passed the juvenile stage. Rex felt that it was time to start a training plan for it. Previously, due to the expansion of the artificial lake project, he had neglected it.
After conducting some tests, Rex understood the skills Torchic currently possessed:
Scratch, growl, ember, quick attack, flame charge
Rex was not surprised that Torchic could master the first four skills. However, for Torchic to grasp the flame charge, a fire type move, at this early stage of leaving the juvenile period was quite surprising.
Usually, for a Torchic to understand the flame charge move, it would need to evolve into a Combusken, as only then would its total fire type energy be sufficient to support the use of the flame charge skill.
Typically, a Combusken capable of comprehending the flame charge skill was already on the brink of evolution and could evolve into a Blaziken with just a bit more progress.
From this, it could be seen how talented Torchic was, or rather, how much fire type energy it stored within its body greatly exceeded that of an ordinary Torchic.
After testing, Rex found that Torchic's body contained enough fire type energy to use the flame charge skill twice. This was already quite terrifying; the power of the flame charge skill was not comparable to the ember skill.
Seeing Torchic looking a bit weary after using the flame charge skill twice, Rex quickly took out several energy cubes for it to consume, helping it recover its strength.
During this time, Rex also noticed an interesting phenomenon: when Torchic's internal fire type energy consumption was significant, the color of its head feathers would dim. When Torchic's fire type energy recovered, its head feathers would brighten again.
Seeing this scene, Rex had some speculations in his mind.
For some unknown reason, Torchic's head feathers had undergone a mutation, enabling them to store a large amount of fire type energy to supply Torchic's use.
In this way, the total amount of fire type energy that Torchic could use greatly increased, which was why it could use the flame charge skill at this level.
Rex lifted Torchic with both hands and carefully observed it, but didn't find any other abnormalities. However, he believed his speculation was likely correct.
Torchic was being held by the trainer, being looked up and down, feeling a bit puzzled.
However, thinking that the trainer was playing with it, Torchic didn't resist. Instead, it joyfully accepted the trainer's caress and occasionally rubbed its head against the trainer's hand.
Seeing Torchic's adorable behavior, Rex extinguished his curiosity and began to play with it.
Torchic's entire body was covered with fluffy feathers, warm like a hot water bottle when held. If it were winter, as long as you held such a Torchic in your arms, you wouldn't feel cold at all.
After playing with Torchic for a while, Rex placed it on the ground and started thinking about future arrangements.
After working so hard for such a long time, Rex didn't want to immediately go out for Gym challenges. After all, there were still more than five months left until the opening of the Ever Grande Conference. There was sufficient time to obtain the remaining four Gym badges without too much pressure.
Finally, Rex thought of a good place to go—the beach where he had just crossed over. It was deserted and suitable for training and vacation.
(End of Chapter)