Summer sunrises always come early.
At this moment, it was just past five in the morning, and the distant sky already showed signs of dawn.
It was a beautiful fiery red.
“Darumaka~hoo~”
Bang!
A sudden Darumaka’s cry and a faint explosion echoed through the farm.
Natsume sat up in bed, his eyes opening.
“What’s going on?”
He pulled open the curtains, stepped out of the room, and walked onto the balcony.
In the fields,
The Darumaka were guarding the fields planted with Gloom Berry, attacking a Murkrow flying in the sky.
Gloom Berry is a popular food for Flying-type and Water-type Pokémon.
At this time, after a day of growth, under the influence of the time accelerator, the Gloom Berry plants had fully matured.
The branches were lush, and even flowers had bloomed.
The Murkrow, after trying and failing to land, flew away.
“Good work, Darumaka.”
Natsume waved to the Darumaka.
“Daruma~"
The Darumaka looked up and responded to Natsume.
The Darumaka’s characteristic is early rising.
This characteristic makes their sleep time half that of ordinary Pokémon.
Even if they fall asleep due to Pokémon moves, they can wake up very quickly.
Therefore, even when sleeping, they are extremely sensitive to their surroundings.
The wind in the fields blew away Natsume’s drowsiness.
“Rotom, help me prepare breakfast.”
“Got it, Roto~”
There was nothing much going on in the fields today, so Natsume planned to go back to school to get his graduation certificate after breakfast.
Rotom’s learning ability is very strong, after all, it can learn all sorts of skills online.
After washing up, Natsume came downstairs from the second floor.
At the doorway, Houndoom pressed its back, stretching its body.
“Good morning, Houndoom.”
Natsume greeted Houndoom and sat down on the sofa, turning on the TV to the news channel.
The morning news was just starting.
“Good morning to all our viewers,”
On the TV, an anchor named Fan Shu smiled at the camera, “First, let me introduce you to the main content of today’s program.”
The male anchor Dong Jianqiang beside her said, “The Pokémon Education Ministry and the Pokémon Coordinator Association held their third meeting regarding the nationwide middle school and elementary school Grand Festival.”
Fan Shu continued, “The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed that consuming a large amount of Choco Berry can increase Pokémon’s resistance to Fire-type moves.”
Natsume muttered, “Choco Berry, it seems like this stuff is going to go up in price.”
Dong Jianqiang continued, “A space-time distortion suddenly appeared in Yun Province.”
“Luckily, the distorted space is in a primeval forest, which has attracted a lot of trainers to come looking for treasure.”
Distorted space is a type of natural disaster unique to this world.
For many people, it’s also filled with opportunity.
When a distorted space descends, it will change the surrounding terrain, and all the Pokémon within the space will fall into a state of chaos, attacking everything around them madly.
However, distorted space is also very likely to contain various kinds of treasures, even extremely rare Pokémon.
Because of this, every time a distorted space appears, it will attract a large number of trainers to go treasure hunting.
“Roto, good morning~”
Rotom flew over with breakfast.
Natsume reached out to take it, “Thanks, Rotom~”
“Fwee~”
Dratini climbed in through the window.
Dratini likes the bamboo forest behind the house where there’s a stream.
When it rests at night, it sleeps at the bottom of the stream.
“Morning, Dratini.”
“Fwee~”
The Dugtrio also gathered around the dining table and began to eat.
Natsume looked at everyone and said, “I’m going to school with Dratini and Houndoom today.”
“Rotom, Dugtrio, after you’re done eating, you can start cultivating the wasteland around here.”
Natsume gave orders for today’s work.
“If you get tired, take a break.”
“Dugga~”
Dugtrio nodded obediently.
Rotom asked, “How much land do you want to cultivate?”
Natsume thought for a moment, then said, “Let’s aim for ten acres first.”
“Got it~ Roto.”
After finishing their meal, Natsume and Rotom cleaned up the table together.
The news report on TV suddenly caught Natsume’s attention.
“A strong earthquake struck the Qing Shan District of Lin Province last night. Some people claim it was caused by a Tyranitar.”
Fan Shu smiled at the camera, “Qing Shan District has always been the largest Pokémon conservation area in Lin Province, and the Pokémon resources within it are very rich.”
“However, whether the earthquake last night was related to Tyranitar remains to be verified.”
Natsume looked at the TV and muttered, “Qing Shan District.”
“Once Dratini evolves, I can go there sometime.”
“Since the wild Pokémon resources there are so rich, maybe I can find a few Pokémon that are suitable for helping out on the farm.”
Natsume thought, came to the sink, washed his hands, then picked up his backpack and went outside with everyone.
Natsume climbed onto Houndoom’s back and said to the Dugtrio, “I’ll be back as soon as possible, take good care of the house.”
“If anything happens, remember to have Rotom contact me.”
Natsume, like parents going on a trip, instructed the Dugtrio who stayed at home.
Dugtrio nodded in understanding.
Natsume’s farm is still relatively close to human villages, so the strength of wild Pokémon in the surrounding area is basically around level 10.
Dugtrio’s current level is already considered a small boss, even in the wild.
Plus, there’s the Darumaka, so the farm’s security is actually nothing to worry about.
“Dugga~”
Dugtrio indicated that it could take care of everything.
“Good boy, I’ll bring you some sweets when I come back.”
Natsume finished, patting Houndoom’s shoulder.
“Let’s go, Houndoom.”
“Aw~”
Houndoom let out an excited cry at the sky, then quickly carried Natsume towards the foot of the mountain.
Houndoom’s speed was very fast, like the wind, sweeping across the fields.