“System, draw a Pokemon,”
A box appeared in front of Xia Mu, visible only to him.
Inside the box, shadows of various Pokemon flashed past.
“Stop.”
A miniature dragon figure appeared, its stats displayed beside it!
【Name: Dratini】
【Type: Dragon】
【Level: lv10】
【Ability: Shed Skin】
【Individual Values: hp (31), attack (31), defense (31), special attack (31), special defense (31), speed (31)】
【Moves: Bind, Leer, Twister, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail】
【Egg Moves: Extreme Speed, Dragon Breath, Water Pulse】
【Potential: God-Tier】
Looking at the Dratini’s stats, Xia Mu exclaimed in amazement: “It really is a God-Tier pseudo-legendary, this move pool is amazing!”
“Ahem.”
The old village elder coughed.
“Right, Xia Mu, why don’t you release your Pokemon?”
“Is it not here yet?”
Xia Mu, in high spirits, said: “I’ll release it now.”
Xia Mu took a red and white Poke Ball from his backpack.
“System, place it in the Poke Ball.”
【Placement complete】
The Poke Ball in Xia Mu’s hand shook slightly.
Xia Mu pointed the Poke Ball at an empty patch of ground: “Come out, Dratini!”
Bang~
The Poke Ball opened.
With a red light shooting out, a blue Dratini appeared on the grass.
“Fwu~”
Xia Mu squatted down and extended his hand towards the Dratini.
“Fwu~”
The Dratini blinked at Xia Mu, then showed a happy expression.
The Dratini quickly wrapped itself around Xia Mu’s neck, following the line of his arm.
Like a blue scarf.
“Fwu~”
The Dratini stuck out its tongue and licked Xia Mu’s cheek.
Cool and smooth.
“Hello, Dratini.”
Xia Mu scratched the Dratini under its chin.
The old village elder’s eyes widened, and he looked at Xia Mu in amazement: “This, this is a Dratini?”
“Good lad, I was worried you wouldn’t be able to manage the farm.”
“But since you have a Dratini, old man, I’m relieved.”
In the Great Xia Nation, Dragon-type Pokemon were considered auspicious.
Ancient people believed that Dragon-type Pokemon could control the wind and rain.
Therefore, those who possessed Dragon-type Pokemon would surely be blessed with good harvests and favorable weather.
Of course, nowadays, this is called praying for rain.
“Fwu~”
The Dratini looked at the old village elder with a puzzled expression, then snuggled against Xia Mu’s cheek.
This Dratini was quite clingy.
Xia Mu laughed: “You’re flattering me, I still have a lot to learn about managing a farm.”
The old village elder sighed: “No rush.”
“You’re still young, you’ll learn gradually.”
“Let me show you around.”
“Alright.”
The old village elder walked forward, pointing to a barren piece of land: “Don’t look at this land as being barren now.”
“But a long time ago, this place used to grow lots of Wondrous Grass.”
“When autumn arrived, it was a golden sea, so beautiful.”
“Unfortunately, no one in our village grows Wondrous Grass anymore.”
Xia Mu recalled Wondrous Grass from the Pokemon Arceus game, a highly sought-after food source for ground-based Pokemon.
【Farm Task: Cultivate a 100 square meter plot of land.】
【Task Reward: Wondrous Grass seeds; Experience Candy *3 (provides a small amount of experience); Secret Technique: Rain Dance】
Xia Mu briefly glanced at the newly released task.
“Why don’t you grow it anymore?”
The old village elder sighed: “Wondrous Grass has high land quality requirements, and even the amount of water used can affect the harvest.”
“I see.”
Xia Mu picked up his phone and checked the shop in Farm Story.
The shop had soil-improving fertilizer, and the game itself would provide watering tips, so Xia Mu didn’t have to worry about those issues.
The old village elder continued to introduce the surroundings.
He pointed to a collapsed cowshed: “We used to raise several Miltanks here.”
“Many villagers came here to buy Miltank milk.”
The old village elder pointed to the house behind the cowshed: “The cowshed is collapsed, but thankfully the house behind it is still habitable.”
“It just needs a little cleaning up.”
It was a two-story self-built house.
Xia Mu followed the old village elder and took a closer look.
Silence again.
The house didn’t even have a door.
Xia Mu peered inside.
The house was spacious, just a bit dirty.
“Whoosh~”
A green figure flashed by.
It was very fast, jumping out of the broken glass window on the second floor.
Xia Mu didn’t get a clear look at what Pokemon it was.
“Ahem.”
The old village elder coughed again: “As I said earlier, this house has been abandoned for a long time.”
【Task: A Freshly Renovated House】
【Task Description: Make the house comfortable.】
【Task Reward: Rotom – Full Set】
Xia Mu said to the village elder: “It’s fine, the house’s main structure seems okay, I’ll renovate it.”
The game’s store also sold flooring, tiles, and even options to change the house layout.
So Xia Mu didn’t have any requirements for the house.
Seeing that Xia Mu didn’t mind, the old village elder gestured for Xia Mu to follow him: “This way.”
The old village elder led Xia Mu past the dilapidated old house.
Behind the house was a bamboo forest.
There was a small stream running through the bamboo forest.
Whoosh~
The wind blew past.
The bamboo forest rustled.
The water flowed gently, crystal clear.
A group of Lombre were gathered together playing in the water.
Underneath the water weeds, Magikarp and Stunfisk were swimming.
“Fwu~”
The Dratini looked at the stream ahead and showed a eager expression.
Xia Mu stroked the Dratini’s head and asked: “Do you want to play?”
“Fwu~”
The Dratini nodded.
“Go ahead then.”
“Fwu~”
The Dratini cheered and dove straight into the stream.
Wild Dratini usually live in the water at the bottom of waterfalls, so they naturally like places with water.
The presence of Lombre proved that the water here was very clean. If the old village elder hadn’t been there, Xia Mu would also have jumped in for a swim.
Ding dong~
The Farm Story notification sound suddenly rang.
【Your Dratini explored the wild stream and found a Water Stone for you.】
【Would you like to retrieve it now?】
On the Farm Story game screen.
The Dratini was swimming in the water.
A Water Stone appeared in its mouth.