Chapter 28: Chapter 28:Harvest
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Natsume arrived at the Hearty Grains field.
"Awooo~"
Arcanine ran over to him.
Natsume patted Arcanine and said, "Arcanine, gather everyone. It's time to prepare for the harvest of the Hearty Grains."
"Awooo?"
Arcanine looked curiously at the Hearty Grains that were not yet fully matured.
However, trusting Natsume, it ran off to call Sandslash and the others from the Rototiller.
Natsume clicked to use the Time Accelerator.
In the field, the Hearty Grains quickly began to mature.
Before long, a vast expanse of golden Hearty Grains appeared before Natsume.
"Chirp chirp~"
Sandslash and Buneary also ran over at that moment.
The aroma of the Hearty Grains spread out around them.
Natsume raised his sickle and called to Sandslash and the others, "Let's get to work~"
"Sandslash~"
Sandslash was always the most enthusiastic about working in the fields.
As soon as Natsume finished speaking, it excitedly dashed into the field to start cutting the grain heads.
"Snivy~?"
After Natsume's guidance, Snivy consistently felt that working could be combined with training.
"Snivy~?"
Snivy wanted to know how to incorporate exercise into the process of cutting the Hearty Grains.
"Well," Natsume thought for a moment and then said, "you can use Vine Whip to wrap around the sickle blades, then swing Vine Whip to cut the Hearty Grains."
"This will help you exercise your endurance, control, and precision with Vine Whip."
"Snivy~."
Snivy indicated that it understood.
It extended two Vine Whips, wrapping them around the sickle blades and starting to cut the grain heads.
Natsume stepped aside and took out his phone to send a message to Sakura.
"1,000 pounds of Hearty Grains.
200 pounds of Plump Beans.
200 pounds of Springy Mushrooms. Do you want them?"
Sakura: "Take all the Hearty Grains and Plump Beans! However, we might not need the Springy Mushrooms."
The greatest demand for Springy Mushrooms is from Dragon-type and Monster-type Pokémon.
There are not many who can afford to raise these two types of Pokémon, even though they are not short of money.
The special market environment determines that although some things are sold at a high price, they may not necessarily sell well.
The Snorlax Company has partnerships with specific companions, so they do not need to harvest Springy Mushrooms additionally.
However, Hearty Grains are different.
Because almost any Pokémon that can run on the ground, whether you are a Flying type, Fire type, or Water type, basically eats them.
Processed Hearty Grains can even be eaten by humans.
So the demand is very high.
"In that case, there's no need to continue growing Springy Mushrooms."
"If there aren't any Quest Rewards, the Springy Mushrooms can just self-sustain."
Natsume looked at Sakura's message, thinking about the Farm's future planting direction.
For the time being, the Farm will continue to focus on Hearty Grains planting as the primary industry.
Notice: During the harvest of Hearty Grains, you discovered a Big Root.
A new notification came from the Farm Story game.
Natsume took a glance at his phone.
In Farm Story, Snivy and the others were steadily making progress on the harvest.
Natsume put away his phone.
"Everyone, keep it up."
Natsume returned to the field and said, "After we finish the harvest, everyone will have a nice lunch!"
"Awooo~"
Before long, with everyone's efforts, the harvest of one acre of Hearty Grains was completed.
Farm Task: Harvest 1,000 pounds of Hearty Grains completed.
Quest Reward: Provides a lot of experience: Exp. Candy *3; Secret Technique: Sandstorm; Type Gems Draw one time.
"Buneary~"
Buneary looked exhausted.
Both Buneary were soaked in sweat.
Snivy, having been swinging its Vine Whip the whole time, was also drained of energy.
Sandslash and the others were still in good condition.
After all, it was just one acre.
The moment of harvest is always thrilling.
Natsume taught the Secret Technique: Sandstorm to Sandslash.
This means that out of the four major Weather Moves, Natsume's Pokémon have already mastered three.
Dragonair has Drizzle, Arcanine has Sunny Day, and Sandslash has Sandstorm.
"Snivy, come here."
Natsume handed the Big Root extracted from Farm Story to Snivy.
"Snivy, absorb this."
The Big Root allows the holder to gain more energy when using absorb-type moves.
"Snivy~"
Snivy looked at the Big Root and then, like eating a snack, slowly swallowed it bit by bit.
As soon as Snivy finished absorbing the Big Root, it felt a surge of life energy within its body.
Notice: Servine learned new moves: Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Leaf Tornado.
Servine's individual value HP rose to 31.
At the same time, a light representing evolution shone from Snivy's body.
"Chah!"
Snivy evolved!
Before Natsume now stood the newly evolved Servine.
Name: Servine
Type: Grass
Level: lv21
Ability: Contrary
Individual Values: HP 31, Attack 28, Defense 28, Special Attack 31, Special Defense 30, Speed 31
Moves: Tackle, Leer, Vine Whip, Wrap, Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Leaf Tornado
Inherited Moves: Magical Leaf, Grassy Terrain
Potential: Near Champion
Absorbed Treasure: Big Root
"Congratulations, Servine."
Natsume gestured to indicate Servine's height.
"You've grown a lot."
Servine's average height is 0.8 meters.
But Natsume's Servine looks to be at least 1.2 meters tall.
"Servine~"
The Exp. Candy, which provides a lot of experience, isn't of much help to Dragonair, who are already over level 30.
"Can this Exp. Candy be boiled into porridge?"
Natsume suddenly came up with this idea.
"Rotom."
"Cook these three Exp. Candies in the porridge and then distribute it to everyone."
Natsume planned to give it a try.
"Okay, Rotom~"
Rotom took the candies.
After instructing Rotom, Natsume looked at the Buneary, who were soaked, and said, "Let's go. I'll help you take a bath first."
"Buneary~"
Buneary happily followed Natsume toward the bathroom.