NABC Chapter 222 The Demon King is Gone, Tragedy Remains
Chapter 222 The Demon King is Gone, Tragedy Remains
Chapter 222 The Demon King is Gone, Tragedy Remains
Ash became interested as soon as he heard about Milk Tank Farm.
He was surprised to discover that the large milk jugs he often bought for Xiao Hei and the others were actually produced on Xiao Qian's family farm.
"Of course, no problem!"
Isn't the point of traveling to see all sorts of things you've never seen before? Xiaoxia and Lihua naturally agreed to go and visit together.
The three of them followed Xiaoxi to her grandfather's farm in the suburbs.
Thankfully, there is only one straight road from the dojo to the farm, so even someone as directionally challenged as Akane knows that if she keeps walking along the road, she won't get lost.
Soon they arrived at a large ranch, where many large milk tanks were scattered across the vast pasture, grazing leisurely.
"Hey, Grandpa Howard!" Xiaoxi's grandfather was a cheerful old man with a white beard and wearing a denim outfit.
Upon seeing Xiaoxi arrive with Xiaozhi and the others, she immediately and warmly led them to the ranch's restaurant to entertain them.
"Come on, Xiaoxi's friends, please feel free to eat all the dairy products from our farm, don't be shy."
He brought over a large bowl of all sorts of dairy products—milk, cheese, and various other delicacies—all of which smelled incredibly delicious and tempting.
Upon smelling the familiar scent of milk, Blackie took it upon himself to run out of the Poké Ball.
"Hoo, hoo!" (I smell milk! Where is the milk?)
Lugia has now grown to 1.5 meters tall, and such a large creature suddenly appearing in the restaurant is naturally quite eye-catching.
This startled Xiaoxi and her grandfather.
"What a handsome look! Even though it's black."
"That smooth exterior! Even though it's black."
"This sacred aura! Even though it's black."
"W-W-W-Is this Lugia?"
"Ugh!" (Wasn't the phrase "though it's black" redundant?)
As Lugia Nigo form, Little Black is very proud of his skin.
"Roar, roar!" (This is the symbol of the Demon King; foolish humans truly don't understand!)
The Johto region also has a Lugia faith, so most local residents can easily recognize what Lugia looks like.
But when they actually saw a Lugia appear before them, the two were still incredulous.
Xiaoxi was overjoyed to see a legendary Pokémon appear right in front of her. She wanted to reach out and touch it, but she didn't dare.
All I could do was take out my camera and stare at it with shining eyes.
This made Xiao Hei very proud, and his expression was quite like that of a bowl of eight-treasure porridge.
But they're just kids after all; they were drawn out by the smell of milk, so they must be after milk.
But Xiaoxi and Havad couldn't understand its cries. They just watched as the Lugia kept flapping its wings, pointing at the table and calling out, not knowing what it wanted to do.
Thinking it was some kind of sacred ceremony being performed, they quickly took out their cameras and started snapping pictures.
Xiao Zhi was both amused and exasperated, and quickly spoke up to prevent Xiao Hei from crying.
"Actually, this child really likes drinking your farm's milk. If you give it some, maybe you'll let it touch you."
"Really!"
The two hurriedly went to the warehouse and brought back a large basin of fresh milk, prepared it, and handed it to Xiao Hei.
"Hooray!" (I'll spare your lives!)
After finishing the drink, Xiao Hei spread its wings wide with a "come on" expression (3′).
"If you're a demon king, don't act like a prostitute!"
"Is this Lugia?!" Xiaoxi and Howard carefully touched the little black creature's body and marveled.
Xia and Lihua were so tempted that they joined in the queue to pet Xiao Hei.
Little Black was surrounded and stroked by a group of people, looking blissful, its face covered in white liquid—it just looked stranger!
Just then, Ash suddenly came to Hawad's side and spoke to him in a friendly manner.
"Grandpa Howard, does your ranch need new investment?"
After drinking the milk, Xiaozhi had an idea.
After all, it's a pretty good ranch, and later we can set up the Goldenrod City teleporter in Milkpool Ranch.
This way, you can save money on buying and setting up space teleportation anchors, so it's a win-win situation!
"Investment? Young man, you must be joking." Xiaoxi's grandfather immediately burst into a hearty laugh.
"You should know that my family's ranch is the largest dairy farm in the city-state."
"How much money do you think it would take to invest in our ranch?"
Xiao Zhi simply handed over a check in response.
Grandpa Xiaoxi's smile vanished abruptly, and he sat back down on the table with a serious expression.
"Sorry, my voice was too loud just now."
"Xiaoqian, quickly bring this outstanding young talent some fresh milk!"
"Grandpa, you're being embarrassing."
But under her grandfather's sharp gaze, Xiaoxi had no choice but to comply.
Soon, a fresh glass of milk was brought to Xiaozhi.
"Young man, although I really don't want to say this here, the farm has indeed been having some difficulties lately."
"Especially since that company called Crimson Group moved into Golden City." Hawad looked quite troubled.
"Since they launched their low-priced dairy products with a southern flavor from the Orange Islands, it has had a significant impact on our farm's sales."
"Although the ranch remains the largest milk supplier in the city, many of the downstream buyers have gone out of business."
It seems that Kojiro and his two companions are really capable in business.
"Grandpa, I've never heard you mention this before." It was the first time Xiaoxi had ever heard of this.
"That's because I didn't want you to worry. After all, you already work hard enough as a gym leader."
Hawad knew that Xiaoxi was an upright child and would not use her privileges as the curator to provide unfair assistance.
More importantly, different dojos have different methods of inheritance; some are passed down within families, while others are passed down from master to apprentice.
Xiaoqian became the current gym leader only because of the recommendation of the previous headmaster of the Goldenrod Gym.
Hawad naturally didn't want Xiaoxi's resume to be tarnished because of his own affairs.
To this, Xiao Zhi can only say that it doesn't actually need to be that complicated.
"Grandpa Haward, your ranch can supply the Crimson Group from now on."
After personally tasting the milk from Milk Tank Farm, Xiaozhi confirmed that it was indeed high-quality milk.
He immediately called Kojiro and handed the phone to Hawad.
After some discussion————
"Ah, Xiaoqian, quickly serve this respected Mr. Xiaozhi the best milk!"
With Xiaoxi acting as a foundation of mutual trust, Xiaozhi and Havad quickly reached an agreement on the general terms of the deal.
The main reason is that Ash doesn't intend to get involved in the farm's day-to-day operations, so all other conditions are easy to negotiate.
The specific details will be handled by Kojiro and the others.
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Then they lifted the chubby little black dog out of the big milk basin.
"You don't have to drink it all now; you can drink as much as you want later."
"Huh?" (Really?)
"Of course, I'm already a major shareholder in this ranch. From now on, it'll be directly shipped from the factory to you by air for you to drink as much as you want!"
[Ding! Xiao Hei: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]
[Xiao Hei: Affection Level: Intimacy has reached its maximum!]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2500; Attack +2; Skill: Wind Rises]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the epic quest "Prevent the Birth of the Demon King!": Please use love to influence Dark Lugia! (You can also use your fists), and raise its favorability to the maximum.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +50000; Stamina +3; Free Attribute Points +4; Demon King's Heart (will randomly generate one "Evil Version Three Divine Birds Battle Ticket" upon use) +1]
Since Ash hatched it from an egg, Ash's initial affection and intimacy levels were already very high.
Moreover, it has stayed by Ash's side since it was born and grew up.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Hei's favorability rating was maxed out without me even realizing it.
The future Demon King, yet to be born, was nipped in the bud by Ash.
Ah, how wonderful! (∇≤)/
—Xiaoxi's family farm covers a large area and has a huge number of large milk tankers, which are usually looked after by her grandfather.
Occasionally, Xiaoxi would come to help, showing Xiaozhi and the others around and explaining the function of each piece of equipment on the farm.
They were even taken to see the milking process using large milk tanks.
Watching Xiaoxi skillfully direct the Miltank animals to milk, Xiaozhi gained a deeper understanding of the symbiotic relationship between humans and Pokémon in the Pokémon world.
After milking the cows, Xiaoxi also helped with some odd jobs on the farm.
Judging from the way she skillfully forks dry grass, you can tell she must have been doing it since she was a child.
"Isn't it a bit unseemly for a girl to do this kind of work?"
Xiaoxi felt a little embarrassed by Xiaozhi's focused gaze.
"How could that be? Women who work are the most beautiful. Xiaoxi, you're even more beautiful like this!"
"How can those who don't appreciate the beauty of labor compare to you!"
Whenever Ash says something like this, his Charisma and Orator abilities will be activated at full power.
Combined with Ash's masculine and handsome face, the effect is doubled.
Young girls can't handle that.
[Ding! Xiaoxi: Affection +10]
"That's a bit much." Xiaozhi's praise made Xiaoxi even more embarrassed.
But this is Ash's honest opinion, as Xiaoxi is a Gym Leader in a metropolis like Goldenrod City.
But the fact that she could work so naturally and skillfully shows that she was not an arrogant person who was high and mighty.
(A sundae-loving young lady who was always forced to work sneezed.)
Xiaoqian successfully diverted Xiaozhi's attention from her face and huge breasts, allowing him to truly focus on her deeper beauty.
Especially after a day of work, the fair skin gleams in the sunlight, and the fragrant sweat slowly drips down.
The sleeve that was accidentally revealed when I raised my arm to wipe away sweat.
A gentle breeze carried a milky scent to Ash's face.
To be honest, I really want to lick it. (Is it really that level?!)
After enjoying their fill of milk at Grandpa Xiaoxi's farm, Ash and his friends said goodbye to Xiaoxi and Hawad and prepared to leave Goldenrod City.
When they parted, Xiaoxi still looked a little reluctant, which made Hawad look at Xiaozhi with a bit of hostility.
Of course, Misty and Pear Blossom were also giving Ash a less than friendly look.
Before leaving, Ash left a peat block for Wispy and told her to use it on Ursaring on the next full moon night to evolve it.
Any item that Ash has used will be unlocked in the system shop, so it doesn't matter.
Xiaoxi knew that getting peat blocks was very troublesome, but she was still touched.
[Ding! Xiaoxi: Affection +2]
Xiaoxia and Lihua's gazes became even more hostile.
Ash could only take out his Gold and Silver Balls and cough.
"Alright, let's hurry to the maple forest now. I can't wait to unravel the secrets of the ball!"
"Hey, Ash!" x2
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