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"You should rest well at home."
Mrs. Martha changed her clothes and gently patted the back of Joe's hand.
She's going to Stardew Valley Ranch to thank Fang Gu.
She was grateful to him for bringing the cheerful Joe back into her life.
"When you get there, be sure to thank them properly," Qiao instructed.
If it weren't for the doctor saying that his recovery would take some time and that he shouldn't travel far during that time, he would have liked to visit Stardew Valley Ranch in Fang Valley to thank him.
"I know! I know! You nagging old man."
Mrs. Martha gave a reproachful look, but her face was filled with a happy smile.
She would rather Joe stay this talkative than be as muddle-headed as before.
After a moment of silence, Joe's voice trembled, "Thank you for everything these past few days, Martha."
Martha stopped walking, her voice choked with emotion.
"Don't talk about that, get well soon!"
Martha quickly walked to the entrance, changed her shoes, and huffed and puffed as she went outside and closed the door.
After closing the door, Martha didn't leave. Instead, she stood outside the door, silently weeping in grievance.
These tears contained all the sadness, disappointment, and grievances that had come before.
After her tears had dried, Martha wiped away her tear stains with a handkerchief, patted her clothes, looked around carefully to make sure no one else was there, and took a deep breath.
Things will definitely get better from now on!
…………
Mrs. Martha, who was hesitating about what to buy to take to Stardew Valley Ranch, was standing in front of the general store in Old Moonbird Town when she heard a voice calling out from behind her.
“Long time no see, Mrs. Martha. I haven’t seen you take Mr. Joe out for some sunshine lately,” Lance asked with concern.
Lance was also deeply saddened by what happened to Mr. Joe.
As a kind-hearted person who is easily influenced by the emotions of others, Lance always unconsciously cares about the well-being of those around him.
Mrs. Martha smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. Joe was just asking for a light beer from Starlight Restaurant a few days ago! He said that the first thing he would do when he could walk was to go to Starlight Restaurant to buy some beer."
As an artist, Joe held the slight intoxication brought by pale beer in high esteem, because he once created his proudest painting while in a slightly tipsy state.
Unfortunately, since his legs were injured, Martha has never let him touch alcohol again.
Lance immediately saw from Mrs. Martha's genuine smile that Joe's legs seemed to be on the verge of recovery.
"Joe's leg?"
“Yes, Joe has been doing rehabilitation exercises at home recently, so he hasn’t been out much.” Mrs. Martha covered her mouth and chuckled.
"That's wonderful!" Lance shook his head happily, as if he were drunk again.
"This is all thanks to Mr. Fang Gu for the fresh Moo Moo milk he sent," Mrs. Martha praised Mr. Fang Gu.
When it came to Fang Gu, Lance said he also had something to say.
"Fang Gu is such a great guy. He gave me a free advertisement on Douyin a few days ago, and now the Starlight Restaurant is packed every time. I'm so busy that I don't even have time to listen to the travelers' stories."
Lance touched his waist and said wearily.
"Furthermore, Mayor Foyth wants me to be in charge of the children's snacks for Easter, but I'm really not up to the task. I think we should ask Fang Gu for help."
“Actually, I can help out too,” Mrs. Martha said with a light laugh, then asked Lance what the account for Baodou Shangfang Valley was.
As an elderly woman, Mrs. Martha usually sees mostly old-fashioned content on Douyin (TikTok). She probably wouldn't see Fang Gu's account, which targets young people, even if she spent her whole life browsing it.
This is the big data system that Baodou Company built using a large number of electronic ghosts called "Rotom".
Looking at Fang Gu's account, where nine out of ten videos are food-related, Mrs. Martha realized that she might have a treasured cookbook at home.
Perhaps, that recipe could be given to Fang Gu as a token of gratitude.
While the two were still chatting, Steve from the blacksmith shop came over.
"You're talking about Fang Gu? That guy's amazing, he actually assembled a Pokémon expedition team..."
"I heard he's going to the beach in Biyi City this afternoon..."
Unbeknownst to many, Fang Gu, the rancher of Stardew Valley Ranch in the west, has become the talk of the town of Ancient Moonbird. Everyone sees Fang Gu as a generous, kind, and compassionate man.
But this good man was stopped on his way back to Stardew Valley Ranch.
To be precise, he was stopped by a Pokémon that was smaller than two of his fists.
It is Z2, the core of Zygarde.
Fang Gu, with his sharp eyes, noticed that Z2's body was covered with numerous small wounds. Although there were many, they were not fatal, and it seemed more like that the Pokémon had used a move to drive Z2 away.
But the fact that our great natural order regulators and guardians could be driven away by Pokémon aroused Fang Gu's curiosity.
"How did our great Z2 end up like this?"
Chapter 157 Z2's Home
【I……】
Z2 choked up as it spoke, never expecting that Flower Leaf and Flower Bud would be so loyal to Fang Valley and Stardew Valley Ranch!
Even when faced with its own summoned ten percent form, it remained unmoved, persisting in using the dual fairy winds to frantically drive itself away from the Stardew Valley Ranch territory.
As a divine beast with the dignity of a guardian of nature, Z2 naturally would not pass on its anger to Flower Leaf and Flower Bud.
Therefore, it was inevitable that it would seek out Fang Shanggu to ask him how he had managed to subdue these two "loyal ministers".
However, it originally wanted to transform into its ten percent form and appear before Fang Gu in a very majestic manner to question him.
But for some reason, the cells today are particularly disobedient, each using the excuse of lack of energy to refuse its summons.
Z2 thinks it's probably because they were attacked by a Fairy-type move they didn't like yesterday that they were unwilling to fuse.
In this situation, just coax her a bit more when you get back.
What Z2 didn't know was that many cells were unwilling to be enemies with Fang Gu, which was why they didn't accept his summons.
Although they are not as intelligent as Z1 and Z2, who are the core of Zygarde, they still know who is good to them.
Although Z2 possesses exceptionally high intelligence, it can sometimes be too clever for its own good.
Sometimes, we should try to look at things with our hearts.
[Many of Zygarde's cells]: I, a mere cell, have wandered half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise lord. If you do not despise me, and provide food and lodging, I am willing to serve as your lord!
In short, having been abandoned by numerous cells, Z2 could only appear before Fang Gu in this disheveled state.
Looking at Z2, which was not even as tall as his shoes, Fang Gu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his large hands descended from the sky, lifting Z2 into his arms.
Let me go! Let me go! Take your stinky paws off me!
Because of Fang Gu's actions, Z2 was so ashamed and angry that he even forgot his own verbal tic.
At the same time, Z2 was constantly calling out to the surrounding cells within its consciousness!
[Hurry up, gather around me! Can't you see I'm about to be murdered by those filthy humans?!]
Of course, Fang Gu couldn't hear Z2's inner thoughts.
Meanwhile, the Zygarde cells that could hear Z2's words were all ignored. Some even lay on small rocks less than five meters away from Z2, hiding themselves and lazily basking in the sun, absorbing its energy.
[Damn it! You bunch of bastards!]
Z2 roared incessantly in its mind, even waking up the still-sleeping Z1.
Why is it so noisy, Z2?!
Z1, who will be known as Little Soft in the future, said with a strong sense of morning grumpiness.
A hint of joy appeared in Z2's eyes. Just as it was about to ask Z1 to come and rescue it as quickly as possible, it heard Fang Gu's gentle words.
"Don't move."
Fang Gu gently tapped Z2's head, and then, based on Z2's injuries, selected the appropriate medicine from the medicines he had just purchased.
"A medicine for injuries caused by fairy attributes."
"Yes, that's it."
Fang Gu gently stroked the smooth surface of Z2 and said softly, "I'm applying medicine to you, don't move around."
For some reason, Z2 stopped moving completely after hearing Fang Gu's words.
He even completely forgot the words he wanted to convey to Z1.
Fang Gu examined Z2's injuries and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He probably knew who had caused Z2's injuries.
Z2's wounds were still covered in yellow pollen, clearly indicating that when she used the Fairy Wind skill, she had brought out pollen from the flowers around her.
I never expected that my two pets, Flower Leaf and Flower Bebe, who were so flustered when facing Kairos, would actually have the courage to confront the legendary first-level god, Zygarde.
Z2 also suffered a severe setback.
A smile appeared on Fang Gu's face, which made Z2, who was already indignant, show it on the surface.
[You bastard! What are you laughing at?!]
Z2 began to "ram" into Fang Gu's stomach.
Unfortunately, Z2 did zero damage to Fang Gu and was also badly injured by Fang Gu's abdominal muscles.
Fang Gu gently rubbed Z2's head.
"So why did you go looking for Flower Leaf Stem and Flower Bud, and why were you chased and beaten by them?"
Z2 got angry again, and a black # symbol appeared above its head.
[I! I wasn't chased and beaten by them; I let them have their way! I couldn't bear to hurt them!]
Fang Gu nodded slightly, looking at the little Z2 in his arms and pretending to be a tall and imposing figure.
[Actually, I just want to ask them, what kind of bewitching drug did you give them to make two tiny Pokémon take care of such a large flower field? It's practically exploiting Pokémon!!]