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Chapter 394: Working Pokémon
Ten minutes later.Lin Feng stood there, staring thoughtfully at the little thief Pidgeot had caught.
Truthfully, he had long expected that sooner or later, wild Pokémon would be unable to resist the temptation and sneak into the berry orchard to steal berries.
Still, seeing this little Skwovet refuse to spit out the Oran Berries in its mouth even after getting caught made him want to laugh.
It really lived up to its species name.
"All right, Pidgeot. Put it down."
He waved his hand, signaling Pidgeot to release it.
However, Pidgeot did not leave immediately. Instead, it stood there staring directly at Skwovet.
The poor little Pokémon froze in terror, trembling nonstop.
Lin Feng sighed helplessly.
"You can go now, Pidgeot. It's fine."
Only then did Pidgeot spread its wings and fly away.
The moment it disappeared, Skwovet's eyes instantly darted around, rapidly searching for an escape route.
Very quickly, it found one.
Run through the orchard, leap into the trees, and escape!
Without a moment's hesitation, it sprang into motion the instant Pidgeot vanished from sight.
It jumped toward the nearest tree trunk.
But halfway through the leap, Skwovet suddenly realized something horrifying.
The tree that had been within reach moments ago seemed frozen in place before its eyes.
Its own body had stopped moving in midair.
"Can I fly now?"
That was Skwovet's first thought.
But before it could celebrate, its floating body slowly drifted backward.
Then it saw the human's face again.
"Wow, you sure run fast the second Pidgeot leaves. Good thing I've got psychic powers."
Lin Feng chuckled softly.
Although his psychic abilities still could not compare to Gardevoir's, they had already reached the level of a high-tier psychic trainer.
Handling a tiny Skwovet like this was effortless.
"Skwovet…"
The moment its escape attempt failed, despair flooded Skwovet's face.
On the way here, carried by Pidgeot, it had seen more than just one terrifying bird Pokémon.
There had also been a gigantic green serpent and several enormous dragons, each one looking scarier than the last.
This human raised monsters!
Now that it had been caught, it would probably be dried into squirrel jerky and eaten.
The more it thought about it, the more certain Skwovet became that its life was over.
At the final moments of its life, it recalled the conversation it had with Meowth earlier by the tree.
And Ponyta, who had promised to come rescue it if things went wrong.
What a shame…
It would never see its friends again.
But if someone asked whether it regretted sneaking in, Skwovet's answer would definitely be:
Absolutely not.
Because it knew that with such an enormous berry orchard sitting here, even if it resisted today, it would be tempted tomorrow.
And if not tomorrow, then the day after that.
Sooner or later, it would have come anyway.
Naturally, all those changing expressions were noticed by Lin Feng.
And honestly, that was exactly why he found the little guy so amusing.
He had no idea what Skwovet was thinking right now, but he was certain it was nothing good.
Suddenly, he raised his voice.
"Hey, Skwovet?"
The already overthinking Skwovet nearly jumped out of its skin in fright, trembling violently.
"Skwovet!?"
"You still refuse to spit out the Oran Berries in your mouth?"
Lin Feng suddenly felt like teasing it a little.
He deliberately stared at it sternly, causing Skwovet's tiny eyelashes to quiver.
Its body shook even harder.
But the berries inside its cheeks remained tightly clamped in place.
Even if this squirrel dies today, these berries are not yours!
Skwovet squeezed its eyes shut and curled into a ball, refusing to look at Lin Feng.
"Oh my god…"
Lin Feng could not help laughing.
He poked it lightly.
Sure enough, the little thing refused to move at all.
Eventually, he gave up teasing it and picked it up instead.
"Hey, Skwovet. Do you want to eat berries from my orchard?"
Skwovet still stayed curled up tightly.
"All right, all right. I'm not going to eat you or sell you," Lin Feng said patiently.
Although he did not possess Aura powers or Viridian abilities that could soothe Pokémon emotionally, he could easily guess Skwovet's current state from its reactions.
"Skwovet?"
The little Pokémon cautiously peeked out, looking at him with confusion.
"I said I won't eat you. And actually, you can even take these berries home with you."
Lin Feng showed what he believed was a gentle smile.
This time, Skwovet's eyes visibly brightened.
Mostly because it had caught the important keyword:
Berries.
"Skwovet?" (Really?)
Lin Feng nodded seriously.
"Of course."
There were plenty of berries in the orchard now. Once the harvest season came, it was impossible to pick everything at once. Every day, ripe berries remained hanging from the branches anyway.
Letting Skwovet take some would not hurt at all.
Honestly, when wild Pokémon were struggling for food, Lin Feng welcomed them to come pick some berries.
Of course, he would not simply give them away for free.
If food came too easily, wild Pokémon would gradually lose their motivation to survive on their own.
So if they wanted berries, or even wanted to bring berries home, they would need to work for them.
"But there's a condition."
Lin Feng gently tapped Skwovet's forehead.
"You need to help me with something first."
"Skwovet?" (What kind of work?)
Skwovet immediately became interested.
Mostly because this human had just said it could eat berries here.
"It's simple. There are too many berries in this orchard, so I need workers to help harvest them. If you're willing to help, I'll give you two berries from whatever you pick as payment. Of course, you can only harvest from the areas I assign you. How about it?"
Lin Feng proposed the deal.
The orchard continued producing fruit every single day.
Even with Gardevoir and Indeedee harvesting nonstop, it still consumed huge amounts of time.
The orchard had grown too large now. Even with psychic powers, it was impossible to harvest everything instantly.
If he could recruit some Pokémon workers, it would greatly reduce Gardevoir and Indeedee's workload.
Although…
Was two berries too little?
Lin Feng thought uncertainly.
After all, each berry tree could produce nearly a hundred ripe berries every day.
And the fruits were huge.
A Pokémon like Skwovet would probably need around twenty minutes to harvest an entire tree carefully without damaging the fruit.
Lin Feng was still calculating the fairness of the deal.
Meanwhile, Skwovet's eyes had already become dazzlingly bright.
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"Skwovet!?" (Really!?)
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