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Chapter 141 Marnie's Ranch, Buying a Large Milk Tank
As is well known, ranches, due to their large area, are generally located in relatively remote suburbs.
Marnie's ranch is located in the east of Littlewhite Town, in the opposite direction from the bustling Littlewhite Square, hidden in a dense forest.
Along the way, Ark encountered many wild Pokémon; the wild Pokémon in the suburbs were very active.
As the tropical dragon descended, the full view of Marnie Ranch gradually became clear.
A wooden fence encloses a large expanse of lush green grass, and the red barn roof stands out prominently in the sunlight.
In the yard, several large milk tanks were strolling leisurely, Mare the sheep was bleating, and tiny sparks of electricity occasionally flew from its body, while the mountain goat was chewing on leaves by the fence.
Just as Robin said, Marnie Ranch specializes in selling a wide variety of Pokémon suitable for raising on farms, with a very rich selection.
Fangzhou went forward to take a look, and found that the ranch gate was locked. Marnie wasn't there.
I looked at the sign at the door, which read, "Out for a while, will be back before sunset."
Fangzhou looked up at the sky; the setting sun in the distance had dyed the clouds red, and the sun was about to set.
Marnie should be back soon.
Just as Fangzhou was debating whether to continue waiting, a light drizzle suddenly began to fall.
Fangzhou sighed and knew he had no choice but to go back.
It would be troublesome if the rain got heavier later.
Just then, a strange force appeared nearby.
After the gathering skill was upgraded to level two, Ark became much more sensitive to all changes around him.
Immediately afterwards, the light rain that had just started stopped.
Is someone practicing weather skills nearby?
Fangzhou quickly remembered the Heavenly Sign Selection Sacrifice that the town mayor had mentioned, and it seemed that someone had already begun preparations.
"You must be Fang Zhou. I've heard Robin mention you. Are you here to buy Miltank?"
Just then, a woman's voice suddenly rang out from behind.
Fangzhou turned around and saw a brown-haired woman wearing a checkered apron standing behind him with a smile.
Wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, with a healthy rosy glow on his cheeks from years of hard work, and half a bag of Pokémon food peeking out of his apron pocket, he exudes the cheerful and carefree aura unique to ranchers.
This is Marnie.
"Yes, Miss Marnie, besides that, I'd also like to know what other animals would be suitable to keep on the estate?"
Marnie stepped forward, unlocked the door with her key, and beckoned Fangzhou to come in.
The ranch was decorated in a warm and tidy manner, and even the living area for the not-so-intelligent chicks and ducks was spotless. I wonder how Marnie managed to do it.
"I have everything on my ranch: ordinary chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, sheep, and Pokémon such as Miltank, Mareep, and goats. Next, I plan to raise a batch of seasonal deer and Boom Buffalo."
Marnie has a deep love for this ranch, and she can't stop talking about the ranch's friends once she starts.
"Exploding water buffalo?" Fang Zhou looked puzzled. With Four Seasons Deer, you can harvest antlers and deer velvet in winter. What can Exploding water buffalo do?
"While the 'Pop Buffalo' is mostly used for farming, it can also produce milk. Buffalo milk is produced by the 'Pop Buffalo,' although the yield is not comparable to that of the 'Big Milk Tank,' but the price is much higher than that of the 'Big Milk Tank's Moo Moo Milk."
"It tastes great, and even people with lactose intolerance won't get diarrhea after eating it."
It turned out to be the case.
Ark plans to buy no more ordinary animals this time, except for another batch of chicks.
Ordinary animals are generally sold for low prices, and many are sold into servitude, making it impossible to produce them continuously.
They are also unintelligent and defecate anywhere.
Even though the chickens on the farm became a little smarter after eating the magical crops, cleaning the chicken coop every day still gave Ark a headache.
That's incredibly powerful.
Kirlian said last time that she wanted to train these underlings properly, I wonder how it's going.
It's better to raise Pokémon.
As long as enough are raised, if anyone dares to offend the manor, before they even get close, the manor won't need to perform its invincible defense function. Hundreds or even thousands of large milk tankers can use their Destruction Ray together to blast anyone who comes into the way into dust.
Marnie enthusiastically showed Ark around the ranch. "I carefully designed the layout of the ranch. With so many animals, I was thinking about whether I could create an ecological cycle system, which would be healthier and easier to manage."
Fangzhou silently recorded the opponent's strategy.
Your layout is good, but now that I've seen it, it's mine.
It would be even better if it were possible to copy and paste directly like in the game.
"Fangzhou, your manor design must be even better. I hope I can visit your manor someday."
Actually, that's not the case; it's not better at all. The manor was just a poorly designed layout.
Of course, Ark warmly welcomed them, saying they could use the power of the Heart Drops to renovate the manor later.
"Besides Miltank, have you decided what other Pokémon you want?"
Fangzhou shook his head. "Just buy ten large milk tanks."
Thanks to the success of his honey and breakfast businesses, his savings have now grown to 450,000.
But I just used up a lot at Joja Supermarket, and now with ten large milk cans worth 200,000, I don't have much left.
"Then buy thirty more chicks."
"Maya sheep are good; their wool can be made into sweaters, but the quality of their milk is low. It's better to buy a mount goat, as the milk produced by mount goats is of higher quality..."
Fangzhou began to struggle. He had to keep some of his remaining money for emergencies, and the rest was only enough to buy five sheep, not even enough to raise a whole herd.
After buying sheep, you still need to build sheep pens, which costs money.
"Never mind, we'll talk about the sheep next time."
Let's go back and make the breakfast business bigger and stronger first.
We had previously wanted to develop the herbal medicine industry, but now we have to wait.
Marnie nodded in agreement and added, "Actually, it's not a wise choice for you to buy a Mare or a riding goat right now. Mare's wool is only useful in winter, so I suggest you buy it when winter is approaching."
"The mount goats are not well adapted to the environment in the Hoenn region. In the early summer, their green wool turns black, which means it is not suitable for milk production now. It is better to wait until late summer or early autumn."
Marnie smiled at the end. "You can come back later."
Swipe the card, fill in the address—it was all done in one go. Marnie said she would help deliver the animal there in a little while.
Back at the manor, Fangzhou continued the starfruit cultivation work with the tropical dragon.
The two geckos were taking turns using their digging skill to loosen the soil.
Fangzhou smiled upon seeing this and threw out a Poké Ball.
A flash of red light appeared, and Rotom's figure appeared inside the manor.
"Come, let me introduce our new partner to everyone. Its name is Rotom."
The surrounding Pokémon gathered around, looking at Rotom with curiosity.
"Its abilities are extremely powerful." Ark clapped its hands, intending to let Rotom demonstrate its abilities directly.
Rotom first possessed the phone, and a smiley face made of pixels appeared on the phone screen.
"Hi everyone, Loto~ It's nice to meet you all~ Please take care of me in the future~"
The blue cotton bird's eyes lit up immediately. If it could possess a mobile phone, wouldn't it be able to help it shoot videos?
Then Rotom detached from the phone and crawled into the hoe in Ark's hand.
The next moment, the two Garchomps on the hoe, their eyes flashing red, detached from Ark's hands and landed on the ground.
hum hum hum!
With a roar, the hoe started working under Rotom's control, quickly weeding and loosening the soil.
The tropical dragon and two geckos standing nearby stared wide-eyed.
I never expected the new colleagues to have such abilities!
Fangzhou smiled. "From now on, Rotom will be joining our planting team."
The next step was to start planting star fruit.