Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 202, the story's conclusion, the magical hawthorn.

"The dark energy is also learning and growing. It is well aware of the extent of its power and covets the core authority of this world represented by Arceus's avatar. Arceus took advantage of this and carefully designed a 'weakness,' a bait, to actively lure the dark energy to carry out the deepest erosion on itself."

Should we actively embrace death...?

"In the end, Arceus's avatar disintegrated as it wished, but at the same time, it sacrificed itself to severely damage and consume the enormous energy that the black energy had accumulated over thousands of years, thus buying precious time for the final plan."

"In order to further delay the recovery and growth of the dark energy, and to delay the complete shattering of the old world, which had become fragile after losing the support of Arceus's avatar, Arceus dispersed his eighteen attribute tablets and, together with his human companions, various divine beasts that controlled the laws, laid out a complex and vast network of restraints."

A mix of emotions welled up in Fang Zhou's heart once again, and sadness appeared in his eyes.

Each mythical beast participated in the plan with all its might, all for the sake of its own demise.

Fangzhou thought of Lugia. When the Celestial Disease broke out, he learned from Steven that Lugia might be in trouble. Combining the rumors he heard after the Spring Banquet with the information Professor Oak mentioned at the gathering, it was very likely that something had happened to Lugia.

Perhaps, in some unknown corner, there are still gods fighting against the dark energy.

They control the laws of the old world. Other Pokémon can go to the Sanctuary and survive the destruction, but they cannot. They represent the old world and are destined to perish along with it.

Bravely heading towards death...

And the new civilization, nurtured by the life and civilization preserved in the sanctuary and nourished by the new ancient tree of life, will sprout, grow, and bloom once again in a world that has been reborn.

This time, the dark energy will be fundamentally excluded by the new world laws.

The story seems to have come to an end here.

The night sky was silent, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze.

Fangzhou felt a heavy weight on his heart, almost suffocating under the weight of the truth.

"Now that the first task is completed, all that remains is to cultivate the Tree of Life and build shelters that can survive the cataclysmic disaster."

Nine-Tailed Fox's eyes curved into crescent moons as it looked at the Ark, "This heavy responsibility will fall on your shoulders."

ark:???

What the hell?!

Fangzhou was still immersed in the vast and heavy aftertaste of the story when he heard Nine-Tailed Fox's words and pointed at himself in disbelief.

"You want me to...save the world? Carry on the torch of civilization? Are you kidding me?!"

Are you kidding me?!

I'm just a newbie manor owner who has just started building my manor, is still in the newbie protection period, and has been in office for less than half a year!

They haven't even finished digging their own pond yet!

Fangzhou shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this.

Did I go through all that trouble to travel here just to save this world?

I just want to build a beautiful manor and live here with my favorite Pokémon every day. I don't have any grand ambitions to save the world!

I've already been transported to the Pokémon world, and now I'm expected to save the world?

Nine-Tailed Fox also looked puzzled. It had come here on someone's behalf, and it was stunned when it heard what it had heard earlier.

Especially after meeting Fang Zhou, who was just a kid of about ten years old, he became even more suspicious.

Are you kidding me? Sending a child to save the world?

And so, the person and their Pokémon fell into an awkward silence.

Finally, Fangzhou couldn't help but speak up: "Thank you, Nine-Tailed Fox, thank you for telling me all this. In exchange, I need to tell you one of my stories, right? Wait a minute, let me think..."

But Nine-Tailed Fox shook her head: "No need, someone has already paid for the story for you."

Fang Zhou was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"I met a hippo king on the road, and he shared his story with me. In exchange, he asked me to come and find you and tell you the truth about the world. Actually, even if you had asked something else, I would still have told you this story."

That hippo king was so tasteless; he just dumped the problem on himself and said there seemed to be a dreamlike aura nearby, so he was going to visit the dream.

It has friends visiting too. It's been a long time since I've seen Meloetta. I wonder how she is doing?

Nine-Tails turned to leave, saying, "Anyway, the mission is complete. I'm just an ordinary wandering merchant. What does the destruction of the world have to do with me?"

Finally, it suddenly seemed to remember something and took out a small bag of seeds from its backpack: "These are special seeds that can grow special hawthorns. I'll give them to you as a gift."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Nine-Tailed Fox's figure slowly drifted away, as if merging into the mist outside and disappearing from sight.

As he watched the other person leave, Fang Zhou was still unable to calm down.

King Hippopotamus...

Fangzhou couldn't help but recall the scenes he had seen in the premonition of the future.

In the crop planting area of ​​the manor, a hippo king is leisurely watering the crops.

Could this be it?

After a long while, Fangzhou finally bent down and picked up the bag of seeds.

It's very light and tightly wrapped in leaves.

Fangzhou shook his head, temporarily suppressing the heavy thoughts in his mind.

Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much.

Anyway, let's collect the seeds first, and tomorrow we'll have the tropical dragons find a place to plant them and see what's so special about them.

A night breeze blew by, and Fangzhou couldn't help but shiver. He quickly wrapped his coat tighter, turned around, and hurried back to the cabin.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Ark, sporting faint dark circles under his eyes, gathered the tropical dragons and mushrooms together.

"Here, I have a new task for you." Fangzhou took out the bag of seeds given to him by Nine-Tailed Fox from his pocket and handed it to the tropical dragons. "This is a bag of very special hawthorn seeds. Find a suitable place to plant them today."

The tropical dragon sniffed the seed gently, its eyes showing interest. It nodded, indicating that it was perfectly fine to leave it to the dragon.

Several mushrooms also jumped around excitedly, crowding around the tropical dragon's feet, looking like they were ready to fight.

On the other side of the manor, at the pond construction site, the scene was still bustling with activity.

After several days of continuous hard work, the huge pit has been excavated and the edges have been smoothed out.

The Pangolins that were previously responsible for clearing and digging have left, and in their place is a team of even more burly, muscular monsters.

Together, they moved some heavy stone slabs and prefabricated cement components to their positions, preparing for seepage prevention treatment at the bottom of the pond and reinforcement of the slopes.

Nearby were several Rock-type Pokémon such as Geodude and Graveler, which secreted a special viscous liquid from their mouths and applied it to the seams of the stone slabs and the surface of the soil to waterproof and reinforce them.

Fangzhou watched from afar, secretly sighing in his heart.

Robin's construction team is incredibly professional. I initially thought there was only one team with Mighty, but I never imagined there were so many Pokémon with special abilities.

However, maintaining such a professional team must be quite expensive every day.

Robin's ability to survive is truly remarkable, given his exceptional business acumen and network of connections.

Fangzhou summoned the Flying Dragon; he had other business to attend to in town today.

The pasture seeds planted for the big milk tankers are all used up; the supply is almost exhausted.

Fangzhou's purpose in this trip was to buy some new pasture seeds and, incidentally, to see if there was any news about the holidays.

After all, the holiday that the mayor had reminded them of was not far away.

Knowing this sooner is better than not knowing it later, so we can make plans accordingly.

Riding a Salamence, they quickly arrived in town, and Ark walked into JOJa's shop with practiced ease.

Yes, the membership card shouldn't be wasted; I need to come back and buy things more often.

The thought popped into Fangzhou's mind, then he paused, startled.

That despicable Judas! So that's what he was thinking when he got people buying membership cards—he wanted customers to come back and buy more things because the membership cards were supposed to be more cost-effective.

Evil capitalists!

Having purchased a sufficient quantity of high-quality forage seeds, Ark inadvertently glanced at the small television set hanging on the wall next to him while checking out at the counter. The television was broadcasting the midday news of the Hoenn region.

A screen flashed an image and a title, causing Fangzhou's hand, which was about to pay, to pause slightly.

[Summer Extravaganza in Littlegreen! The Hoenn Region Planting Skills Competition is about to begin, and we cordially invite skilled farmers from all regions to come and compete!]

The footage also shows a temporary stage and exhibition booths being set up in Weibai Town Square.

Fangzhou was taken aback. A regional exchange competition?

This festival in Littleroot Town is not just a competition within Littleroot Town, but is open to the entire Hoenn region.

It is easy to imagine that when outstanding growers and farmers from all over the world gather together, the competition will be extremely fierce.

The shop assistant next to him recognized Fang Zhou and, while quickly packing the seeds, said with a smile, "Fang Zhou, you saw the news? This time it's quite a big deal! You're the hope of our town, so you must do your best and bring glory to Weibai Town!"

Fang Zhou smiled and took the seed bag: "I'll do my best. I'll try my best."

When they returned to the manor, they saw the tropical dragon leading the mushrooms to dig holes and scatter seeds into them. Two geckos took turns using their large tails to fill the holes and tamp them down.

Rotom, possessing the hoe, was rapidly shaving the weeds off the ground while laughing maniacally.

Fangzhou smiled as he looked at the scene before him. The sunlight was just right, shining warmly and dispelling the gloom left by the events of last night.

Honestly, why bother with so much?

He was just an ordinary farmer. Although he had a system, he was just an ordinary person who lived the life of a cow or a horse every day in his previous life. He was not a great hero.

Having finally made it through the war and finally able to rest, Ark really didn't want to go through any more trouble.

With the help of the system, the manor can be transformed into a warm and welcoming home.

From now on, I don't care about the raging floods outside; I can just peacefully guard my Pokémon Manor.

He's not a hero, nor does he have any lofty ambitions. Sorry, but the task of saving the world should be left to a big shot like Daigo Red.

Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

The constant system notifications made Fangzhou feel even better.

[Successfully planted a hawthorn tree, cultivation experience points +5, reward: M×1 experience candy]

Successfully planted a hawthorn tree, +5 cultivation experience points, and received the reward of Rapid Growth Fertilizer.

Having acquired the Rapid Growth Fertilizer, which allows crops to mature instantly, Fangzhou beamed with joy.

Unfortunately, the current success rate is still not high. We can only temporarily accelerate the growth of new varieties, understand the effects of special crops, and keep them for emergencies. We cannot waste them.

As a bag of fertilizer was scattered into the ground, the soil shimmered with golden light, and the seedlings quickly sprouted, growing into hawthorn trees in just a few minutes.

Looking at the hawthorn tree in front of him, laden with red hawthorns, Fangzhou suddenly remembered something.

Is candied hawthorn made by boiling sugar from hawthorn berries?

Once the hawthorns are harvested, wouldn't it be possible to try making candied hawthorns? Perhaps this could lead to a new crop combination and even more powerful effects!

Fangzhou carefully picked the first batch of ripe, deep red fruits from those specially ripened hawthorn saplings.

Immediately, the effects of using hawthorn came to mind.

Hawthorn always thought that with its round and chubby body, it could definitely roll its way to first place in a marathon, but General Watermelon didn't think so.

[Hawthorn: After eating, Pokémon have a chance to gain the ability to spin. When using moves, they will unconsciously spin, greatly increasing the attack effect. The power of spinning moves will be increased again.]

[Note: Pokémon with rounder shapes are more likely to have a spin effect.]

Fangzhou's eyes suddenly lit up.

This effect is quite interesting.

There is a chance to gain a spinning effect, which allows you to spin around and attack enemies indiscriminately from all directions when using skills!

"Squirrel, Squirrel!" A little head of Squirrel peeked out from the side, tiptoed, and indicated that it wanted to eat.

Fangzhou looked at Squirtle's smooth head, which was as round as a high-quality basketball, and its shell, which was naturally suited for rolling.

Hmm! It's obviously designed for spinning, so you've been chosen as the first test subject!

"Here, have one. Be careful when you eat it, it might be very sour." Fang Zhou smiled and handed over the biggest and reddest hawthorn.

Squirtle happily accepted it, and without saying a word, it took a big bite.

The next second, its entire face scrunched up, its eyes closed tightly, its mouth gaped open, its tongue lolled out, and its small body even shuddered.

So sour, so sour, so sour!!!

But it still persevered and chewed up the remaining fruit pulp little by little before swallowing it.

Ark and the other Pokémon that gathered around looked at them with anticipation.

When Squirtle finally finished eating the hawthorn and barely regained its normal expression, still rubbing its cheeks with its little paws, Fangzhou squatted down and excitedly asked, "How was it, Squirtle? Did you feel any special changes after eating? Like, did you feel like spinning around?"

Squirtle blinked its still slightly teary eyes and shook its head blankly.

"Jenny, Jenny..." (It seems... it's really sour, my mouth still feels sour, but I don't feel anything else.)

No sooner had it finished speaking than a strange change occurred!

Squirtle's small body suddenly stiffened, as if struck by an invisible electric current.

Then, with lightning speed, it swiftly retracted its head and limbs back into its round shell.

The entire tortoise shell trembled slightly at first, and then, without any external force, it began to spin rapidly in place!

The rotation speed increased rapidly, until it became a blue circular phantom, even emitting a low "whoosh" sound as it cut through the air!

This is not over yet!

Just as the turtle shell reached its maximum rotation, several thick and rapid jets of water suddenly and violently gushed out from the opening in the head of the turtle shell and the gaps where the limbs retracted!

These water jets were not launched in a straight line, but as the tortoise shell itself spun wildly, they transformed into spiraling water whips with powerful centrifugal force, sweeping wildly in all directions indiscriminately!