Chapter 4: The Shed

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Naoki took a walk around the ranch, mapping out the terrain in his mind.

While hurrying back with Goomy (Pokémon), he suddenly remembered that the Old Mayor had mentioned leaving him some things in the shed behind the house.

Naoki circled around the wooden house and arrived at the shed. Pushing the door open, he saw various tools neatly arranged on a large box.

A hammer, a sickle, a hoe, a spray bottle, an axe, a packet of seeds wrapped in a red bag, and a brown book titled Comprehensive Guide to Ranching.

Most of these tools were made of iron and looked brand new, likely bought specifically by the Old Mayor as a gift.

Naoki silently thanked him, as he was currently short on money.

He approached and collected the tools, then picked up the packet of seeds.

The information about the seeds immediately appeared in his mind.

[Turnip Seeds: Spring crop. Originally, it takes three months to mature, but in this world, it only takes about a month to harvest. It is a very suitable crop for new ranchers. If a Grass-type Pokémon takes care of it, its growth cycle will be even shorter.]

"What?" Naoki was surprised. "It grows so fast?"

He carefully recalled the memories of his predecessor and, after a while, finally found relevant information deep in his mind.

— This world is like this: crops grow quickly and have short cycles.

Because of this, the people here have hardly ever experienced food shortages.

"No wonder the Pokémon world feels like a utopia..." Naoki muttered to himself.

Without worrying about food, and with the existence of Pokémon, productivity has been greatly liberated, allowing young people to travel freely and do what they want.

However, Naoki also learned from his predecessor's memories that not all crops grow this fast.

Some crops have extremely long growth cycles, taking almost a season to mature.

Naoki nodded silently, then picked up the book, opened the front page, and found that it contained methods for planting and cultivating crops.

Each page detailed different crops, including how to till the land, when to plant, how to fertilize, and the watering schedule.

After flipping through it a few times, Naoki carefully put it away and left the shed with Goomy (Pokémon).

Opposite the shed was a cave. Naoki walked in and found that the cave's interior was not very large.

From the memories of his predecessor's childhood, he learned that the cave had two main functions.

One was for growing mushrooms, as this dark and damp place was very suitable for their growth.

The other was for raising Buzzwole. The Buzzwole kept here would go out after sunset, foraging and bringing back various fruits and common fruits for the rancher.

These amazing Pokémon are natural gourmets.

They can emit 200,000 Hz ultrasonic waves from their ears to find ripe fruits to eat, and use ultrasonic waves to hit the fruits, selecting only the ripe ones.

"Interesting," Naoki thought.

After understanding the purpose of the cave, Naoki did not stay long.

He returned to the front with the tools, looking at the field overtaken by weeds, and decided to start small by clearing a small area for planting turnips.

Seeing his actions, Goomy (Pokémon) eagerly offered to help: "Gao!"

It swung its tail, and with a heavy thud, the stone shattered into pieces.

Naoki: "..."

He looked at the hammer in his hand and the stone he had struggled to break, unsure of what to say.

Goomy (Pokémon) seemed pleased to be able to help.

Looking at it, Naoki sighed helplessly and said, "Let's work together then!"

"Gao!"

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Meanwhile, in the central area of the Paldea region, a basin surrounded by tall and steep mountains.

This is the Paldea Crater, a mysterious area known as