Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 123 Planting Watermelons

Summer has begun to exert its power.

It was past four in the afternoon, but the sun was still shining brightly and the temperature was very high.

Fangzhou had just gone out with the Wind Fairy to find a place to have a heart-to-heart talk when he was already sweating profusely, so he quickly ran back inside.

Just then, someone knocked on the door of the cabin.

"Ark, the ice cellar is finished for you. Come out and inspect it."

That's Robin's voice.

So fast.

Fangzhou opened the door. "Didn't you say it would take three days? It's only the second day and it's already finished."

Robin smiled and said, "Summer is here. I was worried you'd be in a rush, so I had the gophers work overtime at night when it was cooler, and I also borrowed two tridruplets to help. We finished a day ahead of schedule."

Sure enough, Robin became the town's top choice for building facilities because of his real skills and good reputation.

"I'll get a few bottles of Moo Moo Milk later and thank those gophers who are working overtime for me."

"Haha, great! Now all the Pokémon in Littleroot Town are talking about the crops from your farm. They're so delicious, Diglett and the others will be very happy."

The final location for the ice cellar was chosen behind the chicken coop in the manor, near the rock wall. The rocks there were quite hard, which, although difficult to dig, would ensure the stability of the ice cellar to the greatest extent.

At the bottom of the rock wall, a thick wooden door was perfectly fitted.

The edges of the door frame were carefully sealed with mud mixed with grass stems to ensure insulation.

The door panel still bears fresh chisel marks and exudes the fresh scent of pine and earth.

The entrance is simple and unadorned, yet it exudes a reassuring sense of stability.

Fangzhou had been talking about the ice cellar for a while, and now that it was completed, a large group of Pokémon curiously followed behind Fangzhou, wanting to go and inspect it.

Stepping into the ice cellar, it was indeed cooler, but still not enough to store food, and there was no ice left.

Seemingly sensing Fangzhou's question, Robin smiled and said, "There's one thing missing before the ice cellar can be used normally."

What is that?

She pointed to a recessed area on the wall, its shape very regular, and Fangzhou immediately thought of the shape of an evolution stone.

"You need to put an ice stone in to provide energy for the ice cellar."

So that's how it is!

But where can I find ice stones?

I'll just have to go to Metropolis in Orange Blossom later to see if they sell it there.

"A new Joja supermarket opened in town yesterday. You can go check it out. It sells a wide variety of items, but they're a bit more expensive than Pierre's grocery store."

Just then, Fangzhou felt something tugging at his trouser leg.

Looking down, I realized it was Coco Dora.

Cocodora has recently become best friends with the Poisonous Moth, and they team up to mine together every day.

Although the appearance of the mine is time-limited and every second counts, Ark is not so crazy as to want Coco Dora 007 or 627.

CocoDora operates on a very healthy six-hour workday. It's cooler in the morning, so you can start digging early and finish around 4 p.m.

Because it is very cool inside the mine, you can escape the heat inside while mining during the hottest part of the day.

Once it cools down a bit in the afternoon, we'll head back to the manor to rest and play with everyone.

"Coco~"

Cocodora then took out an ice stone.

"Wow! Cocodora, you actually dug up an ice stone!"

Cocoa was a little embarrassed.

It actually dug up a lot of evolution stones, but it sold them all on the spot. After all, there were no partners in the manor that needed evolution stones to evolve, and according to Ark, there was no point in keeping them.

This ice stone is of such poor quality that it has lost too much energy over time and can no longer support a Pokémon to evolve, so it cannot be sold.

I brought CocoDora back, and it came in handy.

"Not bad, not bad." Upon hearing the origin of the Ice Stone, Fangzhou nodded. "Cocodora, from now on, we will not sell stones of this color. We will bring them back to the manor to supply energy to the ice cellar."

"Coco~"

Fangzhou thought of something. Cocodora had been working for several days and her mining skill had reached level three. He should go to the mine one of these days to see how much money Cocodora had made for him.

Robin took the ice stone. "This one is of very poor quality. I don't think it can last the entire summer. It'll only last for thirty days at most."

Thirty days is perfect. By then, the Ice Dragon will have been resurrected and will be residing in the Ice Cellar, as it can also emit cold air.

Robin placed the ice stone into the groove.

Instantly, a thin layer of ice appeared on the originally bluish-gray rock walls, and then quickly spread into the distance.

In just a few minutes, the walls inside the ice cave were covered with a thin layer of ice!

"Let's close the door quickly."

When the door to the ice cellar is closed, the temperature inside drops rapidly, stabilizing once it reaches near zero and remains unchanged.

The power of evolution stones is amazing!

Robin, still wearing short sleeves, was shivering from the cold. "Let's go outside!"

Ark gained invincibility during the Spring Banquet system settlement, so it feels okay.

He's now immune to fire and water, so air conditioning can't do anything to him.

After seeing Robin off, Ark remembered something.

Summer is here, it's time to plant some crops that are suitable for summer consumption!

For example, watermelons!

The weather on the estate changes locally according to the growth needs of each crop, and crops can be grown in all four seasons, so the crops planted now are all spring crops.

Let's test the power of level three farming skills!

"Tropical Dragon, let's grow watermelons! It's a perfect food for summer, and with ice from the ice cellar, we can even make chilled watermelon juice!"

The tropical dragon's eyes lit up, and it nodded repeatedly.

It sounds delicious.

All sorts of things!

Tropical Dragon quickly got the Treecko busy, and Ark also assisted.

Successfully planting 1 acre of watermelon earns +1 cultivation experience point and a reward of 1x Rapid Growth Fertilizer.

Successfully planting 1 acre of watermelon earns +1 cultivation experience point and a reward of 1 Quick Fertilizer.

Fangzhou's eyes lit up. After reaching level three in farming skills, there was a chance to obtain new rewards from planting.

[Rapid Growth Fertilizer: Enables crops to mature instantly]

This is great stuff!

It can actually make crops ripen instantly!

Ark arrived in front of a watermelon seedling. Thanks to the grassy terrain provided by the Wood Gecko, the seedling had barely poked its head out, and the outer seed coat had not yet completely fallen off.

Fangzhou carefully sprinkled the rapid growth fertilizer at the base of the watermelon seedling.

Instantly, the rapid-growth fertilizer enveloped the watermelon seedlings.

Then a magical scene unfolded: in the blink of an eye, the watermelon seedlings had already grown long vines.

In the next breath, the watermelon seedlings bloomed with small yellow flowers.

The flowers bloom and wither, and the fruit grows rapidly, turning into big watermelons!

"Wow~" The Pokémon around exclaimed in amazement.

Ark is amazing!

Next, it's time to showcase the effects of level 3 crops!