Not a trainer this time

September 29, 198 in the league calendar, the penultimate day of autumn.

The pace of time has reached late autumn, and the grass in the pasture has gradually turned yellow and withered. Even the leaves of the fruit trees in the orchard have fallen, covering the orchard with a thick layer.

This morning, Zhi Shu went out to check the situation in the ranch.

The season is about to change, and next is the cold winter. They have to prepare in advance before the snow season comes.

Walking in the pasture, there will be a cold wind blowing from time to time.

Some furless Pokémon shivered from the blow, and then continued to play on the grass.

Some other furry Pokémon were not affected at all. Winter was coming, and in order to survive the winter, their bodies began to slowly grow thick down.

As Naoki walked, he looked down at the Pokémon running past him in front of and behind him. He shook his head helplessly, but let them go.

"The current temperature has dropped to fifteen degrees. According to the weather forecast, another cold wave will arrive in the Padia area next month. I'm afraid the temperature will have to drop again by then." Naoki silently thought about the next step in his heart. thing.

At the end of October or November, it will start to snow in the sky, and the snow season will last for two months. It is said that by that time, ice-type Pokémon will begin to be active on this land.

A few days ago, he led a group of Pokémon to harvest all the last crops from the field and stored them in the cellar.

The cold winter is not suitable for crop growth. Although there is winter wheat that is cold-resistant and frost-resistant, we do not plan to plant it because the trees are still intact this winter.

In addition, there is the problem of overwintering the Pokémon in the pasture.

Big Milk Tank lives in the Pokémon hut. He has installed air conditioning there, and with Bobo there, there is no problem even if it is open all day long.

Mount goats have thick wool and are naturally adapted to the winter environment, but if they still feel cold by then, you can let them live in a large milk tank.

Secondly, there are the salt rock barriers and gophers living in underground caves, which are some distance from the ground and the temperature is not too cold.

Needless to say, Ice Eevee, if an ice-type Pokémon is afraid of the cold, then it is not an ice-type Pokémon.

As for Pokémon such as Gullton, Motorized Lizard, Baboo, and Tube, they all live in the house with him.

And the wild Pokémon he rescued all live in special cabins, so he doesn't need to worry about protection from the cold.

The only ones he needs to care about are the stupid ducks living on the other side of the river.

Zhi Shu found them, ate a few pieces of translator melon seed cake, and asked: "Winter is coming soon, it will be very cold outside, do you want to live in the pasture with me?"

Hearing this, the group of ducks tilted their heads, then jumped on the ground a few times, their eyes dumbfounded: "Quack?" (Winter?)

Naoki: "...It will snow. Then the whole world will be covered in snow, and the river will freeze, and you won't be able to swim in it."

This time the ducks understood.

A Kodak duck had a flash of inspiration and jumped twice happily: "Quack!" (The Kodak duck is not afraid of the cold!)

Another Kodak duck also touched his cheek and said: "Quack!" (Ducks have feathers!)

Naoki: "..."

He thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.

Water-type ducks are naturally resistant to ice-type creatures.

In this case, he would give each of these ducks a scarf later, as a winter outfit for them.

"See you later!"

Zhi Shu waved his hands to the ducks, turned around and came to the hive. He called the strong Gulton over and asked him to help him move the hive to the already built glass flower house.

He has already transplanted a lot of flowers there, and with the honey he bought in advance, these three bees can survive this winter safely.

When they moved the hive, the three bees followed behind.

Zhi Shu and Gu Ledun placed the hive in the glass greenhouse and said to the three bees in front of them:

"The weather is getting colder and colder, and the flowers outside are withered. From today on, you can stay here and go outside next spring."

"Buzz~"

The three bees swayed slightly and looked very happy.

Seeing this, Zhi Shu called Bada Butterfly, who also liked flowers, over and asked him to live here in the future.

After finishing all the things he could think of, Naoki returned to his room, sat at his desk and calculated his income and expenditure for the year to now.

As more and more Pokémon are raised in the pasture, the family's expenses are also increasing.

Including the money spent on building various facilities and purchasing furniture, his family's current savings totals 680,000 alliance coins.

"Well, this number is about the same..." Naoki looked through the ledger and made plans in his mind: "After a while, we can ask Keli to build a multi-functional greenhouse."

At that time, he no longer has to be limited to the seasons. He can plant whatever crops he wants at any time. Coupled with the crop cultivation ability of the mount goat, he may be able to mutate more vegetables and fruits with magical abilities.

"However, it's not a rush. It won't be too late to wait until next spring to build it." Naoki thought to himself.

Because next, he had to go to the Galar region, and he didn’t know when he would be able to come back.

*

In the evening, Zach came to collect the goods.

As soon as he saw Naoki, he happily asked: "Hey Naoki, have you prepared the pumpkin cookies? Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and there may be many children coming over to ask you for cookies!"

"Of course." Naoki grinned and said, "I started preparing it a month ago. Don't worry, I'll make sure there are enough biscuits!"

"Then I don't have to worry. Oh, by the way, did Mayor Thomas just come over to inform you to attend the festival?" Zach asked again.

"Not yet." Naoki shook his head.

Zach: "Is that so? I just saw the mayor rushing here. He should be here soon. In that case, I won't say more. The mayor will tell you about tomorrow's matters later."

Naoki nodded: "Okay."

After that, Zach left with a lot of goods.

Zhi Shu waited in the pasture for a while, and within three minutes, he saw Mayor Thomas arriving at the pasture.

The old mayor greeted him with a kind smile: "Good afternoon, Naoki!"

Naoki: "Good afternoon, Mayor Thomas!"

"Hoo ho ho! You must have heard, right? Tomorrow is Thanksgiving." Mayor Thomas said: "By then, the nearby ranchers and people in the town will gather in the Celebration Square to celebrate this festival together! By then, You have to come and join in too!”

Naoki smiled: "Of course, I will definitely go there."

Mayor Thomas: "The time is tomorrow morning, and the event will last until noon. You can bring your Pokémon with you, because the town will set up a stew pot in the square."

"At that time, nearby ranchers and farmers, as well as people in the town, will bring their own ingredients. At noon, everyone will put the food into a big pot to stew, and then enjoy these delicacies together."

"If you have any ingredients you want to bring, you can bring them over and share them with everyone!" Mayor Thomas said with a smile.

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Naoki was stunned for a moment. Why did this process feel so familiar to him?

After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Can any ingredients be used?"

"Try to keep the crops harvested in the farmland." Mayor Thomas looked quite embarrassed: "We must also make sure that they are not poisonous or weird, because when we held a Thanksgiving season before, someone accidentally put the crops in the fields. Poisonous mushrooms picked in the mountains were put in, causing many people and Pokémon to become hungry."

Naoki: "...I understand."

Mayor Thomas' eyebrows gradually widened: "Actually, in the past, we held this Thanksgiving season to thank the land beneath our feet."

"But now, in addition to this land that has nurtured us, we also want to thank King Lei Guan, the King of Abundance. Everyone in the nearby pastures said that since they believed in Him, this year's harvest has been very good!"

Naoki nodded in agreement: "King Lei Guan is a great Pokémon."

"Such a kind-hearted being, I really want to see him with my own eyes!" Mayor Thomas murmured: "However, such a Pokémon must be as elusive as in the legends and stories, so it is difficult to encounter it, right?"

Naoki: That’s not necessarily the case.

Mayor Thomas sighed with emotion, and then said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Remember to come over and celebrate with everyone tomorrow!"

Naoki nodded: "Yes, I will definitely go."

Mayor Thomas smiled kindly, then said goodbye to Naoki, turned around and left here.

Naoki watched his figure go away, and when he could no longer see it, he turned his attention to the King Lei Guan shrine placed in the pasture.

It's quite emotional to say.

At first, he was just for the two horses of King Lei Guan, but he never wanted to indirectly spread the name of King Lei Guan in the Padia region.

Realizing that King Lei Guan seemed to be able to sense the situation here.

Naoki thought for a while, then walked to the shrine and prayed in a decent manner:

"...The great King of Fertility, King Lei Guan, I will go to the Galar region next month and hope to see you there."

At the same time, in the Galar region, the crown of snow.

On the vast snowfield, King Lei Guan seemed to hear the familiar voice of prayer, and then he opened his eyes from his deep sleep.

"It's Gu's little disciple." King Lei Guan thought to himself: "Let Gu see what he is doing."

The next second, a layer of blue light flashed in Lei Guanwang's eyes.

In this light, His gaze penetrated time and space and saw the picture of distant time and space.

His little believer is standing in front of the shrine and praying.

"...Great King of Fertility, I will go to the Galar region next month, hoping to see you there."

Upon hearing this, King Lei Guan, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly woke up.

What?

Are His little followers finally coming to Him?

Just like when He ruled the Galar region, and those humans who believed in Him came to Him as pilgrims? !

King Lei Guan's heart, which had been silent for a long time, was filled with expectation and joy at this moment.

Finally - let Him wait!

Thanks to this devout little believer, now, after absorbing a large amount of power of faith, some of his strength has been restored, and he is not as weak as before.

But this was not enough for Him to tame the two horses. He also needed the help of little believers.

After a brief moment of joy, King Lei Guan regained her former nobility and elegance.

He looked at the devout little believer, like a king, and responded softly: "I will be here waiting for your arrival."

*

September 30, Thanksgiving day.

Zhi Shu got up early in the morning, went to his cellar and took out two big pumpkins, preparing to take them to the Celebration Square.

It was the first time for Naoki to participate in such an event, and he had little experience. What’s more, this was not Stardew Valley, but the real world.

He couldn't just take the mayor's purple shorts to an event and boil them in a cauldron like in the game. That would be too funny.

So, after much thought, he decided to take two pumpkins to see the world.

Just like what Aoki said, plainness is the truth.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, Naoki took his entire family to Celebration Square.

Among them were the Mounted Goat, the Big Milk Can, the Babu Woodchuck, the Frost Milk Fairy, the Ice Eevee... He brought almost everything he could bring with him to the ranch.

On the way, Zhi Shu thought it would be inappropriate for him to do this. After thinking about it, he returned to the ranch and asked Gu Lerton to move two barrels of barley beer.

But when Zhi Shu arrived at the Celebration Square, he found that he was not the only one dragging his family with him.

Although it was still early and the event venue was still being decorated, a large number of townspeople and Pokémon had already gathered here, making it very lively and crowded.

In the center of the Celebration Square, there is a super cauldron, which is bigger than the cauldron used to cook sheep at Big Wolf's house!

Looking at this scene, Naoki was completely confused.

It happened that at this time, Alvin, who was on vacation, ran to his side.

Naoki looked at him and said in shock: "This... this is too exaggerated!"

Ai Wen seemed to have been used to it for a long time: "Hey, it's actually not bad. There are so many people, one bowl of soup per person is enough. It has been like this in previous years. Oh, I forgot, this is your first time here!"

With that said, Ivan looked behind Naoki: "Where are the Motorized Lizards? You didn't just bring the Gullton Pokémon here, did you?"

Naoki patted his backpack: "It's here!"

There was already a backpack full of Poké Balls there.

But...do we really want to release everyone?

Naoki was hesitant because there were so many people here. What if a Pokémon got lost, got lost, or was abducted by someone with ulterior motives?

Alvin seemed to realize this too.

He thought for a while and said, "Then don't let them out yet. Let them out again when the party starts. The town has specially prepared snacks and food for Pokémon. You can watch them then." "

"That's right." Naoki nodded.

"Hey, enjoy it!" Alvin said with a smile, "This is the busiest day in the town in a year!"