The moment Latias came out, Qin Shu's entire face changed.
She looked utterly stunned.
In an instant, countless gossipy thoughts that only another girl could come up with flooded her mind.
I have a sister-in-law now?
Is he secretly keeping a beauty hidden away?
When did this happen?
What are the kids' names?
Because of that, the Milcery in her hands was immediately forgotten.
She stared blankly at Lin Feng and Latias as they walked out together.
"G-g-g... Brother... Brother... did you get yourself a girlfriend?!"
When she finally managed to speak again, even her voice sounded unnatural.
Lin Feng was confused at first.
Then he noticed that Qin Shu's gaze was fixed on Latias, and that was when he understood why she was making that expression.
He looked at Latias, then back at Qin Shu.
"Don't get the wrong idea."
"This isn't a human..."
He paused.
"No, actually, I should say this is a Pokémon."
"This is Latias."
"???"
Lin Feng froze.
He looked at Latias with a completely baffled expression.
Latias simply responded with an innocent smile.
(^_^): "Hehe... I am Kanon."
"I'm working here right now."
"My salary is two meals a day."
"..."
That exchange left Qin Shu completely confused.
Two meals a day?
That's even more exploitative than when I used to work here...
Still, deep down, she trusted what Lin Feng had said.
If this really was a Pokémon, then...
Wasn't this Pokémon a little too intelligent?
It was practically human!
But the conclusion was obvious.
The "person" standing before her was most likely a Pokémon.
A Pokémon capable of transforming into a human form and speaking fluently.
And now it was working at Lin Feng's nursery.
Wow...
That suddenly made her nostalgic for the days when she had worked at the nursery herself.
But what interested her even more was what kind of Pokémon Latias actually was.
Being able to transform into a human was already incredible.
Being able to speak so fluently was even more unbelievable.
And as for the Latias Lin Feng had mentioned...
She had never even heard of such a Pokémon before.
[Uh... whatever.]
Lin Feng shook his head.
He couldn't be bothered to argue about it.
Instead, he began carrying large buckets of fish powder into the living room.
Yes.
Breakfast this morning was fish powder.
There was also some meat and Energy Cubes specially prepared for Pidgeot and the other bird Pokémon.
As birds, they weren't exactly suited to eating noodles or drinking soup.
Lin Feng sent out a pulse of Aura.
Most of the Pokémon immediately began making their way toward the villa.
The Pokémon that needed to shrink themselves down would stop at the entrance.
There was a temporary Energy Cube box hanging there.
They could simply take a Size-Changing Energy Cube, eat it, adjust their size, and then walk inside.
For Pokémon that couldn't easily carry the cubes themselves, Indeedee's older brother would help them with Psychic.
Lin Feng glanced at Qin Shu.
She already knew Latias's identity and had now sat down beside it, sniffing around as if she could somehow determine its species with her nose.
Lin Feng could only shake his head.
Then he turned his attention toward Qin Shu's two newly caught Pokémon.
"Hmm, you caught these two Pokémon yesterday, right?"
"Mhm!"
Farfetch'd and Gible were still extremely nervous.
One clutched its leek tightly.
The other had both of its claws drawn close to its body.
If they hadn't eaten here yesterday and discovered just how incredible the food was, they probably wouldn't have wanted to come back.
Even Farfetch'd, despite possessing an unusually brave nature, was nervous.
It was terrifying.
Back when it lived in the wilderness, even if it encountered a Pokémon it couldn't defeat, it could still raise its leek and put on a fearless front.
But now...
It didn't dare move.
Not even a little.
Every single Pokémon inside this house felt capable of eating it alive.
Gible felt exactly the same way.
But there was one problem...
The food here really was amazing.
It had never eaten anything this good in its entire life.
"Mhm, I caught both of them yesterday..."
[Come here, you two little guys. I have something good for you.]
Lin Feng beckoned to them.
Farfetch'd and Gible looked at each other.
Then they glanced at their Trainer.
Only after seeing Qin Shu give them permission did they obediently walk over to Lin Feng.
"Come outside with me."
The leek was still growing in the plantation.
He hadn't harvested it yet.
As for the Dragon Dance Technical Machine...
That was actually rather interesting.
Among the Joy Value rewards Lin Feng had yet to hear about, there had been a Dragon Dance Technical Machine.
It had come from Gible's Joy Value.
Apparently, even the system knew that this little guy needed it.
Lin Feng brought the two Pokémon into the plantation.
Under their confused gazes, he first handed the Technical Machine to Gible.
While Gible stared at him in disbelief, Lin Feng helped it learn Dragon Dance.
"Gaaah?!"
[Use this power well and help your Trainer with it.]
Lin Feng smiled as he rubbed Gible's head.
Then he turned toward Farfetch'd, which was still carrying its leek.
"Alright, now it's your turn."
"Come with me."
"Gaa..."
Surprisingly, the cries of the two Pokémon sounded rather similar.
Lin Feng brought Farfetch'd to the area where the Flavorful Leeks were growing.
The moment Farfetch'd saw them, its eyes lit up.
The red leeks seemed to have flames flowing beneath their surfaces.
At a single glance, Farfetch'd could tell that the leek it was holding couldn't possibly compare to the ones growing in front of it.
And these red leeks were even larger than its own!
For Farfetch'd, finding a suitable leek was practically a lifelong pursuit.
The leek they carried was technically food.
Yet after countless battles, its hardness and destructive power would gradually increase.
It was strange.
But in the Pokémon world, somehow, it wasn't all that difficult to accept.
Lin Feng looked at the red leek he hadn't paid attention to in a long time.
[Flavorful Leek: Can be added to other dishes to increase their flavor and rating by one level. It can also be used as a weapon by certain Pokémon. When used as a weapon, it possesses special effects.]
Honestly, the effect of this leek was excellent.
It could improve the flavor of a dish while simultaneously raising its rating.
However, when used with dishes that already had an extremely high rating, the improvement was relatively minor.
Because of that, Lin Feng had gradually stopped paying attention to it.
"Do you like these leeks?"
[Gaa gaa!]
Farfetch'd nodded repeatedly.
"Then pick one."
"Choose the one that suits you best."
"Gaa!"
Farfetch'd was instantly excited.
It looked at Lin Feng with gratitude.
Then it glanced down at the leek it had carried for so long.
There was a hint of nostalgia in its eyes.
This leek had accompanied it for quite some time.
But after a moment...
It decisively placed the old leek down.
Then it rushed into the field of red leeks.
It closed its eyes.
After a moment of searching, it stopped in front of one particular leek.
Farfetch'd grabbed it with both hands.
Then it pulled with all its strength!
The red leek was ripped from the ground.
And at the very instant it was pulled free...
The leek changed.
A scorching aura began flowing across its surface.
It no longer looked like an ordinary plant.
Instead, it looked like a weapon forged from flowing flames!
The description from the [Appraisal Eye] changed as well.
[Flavorful Leek: Fighting-Type Version...]
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