Congratulations, Host, for increasing Snivy's happiness value from 10% to 30%! Reward: ten bags of Golden Fertilizer, one rare candy, and one special scale fruit (can permanently and effectively increase a Pokemon's Special Attack).
"Does it taste good?"
Seeing the joy radiating from it and hearing the system's broadcast, Alex asked, even though he knew the answer.
"Snivy..." Snivy's bright eyes became even brighter, and it immediately nodded quickly, but then seemed to think it was too obvious, so it slowed its nodding frequency and even closed its eyes.
"It's good that you like to eat it. I'll keep providing this kind of energy cube until all the weeds are removed."
Seeing Snivy like this, Alex couldn't help but chuckle.
This guy,
Clearly loves to eat it, but still tries to act reserved...
Its slightly lowered head, its somewhat evasive orange eyes...
This look... is really... a bit cute?
"Alright then, during the weeding period, your food will be this energy cube."
"Snivy?"
Snivy looked at the energy cube on the ground, then looked at the patch of weeds that had already been cleared, and its movements immediately slowed down.
No more energy cubes after the weeding is done?
But...
It could finish these weeds in one day!
No, I need to go slower...
Otherwise, how can I stay longer?
Thinking this, it even slowed down its eating of the energy cube.
It took a full half an hour to finish eating, and then it threw itself into the task of weeding.
Only this time, the efficiency of the weeding...
Alex felt like laughing when he saw it, but he still defended it, "If you want to practice weeding, you can actually use Ivy Whip to pull the weeds. This way, you can become more proficient with the whips on your body."
"For example, the force and precision of your Ivy Whip can both be strengthened through this kind of training."
He wasn't just talking nonsense.
With his divine cultivation knowledge, the training methods he set up were very effective.
"Snivy?"
Snivy stood up, its bright eyes looking at Alex, and it couldn't stop nodding.
This human is so smart!
To be able to think of such a method!
"Snivy~" (That makes sense~)
Not only can it train its Ivy Whip, but it can also slow down its weeding Speed!
Its two Ivy Whips began to stretch out towards the ground nearby.
"Heh..."
Seeing this, Alex couldn't help but laugh, and he also started to pull weeds.
He wanted to clear a patch of land today, at least to plant some urgent plants, such as those used to make Super Potion, and some products that could be used to make simple energy cubes.
He was very fast at weeding; in just about ten minutes, he had already cleared nearly half of this patch of land.
"Snivy..."
This made Snivy next to him extremely anxious.
Don't pull them so fast!
Slow down~
If you pull them this fast, won't I not get any energy cubes?
But Alex continued to weed at his own pace, and soon, the first patch of land was nearing its end, with all the weeds completely pulled out.
The rest just needed the help of that Sandshrew to plow the entire field before planting could begin.
"Snivy..."
At this moment,
Snivy grabbed his pant leg with its Ivy Whip.
"What's wrong, Snivy?"
Alex turned around curiously.
"Snivy... Snivy~" (This... weeding... I ate your pecha berry, so this... should be my job...)
Its words were a bit fragmented, but he still understood the meaning.
Roughly, it meant, this is my job, you don't need to do it.
"Alright..." Alex chuckled, squatted down, and looked at the mere 80-centimeter-tall Snivy at eye level, subconsciously wanting to place his hand on its head, but the latter deftly dodged away.
Alex wasn't annoyed, "Okay, then you do a good job."
He stood up and walked to the reservoir.
In July, the accumulated rainwater inside had long since dried up, leaving only cracked earth, some withered weeds, and branches.
Once these were cleared, water could be diverted to put Feebas in.
No time like the present,
He walked down the steps to the riverbed and began cleaning.
Because it had to supply the entire farm, the reservoir was quite large, and cleaning it was relatively cumbersome.
Since it was a new beginning, Alex didn't feel tired, and soon, the weeds and branches inside were lifted out by him and placed by the roadside.
After he finished these tasks.
He looked at Snivy, who was still "slacking off," and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "Snivy, do you want to rest and come out with me?"
He needed to go find Grandpa Shin to borrow Sandshrew, and while he was at it, clean the irrigation ditch to bring in the water.
Two patches of land were temporarily enough for him to plant many things.
"Snivy?"
Snivy's moving Ivy Whip paused, then quickly retracted, its expression clearly delighted, "Snivy~" (Okay~)
Doing this kind of work was monotonous, and now that it also needed to intentionally slow down, it became even more monotonous.
"Come help me tie up these weeds and branches, and we'll throw them out."
"Snivy~"
Snivy naturally agreed to this request, tying all the weeds together and following Alex step by step as they walked out.
Arriving back on the bluestone path,
Grandpa Shin, who had been by the rice paddies, was no longer there.
The midday sun was intense; most people wouldn't choose to work at this time.
But Snivy, being a Grass-type Pokemon, showed a comfortable expression as the sunlight bathed its entire body.
Alex took out an energy cube, "Come, Snivy, help me clear the branches and stones in these channels with your Ivy Whip too."
"Snivy?"
Taking the energy cube with its small hand, Snivy hesitated a bit.
It felt like it was being ordered around, but the energy cube in its hand smelled so good. In the end, it still ate the energy cube in its hand and then started clearing the branches and stones in the channel.
After about half an hour, when the garbage in the irrigation ditch was mostly cleared, Alex arrived at the riverbank.
He lifted the wooden board blocking the water with his hand and threw it aside, then used a hoe to tidy up the surrounding soil.
The cool water then flowed along the irrigation ditch, rushing towards the Plantation.
"Thank you, Snivy. Here, another energy cube as a reward~"
Alex took out another energy cube and handed it to Snivy.
Although the latter felt a bit ashamed, the fragrance of the energy cube still made it unable to resist taking it and putting it in its mouth.
"Snivy..."
Oh no, I feel like I can't live without this energy cube anymore...
While eating,
The clever Snivy was thinking about how to make itself stay longer...