Not a Trainer This Time Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Working Gopher (5k)

 Methods that can help Salt Shibao evolve...

The first thing Naoki thought of was to gain experience through battles to achieve the effect of training, so as to help Pokémon evolve.

How about letting it compete with other salt stone barriers?

 This is a good idea.

Generally speaking, the evolution of Pokémon is the accumulation of life levels. When the accumulation reaches a certain level, it will undergo transformation and become a more powerful existence.

 So, Yan Shibao must be provided with sufficient nutrition and energy.

This is quite satisfying, and he can just make a few more portions of the rock salt fried soil that Yan Shibao likes to eat later.

That thing can increase the physical strength of Salt Shibao, making it stronger and healthier.

Thinking of this, Zhi Shu asked the other four Salt Stone Barriers to exchange their evolutionary experiences with Salt Stone Barrier before he returned indoors and checked the inventory in the lockers.

Then I discovered that there was still a lot of rock salt at home, but the soil used to make rock salt fried soil was gone.

That kind of soil is produced in Anza Town. It contains various nutrients and is very suitable for rock and earth-type Pokémon.

 Hongzha Town…

Unfortunately, the distance between Xunzha Town and Ziqin Town is too far. He has no way to dig there himself yet, so he can only buy it from Ziqin Market.

 The food at home is almost finished, so I can replenish it on the way.

　　At nine o'clock in the morning, after finishing the work in the ranch, Zhi Shu spoke to Motor Lizard and Gulton, and then rode his goat to the town.

They first went to the Zhiqin market to buy a bunch of tree fruits and meat steaks, and finally went to the soil stall to buy a large bag of soil.

The stall owner saw that he would come over every once in a while and asked with a smile: "Those Pokémon love to eat, don't they?"

 “That's right.” Naoki smiled and nodded.

There is no need to worry about the rock salt fried soil going bad, so every time he fry the rock salt, he will fry a large pot and store it, so that he only needs to take out a part of it and feed it to Yan Shibao every day.

“Just eat it if you like it!” the stall owner said, “I heard that Yukila, the cub of Banjira, ate this kind of soil when he was a child!”

“After Banjira lays an egg, it will bury the egg very deep underground. When the egg hatches and little Yukila emerges, it will eat up the surrounding soil and then go to the ground.”

“The more this kind of soil there is, the greater the probability that Bangira and Yukila will live there!”

 “Is there such a thing?” Naoki only knew that Yukira was born underground.

"Yes!" The stall owner said with a natural expression, and he did not forget to remind: "So if you find this kind of soil in the wild, you must leave the area, because Banjira has a very strong sense of territoriality, and if you are regarded as an intruder That would be terrible!"

 “That's right.” Naoki nodded, but didn't pay much attention to this matter.

It happened that someone else came to buy land at this time, so he turned around and left, riding his goat back to the pasture.

The ranch is still a bustling and lively scene.

Zhi Shu carried several large bags back indoors. He glanced at the old-fashioned pendulum clock on the wall and saw that it was still early, so he started making rock salt fried soil for Yan Shibao.

The Pokémon are all playing outside. The room is very quiet, with only the sound of the shovel turning. The screams of Pokémon can be heard from outside.

Zhi Shu listened for a while and realized that it was Gu Lerton who was teaching Motorized Lizard and Kuailong.

Soon, a large pot of soil was fried. Naoki poured it into a basin and placed it on the floor to cool.

At this moment, Bada Butterfly suddenly flew in from the outside: "Bah!"

 Zhi Shu turned around and looked: "Huh? What's wrong?"

 Ba Dahuo pointed outside in disbelief, as if he wanted him to go over and have a look: "Bah!"

Seeing this, Zhi Shu put down his work and followed Bada Huo outside.

  To be precise, we came to the farmland.

This time, he didn't need Bada Huo to remind him that something was wrong.

 Because the originally flat land in the farmland had very obvious bulges, as if something had penetrated underneath.

Moreover, what is even more distressing is that there are a few gnawing marks on the newly grown seedlings in several fields.

 “咒咿…” Bada Butterfly flapped its wings gently, with a sad look on his face.

 At this moment, something suddenly started to move underground.

Immediately afterwards, a Pokémon with an oval brown head and a red nose emerged from underneath.

That's...a gopher? !

 The suspicion in Naoki's mind was confirmed at this moment.

 It seems that the initiator of all this is this little gopher!

 Zhishu immediately said: "Ba Dahu, catch it and use sleeping powder!"

Seeing the destruction of farmland, the Bada butterfly was also very angry. It flapped its wings, and phosphorus powder that could make people sleep was sprinkled from above.

Seeing that it was about to hit, the gopher seemed to sense something and retracted into the ground with a swish, and started to move quickly underground.

Soon, the gopher stopped and emerged from the ground again.

This time it set its sights on the big butterfly with one person and one bus on the edge of the field.

 “Zhizhizhi!”

 Then, he shrank back to the ground, seeming to be deliberately causing trouble.

Seeing this scene, several black lines appeared on Zhi Shu's forehead.

 Golgot is a Pokémon that likes dark places. They spend most of their time underground and survive by eating tree roots and the like.

 Because the soil after gophers pass by will be properly turned, and their droppings will fertilize the soil, making it the most suitable field for farming, many farmers will carefully cultivate them.

 In order to raise them, farmers will plant trees that gophers like to eat around crops, and use this method to let them help cultivate the land.

 But sometimes, gophers will eat the crops planted by farmers, causing disasters to farmers.

 Just like now.

 So, he encountered a gopher who was deliberately causing trouble? !

 Damn it, that's the crop he worked so hard to plant!

 “Guluton!”

Facing the provocative gopher, Naoki chose to call for reinforcements without hesitation.

Gulton, who was basking in the sun not far away, heard the shouting and rushed over like a rocket.

 “Ah gah!”

 “Grab it!” Naoki ordered.

Hearing this, Luton turned his gaze to the field. After seeing clearly the initiator of Naoki's anger, a speechless expression suddenly appeared on his face.

 The next second, it released the terrifying aura on its body.

The gophers who were causing trouble in the farmland suddenly felt an invisible pressure and terrifying aura.

It immediately realized that there was a very powerful Pokémon here.

The gopher made a squeaking sound in a panic, and then instinctively retreated underground to escape.

But how could Guluton give it this chance?

 Guluton stepped on the ground violently, and the huge vibration caused the tunnel dug by the gopher to collapse instantly.

　　Then, it rushed forward and used a claw knife to knock out the gopher who was unable to retreat in time.

 After completing his mission, Gullton hid his merit and fame and retreated to Naoki's side.

 Zhishu stepped forward to inspect the damage to the farmland.

 Fortunately, the Bada butterfly was discovered early, and the gopher's movement track has not spread to other places. Only a small piece of farmland was affected, and two corn seedlings were eaten.

Seeing this scene, Naoki breathed a sigh of relief.

He walked over to the unconscious gopher and tried to lift it up, but failed despite all his efforts.

 The gopher's lower body seems to be firmly welded into the earth.

“Holy shit, it's so difficult to dig?” Zhi Shu was a little surprised. No wonder no one knew what the underground part of the gopher looked like yet.

 Ba Dahu flew up and asked, "Eh?"

Zhi Shu thought about what he should do. After thinking about it for a moment, he sneered and answered:

 “We definitely can't let it go like this.”

 The "unconscious" gopher shuddered.

Zhi Shu noticed this scene and thought to himself, what a guy, he can even pretend to be dizzy!

 In this case, wouldn't it be unreasonable for him not to cooperate?

Zhi Shu pretended to be very angry: "This guy is so hateful, I must punish him well!"

 Hearing his tone, the unconscious gopher began to tremble.

Although it can escape by burrowing into the ground, it may not be able to escape in front of that terrifying Pokémon.

Zhishu glanced at the gopher out of the corner of his eye and said to Guluton and Badahu:

“How do you think this bad guy should be punished?”

 Ba Dahuo said angrily: "咒咿!"

 Guluton: "Ah, ghastly..."

Zhi Shu said deliberately: "In that case, lock it up and starve it for a month! Roast the gopher with jet flames, then freeze it in an ice cellar, and finally throw it into the river!"

 Hearing these words, the gopher trembled even more exaggeratedly. devil!

This human is a more terrifying devil than the red-skinned Pokémon!

Bada Huo imagined that scene and felt it was too cruel. Although the gopher was very naughty, it was not guilty of this.

 It couldn't bear to say: “咒咿…”

"Zhizhizhi!" The gopher said, "That's right, that's right. It has no ill intentions, it just wants to tease this human being!"

Hearing Bada Huo's words, Zhi Shu snorted coldly and said:

"It's not impossible to let it go, unless it stays and works for me to offset the losses it causes."

Gulleton on the side looked at the two singing and harmonizing, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

It knew that Naoki was just talking and would not actually do it.

 But the gopher didn't think so.

 In its opinion, this human being is truly the most terrifying creature in the world!

Its brain seemed to be accelerating, and it began to fantasize about being locked up, roasted by fire, frozen, and finally thrown into the river.

very scary…

　　　The gopher regretted his mistake in his heart, but at this moment. It suddenly heard that human being saying that it was not impossible to let it go.

Hearing this, the gopher quickly opened his eyes and nodded repeatedly under Naoki's "surprised" eyes.

 “Zhizhizhi!”

 It is willing! It is willing to stay and work to offset the losses it has caused!

　　Naoki: “…” So unfazed.

 He looked with interest at the gopher in front of him who "voluntarily" stayed to work.

 In fact, when he saw the gopher for the first time, he had the idea of ​​keeping it.

However, the gopher was too naughty and even played a game of whack-mole with him, so he came up with a strategy and asked Gu Leton to scare it.

 “Are you really willing to stay and work?” Naoki asked.

 The gopher nodded in panic: "Zhizhi!"

Zhi Shu didn't believe it: “Are you planning to escape while I'm not paying attention?”

The gopher quickly shook his head: "Zhizhi!"

"Very good, then let me see your sincerity." Naoki led the way: "Follow me! I just have a job to give you."

 The gopher hurriedly followed.

Zhi Shu used his eyes to signal Gu Ledun to continue playing with the Kuailong Motor Lizard.

 But Guluton didn't want to play anymore, because Motorized Lizard and Kuailong were also attracted.

Several Pokémon were curious about what Naoki planned to ask the gopher to do, so they gathered together to watch.

Seeing this, Zhi Shu said nothing and just brought the gopher to the salt house.

At this time, several Salt Rocks were playing on the grass outside, and there was no one in the Salt House.

Zhi Shu stood on the wooden floor and said to the gopher: "Help me dig a big hole here and dig all the way down. Can you do it?"

The gopher was startled. He looked around and thought that it was too big here. He would have to work for a long time...

 But fearing that the human would find it useless and lock it up again, the gopher nodded again and again.

"Very good." Zhi Shu did not forget to hit a stick and give a sweet date: "Work hard, and during this period, I will provide you with food."

 “Zhizhi.” The gopher did not dare to dream.

Zhishu left Guluton here to help him, such as destroying the wooden planks and breaking the stones in the ground.

 And he went to prepare lunch for all the Pokémon.

Today's lunch was still a simple sandwich and steak. When Naoki finished cooking and went to the salt house to check the situation, the gopher not only did not take the opportunity to escape, but also dug a big hole there.

Seeing this scene, Zhi Shuxin said that this gopher was quite simple and upright. He would not run away if he refused. There were obviously many opportunities to dig holes in the ground and escape.

Zhishu asked Gu Ledun to go eat first, and then called up the gopher who was busy.

The gopher cautiously poked its head out from the ground. It thought it would be scolded by this human, but it didn't expect to be greeted by food with an alluring aroma.

 The gopher swallowed.

Naoki smiled and handed the sandwich over: "Eat the food I gave you!"

 The gopher did not dare to move.

Seeing its appearance, Naoki felt that it might be really frightened.

He thought about it carefully and said comfortingly: "Relax, as long as you don't destroy my farmland, I won't hurt you, and neither will the other Pokémon in the farm."

"When you help me dig the hole, leave if you want. I won't stop you anymore. I will provide you with food on time every day while you are working."

Hearing this, the gopher blinked: "Zhizhizhi?"

 It looked at the sandwich in front of it, and then at the human.

 For some reason, the gopher suddenly felt that this human being was not so scary when he was not angry.

It ate the sandwich carefully.

 At the first bite, the gopher's two small eyes lit up.

 “Zhizhizhi!”

 It has never tasted such delicious food!

 The gopher speeds up his meal.

Soon, the entire sandwich was eaten, and the physical recovery effect contained in it restored the gopher to its best condition.

Looking at the gopher's expression, Zhi Shuxin said that it probably wouldn't run away secretly now.

 After finishing the meal, the gopher continued to dig a big hole.

 Zhi Shu turned back to the house and counted the money he had earned these days.

 With the evolution of Salt Stone Treasure, the production of rock salt in the pasture has been greatly increased.

 Today is April 16th.

At this rate, by the end of next month, he will probably have enough money to build a house, and he can go to Kelly to expand this small wooden house into a large house with a bathroom, a cellar, a living room, and a separate kitchen.

 “Wow, it's really exciting!”

 Close the ledger, Zhishu went to check the pot of rock salt and fried soil again.

Seeing that the soil inside had cooled down, he took the basin and found the salt stone treasure that was enjoying the shade under a tree.

With a bang, Naoki placed the basin in front of Yan Shibao and looked at it with encouraging eyes:

 “Eat! After eating this pot of soil, you should be able to evolve!”

 What this salt stone treasure lacks is not its strength, but its physical quality is not as good as other salt stone barriers.

 Congenital malnutrition can only be compensated for through acquired efforts.

Even though it has been eating very nutritious food since coming to the pasture, its overall quality is still a little worse than other salt stone treasures.

These rock salt fried soil can increase the physical strength of Yan Shibao. As long as it becomes stronger, it may be able to meet the physical conditions required for evolution.

If it still can't evolve after eating it, then let it compete with other Pokémon for training. I believe it won't take long before it can evolve into a salt barrier.

  “Yanyan…”

 Salt Stone Treasure looked at the pot of soil that Naoki had made specially for it, which was not found in other salt stone barriers.

 It was extremely moved in its heart, and immediately got up and started eating the dirt in front of it.

However, it had just finished lunch, and its belly was already bulging. After eating a few big mouthfuls, Yan Shibao lay down on the grass weakly and let out a weak cry.

 “Salt salt…” It's dying…

Zhi Shu looked at this scene dumbfounded: "You silly boy, you are so stupid. I mean to let you eat it slowly as a snack. If you can't finish it in one go, leave it for next time."

Hearing this, Yan Shibao felt a little embarrassed.

 Zhi Shu picked it up and weighed it a few times: "Well, it's a lot fatter than when I first met you."

 “Yanyan~” Yan Shibao coquettishly followed him happily.

 Whether it is it or other salt stone barriers, I am very grateful to Naoki in my heart.

Zhi Shu not only takes care of them like a salt giant, but also prepares all kinds of delicious food for them in different ways every day.

 Even the Salt Stone Giant Spirit is not as good as Naoki!

Zhi Shugan simply held the salt stone treasure in his arms and enjoyed the cool breeze with it under the shade of the tree.

 He ​​looked at the vast wilderness in front of him and felt filled with emotion: "After you successfully evolve into the salt stone giant spirit, I won't be able to hold you in my arms!"

 “Salt salt!”

 Yan Shibao's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

It doesn't matter! When the time comes that Naoki can't hold them, they will hold Naoki!

 (End of this chapter)

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