Not a Trainer This Time Chapter 167

Chapter 167 Glowing Pineapple and Pumpkin of Any Size

 The cause of the matter starts with the Motorized Lizard.

 Early in the morning, the morning dew dripped on the grass along the petals of the flowers.

 After breakfast, Naoki went out to milk his goat.

So Lerton, as usual, took Kuailaurus and Motorized Lizard to play on the grass with the rubber ball that Zhishu bought for them at the toy store yesterday afternoon.

Three Pokémon stood in a triangle and threw the ball to each other one by one.

When it was Motorized Lizard's turn, Motorized Lizard failed to control its strength, causing the ball to fly into the pineapple field.

It made a "croak" sound, and then ran after the ball into the pineapple field, and finally found the ball next to a pineapple.

The Motorized Lizard stepped forward and picked it up. Just as it was about to turn around and leave, its attention was suddenly attracted by a glowing object not far away.

Motor Lizard looked intently and saw an unbelievable scene.

That shiny thing turned out to be a ripe pineapple!

Motor Lizard had never seen this kind of crop before, so it quickly informed Naoki about the news.

Zhi Shu hurried over after receiving the news, and he saw the glowing pineapple at a glance.

At this moment, a surprising thought came to Naoki's mind:

 “The green grassland of Mount Goat has spawned mutated crops again!”

 He quickly stepped forward to check, and the information about this strange pineapple immediately emerged from his mind.

[Glowing pineapple: a kind of special crop, a product born under the influence of the energy of the grass of the mount goat. After using it to make dishes, it can give the dishes a "shining" effect. ]

Flash? Is it the flashing move he is familiar with?

 Pokémon will light up with a light after using it, which can dispel the darkness and illuminate the surrounding area. It can play a great role in cave exploration and invisible environments.

Zhi Shu can't wait to try it.

At this moment, he suddenly thought, would mutated crops appear in other fields?

Thinking of this, Naoki immediately suppressed the impulse in his heart, patiently walked around the field, and began to inspect every crop.

 As his gaze swept across, pieces of information emerged.

 [Common corn], [Common corn]…[Common wheat], [Common wheat]…[Common hops]…[Common pumpkin]…

"There's none?"

Zhi Shu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but looking at the pineapple in his hand, he began to comfort himself in his heart: "It's good to have one, and you can't be too greedy."

He planned to take the pineapple back to his room and cook it to see the effect.

However, just as he was about to leave the farmland, he suddenly noticed a strange scene out of the corner of his eye.

 In the pumpkin field, among a bunch of yellow, orange, and golden pumpkins, there is a very special pumpkin.

 As Naoki watched, the pumpkin began to change at a speed visible to the naked eye!

It first slowly became smaller, becoming as big as an orange fruit, and then began to grow continuously, and finally became as big as a tire.

Zhi Shu opened his eyes wide and looked at this scene in shock.

 The next second, the information about the magical pumpkin appeared in his mind.

Pumpkin of any size: a kind of special crop, a product born under the influence of the energy of the grass of the mount goat. After using it to make dishes, it can give the dish the effect of "any size". ]

 “As big or small as you want?”

What kind of strange effect is this?

With doubts in mind, Naoki handed the glowing pineapple to the Motorized Lizard beside him, and then stepped forward to pick the pumpkin.     After leaving the vine, this strange pumpkin still did not stop changing in size.

 What's even more interesting is that its weight is also getting lighter and heavier as it changes.

 Zhi Shu held it in his arms, the strange feeling was particularly strong.

　　He took the Motorized Lizard to put the pineapple and watermelon in the kitchen. Naoki looked at the pumpkin lying on the chopping board, changing back and forth between sizes.

When it reached its largest size, Naoki picked up the kitchen knife, and with a muffled sound, half of the kitchen knife was inserted into the pumpkin.

This special pumpkin finally stopped changing, but its size did not remain at its largest size as Naoki expected, but returned to its normal shape.

"It's a pity, I thought I could make a few more dishes." Naoki felt a little regretful for a while.

Then next, it's time to try making dishes using these two fruits and vegetables!

　Looking at the description above, it seems that no matter what kind of dish he makes from these two things, the effect will be fixed flash and size.

Then, the first thing he should consider is how to make the most of everything and use the least ingredients to make the most dishes without wasting anything.

“Pineapple can be used to make pineapple sweetened pork, pineapple glutinous rice, pineapple cake, or used to squeeze juice…”

 But the pineapple cake was a bit too wasteful. After thinking for a while, Naoki made a decision in his heart.

—Cut the pineapple in half, take out most of the pulp and use it to make pineapple sweet and sour pork and squeeze the juice, and use the remaining pineapple shell to make pineapple sticky rice.

 As for the pumpkin…

A series of pumpkin-related dishes flashed through Naoki's mind, and he finally settled on the words pumpkin pie.

 This is the most numerous dish he can think of making.

 Just do it, Naoki immediately started working.

 He first cut the pineapple in half, then dug out all the pulp with a spoon and a paring knife. Finally, he put the soaked glutinous rice and diced pulp into the two halves of the pineapple, and steamed them in a rice cooker.

While steaming the glutinous rice, Naoki took out tenderloin, eggs and other ingredients from the refrigerator.

 Cut the tenderloin into cubes, pour in the egg liquid and mix well, then coat with starch and fry in an oil pan until golden brown.

 Then, Naoki started to make a bowl of sauce using tomato juice, sugar, vinegar and other seasonings.

 In the last step, add the green pepper, red pepper, pineapple chunks, and fried pork tenderloin into the pot and stir-fry.

 Seeing that it was almost done, Naoki turned off the fire and poured the pineapple and sweet meat with full color and flavor into the plate.

He looked down, and the information about this dish emerged.

[Pineapple Sour Pork (B+): A dish made with freshly picked pineapple and pork tenderloin. It is sweet and sour, nutritious and delicious.

 Cooking effect: Flash. After feeding it to a Pokémon, the Pokémon will have a chance to learn the flash move, and at the same time, the whole body will light up and last for 30 minutes.

Rating: A very good dish, a favorite for lovers of sweet and sour food. ]

Looking at the description above, Naoki couldn't help but said: "It's indeed pretty much what I expected."

Flash…

It can also be considered a pretty good move, and it can work wonders when exploring caves where you can't even see your fingers.

 (End of this chapter)

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