Chapter 1249: The 10-Billionaire

Return Long He’s relics.

Back in Pyrite Town, Baimu’s life entered a new phase.

Within the Valley of Creation, after some discussions, they collaborated with the Rescue Organization and N as an agricultural consultant, forming a new department, the Ministry of Agriculture, to handle this.

They plan to look for two suitable locations around Silicon City and N’s Pokémon Valley as the main test sites.

Additionally, they’ll use Baimu’s mountain as an auxiliary test site to conduct a series of crop cultivation.

There’s no test site near Pyrite Town because it’s an important mining area for exporting minerals in the Ore Region, and there’s also a transit warehouse connecting Jinqing Port and Silicon City, thus not suitable for large-scale farmland to establish a farm nearby.

During this period.

The mountain long yearned by Aggron finally received its name—

Platinum Silver Mountain.

Deliberately modeled after Johto Silver Mountain’s name, Shanren mocked it, asking Baimu why he chose such a name.

The answer was just one sentence: “Johto Silver Mountain lacks Red, but Platinum Silver Mountain has Baimu.”

Shanren went back and thought about it for a whole night but still didn’t understand what it meant.

In any case, once the protocol was set over in Silicon City, Platinum Silver Mountain soon attracted the first batch of visiting guides from the Ministry of Agriculture—Balza and Mei Yali.

Though only siblings, as the next village chief of the Valley of Creation, Balza’s abilities were quite outstanding.

It’s said that before going out to seek the Vase of Punishment, the farmland at home had long been tended by Grings and handed over to Balza, this brat is certainly a professional farmer.

So when Balza discovered that Baimu haphazardly planted precious tree fruit seeds, he didn’t hesitate to criticize him.

“How can you only consider the location when planting tree fruit!”

“Exactly, exactly!”

“You have to thoroughly loosen the soil! Just having a Pokémon do one round of cultivation isn’t enough!”

“Exactly, exactly!”

“The sun in the Ore Region is too intense and poisonous, you have to set up the shelter early on, or else it’ll be scorched to death just as it sprouts!”

“Exactly, exactly!”

“…”

Baimu looked with a resigned expression at Hoopa, who was echoing beside Balza, this guy had a playful grin, seemingly interested in mocking him.

He had some urge to hit a Pokémon…

He clenched his fist, choosing not to stoop to Hoopa’s level.

{Cultivated Land} is a technique that Steelix mastered early on, possessing a magic-like effect that makes plants easier to grow, but perhaps due to its infrequent use, Balza was quite dissatisfied with its cultivation results.

He took out a Pokeball and opened it.

Bang!

“What’s up!”

A Diggersby appeared, looking like an uncle with enormous ears.

Balza said, “This is my father’s Diggersby, I specifically borrowed it to help out. Diggersby! Please use Cultivated Land once.”

“What’s up!”

Diggersby’s large ears suddenly inserted into the ground, followed by a whirlwind of soil excavation and sandstorm.

Baimu instinctively raised his hand to shield himself until the flying sand thinned before lowering his hand to look forward, surprised to find that Diggersby had completed half an acre of land cultivation.

“Amazing!”

He couldn’t help but praise, causing Diggersby to proudly puff out its chest, “What’s up!”

Although Pokémon were initially designed for battle, in real life Pokémon clearly have more roles than just fighting.

Each Pokémon also has its strengths.

At least in terms of cultivation, Giant Steelix is far inferior to Diggersby.

Balza fiddled with the land again before replanting the tree fruit seeds, followed by placing his hand on the seeds, and closed his eyes to use his power.

Golden light scattered from his palm, a magical scene unfolded.

The seeds surprisingly took root and sprouted in a breath, growing step by step into knee-high saplings, tremendously shortening the growth cycle.

What a powerful force!

Baimu marveled silently; typically Grass Attribute Pokémon, even if they possess the power to catalyze seeds, can at most accelerate their sprouting.

Compared to Balza’s power, it’s indeed far behind.

Of course, he didn’t know that in another parallel world, a super gigantic Arboliva once turned barren land into lush forests with a rainfall.

After all, the event took place after the end of Pokémon Journey, in Pokémon Horizon.

“The land is too barren.”

Upon seeing this scene, Balza was somewhat disappointed.

He sighed and said to Baimu: “My power can only catalyze seeds; how they develop depends entirely on the soil’s fertility and their own quality. Though there is a reason for my unrefined skills, if my grandfather were here, he could at least make it bear the first fruits.”

“The land isn’t suitable, so what should we do?”

“First plant some crops that can improve soil fertility, then bring in some organic fertilizer… never mind, leave it all to me! I guarantee that within a year, the entire Platinum Silver Mountain will be covered with forests!”

Seeing Baimu frown while listening, Balza simply took it all on and confidently added, “This mountain will be the answer I present to my grandfather!”

A year!

The young man really dared to speak!

Baimu was surprised by Balza’s determination; so many Pokémon couldn’t fill half the mountain with plants in half a year, and Balza and Mei Yali intended to plant a whole mountain?

“All right! I trust you!” he exclaimed, tapping Balza’s shoulder admiringly.

Regardless of the final outcome, he believed Balza, once spoken, would certainly strive to achieve it.

A moment later.

Baimu approached Mei Yali.

Unlike Balza, who was busy tidying up the tree fruit orchard, Mei Yali was more concerned about how to quickly cultivate enough food for Lycanroc and other wild Pokémon.

In the animation, Pokémon are essentially omnivorous creatures; what humans eat, they can eat, and what humans can’t eat, they can consume too.