Chapter 10 Picking Mountain Products for the Winter
Chapter 10 Picking mountain products and preparing for winter
Galar region, autumn, secret forest.
The leaves on the trees turned yellow, and the whole forest was covered with a golden coat.
The branches of the fruit trees are covered with heavy fruits. Under the nourishment of nature, every fruit looks so plump and juicy.
Outside the cave, Lin Yi and the martial arts bear master were watering the fruit trees they had planted before.
After five months, the fruit cores buried deep in the soil sprouted and grew up smoothly, transforming into saplings about half a meter tall.
Lin Yi, who has unlocked the skills of walking and talking, shuttled through this "orchard", looking at these thriving young trees with satisfaction, and said to the martial arts bear master next to him in a very childish voice:
"By now next year, they will be able to grow into big trees!"
The martial arts bear master stretched out his big hand and touched his head, smiled and nodded, "Well, then we can eat the fruits of the trees we planted."
Speaking of tree fruits, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Before you know it, the season has arrived in autumn. In a few months, the weather will get colder and colder, and then it will start to snow.
Although he has never experienced winter in this world, judging from his past experience, it is difficult to find food in the winter forest.
If there is another heavy snowfall, his living situation will become even more difficult.
At this time, the martial arts master Xiong noticed the expression on that little face, was stunned for a moment, and asked: "What's wrong, Xiao Wu?"
Lin Yi has become accustomed to this title and regards it as his nickname.
Faced with the question from the martial arts bear master, he explained: "The weather is getting colder and colder, and there will be no food in the forest."
Hearing this, the martial arts bear master was startled. He had been so obsessed with sucking people that he almost forgot about it.
Now when it heard Lin mention it, it also thought of those cold winters it had spent in the past.
At that time, a thick layer of ice will form on the river, and heavy snow will fall from the sky, completely burying the forest and the earth underneath.
In this case, those tree fruits that are easy to obtain in autumn become difficult to find, and the difficulty of searching for other foods is also greatly increased.
As a Pokémon, it can hibernate to save energy and survive the winter, but as a human, Xiaowu will never be able to survive it.
Thinking of this, the martial arts bear master's expression became solemn.
"Well, it seems we have to prepare for the winter in advance." The martial arts bear master said with a solemn expression.
Lin Yi felt that the best way was to collect enough food now and bring it back to the cave to store it for winter.
He couldn't walk before, so he never went to the forest.
Now that I can walk, I want to explore the forest to see what other edible food there is besides tree fruits.
In this kind of place, there should be a lot of mountain products growing, such as mountain grapes, mushrooms, hazelnuts, chestnuts, etc.
His idea coincided with that of the martial arts bear master, so after a short period of thinking, the martial arts bear master paused the special training, carried the rattan bamboo basket, and entered the forest with Lin Yi.
The forest floor is covered with golden fallen leaves, and you will make a crisp "rustling" sound when walking on them.
Lin Yi walked through it accompanied by the martial arts master Xiong. He looked around and observed the situation of this forest with novelty.
This was his first time to officially enter this forest. As he expected, there were many Pokémon living in this place.
A greedy chinchilla was chewing pine cones on the branches, and a shuttlecock was flying in the air with its two rotating leaves as propellers. Going further in, Lin Yi even saw a mother marsupial with her baby.
The little marsupial huddled in its mother's pouch, with only its head and two paws exposed, looking curiously at the world outside.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yi and the martial arts bear master all turned their attention to the little marsupial in the pouch.
Information about marsupials came to Lin Yi's mind.
Like kangaroos, Pokémon such as marsupials raise their babies in a pouch on their abdomen. During their infancy, pouches rarely come out of pouches.
After three years, the baby marsupial will leave its mother. It is said that at that time, the mother marsupial will chirp loudly, feeling sad for the child's departure.
The martial arts bear master on the side kept staring at the pouch of the marsupial mother.
At this moment, it wished that it could have a pouch like a marsupial mother, so that it could carry Xiao Wu in it anytime and anywhere.
Even in winter when the snow is falling, you no longer have to worry about the cold environment.
Sensing the strange gaze of the martial arts bear master, the marsupial mother and her child turned their heads and looked at this magical father-son pair.
That's weird. Isn't that child human?
The marsupial mother was full of doubts, and she was very puzzled by the fact that a Pokémon was taking care of a human child.
However, the martial arts bear master did not explain to the marsupial. It held the basket in one hand and held Lin Yi in the other hand, saying: "Let's go, Xiao Wu."
"oh!"
Lin Yi retracted his gaze from the marsupial mother and her son, and began to concentrate on searching for edible food in the forest.
Soon, he found many mushrooms under an old tree.
"Can this be eaten?" Lin Yi asked, squatting in front of a brightly colored mushroom.
"This..." The martial arts bear master looked carefully, but as a bear, mushrooms are really not on its diet.
But as an old father, it didn't want Xiao Wu to feel that there was something he couldn't do. In order not to disappoint him, the martial arts bear master said bravely: "You can eat it."
After all, they are just mushrooms. Although they look different, they can't poison this strong bear Pokémon, right? The martial bear master couldn't help but think to himself.
After hearing the martial arts master Xiong's confident answer, Lin Yi looked suspicious: "Are you sure? Is this really edible?"
This strange-colored mushroom must be poisonous, right?
He wasn't very clear, but he felt that maybe the martial arts bear master who had been living here would understand.
Lin Yi did not intend to give this mushroom to the martial arts bear master. He thought of taking this mushroom back and eating it when there was no food in the winter.
Of course, it needs to be roasted over fire before eating.
There are two methods for the origin of fire.
One is to let the martial arts bear master make fire through the ancient method of drilling wood to make fire.
The second is to use the remaining time to find a fire-type Pokémon and ask it for help.
However, the martial arts bear master really didn't know. He looked at the mushroom, thought about it, and said, "You'll know after you eat it."
With that said, it picked the mushroom and wanted to swallow it in one bite.
Lin Yi wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
I saw the martial arts bear master swallowing the mushroom in one gulp, and he swallowed it without even chewing.
Soon, an uncomfortable feeling spread throughout his body, and the martial arts bear master's expression changed.
Lin Yi: "..."
Fortunately, he was prepared.
Lin Yi silently took out a Taotao fruit that could detoxify and fed it into the mouth of the martial arts bear master.
The uncomfortable feeling in the body gradually disappeared, and the martial arts bear master breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, its expression became a little embarrassed because of its embarrassment.
Martial Arts Master Xiong blushed, "I didn't know this mushroom was poisonous."