After solving the housekeeper's problem, Naoki was in a good mood.
He specially invited Alvin to have a meal in Bottle City.
The chosen location is Fresh Fish Restaurant, which is a restaurant specializing in fish dishes.
The two of them sat under the umbrella in front of the door with their motorcycle lizards, and the waiter successively brought a variety of fish dishes and four drinks.
Naoki put the fresh and plump salmon sashimi in front of the Motorized Lizard and said:
"Thanks to you today, otherwise it would have been a long time before I could find the housekeeper Pokémon."
Ivan said cheerfully: "It's just a small matter! Is there anything else you need my help with?"
There really is. Naoki thought to himself, and he asked: "Do you know where I can learn how to make energy cubes?"
"Energy cube?" Ivan ate a piece of fish, thought about it carefully, and said, "I really don't know about this. Generally speaking, people who are good at making energy cubes are Pokémon breeders."
"Then where did they learn it?" Naoki asked.
"It should be the Breeders Association?" Ivan guessed: "I don't know very well, because I am just a small town postman, but don't worry, I will help you find out when I deliver the letter later."
Naoki: "Thank you very much."
Ivan never forgot to remind you: "I'll help you, but you can't let me down in the horse racing competition next year!"
Upon hearing this, Naoki couldn't help but curse in his heart: Good guy, I'm still thinking about the 10,000 alliance coins I lost in horse racing!
But he didn't dare to guarantee it, because at present he couldn't leave the ranch for too long, let alone the Padia area.
Seeing his expression, Alvin started to cheat: "No! We agreed! I will help you find the housekeeper Pokémon, and you can help me win back the 10,000 alliance coins!"
"Okay, okay!" Naoki nodded helplessly: "That's good. When the fields are dry in winter, I will take the opportunity to go out and see if I can meet the horse Pokémon."
By then, the two caretakers should be able to help him share the work in the ranch, and then he can take the time to visit the Galar region.
Alvin was now satisfied, but he still had some doubts: "Horse Pokémon don't seem to come out in winter, right?"
"Let's divide it into different types!" Naoki thought of King Lei Guan's snowstorm horse in his mind: "Some horse Pokémon are ice-type, and they like to appear in the ice and snow."
Alvin: "...I have never heard of such a horse Pokémon."
Naoki gave it up: "Anyway, you will know by then."
Alvin: "Okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news!"
After eating, the two began to ride back on the motorcycle lizard.
By the time Naoki returned to the ranch, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
A group of Pokémon were leisurely basking in the sun on the grass. When they saw Naoki coming back, they all came over to greet him.
Naoki touched their little heads one by one and asked with a smile: "How are you doing today?"
"Ouch!"
"Ah gah~"
"咒咿～"
"Salt salt!"
"..."
Seeing that everyone was safe and sound, Naoki felt relieved.
He let Frosty and the others continue to play, while he returned indoors and began to tidy up the house that had been messed up by Pokémon.
He wasn't here at noon, so Gulerton should have helped prepare lunch for Bingyibu and the others.
Because Naoki saw that there were a lot less sandwiches, fruit juice, juice and milk in the refrigerator.
Empty milk bottles were scattered across the table, and one even rolled to the floor.
Naoki stepped forward and picked them up, cleaned them and put them in the refrigerator so that they could be used again later.
After cleaning the room, Naoki went outside again and took a broom to sweep away the fallen leaves and dust near the shrine of King Lei Guan.
Looking at the cauliflower rabbit made of mud in the shrine, Naoki brought a few more fruits and placed them in front of the shrine.
Suddenly, Naoki realized that something was not quite right.
He squatted down and inspected it carefully, and finally saw several cracks on the side of the "Statue of King Lei Guan".
The mud statue was not strong to begin with, and it was exposed to the scorching sun all day long, which eventually led to cracking.
Naoki: "..."
He pondered for a moment, thinking that there was nothing better to do if he was idle, so he might as well change the statue of King Lei Guan.
So that afternoon, he found tools and a piece of wood, sat under the eaves, and made wood carvings while recalling the appearance of King Lei Guan.
On the vast lawn in front of him, a group of Pokémon were running lively.
The afternoon sun shines all over the ground.
Zhishu was carving wood carvings quietly, looking up from time to time to look at Kuailong and Gulton.
At 4:20 in the afternoon, a simple wooden sculpture of King Lei Guan was officially born.
In order to enable it to be stored for a long time, Naoki specially found Keri and asked her to help polish the wood carving, just like making furniture.
"What is this? A big hammer?"
Taking over the strange-shaped wooden sculpture with an extra-large head from Naoki, Kelly's face was full of surprise.
Naoki: "...is it ugly?"
Kelly: "It's not that ugly."
She saw that this "big hammer" also had a face and legs: "Could this be a Pokémon?"
"Yes." Naoki said truthfully: "It's a Pokémon named King Lei Guan."
He told the legend of King Lei Guan to Clee.
He also told her that King Lei Guan could help crops grow, so that she could make several statues to display, or sell them to nearby farmers.
Everything is for the great cause of conquering the Snowstorm Horse and the Ghost Horse, Naoki thought to himself.
A person's faith is too weak, and King Lei Guan may not be able to sense it, but if more humans know King Lei Guan's name, then maybe he can sense it all.
"Okay, okay, I'm going to polish and wax you right now, but it will take some time. You can come and get it tomorrow." Keri didn't take Naoki's words to heart.
"OK."
Zhi Shu responded, turned around and left on Guluton.
At the same time, in the distant Galar region, King Lei Guan once again sensed what his devout believer had done.
What did He see?!
That believer not only believed in Him alone, but also actively spread His name to others in that distant and unfamiliar land!
"What a good believer!"
At this moment, Lei Guanwang's affection for the little believer continued to grow.
He felt the power of faith accumulated in his body during this period, then gently waved his left hand, activated his power, and a light shone in his eyes.
Even though His current power is still very weak and far from being able to make large fields fertile and abundant, one or two of them can still do it.
King Lei Guan wanted to give the little believer a reminder in this way, asking him to come to the Snowfield of the Crown to find him as soon as possible.
Late at night, everything falls asleep.
A beam of light representing a harvest spanned the distant time and space and fell on an inconspicuous crop in the farmland.
The next moment, the crop was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It takes root and sprouts from the earth, gradually turns into a seedling, and grows into a strong vine.
Soon, a small yellow flower bloomed on the vine, and the flower slowly grew into a full and mature watermelon.
The changes haven't stopped yet.
The watermelon kept getting bigger and bigger, crowding out the space of other surrounding plants, and eventually grew into an extremely huge watermelon, about two meters high.