Naoki's first thought 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 not a bad 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.
Therefore, Yan Shibao must be provided with sufficient nutrition and energy.
This was quite satisfying, so he could just make a few more portions of the rock salt fried soil that Yan Shibao liked to eat later.
That thing can enhance Yan Shibao's physical strength, 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 first, and then he went back 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 fried rock salt 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.
Xuzha Town...
Unfortunately, the distance between Xuzha Town and Zhiqin Town is too far. He still has no way to dig there himself, so he can only buy it from Zhiqin Market.
The food at home is almost finished, so I just want to replenish it on the way.
At nine o'clock in the morning, after finishing his 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 a stall selling soil and bought 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 he will fry a large pot every time 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 Banjila's cub Yukila ate this kind of soil when he was a child!"
"After Banjila lays an egg, he 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 soil there is in a place, the greater the probability that Banjira and Yukira will live there!"
"Is there such a thing?" Naoki only knew that Yukira was born underground.
"Well!" 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 Banjila has a very strong sense of territoriality, and if you are treated as an intruder
That would be terrible!"
"That's right." Naoki nodded, not paying 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 Shi Bao.
The Pokémon were all playing outside, and the room was very quiet. There was only the sound of the shovel turning, and the sounds of Pokémon coming from outside could be heard here.
Zhi Shu listened for a moment and realized that Gu Lerton was probably teaching Motorized Lizard and Kuailong.
Soon, a large pot of soil was fried, and Zhishu poured it into a basin and placed it on the floor to cool.
At this moment, Bad Butterfly suddenly flew in from outside: "Bah!"
Naoki turned around and looked: "Huh? What's wrong?"
Bada Huo pointed outside in disbelief, as if she wanted him to go over and have a look: "Hey!"
Seeing this, Zhi Shu put down his work and followed Bada Hu 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 drilled through underneath.
Moreover, what is even more distressing is that there are a few gnawing marks on the newly grown seedlings in several fields.
"Hey..." Bada Butterfly flapped its wings gently, with a sad look on his face.
At this time, something suddenly started to move underground.
Immediately afterwards, a Pokémon with an oval-shaped 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!
Naoki immediately said: "Ba Dahu, catch it and use sleeping powder!"
"Bah!"
Seeing that the farmland was destroyed, the Bada butterfly was also very angry. It flapped its wings and sprinkled phosphorus powder that could make people sleep from above.
Seeing that it was about to hit, the gopher seemed to sense something and retracted into the ground with a swish, and began to move quickly underground.
Soon, the gopher stopped and emerged from the ground again.
This time, it set its sights on a large butterfly with one person and one bus on the edge of the field.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
Then, it shrank back to the ground, seemingly deliberately causing trouble.
Seeing this scene, several black lines appeared on Naoki's forehead.
Gophers are a Pokémon that like 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 feces will fertilize the soil, making it the most suitable field for farming, so 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 met a gopher who was deliberately causing trouble?!
Damn it, those are the crops he worked so hard to grow!
"Guluton!"
Facing the provocative gopher, Naoki chose to call for reinforcements without hesitation.
Gu Ledun, who was basking in the sun not far away, heard the shouting and rushed over like a rocket.
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"Grab it!" Naoki ordered.
Hearing this, Guluton 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 squeaked in panic, and then instinctively retreated underground to escape.
But how could Gullton give it this chance?
Therefore, Luton 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.
Having completed his mission, Gullton hid his merit and fame and retreated to Naoki's side.
Naoki 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 his efforts.
The gopher's lower body seems to be firmly welded into the earth.
"Holy shit, is it so difficult to dig?" Zhi Shu was a little surprised. No wonder no one knows what the underground part of the gopher looks like yet.
Bada Butterfly flew up and asked, "Eh?"
Naoki thought about what he should do. After thinking for a moment, he sneered and answered:
"We definitely can't just let it go."
The "unconscious" gopher shuddered.
Naoki noticed this scene and thought to himself, what a guy, he can even pretend to be faint!
If that's the case, wouldn't it be unreasonable for him not to cooperate?
Naoki pretended to be angry: "This guy is so hateful, I must punish him properly!"
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.
Zhi Shu glanced at the gopher out of the corner of his eye and said to Gu Ledun and Bada Hu:
"How do you think this bad guy should be punished?"
Bada Butterfly said angrily: "Bah!"
Gu Ledun: "Ah, ghastly..."
Naoki 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 thought it was too cruel. Although the gopher was very naughty, it was not guilty of this.
It couldn't bear to say: "咒咿......"
"Squeak!" The mouse said that right is right, it is not malicious, just want to tease this human!
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."
Gu Ledun 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 about it 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 speeding up, and it began to fantasize about being locked up, roasted on fire, frozen, and finally thrown into the river.
very scary……
The gopher felt regretful, but at this moment, he suddenly heard the human saying that it was not impossible to let him go.
Hearing this, the gopher quickly opened his eyes and nodded repeatedly under Naoki's "surprised" eyes.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
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 "took the initiative" to stay and work.
In fact, when he saw the gopher for the first time, he had the idea of keeping it.
However, this gopher was too naughty and even played a game of whack-a-mole with him, so he came up with a strategy and asked Gullton to scare it.
"Are you really willing to stay and work?" Naoki asked.
The gopher nodded in panic: "Zhizhi!"
Naoki 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 Kuailaurus.
But Guluton didn't want to play anymore, because the 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 didn't say anything and just brought the gopher to the salt house.
At this time, several salt cubs were playing on the grass outside, and there was no one in the salt house.
Naoki 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 think it was 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 I will provide you with food during this period."
"Zhizhi." The gopher didn't dare to think too much.
Naoki 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.
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Dig a hole and escape.
Zhi Shu 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 regularly 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 carefully ate the sandwich.
After taking the first bite, the gopher's two little eyes suddenly lit up.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
It has never tasted such delicious food!
The gopher speeded up his meal.
Soon, the whole sandwich was eaten, and the physical recovery effect contained in it restored the gopher to its best condition.
Looking at the gopher's expression, Naoki Shin said that it probably wouldn't run away secretly now.
After eating, the gopher continued to dig a big hole.
Naoki turned back to the house and counted the money he had earned these days.
With the evolution of salt stone treasures, the production of rock salt in the pasture has been greatly increased.
Today is April 16th.
If this continues, 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.
"Huh, this is really exciting!"
Closing the account book, Zhi Shu went to check the pot of rock salt 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 cool under a tree.
With a bang, Zhi Shu placed the basin in front of the salt stone treasure 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.
And these rock salt fried soil can improve 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 Salt Barrier.
"Salt salt..."
Salt Stone Treasure looked at the pot of soil that Naoki made specially for it in front of him, which was not found in other Salt Stone Barriers.
It was so moved that it 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 is dying...
Naoki 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 at one time, leave it for next time."
Hearing this, Yan Shibao felt a little embarrassed.
Naoki 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 said to him happily.
Whether it is it or other salt stone barriers, I am very grateful to Naoki in my heart.
Naoki 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!
Naoki simply held the salt stone treasure in his arms and enjoyed the cool breeze with him under the shade of the tree.
He looked at the vast wilderness in front of him, filled with emotion: "When 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 when Naoki can’t hold them, they will hold Naoki!