Chapter 28 There’s something wrong with you, green caterpillar.
"Orange fruit? Did you pick this from Qingxi Forest?"
"Well, you gave me two bottles of wound medicine a few days ago. I happened to find this kind of fruit, so I brought it back to you. In addition, I also plan to sell some of this orange fruit. You also
You know, my green caterpillar has always wanted a Poké Ball."
Following Mark's words, the green caterpillar suddenly widened its eyes.
The surprise comes unexpectedly, will it have its own elf ball?
Old Man Qian touched the green caterpillar's head with his hand and said, "Little guy, your expectations may have been in vain. Just the orange fruits you and the owner picked, even if you buy a second-hand Poke Ball, it won't be enough for a fraction of it.
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Mark frowned slightly and said: "Is the price of orange fruits so low?"
Although the village elder casually gave him two bottles of wound medicine, he knew that the value of the orange fruit as the raw material for the wound medicine might not be too high, but Mark did not expect it to be so low.
You know, the orange fruits he brought back were almost two kilograms.
Old Man Qian said: "For one kilogram, the purchase price from merchants in Sanshan Town is about 100 yuan. If you want to buy a brand new Poké Ball, it will cost about 50 kilograms, which is two orange trees full of fruits.
Fruit trees.
Or, you can also go to Sanshan Town and set up a stall to sell it yourself. You can get an extra 20 to 30 yuan per catty. If you are lucky, it is possible to sell for 150 yuan per catty.
However, I don’t recommend you to do this, not only to set up a stall, but also to sell to vendors in Sanshan Town. You can leave these fruits to your green caterpillars and the timid worms that will hatch next. In addition to being the main material for making wound medicine, orange fruit also has the effect of improving physical fitness when taken by elves. Taking it for a long time can make elves stronger."
Mark was thoughtful.
In fact, with the dozen or so orange fruit trees in the green caterpillar's territory, it is possible to produce hundreds of kilograms of orange fruits in exchange for money to buy Poké Balls, but this is really not cost-effective.
Even if all the orange fruit trees are harvested, they can only be exchanged for seven to eight Poké Balls.
Moreover, doing so will destroy the ecological balance of the green caterpillar group, slow down the green caterpillars' recovery speed from injuries, and indirectly slow down the progress of the green caterpillars' training through combat.
In comparison, it is better to select hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled from the green caterpillar community and sell them to the green caterpillar breeding base in Qingxi Village.
On the one hand, it allows these old, weak, sick and disabled people to come to the breeding base to take care of themselves, on the other hand, it also allows them to earn some starting capital. After all, no matter what world you are in, money is needed.
"No, there's something wrong with the taste of your orange fruit. Has it gone bad?"
Mark, who was thinking, was interrupted by a voice. He saw old man Qian sniffing the orange fruits with his nose, and immediately explained: "They are not spoiled. These orange fruits were sprayed with some smelly liquid by the tentacles of green caterpillars, so they have
There is some odor, just clean it and it will be gone."
Old Man Qian was surprised at first, then showed an expression of praise, patted Mark on the shoulder and said: "Awesome, I didn't expect you and the green caterpillar to come up with this method, so you don't have to worry about the orange fruits on the tree being destroyed by those wild wild caterpillars.
The elves picked it, you boy, you have the same demeanor as I did back then..."
Listening to the village elder's praise, Mark was determined to explain that after all, the stinky liquid from these tree fruits was caused by the leader of the green caterpillars, but he quickly thought of something.
Qingxi Village still doesn’t know that Qingxi Forest has a group of wild green caterpillars.
If exposed, his next plan to use the green caterpillar swarm to exercise will also be aborted.
Mark finally silently accepted Old Man Qian’s praise.
Opposite Mark, Old Man Qian's thoughts had drifted back to the past.
When he was young, he also discovered an orange tree full of fruits in Qingxi Forest.
Unlike now, the artificial cultivation technology of orange fruits in that era was not very mature, and the price was more than ten times what it is now.
At that time, he immediately ran back to the village with his arm to prepare picking tools and bags. Later, when he saw that it was getting late, he decided to set off the next day.
As a result, when he went back the next day, the ripe fruits of the entire fruit tree had been basically eaten by the elves in the forest, leaving only some half-ripe crooked melons and cracked dates...
Life is full of all kinds of regrets. Every time Old Man Qian thinks about this incident, he feels depressed unconsciously.
If he could set out at night and pick those orange fruits like this guy Mark, then he...his grave grass would probably grow to more than three meters high.
The night in Qingxi Forest is still very dangerous. After all, he is not a ruthless person like Mark who can survive in the wilderness at the age of two or three.
Without further thinking, Old Man Qian said: "Well, as I get older and my body can't bear it, I won't stay up late with you. In addition, Teacher Sun from the school has returned today, and the school will resume classes as usual tomorrow.
Now that you have regained your intelligence, stop running around in the forest like before. Stay here honestly today, and I will take you to report to school tomorrow morning."
As he spoke, Old Man Qian went back to the bedroom to rest, and Mark also returned to his room.
As far as the eye can see, there is a card on the table that looks like an identification card.
It has his name, age and address printed on it, as well as a silly-looking black and white profile picture, which seems to be a photo the village elder took of him before.
In addition, there are two sets of clothes on the bed.
As before, they are all insect-catching boy-style suits. Next to the clothes, there is also a set of toiletries, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, soap...
Mark glanced at his somewhat tattered clothes and sighed.
In his heart, he didn't want to owe others any favors, so every time he came back from Qingxi Forest, he would bring something to the village elder, and it was the same with the Chengcheng fruit this time.
As a result, instead of reducing his debt to the village elder, his debt to the village elder increased...
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The next morning.
When Old Man Qian woke up, he saw Mark and the Green Caterpillar writing and drawing with branches on the ground in the yard. It seemed that Mark was teaching the Green Caterpillar to count.
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He glanced at the heavy black stone in the center of the courtyard and shook his head slightly.
There are no traces on the layer of fine sand near the black heavy stone.
Young people are always passionate for three minutes. It was obvious that Mark and the Green Caterpillar had been practicing [Crash] tirelessly a few days ago and it seemed that they would never stop, but they stopped today.
Old Man Qian coughed twice and said: "At your current age, although you may not like to hear some preaching words, there is one thing I still want to say. Only by perseverance can you succeed."
Mark was stunned for a moment, then realized something and said: "Are you saying that I didn't let the green caterpillar practice [impact] with that black heavy stone today?"
Old Man Qian glanced at Mark and didn't know what to say. He rubbed the stubble on his chin and said, "This depends on your own understanding."
Sensing Old Man Qian's concern, Mark smiled and explained: "Thank you for your concern. In fact, Green Caterpillar and I are not slacking off as much as you think. We just think it is more practical than using wooden stakes or stones as targets.
More efficient."
"Actual combat?" Old Man Qian said thoughtfully: "You and the Green Caterpillar were injured a few days ago. Is it because of actual combat? Is it because you have been in the forest with the Green Caterpillar these days and haven't come back? Is it also because of actual combat?" p>
"Hmm."
Mark nodded slightly.
"Hiss!"
The green caterpillar also echoed. It and Mark have been exercising with the green caterpillar swarm these days, and they are living a very fulfilling life!
"This..."
Old Man Qian asked himself that he had seen some hard-working trainers, but almost none could achieve Mark's level.
Mark thought of something and said: "By the way, village chief, I am currently teaching mathematics to green caterpillars in my free time.
As you know, Bada Die's bloodline gene has the [Psychic Power] skill, so I plan to use mathematics as an entry point to exercise the green caterpillar's brain power in advance, so that in the future, the green caterpillar evolves into Bada Queen, and it can master all the skills.
[Psychic power] will also be more powerful.
I just taught the green caterpillar for a while, and it has already learned how to count within 100. It can do it while looking upright, but it still can’t find any tricks when looking backwards. Do you have any ideas?"
Facing Mark's words, Old Man Qian gradually widened his eyes and showed a surprised expression.
By teaching the green caterpillar mathematics, the green caterpillar's brain power will be improved, so that when the green caterpillar evolves into a big butterfly, the [mental power] it can master will be even more powerful.
This was the first time he had heard of this technique for training green caterpillars, and it sounded very reliable.
If he also had a green caterpillar, he would even want to try Mark's method.
At this moment, he sincerely felt that a new generation was replacing the old one, and he felt that he was getting old.
Suddenly, Old Man Qian realized something and came back to his senses.
Old Man Qian looked at the green caterpillar writing on the ground with a branch with confusion and said: "You just seemed to say that your green caterpillar has learned to count within 100. With the intelligence of the green caterpillar, it can learn to count.