Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Seeing An Jue approach, a group of Poliwag and a few Poliwhirl immediately surrounded him.

An Jue also faintly saw a few Poliwrath and a Politoed in the bushes.

The Politoed was resting in the water plants. When it saw An Jue, it only slightly opened its eyelids to glance at him before closing its eyes again.

An Jue tried to use the Eye of Insight to view the Politoed's data, but found that the Eye of Insight was ineffective.

This situation could only indicate one thing: the Politoed's level exceeded Diancie's.

In fact, An Jue didn't know that the Politoed in front of him was also one of the guardians of the Nebel Plateau.

When Volcanion was away, Delphox, Greninja, and Chesnaught were responsible for guarding the land, while the vast waters were considered Politoed's territory.

It could be said that Politoed was the strongest Pokémon in the Nebel Plateau besides Volcanion, without a doubt.

Of course, An Jue didn't know this.

He guessed that Politoed should be the parent of the Poliwag and Poliwhirl. He originally thought about whether to go forward and say hello, but the Poliwag had already crowded around Lapras, leading him to swim in another direction. Before long, Politoed disappeared from his sight.

Bypassing that lush patch of aquatic plants, An Jue arrived at a clear body of water. The water here was very deep, but An Jue could still clearly see the bottom, the swaying Aci Berry seaweed, and the swimming Magikarp, Goldeen, and Seaking, all full of vitality.

"Poi~ Poi~"

A Poliwag called out to An Jue, then plunged into the water. Before long, it surfaced with a piece of Aci Berry seaweed in its mouth.

"Poi~ Poi~"

It swam to An Jue's side and handed the long Aci Berry seaweed to An Jue.

An Jue accepted the seaweed and thanked it, "Thank you, Poliwag."

"Poi~ Poi~"

The Poliwag's round eyes immediately curved into crescents, and then it plunged into the water again. Following that, the other Poliwag also dived into the water one after another.

"Gron~ Gron~~"

Watching as one Aci Berry seaweed after another was picked by the Poliwag and handed to An Jue, Snorlax clapped his hands happily on the side.

The Poliwag didn't have hands, so they could only pick Aci Berry seaweed one by one, which was a bit slow. Watching, Snorlax began to get anxious. Taking advantage of An Jue's inattention, it plunged into the water.

Splash~

An Jue was startled by the sudden splash. Seeing that Snorlax had already plunged into the water, he silently retracted his outstretched hand.

Snorlax was indeed a Pokémon with max Speed IVs. Even in the water, it was incredibly agile. Before long, it surfaced with a handful of Aci Berry seaweed.

"Gron~~"

Snorlax handed the Aci Berry seaweed it had picked to An Jue with a proud look.

"You can even swim?" An Jue asked helplessly.

"Gron~~" I'm amazing, right!

Snorlax was beaming, his face full of pride.

Backstroke, dog paddle, butterfly stroke... It was swimming so happily.

An Jue sometimes couldn't help but wonder if his was a Snorlax or a puppy. Clingy, affectionate, and knew how to please its master, it was simply too, too, too adorable.

"Snorlax is amazing!"

"Wow, that pose is so cool."

"Wow, Snorlax, you swim so fast, even Water-type Pokémon can't compare to you."

......

An Jue was very supportive of Snorlax's performance, praising it one after another. Snorlax swam more and more vigorously.

Seeing Snorlax having so much fun, An Jue wanted to go down and play with it too, but even in the Nebel Plateau, the autumn water was a bit cold. With his physical condition, he might get sick again and be unable to get up.

So he could only think about it.

Besides Snorlax and Poliwag, Marill also brought Azurill to help with the picking. Swellow and the others also wanted to help, but unfortunately they couldn't enter the water.

Soon the sun began to set. An Jue saw that there was almost enough Aci Berry seaweed in his hand, so he called out to Snorlax, Marill, Azurill, and the Poliwag:

"Alright, that's enough, let's go home."

Hearing this, Snorlax, Poliwag, and Marill gathered around An Jue.

"Snorlax, come!" An Jue stretched out a hand to Snorlax, then exerted a sudden force to pull it from the water onto Lapras's back, "Good heavens, it's really not light."

Snorlax's soft and thick fur was soaked in water, and An Jue almost couldn't pull it.

"Are you tired? Are you cold?" An Jue asked caringly.

"Gron~ Gron~~"

Snorlax shook its head, patting its chest.

An Jue thought for a while and spent a few Happiness Points in the system store to buy a disposable bath towel and handed it to it, "Hurry, wipe yourself."

"Gron~ Gron~"

Snorlax took the bath towel and grinned.

"Alright, let's go back," An Jue said.

Then everyone swam back together.

When passing by a place, An Jue was suddenly attracted by a clump of aquatic plants.

That was…

He stared at it for a few seconds, then suddenly slapped his head. Wasn't that water bamboo! He quickly pointed to the clump of grass and said to Lapras impatiently, "Lapras, take me there."

Lapras didn't understand, but still followed An Jue's instructions and quickly swam over. The Poliwag looked at each other, not understanding, so they followed along with Marill and the others.

It really was water bamboo!

An Jue walked in and took a look, his heart full of surprise. He didn't expect such an unexpected harvest.

He reached out and peeled open the aquatic plants, revealing the swollen rhizome inside, white and tender. This was water bamboo.

"Ya lo~ Ya lo~" An Jue, why are you pulling this grass?

Fletchling flapped its wings and landed on An Jue's shoulder, asking suspiciously.

Swablu and Swirlix squeezed onto An Jue's other shoulder, also looking curious.

Lapras was also very strange. This kind of grass was very common in the waters of the Nebel Plateau. It had eaten it before, but it was especially irritating to the throat and couldn't be swallowed at all. It was so delicious.

An Jue peeled off the green leaves covering the outside of the water bamboo, revealing the white and tender part inside. He pinched it lightly with his hand, and immediately a nail print appeared.

So tender!

He smiled and showed the peeled water bamboo to the Pokémon, "This is a good thing, delicious."

Lapras, Poliwag, Marill, and Azurill all shook their heads, indicating that they didn't believe it.

But Snorlax, Fletchling, Swirlix, and Swablu were deeply convinced by An Jue's words.

Snorlax took the water bamboo from An Jue's hand, looking at it like a treasure.

Hehe, delicious.

Not even knowing how to eat it yet, Snorlax's saliva was already flowing uncontrollably.

"Lapras, please swim further in, I'll pick some more," An Jue said to Lapras.

"Woo~~"

Lapras nodded and carried Anjou a little further into the water plants.

Anjou reached out and peeled off one water chestnut after another. Munchlax, Marill, and Azurill also came forward to help, and soon they had peeled a large pile.

Seeing that they had peeled almost enough, Anjou didn't waste any more time and said to everyone, "That's enough, let's go back quickly, it's getting dark."

So a group of Pokémon continued to swim back.

After sending Anjou to the shore, Poliwag, Marill, Azurill, and Lapras bid farewell to Anjou one after another.

Anjou waved and said to them, "Thank you everyone today, be sure to come to my house for dinner tomorrow!"

The Pokémon swam away, looking back every few steps.

When Anjou and Munchlax were almost home, Fletchling, Spritzee, and Swablu also parted ways with them.

"Fletchling, Spritzee, Swablu, I had a lot of fun today, let's play together again next time!"

"Fletch, fletch," I'm also happy, let's play together!

Anjou and Munchlax shouted at the three Pokémon who were gradually moving away.

"Ya-roo~~"

"Shiwoo-poo~~"

"Chiru~~"

The replies of the three Pokémon came from the distant sunset.

When he was almost at the door, Anjou saw Komala rolling home from afar. He walked over, bent down, and picked it up, "Welcome home."

"Munch," Welcome, welcome!

Munchlax imitated Anjou.

The one human and three Pokémon walked to the door, only to see Diancie standing on the steps at the door, smiling at them and saying, "You're a little late coming back."

"Munch, munch~~" Not late, not late.

Munchlax, draped in a bath towel, ran into the house like a puffball.

"Hahaha~~" Anjou couldn't help but laugh at Munchlax's funny movements.

Accompanied by Anjou's laughter, the family of four went into the house chatting and laughing. Before long, warm lights lit up in the house, bringing a touch of life to the empty Nibel Plateau.

In the evening, Anjou and Munchlax cooked together in the kitchen.

"Munchlax, you steam the buns, I'll cook the dishes," Anjou said.

Their staple food tonight was still steamed buns.

"Munch~~"

Munchlax responded, tiptoed, stood on a small stool, and skillfully kneaded the dough.

Then Anjou also got busy.

He first processed the Aspear seaweed.

Last time he made a cold Aspear seaweed salad, this time Anjou made a scallion oil Aspear seaweed, which was just as delicious, but with a different flavor.

After finishing the Aspear seaweed, Anjou made a cold shredded radish salad, cooked a tomato soup, and also stir-fried a plate of green beans.

The green beans in Anjou's vegetable garden had just grown well. They were fresh and tender now, and very delicious. The whole family liked them.

As one dish after another came out of the pot, a rich aroma filled the kitchen. Even Diancie couldn't help but poke her head in from outside and asked:

"What delicious food is there today? It smells so good!"

Anjou pretended to be mysterious and said, "You'll know when it's time to eat."

Diancie said dissatisfied, "Making a mystery out of it." Saying that, she shrunk her head back.

Anjou smiled and withdrew his gaze to look at the stove. There was only one last dish left to make, which was the water chestnut that he had just peeled today.

After thinking for a long time, Anjou decided to make braised water chestnut.

Cut the peeled and washed water chestnut into chunks, and prepare seasonings such as oil, salt, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and garlic.

Then prepare a hot pot and oil. After the oil is hot, add ginger, garlic, etc. to stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the cut water chestnut and stir-fry.

When the water chestnut softens, you can add seasonings such as soy sauce, sugar, and salt in order.

Finally, pour in an appropriate amount of water, cover, and simmer.

When the heat is reduced and the juice becomes thick, you can take it out of the pot.

Seeing Munchlax staring straight at the freshly made braised water chestnut, Anjou asked with a smile, "Does it smell good?"

"Munch, munch~~" It smells good!

Munchlax wiped the corner of its mouth and said without turning its eyes.

Anjou patted its head with a smile and said, "It smells good? Then why don't you hurry up and prepare the bowls and chopsticks and start eating?"

"Munch~~"

Munchlax cheered and immediately ran towards the restaurant with a pile of bowls and chopsticks.

Unsurprisingly, the family of four all ate their fill tonight.

Munchlax lay on the chair with its belly sticking out, constantly rubbing its belly that looked like it was six months pregnant, with a look of satisfaction on its face.

"Munch, munch~~" Master, let's eat this again tomorrow.

Munchlax said, it knew that Master had not finished all the water chestnuts.

"You like it that much?" Anjou teased it.

"Munch, munch" I like it.

Munchlax nodded.

"You, what don't you like?" Diancie complained to it.

Munchlax turned its head angrily and didn't look at Diancie.

Seeing this, Anjou said to Diancie, "Bully it less."

Diancie said jealously, "With you, this master, protecting it, how dare I."

Anjou scratched his head and didn't dare to speak anymore.

After dinner, the family of four sat together and chatted for a while. When the time was almost up, they went to the cooking training room to train.

Anjou didn't train yesterday because he sent Gardevoir and Kirlia to the Pokémon Center, so he didn't get all the daily task rewards yesterday.

— — — — — —

The next day, Anjou got up early. He couldn't go to the stall yesterday, so he couldn't be lazy today. If he didn't earn more money now, he wouldn't be able to take it out if he needed it in the future.

Anjou had just finished washing up and came out of the room when he saw Diancie walking towards him.

"Anjou, a new system task has come, do you want to accept it?" Diancie said.

"I knew it would come today." Anjou smiled, "Let me see it quickly."

Diancie nodded, walked to Anjou's side, and showed him the task acceptance pop-up window.

Anjou was stunned after seeing the task on the pop-up window. There was more than one task.

[Temporary Task] Obtain a shop of your own in the Azoth Kingdom. Do you want to accept it?

Yes

No

[Ingredient Acquisition Task] Cooperate with the Skiddo on the Nibel Plateau to obtain Skiddo Milk. Do you want to accept it?

Yes

No

[Recipe Upgrade Task] Upgrade the steamed bun to milk-flavored steamed bun, using Skiddo Milk. Do you want to accept it?

Yes

No

Anjou really didn't expect that the system would release three tasks at once.

Three is three, it's nothing, but what's going on with the first task?

Obtain a shop of your own in Azoth Kingdom? Is a shop in the royal city something you can get just by saying it? Does he look like someone who can afford a house? Besides, is there any need for that?

Forget it, forget it, let's accept it first. Maybe he'll save enough money one day. Anyway, the task has no time limit, and there is no penalty for failure.

Thinking like this, Anjou accepted all three tasks in one breath.

Looking at the latter two tasks, Anjou thought: It seems that he has to build a good relationship with the Skiddo in the future.