Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 65: Breeding Plan

Seeing that enough century eggs had been made, An Jie said, "Alright, let's start making salted duck eggs!"

"Gang ~"

"Mie Sao ~"

Snorlax and Sobble each placed their last finished century egg into the porcelain jar and sealed it, then patted the pickling mud off their hands.

"Come on, Sobble, wash your hands."

An Jie held out his hand to Sobble, and Snorlax followed suit.

"Mie Sao ~"

Sobble responded, and a stream of water flowed from its finger. An Jie and Snorlax quickly rubbed their hands.

The process of pickling salted duck eggs is actually similar to pickling century eggs, only the ingredients are different.

An Jie explained to the two Pokémon, "The first step in pickling salted duck eggs is to prepare the pickling liquid."

As he spoke, An Jie took a large pot, set it up on a架子 (jiazi - frame), and added water, salt, cinnamon, peppercorns, star anise, bay leaves, and other spices to the pot.

"Remember, the ratio of water to salt is very important, as it will affect the taste and oiliness of the salted duck eggs." An Jie explained in detail to the two Pokémon.

Because they had never seen salted duck eggs, they didn't understand what 'oiliness' meant, but they still firmly remembered An Jie's words.

Next, An Jie put the charcoal he bought from the system store under the pot and lit it, boiling the water in the pot.

Then, he cooled the boiled water and added white wine to it, preferably above 50 proof.

This completed the pickling liquid.

"Come on, Snorlax, Sobble, let's put the duck eggs into the jars." An Jie called out to his two apprentices, putting the pickling liquid aside.

"Gang ~"

"Mie Sao ~"

The two Pokémon responded and carefully placed the duck eggs one by one into the jars.

After doing all this, An Jie said, "Okay, only the last step is left! Let's pour the pickling liquid into each jar."

"Gang ~"

"Mie Sao ~"

Snorlax and Sobble nodded solemnly.

After filling all the jars, An Jie took his apprentices and sealed them all with lids.

An Jie used different materials for the jars for pickling century eggs and pickling salted duck eggs. The century eggs were in white porcelain jars, and the salted duck eggs were in black porcelain jars. This way, they could be easily distinguished and wouldn't be mixed up if they were placed together.

"Alright, we can eat salted duck eggs in a month!" An Jie looked at the jars placed in front of the door, his heart filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Although waiting a month was a bit long, Snorlax and Sobble cheered happily.

Next, all that was left was to move the jars to the secret fortress's warehouse for storage, but looking at the two or three hundred jars in front of him, An Jie fell into distress.

With so many jars, how long would it take for him and Snorlax to move them all?

"Meow Pa ~ ~" At this time, Espurr brought Meowth outside.

"Meowth is awake? Is it okay?" An Jie looked at Meowth next to Espurr in surprise.

"Meow ~"

Meowth took a step forward and bowed deeply to An Jie, sincerely expressing its gratitude to An Jie. Espurr had already told it that An Jie had sent it to the Pokémon Center and bought it food.

Moreover, going to the Pokémon Center also cost money, Espurr had also told it.

Espurr was no longer the rookie it was when it first entered the human world. It now clearly understood the importance of money in the human world.

The salary An Jie gave Espurr was not only Pokémon food, but also pocket money, so Espurr often brought back small gifts from Azoth Kingdom to make everyone happy.

"It's good that you're okay." An Jie said with a smile.

At this time, Espurr pointed at the jars all over the ground and gestured.

An Jie said, "I was planning to move them to the warehouse, but..."

At this time, Espurr patted its chest and said, "Meow Pa ~" I'll help.

An Jie: "You want to help?"

"Meow Pa ~" Espurr nodded.

It used its psychic powers, and suddenly a dozen jars flew up together, floating around it.

An Jie said in surprise, "That's a great help, but be careful, they're all fragile items."

"Meow Pa ~" Espurr nodded, reassuring An Jie, and then walked towards the secret fortress with a dozen jars.

"Meow ~"

At this time, Meowth also used its psychic powers, and suddenly five or six jars floated up.

"Meowth, do you want to help too?" An Jie asked in surprise.

"Meow ~"

Meowth nodded.

"But you're still sick." An Jie said worriedly.

Meowth waved its hand, it wasn't sick, it just fainted from hunger.

Seeing Meowth's determination, An Jie had no choice but to say, "Then be careful, rest when you're tired, don't push yourself."

Meowth nodded, then took the jars and chased after Espurr with small steps.

Looking at the backs of Espurr and Meowth, An Jie said to Snorlax, "Let's start too, we can't rely entirely on Meowth and Espurr."

As for Sobble, its small body couldn't move them, so it could only cheer for everyone verbally.

"Gang ~ ~"

Snorlax responded and started carrying the jars, one in each hand, with An Jie.

With the help of Espurr and Meowth, hundreds of jars were quickly moved.

Looking at the neatly arranged white porcelain jars and black porcelain jars in the warehouse, An Jie wiped the sweat from his forehead, his mouth grinning widely.

"Perfect."

"Mie Sao ~"

"Gang ~"

Sobble was also very happy. It had learned two new ways to make food, so it jumped up and slapped hands with Snorlax, and Snorlax cooperated with it.

"Alright, let's go out." An Jie said to the Pokémon.

"Gang ~"

"Mie Sao ~"

"Meow Pa ~"

"Meow ~"

The four Pokémon nodded and lined up behind An Jie to walk out.

Returning to the ground, An Jie looked at the sky. It was still early, so he said to the four Pokémon, "Let's go see how everyone's fruit trees are growing!"

"Gang ~"

"Mie Sao ~"

Snorlax and Sobble took the lead, walking ahead and chatting and laughing. Sobble would occasionally reach out his finger to aim at the front, either at a small grass or at a small flower.

After shooting, it would ask Snorlax, "Am I amazing, am I handsome?"

Snorlax, of course, was very supportive, constantly praising Sobble, not only blowing rainbow farts, but also exclaiming or applauding from time to time. Sobble was so flattered that it was already in the clouds, not knowing what to do.

Soon An Jie and the others arrived at their destination. They first went to see the planting of the Apicot berries. At this time, the banks of the pond had been planted with Apicot berry seedlings, and even some of the first planted ones had begun to sprout and grow.

The Pokémon working saw An Jie and greeted him one after another.

"An Jie!"

Diancie happened to be there as well. When it saw Anjie, it quickly ran over and asked suspiciously, "Are the century eggs and salted duck eggs all done?"

"Yes," Anjie nodded.

"So fast?" Diancie looked surprised. "Didn't you say you wanted to make more?"

"Of course, that's because Snorelax, Sobble, and I are efficient!" Anjie said, looking proudly at Snorelax and Sobble. "You agree, right?"

Snorelax looked serious: "GANG ~" That's right, we're efficient!

Sobble struck a sharpshooter pose with a smug look: "Mie sao ~ Mie sao ~" Of course! I'm handsome!

Diancie was amused by the trio, shaking its head helplessly. "You three are really thick-skinned…"

Meowth followed Anjie silently, curiously observing every Pokémon working. It was the first time it had seen so many Pokémon working together, their faces filled with joyful smiles. This scene made it feel inexplicably shocked.

"Miao pa ~" What's wrong?

Espeon asked softly, seeing Meowth spacing out.

"Miao ~ Miao ~" This place is really nice!

Meowth exclaimed sincerely.

Espeon touched its head and asked, "Miao pa ~ Miao ~" Would you like to live here with me?

Meowth looked up in surprise, "Miao ~ Miao ~" Is that okay?

Espeon nodded, "Of course."

Meowth looked delighted and nodded vigorously, "Miao!"

Anjie patrolled his territory with the Pokémon and returned with a Poliwag he had caught from the water, holding a fish.

The fish's mouth and gills were pierced by grass, and it thrashed in Anjie's hand. Anjie looked at the glistening pond and suddenly spaced out.

The Nibel Plateau has such abundant freshwater resources, how could he not have thought of raising fish before!

Nibel Lake is home to a large number of Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and some Poliwrath, as well as Azurill and Marill, and a small number of other Water-type Pokémon. Why doesn't he get them to help raise fish?

There are fish in Nibel Lake, and the Water-type Pokémon occasionally catch some to eat. They used to give some to Anjie, but there aren't many fish in the lake.

Every spring is the season when the fish resources in Nibel Lake are most abundant. At that time, fish from the lower reaches of Nibel Lake will swim upstream to spawn in the upper reaches of Nibel Lake and Nibel River.

But once the season is over, these fish will swim back to the lower reaches, so the number and types of fish that live in Nibel Lake year-round are not many. In addition, the Water-type Pokémon often prey on them, so there are even fewer left.

But the water quality of Nibel Lake is top-notch, wouldn't it be perfect for raising fish? This would also provide more jobs for the Pokémon.

Thinking this way, Anjie asked Diancie, "Diancie, how about we raise some fish, shrimp, and crabs in Nibel Lake?"

Diancie was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay!"

Building the Nibel Plateau little by little with Anjie is a very happy thing for Diancie.

"Okay, let's go back and prepare," Anjie said happily. "Snorelax, Sobble, let's go home!"

"GANG ~"

"Mie sao ~"

Snorelax and Sobble, who were frolicking by the pond, responded quickly.

And just like that, Anjie trotted all the way, taking Diancie, Snorelax, and Sobble home.

Evening came quickly, and the Pokémon who had finished planting trees returned in the sunset. Anjie, Snorelax, and Sobble had already prepared delicious food for them.

After carrying out the food and distributing it to everyone, Anjie walked to Politoed and said to it, "Politoed, I have something I want to discuss with you, is that okay?"

"Aoluo ~"

Politoed nodded and followed Anjie into the house.

After asking Politoed to sit down, Anjie told it about his breeding plan.

After listening, Politoed jumped off the chair excitedly. Does this mean that Water-type Pokémon will be able to work for Anjie for a long time in the future?

"Aoluo ~ Aoluo ~ Bo Aoluo ~"

Politoed asked about his thoughts.

Anjie nodded and said, "That's right, breeding is a long-term job and requires Water-type Pokémon to help all the time."

Politoed immediately jumped up and down happily, completely losing the dignified majesty it usually had as the leader of the Water-type Pokémon.

However, Anjie thought that this was what a true leader should be like, always thinking about other Pokémon.

Then Anjie and Politoed discussed the details of the breeding plan together.

Anjie is actually an amateur. He can only buy a breeding tutorial from the store and then study it with Politoed. As a Water-type Pokémon, Politoed has more talent for breeding than Anjie, and even gave Anjie a lot of suggestions.

The other Pokémon went home after dinner, but Politoed stayed at Anjie's house until eight or nine o'clock in the evening before leaving.

After Politoed left, Anjie opened the system store and began to select fish fry.

Since there are fruit tree seedlings in the store, there are naturally also fish fry.

After searching for a while, a list appeared in front of Anjie, densely written with various types of fish suitable for freshwater aquaculture, including black carp, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp... As a breeding newbie, Anjie's eyes were almost dazzled.

After thinking it over and over again, Anjie first chose the four types of fish: black carp, grass carp, silver carp, and bighead carp. According to the system store, these four types of fish are known as the "Four Major Domestic Fish", and their characteristics are fast growth rate, strong disease resistance, and high yield, which are very suitable for breeding newbies like Anjie.

However, Anjie thought about it and decided to raise a small amount of bass, cod, and sturgeon. Compared to the four major domestic fish, these three types of fish are more expensive, with sturgeon being the most expensive.

Just when Anjie felt that it was enough to raise these types of fish for the time being, his attention was attracted by four other types of fish fry. These four types of fish fry were marked together, and the words "CJ Four Fish - Chinese Anchovy, Icefish, Chinese Hilsa, Yellowcheek" were written on them.

Anjie was stunned. This was the only type of fish fry with a special label.

As a chef, how could Anjie not have heard of the names of these four fish? In his previous life, these four fish were almost fished to extinction due to their overly delicious taste. As for later, the state issued a fishing ban.

He didn't expect that the system store would actually sell their fish fry. Moreover, the system store introduced that these four fish have been improved, not only are they more delicious and easier to raise, but they are also one of the materials for unlocking advanced recipes.

Currently, the only advanced recipe that Anjie has unlocked is the Milk-flavored Steamed Bun, which requires grass sheep's milk to make.

Of course, relatively speaking, the price of these four fish fry is also frighteningly high.