Pokemon Settler

The conditions of water source, light, and soil are basically all met. Rock needs to take the most important step next, which is to try planting a tree fruit seed.

If the place is really suitable for tree fruit growth, it will only take a day or two for the seeds to break through the soil and germinate. And if there is no germination, then it is meaningless no matter how consistent the early data measurements are.

Rock rubbed his hands, dug a palm-deep hole in the ground with piety, buried an orange fruit seed in it, and poured the river water in the kettle down.

Bayleaf sniffed the place where the seeds were planted, then followed Roark away with satisfaction.

We spent one night in an oak forest not far away, and spent half a day exploring the entire plain in the territory the next day.

Only a part of the forest in the west and a few hills near the bay in the south were left unexplored. Rock planned to leave it until later. In the afternoon, he happily returned to the place where he planted trees and fruits yesterday.

Bah!

Bayleaf was one step ahead of him and ran to the spot where he had planted the seeds before, jumping excitedly.

Seeing this, Rock took a few steps quickly, and then he saw a one-centimeter-tall seedling breaking out of the ground, revealing two green leaves.

Shaking his fist in the air excitedly, Rock touched his chin and began to plan the tree orchard.

He was not going to touch the trees on the east and north sides of the hills. The slope there was a bit steep and could serve as a protective forest and a natural barrier.

On the southwest side of the gentle slope, Rock planned to clear all the land and open up an area of ​​about fifteen hectares as a tree orchard.

With each tree planted five meters apart, the orchard will eventually be able to accommodate 6,000 fruit trees.

But now Rock only has more than two hundred seeds in hand. He only needs to open a small area for the time being. With these two hundred fruit trees, he can plant the entire orchard next year.

But the most urgent task is to dig an irrigation canal first.

Although there is a river below the hills, there is still a straight line distance of nearly 900 meters, and there is also a height difference.

Among the tools Rock bought before was only a Squirtle kettle, which could only be filled with enough water to water a tree.

Therefore, he planned to divert a canal from the upper reaches of the river behind the hills, flow through the entire tree orchard, and then merge into the river from below the hills.

Just do it, Rock took the shovel and walked upstream of the river.

As he walked, he visually measured the height of the hills. When he could slightly overlook the orchard, he started digging one meter away from the river.

The ditch Rock planned to dig was in the shape of an inverted trapezoid, one meter deep, one meter wide at the top, and half a meter wide at the bottom.

First use a pick to loosen the soil, and then use a shovel to dig out the soil and pile it on both sides of the trench.

It was quite fun at first, but after working on it for an hour, he felt a little bored.

Straightening up his aching waist, Rock looked back and found that he had only dug less than two meters.

If this section of ditch is to be connected to the hills, pass through the orchard, and then merge into the river, it is visually estimated that it must be three kilometers long.

Although Luo Ke is in good physical condition, he can only dig more than 20 meters a day at most. At this rate, it would take more than a hundred days to dig the trench, and he felt it was necessary to re-evaluate his plan.

Hiss, Chub

As if he could see Rock's distress, the Abo monster who had been watching slowly swam down and looked at the soil at the bottom of the ditch.

Huh? Monster Abo, what are you going to do?

In Rock's puzzled eyes, the Arbo monster suddenly dove into the soil, and its five-meter-long thick body swung vigorously, pushing it forward.

The ground surface bulged and cracked in the distance, like an earth dragon. After extending for about ten meters, the head of the Arbo monster emerged from the earth.

Chub!

Hahaha, I didn't expect it. Digging a trench is not easy for you. Good man, you were a big help this time!

With the help of Arbor Monster, Rock only needed to shovel away the loose soil and adjust the shape of the ditch, and his speed immediately increased.

Seeing the bay leaf jumping around and wanting to help with the labor, Rock simply carried a soft bag for it and asked it to go to the river to pick up some gravel and bring it back and spread it on the bottom of the dug trench.

As their movements became more proficient, their speed became faster and faster. When the sun was about to go down, the length of the ditch was already close to one hundred meters.

Rock estimates that it will only take ten days to repair the irrigation canal in this tree orchard without delaying the planting of fruit.

Bah! Bah! Bah!

At this moment, Bayleaf ran over anxiously, pushed Rock from behind, and pushed him forward.

What's wrong Bayleaf, did you find anything?

Rock asked as he quickened his pace, Bayleaf saw him moving and ran forward to lead the way.

Following Bayleaf to a hillside by the river bank, Rock also saw what Bayleaf discovered.

It was a Pokémon corpse that had lost most of its body. From a distance, you could see the white bones and dark blood stains.

Walking closer, a pair of huge curved horns revealed the species of this Pokémon corpse, which was a Heiluga.

This black ruga must have gone through a battle before it was alive, as the surrounding plants showed signs of breakage and scorch. After defeating and killing it, the opponent also ate its hind legs and belly.

The corpse of Heiluga solved one of Rock's previous doubts. The other party should have lived in this land, but was killed by another enemy.

The elf that killed Heiluga may have returned to its own territory, or it may have been injured and returned to its lair to recuperate. That's why I haven't found any powerful predators here in the past few days... huh?

Rock approached the corpse, trying to determine what kind of elf it was that killed it through the wounds on Heiluga's body.

Unexpectedly, a puppy-like Pokémon was found on the other side of Heiluga's body.

It has black fur, an orange belly and mouth, a short and thick tail, and bone-like body tissues on its forehead, back and ankles. It is Derubi, the pre-evolution form of Heiluga.

This Delubi was only the size of a meow. It looked like it had just been weaned. It was hidden behind Heiluga's body so that Rock didn't notice it at the first time.

Feeling someone coming, Delubi weakly raised his head and glanced at Rock before lying down again.

It must be Heiluga's child. It seems that it has not eaten or drank for a long time, and it doesn't even have the strength to stand up.

Rock sighed. If he hadn't discovered it, the young Delubi might not have lasted until tomorrow's sunrise.

He knelt down, took out the kettle and poured some water gently.

Feeling the wetness, Dairubi forced himself to hold himself up, raised his head and drank.

I got up to write this chapter this morning. I fell asleep while writing it last night. Happy weekend everyone!