Chapter 79: Hahaha...
Not only did the Berry harvest on Fangxing Mountain yield a great bounty, but the grafted fruit trees on Fangcun Mountain also underwent tremendous changes.
The first batch of grafted fruit trees that Bai Feng had grafted also grew into large trees under Enamorus's stimulation and bore abundant fruit.
The second batch of grafted fruit trees had varying outcomes because there were too many different varieties.
A large number slowly died during the stimulation process due to incompatible grafting, while the ones that survived had different results: some bloomed and bore fruit; some only bloomed, and the fruit only grew to thumb-size before falling off; others didn't even bloom at all, just kept growing taller.
Needless to say, the ones that died, the ones that bloomed but didn't bear fruit, and the ones that didn't even bloom were all failed grafting varieties. Some of the ones that did bear fruit might also not meet Bai Feng's expectations due to poor flavor.
In addition, all the Fairy Flowers Bai Feng planted in front of the Home bloomed and reproduced into numerous saplings, covering the entire Flower Field. Floette and Flabébé must be happy now.
The tall Dragon Eye Fruit Tree in the Backyard also became lush and leafy again. Its dense Tree Canopy covered over half of Bai Feng's entire Yard, and it was laden with numerous Dragon Eye Fruit, both large and small, ripe and unripe. In short, it was also a great bounty.
Now Larvitar's meals were truly taken care of, and other Pokémon would also benefit.
Looking at the greatly changed Orchard, Bai Feng suddenly felt that his previous sadness was quite unnecessary...
After doing all this, Landorus and Tornadus were visibly much more tired. They slowly descended from the sky and asked Bai Feng to arrange a place for them to rest.
Of course, Bai Feng had to satisfy them. Having received such great benefits, he had to serve these two ancestors well. Let alone arranging a place to rest, he would even massage and pat their backs if they asked.
Landorus and Enamorus were not large, about the size of an average adult. Bai Feng directly arranged two Rooms for them in his Home.
Bai Feng also thoughtfully asked if they wanted something to eat, but they refused. In their eyes, there was nothing good for them to eat here at Bai Feng's place.
As for Zapdos and Moltres, only Zapdos stayed behind. Moltres, who wasn't seriously injured, returned directly to the Sea God's Cavern. It wanted to tell Articuno about what happened here, so Articuno wouldn't worry about them not returning.
Zapdos was arranged by Bai Feng in the Staff Dormitory area. There were Rooms specifically built by Bai Feng for Talonflame and the others to live in, which were convenient for bird Pokémon to enter and exit. It was perfect for accommodating Zapdos.
By the time all this was arranged, it was completely dark. Bai Feng called all the Pokémon Home and made them a feast. He also gave them a rejuvenation session, as everyone was quite tired from cleaning up the Orchard in the afternoon and needed a good reward.
However, while giving Helioptile a rejuvenation session, Bai Feng noticed that the Origin Energy inside its body had increased again, and its purity and quality had also improved. Even its Hidden Energy Circuit had been lit up a little more.
Bai Feng estimated that after some time, if he helped Helioptile light up its Hidden Energy Circuit one more time, it could start preparing for Evolution.
He just didn't know when the Sun Stone he was trading for would be delivered.
"Helioptile, does your body hurt when you absorb lightning?" Bai Feng asked.
Helioptile shook its head blankly. It didn't hurt; it felt great!
"Doesn't hurt?" Bai Feng was puzzled.
That shouldn't be the case. Helioptile's Hidden Energy Circuit was lit up; there was no reason it wouldn't hurt! Could it be that it hurt when I lit it up because my technique was wrong? Bai Feng couldn't help but think to himself.
After asking Helioptile a few more questions, Bai Feng still couldn't figure it out. He had to give up on dwelling on the issue. Perhaps it was because the lightning came from Thundurus, a Legendary Pokémon!
There were too many secrets about Legendary Pokémon that he didn't know, so it was best not to jump to conclusions.
Through Zapdos's description, Bai Feng already knew that the lightning Helioptile absorbed came from Thundurus. It was precisely because of this that the lightning had such a great attraction to Helioptile and boosted its strength.
After sending Helioptile away, Bai Feng looked at Brionne and asked, "What about you? You stayed in the heavy rain for so long, did you gain any insights?"
"Shila~" I won't tell you!
Brionne said mysteriously, lifting its chin high, looking very proud.
"Oh, you really did gain something? You're not just making up a lie to trick me because you're afraid I'll laugh at you, are you?" Bai Feng said jokingly.
"Shila~ Shila~" Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore!
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Brionne immediately ran back to its Room in a huff.
Seeing that Brionne refused to say, Bai Feng didn't force it, just smiled and shook his head. He would know eventually.
After the Pokémon had all dispersed, Bai Feng returned to his Room and made another telephone call to the Orphanage to ask about their situation.
The heavy rain and strong winds in the afternoon were too severe, and he was a little worried about the situation there.
Fortunately, everything was normal at the Orphanage. Although Xiao Limo and Xiao Huang, who were younger, were a bit frightened, it wasn't a big problem.
Bai Feng talked with Director Meili for a while and was about to hang up when Director Meili suddenly said, "Bai Feng, wait a moment, Dongyu has something to say to you."
Dongyu's voice quickly came through the phone.
"Bai Feng, are you okay?"
Dongyu first asked worriedly. After learning that Bai Feng was not injured in the storm, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Feng lived on the mountain, which was more susceptible to storms, so he had been worried all afternoon.
Dongyu had wanted to call Bai Feng earlier, but unfortunately, due to the strong storm, the signal in Biyi City was temporarily cut off and had only just recovered a short while ago.
He was about to call Bai Feng when unexpectedly, Bai Feng called him.
After confirming Bai Feng's safety, Dongyu added, "Wanhe just called me. Several of the orchards they partner with suffered heavy losses due to this storm, so they wanted to ask about our situation."
"Brother Dong Yu, don't worry, our losses here are not significant, and the berries can be shipped normally," Bai Feng replied.
Originally, the losses were significant, but now they were gone.
"That's good." Dongyu breathed a sigh of relief. "This storm came fiercely. I guess many orchards in Biyi City suffered losses, so you should be prepared; the price of berries might increase recently."
Bai Feng thought it was indeed possible. This storm came suddenly and was extremely violent. Few orchards could respond in time, so there should be many with situations similar to Bai Feng's.
"Let's wait and see, Brother Dong Yu. Pay close attention to the berry market in Biyi City, and we'll follow the market then."
"Okay, I will."
The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up.
The night passed in a flash, and Bai Feng was woken up by Dongyu's telephone call early in the morning.
"Bai Feng, hurry up and pick the berries. Wanhe has placed an urgent order for a large batch of berries from us," Dongyu's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.
It turned out that the losses in the various orchards in Biyi City were even more severe than Bai Feng and the others had predicted. Taking the ones Wanhe partnered with, for example, some were even unable to ship any goods.
In desperation, they had to order from others, but currently, everyone's supply was out of stock and couldn't be mobilized. For a time, only Bai Feng's side could ship goods.
Hanging up the call with Dongyu, Bai Feng scrambled out of bed and rushed out of the Room to notify the Pokémon to quickly go to the Orchard to pick fruit.
For a while, the Home was busy and flustered, a scene of chaos.
A few hours later, Machamp, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Diggersby, and the others with great strength transported baskets of berries down the mountain.
The fruit picked from the trees early in the morning still had water droplets on them, looking fresh and juicy.
Wanhe's employees were already waiting outside the Warehouse at the foot of the mountain. As soon as the berries were transported, they quickly began moving them onto the trucks.
At the same time, an inspector occasionally spot-checked the quality of the berries. But soon, he was surprised. The quality of this batch of berries from Fangxing Mountain was even better than before. Not only was the Energy Level slightly higher, but the appearance of the berries had also improved.
Other orchards suffered heavy losses, yet they could produce better fruit. How strange!
To be honest, Bai Feng had been busy until dark yesterday and hadn't had time to test the fruit stimulated by Landorus and Enamorus. So, when the inspector showed him the results, he was also a little surprised.
Since the quality of the berries had improved, the price would naturally increase accordingly.
After the handover was completed, Wanhe's people drove away with truckloads of berries. This was Bai Feng's largest single shipment volume.
Bai Feng did not let them go up the mountain because the changes on the mountain were too great.
If people discovered it, it would probably be troublesome to explain.
He had already instructed the Talonflame patrol team to blockade all roads on the mountain and not allow any outsiders to approach Fangxing Mountain and Fangcun Mountain. Even Dongyu and the others, Bai Feng had told them not to come to Fangxing Mountain for the time being.
Not only because of the huge changes on the mountain but also because the Legendary Pokémon were recuperating there.
On his way back to the Mountain top, Bai Feng passed by the Orchard and couldn't help but smile, looking at the trees laden with fruit.
He was going to make a lot of money!
Even though he had already picked and sent away more than a dozen truckloads of fruit, the fruit hanging on the fruit trees didn't seem to have decreased at all, showing that Bai Feng had truly hit the jackpot this time.
Because the storm incident had not yet subsided, Bai Feng had not received notice to return to School, so he didn't have to go to School today.
Thinking of the results from the inspector, Bai Feng returned Home and took his instrument out.
After some testing, Bai Feng found that not only had the Energy Level of the fruit increased, but the Energy Rating of the fruit trees had also improved significantly, seeming to be one step closer to Grade A.
However, there was one problem: the Energy in the fruit tree's Arbor Diagram had become much more turbid.
Originally, with the help of Bai Feng's Golden Finger, the Energy in these fruit trees' Arbor Diagrams was very pure and refined, but after this incident, the Energy in their Arbor Diagrams had become somewhat turbid and loose again.
Bai Feng guessed that when Enamorus stimulated them, while absorbing a large amount of Energy, they also absorbed a large amount of impurities mixed in the Energy.
The tree age of the fruit trees increased by more than ten years all at once, which meant that they had not been conditioned by Bai Feng's Golden Finger for about ten years.
Bai Feng picked a fruit and took a bite. The taste was okay, but the flavor seemed to have changed, not as delicious as before.
Bai Feng had already confirmed that if there were too many impurities in the fruit tree's Arbor Diagram, it would affect the taste of the fruit they produced to a certain extent.
Fortunately, although the flavor of the berries had changed, it wasn't particularly noticeable. As long as Bai Feng worked a little harder and put in some overtime, he believed it would recover quickly.
Next, Bai Feng went to Fangcun Mountain. When he arrived there, he was greatly surprised.
He hadn't had time to come to Fangcun Mountain yesterday, so he didn't know the situation there. When he saw it today, he saw that Fangcun Mountain, which originally only had saplings, was now covered with tall trees, and the trees were full of fruit. The entire mountain exuded a rich fruity aroma.
Bai Feng walked into the Orchard where the first batch of grafted fruit trees were planted. Too many fruit trees had died here before, so now only about fifty remained. But compared to ordinary fruit trees, these fifty or so fruit trees grew taller. One tree was at least as tall as two on Fangxing Mountain.
Bai Feng guessed it might be related to them being grafted from mutated fruit trees, so the tree shape was very different from ordinary fruit trees.
He selected a fruit tree and tested both the tree and the fruit separately. Then he rubbed his eyes.
Grade A?
Am I mistaken?
Bai Feng tested it again, and the result was still Grade A, both the fruit tree and the fruit.
Bai Feng quickly selected another one and started testing. However, this time the fruit tree and fruit were only Grade B, but they were very close to Grade A.
He tested them one by one, eventually testing all fifty-plus fruit trees. Among them, 9 were Grade A, and the rest were Grade B, and they were the kind very close to Grade A.
The only thing Bai Feng found regrettable was that the flavor of this kind of berry wasn't very good, only slightly better than ordinary berries, but far from comparable to those on Fangxing Mountain.
It was still a variety issue.
Another problem was that the Energy in their Arbor Diagrams was more turbid and loose than the fruit trees on Fangxing Mountain.
Because mutated fruit trees were used for grafting, and they were mutated varieties that were accustomed to high Energy Concentration environments, this batch had a higher Energy absorption rate, and consequently, absorbed more impurities.
It seems he'll have to put more effort into these fruit trees in the future! Bai Feng thought to himself.
Because they were grafted fruit trees, the appearance of the fruit produced by this batch of fruit trees was slightly different from ordinary fruit.
For example, Pecha Berries are usually pink, but the Pecha Berries produced by this batch of fruit trees were white. Also, Cheri Berries are usually bright red, but the ones produced here were pink... In short, the color of each fruit differed from the ordinary variety.
Next, Bai Feng went to see his second batch of grafted fruit trees. The situation here was complicated.
Bai Feng casually picked a fruit and put it in his mouth. Taking a bite, his teeth were instantly set on edge by the sourness.
This is too sour!
Bai Feng quickly spat out the fruit in his mouth and kept spitting saliva, trying to get rid of the sour taste in his mouth.
(End of Chapter)