Chapter 524 It’s so delicious that I cried
After playing with the Pokémon on the snow for a while, Luo Mu went straight to Thunder Lake.

Looking at the lake, he couldn't help but sigh: "The lake water is about to freeze."

There were clearly just some floating ice on the surface of Leiming Lake yesterday, but after a day and night of snow and cooling temperatures, the entire lake surface was frozen.

I saw that the huge Leiming Lake had quietly frozen overnight, and the surface of the lake was covered with a layer of ice crystals as thin as a cicada's wing.

It’s a pity that the sky is now covered by gray snow clouds, otherwise when the sunlight shines through the sparse clouds, these ice crystals will sparkle with silver light, looking quite dreamy.

Luo Mu did not try to step on the frozen lake surface. The current temperature was not enough to completely freeze the lake surface and form a thick layer of ice for people to stand on.

If he stepped on it rashly, this thin layer of ice would make a slight and crisp cracking sound, quickly split into spider-web-like cracks, and collapse under the action of gravity, taking him into the cold lake water.

Thunder Lake is divided into a breeding area and an area where Pokémon usually move around.

In the breeding area, Luo Mu planted many varieties of fish fry. With tons of fish feed fed over the past year, he will be able to raise plump edible fish in another one or two years.

And now, under the almost transparent ice surface, you can still vaguely see the fleeting figures of fish.

"Newlu?"

At this moment, a puzzled cry suddenly came from Luo Mu who was staring at the bottom of the lake.

Luo Mu looked down and saw that it was indeed the Mosquito-Repellent Frog King, who was still covered with a layer of snowflakes and had three of his minions with him.

The Frog King had a few snowballs in his hands. Judging from his appearance, he probably just returned home after having a snowball fight with his brothers.

Although it is not as adaptable to the current weather as Ninetales and others, as a water-attribute Pokémon, Poliwag is closely related to the ice attribute and is resistant to ice, making it very adaptable to this climate.

"Good morning. Have you seen Dragonite and Haxorus?"

Luo Mu greeted them with a smile.

"New~"

While responding in turn with his younger brother, the Mosquito-Repellent Frog King pointed to Thunder Lake.

Hackronis and Dragonite are all underwater.

"Knew it"

Luo Mu wondered why he couldn't find Dragonite, who usually lazily stayed on the shore to bask in the sun, and its three godmothers and one biological mother anywhere.

So they all hid at the bottom of the lake?
It makes sense. Once the temperature in winter drops enough that the lake surface freezes, the actual temperature felt by a person exposed outdoors is much lower than the water temperature felt by a person hiding at the bottom of the lake.

The only thing to worry about is that Dragonite has to come out to breathe every once in a while, just like whales and dolphins.

Haxoruba and other animals love living in water, so they don't have any corresponding worries.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu simply asked the Frog King to help him go to the bottom of the lake and call up Dragonite and the others.

His task of finding Dragonite was not complicated. He just had to measure its body temperature to determine whether it had caught a cold or gotten sick due to the sudden drop in temperature.

Yesterday, after the class, Miss Joy Lin from Pingdie Town finished, she specifically reminded Luo Mu.

In fact, the other party's worries were not wrong. After Luo Mu caught and checked the group of Pokémon playing in the snow in the morning one by one, he found quite a few cases.

For example, although her congenital deficiency was made up, the sister of the heterochromatic Eevee, whose own resistance was still a little weak, caught a cold.

There is also the Feng Mi Long, whose characteristic is clearly not "thick fat", but he tried to use his body to block the wind for his fourteen fruit-eating companions and got a fever.

The monarch snake quickly wrapped a few scarves around itself and hurriedly took it back to its new home to take care of it. The tropical dragon also came along.

As for the fruitworms, they are temporarily placed in the elf cottage, so there is no need to worry about them suffering from the cold winter.

After expanding the farm, thinking that winter was approaching, Luo Mu built a number of such Pokémon huts in the places where Pokémon usually rested. They are warm in winter and cool in summer, and can also shelter from wind and rain.

Perfect for those Pokémon on the farm that don't live at home.

The method for the Mosquito-Repellent Frog King to enter the Thundering Lake is also very simple.

He swung his fist, which was honed from the close combat techniques he learned from Mimikyuu, and shattered most of the ice with a single incantation.

Before it jumped in, Luo Mu said again: "By the way, why not call Gyarados and Milotic out as well? After all, they came from Kitakami Township and may not be used to this kind of winter."

Kitakami Township is adjacent to Johto and Unova, and a little further away is the Sinnoh region. Even in winter, the temperature at the highest point is only close to zero degrees.

I'm afraid we won't see any snow all year round, and ice-type Pokémon are extremely rare. The very few ice-type Pokémon that exist might even form new regional forms over time.

Just like the fire-attribute Vulpix and the ice-attribute Alola Vulpix, the ground-attribute Sandslash and the ice and steel-attribute Alola Sandslash.

"New!"

The Mosquito-Repellent Frog King nodded slightly, leaped into the lake full of floating ice, and his green figure quickly disappeared under the water.

Soon, as the lake surface rippled, several figures emerged from the water one after another.

Frog King, Dragonite, its mother Dragonite Leader, Harold and two Harold godmothers and Harold Milotic.

However, Gyarados was not seen among them.

Luo Mu looked puzzled, but fortunately, Frog King had already told several Pokémon his purpose. As the water droplets fell, Milotic meandered ashore, and a heavenly voice rang out.

"Mia~"

Its blue eyes looked somewhere, as if reminding Luo Mu.

Luo Mu followed its line of sight and found that it was a waterway leading from Leiming Lake all the way to the stream near the new orchard.

"You mean, Gyarados went to the creek?"

Luo Mu suddenly understood.

"Mike."

Milotic nodded slightly. Gyarados, who had become inexplicably attentive recently, seemed to have discovered something, so he had been hiding in the stream recently.

It’s just that the temperature has dropped sharply recently, and even Pokémon like Milotic, whose prototype is somewhat related to snakes, are a little lazy.

Once the flowing stream freezes, it will not be like Thundering Lake. I am afraid that most of the water source will be frozen and will not melt until the beginning of next spring when the ice and snow melt.

Both edible fish and wild aquatic Pokémon had migrated to larger lakes long before that. And this Thunder Lake was guarded by the experienced Swampert, so outsiders would not dare to enter.

There was no point at all for Gyarados to squat there, except that he would suffer from the cold.

Since Gyarados was not there, Luo Mu checked all the Pokémon present first, and also paid attention to the mental state of the leader Dragonite.

The problem of hallucinations is still there, but at least he can respond correctly to interactions with the outside world. The companionship of Dragonite and Haxorus in the past six months has been effective.

Once we get to the Alola region, perhaps we'll be able to completely resolve its emotional issues with the help of Tapu Fin-Fin's power.

The final conclusion is that they are all in good health.

As for Gyarados, Luo Mu plans to take Shimi to explore the new orchard when he comes to visit this afternoon and check it out at the same time.

Time passed quickly and it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

Zhimi also came to visit on time and was brought to Luo Mu by Zhihuixing.

The snow was getting lighter, but the temperature was still very cold. If you exhaled a breath of hot air, you could see white mist rising. Victini seemed to be enjoying this and tried it for nearly an hour before he got tired of it.

After all, the temperature was no higher than it was two weeks ago, so Shimi changed out of his chef's uniform and put on a set of warm clothes that were very durable outdoors.

However, his unique elegant style can still be seen from his clothing combination.

Compared to when Luo Mu went to pick up Xitron and Yurika at the airport, Shimi's aura today was obviously much more cheerful, and his eyes were no longer confused.

Luo Mu didn't know how Mr. Haidai advised him, but Luo Mu didn't have the interest to get to the bottom of it, so he didn't ask anything.

After accepting the warm embrace unique to the Kalos region, Luo Mu took Shimi for a walk around the farm.

In the farming area, Zhimi touched the purple eggplants with his fingertips. The skin was smooth and the luster was still clearly visible even when the sunlight was blocked by the gray snow clouds. He sighed, "It's hard to imagine that in such severe cold, eggplants with such rich fragrance can be grown."

You should know that most eggplants require a temperature of around 20 to 30 degrees, which can be called off-season growth.

After getting Luo Mu's consent, Zhimi picked an eggplant and took a bite of the hard raw eggplant without any heat treatment.

Feeling the eggplant aroma bursting in his mouth and the green feeling unique to most plants, Zhimi closed his eyes and savored it carefully.

To be honest, raw eggplant doesn’t taste very good.

But as an unconventional chef, Shimi's focus is not on the texture and taste of raw eggplant, but through these characteristics, he simulates in his mind what cooking methods would be needed to make dishes after the eggplant has been processed, and what the cooked taste would be like.

In his restaurant, he personally selects every ingredient, and only after confirming its flavor and quality will it be cooked and served to the guests.

It was precisely because he was so strict with himself that he temporarily closed his shop due to pressure and fled to the Padia area.

His emotional knot was completely untied through his experience working at the Chinese seafood restaurant in Haidai, but Zhimi is still the same Zhimi, and he will not lie about the ingredients.

Good is good, no is no.

After a few seconds, Shimi, who never wastes time, swallowed it and whispered, "Nickel."

It means "perfect", and in Shimi's hometown, this word is often used to express this meaning.

Then, under the guidance of Luo Mu, he tried various crops on the farm, just like "Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs".

It is no exaggeration to say that each one perfectly meets Zhimi's extremely high requirements. It is foreseeable that as long as the quality of the ingredients remains at this level, Zhimi feels that his cooking skills can be further developed to provide guests with more beautiful dishes.

The two tried many crops in the snow, even Moo Moo milk and grass goat milk, and Shimi expressed his desire to purchase here regularly.

The vegetable baskets in the two people's hands were full of ingredients that Zhimi had taken a bite of. Zhimi was not going to waste them, but said confidently that he would use these ingredients to make delicious dishes tonight to thank Luo Mu.

Of course, he would cut out the part he had gnawed and cook it for himself separately.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. Zhimi felt that it was almost time and was ready to place a huge order with Luo Mu.

But at this time, Luo Mu said: "The farm has recently built a new orchard, especially the apples there, I highly recommend you to go and taste them."

"Please take me there!"

Zhimi's eyes lit up and he immediately accepted Luo Mu's invitation.

Apples are more or less present in several of his original dishes and desserts.

The apples currently used in his restaurant are of the highest quality from the largest apple orchard in the Kalos region.

But even so, Zhimi was still somewhat dissatisfied.

Rather, he was forced to lower his requirements due to external factors.

This is because the only apples that meet all his requirements are the specially selected apples from Beishang Township on the other side of the planet.

However, it is quite troublesome to purchase the specially selected apples from Kitakami Township, and they are often limited in quantity. Transportation is also a big problem. No matter how good the taste is, it cannot be used as a permanent dish in the store and cannot be used at all. It can only be used as a surprise menu at certain times.

After seeing so many excellent agricultural products, Zhimi couldn't help but look forward to it. If the apples could be so excellent, even if they only had half the flavor of Kitakami Township's specially selected apples, they would be able to meet his minimum standard and could be served as a permanent dish.

With hope in his heart, Zhimi, led by Luo Mu, went straight to the new orchard.

Because of the heavy snow, the magical fruit trees, which still had their tender green leaves standing upright, had layers of pure white snow accumulated on their crowns.

From a distance, it looks like a piece of art carefully carved by nature. The treetops and the snow complement each other, showing the tranquility and peace of winter, and vaguely revealing the vitality and vigor.

But what attracted Zhimi's attention more were the apples hanging on the branches.

From a distance, the round, plump and brightly colored apples look like sparkling rubies, exuding a refreshing fruity fragrance in this cold winter.

Zhimi couldn't wait to pick an apple that was closer to him, swept away the snow, and took a bite without caring about the cold apple.

As the plump flesh was squeezed by teeth, the flavorful juice burst in the mouth. While tasting the unique sweet and sour taste of the apple, Zhimi didn't even notice that a tear had appeared in the corner of his eye.

So delicious that I cried.

Looking at Zhimi's reaction, the stunned Luo Mu suddenly thought of these four words in his mind.

But, that shouldn’t be the case, right?

It’s just an apple, it’s not like he hasn’t eaten it before. Isn’t Zhimi’s reaction too big?

(End of this chapter)