Chapter 534: Mere Sheep Ranch and Wool
"This is Steel Crow—"

Sasha covered her mouth with her hands in shock, her eyes moving between Steelix and Luo Mu.

Steelix, with its jet-black armor that reflects light, is simply the ultimate in another color compared to the snow-white world around it!

Black and white, no matter who meets whom, they will stand out.

Not to mention, Sasha realized that Luo Mu had just called down these Steel Crows with just a whistle!

This means that the rumors circulating in the town are true!
"In the neighboring town of Pingdie, there is a farm that is so luxurious that it uses Steel Crow to deliver goods."

She had heard such rumors more than once, and now she saw with her own eyes the truth of the rumors.

"Very cool"

Looking at these steel armored crows, Sasha was filled with envy.

You know, even though Steelix itself is not a bird Pokémon that is afraid of the cold, in order to have a sufficient source of food for the tribe, it will choose to migrate to a warm and resource-rich place before winter, and will not fly back until the beginning of spring next year.

It seems that what Miss Joy said was right. Since there is abundant supply of materials for these steel crows to live in the snowy environment, it means that Luo Mu has the ability to solve the current crisis of her ranch.

Watching those steel armored crows skillfully grab the reusable baskets filled with supplies and fly into the sky, waiting for their departure.

After being in a daze for a while, Sasha's movements became more agile, and soon she and Luo Mu moved the supplies onto the rear cargo compartment of the pickup truck.

It was not until Luo Mu sat in the passenger seat at Sasha's invitation and two Eevees wearing scarves jumped into the car one after another that she noticed their existence.

"It's Eevee, so cute, and there's another one with a different color!"

Even though she has been helping out on the ranch since she was a child and her experience and personality are more stable than her peers, Sasha, as a girl, still likes such cute things.

She became more and more envious of Luo Mu. She had wanted to raise an Eevee in the past, but her father stopped her by saying, "Instead of raising an Eevee, it is better to raise the Meree sheep on the ranch."

"They are twin sisters. The brown one is the elder sister, and the silver one is the younger sister."

Seeing that Sasha really liked the Eevee sisters, Luo Mu simply gave her a brief introduction.

Then, he patted the burning bug in his arms and introduced them together.

"Also, this is a burning bug. It feels very warm when you hold it."

Twin Eevee sisters, one of which is a different color, and there is also a Combustible!

Sasha felt that she couldn't even light a fire properly. She glanced at the burning bug that was looking over here and forced a smile. "It's actually a burning bug? I thought it was just a pillow."

The rumbling sound of the engine came to her ears, and for a moment, Sasha felt that her beloved pickup truck was no longer attractive.

Different-colored twin Eevee sisters and the cute Incineroar!
Damn, so sour.

In order to stop herself from having any more wild thoughts, Sasha simply stepped on the accelerator and drove the pickup truck towards Yangyang Town.

The Steel Crows in the sky did not need Luo Mu's signal and consciously followed the pickup truck, forming a strange landscape.

Along the way, we were stared at by many people from other farms and ranches.

Yangyang Town is not far from Pingdie Town. It is a nearby town and takes about an hour's drive.

Sitting in the pickup truck, Luo Mu, who had nothing to do but pet the fur of the Burning Bug and Eevee sisters, recalled the reason for this action.

Because the weather is getting colder, Zhihuixing proposed early on the idea of ​​preparing some warm clothes for the Pokémon on the farm that are not cold-resistant.

When it comes to keeping warm, the only things that come to mind are sweaters, down jackets and the like.

When Luo Mu was thinking about which channel to purchase goods from, Joey Lin, who taught him as usual in the afternoon, mentioned that the town where one of her distant cousins ​​worked might have the supplies Luo Mu needed.

However, the other party now only accepts barter transactions.

Luo Mu naturally would not miss this opportunity and learned about the relevant matters in detail.

As the name of Sheep Town suggests, most families in the town run ranches and raise Pokémon such as Meeree.

The town's main source of income is the sale of wool from the Mare sheep.

Luo Mu had already heard of the fame of Meree sheep's wool.

Clothes made of fluffy and soft wool are not only comfortable to wear, but also have the magical effect of keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer.

Therefore, the wool of the Meree sheep is very suitable for making clothing.

In addition, as long as the nutrition of Pokémon like Marely is sufficient, their hair will continue to grow longer. Even if all their wool is shaved off in the summer, it will only take a week to return to its original state.

It can be said that the Mare sheep is a walking wool-making machine.

Because of the large output, the wool of the Meree sheep, although very useful, cannot be sold at a high price.

Even so, the lives of the residents of Yangyang Town are not particularly wealthy, but they have enough food and clothing.

Sasha's family's Meely sheep farm is also one of them.

But, there are always unexpected events.

Because of an accident not long ago, all the supplies prepared by Sasha's ranch for the winter, including food for the Meree sheep, disappeared.

After investigation by the police station in Yangyang Town, the culprit was identified as a wild Pokémon.

Not to mention whether they could get the wild Pokémon that had run off to who knows where to return the supplies, Sasha and her family couldn't just sit there and watch the sheep on the ranch consume all the supplies and starve without doing anything.

But now it is winter, and it is already difficult to raise enough supplies, and the prices have more or less increased compared to before winter.

Even if we buy enough supplies, it is certain that the ranching work for the year will have been in vain.

Even though the police station and the mayor provided some supplies to their ranch, it was just a drop in the bucket and could only quench their thirst.

Finally, with no other options, Sasha and her family tried to barter for supplies using the wool of the Mere sheep before winter.

In order to keep warm, Meerei sheep often experience a period of rapid wool growth before winter.

At this time, the wool is both fluffy and warm, and can be regarded as one of the super warm clothing materials limited to winter.

Although if we wait another month, the wool can be sold at a better price.

After careful consideration, Sasha's family decided that the wool of the Meely sheep was the most important and chose to use it for barter.

Luo Mu’s target is also these wools.

Compared with the tough wool of the rarely distributed braided sheep in Padia, the wool of the Meely sheep better suited his needs.

It just so happens that the thing the farm lacks the least right now is supplies.

With the presence of Reggieice, the legendary elf with natural cooling ability, Luo Mu, who has a bit of a fear of shortages, has stockpiled a lot of supplies.

Luo Mu felt it was completely acceptable to add some common specialties from the farm and exchange them for the wool of the Meree sheep before winter.

After discussing with Zhihuixing and Leiguanwang, Luo Mu made the decision directly and contacted Miss Joey in Yangyang Town through Joey Lin, and then contacted Sasha's family, and finally expressed his willingness to barter.

At this time, the reason why Luo Mu personally brought the supplies was that he planned to complete the transaction and touch the wool himself to confirm its quality. Although Zhi Huixing confirmed that the "samples" sent by the other party were of excellent quality, Luo Mu felt that he would be relieved if he went to check it out in person.

For this purpose, he even asked Zhi Huixing to teach him how to distinguish the quality of wool.

After an hour's drive, the outline of Yangyang Town finally appeared in front of the sleepy Luo Mu.

"Ibubu-ee!"

The Eevee sisters also became active instantly, scrambling to climb onto Luo Mu's shoulders and looking at the town in the distance.

This is the first time for them to come to this place by car!

Everything is new to them.

Compared to Pingdie Town, which is small but actually quite large in size, Yangyang Town has fewer buildings. Luo Mu estimates that there are probably about a hundred households.

Although there are few people, Yangyang Town covers a large area. Behind the single-family house with the style of the Padia region is a pasture surrounded by fences.

However, there was no trace of green grass in the pasture, only thick snow piled there.

When passing by certain houses, dog Pokémon such as Poodle, Poodle, or Rock Dog would often rush out, bark a few times symbolically at the pickup truck driven by Sasha, and then quickly return to their warm homes.

Luo Mu thought that these dog Pokémon were probably raised by the residents of Yangyang Town to guard their homes or to herd sheep.

Rather than the passing pickup trucks, the Steelix carrying cargo attracted the attention of many residents.

Sasha also politely answered the townspeople who asked, saying that these steel crows were transporting goods for barter.

Seeing the surprised expressions on the uncle and aunt's faces when they heard this answer, Sasha was actually a little delighted.

This time she wasn't the only one shocked, hehe.

Sasha's home and ranch were on the edge of Yangyang Town. After entering the town, we drove for a long time before we arrived.

Sasha's parents were already standing in the cold wind waiting.

After they greeted Luo Mu, the first thing they asked was about the origins of the Steel Crows following behind them.

Sasha could only patiently explain it to her parents again.

Upon hearing this, Sasha's father Zelu showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and couldn't wait to invite Luo Mu into the house to drink some hot tea, and then he would take Luo Mu to the warehouse to inspect the wool.

Luo Mu smiled and declined Zelu's invitation. He showed the burning bug in his arms and said, "Thank you for your kindness. Actually, I don't feel cold."

Luo Mu had said so, so Ze Lu naturally did not force it, but followed Luo Mu's words and said, "Then let's go to the warehouse first."

Then he looked at his wife again and whispered to her to remember to bring hot tea and cups directly to the warehouse after receiving the supplies from the Steel Crows.

Judging from the supplies that the group of Steel Crows were holding, Zelu knew that as long as the transaction went smoothly, the recent difficulties would be over.

For a big customer like Luo Mu who came to his rescue in times of need, he might not drink hot tea, but he had to prepare some for himself.

After repeated instructions, Zelu led Luo Mu around Sasha's house and entered their ranch from the fence entrance on the other side.

At first glance, Luo Mu estimated that Sasha's ranch was about the same size as Kachi's ranch in the Sun and Moon animation.

Although it was snowing lightly outside, a group of Meree sheep covered in thick wool were walking around in the snow, occasionally lowering their heads to dig in the snow, trying to find the roots of grass covered by the snow.

It can be seen that they are indeed showing signs of being hungry now.

Noticing Luo Mu's gaze, Zelu smiled awkwardly and explained, "Just in case, we have to reduce the food we provide to the sheep in the past few days. Fortunately, you are here, so they don't have to go hungry."

"It's okay, it's just a transaction between us."

Luo Mu did not comment on this.

To him, it couldn't be said that he was helping the Zeru family. Both parties were just conducting an ordinary transaction, each getting what they needed.

He needed wool and the Zeru family needed supplies, so they hit it off immediately.

At this time, the Eevee sisters who were painting plum blossoms on the snow seemed to have discovered something. After greeting Luo Mu, they ran over there happily.

Luo Mu looked over there and found a few pink figures vaguely among a group of Merei sheep.

Of course, that was not a different-colored Meeree sheep, but the evolved form of Meeree sheep, the Fluffy sheep.

Unlike the Meree sheep, many parts of the Rongrong sheep's body are completely bald, revealing its pink skin.

When they evolve into Electric Dragons again, they don't even have any hair on their bodies, and only grow some again after Mega Evolution.

If they are bald, they naturally cannot grow wool. How to manage these woolly sheep and electric dragons that cannot produce value is also a headache for many ranches.

Abandoning them is definitely impossible, so they can be given to passing trainers, or perhaps they can be changed to other jobs and provide electricity for the ranch. There are always more solutions than difficulties.

There were actually quite a few woolly sheep left on this ranch, which surprised Luo Mu a little.

"They evolved from the Meree sheep that Sasha has taken care of since they were young. We have some feelings for them, so it's okay for them to stay on the ranch."

Zeru, who had no objection to the Ibrahimovic sisters playing in the pasture, explained the origins of the Fluffy Sheep.

Then the two of them went all the way to the warehouse where the wool was stored.

Maree sheep have very little body odor, so their wool is not as odorous as ordinary wool.

Luo Mu picked up a handful of wool in the warehouse and carefully observed the gloss and color of the wool under the light. He rubbed the wool with his fingertips, feeling the elasticity and feel of the wool itself.

The burning bug also curiously played with a ball of wool, its eyes full of interest.

After a while, Luo Mu, who had put all his mediocre skills to good use, smiled with satisfaction and said, "Very good quality."

"It would be great if you were satisfied."

Zeru smiled back with a more genuine smile.

"Oh, maybe I'm a little too talkative, about the purpose of this wool——"

"Most of them are going to be made into clothing to keep the Pokémon on the farm warm, and a few are going to be made into some decorations."

This is not a secret, Luo Mu answered directly.

Hearing this, Zelu's eyes lit up and he asked, "Have you contacted a wool processing factory?"

"If you don't mind, I know a few reliable processors and I can tell you their contact information."

What Luo Mu bought was just "wool" as raw material. If he wanted to make it into various clothing and textiles, it would have to be processed carefully.

Judging from Luo Mu's appearance, this was probably the first time he came to buy such a large amount of raw materials. Having sold wool for decades, Zelu naturally had to provide the best service.

Not to mention the current barter transaction, as long as Luo Mu is satisfied with the quality of the wool, he might be able to accumulate a big customer for his own ranch.

(End of this chapter)