With just a single use of Grassy Terrain, the Pecha Berry Tree had nearly doubled in height.
The amount of energy consumed was unimaginable.
Even the excess energy that overflowed had caused the surrounding trees to undergo significant growth.
It wasn't difficult to imagine just how much power Serperior had exhausted.
"Serperior..."
She didn't answer.
She was simply too tired.
That one use of Grassy Terrain had almost drained every last bit of her strength.
When the World Tree bestowed its power upon her, it had also told her something.
The very first time Grassy Terrain was used on this special Pecha Berry Tree would produce the greatest effect.
It was like taking the first bite of a delicious meal.
The first bite was always the best.
That was why this moment was the perfect opportunity to cultivate the tree.
Still...
Resting quietly in Lin Feng's arms wasn't bad either.
Serperior offered no resistance.
Instead, she instinctively relaxed and let herself slide comfortably against him.
Lin Feng fed her a Transform Energy Cube.
After she shrank back to her smaller size, he carefully lifted her into his arms.
Even after shrinking...
Serperior was still over a meter long and surprisingly heavy.
Fortunately, she was still light enough for him to carry comfortably.
Looking down at her peacefully closed eyes, Lin Feng watched as the emerald glow surrounding her gradually faded away.
Sunlight filtered through the branches of the enormous Pecha Berry Tree, casting scattered rays across her emerald scales.
Unable to resist...
He gently poked her.
Her scales felt soft and elastic to the touch, yet underneath lay incredible resilience.
Serperior slowly opened one eye.
She weakly glanced sideways at him.
"Ser..."
The meaning was obvious.
Don't poke me.
"Alright, alright."
"I can tell you're exhausted."
Lin Feng smiled.
He took out an Endurance Energy Cube and fed it to her.
Not long after finishing it...
She quietly drifted off to sleep.
Only then did Lin Feng finally have time to inspect the Pecha Berry Tree itself.
His first impression was simple.
It was enormous.
If the previous Pecha Berries had already been twice the size of ordinary ones...
These were now nearly three or four times larger.
Each berry was almost as big as both of his fists put together.
Some were nearly the size of his face.
The trunk had thickened considerably as well.
It now required two adults joining hands to wrap around it.
Thankfully, the fruit all grew high among the branches, well above the surrounding trees.
Otherwise...
Harvesting the neighboring trees would have become nearly impossible.
Using his psychic power, Lin Feng casually picked one of the giant berries.
It really was huge.
Almost larger than two fists combined.
Nearly the size of his entire face.
[S+ Ingredient: White Pecha Berry]
[A fruit grown from a unique White Pecha Berry Tree. Possesses detoxifying and heat-clearing properties. Long-term consumption gradually increases resistance to poison.]
"S+ already?"
Lin Feng couldn't hide his surprise.
An S+ ingredient was anything but ordinary.
Even the eggs produced by his quasi-Elite Chansey had only reached A Rank.
The fresh Moomoo Milk collected from Elite-rank Miltank was merely A+ Rank.
As for the ordinary Pecha Berries...
They had only been C Rank.
No...
Wait.
After today's changes...
They had actually become C+ Rank.
Nearly every ingredient Lin Feng possessed above S Rank had either been rewarded by the system...
Or collected by Mew.
Within his own ranch...
The only naturally produced S-Rank ingredients were Moomoo Milk and the occasional exceptional fruit tree.
No matter how carefully he cultivated them...
Their quality and yield had already reached their natural limits.
Further improvement was practically impossible.
But now...
Another miracle had appeared.
This special Pecha Berry Tree not only produced S+ ingredients...
It also had limitless room for future growth.
Most importantly...
Lin Feng looked up.
The giant tree, now over ten meters tall, was absolutely covered with giant Pecha Berries resembling celestial peaches.
There was no need to count.
There had to be several hundred of them.
Several hundred S+ Pecha Berries.
And they could be produced continuously.
That meant...
Lin Feng would never run out of Pecha Berries again.
The ingredient's effect was straightforward.
Detoxification.
Improved poison resistance.
Those were the Pecha Berry's natural properties.
But if he turned them into cuisine...
What kinds of dishes could he create?
Wine...
Fruit salad...
Pudding...
Birthday cake...
Countless recipes flashed through Lin Feng's mind.
All of them would require experimentation.
Still...
Considering the berry's inherent effects, it would probably be difficult to create dishes that boosted battle attributes.
At most...
They would significantly enhance poison resistance.
Even so...
That was already more than enough.
Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.
He was just about to carry the sleeping Serperior back home so she could rest...
When Indeedee hurried over.
"Indeedee?"
"What's wrong?"
"Indeedee... Indeedee..."
"It looks like something happened over in the berry fields."
Indeedee glanced at the exhausted Serperior sleeping peacefully in Lin Feng's arms.
Then she looked toward the massive tree in the center.
She immediately guessed what had caused the strange situation.
"Indeedee... Indeedee..."
"That's right..."
As she explained what the other Pokémon had reported...
Lin Feng couldn't help laughing helplessly.
What kind of absurd situation was this?
He had never imagined that forcing the berry orchard to grow like this would create such a bizarre problem.
Many Pokémon had reported the same thing.
Today's berries were growing far too quickly.
The moment they finished harvesting...
New berries immediately grew back.
Some Pokémon quickly figured out what was happening and simply moved to different trees.
Others, however...
Were incredibly stubborn.
Or perhaps more accurately...
They were simply too honest.
They believed that unless every ripe berry on a tree had been harvested, their task wasn't complete.
So they kept picking...
And picking...
Until they were practically on the verge of tears.
"Let's go have a look."
With no other choice...
Lin Feng carried the sleeping Serperior in his arms and walked toward the berry fields near the riverside.
Before long...
A group of Ambipom and several other Pokémon came into view.
Today's harvest was unbelievable.
Large cloth sheets spread beneath the trees were piled high with plump, juicy berries.
The Pokémon were still busily harvesting.
One shiny pink Ambipom stood high in a Pecha Berry Tree, continuously tossing giant berries down below.
By now...
An enormous mountain of Pecha Berries had formed beneath the tree.
Only then...
Did the tree finally stop producing new fruit.
The tense expression on Ambipom's face immediately relaxed.
"Chi! Chi!"
"Chi! Chi!"
The instant they saw Lin Feng...
The exhausted Ambipom all rushed toward him.
At last...
They had someone to complain to.
They poured out every grievance from the day's endless harvesting.
"Alright, alright."
"I understand."
"Today's wages will be doubled..."
Lin Feng paused.
"No."
"They'll be tripled."
"And everyone will receive an extra serving of Moomoo Milk as a bonus."
The moment those words left his mouth...
The entire group of Ambipom became so overjoyed they almost forgot which direction they were supposed to run.
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