Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Past
"Boss, have those seedlings in the backyard stabilized?"
Yuli knew how much her boss valued those seedlings in the backyard, and she had been almost exclusively staying there these past few days.
"They have stabilized. The seedlings are developing very well now. In the future, just make sure that the Glooms releases the Grassy Terrain every 8 hours, and then water and weed promptly."
Rex replied casually.
Unless there are unforeseen circumstances, such as external damage or the like, these seedlings will definitely grow successfully.
"Then, Boss, why don't you leave them to me for care? This is also a good opportunity for me on my path to becoming a Pokémon Breeder. If I can't take care of plants well, how can I take care of Pokémon?"
Yuli stared earnestly at Rex, speaking with an almost pleading tone, a first for her.
In fact, Yuli had loved dealing with flowers and plants since she was a child. When she was young, she even deliberately built a small garden in the backyard of the orphanage, planting various flowers she diligently collected, which almost became her solace during that period.
Every orphan who arrived at the orphanage carried a somewhat melancholic past, and she was no exception.
Although Yuli received careful care from Grandma Nieno after coming to the orphanage, there were still other orphans there, and Grandma Nieno couldn't show too much favoritism. Therefore, she inevitably experienced being overlooked at times.
By chance, Yuli transplanted a beautiful flower she found in the wild to the backyard of the orphanage, and with her careful care, the flower successfully survived in the backyard.
Since then, Yuli's interest became unstoppable. Besides often transplanting her favorite flowers from the wild, she also frequently went to the flower shop in town to request flower seeds to cultivate on her own.
Although she failed many times during this period, with time passing, her small garden in the orphanage's backyard gradually took shape. The happiest thing for Yuli when she was young was quietly staying beside the small garden, admiring her achievements.
At that time, Yuli was arguably the youngest in the orphanage, with many children older than her.
Due to her personality and age, Grandma Nieno favored her very much, giving her more care than the other children, which led to resentment from the other orphans.
Due to various unfortunate reasons that made them orphans, they deeply disliked Yuli, who was favored by Grandma Nieno, which often led to them finding excuses to bully her. However, because Grandma Nieno protected her, they didn't dare go too far.
Finally, one clear morning, after finishing breakfast, Yuli arrived at her small garden as usual, only to see the flowers torn apart and the entire backyard in a mess, devoid of its former beauty.
Seeing this scene before her, Yuli couldn't hold back her tears. This was the most heartbroken she had been since she could remember.
Although the children who ruined her small garden were punished by Grandma Nieno afterward, her small garden was ultimately lost.
Since then, Yuli never planted any plants again, shifting her interest to books.
Later, influenced by various factors, she slowly changed her interests and began to study diligently about Pokémon Breeding, aiming to become a Pokémon Breeder when she grew up.
However, these days, with Rex diligently tending to the various plants in the backyard, it reignited her interest. Among them, the Glacidea Flower was Yuli's favorite; she had heard legends about this flower since she was very young.
Because this flower symbolized gratitude, she had once fantasized about growing these flowers and then making them into bouquets, personally giving them to Grandma Nieno on her birthday, to thank her for her caring over the years.
"Well then, I'll leave it to you. I also need to go check on the artificial lake."
Rex couldn't resist Yuli's hopeful gaze and finally agreed.
After all, the seedlings in the backyard had stabilized, and all Yuli needed to do was to follow Rex's rules to take care of these seedlings and the Glacidea Flower. This would also temporarily free him from the backyard.
After explaining the precautions for taking care of these seedlings to Yuli, Rex entrusted the backyard's seedlings to her. Of course, he would still check on them from time to time.
Finally freed up, Rex went to the site of expanding the artificial lake. Seeing the bustling scene before him, Rex also felt his blood boiling. Truly, labor was the most honorable.
At this point, the expansion of the artificial lake had already dug more than 1 meter deep. At this rate, it would probably take another 7 or 8 days to complete the expansion of the artificial lake.
Seeing Rex arrive, Sandslash, who had been diligently digging in the ground, stopped and then ran up to him, holding a stone in its claws, which it then handed to him.
"Sandslash, what do you want me to do with this stone?"
Rex was somewhat puzzled as he accepted the stone, then looked at Sandslash and asked.
Sandslash just pointed at the stone, then turned around and continued its digging work. It couldn't afford to stop; otherwise, the mounds of soil it dug up would be flattened.
Indeed, Sandslash's digging speed was originally very fast, but after encountering the muscular Machop, it suddenly couldn't keep up.
As Machop became more proficient in using shovels, their soil loading speed also increased, causing Sandslash's digging speed to be unable to keep up with their filling speed.
Provoked on its professional skills, Sandslash couldn't accept it no matter what, so it couldn't waste time on the trainer. If it didn't feel that the stone it dug up this time might be useful to the trainer, it wouldn't have wasted time handing it over!
After Sandslash threw the stone to him and hurriedly ran back to continue digging, Rex was also somewhat bewildered, and could only carefully examine the stone in his hand.
Due to the many layers of
dirt on it, Rex cleaned off the dirt on the surface of the stone, finally seeing the true appearance of the stone.
On this palm-sized stone, it seemed that the bones of some creature were attached to it. Rex couldn't discern what kind of creature's bones they were, but just from this phenomenon alone, this was a fossil.
Seeing the fossil before him, Rex was momentarily stunned. After all, this world was unlike the previous one; there were high-tech technologies here that could revive Pokémon from fossils.
The creatures that could become fossils were ones that existed many years ago. The most famous was undoubtedly the Aerodactyl, which was resurrected to the modern era using such machines.
Other rare Pokémon such as Lileep, Anorith, and Tyrunt were also revived from fossils.
Therefore, a group of enthusiasts who specialized in excavating fossils in the wild emerged in this world. These people liked to find places with geological conditions suitable for fossil preservation, excavate, and then sell the excavated fossils at high prices to wealthy people to make a living.
Rex wasn't sure what kind of Pokémon could be revived from this fossil in his hand, but he knew that the fossil itself was already quite valuable.
With this unexpected gain, Rex quickly had Sandslash pay attention to this type of stone again. Although the chances of excavating another fossil were slim, there had to be some expectation.
Seeing the fossil before him, Rex fell into contemplation. He was torn between whether to sell it directly for Alliance Coins or to find a way to revive it.
If he wanted to revive the Pokémon from the fossil, it would probably cost quite a bit. After all, he had no relationship with anyone, so who would be willing to pay significant resources to revive the Pokémon from the fossil on his behalf?
(End of this chapter)
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