Chapter 524 It’s so delicious that I cried

Chapter 524 It’s so delicious that I cried

After playing with the Pokémon on the snow, Luo Mu went straight to the Thunder Lake.

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

Apparently, there were only some floating ice on the surface of the Thunder Lake yesterday. After a day and night of snow and temperature drop, the lake surface was frozen directly.

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

It's a pity that the sky is now covered by gray snow clouds, otherwise when the sun shines through the sparse clouds, these ice crystals will still flash with silver light, which looks quite dreamy.

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

If he stepped on it rashly, the thin ice surface would make a subtle and crisp cracking sound, quickly split into fine spider-web-like cracks, collapse under the action of gravity, and fall into the cold lake with him.

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

In the breeding area, Luo Mu threw a lot of fish fry. With tons of fish feed in the past year, he will be able to raise fat edible fish in a year or two.

And now, under the almost transparent ice surface, the fleeting figure of the fish can still be vaguely seen.

"New?"

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

Luo Mu looked down and saw that it was indeed the Mosquito Frog King with three Mosquito Frog brothers, who were still covered with a layer of snowflakes.

The Mosquito Frog King still had a few snowballs rolled out of accumulated snow in his hands. Judging from its appearance, it probably went home after playing snowballs with its brothers.

Although it is not as comfortable with the weather as Ninetails, as a water-attribute Pokémon, Frog King is closely related to the ice attribute and is resistant to ice, so it is very adaptable to this climate.

"Good morning, have you seen Dragonite and Dragonite?"

Luo Mu smiled and greeted them.

"New~"

While responding with his younger brother, Frog King pointed to Thunder Lake.

Dragonite and Dragonite are all underwater.

"Sure enough"

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

So they all hid at the bottom of the lake?

It makes sense. Once the temperature in winter is so low that the lake surface is frozen, the actual body temperature exposed to the outside is much lower than the water temperature felt 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.

As for the Haxorus, they like to live in water, so they don't have any corresponding worries.

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

His task of finding the Dragonite was not complicated, just to measure their body temperature and determine whether they caught a cold or got sick due to the sudden drop in temperature.

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

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

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

There was also a Fenho Dragon, whose characteristic was clearly not "thick fat", and tried to use his body to block the wind for the fourteen fruitworm companions and got a fever.

Monarch Snake quickly wrapped a few scarves around himself and hurriedly took it back to the new home to take care of it, and Tropical Dragon also came with it.

As for the fruit-eating worms, they were temporarily placed in the Pokémon huts, so there was no need to worry about them being uncomfortable in the cold winter.

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

It is very suitable for some Pokémon on the farm who do not live at home.

The way for the Frog King to enter the Thunder Lake is also very simple.

Waving the fist trained by the melee skills learned from Mimikyu, a real punch directly broke most of the ice surface.

Before it jumped in, Luo Mu said again: "By the way, just call Gyarados and Milotic out, after all, they came from Kitakami Township, and they may not be adapted to this kind of winter."

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

I'm afraid that we won't see a single snowfall in the whole year. Ice-type Pokémon are very rare. The few ice-type Pokémon among them may even form new regional forms over time.

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

"Nulu!"

The Frog King nodded slightly, and jumped into the lake full of floating ice with a fish jump. The green back quickly disappeared from the water.

Soon, with a wave on the lake, several figures emerged one after another.

The Frog King, Dragonite, its mother Dragonite Leader, the Harpy Dragonite and two Harpy Dragonite Godmothers, and the Harpy Milotic.

However, there was no Gyarados among them.

Luo Mu had a look of doubt on his face, but fortunately, the Mosquito-Repellent Frog King had informed several Pokémon of his purpose. As the water dropped, Menas meandered ashore, and a heavenly voice sounded.

"Milo~"

Its blue eyes looked somewhere, seeming to remind Luo Mu.

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

"You mean, Gyarados went to the creek?"

Luo Mu suddenly realized.

"Milo."

Menas nodded slightly. Gyarados, who had become inexplicably attentive recently, seemed to have discovered something, so he had been squatting in that creek recently.

It's just that the temperature has dropped sharply recently, and even Pokémon like Minus, whose prototype has something to do with snakes, are a little lazy.

Once that flowing stream freezes, it won't look like Thunder Lake. I'm afraid most of the water source will freeze, and it won't melt until the next spring when the ice and snow melt.

Whether it was food fish or wild aquatic Pokémon, they had migrated to larger lakes long before that.

And this Thunder Lake is guarded by giant swamp monsters who have experienced lessons, and it is impossible for outsiders to dare to enter.

Gyarados squatted there, there was no meaning at all except to freeze for nothing.

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

The hallucinations are still there, but at least they can react correctly to outside interactions. Kuailong and Hackron's companionship in the past six months has been effective.

When we get to the Alola region, we may be able to completely untie its knot with the power of Capu Fin.

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

As for Gyarados, Luo Mu is planning to take Zhimi to explore the new orchard this afternoon, so he can just check it out with him.

Time flew by and it was two o'clock in the afternoon.

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

The snow fell a little less, but the temperature was still very cold. With a gentle breath of hot breath, you could see the white mist rising. Victini tried it happily for nearly an hour before getting tired of it.

After all, the temperature was no worse than two weeks ago, so Zhimi also changed out of his chef uniform and put on a set of warm clothing that was very tolerable for outdoor use.

However, his unique elegant style can still be seen from the matching of clothing.

Compared with when Luo Mu went to pick up Citron and Yulijia at the airport, Zhimi's atmosphere today was obviously much better, and her eyes were no longer confused.

Luo Mu didn't know how Mr. Haidai enlightened him, but Luo Mu didn't have any interest in asking the question, so he didn't ask anything.

After accepting the warm embrace unique to the Carlos area, Luo Mu took Zhimi around the farm.

In the farming area, Zhimi touched the smooth-skinned purple eggplant with his fingertips. Even if the sun was blocked by gray snow clouds, the gloss was still clearly visible. He sighed: "It's hard to imagine that we can still grow it in such a severe cold." An eggplant with such a rich aroma.”

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

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

Feeling the aroma of eggplant bursting in his mouth and the unique greenness of most plants, Zhimi closed his eyes and tasted it carefully.

To be honest, raw eggplant doesn't taste that great.

But as an unconventional chef, Zhimi's focus is not on the texture and taste of raw eggplants, but on using these characteristics to simulate in his mind what cooking methods would be used to make dishes after the eggplants are processed. How does it taste?

In his restaurant, every ingredient is personally selected by himself, and only after confirming its flavor and quality is it cooked and served to guests.

It was precisely because he had such strict demands on himself that he temporarily closed his shop due to pressure and fled to the Padia area.

The knot in my heart was completely resolved after working part-time at a Chinese seafood restaurant in Haidai, but Zhimi is still the same Zhimi, and he will not lie about the ingredients.

If it's good, it's good. If it's not good, it's not good.

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

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

Then, under the leadership of Luo Mu, he tried various crops on the farm like "Shen Nong tasted a hundred herbs".

It is no exaggeration to say that each of them perfectly meets Zhimi's ultra-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 utilized and serve the customers. Provide guests with more beautiful dishes.

The two of them tried many crops in the snow, and even tried moo fresh milk and grass goat milk. Zhimi revealed his willingness to purchase here regularly.

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

Of course, he will cut off the part that he has chewed and cook it for himself separately.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. Zhimi, who felt that it was almost time, 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 taste it."

"Please take me there!"

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

In the original dishes and desserts he is good at, apples are more or less present.

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

But even so, Zhimi was not very satisfied.

It is better to say that he was forced to lower his requirements due to external factors.

It is because the apples that meet all his requirements are currently only the Beishang Township Special Apples on the other side of the planet.

The purchase of Beishang Township Special Apples is quite troublesome, 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. It cannot be used at all, and it can only be used as a surprise menu at certain times.

After seeing so many excellent crops, Zhimi couldn't help but look forward to it. If apples can be so excellent, even if they are only half as delicious as the specially selected apples in Beishang Township, they can meet his minimum standard and be served as a permanent dish.

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

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

From a distance, it seemed like a work of art carefully carved by nature. The crowns and snow complemented each other, revealing 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 were like dazzling rubies, exuding a refreshing fruity fragrance in this cold winter.

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

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

It was so delicious that he cried.

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

But, this 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?