After lunch, Eddie chatted with everyone for a while, and then the leader of the Talonflame came to the orphanage to pick him up.
He arranged a construction team to go to Prosper Peak today to improve the infrastructure of Prosper Peak. Two years later, the staff dormitory he had been planning to build could finally start construction.
The wooden houses he had built for the Talonflame and Diggersby were now on the verge of being scrapped after two years of exposure to the sun and rain.
In addition, Eddie also planned to build a large yard on the mountain and settle his family there. Although he had always lived in the Blue Bird Orphanage, he still hoped to have a place where he could control it as he pleased.
He didn't plan to build the yard to be luxurious or beautiful, but mainly to make it practical and comfortable, with the style of a simple farmyard.
The main feature is saving money.
Although Eddie made a lot of money from selling Berries in the past two years, most of it was used to pay off his debts. He will have many more places to spend money in the future, such as repairing the road in Prosper Peak, buying land to continue expanding the orchard, and paying his employees' salaries... Money is needed in all aspects.
Anyway, he is trying to save as much as possible now.
The leader of the Talonflame slowly landed in front of the gate of the Bluebird Orphanage. The strong wind he brought raised clouds of dust, and his tall and sturdy body cast a large shadow on the ground.
Compared with two years ago, its body has become larger. When it stands up, it is more than three meters tall, and its wingspan is nearly nine meters when its wings are spread. It looks very intimidating, and ordinary people may even feel breathless when facing it.
This huge size also gives it powerful combat capability, and it is well-deserved to be Prosper Peak's security captain.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Eddie climbed onto the broad and thick back of the Talonflame and rode it towards Prosper Peak.
Today's Prosper Peak is very different from the past. The whole mountain is planted with fruit trees. When the fruit trees are in bloom, the whole mountain is full of colorful flowers, which is truly beautiful.
In two years, Eddie and his Pokémon developed the remaining part of Prosper Peak bit by bit. Later, they went to First Tree Plantation to buy batches of fruit trees. Now the entire mountain is planted with fruit trees.
The original barren mountain full of weeds and trees has been transformed by Eddie into an orchard full of fruits.
He did not add any new varieties of fruit trees and still planted Peach, Oran, generic Berry, Liechi Berry, Cheri Berry, and Persim Berry.
He is already familiar with the cultivation of these kinds of fruit trees. As for other kinds of fruit trees, Eddie plans to wait until the planting area of his orchard is expanded. It would be better for Prosper Peak not to mix too many kinds of fruit trees, as it would be inconvenient to manage.
His business is now in the foundation stage. It will be enough to cultivate these kinds of fruit trees well and make a name for himself.
Now Prosper Peak can already produce B-grade Berries in large quantities, which is rare in Coumarine City. If it weren't for his lack of qualifications and excessive publicity, Eddie would probably have been famous in the circle long ago. After all, the mainstream fruits on the market are still mainly C-grade and D-grade, and there are not many orchards that can produce B-grade fruits in large quantities.
The breeder that cooperated with Prosper Peak was called Celebi Breeding House. It was one of the largest breeders in Coumarine City, second only to the Alliance Breeding Base in Coumarine City and another breeder called Bulbabredder.
They have a huge demand for Berries, and they always buy up most of the fruits produced by Eddie. Therefore, in the past two years, Eddie has basically not had any contact with other big customers. It only occasionally does some retail, such as selling some to Naomi, Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, Captain Sanders, and others.
Eddie has already discussed with Eli that when the orchard expands in size in the future and their fruit yields increase, they will contact other customers. After all, eggs should not be put in one basket, as the risk is too great.
If something goes wrong in the cooperation between Prosper Peak and Celebi Breeding House one day, then they will just have to wait for death.
Even though Eli and the young master of Celebi Breeding House are friends, friendship is friendship and business is business, and Celebi Breeding House is not the only fruit partner of Prosper Peak.
Riding on the back of Captain Talonflame, Eddie saw Prosper Peak from afar.
It is now February, which is the season when Peach, Oran, and generic Berry trees are in bloom, so the hillside of Prosper Peak seems to be covered with a pink, blue, and white belt.
"Ah~ah~"
"Chabu~Chabu~"
Just when Eddie was about to arrive at Prosper Peak, a group of Talonflame, Fletchinder, and Fletchling suddenly flew out from the distance..
They all came to greet their leader and boss.
Eddie's Talonflame patrol originally had only twelve members, a Talonflame captain and eleven Fletchinder team members.
Because of Eddie's help, except for the captain of the Talonflame, the remaining eleven Fletchinder also evolved into Talonflame one after another, and the strength of the entire patrol team increased greatly.
Whenever they fly out in groups from the top of Prosper Peak, their momentum and pomp are very intimidating. Anyway, now there are very few ignorant wild Pokémon coming to the orchard to make trouble.
Later, the Talonflame paired up with each other, and little Fletchling began to be born in the patrol team from time to time. Then the little Fletchling evolved into Fletchinder, and finally the number of members in the team increased to the current twenty-one.
Among them, there are twelve Talonflame, five Fletchinder, and four Fletchling.
Just as Prosper Peak's planting area increased, the patrol team's patrol mission volume became larger. With the birth of new members, the pressure on the patrol team was greatly reduced. Eddie was happy to see this, otherwise he would have to consider the issue of recruiting new members.
Surrounded by a group of Talonflame, Fletchinder, and Fletchling, Eddie slowly landed on the top of Prosper Peak. At this time, the top of the mountain was already full of various construction materials, and they could start work as soon as the construction team arrived.
Speak of the devil, and here he appears. Eddie was just about to count the construction materials when the sound of trucks starting up came from not far away.
The construction crew is here.
Although Prosper Peak is located in a remote area, there is a highway not far from the foot of the mountain, so it is very convenient to drive in.
In addition, the Diggersby family also used their spare time to build a road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The road was paved with fine gravel. Although it was not very flat, it was no problem for cars to go in and out (provided it didn't rain).
As a Ground-type Pokémon, building a road is not a problem for them, especially after the Bunnelby also evolves into the Diggersby.
The little Bunnelby is a girl. Like her father, she is also very talented in planting and works more carefully than her father. In the past two years, the father and daughter have helped Eddie a lot. The three of them are basically the ones doing all the hard work in the orchard.
After the head of the construction team exchanged greetings with Eddie, he started working with his employees.
They had already discussed the architectural drawings and some special requirements with Eddie before, so there was no need to say much today; they could just get started.
Eddie planned to build the staff dormitory first and let the Talonflame Patrol and the Diggersby family move in first. He could go back to the orphanage anyway, so it didn't matter if his yard was built later.
Eddie plans to build a series of small buildings as dormitories for the patrol team, each with four to five floors. The rooms in the buildings do not need to be too big, just enough for a family of three or four. Probably four or five buildings will be built.
The style of the small building does not need to be too beautiful, since the Talonflame will not appreciate it anyway, but the rooms in the building must meet the following requirements.
The room must be comfortable and ventilated. Second, it can facilitate the Talonflame to move in and out.
It must be strong and sturdy and not afraid of heavy pressure. Although Eddie's requirements are not many, it is actually quite difficult to build it. It is completely different from building a human habitat.
Pokémon are different from humans. Due to various factors, such as living habits, weight, body shape, strength, etc., their housing is often more prone to problems. Eddie spent a long time arguing with the person in charge of the construction team before finalizing the architectural drawings.
He also planned to build more rooms so that even if the number of patrol team members continued to increase, there would be no need to worry about having no place to live.
Eddie planned to arrange a home for the Diggersby family in the basement of the Talonflame's dormitory.
Eddie didn't do this to save space; it was the Diggersby's own request.
As a Ground-type Pokémon that likes to dig holes, the Diggersby prefer to live underground rather than on the ground. They have had enough of the wooden house life for the past two years.
So after learning that Eddie was going to build a new dormitory for everyone, they took the initiative to come over and asked to live underground.
Of course Eddie had to satisfy them.
While the construction team was working on the top of the mountain, Eddie took Selene, Popplio, Helioptile, and the Diggersby family of three to pick fruits in the orchard.
Now is the season when the Liechi Berry and Cheri Berry are ripe, so Eddie picks a batch of ripe fruits every day and sends them to the Celebi Breeding House.
"Hey, beep~ Hey, beep~~" Eddie, look at how powerful I am!
Eddie was picking fruits when he suddenly heard the Helioptile calling him. He turned his head and saw that the Helioptile was suddenly bursting with golden light all over its body. Each ray of golden light turned into an electric current as thin as a hair when it flew out.
The electric current hit the stem of each fruit accurately, and the fruits immediately fell off the branches and fell downwards.
At this moment, a purple light flashed in Selene's eyes. She used her psychic power to hold the fruits before they fell to the ground and then put them into the basket one by one.
"Awesome, awesome!" Eddie gave a thumbs up to the Helioptile.
When the Helioptile was first captured, it did not have any attack skills. It only had four transformation skills: Charge, Agility, Electric Terrain, and Thunder Wave.
After two years of training with Eddie, it learned two Electric-type attack skills: Spark and Parabolic Charge.
Through day and night training, it has mastered these two skills to perfection, so it can accurately hit the fruit stem with electric current without damaging the fruit.
"Hey beep~Hey beep~"
After receiving Eddie's praise, the Helioptile jumped for joy. Electricity burst out from its body again, and it quickly picked another wave of fruits. The old mother Selene continued to follow behind to clean the berrys it picked.
When it comes to picking fruits, Eddie is the slowest, so he often sets his sights on other things.
The Popplio became unhappy when he saw that the Helioptile loved to show off so much.
"Woo~Woo~Woo~" Humph, what's so great about that? I can do it too!
As it spoke, it raised its head, and a beautiful song came out of its throat. The air suddenly vibrated slightly with the song, and the leaves and branches began to tremble slightly.
Over the past two years, as more and more hidden energy circuits in the throat of the Popplio have been lit up, its singing has become more and more beautiful, and it is a pleasure to listen to it every time.
Moreover, its control over the skill of Sing has reached perfection.
Because Eddie always praises the singing of the Popplio, it likes to sing whenever it has nothing to do.
Wow wow wow…
Under the vibration of the sound, the fruits automatically fell off the branches and were then placed in the basket under Selene's control using her psychic power.
After doing all this, the Popplio glanced at the Helioptile proudly, but the Helioptile didn't react much, which made Popplio angry.
Popplio seems to have a natural incompatible temperament with Helioptile. Every time it sees Helioptile being praised by Eddie, she can't help but compete with Helioptile.
However, the Helioptile always pretended not to see it, and as a result, Popplio would always get angry with itself.
"Well, the Popplio is getting more and more powerful." Eddie also gave a thumbs up to Popplio.
After receiving Eddie's praise, Popplio seemed to be energized and stopped sulking. It opened its mouth and spit out tiny streams of water.
biu~biu~biu~
Each jet of water can accurately hit the stem of a fruit, causing the fruit to fall unscathed.
Of course, the efficiency of picking fruits with a Water Gun is not as good as that of Sing, but the Popplio does not care about the efficiency of picking fruits. It just simply wants to show off her skills and let Eddie praise her more.
Eddie was of course very respectful. Every time Popplio showed off, he would praise her, which made Popplio more motivated.
Every time this happened, Eddie would cover his mouth and laugh. Selene followed behind the Popplio and the Helioptile with an expressionless face, cleaning up their messes. Every time the two guys had an argument (actually it was the Popplio that started it unilaterally), she would show an expression of silently watching the show
Also, Eddie always tricked Popplio into working hard for him, and Popplio would be fooled without hesitation every time.
In the evening, Eddie and his friends finally picked enough fruits for the day, and then the Diggersby carried them to the foot of the mountain in baskets.
There is a warehouse at the foot of Prosper Peak. It was built by Eddie a year ago and is specifically used to store picked fruits.
After the fruits are stored, Eli will drive over with the staff from Celebi Breeding House the next morning to take them away.