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Chapter 103 A Complex Taste
"It says it's up there."
Kiraci pointed to the high ground.
Then I made a supplement.
"These were picked at noon today~"
"Noon today? Weren't they picked tonight? That means they picked them but didn't eat them, and just piled them up together." Bai Hong tried to understand, since they hadn't gone up the high ground tonight.
Just like that~
The Lizard King nodded.
I did put it in there casually just now.
I never expected that this tree fruit would be so famous. It was actually the Phantom Tree Fruit recorded in the encyclopedia and was rated as a top-tier tree fruit.
"Take me up there and have a look."
Bai Hong was somewhat impatient.
Currently, there are not many tree fruits that are rated as top-grade tree fruits. Besides the Star Peach fruit recorded in the encyclopedia, there is also the Lansa fruit.
Xi Hmm~
The Lizard King shrinks.
It floated up in an instant.
There were no trees or vines on the cliff, making it difficult for it to climb, so it could only rely on its buoyancy after shrinking.
Bai Hong rode on the back of the Charizard, grabbed the Sceptile King, and flew towards the highlands with it.
"Wait for me~"
Kirachi hurriedly sat down.
She nestled in his arms.
"You all stay down here, no need to follow. The Lizard King and I are going to confirm the location of the Star Peach Tree, we'll be back soon."
In the brief moment when the fire-breathing dragon flapped its wings and flew upwards, Bai Hong turned back and instructed them, otherwise they would all shrink and follow.
Ee-ee~
Gengar was a little disappointed.
Swampert and Electric Dragon are alright.
What are you doing?
Diamond Steelix stared at Gengar.
In case it suddenly steals food.
Old Iron, along with its subordinates—the four Iron-Armed Shrimp—went to pick intermediate-level tree fruits.
While taking inventory, I silently noted down which were intermediate-level tree fruits. However, there were quite a few types of intermediate-level tree fruits. Within a two-kilometer radius of the duplex cabin, there were a total of twelve types.
Within this area, there are twelve types of primary fruit trees and twelve types of intermediate fruit trees. Although the number of types is the same, the number of trees varies greatly. Some intermediate fruit trees may only have one or two trees, while orange and peach trees can number in the dozens.
This is the difference between the two.
An hour ago, didn't Bai Hong plant ancient fruits of pomegranate, rose, custard, and yarrow?
I just took stock of the intermediate-level tree fruits and found pomegranate fruit, rosehip fruit, custard apple, and yam fruit. In terms of taste and effects, the extinct ancient fruit is definitely better, but I don't know which tree fruit the ancient fruit belongs to.
It may take some time.
Only ancient fruits will sprout.
There's no point in being anxious.
If Bai Hong were to guess, the Ancient Fruit might be a high-grade tree fruit, but it could also be a top-grade tree fruit.
It depends on whether an Ancient Berry can definitely create a powerful Pokémon Cube. If it can, then it's a top-tier Berry.
On the high ground.
The Mysterious Dragon Grass was disturbed.
It transforms from its rooted form into its mysterious dragon form.
Curious, he followed behind Bai Hong.
"Why are you all joining in the fun? Isn't it better to absorb the moonlight?" Bai Hong didn't want to disturb the Mysterious Dragon Grass, but the fire-breathing dragon flying over the field made too much noise.
Just like that~
It's right over there.
The Lizard King pointed out the direction.
Before long, the Charizard landed safely on the hillside, where five Star Peach trees were growing.
"Wow, I thought there was only one Star Peach Tree, but there are actually five!" Bai Hong was extremely excited after landing and picked a lot of Star Peaches by the moonlight.
Star peach fruit belongs to the green category of tree fruits.
It is known as the Phantom Fruit.
If carried as an item, it will only take effect when consumed when HP is below 1/4, randomly increasing one of the following by two stages: Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed.
"Give it to me~"
Kirachi stretched out his little hand.
They were obviously too lazy to pick them.
"You try it."
Bai Hong handed over a star peach.
I originally intended to try it myself.
Since Jirachi is so greedy, let it taste it. Top-grade berries can't be bitter; only low-grade berries have such a monotonous taste, which can be distinguished by color.
However, top-quality tree fruits cannot be distinguished by color alone; one must taste them carefully and then provide feedback.
"It's so hard~"
Jirachi had just taken a bite.
My tooth broke.
"Uh, according to the description in the encyclopedia, the Star Peach Fruit is very hard." Bai Hong had obviously mistaken the Star Peach Fruit for a starfruit, but in reality, this thing is quite hard and doesn't resemble a starfruit at all.
"It's too hard!"
Jirachi couldn't bite down.
The green shell is harder than the nut itself.
We just counted the ridged melons, and compared to the star peaches, the ridged melons are far inferior in terms of their firm texture.
"I'll break it open for you."
Bai Hong found a large rock.
They smashed it open.
"It's so dirty!"
Jirachi was a little disgusted.
But I ate it anyway.
Hmm~
The texture is weird.
They have all sorts of flavors.
The spiciness, sweetness, and sourness are more prominent, while the astringency and bitterness are not so obvious. Overall, it is not tasty.
After hearing Kirachi's description of the taste, Bai Hong immediately thought of Suan Ye sprinkled with chili powder.
Suanye is a specialty of Guangxi. It is made by cutting various fruits into pieces, putting them in, sprinkling in chili powder, and mixing everything together. The method is quite strange, and it tastes sweet, sour, and spicy.
He took a small taste.
It really does look like sour wild fruit.
The flavor was just too strong.
Charizard and Sceptile seem to accept it, especially Sceptile, which has a very high acceptance of Star Peach.
"I'm glad you like it, but these five Star Peach trees can't be transplanted to Dragon Valley Ranch. You'll need to fly here to harvest them." Bai Hong thought that transplanting them would be too troublesome, so it would be better to plant Star Peach trees instead.
Let's plant it tomorrow!
Dragon Nest Ranch is so big.
It's not difficult to find an open space to plant star peaches.
It's best to have a variety of them, since making powerful Pokémon Cubes requires top-tier berries like Starberries.
"How about we look around some more and see if we can find Lansa Fruit?" he said, looking at the Lizard King.
Just like that~
The Lizard King did not recognize Lanzago.
All that was known was that several kinds of wild fruit trees grew on the nearby hillside, which Bai Hong needed to identify himself.
Led by the Lizard King, Bai Hong found the Dragon Eye Fruit, Dragon Fire Fruit, and Sand Scale Fruit. Sand Scale Fruit was also counted during the inventory just now, and these were all classified as high-grade tree fruits.
"They have them over there too~"
Kira shouted excitedly.
There's a tree on that hillside covered in huge lychee branches, which also look somewhat like red guavas.
"Holy crap, it's a custard fruit!" Bai Hong took out his Rotom phone, opened the encyclopedia app, and scanned it. Only then did he realize that it was a custard fruit. Don't be fooled by its red color; it's even sweeter than a Roma fruit.
Among high-grade tree fruits, only the custard fruit is red. Its skin is covered by a hard outer shell, and the flesh inside is as soft as cream. When fully ripe, it tastes sweet.