Time flew by, and several days passed. The fruit trees by the riverbank were finally planted. This day, after lunch, Anji called all the Pokémon together.
Now that the first phase of work was complete, Anji needed to reassign tasks to the Pokémon. So, the purpose of gathering everyone today was for a meeting!
The weather was excellent today, with the warm sun shining on the Pokémon. Some of the Pokémon who arrived earlier were already dozing off.
Soon, Anji appeared before everyone, carrying Komala, accompanied by Diancie, Munchlax, Drizzile, Pawmi, Metagross, and Gengar.
Anji stepped forward and said, "Hello, everyone! I'm very happy that you could attend the first family meeting of our Nibel Plateau family!"
Hearing Anji's voice, the previously drowsy Pokémon immediately woke up, their sleepiness instantly vanishing without a trace.
"Gang~ Gang~"
Munchlax gave his master face and immediately clapped his hands vigorously for his master.
Seeing this, the other Pokémon also followed suit and applauded. Those who couldn't clap cheered instead.
Anji gestured for everyone to quiet down and then said, "Thank you all for your hard work during this time. The fruit tree planting went very smoothly, and I am proud of each and every one of you."
Hearing this, the Pokémon's faces showed expressions of happiness, pride, and satisfaction.
"The main purpose of calling everyone here today is to reassign tasks to everyone," Anji finally got to the main point of today's meeting.
Hearing this, the Pokémon perked up their ears, and their expressions became serious. This was very important, as it was related to their future.
Anji took a document from Diancie's hand, looked at it, and said, "Now, I will announce everyone's future work assignments."
The Pokémon nodded one after another, sitting up straight, and the scene immediately quieted down.
Anji said, "Our Nibel Plateau can now be considered to have some assets. We have a fishing ground, livestock, and large orchards, so security work is very important.
Now, I will begin announcing the list of security personnel."
The Pokémon were excited and hoped to be selected.
"First is the Sky Patrol Team.
During the day, Fletchinder, Talonflame, Staraptor, Swablu, and Altaria couple will be responsible. At night, Murkrow will lead the Murkrow!"
"Kiru~"
"Yama~"
"Ami~"
… …
Hearing their names, the Fletchinder family, the Swablu family, and Murkrow and the Murkrow cheered and flew into the air one after another, waving their arms and dancing.
Anji quickly said, "Quiet! Quiet! I haven't finished yet, please don't make loud noises."
The Flying Pokémon awkwardly landed back on the grass, showing embarrassed expressions, but the pride in their eyes could not be concealed.
Anji continued, "Next is the Land Guard.
The Vivillon nodded in agreement, then flapped their wings and danced happily in the air.
Anji: "In addition, the guarding of the orchard, Chesnaught, you take the Chespin and Carnivine family to be responsible."
"Licca~" Chesnaught patted his chest to show no problem.
The Carnivine family and Chespin happily nodded.
Anji continued: "In addition to guarding work, you also need to do some odd jobs in the orchard, such as weeding, pruning branches, fertilizing..."
"Licca~"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Chesnaught and the Carnivine family assured Anji that there was no problem.
Anji nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Floette.
"Floette!"
"Hula!" Floette responded.
Anji: "The maintenance of the fruit trees will be your responsibility from now on, it may be a bit hard."
Floette has the habit of taking care of flowers, and fruit trees will also bloom, which should be within the scope of its protection. The flowers cared for by Floette will be very vibrant.
If the flowers bloom well, the fruits can bear well.
"Hula~ Hula~" Floette said with a firm face that she was not afraid of hardship.
Anji then looked at the two Hoppip, two Shroomish, and two Paras: "Hoppip, Shroomish, Paras, can I trouble you to help Floette?"
"Na Zao~"
"Kino~"
"Para~"
The six Pokémon jumped up and down happily when they heard this, feeling happy to be assigned a job.
Anji: "Furthermore, Castform, you will be responsible for watering, whether it is the orchard or the vegetable garden."
"Woo~"
Castform narrowed his eyes and nodded.
Anji smiled and withdrew his gaze, continuing to look at the document in his hand, "Next is the work of livestock breeding.
Buneary, you will be responsible for herding the two cows from now on! The two sheep will be handed over to Pachirisu."
"Milu~ Milu~"
"Liz~ Liz~"
Buneary and Pachirisu, who became cowherds and shepherds, hugged each other happily, jumping up and down.
"The work of raising pigs will be handed over to Krokorok. There are more chickens, and one person can't handle it, so Deerling and Diggersby will be responsible together."
Pigs and chickens need to be released for a walk from time to time, so that the meat raised will be delicious.
Deerling and Diggersby had no objection to Anji's arrangement and accepted it happily, but Krokorok was a little dissatisfied.
"Wa Ge~ Wa Ge~" Why have Lairon and Drilbur become guards, but I have to raise pigs?
Anji quickly said embarrassedly: "Krokorok, I'm sorry, please bear with it, okay? No other Pokémon is more suitable for this job than you."
Pigs are a kind of livestock that is relatively easy to get dirty. There must be a Water-type Pokémon to help them bathe and wash the pigsty from time to time, and they also like to roll in the mud and take a bath by the water. If it is not a Water-type Pokémon to take care of them, it will take a lot of effort.
After listening to Anji's explanation, Krokorok reluctantly agreed.
"Wa Ge~ Wa Ge~" Okay, I will take good care of them.
Anji comforted it: "When I find a Pokémon suitable for raising pigs in the future, I will transfer you."
Krokorok: "Wa Ge~ Wa Ge~" Then we have agreed.
Anji: "Definitely, definitely."
In this way, the work of the Pokémon is almost arranged.
As for Garganacl, Nacli, Orthworm, Capsakid, Scovillain, Tatsugiri, Gimmighoul, they are producers of materials and do not need to be additionally assigned work.
As for the Litwick family, the Dugtrio brothers, the Whiscash brothers, the two Wooper, and the two Farfetch'd, their work was determined long ago and does not need to be changed.
The work of the fishing ground is still led by Politoed, leading Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Azurill, and Marill.
Lechonk and Charcadet are busy looking for ingredients outside and do not need to be assigned work.
An Jie said, "Alright, the work assignments are finished, everyone go and get busy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two Pokémon raised their hands.
"Maho ~"
"Kouga ~"
An Jie asked, "What's wrong, Delphox, Greninja?"
Delphox stood up and asked, "Maho ~ Maho ~" Why does everyone have a job, but Greninja and I don't?
An Jie said embarrassedly, "I'm still thinking about what you two will do. Don't worry, I already have an idea, but it still needs some preparation."
"Maho ~ ~"
"Kouga ~ ~"
Since that was the case, Delphox and Greninja didn't have any objections.
Soon, the Pokémon went off to their respective tasks.
An Jie and a few Pokémon went to the secret fortress's garbage disposal area. The special fertilizer produced here had already fermented, so An Jie planned to use it on the fruit trees immediately.
He directed Hippowdon, Sandslash, Chesnaught, Pangoro, and Aggron to line up, each with two baskets hanging on their backs. Then, he opened the middle furnace. As the furnace rotated, black fertilizer flowed out from a pipe, falling into the baskets on the Pokémon's backs.
The special fertilizer was black and granular, a bit like rat droppings, but it didn't have any particularly pungent odor.
Once the baskets were full, An Jie said, "Alright, let's go."
Then, he led the Pokémon to the orchard.
Drilbur and Dugtrio had already started working in the orchard, with Diancie directing them to dig a pit next to each fruit tree. After An Jie and the others arrived, Bellsprout and Victreebel used their vines to scoop up the fertilizer from the baskets and fill each pit with some.
It didn't need to be filled too much; filling each pit halfway was enough.
After the fertilizer was applied, Spritzee sprayed water droplets to moisten the fertilizer, allowing the fruit trees to fully absorb the nutrients in the coming days.
While An Jie was busy leading the Pokémon to fertilize the fruit trees, Metagross wasn't idle either. It was currently giving lessons to the Azumarill who would be raising pigs, the Buneary who would be raising cattle, the Pachirisu who would be raising sheep, and the Bunnelby and Sawsbuck who would be raising chickens.
In the past few days, Metagross had thoroughly studied the "Pig Raising Guide", "Chicken Raising Guide", "Cattle Raising Guide", and "Sheep Raising Guide" that An Jie had given it. It had also found a large amount of knowledge about breeding online, and combined with these four guides, it had developed a scientific breeding plan.
To this end, under Diancie's suggestion, it found a room on the second floor of the secret fortress to use as a classroom, to impart breeding knowledge to the Buneary and others.
"Meta ~ Meta ~"
At this time in the classroom, Metagross was floating above the podium, while Azumarill, Buneary, Sawsbuck, Pachirisu, and Bunnelby were either squatting, sitting, or lying below, listening attentively.
Metagross lectured carefully and patiently, really looking like a teacher. If Azumarill and the others had any questions, it would patiently answer them.
After hearing the movement in the classroom, the Foongus, Spritzee, and Stunky, who were cleaning on the second floor, couldn't help but open the classroom window, lean on the windowsill, and poke their heads in, curiously observing everything in the classroom.
What's going on? The three Pokémon wondered, and pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
The things Metagross was talking about were too complicated for Foongus. After listening for only a few sentences, it became dizzy and fell to the ground.
(.)
The movement made by Foongus interrupted Pachirisu's train of thought. It turned its head to look in the direction of the window, angrily baring its teeth at Spritzee and Stunky, who were still watching.
"Meta ~ Meta ~" Metagross noticed Pachirisu's small movements and reprimanded it. Pachirisu immediately restrained its expression and continued to listen attentively.
Spritzee and Stunky, who had disrupted the classroom's atmosphere, also received a warning look from Metagross, and they immediately ran away in a panic.
Stunky ran halfway and realized that Foongus hadn't followed, so it quickly ran back to the window and dragged the upside-down Foongus away.
The three Pokémon ran into a corner, panting heavily. Then, they looked at each other and burst out laughing.
The feeling of secretly causing trouble was quite exciting.
However, Stunky's smile suddenly froze halfway. It gently pushed Foongus.
"Lami ~ Lami ~" What's wrong?
Stunky guiltily pointed to Foongus's back.
Spritzee and Foongus looked in the direction that Stunky was pointing, and their bodies stiffened as well, their smiles disappearing. They saw that Litwick had appeared next to them at some unknown time with a stern face.
"Muxi ~ Muxi ~" Did you just go to Teacher Metagross's class to cause trouble?
The three Pokémon huddled together, not daring to say a word.
Litwick loudly scolded, "Muxi ~ Muxi ~" Aren't you going to work! If you dare to cause trouble again next time, you won't get dinner tonight!
The three Pokémon ran away in fright.
Compared to the naughty Foongus, Spritzee, and Stunky, Glameow, Scraggy, Linoone, Helioptile, and Gulpin worked much more seriously.
"Meow ~ Meow ~ Meow ~"
Glameow shook its head and sang a song it had learned from TV today while quickly flicking its tail to dust the sofa.
Scraggy held a small broom and swept all the garbage on the ground together, while Gulpin closely followed it.
The garbage swept together by Scraggy would be swallowed into Gulpin's big mouth in an instant.
Gulpin's stomach can secrete gastric juices that dissolve any object, even iron filings, so the household garbage produced in the employee dormitory is all swallowed and dissolved by it.
Its stomach has a very special structure, divided into several parts, each with its own function. Some parts are specifically used to digest food, while others are specifically used to dissolve garbage and store venom.
Linoone scurried around in the corners of the dormitory, and all the garbage hidden in the corners was found by it without exception.
Its Pickup ability is effective in finding hidden objects.
Helioptile's suction cups on its feet give it excellent climbing ability. Whether it's a wall or a ceiling, it can easily climb up, so it usually takes on the cleaning tasks at high places.
It held a small duster in its hand, flicking dust in the corners and dusting the lampshade, its movements were nimble and light.
As for Pancham and Litleo, they weren't on the second floor, but went to the other floors.
Although the other floors are currently vacant, they also need to be cleaned regularly.
Over here, Gulpin was still quickly stuffing garbage into its mouth when suddenly, a dazzling white light burst out from its body, startling Scraggy, who was sweeping the floor.
However, Scraggy immediately showed a happy expression. It recognized that the light was the light of evolution. Gulpin was about to evolve!
In the light, Gulpin's body continued to grow larger, and when the light dissipated, what appeared in front of Scraggy was a completely new Pokémon.
