Chapter 141: As Expected of Gym Leader Veyne

Chapter 141: Chapter 141: As Expected of Gym Leader Veyne

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If the problem was not with the owner of the flower garden, then it had to be the employees below him skimming from the middle and swapping things during the actual feeding process.

Julian smiled and said, "Can you let me see the food you prepared for the Combee?"

The owner nodded.

"Please follow me."

Inside the Combee hive, there were special feeding troughs.

Some leftover food still remained inside.

Julian picked one piece up, smelled it, then tasted it.

There was no problem. It really was high-quality food for bee Pokémon.

Then he looked at the honey-brewing boxes in the hive. There was indeed quite a lot of finished Honey left.

Everything was exactly as the owner had said.

Julian narrowed his eyes.

Logically speaking, Combee had no reason to deceive him.

Wait!

There was another possibility!

He said again, "Let’s go and look at the hive of the Combee that ran away."

The owner paused.

"All right."

In the feeding trough on that side, even though the Combee had already been gone for several days...

Was this trough not a little too clean?

Julian carefully observed the surroundings. Finally, outside the hive, he found some food scattered around.

It should have been blown out by angry Combee using moves.

He picked one piece up, smelled it, then crushed it.

"These are indeed two different types of food. The price difference is around ten times. And if you calculate the amount needed for fifty, or even one hundred, Combee..."

The owner was also an old businessman. Julian did not need to spell out the rest.

He understood!

Then they looked at the honey-brewing boxes.

They were also completely clean.

Julian reached out, touched them, then smelled his fingers and nodded.

"It smells like white sugar. Someone used sugar water to replace the Honey that should have been left behind."

The owner’s face turned red. He had basically understood why the Combee had run away.

"Please prepare at least three meals’ worth of that high-quality food for fifty Combee. Also prepare twenty percent of one day’s Honey production."

"I’ll go talk to the Combee. Perhaps I can persuade them to return."

The owner immediately smiled.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you Gym Leader Veyne."

There was quite a lot to carry, so Julian had to borrow the flower garden’s Tauros to help transport everything.

When he arrived at the Combee hive, he smiled and said, "Combee, I’m here to negotiate."

Because of their previous contact, Combee did not directly attack him this time.

She gave him a chance to speak.

Julian directly unloaded the food and Honey from Tauros’s back.

"In truth, this is the food the owner arranged for you. The low-quality food from before was the result of someone secretly swapping it."

"You can try it. This food tastes quite good. And this Honey is the amount the owner will leave for you every day."

Combee tried some. The taste really was much better.

Even the Honey left behind was basically enough to satisfy her needs.

But she was still unwilling to go back.

Staying in the flower garden always gave Combee a feeling of unease.

Besides, they could find enough food in these stream valleys.

So why should they return?

Julian smiled and said, "The wild is very dangerous. If you stay out here, there will be many Pokémon that want to take your Honey and attack your hive."

"Combee, do you think you have the strength to protect everyone?"

Combee was very confident.

Julian smiled and said, "Then why don’t you battle my Pokémon? His strength should be about the same as those Pokémon that would want to rob you of your Honey."

"Since the target is the whole colony, all the Combee staying in the hive can join in."

The female Combee was confident that even if she fought alone, she could defeat Julian’s Pokémon.

Let alone if the entire colony attacked together.

"If I lose, then this food will be given to you for free. If you lose, then obediently return to the flower garden. What do you think?"

The female Combee agreed.

Julian released Combusken. Smelling the aroma of the opened Honey nearby, Combusken’s drool almost flowed out.

Honestly, Combusken’s appearance really did resemble those Pokémon that stole and robbed Combee of their Honey.

The female Combee sent out a call, and more than twenty Combee nearby gathered around.

"Quick Attack!"

Combusken turned into a streak of white light, instantly rushing in front of Combee.

Powerful force surged through his elbow and into her body.

The hit left her completely dazed.

"Scratch!"

The surrounding Combee rushed forward, trying to stir up fierce wind to attack.

Combusken’s feet suddenly pushed off the ground, and he leapt forward with a claw strike.

Both claws danced continuously, knocking one Combee after another to the ground.

Only now did the female Combee realise the deep gap between a production-type Pokémon like her and a combat-type Pokémon like Combusken.

For him, beating them was as simple as playing.

In just a short while, all the Combee were defeated in a mess.

Julian took out Potions, checked them one by one, and treated them.

Finally, he came in front of the dazed female Combee.

"Now you understand how important a safe living and production environment really is, don’t you?"

"All right. Call everyone back and have a proper meal."

Surviving in the wild was not that simple.

As a female Combee, she received support from the male Combee.

Even under such poor conditions, she had not gone hungry.

But the male Combee not only could not eat their fill, they also had to go out and gather nectar.

That was why Combusken could casually knock them unconscious with a claw swipe.

After enjoying the high-quality food, the male Combee rapidly regained their energy.

Perhaps because they had been hungry for a long time, they ate more than half of what Julian had brought in a single meal.

As for the twenty percent Honey, it was completely drunk by the forty-nine male Combee.

Combee could eat prepared food, but they still could not do without the nourishment of Honey.

The reason the female Combee could not tolerate the flower garden was precisely because she had only been eating low-quality food and lacked Honey, preventing her from evolving into Vespiquen.

After packing away the remaining food, Julian asked, "Is there still Honey in the hive? You can use this bucket to take it back. Don’t worry, all this Honey belongs to you."

The female Combee nodded.

During these past few days, they had eaten all the nectar they gathered.

There was only a tiny amount of nectar collected today inside the hive.

Although it was not much, it was still nectar they had worked hard to gather.

Julian nodded.

"All right. Then let’s return to the flower garden. The flower garden is not only safe, but you can gather all kinds of nectar as soon as you go out."

The Combee enthusiastically invited Julian to try the nectar they had gathered.

He did not stand on ceremony and took out a spoon to scoop a bowl.

He only drank a small mouthful himself and gave the rest to Combusken.

Combusken happily narrowed his eyes.

Then he held the bowl and pointed at the remaining Honey inside.

"Combusken!"

Julian did not know whether to laugh or cry. He took a slice of bread from his backpack.

"Dip this in the Honey, and you’ll be able to eat it cleanly."

Seeing Julian riding Tauros with a large swarm of Combee following behind, the flower garden owner was so moved that tears filled his eyes.

For this group of Combee, he had invested over ten million. If half of them ran away, he did not know how many years it would take to recover his costs.

Julian smiled and said, "I brought all fifty Combee back. Please count them."

The owner nodded excitedly.

"As expected of the famous Gym Leader Veyne. Once you make a move, it really is extraordinary!"

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