I'm in Pokémon, but the system is Stardew Valley.

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A short while later, Growlithe barked twice at a spot and rushed over.

Carl's face lit up with joy. "You truly are my most reliable partner! Growlithe!"

Carl followed Growlithe to a small stall and saw his loyal companion sitting in front of it, wagging its tail incessantly.

“Growlithe, are you sure the Easter egg is here?” Carl frowned. Based on past experience, Easter eggs wouldn’t be hidden in the vendor area.

Growlithe ignored Carl, its eyes gleaming, and drool dripping from its mouth.

"Young man, I can sense the craving for delicious food in your Growlithe's eyes. How about trying our latest snack from Stardew Valley Ranch?"

At the stall, the voice of Fang Gu, an ordinary rancher, carried an allure.

Carl sighed; it turned out Growlithe was hungry.

But the next moment, Carl realized something was wrong. Stardew Valley Ranch, wasn't that Fang Xiaolu's ranch?

Was all of this Fang Xiaolu's conspiracy?

"Damn it!" Karl clenched his fists, but a sense of powerlessness welled up inside him.

"Ah!"

In the distance, Fang Xiaolu sneezed.

"It's strange who's talking about me."

Chapter 179 Elf Eggs

Ancient Moon Bird Town.

The number of tourists in the town began to decrease visibly, and the town's Duduli (a type of dog) climbed onto the roof and bleated as if returning home.

The egg hunt continued until around 5 p.m.

Then, Foss's voice, strained and deliberately projected like a broadcaster's, came over the radio.

"The egg-hunting contest is over. Children who participated, please return to the central platform in town to be ranked."

The crowd in the town converged on the center of the town, and even Fang Gu handed over his stall to Amy and moved to the front of the table.

There were about twenty children standing on the platform, most of whom were unfamiliar faces, probably children brought by parents who came from out of town for tourism.

Meanwhile, the children from the nearby town, led by Fang Xiaolu, were standing on the left.

Fang Xiaolu seemed to have spotted Fang Gu. She grabbed Miao Miao's little hand and waved to Fang Gu with a bright smile on her face.

However, Karl, standing to the side, did not look well and looked dejected.

"Wang."

The Growlithe dog circled around him, scratching at his pants with its little paws and gently licking the back of Carl's hand, seemingly trying to comfort him.

Although the Pokémon Watch will turn off the ranking display function in the last hour before the Egg Hunt to create suspense for the final rankings.

But for Karl, the outcome was already a foregone conclusion.

Fang Xiaolu has completely killed the game!

She found more than twice as many Easter eggs as Carl!

Where can Carl find those twenty-odd Easter eggs in the last hour?

Carl fought Growlithe to the very end, but as time went on, the number of Easter eggs in Crescent Moon Town decreased.

In one hour, Carl and Growlithe only found five Easter eggs.

"Now it's time to announce the rankings!" Foss announced the rankings of the egg hunt to the children around him and the audience below the stage.

Without a doubt, Fang Xiaolu is number one.

When Fang Xiaolu raised the championship trophy, Fang Gu, who had been preparing for a long time, captured this moment forever.

In the photo, Fang Xiaolu's smile is as radiant as a blooming sunflower, while Miao Miao, perched on Fang Xiaolu's shoulder, also has a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

Miao Miao was secretly pleased.

No, it should be Ming Shuang, after all, we owe the championship to it!

The second place naturally went to Karl, but the number of Easter eggs between him and Fang Xiaolu was not much different, which surprised him.

However, he soon found out the reason.

Because the third place announced by Fox was Nini.

Originally, Nini's number of Easter eggs was only ranked tenth. Fang Xiaolu must have given all the extra Easter eggs to Nini.

Understanding all this, Karl looked at Fang Xiaolu and Nini, who were hugging each other, with some envy. Then he realized that the difference between his own Easter egg and Fang Xiaolu's was not that big.

Therefore, I am not much worse than Fang Xiaolu.

It was this unique method of mental victory that roused Karl back to his senses. He rubbed his nose and issued another challenge to Fang Xiaolu.

"Next time! I'll definitely surpass you in the next egg-hunting contest!"

Foss wore a relieved smile. Was this the beginning of their bond? Ah, youth!

The three children from Old Moon Bird Town swept the top three spots in the egg-hunting competition, making Foyth's face beam with joy.

However, with Guyue Bird Town as the competition venue, Nini and Carl already had the advantage of playing on their home turf, not to mention that they could summon a bunch of Bobos with a wave of their hand, and Muker as Fang Xiaolu as a "reconnaissance plane".

The competition rules originally allowed Pokémon to participate.

Furthermore, it doesn't say that Pokémon must be caught by the user.

The remaining children did not complain, and the organizer, Fosley, prepared a prize for each of them.

This year's top ten prizes will all be a Pokémon egg, selected according to ranking. If any of the top ten contestants do not want a Pokémon egg, they can choose to keep it and exchange it for three years' worth of basic food for any type of Pokémon.

The remaining contestants will at least receive half a year's supply of basic Pokémon food.

Watching Fang Xiaolu, the champion, select Pokémon eggs on stage, Fang Gu joked with Judy, who was watching the competition, from below the stage: "This year's rewards are too generous! There are ten Pokémon eggs and so much Pokémon food. The town's finances must be in deficit this year."

“Not at all. Foyth didn’t spend a single penny on these ten elf eggs,” Judy chuckled, covering her mouth.

It turns out that Carl's father, Woody, the sheriff of Winged City, recently cracked a serious Pokémon poaching and theft case. The stolen goods were these Pokémon eggs. According to the criminals' confessions, these were Pokémon eggs stolen from different wildlife reserves. Now it is unknown which eggs were stolen from which reserves.

Moreover, even if they were sent back, given the nature of the Pokémon in the sanctuary, they would absolutely never accept these Pokémon eggs that are covered in human scent.

According to the League, these Pokémon eggs will be raised by nearby breeding farms, and once they encounter a recognized trainer, they can be entrusted to them.

Through Foss's efforts, without incurring any significant cost, these eggs were awarded as prizes for the egg hunt contest.

"As for these elf foods, they were also sponsored, and they're even related to you."

Judy crossed her arms, a rabbit-like smile on her face.

Fang Gu pointed to himself and tilted his head.

"Is it related to me?"

Judy nodded and gestured for Fang Gu to be quiet. "Peter will tell you in a few days."

Fang Gu sighed helplessly. Why were they all such riddle-solving people?

…………

On the awards stage, after much deliberation, Fang Xiaolu decided to follow her heart and choose the elf egg that had instantly captivated her.

"It's up to you!"

Fang Xiaolu and Miaomiao touched the Pokémon egg at the same time.

It was a new green elf egg, with leaf-like patterns on it.

As soon as Fang Xiaolu touched it, she could feel the vibrant life force emanating from the elf egg.

Meowth, through its superpowers, could even sense the pulsating energy within the Pokémon egg.

"Miao Miao must be looking forward to it too," Fang Xiaolu said with a smile to Miao Miao.

"Meow." [Is it a younger brother or sister?]

After Fang Xiaolu finished making her selection, Karl, who came in second, rushed up and touched the blue elf egg next to her.

"In that case, I'll take this Pokémon egg!"

"I believe it will definitely become my right-hand man."

"Aren't you right? My right arm."

Carl looked at Growlithe, but the dog ignored him completely, only licking its own fur.

Honestly, to pick a Pokémon egg, you had to choose an annoying water-type one. What an idiot owner!

Growlithe even wanted to bite its silly owner, Carl.

"Then I'll choose this one; it feels warm to the touch."

Chapter 180 The Future of Ancient Moon Bird Town

The egg hunt awards ceremony has ended, and Easter is drawing to a close.

The child, carrying an elf egg, was picked up by his father from the center of town. Then, with a high somersault in the air, the child's legs were straddling his father's shoulders.

The mother smiled as she accepted her child's prize and gently asked if the child had a happy day.

"Yeah! Very happy!"

"Let's come together again next time!"

"Come as a family!"

The child's eyes sparkled with childlike innocence as he looked expectantly at the fairy egg in his mother's arms.

Looking forward to this unborn family member.

"I must come again next year."

Judy smiled and waved to the family, then took Nini's hand.

"Let's go, Nini, it's time for us to go home."

"My brother is taking care of the ranch all by himself today, so we need to go back and help him as soon as possible."