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

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Robin said somewhat helplessly, "But it's alright, the workload isn't too big. We just need to reinforce the cave, and it should only take about a day."

"After this busy period, I need to rest for a while. It will take at least a day or two to recover."

Robin looked intently into Fang Gu's eyes: "You're not allowed to come see me these next few days! Unless it's something that involves work!"

Robin thought she loved her job, until she saw an even curlier guy.

This guy even wanted to drag her along with him.

She really can't take it anymore!

Fang Gu nodded, but a look of disappointment still flashed in his eyes.

Before they knew it, Fang Gu and Robin had arrived at the artificial lake.

The artificial lake in front of us can hold nearly a hundred Water-type Pokémon at the same time.

Of course, whales like Whale Roar, Whale King, and Whale Eater are not included.

Fang Gu looked at the relatively clear artificial lake in front of him, but he felt that something was wrong.

At that moment, Robin took out something that looked like a seed from her backpack.

"The water here is not yet suitable for fish to enter; the ecological space inside is still too weak."

Robin scattered the seeds into the artificial lake.

"These are seeds of aquatic plants. After the aquatic plants grow in a few days, and there will be food for the fish, we can put the fish in."

Fang Gu said, "Could you put my Magikarp inside first?"

Lately, Magikarp has been jumping higher and higher. It's putting quite a strain on the inflatable pool Judy provided.

Let's keep that thing as a tool for bathing our little lamb.

After thinking for a moment, Robin nodded. "It should be possible. As for Magikarp, a Pokémon that can survive in any harsh environment, perhaps only Corphish can compare to it."

"Moreover, the presence of elves can also accelerate the self-purification process of the artificial lake."

"However, you may need to feed them fish food before the aquatic plants grow."

Fang Gu said there was no need to worry, even if the aquatic plants grew, Fang Gu would not let the Magikarp eat them.

Every meal must be delicious elven food.

"Come out, Magikarp!"

Fang Gu threw out Magikarp's Poké Ball.

Chapter 84 Jumping over the Dragon Gate

Throwing out the Poké Ball, a red figure appeared in the lake.

It's that exceptionally intelligent carp that Fang Gu caught!

Magikarp, its body covered in red scales, curiously surveyed its new surroundings, its whiskers twitching.

Magikarp had always lived comfortably in the small lakes and rivers thanks to its intelligence, and its size was much larger than that of the surrounding Magikarp.

After being fed by Fang Gu for several days, the carp king even grew larger.

Fang Gu estimated that even he couldn't lift Magikarp now.

We need to replace her with the dark-skinned, muscular Miss Joey from the animation.

Of course, Robin, the girl with superhuman strength, could probably catch Magikarp at will.

"This will be your home from now on. Welcome to Magikarp Lake!"

Fang Gu smiled and stretched out his arms to address Magikarp.

As Fang Gu's first water-type Pokémon, Fang Gu felt that this artificial lake was worthy of the name Magikarp.

After all, the original purpose of building this Magikarp Lake was to provide Magikarp with a spacious place to roam.

Even Magikarp, which is known as the weakest Pokémon in his household, will be cherished and treated like a precious treasure by him.

Magikarp looked at Fang Gu, who had a gentle expression on his face, and even his usually dead fish eyes showed a rare expression.

Tears welled up in Magikarp's eyes.

Magikarp silently thanked Arceus. As clever as it was, it had tried to take the bait early on, hoping that a passing trainer would take it away and properly train it.

But every time it's caught, it's met with a hissing sound.

"Another Magikarp? What a waste of my bait."

Immediately afterwards, Magikarp was flung back into the lake.

Magikarp could only float on the surface of the water, watching as Marill, Corphish, and Psyduck were taken away by passing trainers.

But it doesn't know where it falls short compared to those elves.

Day after day, year after year, Magikarp has witnessed countless Pokémon being taken away.

But it doesn't matter. Wild streams are never short of creatures. One batch leaves, another is born, and life goes on as usual.

Only one Magikarp was silently disappointed.

However, it knows that the trainers won't catch it, so it can eat the bait without worry.

Trainers who happened to be passing by became his buffet suppliers.

It continued to enjoy this comfortable life, and it might always remain a wealthy but not very happy carp king in the river.

Until that day, Fang Gu caught himself.

The first time Magikarp saw Fang Gu, he sensed that something was wrong with the human in front of him.

Compared to other humans, Fang Gu is excessively gentle.

Even when faced with something as unpleasant as itself, it gently puts itself back into the water so that it will be careful not to take the bait next time.

After that, Magikarp used its own methods to get Fang Gu to capture it.

This was its first time leaving the river, its first time tasting food other than aquatic plants and fish bait, and its first time making other fairy companions.

I think most of my first attempts at fish life were after I was subdued by Fang Gu.

Now, his home has evolved from a fish tank to an inflatable pool, and now to Lake Carp, named after him.

Magikarp now thinks back to the time when it was verbally abused by a passing trainer, and it was a unique kind of luck.

Fortunately, it wasn't captured by other roadside trainers before Fang Gu captured it.

After all, if it were any other Magikarp that Fang Gu had captured, it would have been green with envy.

Magikarp looked at its massive body. Even though it had grown larger, the original fish tank could still accommodate it.

However, Fang Gu kept changing his residence, just so that he could have a better training effect.

Magikarp will probably never forget Fang Gu's words until his death.

"I don't want the fish tank to become a constraint on your transformation into a true dragon. You should dance in a wider world."

That one sentence made Magikarp blush for days.

The idea that Gyarados was riding the hurricane must have been told to Fang Xiaolu by that little brat Meowth, and then Fang Xiaolu told Fang Gu!

Cats are all bad guys!

Perhaps due to the special bond between fish and cats, Meowth often came to bother Magikarp when it still lived in the tank.

It scratched at the glass of the fish tank with its little claws, trying to force the Magikarp to talk to it.

After a while, Meowth and Magikarp couldn't just chat about trivial things anymore; they had to add some real value to their conversation.

Magikarp told Meowth about its lofty ambitions, but Meowth immediately sold it off!

Now, think about it, Magikarp would love to dive straight to the bottom of the lake.

"Let's go take a look around and get familiar with the new environment."

Fang Gu touched the Magikarp's crown-like fins and let it wander around on its own.

"Gululu."

Magikarp blew a bubble and happily swam into the lake, like a fiery lion surveying its territory.

Looking at the massive Magikarp, Robin couldn't help but feel a renewed sense of admiration for Fang Gu.

Even a tiny Magikarp can be treated with such seriousness...

[Ding! Robin's favorability +100]

Fang Gu was startled, then turned around abruptly, meeting Robin's admiring gaze.

What are you trying to do, Robin!

I haven't done anything!

The increase in your favorability rating is making me a little scared.

Robin blushed instinctively and quickly changed the subject.

"look!"

Robin pointed to the center of the lake.

The next moment, Magikarp leaped high into the air, and a beautiful rainbow appeared in front of the two of them.

This is a gift from Magikarp to Fang Gu.

Fang Gu quickly took a picture of the scene with his phone.

Mercury streaks fall from the sky, and a rainbow stretches from one side of the lake to the other. Below the camera, a Magikarp splashes its fins happily, its eyes crinkling with joy.

"Wow."

"Magikarp can jump that high!"

"They could practically compete in the Dragon Gate Challenge!" Robin exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, if only there really were a Dragon Gate that could transform one into a dragon by leaping over it," Fang Gu remarked.

“Yes, there are,” Robin said earnestly, “even near the town of Ancient Moon Bird.”