Inside the farm’s laboratory.
Ronan was busy partitioning, grinding, and extracting the medicinal herbs he had gathered that morning.
His enhanced perception allowed him to measure the various ingredients with pinpoint accuracy.
After pouring the Seven-Leaf Flower extract and other materials into a beaker to mix, he heated them for five minutes and then bottled the solution.
They would be ready to take to the shop tomorrow.
Once the potions were finished, Ronan brought out several Berries and a few Evolution Stones.
He planned to craft a new batch of Pokéblocks for his Pokémon.
Adding a small amount of Leaf Stone powder to Ivysaur’s Pokéblocks would help it accumulate Grass-type energy.
Ronan personally developed the Pokéblocks and training regimens for his Pokémon, such as Murkrow, Ivysaur, and Chimecho, constantly adjusting and optimizing them as they grew.
With Ronan’s high talent as a Breeder, his Pokémon were bound to be exceptional.
Furthermore, the system occasionally offered Evolution Stones and rare Berries.
However, these items weren’t free; they had to be purchased with League Credits, and the system’s pricing wasn’t cheap.
It was barely lower than the market wholesale price.
Still, the quality of system products was superb.
For instance, the Evolution Stones were far superior to those found in the market.
Since his grandfather passed away when he was thirteen, Ronan had halted the Breeding Center’s Pokémon sales, focusing instead on selling potions, Pokéblocks, and the Evolution Stones and held items he bought through the system.
It was precisely because of these superior items that Ronan was able to keep the Breeding Center and the farm running.
After all, a thirteen-year-old boy inheriting such a vast estate was bound to attract envious eyes.
Fortunately, the Ronan family held some status within the Hoenn League, leaving him with valuable connections.
Combined with the family’s potion recipes and Ronan’s own talent attracting the League’s attention, he managed to protect his heritage.
Otherwise, without mobilizing the Pokémon from the back mountain, it would have been difficult to drive back those greedy gazes from within the League.
Even so, Ronan felt the weight of the pressure.
No matter how powerful external forces were, they weren’t his own.
Despite the League’s protection, he couldn’t simply rest easy.
Aside from the family’s Breeder legacy, the several Pokémon populations on the farm alone were enough to make others’ eyes turn red with envy.
Controlling these populations meant a steady supply of high-quality Pokémon.
Furthermore, these species were relatively rare, making their value even higher.
If Ronan hadn’t trained his Ivysaur to Gym-level and managed to invite Lilligant down from the back mountain, he wouldn’t have had the peace of mind to focus on raising his Breeder rank.
Now that he was an Intermediate Breeder—combined with his family’s heritage, putting him on par with an average Senior Breeder—he finally had enough strength to safeguard the farm.
Ronan could also enjoy certain privileges within the League.
After all, a sixteen-year-old with the skill of a Senior Breeder was considered a leading figure in the field.
Usually, achieving the title of Intermediate Breeder at this age was already seen as an extraordinary talent.
However, having worked himself to death in his previous life, Ronan wasn’t quite as industrious this time around.
After becoming an Intermediate Breeder, he stayed nestled in Aoba Town, tending to the family farm and honing his craft.
The push to improve his skills for self-protection in previous years had left him increasingly lazy once things stabilized.
Aside from crafting Pokéblocks and potions daily to sharpen his skills, he rarely did anything else.
Even so, Ronan’s daily schedule was far from relaxed.
He still had a large group of Pokémon to look after, though fortunately, Audino’s assistance helped shoulder much of the burden.
Audino was truly a blend of cuteness and competence, being both adorable and excellent at caring for other Pokémon.
Despite Audino’s help, Ronan decided to catch a few more Pokémon to help manage the farm.
With the growing number of inhabitants, Audino was starting to feel overwhelmed.
Furthermore, Ronan had decided to reopen the Breeding Center’s sales.
In addition to purchasing Pokémon Eggs from League-affiliated breeding institutions, he planned to cultivate a few signature Pokémon species.
For instance, the Budew and Petilil lines raised by his family for generations mostly possessed potential of Yellow-tier or higher, making them perfect as the Breeding Center’s flagship offerings.
However, the Pokémon sold daily couldn’t all be Green-tier; the bulk would consist of Yellow-tier potential.
This was partly because high-potential Pokémon were expensive and partly because they were naturally rare, making a large-scale supply impossible.
For the average Trainer, owning one or two Green-tier Pokémon was already quite an achievement; most Trainers in the Pokémon world worked with Yellow-tier ones.
A stable supply of Green-tier Pokémon was more than enough to support the growth of a mid-sized Breeding Center.
Even with his flagship species, Ronan planned to introduce a few more unique Pokémon populations into the Breeding Center’s ecological park.
On that front, Ronan had an idea.