Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 122 Going to help Ash win

Shortly after Darkrai left, Ash and Little Guy finally returned. The latter noticed that Naruto had a strange expression on his face and asked him about it.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing much, I just saw a really strong player pass by. He was carrying a Darkrai, and he's a contestant in the Lily of the Valley Tournament. You're probably in for trouble."

As she spoke, Mingyou looked at Xiaozhi and chuckled softly.

Upon hearing this, Hikaru, who had just been teasing him about the photos, looked utterly astonished: "Darkrai? Really?"

"Well... I overheard some contestants talking about this while I was buying lunch. They said a trainer used Darkrai to defeat all the Gym Leaders in the Sinnoh region in less than half a month. It seems like it's true..."

Xiao Gang's expression was somewhat solemn. In that case, this contestant named Dakdo would definitely become the biggest obstacle to winning the Suzuran Tournament.

However, Ash wasn't cautious at all; instead, he became even more excited: "Darkrai! Alright, Pikachu, let's go and defeat it!"

"Pikachu!"

"They're really motivated!"

Seeing his expression, Mingyou took a sip of the soup on the table and smiled calmly: "Winning against Darkrai shouldn't be a problem, but you also need to consider the opponent's other Pokémon. So if you encounter him in the tournament, it's best to bring out your strongest Pokémon and learn some powerful moves. Only then will you have a fighting chance!"

He said this partly to get a GG (a Chinese internet slang term for losing), but the main reason he wanted to find someone to do the publicity... The tournament winner, that should be enough!

Having come all this way, we must make sure to get all the publicity we can.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Gang continued, "Indeed, we must study all the popular players and then formulate tactics so that we can easily deal with them when we are matched in a game."

"That's true!"

Ash nodded, planning to finish his remaining tasks after dinner before going back to study his opponents. Brock and Dawn immediately offered to help him compile the list of contestants.

"Mmm, the atmosphere is really nice!"

Mingyou nodded in satisfaction. He couldn't wait to see Xiaozhi win, but before that, he needed to help analyze Xiaozhi's opponents and do his part...

After they finished lunch together and parted ways, it was already evening before they knew it.

In the center of the Lily of the Valley Convention venue, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the sacred flame belonging to Ho-Oh, after a long journey across the ocean, finally blazed brightly on the high platform and will continue until the end of the convention.

Mingyou and the others sat in the audience, watching the Olympic flame being lit. It was the first time they had ever experienced such a lively event.

"These flames are so beautiful!"

"Mmm~"

"Yes, but this is just the beginning. Next up are the contestants..."

Mingyou looked down at the center of the venue below, at all the trainers who were looking up at the sacred flame. There were nearly two hundred people in total, and each of them had a light in their eyes.

Tomorrow, these trainers will participate in a day-long preliminary round at three venues on the outskirts, with only 64 advancing to the finals... This is destined to be a very "brutal" free-for-all.

His gaze was mainly focused on Ash and Darkrai, especially the latter... Then he looked up at the area below the sacred fire platform.

Seated in that seat was the chairman of the League Executive Committee, who managed the sacred flame, also known as Chairman Damaranchi. The other party was the League Assembly leader of the four regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, because these four regions are close to each other and have the same policies.

Beside President Dama Lanqi, the tall figure sitting with her legs crossed, especially dazzling under the light of the sacred flame, was none other than Zhu Lan, whom we hadn't seen for many days!

The moment Mingyou looked at the other person, Zhulan seemed to sense it as well, and looked over towards the audience. Their eyes met.

"They're here? Perfect timing..."

Zhu Lan spoke softly, as if she wanted to find the other person about something...

After the grand opening ceremony, Mingyou returned to the hotel, intending to get some rest early today, as she needed to go to the port to sign for a package the next morning.

He also needed to confirm whether Team Rocket would come. Their robot was still with him; he studied it for a while but didn't figure it out, so he left it there, and now it had become a toy for Latias and the others.

However, there is one more thing...

Mingyou sat on the sofa and sent the photo of Xiaoguang that she had obtained to Xiaozhao. In fact, they had not been in contact since the end of the Covered Face Festival.

So when he sent the message, he hesitated for a while about what to say, but in the end...

"Are you there?"

After the message was sent, Mingyou sat on the sofa for nearly fifteen minutes before finally replying.

"Sorry, I just went to the bathroom to give Zoroa a bath and didn't see the message. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'll show you a photo."

Mingyou sent Xiaoguang's photo, and the other party was clearly very surprised after seeing it, quickly replying: "Isn't this the girl I saw on the day the Masked Festival ended? I even told you then, did you meet her?"

"Yeah, I almost mistook her for you today. I was wondering why you were at the Lily of the Valley Convention, so I wanted to take a picture and send it to you."

"Haha, after all, she and I do look quite alike, so it's understandable that we might mistake one for the other at first glance."

Just as Mingyou was about to reply to the message Xiaozhao sent, another message arrived: "By the way, you didn't take this secretly, did you?!"

"Do I look like that kind of person, sister? (embarrassed)"

"It's hard to say (laughs)"

"..."

"By the way, it seems you've already met her. Did you get her contact information? I'd like to get to know her. If you didn't get it, please give her mine. Thank you."

"Then I'll talk to her about it tomorrow."

"Hmm, by the way, what were you doing at the Lily of the Valley Tournament? Participating in the competition?"

"Watch the excitement, then set up a stall..."

Mingyou told her about her situation. Although they hadn't talked much these past few days, there was no estrangement between them. They were like good friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time, and they could always find something to talk about.

After learning about the situation, Xiao Zhao replied: "You've really worked hard, but keep it up. I should be able to go back to Beishang Township with Danyu and the others during winter break, and we'll have a meal together then."

"No problem, but what have you been up to lately? You seem pretty busy. If I didn't reach out to you, you probably wouldn't even think to call me."

"I've been quite busy lately. I got a permanent position this semester, and the workload has increased dramatically. I also caught a new Pokémon at the Eco Dome and need to train it, so I don't have much free time to do anything else."

"Training Pokémon? You can do business with me. I have new fruits and vegetables now, and I'll have squash and chili peppers at the end of the month."

"You've said all that but you're not giving me any discounts..."

"Ha ha."

Even through the screen, Mingyou could almost see the speechless expression on Xiaozhao's face.

He then glanced at the time and realized it was almost time for him to sleep, so he sent one last important message: "By the way, I found out the location of a strange orb, but it was taken by the remnants of Team Galactic."

"What! A strange sphere, isn't that...?"

"Yes, it's your Pokémon, so don't worry, I'll see if I can get it back for you."

Please!

Mingyou noticed the worry and anxiety in the other person's message, sighed softly, and sent a message: "If you're tired, get some rest early. We can chat again when we have time. I have some things to do tomorrow."

"Okay, goodnight then~"

After ending the chat, Mingyou put down her phone, then got up and walked to the balcony, gazing at the town bustling with activity due to the Lily of the Valley Festival.

"Looks like I'm in for a busy period... Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen!"

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(End of this chapter)