Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 125 Okay, okay, I'm not worthy.

The preliminary rounds continued until 2:30 p.m., finally reaching their final stage. After the last few players finished, the system on the big screen would automatically match them with opponents for tomorrow's preliminary rounds.

Naruto didn't go to Ash's venue, but instead came to Darkrope's. This venue was the most lively, and even though it was the preliminaries, the audience seats were almost full.

Everyone came to see Darkrai, because they heard that the legendary Nightmare God would appear in the tournament, after all, that thing is extremely rare.

However, the qualifiers are just 1v1 matches with random draws, so they are destined to only see Darkrai take down his opponent in an instant.

Although it was a 1v1 match, the qualifiers were not boring at all; in fact, they were quite intense!

After all, nobody wants to travel for so long. They finally managed to get 8 badges with their companions and come here, only to be easily eliminated.

Many trainers who were clearly new to the journey sat on the ground and cried after their defeat, just like they had failed the college entrance exam. But no one would remember these people. The only ones who would be remembered were the final winners of the tournament!

The preliminary rounds at this venue have now reached their final stage, and it seems that the organizers have deliberately manipulated the situation by placing Dakdo in the last group in order to maintain the venue's popularity.

"Finally, it's time to go on stage...?"

Mingyou squinted slightly, holding a large bucket of popcorn in his arms. However, it was already empty, as Munchlax had secretly reached in and taken it all. But he didn't seem to notice, and kept eating popcorn in the air.

As soon as Dakdo, wearing a red cloak, emerged from the contestant tunnel, he was greeted with cheers. However, his face remained expressionless, and he looked at the contestant opposite him with an air of confidence.

"bring it on!"

As he spoke, he threw the Poké Ball in his hand. The moment Darkrai appeared on the grass-covered field, the atmosphere reached its peak. At that moment, he seemed to be the center of attention at the Lily of the Valley Conference!

Looking at Darkrai, his opponent was clearly prepared, sending out a powerful Machamp in an attempt to win by taking advantage of type advantage.

However, the difference in raw power was too great. Darkrai started by casting Black Hole to put Machamp to sleep, followed by a Dream Eater that proved highly effective, and finished off with an Ice Beam. From start to finish, it took exactly half a minute.

The qualifiers ended in the blink of an eye. Darkrai was retrieved, and amidst the shocked and excited cheers of the audience, he turned and left the field.

Mingyou silently watched the other person walk into the player tunnel, without giving a reason, but shook her head and sighed, "They're really strong... So, can you beat them?"

He looked at Latias, who was still frozen in his cola-drinking pose. After regaining his senses, Latias quickly shook his head, indicating that he couldn't win, afraid that if he answered too slowly, he would be dragged out to fight.

Using Psychic-type and Dark-type Pokémon to fight is just suicide, isn't it? It's better to let Uncle Burrow fight...

Listening to Latias's comments, Mingyou nodded slightly, then looked at Ponpo beside her and asked, "What do you think? Can we beat it with a thorny vine club?"

"Hmm..."

Ponpon doesn't know, but it should be possible... as long as she can fight alongside Naruto!

"That's fine!"

Mingyou nodded. Because the Darkrai battle ended too quickly, he only knew that the opponent was strong, but he didn't know how strong. So the best thing to do was to ask a legendary Pokémon.

Once we have a general understanding of its strength, it will be easier to devise a strategy and target it effectively, aiming to defeat Darkrai with just one Pokémon...

Then Mingyou stood up, belatedly realizing that the popcorn in her arms was all gone, so she casually turned the popcorn bucket upside down on the head of the little Snorlax: "Let's go, let's go out and see how those guys are doing, don't tell me they didn't sell a single one."

He was mentally prepared, after all, he had set up a stall in a remote place before and knew that business was not easy, so even if he didn't sell anything today, he wouldn't have any objections.

After leaving with Ponpo and the others, Mingyou planned to go to Xiaozhi's place first and take him to his stall to pick out fruit. This was GG's signature fruit, and he couldn't afford to lose it.

Fortunately, Ash, who successfully advanced to the preliminary round, did not leave. Instead, he went shopping with Dawn and the others on a nearby street, where they were spotted by Naruto.

So he stepped forward, smiling and greeting them, "Looks like it went smoothly~ How was it? Did you see any other really good trainers?"

"Yeah, everyone's really strong!"

Xiao Zhi answered enthusiastically, and then continued, "My first opponent in the preliminary round tomorrow is Mr. Shang Zhi, who is also a very strong opponent. I didn't expect to meet him so early in the preliminary round."

"Is it very strong?"

"Yes, he is proficient in Grass-type and Bug-type Pokémon, and he is also a Pokémon Coordinator."

"Is that so..."

Mingyou nodded slightly. He didn't care who the opponent was, as long as he was confident of winning. So, continuing the previous topic, he said, "In that case, let's study our opponent carefully. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory!"

"But before that, how about we check out my friend's booth? The ones I mentioned yesterday, learning new moves in advance will catch those opponents who are studying you off guard!"

Hearing this, all three became interested. Xiao Zhi nodded and said, "Let's go take a look then. I'm also very interested to see it!"

"Okay, let's go then!"

Mingyou will take the lead. After we finish this matter, we'll go to Zhulan's place. It won't make a difference if we take a little more time.

They soon arrived at the secluded park path next to the venue. Mingyou walked ahead and continued to explain, "The location is a bit out of the way, so please don't mind. There are no discounts..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Guang, looking at the commotion in the distance, asked curiously, "Why are so many people gathered here? What's going on?"

"They all seem to be gathered around one stall... There are too many people, I can't see clearly."

Xiao Gang tiptoed and peeked.

"Huh? Could it be...?"

Mingyou also noticed that over there. Wasn't that the booth that Team Rocket had rented? Why were there so many people there?

His first thought was that something unexpected had happened, like the Rockets had committed a crime!

So he immediately ran forward, not wanting his stall to be smashed by these people; otherwise, what business would he be able to do? He might as well starve.

But after pushing through the crowd and getting a clear look at the situation, he couldn't help but freeze in place...

"I want to buy two owl nuts, they're so cute!"

"Give me a bag of sour dried apples!"

"Give me another serving of this cold-dressed bean sprout salad... no, two servings, pack them up for me."

"Here you are, thank you for your patronage~"

Hearing these voices from the crowd, Mingyou's expression gradually fell silent. Then he saw a trainer with a Haunter consulting at the booth.

"Will this sweet apple really teach my Gastly how to use Energy Ball...? TMs are so expensive, I..."

"Don't worry, of course! Full refund if it doesn't work!"

"Then give it to me!"

"Alright~ It'd better let the Pokémon eat it quickly, otherwise it will affect the effect!"

Seeing how easily the deal was closed, Mingyou's expression was a mix of bitterness and excitement, as if she had been somewhat discouraged. Finally, she took a deep breath, shook her head, and smiled.

"Okay, okay, I'm not worthy..."

He muttered to himself, just as Kojiro noticed him and quickly waved with a smile, "Boss, you're here~ Business is really good today..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Mingyou interrupted, "What boss? You're the bosses!"

"what?"

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(End of this chapter)