Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 189 The World's First Pokémon Video Game Store (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Although the year started well and some unpleasant things happened at the Kitakami Center with the encounter with the Yuanseng Monkey, it did not affect Naruyu's daily life.

Baoban is too weak. Even with the addition of those controlled residents from the north, they pose no threat whatsoever. The only one we need to pay attention to is "Ghost".

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Pokémon living in the manor were aware of the possibility of Pokémon Blitzkrieg attacking the manor and became vigilant.

Unfortunately, none of the Takara came out, and even those people from Kitakami Township didn't appear near the manor anymore. They didn't even dare to come and ask Naruyu for compensation after the shrine was destroyed.

But starting today, the shops will have to resume operations, as will the inn in Emerald Town and the haunted house at the foot of the central mountain in the north, which will inevitably involve contact with the controlled residents.

To avoid any accidents, they secretly observed for several days and also had Danyu contact them. They found that the people who were usually controlled were all normal, enjoying the New Year and living ordinary lives.

This doesn't mean they've returned to normal; it just means the ghosts haven't given these "puppets" any instructions to guide them into performing any instinctive behavior. So they just continue their daily lives in this eerie atmosphere.

Since the three companions hadn't arrived yet, Xiao Zhao decided to take the initiative and decided to work at the Big-Penis Shunfeng Station for a few days.

It's right next to the community center, in the liveliest area of ​​Emerald Town, making it the most convenient place to gather intelligence and observe new visitors, trying to figure out how the ghost controls others.

Mingyou couldn't possibly refuse. He knew she was a very opinionated girl, whose only "flaw" was that she was too gentle and naive, always putting others first than herself.

So before Xiaozhao and the Electric Monsters set off, he stood at the villa entrance and earnestly instructed them: "Be careful when gathering intelligence. Don't touch anything strange, don't eat anything indiscriminately, and definitely don't go off alone to chase after suspicious people!"

"Don't worry, if the treasure companions reappear, I'll bring them back!"

"You weren't even listening!"

"Haha, I'm off then. I won't be back for lunch, so there's no need to wait for me. I'll do my best to help you during the remaining week!"

Xiao Zhao waved and then rode away on her horned deer. She would be returning to Blueberry Academy with Dan Yu and the others in a week. She only had three weeks of vacation left. Even though she was reluctant to leave, work was work and life was life.

Watching her disappear from sight, Mingyou sighed softly, hoping nothing unexpected would happen, but her work had to continue!

Today's orders will be shipped tomorrow. He's already taken time out of his busy schedule these past few days to work with everyone, with the help of the two bears, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, to lay the foundation. Using leftover materials from building the haunted house, they've successfully built a new house near the villa. It's about the size of one and a half basketball courts, and it already has electricity and air conditioning installed.

Although it looks a bit rudimentary for now, the basic structure of the video game store is already there. Once the materials and equipment we purchased this afternoon arrive, we can officially start the renovation, which is expected to be completed in two days.

Ralts and the others were really looking forward to it, not just to all crowd in front of the sofa and line up to play games, but to play together and enjoy it together.

"Just two more days... Hmm, I still need to record a video and upload it online!"

Mingyou had this idea long ago: the world's first video game store dedicated to Pokémon entertainment—that alone was enough of a gimmick.

Perhaps others have had similar ideas before, but things that don't generate profit are destined to be difficult to succeed. He himself had lost a lot of money, so naturally he needed to rely on advertising to recoup his costs.

While it's obviously unrealistic to expect people to bring their Pokémon from afar to experience the game, it's not a bad idea to learn from Qishu and use this to become a video creator, since he rarely goes out since he stays at home anyway...

As the afternoon approached, because the equipment was quite expensive, he decided to pay extra for everything he bought this time and opted to sign for the delivery in person.

The little Snorlax and the others stopped playing games and came to help him with the renovations. Currently, the arcade only has one main hall and no private rooms or anything like that. It's basically just for people to play, so there's no need to set up those things.

To avoid being too conspicuous when dirty, the exterior walls of the arcade are painted black, while the interior is pure white, with lights above and LED lights below.

As for sofas, we can just buy some small sofas. The main focus is on the gaming equipment and high-definition screens. Mingyou only bought them Switch OLEDs, and let them choose all the Nintendo games, fully embodying his Nintendo fanboy nature.

He also bought a lot of stickers so that Latias and the others could decorate themselves, so that the arcade wouldn't look too monotonous.

The Pokémon were also very enthusiastic, treating decorating the arcade as a pleasure, and seriously creating their own entertainment venue.

And so, another two days passed...

There was no ribbon-cutting ceremony, nor any overwhelming publicity. After two days of renovation work, everyone was now standing excitedly and expectantly in front of the video game store, which was now nameless.

The arcade's door frame is very high, over three meters, almost like a villa gate. This is to prevent Munchlax from getting stuck in the doorway after evolving, as it might be too big to fit through. That would be too embarrassing.

Although it looks like a dark and gloomy warehouse from the outside, once you step inside, you'll see a bar with an ambiguous design. It's decorated with a Ponpo head using many LED lights, and there are also some cute Pokémon plush toys on it.

Below that are two ground decals, using stickers of Groudon and Kyogre, serving as a guide, with the two Pokémon looking in different directions.

It's as if it's telling the guests who come in that Groudon's side is for casual and simulation games, while Kyogre's side is for competitive or RPG games, clearly dividing the areas.

There are currently 20 consoles and high-definition screens. To accommodate Pokémon of different sizes, the sofas are not arranged neatly, which makes people with OCD feel a bit uncomfortable, but there's really no other way to deal with it.

However, Naruto also considered this problem, so he tried his best to change the sofa layout so that larger Pokémon could have their own place and wouldn't be isolated and have to play alone.

There's also a display case in the corner. Although it's empty right now, Mingyou plans to have Ponpo take pictures of everyone's happy moments while playing games, put them in frames, or buy some Gunpla models to decorate the place.

The surrounding walls are covered with various cute Pokémon stickers and posters, all of which were put up by Latias and the others themselves. On the wall at the very back of the arcade, there is a Switch-shaped TV stand that can be used to watch live streams.

The ingenious layout, bright lighting effects, and adorable art decorations create a striking contrast between the inside and outside of the arcade. Stepping outside reveals a wild manor orchard, while stepping inside offers a modern and stylish interior design, providing Pokémon with a more comfortable gaming environment!

"Ralu~"

Ralts covered its face, its eyes sparkling with joy and excitement. Yes... this was exactly the gaming environment it wanted! It was fantastic!

"I've already connected you to the internet, so you won't have to play against bots every day anymore. You can connect online and play against other players from all over the world."

Mingyou said with a smile that he only found out in the last two days that they had been playing games for so many days, and that they had been playing against the AI ​​every day, outsmarting and outmaneuvering the AI.

But now things are much better. Everyone can enjoy themselves here, but there's only one condition: everyone must come back obediently when eating and sleeping, and the arcade closes promptly at 6 PM.

He definitely needs to strictly control the time; he doesn't want to wake up one day to find that all the Pokémon in the manor have evolved into "Snorlax".

"Mmm~"

Ponpo waved her hand curiously. Now that everything is done, it definitely needs a name, so that everyone can address her more easily in the future.

Mingyou nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the Pokémon that had all finished decorating the arcade. After a moment's thought, he had his answer and said with a smile, "I'm not very good at naming things. Since it's all thanks to everyone, let's just call it Everyone's Arcade Club!"

"Ralu~"

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(End of this chapter)