Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 191 Preventing Online Scams: Mingyou Sets an Example (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Seeing this turnip suddenly become anxious and find their address, most people would panic right now. After all, information spreads extremely quickly online, and if the other party wants to do this, your identity information will spread rapidly in a short time.

But Mingyou was only slightly surprised before he quickly came to his senses. Why should he be afraid?

He hasn't done anything wrong, and he's never bought anything shady like the Fiji Cup online. There's absolutely no need for him to do this!

Faced with the turnip's threat, he chuckled and set an example for Ralts and the others, teaching them what to do if they encountered something like this again: don't be afraid, just confront them head-on!

"Then come on over. I'll be waiting for you at home. Since you don't want to log in, book a room, lose, and apologize, then we can have a one-on-one match offline. I'll cover your travel and airfare. Just come."

Mingyou responded assertively, sending out the message: "Heading north to the big stage, come and do whatever you want!"

However, the other party didn't seem to expect that he was completely unafraid, and remained silent for three minutes without sending any more messages to reply.

Upon seeing this, Mingyou smiled calmly.

I thought they were so capable! They told me they could lead me to victory in the league tournament, and they even dug up my home address, but when it came to real-life situations, they chickened out.

It's better to be assertive online. Generally, no one can reach you through the internet to attack you. If you encounter these kinds of netizens, just be assertive and fight back. Let's see who backs down in the end.

"Ralu..."

I see……

Ralts nodded slightly, having learned something new. And what she said made sense; even if you're socially awkward, you can still make friends here, even if you're separated by a screen where neither of you knows each other.

but……

"Ralu~"

Ralts reached out her little hand and gently tugged at Mingyou's sleeve, wanting him to teach her how to battle in the game, as she had just been beaten really badly.

"Haha, no problem."

Mingyou gently stroked its head, then put down his phone. Just as he was about to teach it some basic knowledge about Pokémon battles in the game, the screen suddenly lit up again; someone had sent him a message.

"Hmm? Wait a minute..."

He picked up his phone, swiped through the screen, and to his surprise, it was the turnip who had replied...

"You mean what you say. You'll cover the airfare and transportation. Just you wait, I'm coming to find you right now!"

"You actually came!!!"

Mingyou was taken aback. Had she met a tough opponent? But the next second, the other party sent another message: "V me 50 for transportation first to see my strength."

"..."

Well, after all that, you're still trying to scam money. If you have that kind of perseverance, why don't you go earn money yourself? If all else fails, why not go lay some bricks? Or become a failed online novel author... that would really mean starving to death.

Since that's the case, he had no choice but to teach Ponpo what to do when they encounter this kind of online scam. So he directly projected the Rotom phone screen onto the TV cabinet in the arcade.

"Everyone, please stop what you're doing for a moment. I have something to say, but first, take a look at this!"

Mingyou stood up and waved to everyone. He felt that this kind of teaching was very necessary, as many Pokémon were very simple-minded and easily deceived.

For example, some trainers use all sorts of sweet talk before capturing a Pokémon, but their attitude changes completely after the Pokémon is captured. Therefore, it is very necessary to raise everyone's awareness of fraud prevention!

"Watch out! This guy I'm chatting with is a scammer. I'm going to have a showdown with him later. If you can't understand human writing, you can ask a friend who can to help translate."

"Mmm~"

Surrounded by onlookers, Mingyou began to confront the scammer. He was not going to give him the money, not even 50 yuan. Although it was a small amount for him now, it was enough for a Crazy Thursday.

So he immediately replied with a message: "Aren't you in the Galar region? You only need 50 euros for the bus fare to come here? That's a bit too little, isn't it?"

"The 50 yuan is the train fare from Mokugan Town Station to Mokugan City. You can only catch a plane there. I'll ask you for the plane ticket later."

"That's too much trouble, let's just give it to you all at once."

"Great idea. I'll check the airfare right now, take a screenshot and send it to you. You can pay me back then."

"..."

Seeing that the other party seemed to be replying to the message very honestly, Mingyou couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, so she sent another message asking, "By the way, do you really know where I am?"

"Padiya region, Pikachu Street, Shangri-La Residential Complex, South Ward, Niangguang City, don't underestimate the power of turnips!"

"Holy crap! We actually made it!"

When Mingyou saw that the other party had sent him his house number, he was genuinely surprised. It was indeed his hometown in the Padiya region, but...

The place has been vacant for a long time. His parents have passed away, and he now lives in Beishang Township after taking over his grandfather's manor. There is no one at home now, and he is planning to take some time to go back to Niangguang City and sell the old house.

I opened the box correctly, but I wasn't quite right either...

Mingyou almost burst out laughing, then replied to the message: "You've got the wrong place. I haven't lived there for a long time. Is this the power of turnips?"

"Show some respect to turnips!"

"But with your abilities, it's hard for me to respect you. I'll give you another chance to find my place."

Mingyou gradually gained the upper hand. The other party probably found his location through his mobile phone number. After all, you need to fill in your home address when registering a mobile phone number, which is easy to find.

This time, the other party fell silent again...

Since the address was wrong, they couldn't bring themselves to threaten the person at their home, leaving them with no other options.

Mingyou turned around and looked at Pengpeng and the others, saying, "That's right. If anyone tries to threaten you with your personal information, or the personal information of someone very important to you, don't believe them. They're all scammers!"

"Mmm!"

Ponpon nodded and made a mental note of it.

Just then, Cabbage replied to the message again. Mingyou raised an eyebrow and turned to look...

"Turnip lost... I can't find where you are, so just tell me."

"He's playing dead without being exposed?"

Mingyou was somewhat surprised, not expecting the other party to admit defeat. Things seemed to be going a little wrong, so she replied, "I'm in Beishang Township. You can find me as long as you come."

"Okay, I'm coming to find you! But first, give me the money for the train and plane tickets, it's too far."

"Don't you even have 50 yuan for the fare?"

"I'm poor. I woke up to find myself all alone. I'm currently using someone else's Wi-Fi. I'm running out of time; the kids will be home from school soon."

"That's terrible! Where are your family members?"

"No...maybe it was before, but now I'm all alone. Nobody around me knows me, and I don't know them either."

"Don't you have any friends?"

"They abandoned me and ran away."

"I've been abandoned..."

Mingyou gently shook her head. Looking at the other person's experience, she began to feel some sympathy. After all, although she had also lost her parents, at least she had people helping her silently, while the other person did not.

But then, something suddenly occurred to him, so he sent a message asking, "By the way, are you human or a Pokémon? Sneaking into someone's house to use their Wi-Fi, most people would have been caught by now, right?"

"I am a turnip."

Speak like a human!

"I am a Pokémon."

"really……"

Mingyou took a deep breath. He had guessed this just now after looking at the other person's experience. After all, in such a wealthy and developed region as Galar, it would be really difficult for an ordinary person to starve to death.

But given that it knows how to use human tools, is so proficient in written language, and has this kind of experience, it's highly likely that it's an abandoned stray Pokémon, which is why it wants to survive in this way.

Since that's the case, why not let them come and live here at the manor? Galar is also a frigid region, with winter temperatures similar to Sinnoh, making it the season when stray Pokémon are most likely to freeze to death.

"Alright then, I've given you the address. I'll also send you the money for the train fare and plane ticket."

As she spoke, Mingyou immediately transferred five thousand yuan. That should be enough. She could use the extra money to buy some warm food for the other person.

The transfer was sent, and the recipient accepted it in less than a second. The account avatar then went dark, and no matter how many messages were sent, there was no reply.

"..."

Silence, deathly silence.

Inside the arcade, Ralts and the others watched the live stream. Although they didn't know what was happening, they felt it was best not to make a sound for now.

Ponpo gently hugged the belatedly aware Mingyou, letting him lean against her chest, and softly comforted him.

"Hmm..."

It's okay, everyone gets fooled sometimes. If you feel like crying, just hug Pengpeng and cry...

……

(End of this chapter)