Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 261 A Method to Attract Meloetta (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Although the school had arranged temporary accommodation for Mingyou this morning, treating him like a VIP, he still preferred to stay here, perhaps feeling more at ease.

"I see. Students have seen it by chance in other areas besides the coastal area, but the coastal area has the most sightings..."

Mingyou roughly categorized and organized the information, and in addition to the ecological giant egg, some students in the campus cafeteria had also seen Meloetta.

Furthermore, some students have experienced bizarre incidents where the food on their tables was suddenly eaten by something they couldn't see while eating in the cafeteria.

Therefore, it can be basically confirmed that the Pokémon stealing food in the cafeteria is Meloetta. It is not good at competing with the Pokémon living in the Eco Dome, so it came to the cafeteria to eat.

"After all, we still need to make a living, and besides, there's this photo..."

He took out the photos Du Ruo had given him. Although he knew that the other party must have kept them separately, he was more interested in knowing exactly where the photos were taken in the coastal area and what Meloetta was doing at the time.

If only we could find this photographer.

"Hmm... photographer?"

After a long period of contemplation, Mingyou suddenly snapped out of his reverie, startling the Tengteng Snake sitting next to him.

He stood up, smiled, took out his Rotom phone, and recalled the friend that Sister Cabbage had mentioned yesterday who worked at Blueberry Academy. He immediately found the friend's contact information and sent a message.

With anticipation, I waited a little while, and my efforts paid off. Although I didn't succeed in confessing my feelings to Xiaozhao today, luck can't always be so bad.

Looking at the reply on his phone, he glanced at Riolu and Zhenyifa, who hadn't gone out with Xiaozhao, and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go check out the rest stop in the grassland area!"

"Leo!"

A moment later, taking the elevator, Mingyou quickly arrived at the grassland rest stop she had visited that morning.

From afar, I spotted a blue-haired woman taking pictures of wild Chansey. She was wearing a revealing crop top that accentuated her figure, giving her a mature and stylish look. She was accompanied by a green Growlithe.

"Sister Sally!"

Mingyou waved and called out to the other person. Hearing this, Shali stood up, looked over, and waved with a smile: "Long time no see! I was quite surprised when I saw the news. What are you doing here?"

"I was invited here by the principal of Blueberry Academy. There will be an open class here next Monday."

"I never knew you were getting so good! Come on, let's take a picture!"

Shali picked up the camera hanging on her body and took a picture of Mingyou and the Snivy beside her, then nodded in satisfaction.

Mingyou stepped forward and stopped, smiling as she said, "I ran into Sister Zhulan in Lianyi Town yesterday. She told me you work here and asked me to say hello if I saw you."

"Is Sister Zhulan here too?"

Shali was somewhat surprised. She hadn't been in contact with Zhulan much lately and wasn't sure about her schedule. When she learned that Zhulan had come because she was invited by the World Junior Championships, she nodded slightly and suddenly understood.

"I see. Then I can go to her villa when I have time off at the end of the month, and then use her connections to go to the Pokémon competition to take pictures."

Shali continued explaining her impromptu plans, then gently brushed aside a strand of hair that had fallen to her right side, looked at Mingyou, and asked curiously, "So, what did you want to see me about?"

"Um!"

Mingyou didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, handing over the photo with Meloye Tower in it. If it were Sally, who was the photographer at Blueberry Academy, she should be able to recognize the location in the photo.

But as soon as Sally took the photo, a look of surprise flashed across her face: "How did you get this photo!"

"Did Du Ruo give it to me? What's wrong with it?"

"I took this photo. It sold for 3000 BP, which is almost half a month's salary for me."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Mingyou was immediately stunned. Had they found the real person? What a coincidence!

There was no time to be happy; he quickly called out, "Sister Sally, please tell me about this photo, it's really important!"

"Um……"

Sally didn't respond immediately. She lightly stroked her chin with her fingers, a slight smile appearing on her face. As if she had guessed something, she extended her finger and said with a smile, "It's okay for me to tell you, but you have to take me with you. I'm also very disappointed that I couldn't get a complete picture of Meloetta, otherwise I wouldn't have sold that photo to other students. How about it?"

"no problem!"

"readily!"

Sha Li likes decisive people, but unfortunately Ming You isn't her type. She prefers petite women, and Ming You is too tall...

Putting all that aside, she told the other person everything about the photos.

The photo was taken shortly after she started her job at the beginning of last month. She was still getting familiar with the environment and taking pictures of the scenery and Pokémon when she happened to hear singing on the east bank of a river east of a lake halfway up a mountain in the coastal area.

As dusk fell, she stood there, captivated by the melodious singing that seemed to come from nowhere, until she noticed a peculiar phenomenon: a breeze accompanied the song, blowing in a peculiar direction centered on that area. Only then did she finally snap out of her reverie.

As it was approaching evening, she switched to a more suitable dark brown filter, intending to capture this scene. Unexpectedly, she accidentally captured the silhouette of Meloeta singing under a tree while looking at the coast.

Unfortunately, she got too excited and made a sound, scaring Meloeta away. She went back a few more times, but never met her again, and the song never started again. She felt quite regretful and guilty.

As a photographer, disturbing wild Pokémon is a big no-no when shooting in the wild. What they can do is record the beautiful moments of nature, not interfere with or destroy this natural beauty.

After explaining, Shali sighed softly, "That's how it is. But that place is quite close to the outdoor classroom halfway up the mountain in the coastal area. Would you like to come with me to take a look now?"

"Can."

Now that she knew the location, Mingyou naturally wanted to investigate it in person, even if she didn't have high hopes...

Hop into the flying taxi, the armored birds flapped their wings and took them to the coastal mountain area near the center of the ecological dome.

The entire mountain is modeled after the various islands of the Alola region, and it also contains an intricate fire maze designed to test students' wilderness exploration skills.

It's afternoon now, and there are quite a few students having classes in the outdoor classrooms. To avoid disturbing them, the Flying Taxi will only take the two of them to a nearby location, since it's not much of a walk anyway.

Led by Shali, Mingyou quickly arrived near the lake. Just as they arrived, with the movement of the wind, there seemed to be a faint, melodious song in the air, like a hunting swallowtail butterfly dancing in the wind under the sunlight.

Riolu and Snivy were stunned. What a beautiful song and such a beautiful dance!

"Mengmeng!"

Zhenyi reacted quickly and immediately recognized that the singing was very similar to the singing he had heard that morning. He immediately wanted to run over there, but Mingyou grabbed him.

"Don't scare them!"

Mingyou lowered her voice to remind him, pulling Zhenyi back to her side. At the same time, she and Shali looked in the direction of the sound and saw Meloeta standing not far from the lake, next to a flower that stood alone and was surrounded by the wind. Meloeta was there, accompanying herself with her song, her eyes slightly closed, gently swaying her body. The scene was beautiful, but it also made people feel a sense of desolation and loneliness.

"..."

Sally dared not make the same mistake again, and without making a sound, gently picked up the camera.

But just as she was about to press the shutter, Mingyou suddenly reached out and gently placed her hand on her camera: "Let's go, it's not happy... If we scare it away again, it probably won't come back."

"But...such a good opportunity!"

Shali was unusually anxious; she didn't want to give up on the photo. Mingyou gently shook her head and said, "Since it's a photo shoot, the main character should be happy, right? That's what I always teach Pengpeng. Now is not the time."

"..."

Despite her dissatisfaction, Sally also noticed the loneliness in Meloetta's singing. The other party was just venting her emotions, and the photos taken like this were indeed not suitable for Melody Pokémon.

Having no other choice, she had to give up for the time being, but still looked at Mingyou with slight dissatisfaction and said, "No need for an apology, just remember to treat me to dinner tonight!"

"no problem!"

Mingyou readily agreed. Although Meloetta was right there, now was not the time, and he had already figured out how to attract her.

That's music!

Since Meloetta likes to sing, they'll use their singing to attract her. Of course, the prerequisite is that the music must be captivating enough to interest even a melodic Pokémon...

"broken."

Mingyou was immediately in a dilemma. He could sing nursery rhymes, but asking him to compose and sing his own songs was like burying him alive in a coffin!

He glanced at Zhenyifa, the other person was the band leader of the Brilliant King, who was said to be able to sing... but his voice would probably scare Meloetta out of her wits.

Moreover, tomorrow is the weekend, and Du Ruo and Zi Yu will be starting their operation. He doesn't have that much time to specifically study music that can attract Meloetta.

"..."

Mingyou had a headache. He knew he still had to go find something. If he really had to, he could find some game music. That was the first thing that came to his mind, and he could play it on the simplest harmonica.

"This is the only way... Senior Masuda, lend me your power!"

Having come up with a plan, Mingyou and Shali led their Pokémon away. At that moment, Meloetta seemed to sense something, and its singing and dancing stopped simultaneously. It tilted its head and looked over with a puzzled expression.

"Melo?"

……

(End of this chapter)