Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 288 Millerton: "I've infiltrated!" (Seeking monthly votes)

Cynthia retrieved the fallen Milotic, a faint smile on her face, completely convinced.

She took out the last Poké Ball. Xiao Zhao recalled the Ghoul without making any other move, and asked, "Shall we continue? Or should we end it here? After all, I've achieved my goal."

Xiao Zhao wanted to save face for the other party. With so many people watching, if the Sinnoh champion really lost to an unknown passerby like herself, it would definitely cause a serious psychological letdown for the others.

"How could that be? Of course we have to continue!"

Zhu Lan was completely fired up. Winning or losing didn't matter. In fact, she hoped that she could lose after giving it her all, so that she could see her shortcomings and have more room to grow.

As the strongest trainer in the Sinnoh region, the lack of opponents left her feeling lost and stuck at a bottleneck for a long time. Due to her status, it was also inconvenient for her to battle champions from other regions outside of competitions, and besides, she didn't have that much time.

Xiao Zhao respected this and sent out her Lucario, but Cynthia did not send out Garchomp, instead sending out her Lucario.

Since Xiaozhao didn't use her ace Pokémon, she wouldn't use it either. It would be fairer to let other Pokémon use it, and she could also experience the difference in skill level.

It's just a good thing she didn't send Garchomp. Just like how Grimtar easily suppressed Milotic, Ursaring, which once ruled the Earth Slab, had a very strong suppressive power against Ground-type Pokémon.

Three minutes passed quickly, and the battle ended. Lucario was defeated by Umbreon's sudden pounce, bringing this unexpected battle to a complete close.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the result: Sinnoh champion Cynthia had lost, even though it was just a simple 3v3 match...

"Wow, Sister Zhao is that strong...?"

Danyu and Wuli felt the same way at that moment. No wonder he could become a teacher at Blueberry Academy at such a young age. He was a true genius.

"Wow, they're both amazing! Whether it's Miss Zhu Lan or that girl who looks a lot like Xiao Guang!"

Ash clenched his fists, suppressing his excitement. He was already planning to train with them later, but before that... why did this girl look so much like Dawn?! Was she her older sister?

He only just realized this problem...

Everyone around her was amazed, but Xiao Zhao didn't care what others thought of her. After the battle, she put her hand on her chest, took a breath, and realized that she hadn't fought so seriously in a long time.

Her expression returned to normal, and she no longer felt any distance from Zhu Lan. She took the initiative to step forward, shake hands with Zhu Lan, and thank her.

"Thanks."

"I should be the one saying that."

Zhu Lan smiled gently, grateful for the opportunity to battle against such a trainer. This battle revealed many of her own shortcomings. It had been too long since she had encountered a trainer of this caliber, and she had even noticed a decline in her own skill level.

In the final battle between Lucario and Ursaring, she did not use Mega Evolution, and her opponent deliberately gave up several opportunities to let her attack. This is the human touch in the Pokémon world.

Xiao Zhao withdrew her hand and thanked Zhu Lan. Besides reconciling with the past, she also expressed her gratitude for the care she had given Ming You in the past, which was genuine and not something she had pretended to do.

After shaking hands, Zhu Lan put her hands on her hips, took a breath, smiled, and said softly, "Would it be convenient for us to talk alone now?"

"Can."

Xiao Zhao nodded slightly, glanced at Mingyou, and gestured for her to follow. As for the others present, they were all quite sensible, knowing that there were some things it was better for them not to know, to avoid causing themselves any trouble...

The three of them went to a room in the villa used to receive guests. Zhu Lan glanced at the door, closed it, and murmured, "Although I believe they won't tell anyone, it's better if as few people as possible know the truth about the myths and legends, so as not to attract any taboos."

"That's true."

Xiao Zhao nodded slightly. If you call Arceus's name here, the other party can hear you and pay attention to you, but just doesn't care. But if other people call it all day long, then it's hard to say.

Now that there was no one else around, Xiao Zhao stopped hiding her feelings and revealed her reasons for challenging Zhu Lan, along with her own experiences.

"Remember Wang Luo that I mentioned?"

"My ancestors, right?"

"Um!"

Xiao Zhao nodded slightly, but her fist clenched unconsciously. She continued, "He's almost exactly like you, gentle and kind, good at taking care of younger people. He's a very reliable and understanding older brother who has helped me a lot. He even reached out to me when I was most lonely and helpless, having been abandoned by everyone..."

"Huh? Wait a minute..."

Zhu Lan became more and more confused as she listened. Wasn't Wang Luo a person from over a hundred years ago? And judging from these descriptions, he didn't seem like a bad person, did he?

"That's how he deceived me! It was all a lie; he was just using me the whole time to get me to collect the stone tablets for him!"

Xiao Zhao tells the whole story: Wang Luo, in order to control the Great Lord of the Myth, deceived and used her to help complete an impossible test in order to obtain the truth of the myth.

Although she eventually beat up Nozomi after learning the truth and she disappeared, she didn't have much affection for the ancient Sinnoh people, especially since Cynthia and Nozomi looked almost identical.

In this regard, she apologized to Zhu Lan because Ming You's excessive trust in her reminded her of her past experiences, and she even wondered if Zhu Lan had some ulterior motive in approaching Ming You.

"His imagination is beyond that of ordinary people!"

After learning about the situation, Mingyou thought to herself, but she could understand. After all, Xiaozhao had had such a heavy experience, and it was already a testament to her strong mental fortitude that she didn't have a PTSD attack when she saw Zhulan.

"So that's how it is..."

Zhu Lan nodded gently. If everything was true, then she could understand. Moreover, these were mistakes made by her ancestors, and if anyone should apologize, it should be her, their descendant.

It's surprising that so many things happened in the Xicui area more than a hundred years ago. This history has been obscured, perhaps out of concern that the truth of the myths and legends might be known by too many people, leading to the emergence of more people like Wang Luo.

But there's another thing...

She looked at Xiao Zhao and asked with great curiosity, "Are you from ancient times?"

"No, I'm not even from this world; I come from another world..."

Xiao Zhao revealed her identity, which stunned Zhu Lan, who had finally managed to process the truth. She had come from a parallel world with the same history.

"Wait, so you mean you existed in our world in the past?"

"Yes, but she seems to have died unexpectedly at a very young age, and to be precise, Hikari is the descendant of another version of me in this world."

"Oh My God……"

Cynthia put her hand on her head. No wonder the two look so alike. The mystery is solved. After all, in the Pokémon world, everyone has an Everstone when they have children.

Mingyou was more concerned about another issue: Xiaoguang is a descendant of Xiaozhao more than a hundred years later. So, in the world where Xiaozhao left, would there be no Xiaoguang in the world a hundred years later?

Also, if I marry Xiaozhao and have children in the future, will another Xiaoguang be born after a hundred years?

"Oh no, my brain capacity isn't enough to think about these problems; they're too complicated..."

"Um?"

Xiao Zhao glanced at Ming You, who was patting her head, with a puzzled look. At this moment, Zhu Lan, who had finally digested all the information, completely accepted these things. The fact that the other party was willing to tell her meant that she trusted her.

"I'll keep these things a secret, but you've piqued my curiosity now. If it's alright, could you tell me a little about the Xicui area, within the limits of what you can say?"

"no problem!"

Xiao Zhao was happy to talk to the other party about these things, telling the mythologist the correct history.

Mingyou already knew what they were going to say next, and it wasn't convenient for her to stay any longer: "Then you two can continue your conversation, I'll head out first."

As he was about to leave, Zhu Lan called out to stop him, "Don't go too far. I have something to tell you about Meloetta later."

"no problem."

Mingyou nodded and then walked out the door.

Xiao Zhao's matter is over, and there probably won't be any further developments. He was quite angry when he heard about Wang Luo's situation, but it's all in the past now, and there's nothing he can do to help.

So now, instead of continuing to think about these things and not properly planning his trip, he decided to get a good rest tonight and set off tomorrow. He then took out his phone, Rotom, and contacted the Lacecrown...

"Feed? You idiot, say something!"

"Boss, how's business lately?"

"It's the boss!"

Upon recognizing Mingyou's voice, King Lei Guan immediately became obedient and replied, "Business is quite good, and the studio is already set up. How about coming over for a visit another day?"

"I'll talk about it when I get back. Go ask Latias and the others if they have time to come and help. I've run into some trouble here and I'm looking for a few thugs."

"Boss, please wait a moment."

After a moment, the Crowned King replied: "Um... how should I put it, they're all quite busy, only Big Bear is willing to go and help."

"Alright, Heyue's Poké Ball is in the villa. Go to the Pokémon Center in Greentown and find the teleporter to teleport it to me."

"no problem!"

"There's one more thing. Starting tomorrow, the video game stores will be shut off for 23 hours a day, except on weekends, and we'll install anti-addiction systems on them."

"Understood..."

Seeing the message from the Queen of the Brilliant Crown, Mingyou shook her head helplessly and decided to go and prepare to bring Heyue over.

There's a simple teleportation device inside the villa; you can connect your phone to Rotom via a data cable and use it through the internet—such is the speed of modern technology.

Upon receiving the message, he accepted it. However, as time passed, the phone screen displayed that the transmission was successful, but no Poké Ball appeared on the transmission device.

"What's going on? Is it broken?"

Mingyou was startled, thinking that the teleportation device had malfunctioned. She was about to call the butler to come and take a look, in case Heyue was sent somewhere else, which would be troublesome.

In that instant, a chibi-style purple figure appeared on his Rotom phone, using floating mode to ride the waves from right to left and then disappearing without a trace.

(Experience +3)

"ah!?"

……

(End of this chapter)