Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 305 Offline Reality is Reality Too: Reshiram Bites Someone (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After repeatedly examining the photos, Mingyou was basically certain that the gem that Kiku Boss sponsored for the Youth Cup was the Light Stone that Reshiram was sleeping on. Who would have thought it would be such a coincidence!

"We have no choice but to win this time!"

The fact that the Light Stone was used as a prize means that no one recognized it; they simply regarded it as a very precious gem. If someone else had won it, they would probably have sold it immediately.

Although I know I'm not qualified, I certainly can't let the Bright Stone fall into the hands of others, and Team Plasma is definitely looking for it too.

"If I use the Lightstone as bait... no, Reshiram won't approve of me, but what about Xiaozhao? She's definitely qualified, isn't she?"

With this thought in mind, Mingyou felt confident of victory even before the competition had started.

Sally wiped the milk tea off her face with a handkerchief, stood up, snatched the photo back, crossed her arms, and looked at the other person with a resentful expression.

"Hey you, you were all uninterested a moment ago, why are you so agitated now? Did you discover something? If you don't explain, this isn't over yet—you got milk tea all over my face!"

"Um, this..."

Mingyou belatedly realized what was happening and quickly apologized to the other party. Then, without much hesitation, she briefly explained to Shali that the other party was trustworthy.

After hearing the explanation, Sally glanced around cautiously, then sat down, her face full of disbelief, and asked with a hint of excitement, "You mean... that gem is actually Reshiram, the white hero representing truth in Unicron legend?"

"If nothing unexpected happens..."

"Oh My God!"

Shali picked up her camera and became completely excited.

She never dreamed that she would see Reshiram one day. Although there were statues of him not only in the Unova region, but also in the Carlos region, he had never actually appeared in front of the world!

Seeing her overreact, Mingyou gently patted the table, and Shali finally came to her senses and returned to her original position.

Then Mingyou asked curiously, "By the way, where was this photo taken? I just searched and the prize wasn't announced online."

"Yesterday I happened to see Boss Ju personally delivering things, so I went over to take a look out of curiosity. I happened to see this scene right at the competition venue, and I had my phone Rotom secretly take a picture of it."

"You also work part-time as a paparazzi?"

"Don't make a sound!"

Shali lowered her voice to remind him, then put the photo away, crossed her arms, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You seem to know a lot about these legends. How about I take you there now so we can take a sneak peek?"

"Hmm? Is that okay?"

Mingyou also really wanted to see it for himself, otherwise it would be a joke if the Bright Stone turned out to be a fake. With Meloetta there, who is a Pokémon from that era, she might be able to tell the difference.

"Of course! Don't underestimate your sister Sally!"

Sally snapped her fingers, a slight smile playing on her lips, and continued, "The Bright Stone and the trophy should currently be kept in the basement of the museum in Kagome Town. It's next to the police station, so it's best to have it well-guarded. They won't be retrieved until the day of the Junior Cup finals."

"That's very difficult..."

"That's true, but I can buy you some time. Just seize the opportunity to get in. As for the rest, it's up to you. Don't get arrested and taken to the police station before you even get to the competition."

"He was just in there last week, he won't be back so soon, don't worry."

"???"

Shali was completely confused.

Mingyou didn't explain further, and continued, "Let's move out at noon. I'm being monitored by the Interpol police right now, so it's inconvenient for me to go with you. Let me shake them off later."

"International Police...6"

Shali couldn't think of any words to comment.

The two discussed their plans and then parted ways. Mingyou took Ponpo and the others to find a hotel to stay in, so they wouldn't have trouble finding a place to stay later.

It was noon when Mingyou asked Ponpo to run around, easily shaking off the international police who were watching him. This time, he didn't need to bring too many Pokémon to the museum, as it would be troublesome if he were discovered.

As planned, Sally took her photography permit and camera into an area of ​​the museum where photography was not permitted, and then got into an argument with the staff who tried to stop her, which attracted the attention of the police.

Mingyou seized the opportunity, had Pengpeng hide in a ginkgo tree outside the museum, and then used Rotom's mobile phone network to learn about the museum's internal network and infiltrated it without leaving a trace!

All the surveillance cameras and computers inside the museum were censored to prevent him from being filmed. This is one of the benefits of having Millerton's assistance, even though it meant he had to make various kinds of sandwiches for Millerton for the next month as payment.

"It still feels very strange, passing around in the online world, it's not like Digimon."

Mingyou sighed inexplicably. Who would have thought that you would jump out of the screen and, one day, when someone insults him online, you can use this method to go through the internet and slap the other person, and see if he's still crazy.

This is the real reality offline!

"Let's go check the basement before those who went out to watch the commotion return, but also be careful that some people might still be there."

"Mengmeng~"

This time, only Winged Fly and Meloetta accompanied us. The ability of Ghost-type Pokémon to pass through walls is really useful in situations like this.

Soon, after passing through a staircase marked "No Trespassing," he found the door to the basement. Unfortunately, identification was required to enter, and Mingyou clearly did not have an identification card.

"Mengmeng~"

Leave it to me!

Zhenyi covered his mouth and chuckled. He walked straight through the door, released his spiritual power, and forced the door open by interfering with the door lock system without triggering an alarm.

This kind of thing is a piece of cake for their Pokémon. If they weren't afraid of causing too much of a commotion, they would have blown the door up.

As the door opened, Meloetta seemed to sense something and flew inside. Naruto, who had intended to observe the situation first, had no choice but to follow along with Zhenyi, entering the basement...

The museum's basement exudes an ancient and decaying atmosphere, with a strong sense of history. Some of the precious artifacts not displayed above are well-preserved and housed in clean display cases, illuminated by fiber optic lights.

Mingyou wasn't interested in these antiques. He followed Meloeta straight to the innermost part, where a gold trophy engraved with Rehiram and Zekrom was displayed in a showcase.

It is said that this youth cup was originally scheduled to be held in Twin Dragons City, but Shaka chose Kagome Town, which is as old as Twin Dragons City, for the sake of the development of the surrounding area and the culture of the Unova region.

That's why the trophy features two dragons, symbolizing the ancient legend of the United Nations.

Shifting her gaze, Mingyou stared at the gem shining brilliantly under the fiber optic light next to the trophy. There was a reason why the Light Stone was kept here.

After Boss Ju unearthed the Bright Stone from the underground ruins, some museum staff, upon learning of this, wanted to exhibit it in their museums, but Boss Ju refused them all.

It wasn't until the Youth Cup was held in Kagome Town this time, and with Kiku's daughter, Shiyu, also participating in the competition, that he decided to use it as a prize, finally giving the museum an opportunity.

After all, this is a great cultural promotion opportunity. Since the Bright Stone was unearthed from the ruins of the Unova region, it is natural to want to take advantage of the popularity of the Youth Cup and exhibit it.

In other words, the Light Stone will be displayed in the museum in a few days before being used as a prize. Therefore, the prize has not been made public but is planned to be announced after the exhibition ends.

These were all things that the other party specifically investigated and asked acquaintances about after they parted ways with Shali in the morning.

But Mingyou doesn't want to be crammed here with a bunch of people on the day of the exhibition. It's fine as it is now!

Meloetta floated to the Light Stone, looking at it with curiosity. In its memory, it seemed to have seen this stone before, and there was more than one.

Is it true?

Mingyou stepped forward to ask, but he himself couldn't tell, so he could only hope that the other person would.

"Melo..."

Meloetta wasn't sure either, so she stretched out her hand and clearly touched the Light Stone. But in that instant, she felt as if her hand was touching the surface of water, and a white ripple spread outwards!

Sensing something amiss, Mingyou quickly pulled Meloetta away, and Zhenyifa also rushed forward, spreading his dragon wings to protect them.

But as Meloetta was pulled away, the ripple gradually dissipated, as if nothing had happened. But now it is almost certain that there is something wrong with this Light Stone, and it is very likely that it is the real Light Stone!

"Melo..."

"It's alright, it probably sensed you, after all, your power is quite special."

Mingyou gently comforted her, then stepped forward to check if there was anything unusual. Although it was unlikely, since Boss Ju had dug it up so long ago, any abnormalities would have been discovered long ago.

He stood before the Stone of Light, concentrating his attention and trying to sense it with his mental power, but he detected nothing. So he reached out and gently placed his hand on the Stone of Light, then slowly closed his eyes...

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Mingyou held this position for a full minute, but felt nothing except for the cool, jade-like touch of the Bright Stone.

"Just as I expected..."

He wasn't surprised; at least the fact that the Lightstone reacted to Meloetta was enough.

But just as he was about to take his hand back, an unexpected event occurred. The Light Stone, which had previously shown no reaction, now stuck tightly to his hand as if coated with super glue, and he couldn't remove it at all!

"???"

Mingyou tried to shake it several times, biting it with her mouth, banging it on the floor, and even had Zhenyi pull it hard, but her arm was almost dislocated, and the Bright Stone remained stuck to her hand, not moving an inch.

And the originally jade-like cold touch gradually warmed up, swirling into a vortex of flames!

"It's on fire! Something's on fire!"

"Melo!"

Seeing Mingyou's right hand ignite like a fiery fist, Meloetta and Zhenyi were completely stunned. What was going on? Could it be... that this was actually a response to the resonance with Reshiram?

As expected of a succubus!

"How could that be? There's no summoning ritual here, and I haven't been following any real-life plans, unless other people are considered real offline too!"

Mingyou muttered in a panicked tone, while the temperature in his hands gradually rose. Just when he was about to give up, a low, wolf-like howl suddenly came, accompanied by a boiling wave of flames!

"Lai Ao!"

The raging flames instantly illuminated the entire basement of the museum. A white dragon phantom spread its wings, its appearance resembling a white wolf with bright blue eyes, coldly staring at Mingyou through the firelight.

Without giving the other party a chance to check the information, the white dragon phantom revealed its fangs, flapped its wings, and attacked Mingyou along with the flames, biting it down as if it wanted to eat it and swallow it whole.

"It's biting! The white dragon is biting!"

Mingyou had no idea what was happening when the phantom of Reshiram that appeared from the Light Stone picked it up like prey.

Then the flames completely engulfed Mingyou, and only then did he finally recall that in the legend, Reshiram would punish those who disregarded reality and indulged their desires.

Do you prefer an authentic offline experience?

So it also needs to show you the real person offline!

"Mengmeng!"

Seeing Mingyou being bullied by Bailong like this, Zhenyi's eyes flashed coldly. He hurled a burst of moon power, shattering Bailong's phantom image. Then, he grabbed the falling Mingyou and quickly made his escape.

It's not stupid; if the commotion gets out of hand, then no one will be able to escape.

Meloetta followed immediately. They could get back at this place later, but it always felt that the white dragon didn't seem to want to hurt Mingyou.

I don't quite understand...

After the three of them left the basement, the Light Stone had somehow fallen off Mingyou and landed on the ground. The white dragon's phantom had also completely disappeared. If it weren't for the traces left around, it would have been as if nothing had ever happened.

"Lai Ao!"

The white dragon's deep roar echoed in the basement, as if calling out to someone, but as the sound gradually faded, it fell asleep again.

After fleeing the museum in a disheveled state, Mingyou fell directly onto the grass, and Pengpeng quickly helped him up.

"Let's go, let's go, before we get caught..."

"Mmm!"

After a long while, inside the hotel.

After recovering, Mingyou looked at his right hand, which had no burn marks. Now that he had calmed down and was reviewing the situation, he still couldn't figure out what had happened. There was absolutely no reason for Reshiram to attack him.

It would be better to ask a professional like N about this, but unfortunately, we don't know where the other party is now.

"Reshiram is even fiercer than Zekrom. My fantasy of petting the white dragon's fur is shattered. I should call and ask Sister Sally how she is doing. I ran away so fast that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to her."

Mingyou sat on the sofa, sighed softly, and took out her phone. Just then, Meloetta, who was standing next to her, suddenly noticed something on the back of Mingyou's right hand, which had been set ablaze earlier...

"Melo?"

It approached to examine it and saw a white mark, shaped like a Pokémon pattern that hugged itself and formed a circle... the White Dragon Mark.

The mark belonging to Reshiram has now appeared on the back of Mingyou's hand!

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(End of this chapter)