Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 310 Lillie's Investment, N Lying in a Pool of Blood (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The Alola students also came to participate in the Junior Cup, and because there were fewer participants in the Alola region's regional elimination rounds, almost all of Dr. Kukui's students advanced.

Although it had been a long time since they last met, Xiao Zhao and Dan Yu, the siblings, still recognized everyone. After all, they were the ones who led and took care of the group during the summer camp. It had been so long before they realized it.

Mingyou greeted Professor Kukui, then looked at the other students and said with a smile, "They've all come to participate. I remember they were all rookie trainers at summer camp, right?"

"Yeah... but the trainers in the Alola region are really not that good. None of them made it out of all the matches this morning."

Dr. Kukui gently shook his head. It wasn't that he was deliberately ignoring the students' feelings, but rather that everyone had accepted the reality and was constantly striving to change it.

Mingyou also noticed that the students who were eliminated did not show any regret or resentment on their faces. Instead, they showed an indomitable spirit.

Noticing this, he nodded slightly and suggested, "In that case, Doctor, would you mind speaking to the person in charge in Alola and saying that our manor is open to cooperating with Alola?"

"Oh? Really?"

"Of course, after all, I have received a lot of help from you in the past, and the development of my manor also involves some investment from the Ether Foundation."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the beautiful blonde girl in the white dress in the crowd. She had long since shed the timidity she once had when interacting with Pokémon. Holding a Clefairy in her arms, her cute face now showed a seriousness and determination.

Noticing the gaze, Lillie nodded politely in response, then placed her hand on her chest and asked curiously, "Um... isn't your sister here?"

She had already scanned the area but did not find Latias. Now that she knew his identity and had promised Latias not to reveal it, she continued to address him as Mingyou's sister.

The two of them have a good relationship and often chat on social media. Thanks to Latias's help, she was able to get out of the shadows and is now able to interact with Pokémon normally.

"My sister? No, she stays at home... well, she's in charge of the family business."

Mingyou still gave Latias some face; even with her eyes closed, she knew that no one at home could control her now, and she must be having too much fun.

"Is that so? That's really amazing."

Lillie's face was full of admiration for Latias, then she seemed to remember something and said with a smile, "By the way, your sister contacted me a while ago and said that the manor has a project to set up a studio and wants to get the Ether Foundation to invest. My mother invested without thinking too much about it, so I thought I'd ask if you need any more investment."

"???"

Hearing this, Mingyou was completely confused. How come I didn't know about this? No, it must be DaCai... What is this guy up to now!

Coming to his senses, he politely declined, thanked Lillie, and said that if he had the chance, he would definitely go to Alola to meet her mother.

"No problem, we'll treat you to a warm welcome!"

The Alola people all treated Naruto quite well, since the mutant crops could be sold to them at wholesale prices, which greatly helped Alola's economy and the development of the trainer industry.

At this moment, Mizuki, who was at the front of the team, looked at Naruto with a serious expression and said, "Although I feel I'm no match for you, if we meet in the later matches, I will do my best to fight you!"

"Then I'll look forward to it!"

After a few words of conversation, Dr. Kukui left with his students. Some of them had to participate in the elimination rounds in the afternoon, so they took advantage of the lunch break to study their opponents.

Seeing them leave, Xiao Zhao looked at Mingyou with curiosity: "Your business is pretty big, you even have a studio. Can you really manage all of this by yourself?"

"It's not too busy, but I suddenly had a craving for cabbage for lunch today."

"???"

The chance encounter with the Alola group was just a minor incident. Anyone with eyes could see that they were simply there to make a brief appearance and broaden the students' horizons, but no one deliberately said it out loud.

With lunch over, the afternoon elimination rounds finally began, giving us more time to analyze our opponents in the free-for-all, making the afternoon matches even more intense.

In the end, unsurprisingly, everyone in Alola except Mizuki was eliminated, almost wiping out the entire region. This also drew a lot of ridicule, with people saying things like, "How dare someone from the countryside come to participate?"

These words made Uri from Kitakami Township a little unhappy. He could understand the feelings of the Alola contestants when they were mocked. After all, he and his sister had also suffered when they first entered Blueberry Academy, but now he had proven himself with his strength.

In the end, he used his absolute strength to defeat seven opponents with Incineroar, creating a crushing victory and restoring the glory of the Tiger Gate, which also helped the Alola team to vent their anger.

After that, Xiao Zhi, Xiao Guang, and others advanced to the official tournament. Dan Yu once again pulled off an incredible 1v7 victory with a giant wolfhound, bringing the knockout stage to a close amidst everyone's astonishment.

When they came out of the venue, Mingyou was very surprised by the other party's performance, but seeing the other party's smug expression, he still couldn't help but retort.

"Those guys are just too bad."

"Damn it! Don't let me catch you!"

"Ha ha."

Xiao Zhao smiled. Although Mingyou was right, Danyu's opponents in the last match were mostly newcomers from Hezhong who had not participated in the regional elimination rounds and had directly signed up for the competition, so their level was relatively low.

However, in Blueberry Academy, Danyu's strength is probably only surpassed by Wuli. Both siblings are quite talented; the only thing they lack is their background...

"By the way, have the group stage draws been released yet?"

At this moment, Xiao Guang, who was walking behind, asked curiously, "I've been watching the game the whole time and haven't paid attention to this. Now that the knockout stage is over, the results should be decided, right?"

Fortunately, Wu Li was quite attentive to this matter. He took out the Rotom phone that Ming You had given him and sent a list to everyone, saying, "The official competition starts tomorrow. After the elimination rounds, a total of 41 players will advance. The official competition will continue until only 8 players remain before the next round begins."

"If that's the case, someone will definitely be lucky enough to get a bye in the first match of the official tournament..."

As she spoke, Mingyou glanced at her opponent in the official competition, but to her utter surprise, the lucky player who got a bye was none other than herself.

"Don't waste your luck on something like this! I still want to fight them!"

"Candy..."

Seeing this from its perch on Mingyou's shoulder, the Snivy looked utterly dejected. It was genuinely annoyed by Zhenyi's smug expression today, and had been planning to show off tomorrow, but now…

Mingyou couldn't help but suspect that someone thought he was using technology, so they deliberately arranged it this way to prevent the audience's emotions from being reignited, and then let the favorite to win send him away in the next round.

Aside from him, everyone else has their own opponent. Danyu and Wuli both encountered strangers, while Xiaozhi's opponent is a trainer named Xiudi. Judging from their expressions, the two seem to have some grudge.

Iris, who was with Ash, ran into her "cousin" Duruo and immediately started cursing. Cilan, being over 18, did not participate in the Junior Cup.

Mingyou sighed softly, knowing she'd have to watch matches all day again. She then looked at Xiaozhao and asked curiously, "Where's your opponent? Forget about running into Mizuki, Alola is really in big trouble."

"No..."

Xiao Zhao gently shook her head, smiling as she looked up at Xiao Guang opposite her. However, Xiao Guang's face showed a hint of panic as she exclaimed, "What a coincidence! I'm facing Xiao Zhao in the very first match!"

The unlucky guy has been found...

Everyone looked at her with sympathy and offered words of encouragement. Xiao Zhao was no exception. She treated Xiao Guang like her own younger sister and had always liked the child. This was a good opportunity to "teach" him a lesson!

After reviewing the group assignments, everyone went to have dinner and then parted ways at the intersection to return to their respective hotels to rest.

On the way back, Xiao Zhao, holding Ponpo's hand, tilted her head and looked curiously at Ming You, asking, "There's no match tomorrow, you're not really planning to sit in the stands all day, are you?"

"That's the only way... I guess they all think I'm using technology."

Mingyou was quite helpless, so she decided to study her opponents carefully tomorrow. Apart from the fixed groupings in the quarterfinals, the groupings for each match would be shuffled, so you could face anyone in the next match.

Xiao Zhao expressed sympathy for Ming You, and was about to say something more when she seemed to smell something. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, she stopped, grabbed Ming You, and said in a low voice, "There's a smell of blood..."

"What!?"

Mingyou was startled, but quickly realized what was happening and lowered her voice. Ponpo and the others also smelled blood, and it was in the green belt not far away. It wasn't Pokémon blood, but human blood!

The smell of blood was strong and still emanating from the area, indicating that someone inside the green belt was definitely seriously injured...

The two exchanged a glance, understanding each other perfectly. If something like this happened during such a large-scale competition, the impact would definitely be very serious, and it might even lead to the suspension of the Youth Cup!

So they cautiously headed in that direction, prepared to fight or call the police, intending to assess the situation first.

But the moment Xiao Zhao parted the green belt, the shocking scene that came into view made Ming You's pupils shrink. He looked at the familiar figure lying in a pool of blood, his green hair stained red with blood, and his face was full of disbelief.

"N!?"

……

(End of this chapter)