Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 341 The Appearance of Undersea Ruins, Mingyou's Decision (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The heavy rain continued to wash over the sea, accompanied by occasional thunderclaps, which frightened Meloetta so much that she dared not peek out. She carefully huddled in her yukata, accompanied by the warm light stone, and continued doing her own thing.

Milton unfurled its light wings from its head and swept through the rain. The falling raindrops were evaporated by the high temperature of the electric current before they could even touch it.

Xiao Zhao sat in front, and Ming You sat behind her. He put one arm around her waist and held the backpack strap tightly with the other, keeping a close eye on the backpack's movement.

Upon receiving the message from the Crowned King, they rushed over without stopping, intending to leave the Winged Ones and the others behind to take care of Meloetta.

But the little guy was adamant for the first time, insisting on coming along and not wanting to stay in the Poké Ball. He said he wanted to see the underwater ruins after a thousand years.

There's no way around it; if it's its wish... Mingyou won't refuse.

"A fight has already broken out!"

Xiao Zhao immediately realized that she was actually quite restless to participate in something related to legendary Pokémon again after so long.

As she said those words, Millerton's eyes sharpened instantly. The guy who ambushed her last time was right there!

Mingyou looked up at the distant lightning and thunder, ignoring the warmth coming from his right hand, and murmured, "Zekhrom... Team Rocket does have some skills, but the commotion doesn't seem as big as I expected."

"Are they testing each other?"

Xiao Zhao guessed.

Mingyou gently shook her head, indicating that she would wait a while to see how things went before making a decision...

Inside the destroyer, the attacked port side was undergoing emergency maintenance. Ghetsis sat in the wheelhouse, overseeing the entire operation. He noticed that the creature fighting Zekrom was a modified Pokémon called Genesect, made by Acrom.

It's said that N escaped from prison with these Pokémon, and now that they're in Team Rocket's hands, it's hard not to make some connections.

"N!"

Quidditch suppressed his anger. He was indeed a destabilizing factor; instead of reporting him to Interpol, he had gone to join Team Rocket…

traitor!

Meanwhile, inside the Rockets' transport plane, Giovanni was also analyzing the situation with Apollo, and he was especially annoyed after seeing Zekrom.

They already have the Dark Stone, yet they still want to steal the Light Stone. Aren't they afraid the Black and White Dragons will clash due to their differing ideologies? This Plasma Team is incredibly greedy!

"I've heard that Team Plasma has been operating under the banner of liberating Pokémon and reviving the Unova Kingdom, which was only established three thousand years ago with the help of the Black and White Dragons. They have huge ambitions!"

Apollo felt he had guessed part of Ghetsis's conspiracy, including the inexplicable downpour that enveloped the entire Unova region—it was all for the sake of this unknown revival plan!

Actually, I guessed correctly about the latter part...

When Zekrom fully activates Overdrive mode and hides himself in a rain and thundercloud, he can control lightning to affect the weather throughout the Unova region.

The heavy rain that is now covering the entire Unova region is brought about by it, firstly to attract the attention of others and prevent them from going out to sea in this weather, thus noticing the anomaly in Ripple Bay.

The second reason is to cleanse the entire United States, using this heavy rain to announce the rebirth of United States and welcome the arrival of a new ruler after the restoration of the United States Kingdom!

All of this was arranged by Quixote. The only oversight in the whole plan was that N would defect. As for the disappearance of Meloetta and the capture of Akromma, these were minor matters. N was the biggest threat.

Fortunately, this threat has driven itself to its doom. Gryphon was initially worried that the other party would confess everything after being caught by the Interpolis, but unexpectedly, it escaped from prison. It's ridiculous. I really thought one person could take down Team Plasma, but now... N has actually joined Team Rocket!

The conflict between Team Rocket and Team Plasma inexplicably escalated. Only after a wise man urgently reminded him did Ghetsis snap out of his reverie, stand up agitatedly, and even order Zekrom to temporarily cease their attack.

After noticing that Zekrom had suddenly stopped attacking, Giovanni, though puzzled, signaled for Genosek to stop in case the enemy had a bomb.

Just then, a commotion coming from the sea instantly drew everyone's attention.

The waves surged and rolled in, accompanied by a chill, as if something enormous was about to emerge from the seabed.

The shadow on the sea grew larger and larger. Sakaki and Quixote stared down at the scene with tension and excitement. Xiaozhao was only slightly surprised and did not pay much attention. Only Mingyou glanced at it calmly.

With a deafening roar, waves surged forth, and a massive complex of buildings, as large as an island, emerged from the water. The protective shield that had protected it for millennia began to crumble, like ice crystals on the surface of an ice cream cone.

At this moment, everything inside the island came into view: various broken and collapsed houses and buildings covered with moss, and ancient trees that had long been extinct growing wildly everywhere, weaving through the buildings...

In the very center of the island stands a pyramid-shaped building that is also dilapidated, yet still awe-inspiring. It is estimated to be nearly 300 meters high, with a staircase leading from the bottom to the top!

"This is... an underwater ruin?"

Xiao Zhao murmured softly, it was indeed quite shocking that humans a thousand years ago could create such a building. However, compared to the ruins she had seen in Tianguan Mountain, these ruins were nothing compared to them.

Mingyou remained silent, but Meloetta, inside the backpack, finally poked her head out and instinctively looked toward the underwater ruins. However, the moment she caught sight of the ruins, her eyes suddenly lost their luster.

Just as it was about to do something, Mingyou's finger suddenly touched its face. It snapped back to its senses, shook its head, seemingly unaware of what had just happened, and continued to bury itself in its work.

only……

"I'm afraid I'll really have to let Sister Zhulan down."

Mingyou sighed softly. He had made a decision in his heart, but he was unsure whether to tell Xiaozhao, feeling that she might refuse.

After hesitating for a moment, he slowly moved forward and whispered his decision in Xiao Zhao's ear, including some of his concerns.

However, Xiao Zhao did not refuse at all, and even offered her support directly.

"Go ahead and do it! I'm here for you!"

"With your support, I feel instantly at ease."

"Well, that's what happens when I'm your girlfriend~"

Xiao Zhao chuckled. Although Mingyou's decision was bold, she was quite pleased that he was willing to tell her instead of deliberately keeping quiet for fear of worrying her, as he had done before.

And there's no reason to refuse!

"Miller!"

Milton also overheard the planned conversation.

Mingyou's plan is very simple. Although keeping promises is his motto and his life principle, and Meloetta has promised to protect the underwater ruins forever, he has no reason to break the promise.

However, when such an agreement becomes a side effect, a curse that binds Meloetta, it is no longer a pure agreement.

The underwater ruins will only be like a coffin, forever imprisoning Meloetta. This coffin will also be its eternal "home." What Bianco and the others want to do is to bring it back to this "home"!

Therefore, Mingyou has a very simple idea: to make this "home" disappear from this world forever, and then the promise can be fulfilled.

Yes, that's right.

The underwater ruins are a bit too "modern"!

……

(End of this chapter)