Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 350 Turtle? The Aftermath of the Ghost Mountain Haunting Incident (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

On the streets of Emerald Green Town, construction of some facilities is still ongoing. The statue of the Crowned King stands in the center of the town, becoming a new faith in Beishang Township. Its unique shape attracts many tourists.

However, compared to turnips, the Ponpo statue placed in Ponpo Square is more popular. Ponpo's performance in the Youth Cup has made many tourists fall in love with this cute little guy.

The Beishang Township is currently in the period of the Covered Face Festival. Although it is almost over, the number of tourists has not decreased at all, but is actually increasing. In addition to the influence of the Youth Cup, there are of course some other reasons.

Mingyou came out onto the street without making any effort to hide himself, but his presence was really low. If someone hadn't seen Pengpeng, no one would have noticed that he was there too...

"Even after becoming famous, I still lack a sense of presence..."

"It's your fault for never paying attention to your image and always looking so casual. If you want to stand out, you should change into an outfit that shows your style."

Xiao Zhao jokingly complained, and when tourists stopped her, she also noticed an office building that was already built but still under construction, and asked curiously, "What's this for? For offices?"

"This building belongs to our family, but there's nothing inside now, so there's no need to visit."

"what?"

"It's the turnip studio that used my name to ask Lillie for investment and tricked the residents of Beishang Township into helping them. It's amazing that they managed to go through all that trouble to get this thing out of the way."

Mingyou said these words with a sense of helplessness.

"Melo~"

Meloetta was filled with anticipation upon hearing this. The Crowned Crane's band studio was right here, and unfortunately, it had also invited Milerton to join, but Milerton was no longer with them...

After seeing off the fans, the two continued to observe the changes in Emerald Town. Along the way, they ran into Danyu and Wuli's grandfather, Xuezhong. After some questioning, they learned that the siblings were still wandering around the Johto region with Xiaoguang and might not be able to return until the day after tomorrow.

So the two continued on to Momozawa Store, but news of their return had already spread, and the manager quickly found them, his face full of flattery and joy, with not a trace of dissatisfaction or complaint in his heart.

Before he could even speak, Mingyou teased, "Uncle, you're smiling so happily. The tourism industry must be booming lately, and you must have made a lot of money, right?"

"No, no..."

The administrator smiled and continued, "Everyone saw you on TV during the Youth Cup. Now, many kids in the village admire you and want to become trainers."

puff-

Hearing this, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but laugh out loud. He coughed twice and teased, "He's clearly not even a trainer himself, haha."

"Sister, this isn't funny..."

Mingyou helplessly spread his hands, but the administrator's words reminded him, so he expressed his idea of ​​building a school in Beishang Township.

"Build a school?"

The administrator was flattered that a school had been built in such a remote place, only for the children of Emerald Town.

"And some villages around Kitakami Township will have more convenient travel after the railway is built. Schools are also very necessary to learn about trainers and Pokémon, so that it will be safer for trainers to travel in the future."

Xiao Zhao picked up the conversation, hoping that the administrator could have a good discussion with the residents, as building a school would greatly help the development of Cuilu Town.

"Yes, I'll talk to them!"

The administrator also knew that this matter was of great importance. Now that the tourist season was over, Beishang Township would return to its old ways and really needed some revitalization.

There are few young people in Cuilu Town; most of them work outside the town. Families with the means send their children to school, while those without have to leave their children behind as "left-behind children." If the school is built and the railway opens, many people will surely return...

The group continued chatting about recent events in Beishang Township, most of which were normal. However, the administrator mentioned something related to Ghost Mountain.

"Haunted?"

Xiao Zhao looked up and saw that this was also true?

"Is it serious?"

"It had a slight impact, but fortunately there were no major accidents. Some tourists who encountered the situation were frightened. However, the news of the ghost story actually attracted a lot of tourists to Beishang Township."

The administrator smiled wryly. He was naturally happy about the increase in tourists, but the impact of the Tao Dailang incident had really scared him. He was afraid that something unexpected would happen again. Kitakami Township had finally gotten back on track with the help of Mingyou, and he really didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Regarding this matter, Mingyou had heard Heyue mention it before. The administrator hoped to ask the Queen of the Rings to resolve it, but the Big Head Vegetable passed the matter on to the Night Demon of the Haunted House, but the Night Demon also refused. In the end, no one investigated the issue.

Ghost Mountain certainly holds many secrets. Now that she's back, Mingyou wanted to take the opportunity to inquire, so she asked, "Is the Crystal Pool sealed off now?"

Crystal Pool is a pond at the top of Ghost Mountain where crystals are formed. It is also the source of all the rivers in Beishang Township. The time of its formation is uncertain. Ghost Mountain is an extinct volcano, so many scholars who have come here to investigate speculate that Crystal Pool may have been formed after the last volcanic eruption.

Upon hearing the question, the administrator nodded and replied, "It was sealed off after the first ghost incident, but curious tourists still occasionally sneak up there. Fortunately, nothing bad has happened."

"What about the first tourist who encountered the ghost? Did they exhibit any unusual symptoms?"

"No, and he stayed in the village until a few days ago."

"Um?"

This surprised Mingyou and the others. They encountered a ghost but didn't leave. Did they want to go looking for the ghost?

After a moment's thought, he looked up and asked, "Do you have any information about that tourist?"

"have!"

The administrator directly sent Mingyou the identity information left by the other party when they lived in the community center. This was not a random leak of information, after all, the insiders all knew that Mingyou was the real administrator.

Mingyou flipped through the messages and when she saw the person's name and photo, a hint of surprise flashed across her face. It turned out to be Papa, whom she had met in Niangguang City. She remembered that Papa's Mastiff Godfather had been posting missing person notices everywhere.

Noticing his expression, Xiao Zhao, standing next to him, asked curiously, "Is this Pipa your friend?"

"We know each other, so what's up?"

In the previous case of disappearance in Niangguang City, Papa was captured by Zhenyi and taken to the online world. After being rescued by him and Xiaoqing, he stayed in the hospital. By the time he was discharged, he had already returned to Beishang Township, so there were not many opportunities to get to know each other.

However, Piper's mother was Dr. Orin, who developed the terrestrial crystals. She was the researcher who had the most in-depth research on the terrestrial crystallization project to date, without exception. Unfortunately, I heard that the doctor had passed away.

Upon receiving the answer and explanation, Xiao Zhao was even more surprised and continued to ask, "Xiao Qing? Is she the youngest champion student from Orange Academy?"

"Yes, you know someone else?"

"Yes, she was invited by Principal Sylan to stay at Blueberry Academy for a while a few months ago. I even taught her a class. She's a very likable child, and she also had an adorable Gullardon with her. Pipa came with her at the time."

"You never told me this..."

"You didn't ask..."

Xiao Zhao looked innocent and continued, "She went back to Orange Academy a week before you came to Blueberry Academy. Before leaving, she beat up all four of the Blueberry Alliance's Heavenly Kings, including Ah Li."

Upon hearing this, Mingyou didn't know what to say. It was a perfect coincidence that everything was off-topic. However, when she left Niangguang City, she did hear them say that they planned to go to Blueberry Academy to investigate Taijinghua.

He then looked at the administrator and asked, "Did Pipa come with anyone else?"

"No, he came alone."

"Oh……"

Mingyou nodded slightly. It seemed that after returning to Padiya with Xiaoqing, the other party came to Beishang Township alone again, probably to investigate Taijinghua.

Moreover, the phenomenon of fog and ghosts appearing on the summit of Ghost Mountain in broad daylight seems to have never happened before. This happened as soon as Papa arrived. Could it be that the other party did something at the Crystal Pool?

He didn't voice his guess in front of the administrator until after the administrator left, at which point he told Xiao Zhao his guess.

"Mmm!"

Ponpo, who had been quietly eavesdropping, also said that she had lived in Ghost Mountain for hundreds of years and had never heard of any ghost stories.

Xiao Zhao gently stroked her chin with her fingers, nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your guess is indeed possible. Shall we go to the Crystal Pool together now to confirm?"

"Hmm...we'll talk about it later."

Mingyou shook his head. With so many tourists in Beishang Township now, he was worried that he might cause a big problem if he went there, affecting the tourists. Besides, the Crystal Pool was currently sealed off, so it was relatively safe as no accidents had occurred.

So he'll wait until the tourist season is over before going over to check on things, and try to keep things as quiet as possible.

Seeing that he said that, Xiao Zhao didn't say anything more, only reminding him to be careful, because she would be going back to work at Blueberry Academy after the tourist season, so she wouldn't be able to continue assisting Mingyou...

The two didn't continue the topic and went to Momozawa Store with Ponpo and the others. The store has expanded a bit, and Grandma Momozawa is still there. However, during the tourist season, business is so good that she has called her children back to help take care of the store.

After purchasing ingredients and seasonings at Momozawa Store, we put aside all other matters and went home together to prepare the ingredients and host a banquet. Tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.

Meanwhile, at the top of Ghost Mountain, the afternoon sun gently shone on the Crystal Pool, creating golden ripples that illuminated the dazzling crystals below, which shimmered with brilliant particles.

Despite the bright weather, thick fog had appeared out of nowhere, enveloping the Crystal Pool and causing ripples to spread across the water's surface once more.

A deep blue, tortoise-like creature frantically thrashed about on the water, as if drowning. On the shore, Pokémon and humans walked by quickly, making some incomprehensible gestures.

Until the blinding sunlight fell on the water again, the thick fog, the turtles, and even the figures of the humans all vanished.

Apart from Milotic wandering in the pool of light and the luminous flowers drifting aimlessly on the shore, no one else witnessed this eerie scene...

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(End of this chapter)