Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 398 Invitation to the World Championships, Inheriting the Dream (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

That evening, Dr. Vero left Kitakami Village. The new phenomenon of Meltan's ability to combine and evolve into Melmetta made him eager to return to Cerulean Cave to develop some new conjectures.

After dropping Dr. Vero off at the station, Mingyou returned to Emerald Town and took Melomet to find Xiaozhao and the others, introducing them to everyone.

Meltan was actually quite caught off guard by its sudden evolution, but whether it was consuming a large amount of equipment from future Pokémon or the Steel Plate, it seemed to be accumulating energy for its evolution.

"Kids these days grow so fast! They suddenly grew from the size of a palm to half a head taller than me. Kids these days develop so fast."

Mingyou couldn't help but sigh. He and Ponpon were both carried on Melmetta's shoulders. Although the changes were so great, Melmetta's personality was still as lively and active as it was when he was in Melttan, and he was full of curiosity about everything.

However, the change from liking to climb on others to liking to carry others on one's back is not a big change... I'm sure of it!

"Miroku~"

"Walk slowly, don't knock down someone's wall, go straight to the school."

Mingyou was acting as the human navigator when her phone suddenly received a notification. She took it out, glanced at it, and nodded with a slight smile.

"More guests are coming tomorrow."

"Hmm?"

Ponpon looked over curiously, but Mingyou just smiled, put down her Rotom phone, and didn't say anything.

Soon, Melomet arrived at the school, and some children who were playing there immediately surrounded her excitedly upon seeing her.

"Hey, why did they all run away!"

Dan Yu's angry shouts rang out. Ming You jumped off Mei Lu Meta, looked at the approaching group, and called out with a smile, "Are you all here to play with the little one?"

"Well, after all, school is about to start, and these children have never been to school before and have never learned about trainers, so we plan to let them familiarize themselves with it in advance."

Xiao Zhao spoke softly, stopping in her tracks, her gaze falling on the Melmetta, and she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Could this Melmetta be...?"

"Yes, something happened; it evolved."

"I see."

"Don't say things I don't understand!"

Danyu joined the conversation, her personality unchanged, but upon seeing Mingyou, she suddenly complained, "It's all your fault! My advisor all ran away! I only had six months left to graduate!"

"What have I done to offend you this time?"

Mingyou spread her hands, looking at him with an innocent expression.

Seeing his oblivious attitude, Danyu clenched her hair and gritted her teeth. Fortunately, Wuli explained for her, "I received news this morning that my sister's advisor has resigned. She will have to find another advisor when school starts, otherwise it will affect her graduation exam in six months."

Upon hearing this, Mingyou nodded slightly, stroked her chin, and asked, "Everyone knows she's an unlucky person, but what does that have to do with me?"

Xiao Zhao handed over the alpaca phone and explained, "Her mentor is Teacher Bai Leiya. The reason she resigned is that she wants to teach in Beishang Township."

"Um?"

Mingyou took the phone and saw that the message on the phone was about Bai Leiya asking Xiaozhao to use her connections to come to Beishang Township. This person had not given up on Talebagos.

After returning the phone, he sighed helplessly. After all, this really had something to do with him. But it didn't matter. If Bai Leiya could seriously become a teacher in Beishang Township, maybe she would really have a chance?

However, when it comes to this, he also has something very important to tell everyone. After sending the two contact methods to Xiao Zhao, he said with a smile, "Dr. Futu and Dr. Orin will be coming tomorrow to investigate the Star Crystal Crystal. They also promised to work at the school in Emerald Town as teachers for a while."

"Huh? Who?"

Not only Xiao Zhao, but also Dan Yu and Wu Li were surprised. The siblings didn't know Dr. Fu Tu, but they definitely knew Dr. Aolin, since she was the developer of the Taijingzhu. But wasn't she rumored to have passed away? What's going on?

Hmm... he really did pass away, right?

But this fate was rewritten.

On the very day that Mingyou returned to District Zero and saw Dr. Futu again!

This was something he had promised the other party.

The best way to reunite their family is to save the deceased Dr. Orin, but he cannot return to the timeline of Dr. Orin's death because he exists in that timeline.

Therefore, only Dr. Futu, who has already left that timeline, can go there, and the opportunity is only once, so Mingyou cannot provide any help.

But in the end, Dr. Fortu succeeded, using the power of Talebagos to bring Dr. Orin from the explosion to his own timeline.

So Dr. Orin, who should have died in the explosion caused by Guleton, went missing after the timeline was corrected, and now she has naturally returned.

Pipa was excited in the investigation team's group chat because of this incident: his missing father and deceased mother reappeared at the start of the new year, and the family was finally reunited after many years.

Xiao Zhao actually knew about these things; Ming You had told her about them. However, she was unaware that the two PhDs would come to Beishang Township to teach together.

"Is this the surprise you were talking about?"

"Haha, isn't that surprising? They are authorities on teratogenesis research, so it's quite good for them to teach these kids about teratogenesis."

Mingyou responded with a smile, saying that was indeed one of the reasons. As for the real reason, he wanted the two doctors who developed the time machine to help him so that the Pokémon that traveled through time could stay here forever.

Otherwise, Milton would leave eventually, and so would Dr. Fortu... Fortunately, they have Talebagos and a Star Crystal obtained from the Crystal Flower, which is enough.

Of course, he didn't say these things directly. Even though he didn't treat Danyu Wuli as an outsider, it was better to keep such a bizarre issue as time travel a secret.

However, the siblings were still in shock. They couldn't imagine how many parents would send their children to Beishang Township if this news got out, especially since Teacher Bai Leiya was also coming...

"Is this what connections are...? I'm so envious, why don't I have any!"

Danyu finally experienced the complexities of human relationships in society, but she was completely unaware that her greatest connections were always around her, though she never considered them as people she could turn to for help.

"Let's head back for now. We still need to welcome the two doctors tomorrow."

"Should I go and inform the building manager?"

"No need. They don't like things to be too formal, and it would be a little troublesome if too many people knew that the two of us were here. Let's keep a low profile."

"OK!"

After talking, the group sent all the children around Melomet home and then went home themselves.

On the way back in the Milton, Xiao Zhao sat sideways in the back seat, with one arm around Ming You's waist and the other holding the alpaca phone. He successfully added the two doctors' contact information and gave them a brief greeting.

"Phew... I was actually a little nervous. I didn't expect the school's problems to be resolved so quickly."

"So you should keep up the good work too. I'll be there to help you anytime you need me."

"You're even more free than me now. Why don't you come and be a teacher at the school? Didn't you used to be a teacher at an orphanage?"

"Um……"

Mingyou had originally planned to help out if there were many students at the school, but since Xiaozhao suggested it, why not give it a try? After all, she had taught Riko and the others before, so she had some experience.

After all, you can't just watch everyone else work while you're the only one idle, can you?

Just as he was about to suggest giving it a try, his Rotom phone suddenly sent him an email message. It wasn't from the social media account's email address; it was sent directly to his phone number.

Who is it?

Xiao Zhao put down her phone, but noticed the email out of the corner of her eye. Mingyou's phone number was confidential, and acquaintances generally wouldn't send emails to him unless it was an official organization that had his phone number.

"have no idea……"

Mingyou shook his head. The email included a gold ribbon topped with a crown and a red and white Poké Ball in the center. However, the words "PWCS" could be seen below the ribbon.

Both of them felt the abbreviation looked familiar, but Xiao Zhao had a better memory and exclaimed, "Isn't that the prefix for the World Championship Junior Cup? That means..."

"World Championships!"

Mingyou continued her words, saying that it was not just a youth cup for newcomers, but a real top-level battle stage for competing for the world's strongest champion!

So this unexpected email came from the official World Championship organizers...

After exchanging a glance, Mingyou touched the screen, opened the email, checked the contents, and said softly, "It's an invitation for me."

"Inviting you to participate? But isn't the World Championship open to just anyone?"

"Yes, but if I register for the competition with an invitation, I can skip the Poké Ball level and start directly from the 999th place in the Great Ball level. This is a special privilege given to last year's Junior Cup champion."

"Huh? I've never heard of this before?"

Xiao Zhao pondered for a moment. If there had been such a rule, it would have been promoted during the Youth Cup, but he had never heard anyone mention it. Of course, it could also be a new rule added this year.

However, with this invitation, there's no need to waste time constantly grinding for points to climb the rankings. Unfortunately, I'm only the runner-up and don't have any special privileges.

So, are you going?

Mingyou didn't answer the question immediately, but looked at her and asked, "And you?"

"Why are you asking me?"

"You lost to me, don't you want to win it back?"

"I lost the game, but I won in life. I'm satisfied."

Xiao Zhao was quite open-minded, which was indeed the truth. However, she still wanted to participate in the competition, but school work was more important, so she could only ask Ming You to handle the matter of winning the championship.

"So, good luck in the game!"

"How dare you make that decision for me without my consent?"

Mingyou emphasized her words, but looked at her with doting eyes. Although Xiaozhao would lose a lot of fun if she didn't participate in the competition, she should definitely find something to do rather than stay at home idle.

Moreover, he hadn't forgotten that before Xiao Zhao regained her memories, her dream was to stand at the top of Pokémon battles, but after regaining her memories, she only wanted to teach and pass on her knowledge.

This abandoned dream left Mingyou feeling quite regretful, after all, Xiaozhao was someone he admired, and to give up on a dream so easily...

"In that case, I will carry on your dream!"

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(End of this chapter)