Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 416 Diamond Mining Nation, Saving Queen Diancie (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Looking at the Taijing Crystal in Mingyou's hand and the diamonds on the little diamond fragments, the Soul-Hooking Eyes fell silent for a moment, then started a team voice chat to discuss which one to choose. Whether or not they could eat it was very important!

At last.

They happily carried the crystal away; compared to the crystal, all other diamonds seemed much dimmer.

Seeing that Sableyes had let them off the hook for the time being, the little diamonds breathed a sigh of relief, but they couldn't relax completely. Sableyes were gone, but there was an even fiercer Garchomp here!

"Don't worry, my Garchomp does like shiny things, but there are shiny things everywhere in my yard. Crystalline crystals grow like weeds all day long, and I can't get rid of them."

Mingyou turned around with a smile and explained, naturally seeing the fear of the Garchomp in the eyes of those tiny diamond fragments.

They probably haven't had a peaceful life these past few days, as the diamonds on these small diamonds are covered in dust or impurities. This is something that shouldn't happen to small diamonds that usually live in groups.

They all like to use their fluffy fur to polish each other's diamonds, an instinct to prevent the diamonds from becoming dull.

These small diamonds are clustered together, but the diamonds on them look like they haven't been polished in a long time, clearly indicating some problems.

Although it was impossible to tell the purity of these diamonds, Mingyou's gaze fell on the small diamonds. One of them was extremely dim and much smaller, an inconspicuous little diamond that most people probably wouldn't even notice.

However, Mingyou noticed something unusual in the other party's sky-blue eyes. Unlike the other small diamonds, this one had particularly bright eyes, like an inconspicuous but expensive gem mixed in with dust and gravel, which only a connoisseur could recognize.

"Ding ding..."

Noticing that his gaze was fixed on her, the small diamond clearly showed a hint of panic, emitting a crisp sound similar to the slight collision of crystals, not sharp, but very pleasant.

Mingyou realized she had startled them, so she said gently, "It's okay. If you don't believe me, then let Turtle talk to you. We're all gems."

As he spoke, he placed Talebages on the ground. The appearance of the tortoise immediately attracted the attention of these little diamonds. Although they did not know each other, they were all Pokémon that lived deep underground and were quite similar, so they could still feel a sense of kinship with each other.

"Bang~"

"Ding ding~"

Talebagos happily introduced his friends to them, saying that no matter what trouble they had, they could easily solve it by asking Mingyou.

At this moment, Mingyou looked at the small diamond again and was certain that it was a dazzling gem that would shine brightly once it was polished and its impurities removed. It was exactly the gem he was looking for!

So he kept smiling and said softly, "Could you grant me a request? I want the diamonds on your clothes, just a little bit is enough."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding small diamonds all thought of the small diamond that Mingyou had noticed, and couldn't help but wonder, how could a human want such a dull diamond full of impurities?

In wild diamond colonies, the quality and quantity of diamonds on a person's body determine their status within the group, which is why they try their best to make their diamonds shine.

They are actually quite happy that humans like the diamonds on their bodies, as this highlights their value and shows that they are more beautiful in the eyes of humans.

So now, they are confused and inexplicably annoyed that Mingyou suddenly chose to have this diamond, which can be described as a "low-quality product". Wouldn't it have been better to choose them?

Mingyou ignored the confusion and complaints of the tiny diamonds, her gaze remaining fixed on her target, awaiting a response...

But the little diamond did not immediately agree to such a trivial request.

However, his companions were even more puzzled. What was wrong with giving them a few diamonds? They would recover automatically in ten days or half a month. Besides, this human had just saved them from the Soul Reaper. Wasn't it only right to give them some diamonds as a token of gratitude?

It is unreasonable!

Sensing that his companions were gradually distancing themselves from him, Little Diamond still did not give a reply.

Seeing this, Mingyou sighed softly.

He won't force Pokémon to do anything, and if they're unwilling, he won't force them.

"Alright then, but you have to be careful. Those Soul-Hooks probably haven't gone far. I can't protect you forever; I still need to keep looking for diamonds."

As she spoke, Mingyou waved her hand, intending to return to the platform to continue having dinner. However, when the little diamonds heard that the Soul-Hooking Eye might still be nearby, they immediately became unwilling and wanted to use the diamonds on their bodies to bribe the other party to continue protecting them.

However, Mingyou directly raised her hand to politely refuse: "Sorry, I don't fall for bribes."

Upon hearing this, the little diamonds were plunged into despair.

Only the little diamond that had remained silent seemed to muster its courage at this moment, jumping forward to stop Mingyou from leaving.

"Ding ding..."

"Have you changed your mind?"

Mingyou crouched down and looked at it with a smile.

Little Diamond was conflicted, but considering what Talebagos had said earlier, if this human really could help with anything...

"Ding ding!"

It raised its head to look at Mingyou, its call becoming noticeably more resolute, and made its demands.

However, Little Diamond's acting was terrible. Mingyou could tell from the sound that the other party was just pretending to be calm, and was obviously still somewhat afraid of her.

However, Mingyou really wanted to hear it...

Little Diamond agrees to give up the diamonds on her person, but only if the other party does her two favors.

The first requirement is to protect the safety of these small diamonds. As for the remaining requirement, we'll discuss it after he agrees to the first one.

"shark?"

Isn't that going a bit too far?

Garchomp questioned, "We saved you, and you didn't even offer a word of thanks. You even want to make two more demands. Do you really think we're easy to bully? Or have you never seen a master strategist before?"

"Ding ding..."

Little Diamond was startled by Garchomp and almost cried. It knew its request was unreasonable, but it really had no other choice.

Just then, Little Diamond suddenly felt someone place a hand on her head. Looking up, she saw Mingyou smiling and patting her: "No problem, let's make a deal then!"

"Ding ding..."

The little diamond was stunned by the human's smile. It was the first time it had ever seen a human like this, who agreed to such an outrageous request without a care. If the human wanted diamonds, he could have just taken them from it. It was powerless to resist anyway.

Mingyou didn't care about these requirements. What he cared about more now was the little diamond. His companions had clearly distanced themselves from him, yet he still chose to protect them, even though you could tell from their eyes that they were terrified of him.

"So what's the second request?"

"Ding ding..."

Little Diamond came to its senses and slowly spoke.

It hoped that the other party could go to the diamond mining kingdom located deep underground, drive away the humans, and rescue the captured Queen of the mining kingdom, Tianxi.

"Hmm? A diamond-mining country?"

Mingyou raised an eyebrow. Is this the legendary country built by tiny diamond fragments? Many people have tried to find it, but all have returned empty-handed. At one point, they even suspected that this country was a fictional creation from a novel.

So... are these tiny diamonds refugees fleeing from the diamond mining country? Because they're fleeing, they don't even have time to polish the diamonds to make them shine, and the invaders of the diamond mining country are a group of humans... no wonder they were so afraid of me just now.

As he had guessed, the little diamonds were all fleeing after the Diamond Kingdom was invaded by a group of humans half a year ago. But in this underground world, apart from the Diamond Kingdom guarded by Queen Diancie, no other place was safe.

Mingyou nodded slightly, having already made up her mind. She stood up and waved her hand. Lucario, who was watching the commotion from the edge of the platform, immediately jumped down, startling Diamond and the others.

"Don't be nervous, it's my companion."

Mingyou introduced Lucario, then looked at the little diamond and said, "From now on, your companions will be protected by it. Don't worry, even if a swarm of Sableyes attacks, they won't be a match for it. As for you, you'll come with me to the Diamond Kingdom to rescue Diancie. What do you think?"

"Ding ding..."

Is it really that amazing?

The small diamond remained skeptical...

"Leo!"

Lucario raised his arm, and a giant wave missile instantly condensed in his hand. The energy it emitted directly scared away Sableye, who was eating a crystal and keeping an eye on tomorrow's "breakfast" in the distance.

The little diamonds were also very excited.

This is it! This is it!

I'm clinging to their thighs!

"How is it?"

Mingyou asked again.

This time, the little diamonds had no worries. Although the invaders of the diamond mining country were also humans, they knew that there were many good people among them, so they naturally chose to trust them.

"Ding ding~"

"Okay, let's go then!"

Mingyou didn't even eat, eager to go to the diamond mining country to take a look. The frustration and fatigue from exploring underground were completely swept away.

The handsome guy, who was hiding in the distance and was planning to take a short rest, immediately perked up when he saw that the other guy had started to move again.

"I want to see what you're up to by coming to a place like this!"

The two, one in front and one behind, resumed their operation.

With Garchomp leading the way, Mingyou moved quickly, but since Little Diamond could only hop, he couldn't keep up, so he simply carried him in his arms.

This made the little diamond feel inexplicably shy. It wanted to struggle to leave, but after a moment of hesitation, it gave up, thinking that this was not bad at all.

After a long journey, we finally arrived at our destination on the afternoon of the second day!

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(End of this chapter)