Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 429 The Star Crystal Tree, the Strange Changes in the Ghost Mask (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Milton was extremely fast. After passing through the clouds, it easily broke through the defense program of Zone Zero and plummeted straight down. The intense feeling of weightlessness did not make Mingyou uncomfortable. On the contrary, it made her even more excited.

In this zeroth zone of this timeline, one can find paradoxical Pokémon from ancient times. It is understood that they escaped before the time machine was shut down, and since they could not be sent back, they had no choice but to live here.

When Milton transformed into purple lightning and streaked across the sky, the Pokémon instinctively felt fear and hid away, as if Milton, who once ruled this place, had returned once more.

"You're gradually getting used to it, aren't you?"

Mingyou could see that these Pokémon were gradually losing the ferocious nature of the ancient Pokémon and slowly adapting to life in this era. Perhaps in a few decades, they would be able to live in the outside world without worrying about the destruction of the environment.

He was quite pleased with these changes.

Riding Milton, I traversed the upper, middle, and lower levels, finally reaching the bottom and landing on the ground covered by crystallized celestial bodies.

"Mmm~"

Ponpo stared at everything in astonishment. This was its first time in Zone Zero. Although Mingyou had described it to it, seeing it with its own eyes still gave it a completely different kind of shock.

When Mingyou first arrived in Zone Zero of another dimension, she felt something similar. This environment was formed simply because of the leakage of Taijing energy caused by crustal movement.

He looked at the open gate of the Zero Zone Research Institute, which seemed to have been left unclosed ever since Xiao Qing and the others opened it. So he walked forward and took out the Blue Disc from his backpack... This thing looked like a blue CD, but it was actually a key used to open the Zero Great Void.

Inserting it into the control panel in front of the Zero Zone Research Institute, one could vaguely feel a vibration coming from somewhere, as if something had been opened.

Let's go!

Mingyou led everyone into the Zero Zone Research Institute. He had previously visited another Zero Zone Research Institute in another timeline under the guidance of Dr. Futu. The internal structure of the research institutes in the two worlds was somewhat different, after all, many years had passed between them.

Fortunately, the structure was not complicated. After passing through a pile of ruins, he successfully arrived at the elevator, which, according to Dr. Orin, should be the way down.

As he stepped into the elevator, a sudden feeling of weightlessness washed over him as the doors slowly closed. The elevator continued its descent, and he didn't know how much time had passed—perhaps tens of seconds, perhaps several minutes. When the elevator doors opened again with a ding, Talebagos's cry brought him back to reality…

"Bang~"

"Have we finally arrived?"

Mingyou shook his head. Taking the elevator was a nightmare. He felt it would have been better to let Millerton crash through a hole and rush down. Staying in that enclosed space for so long was making him a little dizzy.

We finally arrived at our destination.

Stepping out of the elevator, one sees tables, chairs, and research materials placed nearby, all left behind by Dr. Orin when she conducted her research here.

He collected everything for the other party, then rode Milton deeper into the void. Compared to the Great Void of Zero in other dimensions, the collapse here seemed more severe, and it would be very dangerous to walk through. However, some crystalline flowers and small diamonds could be seen living here.

"Hmm..."

Looking at the abysses, Ponpo instinctively hugged Mingyou tightly, afraid that they would fall in.

Next, Talebagos will lead the way. He can sense the presence of his companions. All we need to do is find the turtle that is still sleeping.

Millerton led them through quickly and smoothly, without encountering any accidents along the way, until they came to a deep area filled with groundwater. Although the light from the crystal illuminated the water's surface, there was no way forward.

"Is it flooded? What do we do? Dive across? Or...?"

"Plop..."

The turtle didn't know either; it wasn't familiar with the terrain and had simply followed the other turtle's location, and it was already quite close.

"Miller!"

Leave it to me!

Millerdon smiled, instantly transforming into his full form, releasing purple lightning to form a sphere that enveloped him, and then plunged headlong into the underground water, braving the turbulent current to continue forward.

It's unclear how much time passed, but when Talebagos reminded them that they had finally arrived at their destination, Milerton quickly rose to the surface and burst out of the water. The splashing water, under the light of the crystal, was crystal clear, like stars adorning this colorful world.

Mingyou took a deep breath and looked around. He was stunned. In this space that reflected the starlight of the Taijing Star and was covered by underground water, there was an island standing on the water!

In the center of that island, there is only one magnificent tree, carved like a star crystal. Every thousand leaves shimmer with star crystal light, lifelike, as if it were a true treasure buried on this planet!

"Hmm..."

So beautiful!

Ponpo and Millerton were completely captivated by it, and Mingyou was also very surprised. Looking at this tree formed of crystal, she felt that it still had life. Could it be alive?

"What is this?"

"Bang~"

This is the Star Crystal Tree!

The Talebagas explained that this tree is the source of their species. Every Talebagas, formed from the condensation of cosmic energy and becoming the source of cosmic energy, is born from the Star Crystal Tree.

"Star Crystal..."

Mingyou stared at the tree, her face still showing shock. So, this tree was the true source of Taijing energy, an existence born at the same time as Earth? As the energy source for planetary motion?

He couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.

At this moment, the Talebagas burst into brilliant light, transforming into a crystal form and flying towards the Star Crystal Tree. On a branch of the Star Crystal Tree, another Talebagas was peering out. It was the turtle from this timeline, presumably because the groundwater had submerged its sleeping place, so it had fled to the island for refuge... even though it was a sea turtle.

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

As fellow human beings, conversation is very easy.

What bad intentions could a turtle possibly have?

All they want to do is climb, climb, climb.

Talebagos easily obtained a star crystal from the other party, then landed on the treetop, slowly closed his eyes, and at that moment the star crystal tree burst into dazzling light, and all the leaves began to sway as if a wind was blowing.

The Tai Crystal energies resonated with each other, and at the same time, all the Tai Crystal crystals in the world shone brightly, including the four masks that Ponpon hid in her cloak, which were inlaid with Tai Crystal crystals.

"Hmm?"

Sensing something amiss, Ponpo removed all the masks, except for the Oni Mask, which did not glow. After all, this mask was not made of crystal, but rather a new power composed of itself and everyone's memories.

So it prepared to put the tortoise mask back on the cloak, but at that moment, a leaf, as if carved from crystal, drifted down from the Star Crystal Tree and landed squarely on the demon mask, as if it were a gift from the tree.

"Mmm!"

It's... glowing!

The demon mask, which had no crystals, emitted an even more dazzling light after coming into contact with the leaf. Mingyou's attention was also drawn to it. At that moment, the leaf slowly merged into the forehead of the mask, which was the location of the crystal of the original Green Grass Mask!

"What happened now?"

Mingyou was also confused, but the light quickly dissipated and the ghost mask returned to normal, only it looked like it had a faint star crystal filter, and she didn't know if it was just an illusion in this environment.

Meanwhile, Talebagos has completed assimilation and can now draw upon the energy of the Taijing crystal anywhere on this planet. As for the other turtle, it says it wants to continue sleeping and hopes not to be disturbed.

Watching the turtle transform into a crystal and land on the top of the Star Crystal Tree, Talebagos nodded gently, bidding farewell to his companion. As for the task of guarding the Star Crystal Tree in the future, he would leave it to it!

"Bang~"

"Is it all done...?"

Mingyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. The commotion was really loud. He hoped it hadn't caused any problems. He then looked at Pengpeng, who was examining the ghost mask with great curiosity, and asked, "There shouldn't be any problems, right? This mask is very precious to this child. If it gets damaged, I'll have to cut down a tree."

He spoke the most terrifying words in a very calm tone: If this tree is cut down and the Taijing energy disappears, the entire planet might collapse.

Talebagos shook his head. He didn't know either. This was a gift from the Star Crystal Tree. Maybe it did have some special effects?

"Miller..."

Why do I have nothing?

Seeing that everyone else had received something, Milton was a little disappointed; it also wanted a gift...

Mission complete. Return via the same route.

Milton led them out of Sector Zero. As they came outside, the first rays of dawn shone from the horizon. Standing on the edge of the Padia Crater, looking eastward and feeling the sunlight, the fatigue of the night seemed to be swept away at that moment.

"Miller~"

It's not like we gained nothing at all.

Millerton finally smiled.

I just saw the beautiful scenery of the star crystals underground, and now I'm seeing the natural scenery outside. It's simply amazing. I wish it could stay like this forever.

Ponpo also took out his phone and started taking pictures with Rotom. Mingyou smiled calmly and patted its head: "Let's go have breakfast and then get some rest. We'll talk about the ghost mask when we get back."

"Mmm~"

Ponpo nodded gently, and it felt that the Ghost Mask seemed to have gained some new power, just like the other masks, but it was not sure if it could unleash this power. However, as long as it was with Mingyou and everyone else, it would definitely be able to do it!

A moment later, riding Milton back to Tabletop City from the Padia Pit, the matter of the Crystal was finally over. As for what to do next... it was to make a promise to fight the elementary school kids after school!

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(End of this chapter)