Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 431 The Coming Meteor Shower (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The star crystals dissipated, and the match ended.

After defeating Bopi, Mingyou's ranking successfully reached 31st. According to the points system, she only needs to defeat two more players ranked higher than herself to secure 9th place and participate in the reshuffle match.

If you're lucky, and a top-ranked player loses a match and drops points, you might only need to win one more match to directly participate in the relegation match.

"It doesn't matter if it's one game or two."

Mingyou put down his phone. Anyway, there was still more than a month left, so there was plenty of time. Besides, advancing to Masters level early might not necessarily be a good thing. Unless he could quickly get rid of his 8th place position, he would have to accept a constant stream of relegation matches.

He looked at Popi across from him, who was pouting and looked like she was about to cry, and asked with a smile, "Don't cry, do you want some candy? I have plenty here."

"No, you bad uncle!"

"..."

"Ha ha."

The onlookers couldn't help but laugh. Mingyou scratched his head awkwardly. He hadn't originally planned to go this far. It was just that before the match started, Yeci approached him, hoping that he would take the match seriously and teach the kid a lesson.

That's why he made a special trip to the Pokémon Center to ask Xiao Zhao to bring Snorlax over, which is why he was a little late. Snorlax was sleeping soundly when he woke it up to fight, which is why it got sleepy.

But at least this way, the child can learn something...

Seeing Bopi's discomfiture, the students around her who were bullied by her every day felt a surge of secret pleasure, but also a slight sense of unease. After all, she was just a child, but she still needed to learn her lesson.

"It's getting late. Now that the match is over, everyone can go home."

Ye Ci walked out with a smile and spoke to everyone.

While the Padiya region doesn't have dedicated large arenas like Galar for all its matches, the unique feature of Padiya's battles is that everyone can break down barriers of social status and gather together to watch and discuss the matches in the plaza.

The crowd dispersed amidst their discussions, and Ye Ci then turned to Ming You, asking curiously, "That was probably the star crystal Dr. Orin was talking about, right?"

"That's right."

Mingyou didn't hide anything, since the research on the properties of star crystals would be made public sooner or later anyway, so she told them about the characteristics of star crystals.

Upon learning about the characteristics of Star Crystal, Xiao Qing and the others were very surprised. Not limited to four moves, Star Crystal's versatility far surpasses that of Tai Crystal. The only pity is that Star Crystal does not have a power boost for its own type moves and can only be used to special attack Tai Crystal, so it is better not to use Tai Crystal in certain situations.

"So how do you make a Pokémon have the Crystal type?"

One of the teachers asked out of curiosity.

Changing a Pokémon's Crystal type usually involves using Crystal fragments or Crystal crystals to extract concentrated essence and create special dishes for the Pokémon to eat. So, what about Star Crystals? Is the same principle applied?

"Of course, any star crystal or star crystal fragment will do. Perhaps we can find them in some special places in the wild?"

Mingyou responded softly, "Star Crystals are now naturally forming in the Padia region, but finding one will probably require a lot of luck."

Upon hearing the answer, some of the students who had been eavesdropping decided to set off immediately to embark on another treasure hunt in the Padiya region in search of star crystals.

However, Xiaoqing, who is participating in the competition, doesn't have that kind of time. In any case, Crystallization can't be used in all regions, and this year's Master Tournament is being held in the Galar region, so she won't be using it for the time being...

As they chatted, it grew dark. With everyone's reassurance, Bo Pi finally calmed down, looked at Ming You, and shouted with a disgruntled expression, "You mean uncle, I'll win this back, no doubt about it!"

"Kids shouldn't keep using such strong language all the time..."

Mingyou scratched his head and continued with a helpless expression, "How about I let you touch Snorlax's belly? It's big and soft, just like a bed."

"Really...really?"

Hearing the sound, curiosity finally overcame the stubbornness. Pidgey ran to the sleeping Snorlax, reached out her little hand and pinched it, then jumped on it. It felt like sitting on a spring mattress; her belly was incredibly bouncy.

Seeing their happy expressions, Mingyou smiled calmly. Whether it was bullying or coaxing children, he was a professional. But at least it was over...

The night passed, and although they had originally planned to stay in Padia for two more days, Xiaoqing was going to the Sinnoh region to participate in the Ranked Match, and Nemo and the others would be going with him, so he naturally wouldn't be absent either.

After a short trip back to their hometown, the group boarded a plane and headed to the Sinnoh region.

After most of the day, I arrived in Binhai City, a place I hadn't visited in a long time.

Ponpo ran wildly through the streets. This was the first place it had ever been on a trip, and it still remembered the time it met Riolu here.

Walking down the street, Mingyou remembered something: "I heard that a protection system for stray Pokémon has been built in the old town area."

"Mmm~"

That would be wonderful.

Unlike them, Xiaoqing and the others were visiting for the first time. Mudan looked at the elevated pedestrian walkway covered with solar panels with great curiosity. The fact that it made such a reasonable use of the urban terrain was truly ingenious.

"The person who designed the viaduct is Denji, the headmaster of the Binhai Dojo. He and the Elite Four member, Daiya, are childhood friends. I've met them before, though we're not exactly close."

Mingyou responded softly that it was Cynthia who asked the two of them to help deal with the stray Pokémon incident, otherwise the situation would have been very difficult to resolve.

Xiaoqing and the others listened with great interest as she recounted these events, and then headed to the largest stadium in Binhai City, where the qualifying rounds would be held. Although it was still several hours before the start, they wanted to familiarize themselves with the terrain and environment in order to avoid accidentally going to the wrong place.

The group arrived at the stadium, but since a relegation match was being held there today, it was currently off-limits to unauthorized personnel. Spectators were only allowed to enter before the match started, so they could only wander around outside for a bit before leaving.

But just then, a voice suddenly called out to Mingyou from the overpass not far away.

"I knew it! Long time no see!"

"Um?"

Hearing that familiar voice, Mingyou turned her head and saw that Shali, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, was holding a camera and waving at her with a smile.

"Sister Sally?"

Hehe~

The group went to McDonald's, a fast food restaurant owned by Da Ye, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Xiao Qing and the others didn't know Sha Li, but Ming You knew her very well. After introducing them, Ming You asked them questions out of curiosity.

"Aren't you a photographer at Blueberry Academy? What are you doing here?"

"He resigned and ran away. I only went there to work, just to film the Pokémon in the Eco Dome. I left two months ago."

Sally responded with a smile. She was having coffee in front of a street-side cafe when she suddenly saw a few people walk by. She thought she was seeing things, since they were in Patia just yesterday. But it turned out to be them.

"But what are you doing here? Hmm? Oh, I see, to watch the relegation battle?"

She recognized Xiaoqing and realized that these people were actually friends, so she smiled and said, "Da Ye is quite strong, you know. Although he's never beaten Sister Zhulan, we have to take him seriously!"

"I will!"

Xiaoqing nodded seriously.

Mentioning Zhulan, Mingyou also realized that she hadn't seen her in a long time. She had received a lot of help from her in the Unova region, so she asked, "Speaking of which, where is Zhulan-nee? I haven't heard from her in a long time."

"I'm busy..."

Shali took a sip of her milk tea and continued, "After finishing up with the Plasma Team, I finally had a chance to relax, but then the entire Galaxy Team was inexplicably captured, which made me busy again."

"What bad luck..."

Mingyou smiled awkwardly, after all, the capture of the Galaxy team was inextricably linked to the people present.

"But she still participated in the World Championships, and she's currently in second place. You might even meet her at the Masters level."

Sha Li continued speaking, and these words excited Ming You and Xiao Qing. Who wouldn't look forward to a stage where they could fight Zhu Lan with all their might?

"Oh, right!"

Suddenly, Shali picked up her camera, looked at Ponpo next to Mingyou, and said with a smile, "By the way, there's going to be a really spectacular meteor shower in the Hoenn region next month. Want to go there and take pictures?"

She taught Ponpo how to take photos, and naturally, she hoped that Ponpo could go with her to such a rare sight.

"Hmm..."

Meteor shower?

Ponpo had never heard of such a thing, but it sounded very powerful, so she tugged at Mingyou's sleeve and looked at him expectantly.

"Mmm~"

"Yes, you can go anywhere!"

"Mmm~"

……

(End of this chapter)