MM Racing Chapter 1: The boy who appears riding a Tauros!
Chapter 1: The boy who appears riding a Tauros!
It has its own path and doesn't follow the main characters.
You can treat it as a lighthearted, enjoyable read; you don't need to think too much!
[Brain storage place!!!]
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On a ranch in Fuchun Village near Tokiwa City in the Kanto region.
Qingyuan rode on Tauros's back, staring blankly at a group of Poppies flying across the sky.
"Time flies so fast!"
"Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye!"
Qingyuan snapped out of his reverie, pulled out a notebook covered in a brown book cover from his pocket, and murmured with some emotion.
"Moo!"
Sensing that Qingyuan was not in a good mood, Kentairo offered a concerned greeting.
"It's alright, Tauros, it's just a bit sunny. Could you take me to the shade of that tree over there?"
Hearing Tauros's cry, Qingyuan patted Tauros's head and said with a smile.
"Moo!"
Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Kentairo nodded and barked twice before walking towards the shade of a nearby tree.
Once under the shade of the tree, Qingyuan jumped off Kentairo's back and was about to sit down.
"Moo!"
At this moment, Tauros barked twice. Qingyuan looked up and saw Tauros staring straight at him with its head raised.
Seeing this, Qingyuan chuckled helplessly, took out a handful of general-purpose Pokémon food from his pocket, and fed it to Tauros.
Even after finishing his meal, Kentairo refused to leave, still staring intently at him.
Upon seeing this, Qingyuan immediately said in an annoyed tone.
"That's it! What, I just made you walk a few extra steps, and you're trying to raise the price on the spot!"
Kentaur still refused to leave, but instead of staring straight at him, he ate a couple of bites of grass and then looked up at him.
Seeing Tauros in this state, Qingyuan had no choice but to take out another handful of Pokémon food from his pocket and feed it to Tauros.
After feeding him, Qingyuan spoke directly.
"Get out! This is really gone, get out of here right now!"
Hearing Qingyuan's words, Tauros didn't care. He revealed a wicked smile and ran happily towards the hillside, where his little brother was waiting for him.
"Don't forget to have the Tauros gather here this afternoon!"
Watching Kentauro's scurrying back, Qingyuan shouted loudly.
"Moo moo!"
Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Tauros barked three times and flicked its three tails in response.
Upon hearing Kentaro's response, Qingyuan plopped down at the foot of the tree and picked up the brown notebook from earlier.
"I must be the most miserable transmigrator ever!"
Looking at the notebook in his hand, which was covered in dust from being accidentally dropped on the ground, Qingyuan wiped it down while smiling wryly.
On the day he graduated from high school in his previous life, Qingyuan finished his part-time job in the evening and originally planned to go home and rewatch the Pokémon anime.
But on my way home, I saw a little girl fall into the water.
Qingyuan originally didn't want to save him, after all, he had just graduated from high school and had a better future waiting for him.
But when he saw the girl's mother crying out in anguish by the river, Qingyuan suddenly felt very sad for some reason.
Perhaps it's because he's an orphan and has never experienced maternal love. If he had a mother, he might have cried even more than this mother in such a situation.
So, in order to prevent a mother from experiencing the pain of losing her daughter, Qingyuan resolutely jumped into the water to save her.
However, he overestimated his abilities. Long-term malnutrition, coupled with a sedentary lifestyle, resulted in his abnormally poor physical strength.
So after rescuing the little girl, Qingyuan tried several times but failed to climb out of the water, despite the mother and daughter shouting loudly.
However, it was the height of summer, and everyone was staying home with the air conditioning on and didn't want to come out, especially since the river was quite far from where people gathered.
The mother called for a long time before someone came, but Qingyuan couldn't hold on any longer, and then everything went black.
When he woke up again, he felt a squeezing sensation, and just as he was about to scream, his mouth was covered.
Then he felt as if someone was wrapping something around him, covering his face, and he could only feel darkness. Then he felt as if the person was carrying him a long way.
When he regained his sight, the first thing he saw was a huge sign that read "Tokiwa City Welfare Home".
Upon seeing this, Qingyuan knew that he had been abandoned again.
He stayed in the orphanage until he was ten years old. On the very first day after his tenth birthday, the portly director issued him an identity certificate and kicked him out of the orphanage.
Having nothing, Qingyuan left the orphanage with the notebook he had written down the plot in Chinese characters when he was three years old, after realizing that this was the world of the Pokémon anime. He then began to make a living.
After leaving the welfare home, Qingyuan changed jobs seven or eight times before finally finding this job herding livestock for a farm owner.
During these seven or eight jobs, Qingyuan also realized that this was not the utopian world of the anime in his previous life; this world was much more realistic than the world in the anime.
People in this world aren't as friendly as they are portrayed in anime.
Of the seven or eight jobs he had, three employers tried to renege on his wages.
Fortunately, the farm owner, Mr. Tian Shi, was a kind man. Although he only paid him 6,000 Alliance Coins a month, which was less than the 8,000 a month paid by other farm owners, he was still a good worker.
However, Mr. Tian Shi provided food and lodging, and even allowed me to view his collection of books.
Based on these points alone, Qingyuan is certain that he will earn more than the extra two thousand Alliance Coins per month.
Aside from unscrupulous merchants, in this world, if you want to obtain the starter Pokémon, you can't just go to the professor in the anime and get them for free.
In this world, your parents will have to pay the Alliance 100,000 Alliance Coins every year starting from the year you were born.
This way you can get a starter Pokémon from Nurse Joy at your local Pokémon Center.
Note that you must obtain the spot from Miss Joy. If you don't have connections or live next door to the Doctor, you won't be able to get the spot from him.
After all, PhDs generally have better resources than the general public.
In addition, if your parents are unable to pay the Alliance 100,000 Alliance Coins annually from the time you were born.
Don't rush. As long as you pay 100,000 League Coins to the League in the year you set off to become a Trainer, you will receive a Pokédex issued by Nurse Joy.
You can also become a member of the League and enjoy all the benefits and perks that members of the League receive at the Pokémon Center.
However, this benefit is time-limited; for example, the free treatment at the Pokémon Center.
If you haven't received the starter Pokémon and have only received the Pokédex, then this free healing benefit will only last for two years.
After this period, if you still want to enjoy the free treatment services at the Pokémon Center, you will need to pay the League 20,000 League Coins annually as a continuation of this benefit.
In Qingyuan's view, this was no different from the membership system in shopping malls in his previous life.
Those who only have the Pokédex are Silver members, while those who have the starter Pokémon are Gold members.
Silver members need to renew their membership to continue receiving benefits, while gold members do not.
Even so, Qingyuan still wanted the benefits of being a Silver member.