Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

After sitting on the armored bird, Yang Ming felt like he was flying in the sky like lightning. The distance that originally took him several hours to complete was now reached in 20 minutes.

The only drawback was that it flew too fast, which made him feel a little airsick.

But no matter what, with Feng Lu as a new teammate, their actions will be much easier in the future.

"By the way, what kind of job does Miss Feng Lu do now?" Yang Ming asked.

"I'm a pilot. I flew here myself."

"What about your plane? Why didn't we see it?"

"The plane crashed halfway, and then I rode a Pokémon to complete the rest of the journey." Feng Lu said nonchalantly.

This is too explosive! Yang Ming and Tokugawa were both complaining in their hearts.

The three of them chatted for a while afterwards. Feng Lu was a lively and outgoing girl, and she helped Yang Ming understand more about the gym masters in this world.

It turns out that in this world, gym leaders do not use their full strength when facing challengers, but instead send out Pokémon of the appropriate level based on the challenger's strength. And you don't necessarily need to defeat the gym leader to get a badge. Sometimes, as long as you get the gym leader's approval, you can get a badge even if you lose.

In addition, gym leaders do not have a full-time job. Many gym leaders are not in the gym all year round. For example, Denji, the leader of the Binhai Gym in the Sinnoh region, has been in a bad state all year round and just casually gives badges to challengers.

"I really envy Mr. Denci," Fenglu said in an envious tone when talking about Denci, "If I become a gym leader in the future, I will also give out badges as easily as he does."

No, you should have some sense of responsibility! Although he had complained about this behavior in his heart, Yang Ming did not say anything on his face. Instead, he asked about the assessment criteria for being a gym leader.

"The assessment standard is based on strength," Feng Lu explained, "Generally speaking, the strength requirements for newly appointed young gym leaders are lower, while the requirements for senior gym leaders are higher."

Yang Ming understood in his mind. No wonder among the gym leaders he had met, Ma Zhishi was already at the quasi-king level, while Asu, A Bi and Xiao Qian were just elite trainers. It turned out that this was the difference between them.

However, those young museum owners also have a promising future and it is estimated that they will be able to reach Ma Zhishi's level in a few years.

"In addition, the position of gym leader can still be inherited from the previous generation of gym leaders. Yasha of Kamae Gym and Asuka of Kikyo Gym both inherited their gyms from the previous generation," Fenglu added, "After I go back this time, I will also inherit the position of gym leader from my grandfather."

Yang Ming could see that the so-called gym leader was the result of a compromise between the alliance and local forces. The most important factor in determining the position of gym leader was not the degree of diligence, but his strength and relationship with the local forces.

As a gym owner, the most important role is to protect the people. In comparison, accepting challenges and distributing badges are not that important. This also explains why the gym owners he met would take the responsibility of protecting their cities and citizens at the first time. It also explains why so many gym owners "neglect their duties" and do not take challenges seriously.

"It's actually not a big deal if the gym owner is away from the gym for a long time," Feng Lu said nonchalantly. "In addition to the gym owner, there are other trainers in the gym. They can also accept challenges on behalf of the gym owner when the gym owner is away. And there are more than eight gyms in a region. It's not the case that you can't collect all eight badges without challenging a gym."

Yang Ming suddenly remembered the scene in the animation where Xiao Mao received more than a dozen badges before the Quartz Conference.

"But since those gym masters didn't use their full strength when facing the challengers, doesn't this mean that the challengers who got the badges are not actually stronger than the gym masters?" Tokugawa interrupted.

As a black household who once dreamed of becoming a normal trainer, he was particularly interested in this aspect.

"Most challengers who can obtain eight badges are not that strong," Fenglu explained. "Since many of them are novices and lack systematic training, the vast majority of participants in the tournament have not actually reached the level of elite trainers."

“But the contestants who win the championship are all very strong, and basically they can reach the elite level. There are a few veteran contestants who have traveled for many years and have accumulated a lot of experience when they win the championship, and they can even reach the level of quasi-kings.”

"I once heard my grandfather mention that a few years ago, the champion of the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Tournament easily crushed all opponents, and even held his own against the Sinnoh Four Heavenly Kings. Shortly after winning the championship, this person refused to be recruited by the alliance and disappeared."

"Such a powerful character must have been trained by a certain organization," Yang Ming said with a smile, "He has the strength comparable to a superstar right after his debut. This is a bit too scary."

"I still have some impression of this person's name," Feng Lu thought, "I think his name is Dakduo..."

The beast man Dakoto! Yang Ming's heart sank. He didn't expect that there was such a person in this world, and he won the championship of the Lily of the Valley Conference a few years ago. He just didn't know which force he represented in this world.

"We're here. Manjin City is just ahead."

Just as Yang Ming expected, the bright lights and nightlife of Manjin City soon attracted Feng Lu, making her linger here.

"Yang Ming, Yang Ming, I want this!" Feng Lu pointed at the prize Pippi doll in the Manjin City Game Center and said coquettishly to Yang Ming.

Yang Ming was also not vague. Relying on the slot machine skills he had acquired at the Rainbow City Game Center, he easily earned a large amount of tokens.

"Give it to you."

Then he exchanged the token for a doll and stuffed it into Fenglu's arms.

Then they went shopping at the Man Jin Department Store. It was not until late at night that the energetic Feng Lu finally got tired of playing.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yang Ming quickly booked a room in a hotel and coaxed the exhausted Feng Lu into bed.

"Finally I've dealt with this energetic little girl. Now it's my turn to do the big thing."

Without even taking a breath, Yang Ming and Tokugawa quickly left the hotel and ran towards the sparsely populated suburbs.

"Boss, just leave the matter of finding intelligence dealers to buy intelligence to me. Why do you have to do it yourself?" Tokugawa said puzzledly.

"Our goal this time is not to buy intelligence, but to actively provide intelligence to intelligence dealers," Yang Ming said, "I have an idea that can provide us with a large number of high-quality cannon fodder."

"Although there are many trainers searching for the Three Holy Beasts, they all work in small groups, just like you and me."

"So far, all those who have fought the Three Sacred Beasts head-on have died, so the remaining people do not have a full understanding of the strength of the Three Sacred Beasts."

"So as long as we take the initiative to leak the information, I believe these greedy people will start to act in groups. At that time, we will have the space to reap the benefits." A gleam of light flashed in Yang Ming's eyes.