nside the villa belonging to Damian, the leader sat down after establishing the fundamental rules. He listened to the current status of Team Rocket in Kanto.
The meeting concluded naturally. Actually, the foundation of Kanto Team Rocket was already very stable.
The three Executives usually needed to conceal their identities because they worked as Gym Leaders. Unless a special mission existed, they did not need to participate in these meetings.
The Four Executives managed the Kanto region, and the Three Executives managed the Johto region of Team Rocket.
Various businesses of Team Rocket were creating a consistent income. For instance, the Celadon Game Corner had already reopened quite a long time ago.
Therefore, Damian had no reason to worry. Archer and the other members could manage everything efficiently.
At this point, the basic requirement from Damian was for Team Rocket to cease stealing the Pokémon of other people. Then, they would expand their business operations.
Archer reported to Damian. "Lord Damian, I have a fairly intriguing proposal here. Would you like to observe it?"
Damian nodded. "Oh? Tell me about it."
Archer explained that a collector had contacted them. This man wanted to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, known as the God of the Sea. He asked for help from Team Rocket.
The expression on Archer's face was somewhat unusual.
Zinnia was shocked when she heard this news. She could not help but speak. "Collect Lugia? Is there something wrong with his mind?"
Lugia was a Legendary Pokémon from the myths of the Kanto region. Even if the power of Lugia was not as immense as the power of Rayquaza, it was still extremely formidable.
How did he have the courage to try that?
N spoke in a low voice. "Human greed is like a massive mountain. This person is completely insane."
He understood that many collectors had distorted and unstable personalities. The more money they possessed, the more this became true.
This was the reason why hunter groups could never be fully eliminated. As long as people like these collectors existed, hunter groups could not be stopped at the source.
It began with common rare Pokémon and moved to Pseudo-Legendaries. Eventually, the desire to collect was like a flood of water that could not be stopped. They directed their attention toward Legendary Pokémon from legends and myths.
This described the majority of collectors in the world.
Archer spoke. "Yes, he said he can provide a massive reward. I have not given him a response yet."
Damian considered this for a moment. A collector who wanted Lugia made him think of a specific villain. "Archer, do you think he will give up on this idea if we reject him?"
Archer shook his head very firmly. "No."
Archer continued. "I can see that this person has a severe obsession with collecting. Even if we refuse him, he probably will not stop."
Karen asked with confusion. "Wait, speaking of that, if he wants to collect Lugia, does he have the location of the Pokémon?" She wondered if the location of the Lugia in the Whirl Islands had been found.
Archer answered. "He said he has a method to force Lugia to appear."
Regarding the specific method, that collector definitely did not provide an explanation.
Karen scoffed.
Damian asked thoughtfully. "What is the background of this collector?"
Damian wondered if he intended to force the Pokémon out.
Archer answered. "His name is Lawrence III. We have not investigated his background yet, but it is said he has a connection to Silph Co."
Many extremely wealthy people lived in the Kanto region. However, Silph Co was definitely the richest company.
After all, it was the company that developed the basic technology used for Poké Balls.
Damian spoke. "Archer, go and organize a meeting with him."
Archer nodded. "Yes."
Archer believed that Damian was also interested in Lugia.
That was fine. They could use the collector to find the Pokémon, and then they could make the collector disappear.
Archer almost instantly thought of the next steps for the plan.
Damian said confidently. "Then capture him and transfer all his assets to us."
Archer was stunned and gasped in surprise. "Eh?"
Damian spoke with a lot of confidence. "Someone with an empty head should not be this rich. This world is truly too insane. If we leave the money with him, he will only waste it. Therefore, we should take control of it."
He was already certain that Lawrence III was the insane collector from the story.
His method to attract Lugia was to first capture the three Legendary birds that balanced the ocean currents. After that, Lugia would show itself.
Stealing the money of Lawrence III was also for the benefit of the world.
Without financial resources, Lawrence III could not build his airship. If Lawrence III had already constructed the airship, it did not matter.
It was simple. They would also steal the airship. While doing that, they would move the money out of his bank account balance.
Archer was thoughtful. "Yes, I understand."
It seemed Damian was not interested in Lugia itself.
However, since Damian had given the command, he simply had to obey it.
Lawrence III was just an ordinary person and not a trainer. Therefore, capturing him would be very easy.
Zinnia stretched her arms and yawned. "Is there nothing left to do? Then I will go rest for a while."
Damian replied. "Okay. You can do whatever you want. You can also go with Archer to become familiar with Team Rocket. Colress, come with me."
Colress answered. "Yes."
Damian arrived at Lavender Town once again.
Damian asked. "Dr. Fuji, how are the research results lately?"
When he entered the base, Dr. Fuji was performing an experiment. Colress observed the room with curiosity.
As a researcher, Colress could naturally see that many of the tools in this base were top-tier.
Dr. Fuji glanced at Damian. "The progress is not high. You refuse to let Mewtwo stay here with me."
He had also heard the news that Damian was now the boss of Team Rocket.
Everyone had been discussing this topic for the last two days.
Damian waved his hands. "You know, Mewtwo is one of my favorite Pokémon. It is too important to me."
Dr. Fuji gave an insincere smile.
Damian said. "Colress, this is Dr. Fuji. He was once the best research scholar of Team Rocket. Mewtwo was created by Dr. Fuji and his team."
The eyes of Colress immediately became bright.
He wondered if the Shadow Mewtwo was actually created by this old man. It was impressive.
Colress greeted the expressionless Dr. Fuji very politely. "Senior Fuji, I am Colress. I am also a researcher."
Colress was proud and did not think he was less talented than Dr. Fuji. However, he knew that every field had its experts.
The research topic of Colress was always how to bring out the maximum potential of a Pokémon.
Dr. Fuji was clearly an expert in genetics, cloning, and biology.
Dr. Fuji sighed. "Hello."
He actually wanted to yell at Damian for telling this secret.
But when he thought about it, he had no right to criticize Damian.
Damian spoke. "Colress is an exceptional researcher. For the next period of time, I will have Shadow Mewtwo come here often to work with you. Create the Mega Evolution Stone for Shadow Mewtwo as soon as possible."
Damian was becoming a bit eager.
The improvement of Shadow Mewtwo was indeed very rapid. Therefore, Damian no longer forced Shadow Mewtwo to wear the limiting armor.
Because Shadow Mewtwo could now perfectly manage its own power, the armor had already finished its mission.
But this was still not sufficient. Shadow Mewtwo still required a Mega Stone.
As long as it could Mega Evolve, the strength of Shadow Mewtwo would increase massively.
Colress spoke. "Making a Mega Stone for Shadow Mewtwo? Very interesting."
Colress understood why Damian brought him there.
Damian said. "That is correct. If Dr. Fuji still feels it is not enough, I can go to Cinnabar Island and invite Blaine here."
Dr. Fuji shook his head. "There is no need for old Blaine. Just have Mewtwo come here more often during this time to cooperate with the experiments."
He did not want Blaine to be involved again.
Blaine was also one of the research doctors for Team Rocket originally. However, he and Dr. Fuji escaped from New Island together back then. He was also considered a traitor to Team Rocket.
However, Blaine never revealed any secrets of Team Rocket. Therefore, Giovanni never sent people to cause him trouble.
Damian spoke. "Fine, then I will leave it to the two of you."
Damian left Shadow Mewtwo at the base for now. In reality, Shadow Mewtwo itself could be considered a doctor.
Because Shadow Mewtwo had an extremely high intelligence and was an expert in many fields, it was very helpful. Combined with its understanding of its own body, its cooperation would make creating the Mega Stone much more convenient.
Celadon City.
Erika sighed softly in a small courtyard while she was watering flowers. "Mr. Damian actually became the leader of Team Rocket."
She thought about Damian.
A strange but familiar male voice suddenly came from behind her. "What is wrong? Are you not going to congratulate me, my lovely Erika?"
Erika froze.
Erika immediately turned her head. "Mr. Damian?!"
The person she saw was indeed Damian.
Erika could not help but cover her mouth. She felt both shocked and happy. She was very surprised.
Damian walked toward Erika and gently pinched her pale cheek. "It has been several months since we last met. Erika is still exactly the same as before, fair and soft."
The pretty face of Erika immediately became red.
Erika was very embarrassed. "Please... please do not be like this."
In the next moment, the girl who loved flower arrangement felt her mouth being blocked. This caused her to widen her large eyes.
The watering can in her hand fell to the ground because she lost control. The girl in the kimono stood on her toes and wrapped her arms around the neck of Damian.
After a long time, the kiss concluded.
Erika gave Damian a look. "Oh! Mr. Damian, this is not allowed here. What if someone observes us?"
Erika pressed down on a mischievous hand that had reached inside her collar.
This was her private courtyard, but someone might jump over the wall right there.
Damian shrugged and then gently hugged the young lady who loved nature. "Fine. It has been several months. Let me hold you."
Erika pressed her lips together and then rested her head against the chest of Damian. She smelled the pleasant scent of his body. She slowly closed her eyes.
She thought that she was finished.
She knew the person in front of her was the leader of Team Rocket, while she was the Gym Leader of Celadon City.
The voice of Damian came into her ear. "The scent on Erika's body still smells so good."
Erika could not help but smile.
After hugging for a while, the two finally entered the house.
The fragrance of tea moved through the air. Erika skillfully picked up the teapot. She slowly poured the brewed tea into the cup.
Erika asked Damian while she worked. "Mr. Damian, are you going to stay in Kanto from now on?"
Damian shook his head. "No. I do not need to stay here to monitor Kanto. As for my next goal, I have not decided yet."
Erika felt somewhat disappointed.
Damian spoke. "But I will stay in Kanto for a while. Erika, do you know of a location that is convenient to use as a ranch or farm? It needs a better and richer environment, and preferably a larger area."
Damian was asking about the ranch he planned to use for Team Rocket.
Currently, Team Rocket raised many Pokémon, including Legendary Pokémon. Therefore, they needed a massive farm.
Erika tilted her head slightly and began to think.
Erika spoke. "If the area needs to be large enough, there is a very vast forest and plain area near Rota. Also, it is said there is a mountain there that looks like a giant tree. It is very magical."
Damian repeated the name. "Rota..."
He felt as if he had heard this name before.
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