"Yes, Captain!" Icarus nodded immediately.
However, he also caught the key point in what the captain had said—the Mitsui family!
This confirmed his earlier guess. Some people within the Pokémon League had already been secretly drawn into Team Rocket.
On the surface they were League families, but behind the scenes they had already aligned with Team Rocket, providing information and protection.
"You must remember this," Captain Okamoto said again in a low voice.
"That woman absolutely cannot be provoked. Several captains in this branch are pursuing her, and even some high-ranking second-generation elites came here just for her.
If you get even slightly involved with her, those people could not only kill you—they might kill me as well. Understood?
She's one of the very few people in this base you must never provoke."
Okamoto was clearly worried Icarus might lose his head and do something reckless, so he repeated the warning. His voice remained low, but his expression and tone were extremely serious.
"Yes! Captain Okamoto, I will definitely remember your advice!"
Seeing the stern expression, Icarus quickly straightened his posture and nodded seriously.
He understood very clearly that a female trainer like that was not someone ordinary people could provoke.
In this cruel world, most female trainers came from powerful families.
And a beautiful female trainer from a family background didn't just represent strength—she also came with a long list of potential troubles.
"Good. As long as you understand," Okamoto said with relief.
"Now I'll take you to the center of the base. That's where we earn contribution points."
After turning through two corridors and passing another door, they finally reached the center of the base.
As soon as he entered, Icarus realized it was essentially a large underground plaza.
People moved constantly through the area—almost all of them trainers wearing the Team Rocket R badge.
In the middle of the plaza stood dozens of self-service computers, similar to those in a Pokémon Center.
Around the square were several mission submission counters, as well as two or three item exchange counters.
Along the outer edges, there were even more than a dozen small stalls, and judging by the crowds around them, business seemed quite good.
"Well? Not bad, right?" Captain Okamoto said proudly.
"Go explore. I need to turn in my mission. I only brought you here so you'd know the place—you'll need to come here often in the future."
He glanced at Icarus with a hint of envy.
"Huh? Captain? Aren't I a member of your team? Shouldn't I be acting together with you?"
Icarus looked confused.
"Cough… that's because your background is clean. You can still remain active within the League's territory.
So technically you're not stationed in this base. You're a member of my team in name only.
You'll only need to return here for mandatory missions. The rest of the time, you can come back or not—it's up to you.
You can even complete League missions and Rocket missions at the same time."
Seeing Icarus's confusion, Okamoto explained patiently.
"This… this is amazing!"
Icarus couldn't believe it. He had assumed he would never be able to return to the League side again.
"Of course it is," Okamoto replied.
"That's the advantage of having a clean identity. In reality, you're basically a spy.
Sometimes the team will ask you to pass along information. Of course, you'll receive contribution points for it.
But because you occupy a slot in my team, ten percent of the contribution points you earn from each mission will automatically be transferred to my account."
Okamoto explained it openly.
If he hadn't been placed on the League's wanted list, he would have preferred a role like this himself.
"So as long as my identity isn't exposed… I can keep earning rewards from both sides?"
Icarus's eyes lit up.
Right now, joining Team Rocket suddenly didn't seem so bad.
"Yes," Okamoto nodded.
"But how long you keep that identity depends on luck. I had to participate in a mandatory mission before, and my identity was exposed.
Now I can't return to the League at all."
After saying that, he let out a long sigh.
Seeing the captain's expression, Icarus stayed quiet and followed behind him through the crowd until they reached the computers.
"Alright, kid," Okamoto said.
"Go check the exchange list on those computers. They work the same way as the League's self-service machines, so I won't explain it.
I won't wait for you. If there's a mandatory mission or if we need you to pass information, I'll contact you by phone. Your basic info has already been sent to me."
He waved casually and inserted his ID card into one of the machines, beginning to process his mission.
Icarus glanced sideways and saw the screen.
Mission Number: 00001
Mission Level: None
Mission Description: Recruit a new member
Time Limit: None
Reward:
Ordinary civilian: 10 points
Beginner trainer: 20 points
Normal-level trainer: 50 points
Elite-level trainer: 1000 points
After sneaking a look, Icarus finally understood why Captain Okamoto had been so friendly earlier.
Recruiting new members actually earned contribution points!
Soon after accepting the mission reward, Okamoto headed toward a nearby mission counter, clearly ignoring him now.
"Perfect," Icarus thought.
After all, nobody liked constantly acting submissive in front of others.
He walked to another self-service computer and swiped his black card.
After opening the contribution point exchange page, he clicked inside immediately.
This was what he was most curious about.
The moment the interface opened, he realized the exchange list was extremely detailed.
The categories included:
Technology
Pokémon
Information
Resources
Each category had numerous subcategories, and there were even filters for type, attribute, and available contribution points.
He browsed through them one by one.
Captain Okamoto hadn't been lying.
There were even listings for pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs.
Unfortunately, the numbers next to them were so large that they were depressing.
"But just because I can't afford them now doesn't mean I never will," Icarus thought.
"Let's treat this as expanding my knowledge."
Since there were plenty of computers available, he stood there for a long time, browsing the exchange list from the most expensive items to the cheapest ones.
"At my current stage," he calculated, "it's roughly 1000 Pokédollars = 1 contribution point.
Of course, rare items don't follow that rule exactly."
After carefully studying the list, he began to form an idea of what he wanted.
Weepinbell Training Manual — Full Normal-Level Set
Exchange Price: 400 Points
Looking at the training guide, Icarus couldn't help but feel tempted.
"Fortunately, Team Rocket allows money to be exchanged for contribution points, also at a ratio of 1000:1," he thought.
"But I don't have much money right now… and this is already the 20% discount price compared to the League."
Then another thought occurred to him.
"Maybe it can be purchased in sections."
He tried selecting individual parts.
Weepinbell Training Manual — Normal-Level Low Tier: 50 points
Normal-Level Mid Tier: 100 points
Normal-Level High Tier: 250 points
"It really works!"
Excited, Icarus immediately clicked Confirm Exchange for the mid-tier section.
A small printer under the computer printed out a voucher, and the screen instructed him to bring it to the exchange counter to receive the item.
(End of Chapter 117)
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