Pokémon Farm

Chapter 166 Underground Base of the Shopping Mall

As a roaring sound rang out, layers of seemingly very thick steel plates descended around the huge office.

"Bang~ Bang, whoosh..."

As the steel plate descended, two beams of red light shot out from Xuan Mingtian's waist, forming two large and one small figures.

It turns out to be Tropius and Regirock. They saw that the environment was not right, so they came out to protect their owner.

However, after the two Pokémon appeared, Tropius stared wide-eyed at Giovanni. It was as if he would immediately unleash a Hyper Beam if Tropius made any unnecessary move.

On the other hand, Giovanni was also looking at his opponents with a tense expression, after all, being stared at by two champion-level Pokémon would make any normal person panic.

"Young Master Xuan, what is this?"

Banmu suppressed his unease and asked Xuanmingtian what was going on with the two elves.

"Gym Leader Giovanni, you shouldn't be asking me this, should you? With such a thick steel plate suddenly appearing in your room, my Pokémon is bound to be a little nervous!"

Watching Xuan Mingtian spout nonsense with such a straight face, Giovanni was completely dumbfounded. Two champion-level Pokémon would be nervous? He probably wasn't worried about the former.

Just as the two were talking, a spatial fluctuation instantly broke their eye contact.

"Big Smart, are you alright?"

It turns out that the creature that appeared after that spatial fluctuation was none other than the adorable little one. It had sensed the presence of Tropius and Regirock when they appeared earlier, so its appearance before them was perfectly reasonable.

"Sweetie, it's okay. I'm chatting with the owner of the Banmu shop."

After the conversation ended, I noticed that Banmu was staring at the little cutie with a burning gaze. His eyes seemed to indicate that he was very unhappy with it.

"What are you looking at? If you look again, I'll hit you!"

"Young Master Xuan, this... this is the legendary fairy, Dream! My goodness, I've finally seen it!"

Startled awake by the little cutie's words, Banmu, his face beaming with joy, asked Xuan Mingtian for the correct answer.

"Gym Leader, it is indeed as you see it. This is the legendary Pokémon Mew, who is also the little ancestor of my family."

Upon hearing Xuan Mingtian's introduction, Banmu immediately abandoned his idea of ​​conducting experiments or taking it for himself.

Because he was afraid of death too, unlike the regional manager of Dewen Company. His entire family was wiped out just because of a kidnapping. It takes real guts to be ruthless.

"Haha, please, Young Master Xuan. Let me show you around my underground base."

As soon as Banmu finished speaking, he discovered that the safe behind him had turned into an elevator.

However, Xuan Mingtian nodded and followed, while Tropius and Regirock cooperated by returning to their Poké Balls.

在进入电梯后，赫然发现电梯的楼层上标注着-1、-2、-3、-4和-5这几个数字。由此可以猜测，这地下绝对拥有很大的空间。

As the elevator descended, they discovered that the -1 floor was marked with the words "training ground".

Looking out through the transparent elevator, I saw an area the size of two football fields. There were at least 200 people training there.

Seeing their hard work, Xuan Mingtian instantly felt a little ashamed. However, his training, and that of his family and friends, was all based on a scientific plan. After all, it's important to balance work and rest.

But when people saw Banmu, they all raised their hands to greet him. They also saw a child and an elf standing beside him.

Xuan Mingtian witnessed their efforts to greet him. He was also impressed by their professionalism, their synchronized movements, and their excited expressions.

After touring the -1 floor, the elevator continues to descend. However, the second floor, the same size as the -1 floor, is an area for people to rest or live in, divided into various rooms and leisure areas.

Among them is a library and a projection hall filled with tasks.

“Young Master Xuan, the -2 level includes accommodation, leisure, reading, and mission posting records. Furthermore, the -1 level is located about 30 meters below the mall and also retains 5 hidden exits leading to the suburbs.”

Upon hearing Banmu's words, Xuan Mingtian instantly understood. After all, even a cunning rabbit can run away three times, let alone the territory of this underground force.

What puzzled him, however, was that this base did not resemble an ordinary branch.

"Gym Leader Giovanni, this base can't be Team Rocket's headquarters, can it?"

"Young Master Xuan, you are unaware of this. In my eyes, wherever I am, that is Team Rocket's headquarters. Therefore, there is no difference between a branch and headquarters."

Xuan Mingtian nodded in agreement with Banmu's words. Because as long as the founder is there, there is no distinction.

Just like the Xuan family, even if the entire family moves away from Suiyi Town and goes to the Hoenn region, the Xuan family will follow. Therefore, there is no need to care about these details.

"Even though I think that way, my subordinates all agree that my manor's underground base is Team Rocket's headquarters."

"Gym Leader Giovanni, I have a question. Your Team Rocket owns so many assets and bases, so why do you need my family's support? I don't see the need for it."

This was one of Xuan Mingtian's doubts. Even if the current Rockets team wasn't as good as they would be 10 years from now, their current size was still considerable. Why would they need his help? This inevitably aroused Xuan Mingtian's suspicions.

“Young Master Xuan, you’re right. But you’ve overlooked some very important things, namely strength and hidden financial resources. Because of my mother’s disappearance, all the Elite Four level spirits she led have vanished.”

"My strongest Pokémon right now is only Beedrill, which has just reached the peak of the Elite Four. So I urgently need a strong family or individual with Champion-level strength to take charge."

Hearing this, Xuan Mingtian understood. He needed a powerful elf to suppress those among his subordinates who had ulterior motives.

After all, the Rockets were founded by his mother, and some of the members were either older or more powerful. Just one player like Giovanni would definitely need a lot of effort to outwit and outmaneuver them.

"Gym Leader Giovanni, you're being modest. You even have Elite Four level Pokémon, so you must be a Psychic, right? And with your strength, wouldn't it be better to have the League backing you up? As far as I know, Team Rocket doesn't have much conflict with the League. With your Elite Four level Pokémon strength, you wouldn't only have one Gym Leader, would you?"

Xuan Mingtian's words are indeed true. Currently, there isn't much conflict between Team Rocket and the Kanto League. He has once again risen to the rank of Elite Four member, having previously served as the head of the Giovanni Gym.

The conditions are very simple: either the Rockets disband or join the league.

Then a voice entered Xuan Mingtian's ears.