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"Senior, am I too harsh?"
Mammon looked at Clay, whose expression was changeable, with an apologetic look on his face and spoke in a very gentle tone.
"…"
Clay's face twitched a few times, but what else could he say at this moment?
It was he who took the initiative to test Mammon's strength, and it was he who told Mammon to go all out, and now he was being beaten...
"No, it's me who made you laugh, young man. Your strength is truly outstanding."
Clay calmed down and admired Mammon.
Although he is known as the 'underground boss', Boss Clay is still a very magnanimous man.
But he really admired Mammon. His strength... was really exaggerated.
And most importantly, Mammon is still so young, and Clay has seen geniuses before.
For example, he had met two talented girls this year, both of whom were the kind of "freaks" that made him feel emotional.
But the black-haired boy from Kanto in front of him was obviously even more outrageous.
"Phew~ I told you, Dad, Mr. Mammon is really amazing."
Lacey let out a long sigh and couldn't help but say something angrily to Old Master Clay.
Boss Clay smiled awkwardly.
"Thank you for the praise, senior. I still have a lot to improve on." Mammon replied with a smile.
"It's getting late, Senior, Miss Lacey, we'll take our leave now."
Mammon said goodbye. His main purpose of coming to Driftveil City was to find Ghetsis.
"Is there something urgent? Mammon, if you're not in a hurry, why not have a meal first? I know a very good restaurant."
Boss Clay tried to persuade him to stay, and he really wanted to make friends with this young man.
Although they had just met, based on Mammon's strength and the way he dealt with people, Boss Clay could assert that this boy had an absolutely limitless future!
If it weren't for the stunningly beautiful and charming girl beside Mammon, he wouldn't mind letting Lacey interact more with Mammon.
If Mammon and Lacey could become a couple, Boss Clay would wake up laughing in his dreams!
However, it is not clear what the relationship between Mammon and Catlin is. Maybe they are not lovers?
Boss Clay thought that his daughter was so cute and talented, maybe she had a chance?
"I do have some things to deal with right now. Thank you for your kindness, senior. Let's have a quick meal together if there's a chance later."
Mammon politely declined.
"Okay, then if you need any help, you can tell me. I still have some power in this Driftveil City."
Upon hearing this, Boss Clay did not force it and said with a smile.
"OK."
Mammon nodded to Lacey and left with Catlin, while Boss Clay and Lacey accompanied them to the gym entrance.
"A dragon among men~" Boss Clay couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Mammon's back.
"I just don't know what this young man is doing in Unova?"
Boss Clay was quite curious. With Mammon's current strength, he couldn't have come to Unova to travel and gain experience, right?
"Lacey, do you know the background of this Mammon?" Clay asked Lacey.
"Hmm~ I really don't understand that. I was only focused on his strength at the time. Dad, you really don't know that he only used one Annihilape in every game. He even used the Annihilape to win all six games in the final!"
Lacey tapped his chin with his slender fingers and thought for a while, then exclaimed in surprise in a cute way.
"Given his talent, it's not surprising." Boss Clay was not surprised at all at this moment.
Well, after all, he experienced it firsthand.
"Oh right! I remember there was a comment that mentioned that Mr. Mammon seemed to be the son of an official gym leader in Kanto." Lacey suddenly remembered.
"So that's how it is. This has an official background." Boss Clay nodded.
"Such a young and powerful boy! It would be great if he could become the champion of our Unova."
Boss Clay couldn't help but say this.
"Pfft~ I guess it's difficult, Dad. Mr. Mammon is from Kanto."
"That's why I said if. After all, we in Unova are now..."
Boss Clay sighed in his heart. As the leader of the Unova Gym, it was natural for him to hope that his region would become stronger and stronger.
However, things went against our wishes, and now Unova is getting worse and worse...
Alder has completely become a loser. If fresh blood like Mammon can take over Alder's leadership of Unova, then Unova will surely prosper.
Well, I hope Mammon comes to Unova just for the title of Unova champion.
After all, the champion in Kanto is 'The Invincible Dragon Crossing'. Mammon is still young, and maybe he doesn't have the confidence to challenge Dragon Envoy Proton, so why does he come to Unova?
Clay thought about it and thought, maybe this is really possible! If this is really a good thing, Clay is very happy.
Even Clay felt that Alder would probably give the championship to Mammon with a grin on his face.
And now on the other side.
Mammon and Catlin had just walked out of the Driftveil Gym.
"Catlin, what do you think about our organization going to Blueberry Academy to recruit people?"
Mammon thought of this, and that was what he had just thought of.
"Huh?" Catlin's mind froze for a moment.
"Although Blueberry Academy is not as good as Orange Academy, the students it trains are also very outstanding. They are much better than the ordinary members recruited from the street."
Mammon said that he thought this was still feasible.
Orange Academy is the best Pokémon academy in Paldea and one of the best academies in the world.
It is worth mentioning that the history of Orange Academy can be traced back to eight hundred years ago, while the Pokémon Alliance was established only more than a hundred years ago.
This is evident.
Blueberry Academy is the sister school of Orange Academy. Although it was established not long ago, the students in Blueberry Academy are also very outstanding because of the resources of Orange Academy.
At least they are definitely better and have more potential than those recruited from the street.
Speaking of which, Team Rocket can indeed establish a few more Pokémon academies to cultivate fresh blood, and it will be more convenient to train talents on their own.
Mammon wrote this down and will implement it when he returns. Currently, several schools will be built in all the areas where Team Rocket has set up shop!
"This... is a good idea, but success may not be that easy."
Catlin pondered for a moment before speaking tactfully.
She felt that if it was really a normal company or even a force, there would be no problem recruiting people from Blueberry Academy.
But they are the evil organization Team Rocket!
"It's actually not that difficult. We can start by using the company's name, clearly stating the benefits and treatment to attract students, and then privately solicit their opinions."
Mammon smiled and said that any force that wants to develop cannot do without human resources.
And Mammon knew very well that there were still some great talents in Blueberry Academy!
For example, the Blueberry Academy established the Elite Four and Champions of the Blueberry League, which was modeled after the alliance. Lacey is now one of the Elite Four of the Blueberry League.
It must be said that Lacey has very good potential, and is guaranteed to be a superstar. Moreover, she is not very old now, so she may have the opportunity to reach the championship level in the future.
Most importantly, Blueberry Academy has Kieran!
Kieran is extremely talented. As a strong rival of the protagonist, Kieran's potential is unquestionable.
After turning dark, he defeated the entire Blueberry League and became the champion in a short period of time, and his strength truly reached the championship level.
Well, although he is still no match for the protagonist and Nemona, it can be said that Kieran's talent is only worse than the protagonist and Nemona in the series.
Moreover, Kieran can be won over. After all, Kieran's character is actually very extreme in some aspects. It is precisely because of this that he becomes "evil".
"It's feasible." Catlin agreed.
"I'll have Gladion prepare it later, and then..."
Before Mammon could finish his words, the phone rang. It was Zinna calling.
"Mammon-mammon! I saw the Ghetsis you were talking about! Come here quickly!"
Zinna's excited voice came from the phone.
"Okay." Mammon raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Zinna would give him such a surprise.
Inside a park, a middle-aged man in a gorgeous yet strange robe is giving a speech to the passers-by around him.
Zinna leaned against a tree and looked at him with interest.
"My name is Ghetsis, Ghetsis of Team Plasma."
Ghetsis's voice is quite magnetic and contagious.
"Today I want to talk to you about the topic of liberating Pokémon. Have you ever thought about it?"
"We humans and Pokémon have lived together until now, and we are each other's indispensable partners. Perhaps many people think so, right?"
"But is this really the case?"
What the hell is this guy talking about?
Zinna tilted her head in confusion. She didn't understand what Ghetsis was trying to say? Was he trying to say that Pokémon and humans didn't actually need each other?
Is there something wrong with this?
Zinna was confused. If Ghetsis really wanted to express this idea, he must be mentally ill, even more seriously ill than the Team Magma and the Team Aqua.
"Could this just be our human's wishful thinking?" Ghetsis continued his speech in a low voice.
"Trainers are driving Pokémon as they please and bossing their colleagues around. Who can say for sure that this doesn't happen?"
"Everyone, Pokémon are different from us humans. They are creatures with unknown possibilities. There are many things we can learn from them!"
"And what should we do with a Pokémon like this?"
Ghetsis raised his arms, his tone very excited.
"That's right! Let Pokémon be liberated! Only then can humans and Pokémon begin to achieve true equality!"
Stupid!
Zinna can only give two words to describe this.
And she also roughly guessed what Ghetsis was thinking, letting people 'liberate' Pokémon while he himself possessed the Pokémon.
In this way, wouldn't he become the best?
Fortunately, when Ghetsis said this, no one around applauded, which shows that these passers-by at least have some brains.
Otherwise, Zinna really had to doubt whether everyone's brain was only as big as a walnut.
Papapapa
But at this moment, loud applause rang out.
Zinna was stunned. There really were idiots who agreed with Ghetsis's theory? Was he mentally retarded?
The passers-by around had different expressions, and they probably thought the same thing as Zinna.
But the difference was that Ghetsis was extremely happy at this moment and looked in the direction of the sound.
I found out that he was a handsome black-haired boy with outstanding temperament. He was wearing a gorgeous black long trench coat, and it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person!
"What you said is so good, sir. It hits the nail on the head."
Mammon grinned, his tone extremely sincere.
"Young man, you are so young and yet you can understand my thoughts. You have a bright future." Ghetsis was very pleased.
"Sage, you are too kind. Since you have such great ideals, surely you have set an example yourself?"
Mammon asked with a smile.
Ghetsis's brows knitted slightly. Leading by example? That was absolutely impossible. Actually releasing his own Pokémon? Wouldn't that be something only an idiot would do?
"Of course, I've already 'liberated' my Pokémon." But that didn't stop Ghetsis from lying with his eyes open.
"That's good, I feel relieved now."
Mammon took out a Poké Ball.
"Young man, if you also want to liberate Pokémon, you should go to the wild." Ghetsis thought that Mammon was going to follow his example and 'liberate' his Pokémon here.
"Sage, you misunderstood."
Mammon gave a big, kind smile.
"?" Ghetsis was stunned.
"What I mean is, since the Sage has already released his Pokémon, I don't have to worry about you fighting back."
Mammon had a very healthy smile.
"???" Ghetsis frowned.
"Ghetsis, the inherently evil cult member, surrender now. Today, on behalf of the righteous Team Rocket, I will bring you to justice!"
Mammon's powerful voice became louder.
"???"
Ghetsis was stunned.
What did this guy just say about justice?