Pokémon Farm

Chapter 176 Cooperation Achieved and Honorary Leader

Hearing the little cutie's telepathic messages, it's not hard to see that they all revolve around Xuan Mingtian. It's possible that if he says he's going to beat up Giratina tomorrow, even Arceus would agree without hesitation.

After a moment's thought, Xuan Mingtian spoke up: "Master Banmu, since that's the case, I have a suggestion. Would you like to hear it?"

"Yes, Young Master Xuan, please tell me. As long as it's reasonable, I'll agree."

"My idea is to combine the two options. I'll provide the Rockets with $10 billion in league support every year, but give me the honorary title of leader."

As soon as Xuan Mingtian finished speaking, Banmu's expression went from surprise to bewilderment. He was surprised to receive an extra 10 billion each year, but bewildered by the meaning of this honorary leader's words. Did he intend to replace him?

But upon closer reflection, he immediately dismissed the idea. With Xuan Mingtian's family's strength and financial backing, creating a new power would be a piece of cake. There was no need to forcibly seize someone else's achievements.

Seeing the other person's bewildered and troubled expression, Xuan Mingtian knew that the other person was overthinking things. He immediately explained.

"Master Banki, you've got the wrong idea. Honorary leader means someone who has the title of leader but doesn't exercise any of the leader's power. It's basically just a figurehead. You're still the actual controller of Team Rocket. It's like you get paid and receive benefits but don't participate in internal management."

After receiving the explanation, Banmu suddenly understood. He couldn't contain the ecstatic joy on his face.

"Then, Young Master Xuan, it's a deal. Are there any other requests?"

"Alright, alright, we're all in the same boat now. No need to be so formal, just call me Xiao Tian. Also, have the mall owner bring Uncle Xiao over, and we can draft a simple agreement."

"The gist is that I donate 10 billion every year. You should know how to launder money, right? And most importantly, I can't reveal anything about my cooperation with the Rockets."

Banmu certainly knew how to launder money; after all, he was the leader of an underground organization. He understood something as simple as this. The most important thing was not to reveal Xuan Mingtian's whereabouts; that was of paramount importance.

Because this information concerns their long-term cooperative relationship, if it were leaked, Itagaki had reason to believe that the other party would eliminate him immediately.

"Xiao Tian, ​​thank you so much. I wish us a pleasant cooperation. Don't worry, I will issue a gag order immediately and will never let outsiders know about your relationship with Team Rocket. You can also mobilize all the personnel of Team Rocket, as well as their supplies."

Having achieved the desired result, Banmu expressed his heartfelt gratitude and made a series of guarantees. He then immediately contacted the mall owner, asking him to personally escort Uncle Xiao to his destination.

While waiting, Instructor Viper and the others couldn't help but ask questions. How could they effectively train their Pokémon to train themselves, and how could Pokémon battle without commands?

"Didn't I tell you? You guys have such bad memories. The first key is to train the speed of skill casting, and the second is to let the Pokémon fight more and learn from the experience."

After Xuan Mingtian finished speaking, he rolled his eyes at them, wondering what was wrong with their spirits.

Normally, before capturing a wild Pokémon, they train and battle on their own. It's shameful that after being captured, they rely on human commands for everything.

However, this does not rule out the possibility that they have become less intelligent.

"But I feel that in the battle just now, your Scyther did not unleash its true power at all."

Although the venomous snake instructor was looked down upon, his willingness to ask questions without shame was admirable.

"Oh, you're right. But it's just a little bit of concealment, so it's okay to tell you. See that thing on its waist? That's the secret."

After taking a look, everyone discovered that there really was a circular object. If Xuan Mingtian hadn't pointed it out, even an expert like Banmu would have missed it.

"Young Master Xuan, is this ring the secret? I really can't figure out what it is. Is it some kind of special artifact from your family?"

"No, no, this is a well-known weighted bracelet. I just had it custom-made into a circular shape. It is required to be worn in daily life, training, and combat. In short, it can only be removed during combat if it is damaged or if you break your limits."

Upon hearing Xuan Mingtian's explanation, even Banmu was so surprised that his mouth dropped open. They also had weighted bracelets, but they only wore them during training.

After all, the original design and manufacturing purpose was only for training use, and this aspect was never considered.

"You're all blinded by a leaf. You have such good equipment, yet you only think about using it during training. Potian, adjust the weight back to zero and let them see your true strength."

As Xuan Mingtian spoke, he took out a 30-centimeter-long and 30-centimeter-wide iron plate from his backpack. When Potian adjusted the scale to zero, he immediately threw the iron plate into the air.

In an instant, the Sky-Piercing Blade approached the iron plate in mid-air at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

With a flurry of cold light flashing past, in less than a second, Potian landed back on the ground, striking a very cool pose.

Along with it fell the shredded iron plates—no, they can no longer be called iron plates. Because Potian had cut them into pieces approximately 1 centimeter long and wide, they can now only be called iron pellets.

The strangely strong creature, which had just received treatment, took in the entire scene after opening its eyes. It could see that when Potian cut the iron plate, its speed and force were more than twice as high as during the battle.

If Potian were to continue the battle in his current state, he probably would only last 10 minutes.

"Chief, I think we must purchase these weighted bracelets on a large scale. We should make sure that middle and high-ranking members wear them even while sleeping, and anyone who refuses should be given a good beating."

"Buy it, we must buy it. This task is yours. I want to see all members and elves wearing this weighted bracelet within a month."

"What are you thinking, leader? A single weighted bracelet costs tens of millions. You're actually thinking of giving everyone in the organization two? Are you incredibly greedy, or do you just not care about money?"

As Itagaki's assistant, upon hearing him say that everyone has time, she immediately jumped out to refute him, saying that if all members were available, it would cost at least tens of billions; truly, one doesn't know the cost of money until one is in charge.

Faced with Masato's impolite attitude, Itagaki's face immediately showed embarrassment. But as the leader of an organization, how could he be embarrassed by such a small matter? Therefore, he quickly regained his normal expression. Since he couldn't provide everyone, he would think of a solution.