Pokémon: Master System.

Hmm? It's hard for me to believe you agreed so hastily.

“Go ahead and ask,” Xia Yu said.

"With your abilities, you could easily compete for the championship. Why did you create Team Rocket and become a villain?" Shui Yutu asked, looking at Xia Yu.

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Chapter 495 Team Rocket's Anti-counterfeiting Mark

Shui Yutu sat on the sofa, her bodysuit outlining her perfect figure. Her bright eyes, hidden under her helmet, looked at "Sakaki" and asked the question that had been troubling her for a long time.

With Sakaki's strength, he would be considered a champion in China, and most of the Four Heavenly Kings would be no match for him.

Mizuki didn't know why Giovanni wanted to establish Team Rocket.

Upon hearing Shui Yutu's question, Xia Yu's expression turned serious, his gaze falling on Shui Yutu's motorcycle helmet, a thoughtful look on his face.

Just as Shui Yutu said, with his current strength, he could easily be one of the Four Heavenly Kings and compete for the championship, but he didn't want that kind of life.

"There are two things a person should do in their lifetime. The first is to do what they want to do, and the second is to do something to prove that they have been in this world, so that people will not forget them." Xia Yu smiled faintly. He thought of Giovanni from the anime in his previous life. Giovanni was undoubtedly one of the most charismatic villains in the Pokémon world.

"There are so many champions in the world. One more or one less won't make a difference. It's not like I'm missing out."

"But there is no underground king in this world."

"My life goal is simple: to be the only king of the underground! To integrate the underground organizations, to take control of Pokémon resources, and to enable more people to become trainers, instead of having them monopolized by so-called powerful families. I will follow my heart's desires, do my best, and let nature take its course."

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Xia Yu spoke from the bottom of his heart.

In this life, living according to one's heart and finding happiness and joy is the ultimate goal, a goal that transcends all other objectives.

Wealth, fame, power, and beauty are merely tools for achieving happiness.

We can't let suffering permeate our entire lives. We may experience pain at times, but that's for the sake of future happiness.

Upon hearing Xia Yu's answer, everyone's gaze turned to Shui Yutu, but no one could see the expression hidden beneath her helmet.

She picked up the flaming mask and started playing with it. A mechanical electronic voice sounded: "I didn't expect you to have such lofty goals? But it sounds quite interesting. Okay, from now on, I'm a member of Team Rocket. But I have one request: when you play against foreign champions in the future, you have to call me. How about it?"

"No problem." Xia Yu nodded; this small request was nothing to him.

"Then it's a deal. Let's work together to bring down the price of Pokémon."

Ok?

Hearing that Shui Yutu had made such a decisive move to jungle, everyone's faces showed surprise. They did not expect that Shui Yutu, the leader of the Dragon Sands, would agree to join Team Rocket so easily.

Xia Yu was also a little surprised. No... girl, you just agreed?

The question you just asked sounded like you were joking.

Seeing that Shui Yutu had agreed so readily, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a little curious about Shui Yutu's true identity. Looking at the huge motorcycle helmet on Shui Yutu's head, he fell into deep thought.

Is this person crazy?

“By the way,” Mizuki said with a smile, while playing with the Flame Mask in her hand, “I have a suggestion for you. Although the design of your mask is unique, it is very easy to imitate. It can easily be used by unscrupulous people to do evil under the Team Rocket name.”

“You can use your rainbow crest to heat a design you like on the mask.”

"The rainbow crest will leave an inextinguishable sacred flame on the mask, making it impossible for others to imitate, and you don't have to worry about the sacred flame on the mask burning you."

"Because the sacred flame is a symbol of life, it will not harm any living Pokémon or human, but will instead heal injuries."

Xia Yu looked at Shui Yutu in surprise. He had also thought about the issue of anti-counterfeiting. After all, he carried the masks from Divine Coffin 1-12 with him. How could he not have thought about the issue of anti-counterfeiting of the masks?

However, he hadn't come up with a good solution.

Now that he heard what Shui Yutu said, he thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed a good suggestion.

At this point, Xia Yu also took out his mask and rainbow-colored crest feathers to conduct an experiment.

A faint white flame burned on the rainbow-colored crest, but when Xia Yu slowly touched the flame with his hand, he felt no heat at all, but rather a warmth.

It must be said that the rainbow crest is truly a magical prop.

Then Xia Yu gently touched the mask to the rainbow-colored crest. Under the heat of the rainbow-colored crest, the mask was instantly imprinted with a feather-shaped pattern, and at the same time, the sacred flames spread to the pattern and burned fiercely!

Become!

Summer feathers... rainbow crest feathers... feather pattern.

Is this a coincidence or fate?

"How amazing..." Sylvia looked at this scene with curiosity on her face, and couldn't help but look at Xia Yu: "Can I have one too?"

“Of course you can.” Xia Yu nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips. “You can all use the rainbow crest to imprint your favorite designs. Starting today, this will be the induction ceremony for the core members of Team Rocket.”

In fact, it wasn't just Sylvia who was curious; Gao Yanxin and Liu Yunxuan, the siblings, were also curious about the Rainbow Crown Feather, and their eyes were always on it. However, their personalities prevented them from asking Xia Yu directly.

Hearing Xia Yu's words, the others nodded, clearly quite satisfied with the induction ceremony.

Of course, there was one person among the crowd who felt out of place and extremely uncomfortable.

That's Jiang Yu.

By this time, he had cursed Suzuki a thousand times over. "You, the president of the Dragon Sands, just agreed to join Team Rocket so easily?"

No, what am I supposed to do with this?

So it turns out everyone here is from Team Rocket, and I'm the only outsider, right?

Jiang Yu felt increasingly aggrieved and could only silently lower his head, burying his head in the sand like an ostrich. He truly did not want to live under someone else's roof and take orders from others.

"You can think about what kind of pattern you want to brand, and also come up with a code name for yourselves, which cannot be repeated. We can't use our names in public." Xia Yu paused slightly here, "Finally, regarding the handling of the Qi family, I listened to your opinions and decided not to take action personally. This matter will be left to..."

Xia Yu was about to say Liu Yunhan and Gao Yanxin's names, but then swallowed the words and pointed at them, saying, "You two stay behind for a bit, I have something to tell you."

"By the way, Jiang Yu, are you interested in leading your Paradise Group to merge with Team Rocket?" Xia Yu turned his gaze to Jiang Yu and slowly asked.

Jiang Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly; what was bound to happen would eventually happen.

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Chapter 496 Jiang Yu's Joining

Meeting Xia Yu's gaze, Jiang Yu felt immense pressure.

Deep down, he didn't want to join Team Rocket, but he was worried that if he rejected Xia Yu, he might completely enrage Xia Yu and kill him on the spot.

Seeing Jiang Yu's hesitant expression, Xia Yu's lips curled up slightly as he slowly said, "I know you're probably unwilling to merge your hard-earned Paradise Group into Team Rocket for no reason, but I can promise you that if you join now, you'll be one of Team Rocket's core members."

"Any core member, in order of joining Team Rocket, has the opportunity to obtain a permanent Gigantamax Pokémon."

"You may not know what a permanent Gigantamax Pokémon is. In other words, it's a giant Pokémon as powerful as Lapras in my hand."

“Pokémon like these are extremely rare. Each one is unique and one of a kind. Even looking at the whole world, there are only about 20 of them. If you refuse now, even if you join Team Rocket in the future, you may not be able to get a permanent Gigantamax Pokémon.”

"Jiang Yu, now you can think it over carefully and make a decision."

"Life is always full of choices, and we will go down different paths in life because of different choices."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Jiang Yu's face showed a struggling and troubled expression, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

After a few breaths, Jiang Yu finally spoke slowly, "I'm joining!"

As he uttered those three words, Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Faced with Xia Yu's coercion and enticement, Jiang Yu finally agreed to join the Rockets.

Of course, this is just a verbal promise. After all, it would take a long time for either the Dragon Club or the Paradise Group to fully integrate into the Rockets.

However, as long as the first step is taken, Xia Yu believes that the seeds planted now will one day blossom and bear fruit.

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Half an hour later.

In the secluded room, Gao Yanxin and Liu Yunhan stood opposite Xia Yu.

"Old Liu, I'll still need you to take Xiao Gao with you to handle this matter." Xia Yu looked at Liu Yunhan and said, "You have that Gigantamax Hairy Troll with you, right?"

"Mm." Liu Yunhan nodded.

"Just keep it with you. Although the Qi family has declined, they are still not to be underestimated. I'll leave the Qi family's affairs to you..." Xia Yu's tone suddenly changed, becoming sinister: "I'll give you the Gigantamax hairy troll for now. You can use any extraordinary means if necessary. Also, take care of Xiao Gao."

"Xiao Gao." Xia Yu's gaze fell on Gao Yanxin: "Study hard under Lao Liu's guidance."

"Oh, right. I remember your sister is about to go to university, and she doesn't seem to have a starter Pokémon yet, right? If you do well on this mission, I'll not only reward you, but I'll also give your sister a starter Pokémon with Champion-level potential as a reward."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, even Gao Yanxin, who was used to big scenes, began to breathe rapidly.

Pokémon with Champion-level potential are unattainable for ordinary people, but to Xia Yu, they seem to be insignificant.

"Thank you... Boss."

Sometimes, no amount of encouragement can compare to tangible benefits.

Just like at work, no matter how much your boss promises you, nothing beats a "raise and promotion."

"However, let me make this clear from the start: if you don't perform well, you won't receive any reward, and you'll also face some kind of punishment." Xia Yu paused slightly after saying this, "So, don't let me down. Xie Tianming is already working at the Imperial Capital Detective Agency, so you need to work hard too."

“If you do this well, your reward won’t be any worse than your sister’s.”