Pokémon: Master System

The name of rights comes from the upper class, while the essence of rights comes from the lower class.

Just like Xia Yu now, his nominal power comes from the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings, but if he wants to exercise his own power, he must have someone under him to carry out his will.

This is also why Xia Yu, who already has such strong strength, is still interested in Chen Zhengyan, Yu Yun and others.

After all, a person's power is limited. He cannot do everything himself, so he needs to select a group of capable, powerful and, most importantly, loyal subordinates to work for him.

Long Fan took a sip of tea, then put the cup on the table and looked at Xia Yu: "What do you think about the division of labor among the Four Heavenly Kings?"

Xia Yu listened to Long Fan's words, but did not rush to speak. Instead, he lowered his head and thought seriously.

Gym Leader, Elite Four, and Champion are a promotion path that is completely independent of the Pokémon Association. Their main responsibilities are to protect the security of the territory, combat criminals, maintain public order, etc. For example, the main responsibility of a gym leader is to maintain public order in the city and combat crime, etc.

This promotion path not only involves frequent dealings with criminals, but also requires going to the front line to fight as soon as possible after an emergency occurs. The risk factor is extremely high, so this promotion path places more emphasis on personal hard power.

The responsibilities of the Pokémon Association are similar to those of a city hall. Its authority includes but is not limited to economic development, urban planning, health care, education, agriculture, etc. The scope of its authority is larger and broader, and is almost closely related to the people. Therefore, promotion within the Pokémon Association pays more attention to personal administrative ability, followed by personal strength.

The responsibility of a gym owner is to be responsible for the public security of a city, while the power of the Four Heavenly Kings is even greater.

First of all, each of the Four Heavenly Kings needs to be responsible for the public security of one or two provinces or cities.

The East China region has eight provinces and cities under its jurisdiction, so on average, each of the Four Heavenly Kings controls the security of two provinces and cities.

Xia Yu’s goal is very clear, that is Sujiang Province and Magic City.

First of all, Sujiang Province is the pilot province for the reform of the hall owner system, and Xia Yu must keep it firmly in his hands. Then it is the Demon City. According to past practice, the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings must be stationed in the Demon City.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the two provinces and cities that Xia Yu is responsible for are Sujiang Province and Mo City.

"As for provinces and cities...Sujiang Province and Mo City." Xia Yu pondered.

"That's no problem." Long Fan nodded, looked at Xia Yu and said, "Both Sujiang Province and the Magic City are under your charge. You need to be responsible for the reform of the museum owner in Sujiang Province. In addition... you also need to put a name on Odomare in the Magic City. With Latios and Latias here, the safety of Odomare won't be a big problem. You don't have to stay in Odomare for a long time. Just take the time to go there occasionally."

"Okay." Xia Yu nodded.

"The management of provinces and cities is not the focus." Long Fan paused, his eyes shining, "The focus is on the four major departments. Which department do you want to be in charge of?"

The four major departments refer to the Administrative Management Department, Special Operations Department, Science and Technology Department, and Intelligence Reconnaissance Department under the Four Heavenly Kings.

The Administrative Management Department includes communications, logistics, finance, medical rescue, personnel, training and education, and data processing departments.

The Special Operations Department has agencies for covert operations, security operations, espionage operations, assassination operations, etc.

The Intelligence and Reconnaissance Department is composed of intelligence, counterintelligence, Pokémon control, mythical beast intelligence collection, intelligence analysis and evaluation, etc.

The Ministry of Science and Technology was formerly known as the Ministry of Scientific Research. Intelligence, departmental and everything else are kept confidential.

The most powerful of the four departments are naturally the Special Operations Department and the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Department. The Special Operations Department is responsible for handling some complex special incidents and often participates in front-line battles. Therefore, the number of department staff is large, all staff are soldiers, and their strength is generally strong.

The Intelligence and Investigation Department is responsible for collecting all kinds of intelligence and has a large amount of top-secret information in its hands. All first-hand information of intelligence is also processed and analyzed by the Intelligence and Investigation Department. This department is equivalent to the eyes and ears of the Four Heavenly Kings and plays a vital role.

Apart from these two departments, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Public Administration are of relatively lower importance, with the former responsible for scientific research and the latter for logistical administration.

The four major departments are each controlled by the Four Heavenly Kings. As the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings, Xia Yu has the priority right of selection.

Of course, this is relative. It doesn't mean that Xia Yu will be able to go to any department he chooses. The final decision will still be made by the regional champion and the Pokémon Association headquarters.

"My idea is to take charge of the Special Operations Department." Xia Yu looked at Long Fan and said.

"Yes." Long Fan was not surprised by Xia Yu's answer. For a Four Heavenly King like Xia Yu who had amazing combat power, taking charge of the Special Operations Department was undoubtedly the best choice.

What's more, Xia Yu has another identity, the deputy captain of the Phantom Special Operations Team, so it is most appropriate for him to be in charge of the special operations department.

"Since you have decided to join the Special Operations Department, there are a few things I must tell you. The Special Operations Team currently has a director and two deputy directors. The director is Shi Yueping, who once served as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of East China. The deputy directors are Fan Dehai and Xiao Huohuo."

"Xiao Huohuo?" Xia Yu paused: "Isn't he the last of the Four Heavenly Kings?"

"Yes." Long Fan nodded. "He was one of the last Four Heavenly Kings, but he lost to Li Ruochen in this year's Heavenly King Ranking Tournament, and he completely lost his qualification to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings. He can only go underground and either work for the Pokémon Association or work in one of the four major departments."

"Xia Yu...your road to becoming one of the Four Heavenly Kings has been smooth sailing, but for most people, the competition among the Four Heavenly Kings is quite cruel."

"There is a rule for the Four Heavenly Kings in each region. That is, once the Four Heavenly Kings are defeated by other trainers who are not the Four Heavenly Kings, they will forever lose the opportunity to compete for the Four Heavenly Kings and will never be able to serve as the Four Heavenly Kings again."

"Take Xiao Huohuo as an example. Although he is very young and has great potential in the future, he failed to maintain his position as one of the Four Heavenly Kings in this Four Heavenly Kings Qualifying Tournament. He will not be able to compete for the Four Heavenly Kings in the future!"

“Even if he becomes even more powerful in a few years, a dozen years, or even decades, he will never be able to compete for the Four Heavenly Kings in any region!”

"If he wants to return to the stage in the future, there is only one way left, to compete for the championship!"

"The Four Heavenly Kings do not allow losers to exist."

When Long Fan said this, his eyes flickered with a hint of fluctuation, as if he remembered something: "This is also why it is said that the gym leaders of various places may be fake, but the Four Heavenly Kings will definitely not be fake. The level of the Four Heavenly Kings in a region can reflect the overall level of the trainers in that region."

"One more thing, the heads of the four major departments are almost all the defeated Four Heavenly Kings. Don't underestimate their strength. Although they are all losers to the Four Heavenly Kings, there are many old guys who are hiding their strength in the four major departments and their strength is no worse than that of the Four Heavenly Kings."

"Of course..." Long Fan said here, his tone changed: "They are still much worse than you. With your strength, I believe you can firmly control the Special Operations Department."

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I went for a physical check-up yesterday. Because I had to get up early, I washed up and went to bed at 9 o'clock the night before yesterday, so I haven't updated yet. I was busy with the physical check-up all day yesterday, so I didn't update yet.

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