Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 462 Li Xuan's underworld ideas, and his actions against Alora!

The bear apprentice lightly touched the ground, and with the boost of flight energy, it suddenly exerted force and then leaped high to the side of the building, using the terrain advantage to dodge at high speed!
call out!
The Shadow Ball grazed past Li Xuan's face.

Gastly's expression changed, and it quickly apologized.

"It's okay, even if you hit me, it won't cause much damage."

Li Xuan waved his hand.

It's just a Shadow Ball used by a level 30 Haunter.

Even if a level 50 Gengar came, it wouldn't do him much damage.

"Hehehe." (I'm glad you're alright.)
Gastly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I started paying attention to Xiong's apprentice.

At this moment, the bear apprentice had already arrived on top of Gastly's head.

The shockwave gathered at its feet and slammed down heavily towards Gastly's head!

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly covered its head with both hands, and the moment it came into contact with the bear's fierce slash, it felt a tremendous force strike it!
boom! ! !
Gastly was embedded in the ground like a cannonball.

The apprentice was smug and proud.

But then I suddenly realized something was wrong!

"Too confident."

Li Xuan crossed his arms. This battle was between his apprentice Xiong and Gastly, and he would not intervene.

That bear apprentice really needs to be kept in check.

Otherwise, they'll cause you no peace of mind at all.

Although Li Xuan didn't really want to use this phrase, he still had to say it: Suffering a loss is a blessing.

We need to make Xiong's apprentice suffer a bit.

Otherwise, what would happen if it evolved into a martial arts bear master?

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly moved freely through the darkness and arrived in front of Kuma's apprentice in an instant. Its eyes turned blue and rippled outwards!
Hypnosis with superpowers!

"Oh..."

The bear apprentice's head was spinning.

I look like I'm about to fall asleep.

But with Li Xuan right behind him, and knowing that he had brought the other man over to see him succeed in his revenge, he absolutely couldn't fall here!

The bear apprentice bit his tongue, forcing himself to stay awake, and managed to break free from the dead end that was about to plunge him into sleep!

"Kou Jie?"

Gastly was so shocked that it forgot to retaliate for a moment.

The bear apprentice's forehead gleamed with a metallic gleam, its hardness making it impossible to look directly at him, before he brought his hammer down with a mighty thud!

Bang! ! !

Gastly was slammed to the ground once again.

"Yeah!"

Just as Xiong's apprentice was about to press his advantage, his hand was covered in powerful electric current, but Li Xuan lifted him up with one hand.

"That's it."

Li Xuan rubbed his bear apprentice's head and raised his hand to let his hair down.

Call ~
The smoke cleared.

Gastly struggled to its feet.

"Oh?"

"Kou Jie?"

Neither the bear apprentice nor Gastly understood.

"The outcome of this battle is already decided, and the situation between the two of you is no big deal. Gastly, I'll give you ten berries as compensation."

Li Xuan took out the bag of tree fruits he carried with him and handed over the blue orange and other tree fruits to the other party.

"Gah!" (So many?! Brother, there are too many tree fruits. Your bear apprentice doesn't eat many tree fruits, I'll just take two or three and leave.)
Gastly quickly refused.

It acts with discretion, only taking what it is rightfully entitled to.

Two or three are enough to make up for it.

"It's alright, consider it an extra favor I'll ask you to do me."

Li Xuan thought for a moment and said to Gastly, "If it comes back again, you can spar with it. Consider these berries as payment, how about it?"

It's true that consistent, day-to-day and year-to-year exercise will lead to improvement.

but.

If you only do that, you certainly won't make much progress.

Li Xuan thought to himself.

Let Gastly help out as a sparring partner.

If you have friends or something similar, that would be even better. You can find some different opponents for Xiong's apprentice and give him more practical experience.

"Of course, no problem!"

Gastly readily agreed.

"Big Bear, you can stay here then."

Xiong Da is the name Li Xuan just gave to his first apprentice, Xiong Da.

"Huh?"

Before Xiong's apprentice could react, Li Xuan had already left.

……

……

"Let me see... Slippery Boy must be with Zhanwulang."

Sly Boy was a Pokémon that Li Xuan casually caught during his desert trip in the Unova region.

Li Xuan didn't see it very often.

I'll go check on it today.

Sly boys are relatively easy to find.

Right by a pond, I gazed at my reflection on the water.

"Hey, you little rascal, what are you doing?"

"Slippery..." (I...don't know what I'm supposed to do.)
The sly boy was a little confused.

Of course, the confusion didn't begin after they were subdued.

It has always been in a state of confusion.

It was because he was lost in the desert that he was subdued by Li Xuan.

What are Pokémon born for?
Isn't it said that once you're captured, you'll have to battle frequently?

But why do I do nothing but eat and sleep all day?
This kind of life...

It seems a bit boring.

The sly boy really wanted to find something to do.

Previously, it went to find Mighty, thinking of moving some bricks to help rebuild the gym.

However, because of its own skin, it could never carry bricks properly.

It's very inefficient.

Later, it also thought about going on a tour of Golden City with Mosquito Coil Swimmer.

But because of his own stubbornness, he couldn't keep up with the other person's pace.

Until now.

The sly boy felt there was nothing to look forward to in life, and that all he did every day was eat and sleep.

Ugh.

I can see the end of my life clearly; it feels like I've got it all.

Li Xuan: “…”

So you don't like this easy life?
but.

Everyone has his own ambitions.

There was a saying before I traveled through time that was very insightful.

Life has dreams, each of which is wonderful.

The sly young man wanted to find some work for himself.

Then Li Xuan would find something for the sly kid to do.

Ok……

What should that rascal do?
Li Xuan was thinking.

What is Golden City currently lacking...?

A position like bodyguard is definitely not suitable.

or……

Should we take a different approach and let the cunning kid go down the "underworld" path?

That's right!

The evolved form of Sly Boy is the Turban Thief.

While judging a book by its cover isn't a good thing, this certainly suits a bandana-wearing hoodlum.

Currently, the wild Pokémon in Saffron City are quite powerful.

This is quite a challenge for today's sly youngsters.

It's good that it's challenging.

It can give a sly kid the motivation to move forward.

Ah!
That's right, that's it!
Thinking about this, Li Xuan gave himself a thumbs up.

He bent down, patted the rascal's head, and asked, "Rascal, have you ever thought about becoming a leader?"

"Slippery?" (Leader? I can't handle it! The Pokémon in the dojo are too strong; I can't even beat Kubrick!)

The cunning boy quickly shook his head in refusal. With his abilities, he dared to be a leader?

If you don't get kicked around like a stray dog ​​on the street, you're lucky.

If it could, it would still like to live a little longer.

Li Xuan: “…”

"Ahem, I didn't mean for you to be the leader of a gym, but rather the leader of the wild Pokémon in Saffron City."

Li Xuan explained to the slippery boy.

"Slippery?" (You mean, you want me to start an organization and then recruit those stray Pokémon into my own organization?)
The cunning boy has a strong understanding.

Li Xuan only needed to give a brief explanation, and the sly boy immediately understood what he meant.

"That's right, that's how it is. However, if you want to recruit them, you have to rely on your own strength, not the power of the dojo. Of course, if some ignorant Pokémon tries to bully you and the fault lies with other Pokémon, you can call on the Pokémon in the dojo to keep things in check."

Li Xuan is planning his next big move.

Most of the Team Rocket members in Goldenrod City have been arrested.

However, there are still a small number of Rockets members who are like rats in a sewer, impossible to catch completely.

The black market is rampant.

Even though he searched through batches of his own Pokémon.

The black market will reappear in other places the next day.

As far as Li Xuan knows.

Team Rocket also has some connections with some wild Pokémon in Goldenrod City.

As for which Pokémon they are, Li Xuan doesn't know at the moment.

So he let the slippery kid get involved.

Wait for the final roundup, and then wipe out the rest of Team Rocket!
Yes, Not Bad!

That's it, great!
Li Xuan felt that his idea was correct.

I just don't know what that sly kid is thinking.

Would you be willing to be the "person behind the scenes"?

"Slippery..." (So, does that mean I'll become the underground emperor later...?)

The sly boy swallowed hard.

If this can be done, it will definitely get busy afterwards, right?

That rascal loves to be busy!

Lying flat is no big deal!

"Yes, it depends on whether you want to do it or not. If you don't want to be this underground emperor, I'll find another Pokémon."

"Slippery!" (Ta-da! I'll take it! I don't think any other Pokémon can do this job! Protecting the underground safety of Saffron City is my duty!)

The sly boy stood ramrod straight.

He saluted with one hand and held the leather bag with the other to prevent it from drooping.

"Yoshi, I have high hopes for you, keep it up!"

Li Xuan gave the sly kid a big thumbs up.

Now, all we have to do is wait for the catch to come in.

anyway……

I doubt there will be a storyline where a cunning kid becomes the head of the black market and then tells himself that he's doing legitimate business.

Li Xuan couldn't help but recall some plots he had seen online in his previous life.

It can't be that dramatic, right?
No, we still need to be careful.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan looked at Zhan Wulang, who was swaying beside him as if he had been drinking fake alcohol.

"Copper?" (Boss, what's up?)

Zhan Wulang was slightly puzzled.

Why did Li Xuan suddenly look at him when he was chatting with the sly kid?

"Zhanwulang, come with me for a moment, I have a task for you."

Li Xuan smiled.

Zhan Wulang scratched his head and followed.

"Warrior. Do you understand? Like this, like this, like this."

Li Xuan told Zhan Wulang about his thoughts.

"Copper." (So you're telling me to keep an eye on that slippery kid and, incidentally, act as his protector?)
Zhanbulang has good comprehension skills.

I know why Li Xuan said that.

I'm just afraid of people forgetting their roots.

Li Xuan nodded: "More or less. I'll leave this kid in your care."

"Copper." (No problem, if this kid forgets his roots, I'll definitely give him a good whack.)
Zhan Wulang patted his chest and readily agreed.

"OK, thank you."

Li Xuan still trusted Zhan Wulang.

At the same time, this guy's strength is already among the top in Golden City.

Apart from the group in the dojo.

With the highest level of the other wild Pokémon being only Gym Leader, Hitmonlee could easily overwhelm those wild Pokémon for several rounds.

"Copper." (Okay. When are you coming next, boss?)

Zhan Wulang felt like he hadn't seen Li Xuan for quite some time, and he didn't know when they would meet again.

"Um……"

Li Xuan pondered.

He then replied, "I'll wait until I come back next time."

Zhan Wulang: "?"

Are you putting it here?

"Alright, I'm going to check on the other guys. You guys have fun."

Li Xuan waved his hand.

There are still some Pokémon to watch.

Next, we'll head to the east, which is near Ziyuan Town.

……

……

Kanto region, Ikebana city.

"Has Li Xuan already returned to Jinhuang City?"

A woman with a watermelon-shaped haircut stood in front of Banmu.

This person is a real bird.

He was also one of the few high-ranking officials who were not arrested.

"That's right. Also, the Ether Foundation is going to Golden City. Boss, do you think we should make contact with them?"

Zhenniao gently pushed up his glasses.

She was the one who devised the plan to go to the Alola region.

Itagi initially viewed this plan as ordinary.

However, Team Rocket is currently struggling to make any progress in the Kanto and Johto regions, making the development of the Alola region an urgent matter.

As a result, the importance attached to that plan increased significantly.

This is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the Ether Foundation's visit to the Kanto region and use the Rainbow Group's legitimate identity to make connections.

We'll wait until we find the right opportunity to have Team Rocket sneakily invade the Alola region!
We'll start doing it slowly then.

Until we can confront the Kanto region head-on!

"Okay. Go ahead and do it your way."

Banmu's tone sounded slightly tired.

Li Xuan's Rashiram made him realize the gap between the two sides.

It is capable of dealing with a first-level god.

There is only one level one god.

So what he needs to do now is...

It's about letting Mewtwo's strength develop.

The resources required for this are astronomical.

It is now impossible to amass resources on a large scale under the watchful eye of the Kanto Alliance.

Only the Alola region, which has not yet been fully developed, can meet the demand for breeding Mewtwo.

Zhenniao's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "BOSS, then I will draft a new plan and a list of personnel to be dispatched in the next few days."

"Ah."

Banmu waved his hand, signaling the real bird to step back.

He was the only one left in the huge office.

After disguising himself as having a large belly, Banmu turned on the screen in front of him and dialed a number.

"Hey, Uncle, what made you think of calling me? Perfect timing, Team Lava and Team Ocean have something important to do in a few days. If you have time, come over. I'm sure you'll gain a lot from this trip."

In front of the screen, a girl dressed in a black short-sleeved shirt, brown leggings, and a tattered cape joked.

If the real bird were still there, she would definitely make sure the girl wouldn't be rude.

but.

Itagi had no objection to this.

On the contrary, they greeted us with smiles.

"Since it's your invitation, Higana, I'll make time for you, even if I don't have time."

The girl is none other than Higana, a member of the Meteorite Tribe!

"Haha, you're so kind, uncle. Give me a call when you get to the Hoenn region, and I'll come find you then so we can talk in person."

(End of this chapter)