Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"No way, I think Ash is the one who's amazing. You've only been traveling for less than a year, and you've already become famous," Barnett said with a smile.

Xiao Zhi knew that the other person was referring to the recent news.

The title of "trainer who defeated the leader of Team Rocket" is indeed impressive enough. Even when Ash walks around town, his neighbors will gossip about the details of his battle with Giovanni.

To be honest, this kind of empty fame will definitely bring trouble in the future. There might already be people on the black market offering a reward for Ash's head.

But Ash doesn't care at all. Since he's decided to fight Team Rocket to the end, he doesn't care about being pushed into the spotlight!

Moreover, the reason the league established him as a role model in the fight against evil must have been due to his father's influence.

Throughout history, those who achieve great things have always taken extraordinary risks. The ambitions that Xiao Zhi once made could only be implemented after he had reached a high position. Now, of course, he must do his best to make contributions and gain fame so as to seize real power within the alliance as soon as possible!

"Ash, I'm going to find Nanami first." Lyra was a sensible girl. She could tell that Ash and Professor Barnet had something important to discuss, so she made an excuse to leave first.

She's going to choose her first Pokémon later, which will give her a chance to spend more time with the three little guys.

"I'll go take a look too." Xiao Lan followed Lila and left.

"Professor Barnett, I'm curious... how do you plan to block those teleportation panels?" Ash didn't waste any time and got straight to the point.

Don't underestimate Ash just because he's only a junior investigator. He's practically the head of Team Rocket's operations in the Kanto region. Ash's dad brought Barnet back to Pallet Town mainly to coordinate with Ash.

"I've built a device, and it's being tested right now." Barnett led Ash to a very new model of computer, which was connected to a large radar-like device.

As the instrument's antenna rotates, circles of scanning images appear on the computer screen, but no abnormalities are recorded.

“No matter what kind of space it is, it will have energy. Even if the space teleportation panel is not activated, the energy it contains will continue to fluctuate. The instrument I made can detect this fluctuation. As long as it is connected to a computer, it can explore a radius of ten kilometers at once. As long as the area is divided according to the Alliance map, and then checked one by one, the location of all the panels can be located very quickly,” Barnett explained in detail.

"It is indeed a very powerful instrument, but the workload is also considerable."

A radius of ten kilometers sounds like a lot, but if it were to be rolled out in a real way and the entire area were to be inspected, it would definitely not be something that could be done in a short time.

“You don’t need to worry about that. The League has already assigned tasks to Officer Jenny and the rangers, and they will be conducting explorations in different areas,” Professor Oak explained. “Moreover, we have more than just this one instrument. Silver Corporation, your company, and Professor Sakuragi are all working together to help, and more instruments will be put into use soon.”

"Professor Sakuragi?" Ash was taken aback.

He hadn't heard from the other party for a long time since he left Kuye City.

"Dr. Sakuragi is an insightful scholar. He has given me a lot of important advice... The computer I'm using now was also provided by Dr. Sakuragi." Barnett highly approves of the doctor.

It seems that after the last incident, Dr. Sakuragi's team has completely secured its position.

“When we’re conducting separate reconnaissance missions, we should still be somewhat targeted,” Ash thought for a moment and said. “Let Officer Jenny and the others prioritize reconnaissance of major cities like Viridian. As for the wilderness areas surrounding the towns, we can deal with them later.”

The main advantage of the teleportation panel is its element of surprise. Just like with the Silver Corporation before, the enemy appeared directly inside the company, catching everyone off guard.

If the troops gather in the wild and then launch a unified attack on the town, the threat is not so great.

By increasing town patrols and registering all trainers active within town limits, we can cause considerable trouble for intruders.

"By the way... is there a way to teleport in the opposite direction of the detected teleportation portal, besides turning it off?" Ash suddenly thought of another question.

If we could use the panel to teleport in reverse, we might be able to catch the opposing Team Rocket's secret base off guard!

"I can only say that I'll try my best, and maybe there will be results later." Barnett couldn't guarantee it either.

"Then we'll await your good news."

Chapter 174 Sudden Battle, VS Blazing Roaring Tiger

After confirming the details of the collaboration with Barnet, Ash rushed to his room inside the research institute.

Lila was happily playing with the three little ones, while Xiaolan and Nanami chatted and laughed on the side.

"Ash, you're here." Upon seeing Ash, Nanami immediately greeted him with a gentle smile.

"Nanami-neechan, you must be very busy lately."

There was a hint of fatigue in her eyes. She had been busy helping Ash run his company and preparing for Lyra's Pokémon trip. Nanami must have been very worried.

Xiao Zhi saw this and felt guilty but also heartbroken.

"If you keep saying things like that, you should think about how you're going to make it up to me~" Nanami said half-jokingly.

"Uh... I definitely will." Ash nodded awkwardly.

He really should think carefully about how to make things easier for the other person.

When we travel to the Orange Islands later, we can bring Ken back quickly so he can take over as the professor's assistant. That would undoubtedly make things much easier for Nanami...

Of course, Ash had absolutely no intention of kidnapping Professor Oak's granddaughter...maybe~

“These are the starter Pokémon of Kanto. Each one is quite unique.” Barnett’s attention was immediately drawn to the three little ones. “Ha, that guy just runs around aimlessly. He missed a rare opportunity to observe him.”

"That guy?" Ash's heart skipped a beat.

“He came with me. He’s always so restless. I guess he’s out looking for opponents to battle,” Barnett said, shrugging. “He’s traveled to Kanto before, and after going back, he had the idea of ​​forming a league in Alola, but he still hasn’t even chosen the right starter Pokémon.”

"I see."

I knew it! Barnett wouldn't have come here alone; she would have at least brought a strong bodyguard.

Ash was naturally very interested in this professor, who was the most powerful fighter besides Professor Oak.

"Nanami-neechan, I've made my choice." Lila then made her decision, "I'll choose Charmander, just like Ash!"

"Lili~" Upon hearing that it had been chosen, the little dragon immediately cried out happily.

"Then take good care of it from now on." Nanami handed the Charmander's Poké Ball to Lila, along with five blank Poké Balls and a lilac-colored cell phone.

"Here, this is for you too."

"Thank you, Nanami-neechan!"

"Is that the Kanto Alliance's current Pokédex?" Barnett was taken aback.

The regional map is actually integrated with the mobile phone; this technology is quite advanced.

“This was specially customized for Lila; it’s a product of our company,” Nanami explained. “The League only issues the encyclopedia; the phone needs to be purchased separately. However, we are currently in talks regarding this business. If the League is willing to grant an additional subsidy, we can officially attach the encyclopedia to the phone.”

Speaking of which, watching Nanami talk so confidently, Xiaozhi couldn't help but think that she might be more suitable to be the boss's wife than a certain girl...

After choosing their Pokémon, the group went outside, and Lila released Charmander and Butterfree.

"Charmander, you and Butterfree should get along well from now on."

"Lili!" "Bi~"

Upon hearing its trainer's words, Charmander waved its little claws earnestly, and the pink Butterfree also danced to welcome it.

"Looks like Ash's Charizard is going to have something to do from now on~" Blue said with great interest.

"That's right... Come out, Charizard." Ash thought for a moment and called Charizard out as well.

"Roar!" The amazing roar, carrying a powerful momentum, successfully stunned everyone present as soon as the old fountain appeared.

Butterfree paused its flapping wings for a moment, while Charmander hid behind Lyra, timidly observing its powerful senior.

"Let it meet its new friend. You should take it out with you more often in the future."

Charizard glanced at the little one behind Lila, and lightly tapped the other's forehead with its fingertip, acknowledging the junior as its successor.

"Roar..." But then, Charizard suddenly sensed something. It turned its head and glared at the backyard of the research institute, and its muscles tensed up instantly!

"What's wrong with it?" Little Blue asked, puzzled.

"They probably sensed the aura of a powerful being. Let's go check the backyard." Ash had a vague guess in his mind and led Charizard towards the backyard.

Meanwhile, in the backyard of the research institute, a fierce battle, watched by a large number of Pokémon, was in full swing.

One of the combatants is Shigeru, who is commanding a special Marowak with a purplish-black body and a strange flame symbol on its skull; his opponent is a young man wearing a white coat with a strong chest, and his partner is a powerful and robust humanoid tiger!

Grandpa Caesar acted as referee, but it was easy to see from his tense expression that Young Master Mao from the research institute was clearly at a disadvantage.

"Blazing Roaring Tiger, DD Golden Hook Arm!"

"Crackling sound, Shadow Bone... Oh no!"

The giant tiger, spinning like a top, first easily knocked away the bone club burning with ghostly flames, and then sent it flying with a single elbow strike!

"Fiery Roaring Tiger, another great battle!" "Roar!"

After the battle ended, the man and the tiger excitedly bumped fists.

"Garara, are you alright?" Gary immediately went to comfort his Pokémon. "You did a great job... Professor Kukui and his Incineroar are very strong."

"I mainly had the advantage of my elemental affinity," the young man laughed heartily. "The Blazing Roaring Tiger is a Fire/Dark type, it... what happened to you?"

"Roar!" For no apparent reason, the Blazing Roaring Tiger suddenly let out a terrifying roar!

“That’s…” The young man subconsciously turned around and quickly spotted Xiao Zhi, who was leading the crowd.

And his partner has already met Charizard's battle-ready gaze!

"Let me introduce you, this is Kukui who's with me..."

"Barnett, no need for introductions yet, let's have a battle first!" Kukui immediately pointed at Ash and challenged him to a duel.

"I couldn't be happier!" Ash immediately sent Charizard onto the field.

It's rare to encounter an evenly matched opponent. All pleasantries and introductions are trivial at this moment; only battle matters!

"Big characters explode!" "Completely burned!"

The two fire-types immediately began to compete in terms of energy. Incineroar spewed out a fierce, burning flame in a large, star-shaped pattern from its navel, while Charizard was not to be outdone and spewed out a highly concentrated pillar of fire, piercing through the sea of ​​fire in front of it!