Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

No.

She absolutely cannot let the starfish come out in this situation!

She can't bear the shame!

199. A sense of oppression!

The sworn brotherhood is complete.

The newly hatched Finch and Beedrill, two of the five brothers, reluctantly saw off the other three brothers to the edge of the forest.

As for who the other two brothers are besides Ash, Beedrill, and Finch... well, I can only say those who know, know.

"Hmm, we've arrived."

At the boundary.

Ash, the strongest fighter and the natural eldest brother, stopped and turned around.

He glanced at the Beedrill, then at the Big-billed Finch, and cleared his throat.

"My two brothers, now that we're all brothers, let's not stand on ceremony."

"You two can't fight anymore."

"One flies in the sky, the other roams the forest; they're both on their own turf, harmony is the most important thing..."

"Pikachu".

Pikachu, who secured second place through sheer strength, also raised its little paws.

Old Qiu nodded defiantly.

The starfish that was released only after paying a huge price and signing a bunch of unequal treaties.

Upon hearing this, he hurriedly nodded in agreement, his body trembling slightly.

Ok.

My brother... he's absolutely right!

The lead Beedrill and Finch looked at each other with obvious agreement, putting their arms around each other's shoulders, as if they were on good terms.

Do I even need to say that, brother?

We're all brothers, what more is there to say!

From now on, just watch how we handle things!

Ash nodded in satisfaction as he watched this scene.

"Oh, right." He bent down and took out the catalog from his belt, flipped through the memo, and poked and prodded with his finger. "I've already placed an order for the fruit trees. They should arrive around noon tomorrow."

"They are all three-year-old seedlings, and the boss said they will bear fruit this year."

"You can decide for yourselves where to plant them. Remember, choose a sunny spot near a water source. Don't plant them in a dense forest, or they won't grow big."

"Also," Xiao Zhi emphasized, "be nice to the delivery guy. He's delivering trees, so don't scare him..."

"clean!"

The big-billed magpie looked up and responded.

"Buzz!"

The bee also vibrated its wings to indicate that it understood.

"Alright, I'll take my leave now, everyone. We'll meet again sometime!"

Ash had just turned to leave when the leader of the Beedrill suddenly gave him a meaningful look.

Several large bee bees immediately flapped their wings and flew over, carrying large and small bags of things, to block the three of them.

"Huh? What's this?"

Xiaoxia curiously came closer.

She was in a very good mood.

After all, they had just gotten a large sum of money from the starfish, gaining absolute usage rights for three months.

The thought of being able to let the starfish perform water-based skills and manipulate it however she wanted for the next three months made her smile uncontrollably.

Xiaoxia opened a package at random, and her eyes widened immediately.

Medicine, Poké Balls, Held Items...

The items inside are incredibly diverse, and none of them are cheap. There are even high-level Poké Balls among the Poké Balls, and the healing items are premium spray-type products.

She continued flipping through the pages—they even had skill machines!

Xiaoxia was shocked.

Is a mere Beedrill really that powerful?!

Xiao Gang was also surprised and squatted down to look through it.

There were even several evolution stones of different colors inside.

"How did you get your hands on something like this?"

Xiao Gang looked up, his voice full of surprise.

Upon hearing this, the leader of the bee flapped its wings triumphantly and began to explain in a buzzing voice.

Although they are short of food, they have other supplies...

There is absolutely no shortage of those!

It's worth noting that Evergreen Forest is known as the "cradle of novice trainers".

With so many trainers coming and going every day, there are always a few who are blind to the danger.

They only need to chase after a few lucky trainers, briefly demonstrate the power of their double needles, and the trainers will explode...

Well, they'll generously leave behind a lot of good stuff and hurriedly... depart without a care in the world.

In short, they just picked things up casually and accumulated them, and before they knew it, they had this fortune.

Brother, please accept it!

The big-beaked sparrow watching all this from the side: "..."

No.

Where are you putting it in?

Nobody discussed this extra step with them!

They are of the same lineage as the big-billed finches, and usually follow the "aerial raiding" route. They grab what they want, eat it, and then fly away. They have no habit of accumulating wealth.

At this moment, the bees were pulling out large and small bags of stuff.

Their wings were completely empty, and they couldn't find anything decent to hold, which was quite embarrassing.

Seemingly sensing Finch's predicament, Ash waved his hand and politely declined.

"I appreciate your kindness, but ultimately this is something I got from other trainers."

He thought for a moment, then patted the illustrated guide.

"Here's what I'll do: I'll make another catalog for you and help you register an account. Then you can take pictures of these items and upload them to the forum, create a 'Lost and Found' section, and charge a small fee for your help and storage."

“Pikachu—” He turned to look at his partner on his shoulder, “I’ll give you remote access. You can help them with this, and if a trainer comes to claim them, return them to them and earn some reward for them.”

"Pikachu! Pikachu!"

Pikachu pricked up its ears, nodded seriously, and made an OK sign with its little paws.

Ash then looked at Beedrill and Finch, his tone carrying a hint of caution.

"You should also study hard."

"It's always good to learn more characters and read more books. With this reward, you can directly order food and items on the forum. Everything will be very convenient, and you won't have to chase after the trainers every day anymore."

"clean!"

"Buzz!"

......

Meanwhile, in Changqing City.

This city, one of the largest in the Kanto region, is currently bathed in the afternoon sun.

The streets were wide and clean, with pedestrians and Pokémon coming and going, and shop signs swaying gently in the breeze; everything seemed peaceful and orderly.

However, beneath this tranquility, deep within Changqing City lies a world unknown to most.

The Rockets' secret base.

The corridor lights were rather dim, and occasionally team members in black uniforms would hurry by.

Their expressions were serious, their steps were hurried, and if you looked closely, you could see a hint of anxiety between each of their brows.

After all, the atmosphere at the base hasn't been very good lately.

Putting aside everything else, even the portion sizes in the cafeteria have visibly shrunk.

And in the office deepest part of the base.

The Dark Emperor of Kanto—Sakaki Masashi sat alone in a large office chair.

He didn't turn on the light.

The dim light squeezed in through the crack in the corridor door, barely casting his shadow long and large on the wall behind him.

Of course, he did this not to highlight any villainous sophistication.

It's purely for...saving money.

A few days ago, he had the logistics department remove half of the lights in the base's corridors, on the grounds that "the lighting is too redundant and does not conform to modern management concepts."

At this moment, a thick stack of financial statements was spread out on the table in front of Sakaki.

Look around.