Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Team Three, be aware of information blocking and eavesdropping...

Inside the meeting room, Abi kept issuing instructions, and everyone got busy.

Meanwhile, in the back mountain.

"rustling"

Strange sounds came from the bushes taller than a person.

"Fatty, do you think it's really okay for us to come out and work on our own this time?"

In the distance, a cunning man's voice could be heard, his tone lacking confidence.

"What could possibly happen?"

Another rough male voice sounded very impatient.

"We're the Rockets, why would we need to report such a small matter to our superiors?"

"But I've heard that the cypress bark dojo here is really strong."

"Are you kidding me? How powerful can a gym with trash Bug-type Pokémon be?"

I think it's just a gimmick the alliance used to promote their development of this area.

Upon closer inspection, two guys, one fat and one thin, dressed in Rockets uniforms, were lying in the bushes, staring at each other.

They continued to communicate.

"develop?"

The thinner Rockets members didn't understand.

"What's so great about developing this godforsaken place? Besides charcoal, are you expecting to dig out an elf from a dormant volcano?"

The chubby team member rolled his eyes dismissively: "What do you know? There are so many Slowpokes here, setting up a breeding farm or something is a piece of cake."

It's just that these idiots here say the Slowpoke God won't allow it; a bunch of fools sitting on a gold mine but not knowing how to exploit it.

"Slurp"

The skinny team member couldn't help but swallow hard: "You know what, I got a tail to eat today, and it actually tasted pretty good."

"You idiot, who told you to go out?"

The fat team member suddenly got angry.

"Don't worry, you know my abilities, no one will find out."

The skinny man was unimpressed.

"you......"

The chubby player's eyes widened.

He considers himself a smart guy, but if he weren't a bit lacking in real skills, he wouldn't have chosen to be teammates with this fool in front of him.

If it weren't for the fact that fools are sometimes lucky, how could this idiot have possibly chosen such a high-potential starter Pokémon?

"I left some for you, do you want some?"

Seeing that things were going badly, the skinny man quickly pulled out the remaining bit of the Slowpoke's tail from his pocket.

The fat man snatched it away.

"Anyway, I've already scouted the location. We'll do this job today and then run."

He spoke indistinctly as he tore at the meat.

"Once we succeed, not only will we have money, but everything else will be ours if we send it to the team."

Chapter 343 The Super Pokémon in the Forest

The skinny guy couldn't help but swallow as he watched the fat guy eat with gusto.

However, he didn't let the fat man leave him a bite.

Skinny people may be a little silly, but they're not stupid.

Without the fat man's plan and assistance, he couldn't have accomplished such a big thing all by himself.

It cannot be said that he enjoyed the delicious taste of Slowpoke's tail all by himself.

Although he really wanted to eat some more.

"According to the pattern, in about two more hours, the owner of the charcoal shop will bring the semi-finished charcoal to this extinct volcano."

He would finish his work for the day around 11 p.m.

I'll be in the town of Hachipi about ten minutes early to do something.

All you have to do is knock the person unconscious at that moment, grab the charcoal, and run away.

Let's meet at our usual spot.

The fat team member repeated the general process of the operation to the thin team member once again.

Ultimately, it depends on whether the commotion he creates can attract the attention of the town of Hinoki.

If that doesn't work, the league will react quickly.

"Don't worry, that old man only has one Pokémon that's close to Elite Four. Just leave it to me."

The skinny player naturally patted his chest and guaranteed it.

"Remember, just knock him unconscious, don't cause any trouble."

"If we get caught stealing, the higher-ups can still get us out. But if you kill that old guy, we'll be in big trouble."

The chubby player was still very worried.

He knew very well that once this fool on the other side got impulsive, no one could stop him.

"Oh, don't worry, you've said this countless times, knock him out and run, I know that."

The skinny player started to get impatient.

The two of them had been staking out Huipi Town for over a month, just to pull off this deal.

He wouldn't risk his life like that.

"Alright, alright, let's just wait here."

This is the old man's only route; once he gets past, half of today's mission will be complete.

The fat man nodded, choosing to believe the other party.

The bushes fell silent again.

High up, unnoticed by the two, an instrument with an occasional red flash was hanging in a blind spot.

Hidden by its dense foliage, people below, even if they look up, will only be misled by its leaf-like shape.

In a cave about four or five kilometers away from the two of them.

"Sir, they're still squatting there."

A man wearing a red cloak lifted the tent flap and walked in.

He respectfully reported the situation to the burly man sitting cross-legged on the ground: "From their conversation, we can tell that they are probably planning to make their move after the other party has finished manufacturing it."

"Ah."

The burly man simply responded.

Because his face was shrouded in darkness by the hood of his cloak, his subordinates had no idea what he was thinking.

"Lord Hokage, should we expel them?"

The subordinate who came in asked very cautiously.

After a brief silence, the man called Hokage spoke: "No need."

Tell the others to get ready, and then proceed according to plan.

"clear."

The subordinate nodded and then walked out of the tent.

If there were other people present, they wouldn't need to hear their titles; they could instantly recognize the two people just by looking at their clothes.

That large, M-shaped, mountain-like mark is the symbol of Team Magma, one of the dark organizations in the Hoenn region.

Calling it a dark organization isn't quite accurate.

Because if you only listen to the Lava Team's objectives, for a moment you might even think they are good people.

Unlike Team Aqua, whose goal is to reclaim the habitats lost by Pokémon due to human desires and expand the ocean, Team Magma's objective is not to exterminate humans, reclaim the ocean, and then establish an ideal home for Pokémon.

Its purpose, on the contrary, is to expand the land area and increase the scope of human activities.

Team Magma believes that human development is closely linked to the overall well-being of the world, and that the coexistence of humans and Pokémon would hinder their development.

In layman's terms, Team Aqua destroys humanity to save the Pokémon, while Team Magma destroys the Pokémon to help humanity thrive.

Therefore, the antagonism between the two organizations was actually determined from the very beginning, rather than simply because of the different mythical creatures they worship.

However, the extreme ideas of these two organizations are unlikely to be accepted by the mainstream viewpoint in the Pokémon world.

Although the League is doing something similar to Team Lava, it's definitely not as extreme as destroying the existence of Pokémon.

Most humans still believe in living in harmony with elves.

Occasional conflicts are unavoidable.

Moreover, it is precisely because of the existence of elves that human civilization has developed so rapidly.

The two have long been inseparable through countless years of integration.

Therefore, it is quite in line with public opinion that the Lava Team, these extreme human elements, are identified as a dark organization.

Of the two people who were just talking, the burly man referred to as "Lord Hokage" is a high-ranking member of Team Magma, one of the Three-Headed Fire.

The so-called "Three-Headed Fire" is actually similar to the senior officers of the Rockets, only there are fewer of them, only three.

They were respectively called the Fire Shadow, the Fire Goose, and the Flame.

It is worth mentioning that these cadres' names are not their real names, but rather code names passed down through generations.

Apart from the leader of Team Magma, Crimson Mist, and Three-Headed Fire himself, no one knows the true identities of the executives.

However, according to the league's investigation, there is still a clear distinction regarding the roles of the three fire-breathing creatures.

The officers codenamed Fire Goose are mostly responsible for research work within the Lava Team, and they often have quite a few achievements in their research fields.

The officer codenamed "Flame" is primarily responsible for internal oversight; simply put, he decides on matters of reward and punishment.

As mentioned earlier, the officers codenamed Hokage are primarily responsible for being at the forefront of missions.

Therefore, according to the data, among the three Hokage, the candidate for Hokage is often the one who changes the fastest.

Although their true identity is unknown, the changes in their physical appearance are still quite noticeable.

As for Team Magma's leader, Crimson Pine, he prefers to strategize from the shadows, a complete opposite of his arch-rival, Team Aqua's leader, Archie.

The appearance of Team Lava is also easy to understand.

They frequently travel to various areas where volcanoes exist, whether they are extinct or active.

If it is an active volcano, lava teams usually detonate it artificially.

They firmly believed that such an action would further expand the territory and awaken Groudon, who was slumbering somewhere underground, more quickly.

If it is an extinct volcano, the lava team will often use various advanced technologies to reawaken it and then detonate it.

Well, because we don't know where Groudon is sleeping underground, the extinct volcanoes in the Pokémon world are more like dormant volcanoes.

Unless Groudon is gone, the volcanoes in the entire Pokémon world will never truly lose their vitality and cease to erupt.

From this perspective, the power of mythical beasts is undoubtedly beyond human comprehension.

"Hello, is this Thousand Faces?"

The Hokage inside the tent pondered for a long time before picking up the communicator and making a call.

"Oh? Isn't this the Hokage? May I ask what brings you here?"