"Congratulations, little friend Qingwu, you can now take Dratini and Bagon out of Dragon Island." Dragonite Elder raised its eyelids.
It had been the Dragonite Elder for an unknown number of years; Dragon-type Pokémon were naturally long-lived.
However, not many Trainers were truly able to take Dragon-type Pokémon out of Dragon Island. Lance was one, and Qingwu was another.
In the history of Dragon Island, Qingwu was the only one who had completed the trials of Strength, Wisdom, and Heart.
Most Trainers fell short on the Heart trial.
After the Dragon Festival ended, Qingwu originally wanted to ask about methods to improve Charizard Clan and Zapdos.
Qingwu was stopped by Lance and Dragonite Elder.
"Let me introduce you. This is Lance, he is also a Trainer who passed the trials, and his strength is formidable."
Dragonite Elder pointed at Lance.
"This is Qingwu, also a Trainer with decent strength, and an excellent Breeder," Dragonite Elder's chubby dragon claw pointed at Qingwu.
"Trainers who pass the Dragon Island trials address each other as senior and junior brothers. From now on, Qingwu, you are the junior brother of Dragon Island, and this is your senior brother, Lance," Dragonite Elder said succinctly.
"Alright, the Dragon Festival is over. You must leave Dragon Island within three days. After three days, Dragon Island's Whirlpool will increase tenfold, and then Dragon Island will be completely sealed off and impassable."
Dragonite Elder reminded.
Each year, Dragon Island only had one month when the power of the Whirlpool would decrease. This period was also when some powerful Dragon-type Pokémon would go out and Trainers who passed the Dragon Island trials would return to the island to visit relatives.
For the rest of the time, the power of the Whirlpool would increase tenfold or more; this was Dragon Island's method of resisting foreign enemies.
This time was also when powerful Dragon-type Pokémon would awaken from their slumber.
Qingwu secretly felt lucky that both times he entered Dragon Island, it happened to be when the Whirlpool was weakened.
"Alright, I won't interfere with you senior and junior brothers building your bond. I'm off now."
Dragonite Elder stretched its shoulders, spread the wings on its back, and disappeared in a flash.
This was Lance and Qingwu's first meeting; the two looked at each other.
At this moment, Qingwu was very nervous, feeling as if facing a great enemy, his heart stuck in his throat, fearing that Lance would say something shocking.
"Junior brother, interested in joining the Pokémon League? Five insurances and one housing fund, including food and accommodation," Lance thought for a while, then spoke proactively, looking confident.
"No," Qingwu shook his head like a rattle-drum. The Pokémon League was even dirtier than Team Rocket. He truly wasn't interested in these hypocritical fellows.
"Actually, it's like this: we now need people to go undercover. Most of the Pokémon League's people are currently under Team Rocket's control."
"Recently, many people sent to Team Rocket have disappeared, and Team Rocket has also planted many undercover agents in the Pokémon League. Our list of undercover agents has been leaked."
"It just so happens that you're a new face."
"You know Team Rocket, right? It's a vicious organization. I also saw in Team Rocket's laboratory data that they are conducting inhumane Pokémon experiments."
Lance could tell that Qingwu was a kind-hearted and ambitious young man, evident from how gently he treated Dratini and Bagon.
"Undercover? What kind of undercover? Isn't this like starring in Mission: Impossible? Am I reporting myself?" Qingwu secretly grumbled in his heart.
"And a new face, what the hell is a new face? If I'm caught as an undercover agent, what if Cang dismembers me?" Qingwu shivered.
"Moreover, the most important Shadow Lugia's feather in Team Rocket's experiment is in my hands. Without this half-feather, the experiment cannot proceed."
Qingwu knew the locations of many Team Rocket branch bases, including the one at Lake of Rage in Mahogany Town.
The base leader of that branch was Athena, who had a grudge against Qingwu. Qingwu wouldn't mind reporting Athena. However, this base was conducting a very important research project: the Gyarados Rage Emotion Experiment.
The laboratory was researching how to stimulate Magikarp to evolve into Gyarados using rage emotional energy, and successfully activated a recessive gene in one Magikarp, causing it to instantly evolve into a red-scaled Shiny Gyarados.
Eventually, this Gyarados was captured by Lance and became one of Lance's main Pokémon.
If Qingwu reported the Lake of Rage base at this time, wouldn't this Shiny Gyarados be gone?
Qingwu didn't mind providing some hidden information to eliminate dissidents within Team Rocket, but he didn't want to become a double agent.
After all, Team Rocket's Anbu was no joke.
"No," Qingwu refused again.
Qingwu didn't want to be targeted by Cang, but he could certainly take advantage of this senior-junior brother relationship.
"I have some internal channels in Team Rocket. I can provide you with some inside information, but it's only for your knowledge," Qingwu thought for a moment, looking into Lance's eyes as he spoke.
Qingwu knew that Lance was a lone wolf with a strong sense of justice, so unilaterally passing information to Lance could greatly reduce the risk.
He could both create problems for those who sought to trouble him and further expand his influence within Team Rocket.
Qingwu knew that Team Rocket Leader Giovanni's health would decline in the future. As long as he could firmly suppress the Four Generals, Qingwu had an eighty percent chance of controlling this colossal organization.
Just imagine, when Athena was about to cause him trouble, Qingwu sent the exact location of the underground base managed by Athena.
Such a scenario was quite exciting to think about.
"Internal channels?" This somewhat moved Lance.
"Can you ensure the accuracy of the information?" Lance asked subconsciously, but then saw Qingwu's sincere eyes.
"Accurate, absolutely accurate." He was already an insider of Team Rocket; betraying Team Rocket, what a disgusting thing.
Moreover, Qingwu had originally been sent by Giovanni to the Hoenn Region as an undercover agent, and had never directly visited Team Rocket's headquarters or its various branch bases.
Qingwu sold information about the branch bases from his past life to Lance. Even Cang and Qiong, those two cunning old foxes, would be stumped and never suspect that the information came from Qingwu.
After all, Qingwu had completely cleared himself of suspicion.
"...Alright, being an undercover agent is also a very dangerous thing, junior brother. Your current strength is still a bit weak, so let's drop this matter," Lance said righteously, appearing very concerned about Qingwu.
Qingwu stared straight at Lance, his eyes seeming to say, Are you sure you're concerned about me?!
Lance felt as if he had been seen through, and he nervously turned his head away, not daring to meet Qingwu's gaze directly.
"By the way, senior brother, since you say my strength is still a bit weak, then can you..." Qingwu rubbed his thumb and forefinger back and forth, with a shrewd, "you know what I mean" expression.
"(⊙o⊙)...Good heavens, he's taking advantage so quickly!" Lance's expression stiffened. He straightened his face, sniffed, and tears flowed from his eyes.
"Junior brother, I don't have any surplus provisions either. Do you know how much Dragonite can eat? (sigh) My wallet has already died multiple times," Lance said, accustomed to feigning poverty after raising a Dragonite.
Qingwu glanced at Lance, smiling. "Senior brother, no need to be nervous. It's just Pokéblocks, leave it to your junior brother. You provide the materials and fees, and I'll just charge a little less."
Lance's movements froze.
He had originally thought his tearful pleading would get Qingwu to make Pokéblocks for him for free, but he didn't expect to still have to pay.
Indeed, a single coin can stump a hero.
"Don't worry, my prices are definitely two-tenths lower than a Breeder's prices," Qingwu said with a smile.
In Lance's eyes, Qingwu was taking advantage of him.
"Don't you want your Pokémon to eat well and live well?"
"If they eat well and live well, their combat power will be stronger!" Qingwu tempted Lance.
"Of course, if you have good Pokémon training secrets or your insights on training Dratini, that would also work," Qingwu revealed his foxy tail.
"Or if you have any good resources, that would also work, such as Never-Melt Ice or a spot in the Pokémon League Sanctum," Qingwu said again.
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