: Reconnecting with Lt. Surge, the Pokémon Bodyguard Business

Chapter 16: Reconnecting with Lt. Surge, the Pokémon Bodyguard Business

"I'm leaving now, goodbye Grandpa!"

Chie, her face flushed, carried her little schoolbag, with Takeshi Han beside her, her hands in her pockets, and Chenglong following behind.

"Be careful on the road."

Mr. Steel smiled; having another person in the house definitely made a difference.

"Brother Suihan, you're so smart, will you become as good as a champion in the future?"

Chie said curiously, "I've heard my grandfather say before that Grandpa Oki was a very strong champion."

“Wuwu!”

Chie patted Chenglong with a grin: "I know, I know, Chenglong, you're amazing too."

Chenglong nodded proudly, "I really am amazing!"

"Whether or not we win the championship doesn't matter; everyone has different goals."

Zhu Suihan said, "Mr. Steel and Mr. Liu are both very powerful people, even if they don't have a championship title like Professor Oak."

"I prefer a simpler life."

The sound of flapping wings came, and Zhu Suihan and Qianhui looked up and saw two figures circling down, then landed on Zhu Suihan's shoulders in perfect unison.

"Ah~~"

"Po, po."

Riding a dragon: ?

Aren't these two kids being a little disrespectful to me?

Chie was somewhat surprised: "Spearow and Popo? How can they get along peacefully?"

It would be too strange if there wasn't a fight on the spot!

"Oh, you little ones ate those foods last night?"

Bobo and Lieque nodded, smiling as they nuzzled Zhu Suihan's cheeks.

Hello, my sugar daddy!

"Ugh!"

Chenglong came closer, looking at Zhu Suihan with anticipation.

I want to join in too!

"You always like to get hung up on these strange things."

Zhu Suihan hugged Chenglong's head and stood there, touching his forehead with Chenglong's.

Chie said with some envy, "That's so great! Not only is Suihan popular with Pokémon, but he also has his own partners. I don't know when I'll be able to have a Pokémon partner."

"You'll have it too someday, don't worry."

As the city buildings became clearer, Zhu Suihan took out a specially made energy cube from the incense burner and fed it to Lapras, then took two regular versions and fed them to Spearow and Pidgey.

"As Pokémon, you need to learn to hunt for yourselves. Don't treat me like a sugar daddy."

These two are probably the most rebellious in the group.

A cheerful chirping sound rang out, and Pidgey and Spearow soared into the sky, flying off in completely different directions with perfect understanding, as if afraid that the other would steal their food.

With the energy cube in hand, the brief alliance immediately crumbled.

"By the way, Chie, what does your school usually teach you? Do they just teach you how to fight?"

Chie sat on the dragon's back: "We do have combat lessons, but we also have many other courses. Every now and then we have wilderness survival lessons, which are basically camping."

Wow, I've really experienced the unevenness of the world.

Zhu Suihan had never seen anyone go to school without bringing textbooks.

The school is of a normal size, but its advantage lies in its location next to the Hinoki Gym, making it obvious that Abi might come here as a guest teacher or something.

"By the way, gym leaders are usually in charge of badge assessments, but if a few strong characters emerge locally, can that be counted in their performance evaluation?"

After all, the position of gym leader, you could say he has a formal job, but he doesn't seem to be considered a corporate slave.

Some dojo owners have lucrative side businesses, while others treat their dojos as a side business, having their own preferred main occupations, including but not limited to fighting, surfing, running a shop, etc.

"Very free, but not necessarily free."

Around the time the Silver Conference is about to begin, it will probably be like rush hour, with people flocking to get the last one or two gym badges, and challenger reservations will be fully booked.

Then, the Gym Leaders and their trained Pokémon can only become muddy donkeys pulling a millstone like crazy, and they won't have time to rest until the regional conference starts.

Zhu Suihan patted Chenglong's head: "I'll take you to the water area after I finish knocking down the bamboo pole."

Back when we were in Kaji, at least there was the Lake of Wrath to the north, but after traveling, the conditions weren't so great anymore.

"Waaah."

Chenglong nodded happily. It didn't really matter whether there was a body of water for her to soak in; what mattered was that Zhu Suihan cared about him so much.

As second-generation Pokémon bred by trainers, their habits have changed drastically from those of wild Lapras.

For example, you might not have drunk coffee before, but you might change your mind after the environment and circumstances change.

Following the map, Zhu Suihan found the Rocket Convenience Store in Hinoki Town. As soon as she opened the door, she saw the uniformed staff smiling behind the counter, showing excellent basic professionalism.

"Hello, I'd like to borrow your phone for a moment."

Zhu Suihan took out the shopping card given to him by Rocket Group: "Let's have a brief chat with your leaders."

"Please wait a moment."

The staff member glanced at Zhu Suihan, then swiped the shopping card under the machine, and their eyes lit up immediately.

"Are you that lucky, handsome guy from Gold Rush City?"

Zhu Suihan's lips twitched: "What kind of address is that? Please explain why."

The staff member smiled and said, "It's very simple. Our colleagues in Manjin City said that a lucky customer swept all the grand prizes in the lottery. He's a handsome guy with long white hair, and all your features match."

Zhu Suihan sighed and said, "Okay, can I call your boss now?"

"This way, please."

Zhu Suihan retrieved the dragon back into the ball and followed the staff to the back of the convenience store, where he dialed the phone number that Ma Zhishi had left behind.

"Hello, this is Lt. Surge."

Zhu Suihan calmly said, "Ma Zhishi, that's me, the one who did the blueprint transaction with you last time."

Ma Zhishi, who had been propping his big feet up on the desk, suddenly sat up straight with a somersault.

"Oh, so you're that handsome white-haired young man? Do you have some new business to offer me?"

He said, what's wrong with paying more? It's not exceeding the budget anyway!

Only a few days later, they found something good in my underwear and came looking for me!

As expected, Sabrina's prediction was spot on!

Sitting in the office, sales come from nowhere!

"I'm calling you from one of your group's convenience stores. By the way, is the computer in your convenience store's back-end system working? I want to send you the data directly."

This time, Zhu Suihan provided the simplest bait module, and such convenient items shouldn't be too complicated, so it won't take too much time to create them on the spot.

"Haha, thank you, BOSS. We've implemented smart information management, and all the computers can now connect to the group's server."

Mt. Surge quickly opened the software: "Oh, I see. You're at the convenience store in Akihabara, right? I'll grant you access right now."

Is it that convenient?

Several 3D dragons in one meal.

Zhu Suihan sat down and began copying and pasting, and as usual, he sent half of the data to Ma Zhishi.

Looking at the long string of characters, Lt. Surge couldn't help but rub Raichu's head until he felt electricity crackle out of it before he was satisfied.

I'm not afraid of you having a lot of data, I'm just afraid you're here to make fun of me.

"I've sent it to you. It contains the crafting instructions for the first half of two types of lure modules, one for Bug-type and one for Flying-type."

Zhu Suihan held the phone in one hand and scrolled the mouse wheel with the other to check for errors.

"That's great, we really need it."

Ma Zhishi was extremely satisfied, and at the same time, he knew that this white-haired researcher must have done some research on them.

If the effects of these two decoy modules are real, they could bring enormous benefits to Giovanni, who is dedicated to protecting and strengthening Viridian Forest.

You might need to breed Sweetie artificially, and it also depends on the Pokémon's mood.

But the decoy module is different. As long as the production line is working properly, it can continue to produce even if the power supply station experiences a power outage. Ma Zhishi is an expert in electrical systems!

"But this time I don't want money, I want something else."

Zhu Suihan said, "Prepare a batch of high-quality water stones and ice stones for me. I need materials with these two attributes. I also need some research equipment."

The Water Stone and Ice Stone need to be cultivated, but what about the research equipment?

Ma Zhishi's eyes lit up: "Hey bro, you're not one of those wild talents who grew up without any teachers or research institutes, are you?"

Zhu Suihan remained silent: "Well, you could barely be considered one."

"How about coming to work for our group? With your abilities, I guarantee you'll become my deputy within a year. You'll get your full salary and bonuses. And if you want to meet our boss, I can arrange it for you."

See Sakagi?

Ask him how he managed to get the extremely rare perk template, Everlasting Power.

"Forget it, I prefer to be a little more independent. If you think these two decoy modules aren't valuable enough, I can prepare more for you."

For the sake of Chenglong's food and future growth, it's no big deal to give away a little more. He really doesn't believe that Maszem's departmental budget can compete with his own external knowledge reserves.

"That's enough, that's enough. This is a one-off deal between us, but these two things can bring me long-term income, so I'm the one who's profiting."

Ma Zhishi nodded happily, and his favorability towards Zhu Suihan quickly increased.

Having dealt with Silver's cunning and treacherous businessmen for so long, he almost forgot how straightforward and clean the way trainers and ordinary researchers speak is.

"Here's what we'll do. I'll prepare both water and ice resources for you, and I'll also prepare extra of the remaining materials in case of any operational errors."

Lt. Surge thought for a moment, resting his chin on his hand: "Hmm, buddy, do you need a powerful Pokémon protector during your research? I'll ask my colleagues; they should be able to equip you with a strong Pokémon bodyguard."

"Of course, I will pay the bodyguard's salary, and the food allowance will be deposited into your card regularly."

Zhu Suihan:?

Is this kind of service available?

"No need, my partner is very strong, but I'm curious about what kind of members are in your bodyguard team."

Mascherano crossed his legs again and put them on the desk: "There are a lot, and they're even graded."

"Brother, you must know that our boss is known as 'Sakaki of the Earth.' Among his top-level bodyguards are powerful Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Sandslash, and even Mega Tyrannosaurus, scientifically known as Rhyperior, which is the evolved form of Tyrannosaurus."

"These top-tier bodyguards have all been personally trained by our boss. Even if they encounter those with malicious intentions, they can take them down with a single punch!"

Did Sakaki teach you that?

Could he be a bodyguard who's studied some of the "Secrets of the Earth"?

Isn't your rocket group's business a bit too broad?

No internal traitors, let's get a Beedrill trained by Giovanni.

(End of this chapter)