Chapter 45

"Little White: I Don't Want to Repeat It a Second Time"

"Hoenn Champion!"

Qi Shu's eyes sparkled as he looked at the eye-catching bullet comments, and he excitedly shouted to Bai Zhou:

"Salted Fish Sauce! The Hoenn champion came to my stream because of you! Teaming up with you for a stream was definitely the smartest decision I've ever made!"

"Huh? You mean that Hoenn champion who said, 'I came in first place, and I'm strong and powerful'?"

When asked about the Hoenn champion, Shirazuki couldn't immediately confirm who it was, as there were two players competing in the same period.

These are Daigo and Michael, who was taken over at light speed.

"I came in first place, I'm strong and amazing... Hahaha, that's such a perfect evaluation!"

"It's hard to imagine these words coming from Daigo, the champion."

"Out mining, please contact Devon Corporation if needed." A prominent message was sent: "Teacher Salty Fish has a very high opinion of me. If I have the chance, I would really like to meet him in person."

"Champion Certification! Salty Fish Teacher can talk, he just doesn't talk to Qi Shu, hahaha."

"Teacher Salty Fish: It's still daytime!"

What the heck...

Salted fish sauce must have a very high opinion of me!

Qi Shu raised an eyebrow defiantly, ignoring the sarcastic comments, and continued:

"That's right, it's the Hoenn Champion! He said he couldn't get in touch with you and wanted to ask you some questions about minerals. Also, he's learned a lot from Pokémon and wants to thank you."

Bai Zhou understood now.

Stone enthusiast – Daigo.

"It's Daigo who's the champion, no problem. I'll organize the relevant information and send it to him after the broadcast. If he comes to Donghuang, I'll treat him to dinner."

"Yes, that's what the salted fish sauce said!"

Qi Shu immediately relayed the message.

After Daigo replied with a GIF of Metagross nodding, he remained silent.

After the brief incident, the two continued deeper into the cave.

The clanging and knocking sounds grew louder and louder, and led by Xiaobai, they found themselves in an unusually spacious and enormous mine.

Inside the mine, numerous Team Rocket members, wielding special equipment, are enslaving all sorts of Pokémon to endlessly excavate the mountain.

Without exception, all those Pokémon wore metal control rings, and even though they were covered in wounds and staggered, they were still forced to perform high-intensity labor.

On the high command platform, a Rocket Team operations captain was shouting orders into a megaphone.

He seemed to have done something, and several Pokémon below that were a little slower were instantly electrocuted, their bodies convulsing in pain, but they could only grit their teeth and continue working.

"Team Rocket's Operations Leader: Faster! Even if you have to dig up the whole mountain, find Mew! Don't worry about these Pokémon dying!"

Those Pokémon that collapsed from exhaustion were carelessly discarded in a corner like trash.

Not only that.

On the other side of the mine, a huge steel cage was clearly visible.

The cage was filled with countless Pipi, clearly an entire group that lived on Mount Tsukimi.

Most of them lay paralyzed on the ground, their pink fur covered with wounds, their eyes dull and lifeless.

"How could they...how could they do this!"

Witnessing all this, Qi Shu felt a surge of intense anger, and his cute little face tightened, filled with seriousness.

Just as she was about to lose control and sprint out of the Little Wonder Tree, Bai Zhou's calm voice stopped her in time.

"Don't be impulsive, come with me."

Bai Zhou, controlling Xiao Bai, quietly led Qi Shu towards the command platform on the high ground, explaining in a low voice at the same time.

"Team Rocket, on the surface, is a legitimate for-profit organization that recruits trainers with generous benefits..."

"But behind the scenes, they poach and enslave Pokémon, and even conduct dangerous biological experiments. The Red Gyarados is one of the victims."

"Perhaps there are people in Team Rocket who truly love Pokémon, but... they are ultimately a minority."

Bai Zhou spoke slowly and in a low voice.

But both Qishu and the live stream chat fell into an unusual silence, with only the piercing sounds of digging and shouting echoing from the mine.

The two arrived silently behind the command post.

The team leader seemed to sense something was amiss, and suddenly turned around, his sharp gaze sweeping over the two of them.

Team Rocket's Operations Leader: Halt! Which group are you from?!

A dialog box pops up.

Bai Zhou decisively entered the information.

"Xiao Bai: Supervisors, the boss is very dissatisfied with your progress!"

The team leader scrutinized Xiaobai and Xiaoqishu warily, not easily trusting them, and quietly placed one hand on the Poké Ball at his waist.

Bai Zhou remained expressionless and continued typing.

Xiao Bai: Hmph! You can't afford to take responsibility for delaying the research project.

Upon hearing this, the action team leader visibly stiffened, his eyes flickered for a moment, and finally he lowered his hand from the Poké Ball and gave a slightly stiff bow.

"Team Rocket Operations Captain: I'm sorry, sir! This matter is of great importance, and I must proceed with caution..."

"Xiaobai: Excuse my rudeness, but give me the controllers! They're so inefficient, they're a complete waste of time!"

The action team leader hesitated.

Bai Zhou didn't give him a chance to think. He directly controlled Xiao Bai to stride forward and reach out to snatch the controller from his hand!

The action leader instinctively tried to stop him—

boom!

Xiao Bai delivered a solid punch to his face, knocking him to the ground!

Xiaobai: I don't want to repeat myself a second time.

Xiao Bai stopped moving and just coldly looked down at the fallen captain.

This tough attitude actually made the other party completely submit. He struggled to get up and respectfully handed the controller to Xiaobai.

Just as Xiaobai's fingers gripped the controller.

Gastly suddenly emerged from the shadow beneath the action leader's feet!

A purple glint flashed in his eyes, and a precise hypnotic spell struck the target. The action captain didn't even utter a sound before collapsing to the ground, completely unconscious.

"Wow, Mr. Salty Fish is too bold! If he gets caught, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Oh no! I've realized I'm a bit of a fan of Salty Fish Teacher! How could he be so handsome just now!"

"They're back! The Team Rocket members whose disguise was discovered met their end... I can only say their methods were extremely cruel!"

"Controller acquired, Kisaki-chan..."

"Huh? Ah! Yes!"

It wasn't until Bai Zhou spoke that Qi Shu snapped out of his daze.

She looked at Xiaobai's figure on the screen, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration, and even her voice shone with excitement.

"Salted fish sauce! What should we do next?!"

"We've changed back into our own clothes; we no longer need this disguise."

Bai Zhou's tone carried a hint of a smile.

The two quickly changed their clothes.

Fully prepared, Xiaobai pulled out the Advanced Ball.

"Now."

Bai Zhou's voice was light yet powerful.

"Let's make a scene!"

The high-powered ball sliced ​​through the heavy air and was suddenly thrown out!

Roar--

With a deafening roar, the crimson Gyarados crashed down in the center of the mine!

As its ferocious dragon eyes swept across everything around it, crimson instantly engulfed its pupils.

The heavy body crashed down, sending rocks flying everywhere, and the entire mine seemed to tremble!

Bai Zhou's command also rang out at this moment.

"Gyarados - Outrage!"