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"Lord Qing Wu, Leader Sakaki wishes to see you." Huang Mao stopped Qing Wu, speaking respectfully.
Qing Wu glanced at Huang Mao expressionlessly. Huang Mao immediately broke out in cold sweat. He knew he had taken a huge risk. This time was different.
Qing Wu was already the top student of this trial, possessing immense authority. Stopping Qing Wu like this, according to Team Rocket's rules, was a great disrespect.
"Go." Qing Wu, seeing Huang Mao's loyalty, agreed to meet Sakaki. Qing Wu also wanted to obtain poison blood from Sakaki. This way, Qing Wu would be more confident that Snivy would remain Green quality when evolving into a Serperior.
Huang Mao quietly led the way. Along the entire corridor, only the footsteps of two people could be heard, as well as Huang Mao's thumping heartbeat.
Team Rocket Medical Room
Sakaki leaned quietly on the bed, silently reading a book. A needle was still sticking out from the back of his right hand, seemingly just removed not long ago.
Just then, the main door of the medical room was knocked three times. Sakaki opened his mouth, making a "hmm?" sound.
"Please come in." Huang Mao pushed open the medical room door with Qing Wu.
"I heard you wanted to see me." Qing Wu's clear eyes met Sakaki's yellowish-black pupils. Huang Mao quietly retreated and closed the medical room door.
"Yes, I wanted to thank you. Thank you for saving my life, and thank you for your candy," Sakaki pondered for a moment, a faint smile appearing on his pale face. The smile that appeared on his gloomy, chilling face seemed quite awkward.
But Qing Wu knew that this was Sakaki's genuine smile of goodwill towards him. He had just been resurrected and was smiling the same way.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't save you, and what candy? I don't know, don't talk nonsense," Qing Wu denied it repeatedly, not wanting to admit it.
"I know. But I still want to thank you. You let me taste the candy. Our grudges are wiped clean." Sakaki threw out a small bottle of purple liquid, indicating for Qing Wu to take it.
Qing Wu immediately caught it, looking at the blood that was even darker than violet. Qing Wu, who had once tasted the blood of a poisoned person, immediately recognized it as poison blood.
"This is my poison blood. With this bottle of poison blood, cultivating Poison-type Pokémon will go smoothly. Consider it my thanks for your candy." Sakaki's voice carried a hint of weakness.
"What candy?" Qing Wu was surprised inside, but on the surface, he still pretended to be a naive youth who knew nothing.
"Haha, there's no surveillance here. Although you won't admit it, I know it's you. Do you know why this battle caused such a severe burden on my body?" Sakaki asked Qing Wu. Qing Wu also particularly wanted to understand this question.
"This is because I paid special attention to the battle. I used the ability of a poisoned person to enhance the toxicity of Arbok." Sakaki didn't wait for Qing Wu to ask, directly revealing the secret.
"The ability of a poisoned person!!!" Qing Wu heard this novel term for the first time.
However, thinking that Nami could use psychic power to augment the strength of Psychic-type Pokémon, then a poisoned person augmenting the toxicity of Poison-type Pokémon also made sense.
Many people with special abilities in this world, such as the power of the Sage of Six Paths, Ultra Instinct, Aura, etc. In his previous life, Qing Wu had once heard of a young man with a corrupted aura who could amplify the strength of all Dark-type Pokémon.
"My poison ability is that I can enhance the toxicity of Poison-type Pokémon. This is also the first time I used this ability, which is why I suffered a backlash later."
"Now, I'll have to lie here for at least three days. I hope that when we meet next time, we can have another battle." Sakaki didn't care if Qing Wu heard him or not and directly issued a battle invitation.
"Okay, when you've recovered, we'll have another match," Qing Wu immediately agreed to Sakaki's battle invitation.
Qing Wu also wanted to see what surprises Sakaki, who possessed special abilities, would bring him when they met next time. Pokémon training wasn't about building cars behind closed doors; it was about growing through continuous challenges, setting himself up against a constantly evolving opponent. This was also a very interesting thing.
Sakaki saw that Qing Wu had agreed, but he didn't speak. He closed his eyes with a tired expression, as if the words he had just spoken to Qing Wu had exhausted all his energy.
Qing Wu carefully held the reagent given by Sakaki and pushed open the medical room door. Huang Mao was still waiting outside. Seeing Qing Wu come out, he hesitated for a moment, then bowed 90 degrees to Qing Wu, expressing his heartfelt gratitude.
Qing Wu paused, then said to Huang Mao, "When you stopped me back then, weren't you scared?"
Ryoku's voice rang out from the corridor: "I was scared, but I was even more afraid of Leader Sakaki's disappointed expression. Now, with Leader Sakaki's team, I'll have one less person, and I don't want to disappoint Leader Sakaki, after all, he saved me."
"Sakaki is very lucky to have a subordinate like you," Qing Wu finished speaking, then quickly left.
The world is not lacking in loyal and devoted people. Often, a small gesture can make people painstakingly and wholeheartedly assist. Those who gain the Way find many helpers; those who lose the Way find few.
This is the truth. Even Sakaki, who was ruthless, sometimes showed his true heart. True heart for true heart. This deal was not bad.
Qing Wu walked to the end of the corridor and saw a person with pink hair. She was following him stealthily.
"Come out, Koihime. I know it's you," Qing Wu said to the empty corridor. Not long after, a blue light faded, and Koihime's true form appeared in the corridor.
"Lord Qing Wu, how did you know it was me?" Koihime looked moved. Qing Wu knew Koihime's personality very well. She was subservient to the strong. As long as he was stronger than her, she could be completely controlled.
"I also know you're here to surrender to me." Qing Wu walked closer to Koihime. Looking at her pink pupils, he whispered in a low voice near Koihime's ear, "You're not good at acting."
Koihime's face instantly turned as red as a baboon's butt. "Ugh, Lord Qing Wu, why are you so close to me?" She stomped her foot on the ground, a fascinated look appearing on her face.
"Stop acting," Qing Wu's lazy voice came from behind Koihime. "Psychics are all very rational. It's impossible for them to be stupid."
Koihime's eyes looked at Qing Wu's cold gaze, then put away the redness on her face.
"When did Lord Qing Wu discover me?" A voice completely different from before came from Koihime's mouth. If Koihime was originally the image of a girl next door, then at this moment, Koihime was like a noble lady. A Gallade appeared silently behind Koihime, its hand tightly gripping a hook, accumulating psychic energy.
"I discovered you a long time ago. Sometimes, acting is better when it's more subtle. In my eyes, this is just a meticulously planned romantic drama." Qing Wu also understood Koihime's nature.
"I'm just here to surrender to you. Can you accept me?" Koihime took out a cigar from her black robe, struck her hand, and a flame instantly appeared, lighting the cigar. In Qing Wu's eyes, this act was very cool.
"Smoking is harmful to health." Qing Wu unhesitatingly snatched the lady's cigar, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it several times. Qing Wu personally disliked the smell of cigarettes. Because cigarettes would interfere with his sense of smell, and the energy blocks produced by stained cigarette smoke, even top-tier ones, would be inedible.
"Alright, alright, I won't smoke, okay?" Koihime threw the cigarette box into a nearby trash can.
"I accept your surrender, so what benefits can you bring me?" Qing Wu asked indifferently. Although he wanted to recruit Koihime, he proactively sought to recruit her, which was different from Koihime coming to surrender.
"Please, I'm a Psychic surrendering to you. You're still asking me what benefits I can bring?" Koihime was so angry she flared her nostrils.
"Then I certainly must. You have Psychic powers, but you can't eat them. You still want me to take good care of you? That's what my ancestors did, the kind who buried themselves underground," Qing Wu said unhappily, his face full of disdain.
"You really are an iron rooster!" Koihime snapped her fingers, and Gallade's hand suddenly reached into space, pulling out a book.
"This is my benefit." Koihime quickly handed the book to Gallade. The book had the four characters "Psychic Secret Manual" written on it.
"This book can make you a Psychic, but the required materials are quite expensive, and the success rate of activating psychic powers is less than 20%," Koihime reminded him with a worried expression.
"20%? Then I don't want it." Qing Wu unhesitatingly returned the book to Koihime, a look of disdain on his face. But in fact, Qing Wu was already overjoyed.
"Big brother, 20% is already very high, okay? Most people have a success rate of one in ten thousand, and this book also records many Psychic-type Pokémon training methods. Aren't you tempted?" Koihime's words reached this point, and she really didn't believe Qing Wu wasn't tempted.
Qing Wu had already begun scanning and saving all the content recorded in the Psychic Secret Manual to the system's backup the moment he touched it. In just three short seconds, all the content recorded in the Psychic Secret Manual was scanned and saved into the system's backup.
"No, change the conditions." Qing Wu still refused, which made Koihime feel deflated.
"If you want to surrender to me, you just need to agree to these three conditions," Qing Wu said calmly, seeing Koihime deflate, stating his three conditions.
"First, in front of outsiders, we are not doctors."
"Second, when necessary, I will exchange some resources that Psychic-type Pokémon can use with Team Rocket points."
"Third, help me secretly collect information, and see if there are any dark plots against me."
The three conditions Qing Wu stated were very easy for Koihime to fulfill.
"It seems he really doesn't care about this Psychic Secret Manual." Koihime pulled out even more from the Psychic Secret Manual as a test for Qing Wu. Once Qing Wu accepted, Koihime would unhesitatingly refuse to surrender. Anyway, Koihime was already crippled.
Originally, Koihime also thought that Lanjin could get into the top three, and was prepared to give Qing Wu some trouble. But Lanjin, that trash, actually lost to Lei Ming. Not only did she not get into the top three, but even the top five positions were taken by Koihime.
Now, Koihime and Lanjin's situation has been reversed. Koihime can live very well even without surrendering. She is a Psychic herself and has the support of Athena resources.
"Then I surrender to you. What benefits can you give me?" Qing Wu asked. "You can't have nothing good for yourself, right? This kind of transaction is exactly what Koihime does."
"Psychic energy blocks and Psychic-type Pokémon training methods." Qing Wu stated his conditions.
"If my provided energy blocks and training methods don't work, you can cancel this trade at any time," Qing Wu hastily added.
"Okay." Surrendering to Qing Wu felt like an exciting thing for Koihime, so Koihime immediately agreed. Qing Wu not only gained another Psychic subordinate, a future Psychic Elite Four, but also gained support for Psychic resources.
After all, a large part of Team Rocket's Psychic resources were monopolized by Nami and Athena, and resources with the name Psychic were very expensive. Without special connections, it was impossible to get the goods.
And Koihime could help Qing Wu investigate information. What she had to give was only the support of energy blocks and Pokémon training, which were all things Qing Wu was good at. This deal was truly too cost-effective.
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