Chapter 511 Golden Carp King
Unlike what Yang Ming imagined, Sakaki looked very ordinary, just like an ordinary uncle.
But Yang Ming knew that this man should never be underestimated.
"Everyone, welcome to our new headquarters." Sakaki stood in front of everyone, his eyes revealing an elusive depth.
"During the year I was away, the organization suffered a severe blow due to the betrayal of a traitor," Sakaki paused and glanced at the dozen or so cadres present, "but all this is in the past. Now, it's time to start a new journey."
Sakaki's voice is deafening and has an indescribable appeal.
"During the organization's low period, two members performed outstandingly and fought against the rebel forces under extremely difficult conditions. Now, I want to promote them to cadres."
"Yang Ming, Duominuo, from today on you will officially become a member of the cadre and make greater contributions to the organization's lofty goals."
Sakaki walked up to the two of them and pinned the seventh-level badge, which symbolized the status of cadres, on their chests. "I hope you will live up to my expectations."
For a moment, Yang Ming felt that he and Duominuo had become the focus of the entire conference room. More than a dozen pairs of eyes were focused on them. Among them were naturally people who admired him, such as the four major cadres who had been his superiors before, and there were also people who were curious about him. Among the many gazes, a pair of resentful eyes stood out particularly.
These eyes come from that dwarf chakra.
And Chakra is not the only one who hates him. When Sakaki personally put the badge on Duomino, he actually squeezed out these words through lip language: "Humph, she is just a bitch who relies on selling her body to get to the top."
Is there something wrong with this guy? Yang Ming complained in his heart. He originally thought that Chakra was hostile to him, but now it seems that this guy is simply a mad dog. He would probably cut an earthworm in half if he stepped on it on a normal day.
After commending the two people, the meeting officially began. Since all the rebels of Bixias had been killed and the Alliance had to "acquiesce" to Team Rocket's rule in the Johto region, this meeting was almost entirely centered around the organization's future development plan in the Johto region.
Several cadres proposed several plans to reform the resource allocation system within Team Rocket and the trainer assessment system in the entire Johto region. The most important one was to significantly lower the threshold for becoming a trainer, so that those who were originally not qualified to obtain the status of a trainer could also enjoy the benefits of becoming a trainer.
But correspondingly, the initial Pokémon equipped by these trainers will also be "cheap" to a great extent. Rattata, Pidgeot, Spearow, Zubat, and Odette will be their initial Pokémon, and just like the Rocket Team's rookie assessment, these Pokémon are all in an untamed state, and the mere thought of taming them will make many people back off.
If you want to get a tamed "Big Three" level initial Pokémon, you need to pay a considerable fee, which is the same as the period of the Alliance's rule. At the same time, the types of initial Pokémon that newcomers joining Team Rocket can choose have also increased significantly. In addition to the previous Rattata, Zubat, Arbok, and Gas Bomb, there are also several Pokémon such as Spearow, Sandshrew, Mud, Geodude, Trumpeter, Agate, Nidoran, Nidoran, and Magmaworm. The treatment is much better than when Yang Ming first joined the team.
Another major reform is that the Rockets will make a big push into the legal industries in the Johto region in the future and abandon some of their original black industries.
Listening to these actions, Yang Ming has already guessed what the Rockets' next intention will be.
Unlike the league's control over the threshold for trainers, which only allows "good families" with a high level of education and good economic conditions to become trainers, Team Rocket's approach is more like attracting those who were originally unqualified to "raise Pokémon", and through the screening of untamed initial Pokémon and gym battles, select the malleable talents to join the organization, while the remaining mediocre ones will become the outermost cannon fodder of Team Rocket.
If the league's system has the consideration of "maintaining stability" and keeps out those black households with poor character and dissatisfaction with the league, then the Rockets' approach is to maximize their own strength.
As for whether a large number of illegal residents becoming trainers will bring social problems to the Johto region? Sorry, Team Rocket is not a group of good guys. If they see someone making trouble, they will kill them on the spot. They don't care about human rights at all.
The purpose of entering into legal industries in large numbers is also to "launder" the black money in their hands to provide funds for this reform.
After the meeting, Yang Ming was called by Apollo to collect the reward for the previous mission, while Domino was left alone by Sakaki.
"Nice to meet you. We are 'partners' who became cadres at the same time. I hope we can get along well in the future."
Just as Yang Ming was about to follow Apollo out of the meeting room, Domino called him with a warm smile on her face, like a lovable little kitten.
Yang Ming nodded as a response, then left the meeting room without looking back.
"You are right to ignore her. Domino is known as the 'Black Tulip' and is considered a very difficult woman in the organization. But for some reason, she has only been promoted to cadre now." Along the way, Apollo introduced Domino's situation to Yang Ming.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you to collect the reward for this mission."
Soon, a Poké Ball containing a Pokémon came into Yang Ming's hand. Yang Ming opened it and saw a golden Magikarp appear in front of him.
Unlike the "Golden Magikarp" that Bixias had previously created using crude genetic technology, this Magikarp was of normal size and looked very healthy. It was obviously a real "heterogeneous color" Magikarp.
Yang Ming quickly put away the Magikarp. Although this was the secret room where Team Rocket stored their rewards, he tried to be cautious.
Apollo smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. Although this thing is rare, it is not that attractive to people like us who are kings. The leader personally designated this Magikarp as a reward to you because he considered that you now have the strength to keep it."
Then he lowered his voice again: "By the way, this Magikarp has a hidden characteristic, but it is a rare 'top-quality' Pokémon."
Hidden characteristics! Yang Ming's heart was pounding. A heterochromatic Pokémon with no other special features was enough to cause a rush in the black market, and some people would even kill for it. A "superb" heterochromatic Magikarp with hidden characteristics, its rarity and value were much higher than those ordinary heterochromatic Pokémon!
And Sakaki gave him such a "top-quality" Pokémon casually in the name of "mission reward", which made Yang Ming have a deeper understanding of the Rockets' "clear rewards and punishments".
As long as you are valuable and can make great enough contributions, the organization will give you everything and will not deduct any rewards from you; on the contrary, if you do not demonstrate any value, you can only be cannon fodder, just like those ordinary Rocket Team members who died in the "Bixias Rebellion".