Chapter 524 Pirates
“Since so many forces have gathered here, there must be something unusual hidden on Ula’ula Island.”
Yang Ming continued to flip through the pages, but did not find any relevant information. In desperation, he could only look through the information of the Skull Team and the Ether Foundation, trying to find some clues.
The Skull Team in this world was consistent with the one in his memory, a gangster group composed of losers. The Skull Team was an extremely poor organization, and even the uniforms needed to join the organization had to be purchased out of their own pockets. All of the Skull Team members were a group of trainers who had not passed the Pilgrimage of the Islands. They were led by Guzma, an abandoned disciple of Hara, the King of the Islands, and carried out violent activities in the Alola region.
As Hala's disciple, Guzma was once highly regarded. But after failing to become the captain, he gave up on himself and led a group of rabble to become kings of the mountains, robbing other people's money and Pokémon.
"No wonder the Rockets didn't take this organization seriously. With such weak strength and poor discipline, it's hard for them to achieve great things."
Yang Ming shook his head and turned his eyes to the information of the Aether Foundation. On the surface, the Aether Foundation is a public welfare organization dedicated to protecting Pokémon and studying the Pokémon ecosystem. They have established bases in various parts of Alola and established the "Aether House" on Ula'ula Island to accommodate abandoned Pokémon.
The leader of the Aether Foundation is a blonde woman named Lusamine. She is beautiful and well-mannered. Although she is actually over 40 years old, she looks like a young woman in her 20s. Lusamine has a very high reputation in the Alola region, almost on par with the King and Queen of the Island.
However, Yang Ming knew that all this was just an appearance. When he looked through the information about the Ether Foundation, he found an important clue: every once in a while, some of the Pokémon taken in by the Ether Foundation would mysteriously disappear, and their whereabouts have not been found to this day.
"Heh, what kind of charity organization dedicated to protecting Pokémon? Isn't it essentially the same as Team Rocket? This kind of organization is essentially the same as Team Plasma, which claims to 'liberate Pokémon'. They both use Pokémon to achieve ulterior motives." Yang Ming snorted coldly.
Having said that, Lusamine's strength is not weak. According to the information of Team Rocket, she once had a fierce battle with Apollo, a senior executive of Team Rocket, and Apollo finally retreated.
“Although there were two Ether Foundation officials helping out in that battle, Lusamine’s strength should not be weak either, at least not inferior to Apollo,” Yang Ming analyzed.
Finally, there is the westernmost Poni Island. There is no king or queen on this island, and the only captain Jasmine is not on the island. The island is sparsely populated and there are a large number of ferocious wild Pokémon. Compared with the other three islands, Poni Island is the most dangerous. Even the Skull Team and the Aether Foundation dare not easily set foot here.
"From my personal perspective, it would be easiest to use Melemele Island as a base, but if I want to develop an organization, Akara Island, which has the most developed economy, is the best choice..."
However, compared to these two islands, Ula Ula Island is the place that Yang Ming cares about the most. A place that can be occupied by multiple forces at the same time must be unusual.
As for Poni Island, it is not taken into consideration for the time being.
The Liushui sailed on the sea for a few days, left the waters of Johto, and passed through the territory of Sinnoh.
"Are we finally near Hoenn? It looks like we're not far from our destination."
Half of the Hoenn region is covered by ocean. It is adjacent to the Kalos and Alola regions, and all three regions are rich in Mega Evolution Stones.
These days, in addition to his daily routine, Yang Ming spent his free time looking for trainers on the ship to fight against, but unsurprisingly, he never lost a single game.
Except one guest rejected his challenge.
This is a passenger living in the first class cabin. He stays in the room all day and no one has ever seen his real face.
Yang Ming was also very curious about this person, so he specially visited him to invite him to a Pokémon duel. However, a cold female voice came from the room: "Sorry... I'm not good at dealing with people, so please go back..."
"Excuse me." Yang Ming was not angry. There were many people on the ship who could fight with him anyway, so there was no need to force them.
Just as Yang Ming was about to turn around and leave, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.
Since obtaining the power of Evergreen, Yang Ming has shared the vision of wild Pokémon, forming a huge warning network around himself to monitor everything around him and warn of possible dangers. It can be said that all the long-winged gulls and agate jellyfish in the entire sea are his spies.
Just now, he discovered through the vision of the long-winged gulls nearby that there were a large number of suspicious speedboats around. These boats were basically small, dilapidated and unmarked, and were approaching the Liushui quietly.
Yang Ming's heart trembled. These were obviously not ordinary ships. Their target was the serial number he was on.
Pirates! Yang Ming soon realized what kind of guys he encountered.
There are two major underground organizations in the Hoenn region, namely the Magma Team and the Aqua Fleet. The Aqua Fleet has long occupied the ocean and wantonly attacked passing ships under the name of "protecting the ocean." But after the Hoenn champion Daigo Thunder took action, the Aqua Fleet suffered a major blow, and even their headquarters in Shuijing City was uprooted. Since then, the Aqua Fleet has disappeared in Hoenn, as if it had never existed.
But this does not mean that the Hoenn Sea has become peaceful today. After the disappearance of the water fleet, a large number of pirate groups have replaced their ecological niche. The strength of these mobs is far inferior to that of the water fleet, but their numbers are greater. They roam the sea and commit crimes, and their actions are more cruel than the previous water fleet.
After all, the main purpose of the water fleet is to seize the water-attribute Pokémon on the ship. If the victim cooperates enough, they will not kill easily in most cases; while these pirates are purely for money and murder, so their behavior is naturally more outrageous.
"There are enemies coming. Tokugawa, go inform the captain and organize the people on the ship to get ready. Jones, you go guard the stern to prevent any 'water ghosts' from lurking aboard."
The two subordinates immediately took the order. Although they didn't know why Yang Ming knew that the enemy was attacking, out of trust in their leader, they chose to obey Yang Ming's orders unconditionally.
After explaining everything, Yang Ming released poisonous jellyfish on the deck and decided to meet this group of rabble in person.