Chapter 572 The Current State of the Internet in the Pokémon World
As early as when he first cooperated with Kuselowski, Yang Ming was cautious.
Although the cooperation seemed fair, Yang Ming, as an outsider, knew that the other party might abandon him at any time. So from the beginning, Yang Ming had no intention of letting the Flash Team occupy the black market.
In the plan with Kuselowski, Yang Ming needed to play the role of a "weird man wearing a human skin mask" and slaughter all the people in the arena, destroy all evidence, and finally disappear silently.
But Yang Ming knew very well that the biggest beneficiary of this was actually the Flash Team. As long as they could make this "bloody attacker" disappear, their capture of the black market would become a good thing to "eliminate harm for the people", and if necessary, they might even kill him.
Although he once had a good relationship with Team Flash leader Vladari, human nature is unpredictable, and Yang Ming would not pin his life on the credibility of his "partner".
So he chose to do the opposite in the whole operation: first, he deliberately used the fake identity of "Big Shark King" who wore a Magikarp mask, behaved madly and cruelly to deepen the impression of everyone, and then deliberately let a few fish escape during the massacre. As long as these people spread the news, the Flare Team that occupied the black market would naturally become the target of public criticism, and naturally there would be no chance to attack him.
However, subsequent developments were beyond his expectations. Because the Carlos Alliance intervened midway, the Flare Team's operation completely failed, and the Carlos Alliance became the force that "took the scapegoat".
But this is not a bad thing for him. The Miare Gang suffered a major blow, the Flash Team failed in the battle, and the Carlos Alliance was in a mess. This is also the situation that Yang Ming wanted to see.
The only bad thing was the group of Avengers that emerged because of the massacre by the Giant Shark King, but Yang Ming didn't take them too seriously.
"Anyway, I don't plan to use the identity of Giant Shark King anymore. Even if these people want to take revenge, they can't find me." Yang Ming thought to himself.
Next, he looked through other news. In addition to the hot headline "Big Shark King", a large number of people with Hoenn accents have appeared in Carlos recently. They are divided into two groups. One group wears blue turbans and pirate costumes and is good at using water-attribute Pokémon. The other group is wrapped in red cloaks and is good at using fire-attribute Pokémon. According to reports, although these two groups are incompatible, they seem to be looking for the same thing.
"The Water Fleet and the Magma Team? What are they here for?" Yang Ming was thinking when suddenly his cell phone rang.
Yang Ming took a look at the caller and answered the call immediately.
"I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately and forgot to contact you." Yang Ming apologized sincerely.
The person on the other end of the phone was naturally Feng Lu.
Since their last phone call, Yang Ming agreed with Feng Lu that he would regularly report his safety to her. However, as he has been busy mastering mega evolution recently, he has not had time to contact Feng Lu.
"Huh, are you really that busy?" Feng Lu asked with a hint of doubt in her tone, "I think there's a new girl next to you, right?"
"Hey? How did you know?" Yang Ming was a little surprised. This girl's intuition was too accurate.
"You admitted it so straightforwardly? It seems you didn't lie." Feng Lu on the other end of the phone was obviously relieved. "I heard from Xiao Juer that men will definitely not be like this when they feel guilty."
But I was serious just now? Yang Ming complained in his heart.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Feng Lu changed the subject, "I called you today to ask you to add me as your friend."
"Add you as a friend?" Yang Ming was stunned.
Just like the world he lived in in his previous life, this world also has the Internet, and also has Internet platforms like "Weibo" and "Tieba" in his previous life. Gym masters, the Four Heavenly Kings, and even champion-level figures, as public figures, will also register accounts on the Internet to attract fans.
Due to his identity as a member of the Rockets and his busy work, Yang Ming has not registered an account on the Internet so far.
"Yes, we are both very busy on weekdays, and it is not very convenient to contact each other by phone," Feng Lu explained, "so I want you to add me as a friend so that you can keep up with my updates at any time."
Yang Ming thought about it for a moment and felt that he had indeed neglected the information on the Internet before. However, considering his own identity, it would be better not to use his real information to register an account.
It just so happened that Yin Yue had given him a certificate of an Alliance investigator before, which now came in handy.
Yang Ming used this certificate to register an account with the nickname "a" on the Internet, and set the password to "". Finally, he added the default avatar on the Internet and sent the screenshot to Feng Lu.
"This is my newly registered account, please remember it."
"Ah?! This account is too ordinary, why don't you choose a cool nickname?" Feng Lu was a little puzzled.
"You also know that my identity is very special, so naturally the lower the profile, the better." Yang Ming explained.
"I see. I'll add you as my friend right away."
While Feng Lu was hanging up the phone, Yang Ming immediately started browsing the Internet. As expected, from champions to gym leaders, almost all well-known trainers have public accounts on the Internet.
Among them are many old acquaintances of Yang Ming.
For example, Ma Xiu from the Aromatherapy Dojo shared her experience in fashion design on the Internet, thereby attracting a large number of fans.
Xiaosong, the gym master of Enju City, shared his experience in cultivating super powers online.
Asu from Kikyo City is no less impressive, posting recent photos of himself training bird Pokémon online.
As a rock singer, Homiga is also very active online. His most recent tweet was promoting his collaborative album with Spike Arena owner Nie Zi.
Contrary to Yang Ming's expectations, Ah Si and Xiao Chun were also very active on the Internet. In addition to promoting the Zhanlan Dojo online, Ah Si also posted karate videos in an attempt to recruit more apprentices for his dojo.
Xiaochun posted tweets related to Dragon Master and photos of her own life.
"I didn't expect that Ah Si and Xiao Chun, who look so conservative, are actually surfing enthusiasts." Yang Ming exclaimed.
There are also a few people who do not have social media accounts, such as Caidou.
These famous trainers talk about things other than Pokémon battles online, so their popularity has nothing to do with their strength.
For example, the most popular female trainers with the most fans are almost all engaged in modeling and idol-related industries, such as Lukia from Hoenn, Kiku from Unova, Kaluni and Marsh from Kalos, Lurina from Galar, and Kishu and Lip from Padia. The stage name "Audrey" of the rich girl is also very popular on the Internet.
In comparison, Sinnoh Champion Sirona, who is engaged in the archaeological industry, does not have such a high voice.
Popular men are also concentrated in similar professions, such as Mikuli, the champion of the Grand Contest in Hoenn, Dende, the strongest champion in Galar, and his rival Chibana, Hatchik, the action star of Unova, Chakro, the rock climbing master of Kalos, and Denji of Sinnoh.
By the way, Komatsu and Asuka also have a large number of female fans because of their handsome looks.
"Tsk, I didn't expect these two guys with thick eyebrows and big eyes are so popular with women." Yang Ming complained in his heart.
And just at this moment, someone sent him a friend request.
But this person was not Feng Lu, but her best friend Xiao Juer.