Chapter 1009 The stain that must be erased
Sakaki has been very busy lately.
His conversation with Kartel.
In the office on the top floor of Team Rocket's headquarters in Tokiwa City, the lights were deliberately dimmed. Only an antique desk lamp on Sakaki's large mahogany desk emitted a dim glow, casting a deep shadow on his angular face.
The air was filled with the faint aftertaste of premium cigars and an invisible, heavy pressure.
Sakaki leaned back in the high-back chair, his fingertips tapping unconsciously on the smooth tabletop.
There were several reports spread out in front of him, and the screen was scrolling with the latest intelligence summaries from all over the world.
The blurry ancient rune analysis chart and several mythical beast sighting coordinates marked with scarlet "X"s appeared particularly glaring in the dim light.
Although the ancient giant elf has not yet believed, this can wait.
As for the giant stinging jellyfish, it still requires Kojiro's evolutionary foot, which will probably take another ten years.
creak.
The door was slowly pushed open, and Kartel walked in with his back straight.
"Boss." Kartel's voice was low and steady, still so steady.
Sakaki didn't look up, his eyes still fixed on the coordinate point on the screen marked as "Zapdos - Clues interrupted". "Kaltelle," he said, his voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible fatigue, "Tell me, is there any progress that we should be happy about?"
Kartel nodded slightly, speaking slowly and clearly: "First, we are studying the energy field resonance of the ancient giant elves. The core team has submitted periodic reports, but it will take time to make progress and breakthroughs."
"Time." It was hard to tell whether there was sarcasm or helplessness in Sakaki's voice.
He picked up the cigar cutter on the table and slowly trimmed the cigar head, his movements were precise and full of suppressed power. "What about the news on the divine beast? There should be some follow-up analysis on those 'empty' reports, right?"
"Yes." Kartel immediately called up another set of data. "Based on the summary analysis of all recent sightings of mythical beasts, including the lightning bird in the sky near the site of the unmanned power plant, and the brief energy remnant of the Entei outside Kikyo City...
The common characteristics of their actions are: extremely fast speed, unpredictable trajectory, and extremely short stay time.
Even if our ground forces and rapid response teams acted immediately after receiving the intelligence, by the time they arrived at the scene, the building was already empty, with only some traces of energy dissipation left. "
He pointed to a few flashing coordinates on the screen. "The conclusion is that unless we can predict their exact destination in advance, or... wait for them in their nests or on the roads they must pass, the possibility of successfully intercepting or contacting them with the existing means is very small."
There is no need to prepare Moltres and Articuno for now, because Sakaki knows their specific locations.
And it’s already in the bag.
"Sit back and wait..." Sakaki lit his cigar and took a deep breath. The spicy smoke slowly rose in the dim light.
His eyes became sharp, as if he had penetrated the smoke and saw a specific place. "For example... the bell tower?"
Kartel understood what he meant and immediately continued, "The Bell Tower is indeed the most sacred place in the legend of Phoenix King. Some ancient scrolls provided by Kikuko also hinted that there may be some kind of 'bridge' or 'beacon' to communicate with Phoenix King. But..."
He changed the subject, "The risk is too high, Boss. We know too little about the Ho-Oh. Its power level, temperament, reaction to intruders... everything is unknown.
With the power and intelligence we currently have, if we rashly go deep into the Bell Tower and try to "wait for the King of Phoenix", it would be tantamount to putting the core strength of the entire organization under uncontrollable huge risks. Once it is angered, the consequences will be disastrous. "
"To be honest, it's possible that the Ho-Oh won't even show up."
There was a brief silence in the office, with only the faint crackling sound of burning cigars.
Sakaki's eyes flickered behind the smoke. He slowly exhaled a smoke ring, extinguished the cigar heavily in the crystal ashtray, and made a decision.
"Phoenix King... let's put it aside for now." His voice returned to its usual coldness and authority, "Let it run free for a while."
He stood up and walked to the huge quartz plateau area map, his eyes fell on the mountain range marked as "extremely dangerous" - the Silver Mountain.
The finger pointed precisely to the depths of the mountains. "Do you remember what Kikuko said before she left?"
Kartel focused his eyes on the steep contours of the Silver Mountain and replied, “You mean, Oki Yukinari, the real turning point of his transformation of power.
Kikuko said that he had gone deep into the core of the mountains alone, and in extremely harsh conditions, he had fought countless life-and-death battles with the most primitive and powerful wild elves living in that forbidden zone of life.
Every battle to the brink of death, every climb back from the brink of death, tempered his spirit and his own will in unimaginable ways.
When he finally reached the top, he had been reborn and became the strongest in Kanto, right? "
Sakaki nodded, "Yes, I plan to go to the Quartz Plateau and take Beedrill and Cat Boss to the depths of Silver Mountain for special training to stabilize their strength at the champion level."
Kartel thought for a moment and said to Sakaki, "Boss, can you let me go with you?"
"Okay." Sakaki did not refuse Kartel.
Because Reshiram, Zekrom, and Mewtwo, who needs to master Mega Evolution at the base, Mikumogami Sakaki will not bring them,
Sakaki doesn't have to worry about anything happening to Team Rocket.
The current Rocket Team can only be defeated by a top-level god like Rayquaza.
Otherwise there wouldn't be any problem.
"Then I will go down and prepare the things needed for going to Silver Mountain." Kartel immediately turned around and walked out.
"When I come back from Mt. Silver, maybe I should go visit Professor Oak." Sakaki sat back on the sofa and stroked the cat's head.
Silver Mountain.
Speaking of this, in addition to Oki Yukinari who I just mentioned.
I have to mention another person.
The strongest person in all the elf world, the God of War of Silver Mountain, the strongest champion, the champion's shortest friend and defeater - Red!
He was also the culprit who caused a certain Sakaki to become autistic and disbanded Team Rocket.
"Akahong, I don't know if you exist in this world of mine! I don't know if Chizhi has the ability to give birth to you." Sakaki tapped the table lightly, his eyes becoming colder.
"But even if you don't exist in my world, even if I have to find another world, I will find you."
"I won't allow the word Sakaki to have any stain!!"