Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

He sighed silently.

Fortunately, he was well prepared. The presence of Nanmu and Ishino could, to some extent, help him eliminate the issue of his identity.

Throw out a Poké Ball to summon an Ancient Giant Flygon, then step on it to signal it to follow the Charizard by the campfire.

Upon seeing the Ancient Giant Dragonfly, a spirit he had never seen before, Campfire's bright eyes flickered, and he held Xia Yan in even higher regard once more.

Afterwards, he took Xia Yan to the Valley of Flames.

By this time, a number of Lava Team members had already gathered here, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the campfire appear.

With the campfire enthusiasts around, at least safety shouldn't be a concern.

just.

Many people cast curious glances at Xia Yan, who was following behind the campfire in ordinary clothes.

Who is that?

However, some people recognized Xia Yan.

For example, Nanmu and Ishino standing in the crowd.

'Has Lord Shingo received Lord Kaminari's attention? Is he going to compete for the position of Elite Captain?'

These are their inner thoughts.

The campfire, after landing, was placed at the front of the group.

Several members dressed in cadre uniforms immediately came forward to greet them.

Among them was the person in charge of this Fire Valley operation.

Ghostly fire.

A thin, unassuming man in his late twenties, with an ordinary appearance, but a scar that ran vertically from his left eyebrow to his neck, added to his menacing and fierce look.

"His name is Shingo, and he belongs to the Shanchuan faction. Investigate him."

Without any attempt to conceal Xia Yan's presence, the campfire spoke directly to the approaching Youhuo.

Upon hearing this, Youhuo glanced at Xia Yan without making a sound.

He didn't know why Campfire wanted to investigate Xia Yan, so he treated him as someone who might pose a potential danger. After responding, he meticulously relayed Campfire's instructions.

Many Team Lava members were gathered here, so the investigation proceeded quickly.

Not long after.

Ghostfire, carrying the information he had gathered, along with two ordinary members, arrived at the campfire.

Those who arrived were naturally Nanmu and Shiye, people who had had considerable contact with Xia Yan that day.

Simultaneously.

Ghostfire leaned close to the campfire and whispered in her ear the information he had gathered, recounting it in detail.

After listening, Campfire looked at Xia Yan again with a strange expression.

Xia Yan, who had been standing silently to the side without saying a word, had already placed his hand on the Poké Ball at his waist.

But then he saw the campfire curl its lip in disdain and mutter something.

"Pretending to be weak to deal with a few ordinary members is really pathetic."

She was referring to two of Shingo's teammates who had gone missing.

Although they said that, their doubts about Xia Yan's identity were dispelled in a short period of time.

Xia Yan twitched his lips at her sarcastic mutterings but didn't reply.

"Assign a few people to him. You're an elite captain now, a cadre. We'll talk about it when we get back," Campfire waved his hand and said casually.

cadre!

But the others who heard the campfire conversation all showed expressions of surprise.

Does this person have the potential to become a cadre?

Nanmu and Ishino, who were standing nearby, were even more stunned.

cadre?

Does Lord Shingo possess the strength of a high-ranking official?

Doesn't that mean that as long as the two of them closely follow Xia Yan's lead, their future will be smooth sailing?

If they obeyed Xia Yan's orders before because he had tampered with them, now it was truly from the bottom of their hearts.

But in fact.

The person most surprised at this moment was Xia Yan!

Putting aside the fact that the campfire surprised him by allowing him to verify the officer's words, or that his identity had been verified and he had even been promoted to elite captain, it was all because of this.

What surprised him was that he saw a person.

A person dressed in ordinary Lava Team uniform, who was summoned by Ghostfire to follow him.

The dark red hair peeking out from under the hood, and the face that, though slightly changed, was still very familiar to Xia Yan, wore an expression of respect he had never seen before.

This is...

Isn't it a crossing?!

Don't think I won't recognize you just because you've taken off your cape and put on your hood!

Xia Yan never expected that he and Du would have such a tacit understanding, both choosing to infiltrate Team Lava.

However, Xia Yan's purpose was to enter the Valley of Flames to find Pokémon, while Wataru's purpose was likely to investigate Team Magma.

No wonder we couldn't find Wataru after searching for so long; it turns out he infiltrated Team Magma!

Xia Yan didn't know what method he used, but judging from how well he got along with them, it seemed that his identity hadn't been suspected.

Come on.

One of the special courses for investigators is going undercover.

Doesn't the alliance know that it has many undercover agents from underground forces on its side?

I actually know.

It's just that we can't find anything.

So the league simply used their own methods against them, and trained a group of undercover agents.

Wataru had previously worked for the Rockets for a period of time.

Infiltrating Team Lava shouldn't be too difficult for him.

But it was indeed beyond Xia Yan's expectations.

the most important is.

He now... seems to have become Watari's boss?

And Watari is unaware of this.

cough cough.

On the other side, Ghostfire explained:

"Because the teams have already been assigned, it would be troublesome to break them up and assign them. These are all teams whose members died for various reasons. Brother Shingo, please make do for now. The organization will reassign them after this mission is over."

The ghostly fire had a ferocious appearance, but spoke very politely.

Xia Yan nodded. "Thank you for your help."

Youhu gave a few instructions and then went back to the campfire.

Xia Yan, on the other hand, gained several more subordinates.

Besides the excited and respectful Kusunoki and Ishino, there was also Watari, who was disguised, and six other ordinary members.

"Nanmu, you divide the group."

There are nine people in total, which can be divided into three groups.

"Yes!" Nanmu nodded immediately in response.

Just as Xia Yan was thinking about how to leave the center of this vortex and find a chance to slip away, an ordinary member respectfully jogged over and said to Xia Yan:

"Lord Shingo, Lord Kagari has called an emergency meeting and requests your presence."

Xia Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "I understand."

Then, he instructed Nanmu to lead the three groups that had just been divided not to move around and followed the man.

In the crowd.

Wataru, who looked completely harmless, watched Xia Yan's departing figure with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

That back view... looks familiar.

...

...

A small cave in the Valley of Flames.

The highest-ranking officers and leaders of the Lava Team, including Campfire and Ghostfire, gathered here.

They stood around a gray-white stone platform, each with a different expression.

Xia Yan, dressed in the clothes of an ordinary member, looked so out of place among them.

"You should listen to this too," Campfire said to Xia Yan.

Xia Yan stood silently at the bottom, head down, looking at the patterns on the gray stone platform.

Once everyone was confirmed to be present, the campfire got right to the point.

"Did you get anything?"

The group of people by the stone platform looked at each other, all knowing what the campfire was talking about.

However, the time spent in the alternate dimension was too short, and the alternate dimension was too large, making it really difficult to find that thing.