Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Police officers lay dead around the boat, and various signs of a battle were scattered on the beach.

Akin and his two companions were caught in a fierce battle, never expecting that even when they worked together, they couldn't defeat a single Pokémon.

There were many devices with the Rockets logo in the vicinity, but no Rockets personnel were seen.

Even when he was losing, Ah Jin wouldn't back down; even when he was being thoroughly beaten, he kept talking.

"Masked man, although we don't know what you sent your men to dive down there to look for, as long as we're here, you won't succeed!"

"I, Grandpa Akin, despise those cowardly cowards the most. You can lead so many remnants of Team Rocket, you're clearly Giovanni, aren't you?"

Hearing what Akin said, the masked man smiled and shook his head.

"Little friend, how can you be distracted during a battle?"

As they were talking, the messenger bird found an opening and knocked Argent's Flareon away with a single blow.

A Jin was shocked. He moved quickly, using his extendable cue stick to forcefully launch the Poké Ball in the direction Typhlosion had flown.

It emitted a red light in the air and caught the uncontrollably flying Typhlosion inside the Poké Ball, which then automatically returned to Gold.

Then, it was hit again by Akin with his cue stick, bringing Typhoon back into the battlefield.

With fluid movements, in the blink of an eye, the Tyrannosaurus, which had been knocked away, returned to the messenger bird and once again restrained it.

At that moment, a voice came through the communication earpiece beneath the mask: "Leader, we've searched the surrounding vortexes, but found nothing!"

The masked man frowned and replied in a low voice, "Then let's come up first. Next step: island search."

The masked man then waved to the three men, who were still locked in combat, and said, "Goodbye."

The three were confused, but Xiao Yin reacted the fastest: "Quick, hold them off!"

However, the distance was too close, and there was simply no time.

But then the messenger bird suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of ice energy, instantly freezing all three companions present.

Along with Ajin and the other two, they were all frozen solid, with only their heads showing, while the rest of their bodies were unable to move.

The masked man looked at Little Silver, whose face was somewhat panicked, and walked over.

"Little Silver, I personally raised you to adulthood, and now you're turning around and going against me?"

"I thought you would never come back after you ran away, but I didn't expect you to deliver yourselves to my door."

Upon hearing the masked man's words, Ah Jin's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Xiao Yin in disbelief.

"Little Silver, you're actually one of the Masked Man's henchmen? Why didn't you tell me before?"

Xiao Yin clenched his teeth as if trying to break free, but the ice crystals were too solid, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

His tone carried a hint of anger: "I have no obligation to say anything to you; it's you who has always insisted on following me."

The masked man looked around, and seeing that both people and Pokémon had turned into ice sculptures, his eyes revealed satisfaction.

Meanwhile, figures wearing diving suits continued to appear in the water, and these people took off their diving suits to reveal their Team Rocket outfits underneath.

The masked man looked at his two trusted lieutenants and said, "Katgarm, handle this."

Then he left without looking back.

Ajin looked at the man and woman wearing half-face masks walking towards him with a terrified expression, and stared at Crystal.

"The class representatives are coming soon, is there anything we can do?"

Crystal shook her head helplessly: "There's no way."

Carter and Gam walked over slowly, their eyes fixed on Little Silver.

"The traitor has actually returned. He's really not afraid of death."

No one noticed that the Rockets seemed to have two more louses.

Chapter 391 Daigo: I'm already in Hoenn, why are you still urging me?

The next day, when Natsuno arrived at the laboratory, he saw several people wearing cloaks inside. Kuki was introducing the newborn egg to them.

Xia Ye felt that these people's attire was very similar to what he had seen in the murals before: "Greetings, everyone. Are you elders of the Dragon Envoy clan?"

When the elders saw that it was Xia Ye, smiles appeared on their faces, and they came up to shake hands with him warmly.

After exchanging pleasantries, the chief elder asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Lord Natsuno, can this...newborn egg be mass-produced?"

Natsuno nodded. He didn't hide the fact that the entanglement of power affected Pokémon breeding, and told the elders directly.

"This egg has been confirmed, and there are no more entanglements of authority that could affect its reproduction. It's fair to say it's a newborn egg."

“Gene-based reproduction can be directly replicated, but it is not recommended to do too many, and you should keep good records first.”

"If the newborn eggs breed with the existing Dragonite, the offspring's genes will definitely fall into a power struggle again."

Upon hearing Xia Ye's words, the elders nodded repeatedly: "That is to say, newborns must reproduce together with newborns."

"We will strictly allocate and label the eggs, but what about the other newly hatched eggs...?"

Natsuno thought for a moment, then shook his head, realizing that it would take forever to get enough new Dragonite if he relied on himself.

“It takes 16 hours to breed a Dragonite egg, and you have to use your superpowers to keep an eye on it the whole time. It’s very strenuous, and I can’t do it by myself.”

"If you want to quickly increase the number of new Dragonite, recruit psychics, the more the better."

"First, breed one or two hundred newborn fast dragons. This way, mutual breeding will at least provide some genetic diversity."

"Furthermore, since the newborn Dragonite are no longer entangled with authority, their natural breeding speed will catch up with that of other Pokémon."

Upon hearing this, the elders were all overjoyed and expressed their deepest gratitude to Xia Ye.

The three Dragonite guarding the eggs received the elder's instructions, and their expressions became even more solemn.

After seeing Elder Long off, Xia Ye looked at the gene cultivation machine and stroked his chin.

"Using superpowered individuals is still too troublesome. Can the machine be upgraded? I feel that the incubation machine still has room for improvement."

"The problem with superpowered individuals is that their battery life might not be up to par, but machines don't have that issue. Can we add plugins?"

"Abandon meticulous operations and directly use massive amounts of superpowers to fill the protection, completely isolating the power of authority?"

Kūki didn't expect Natsuno to be thinking of this, and smiled.

"What about the proteins affected by the power of authority? That's the key, isn't it? Without authority, machine upgrades are pointless."

Reminded by Kuki, Natsuno scratched his head: "Let's use our authority to influence a batch in advance and collect more."

"I don't know who to contact for machine upgrades. Does Devon have a branch in the city?"

"Speaking of which, were these third-generation fighters directly transferred from Kanto?"

Kongmu shook his head: "There is no Dewen branch in the capital. The largest technology group in this region is Glacier Industries."

"The Silph Group from Kanto does have a branch here. Do you need me to help you contact them?"

After thinking for a moment, Natsuno decided to contact Daigo first. It had been a long time since he last urged Daigo to use the machine.

"Daigo-san, it's been a long time since we last talked. How have you been?"

Daigo laughed heartily on the other end of the phone: "Aha, without Natsuno constantly urging me to use the machine, even the air feels sweeter."

Xia Ye laughed heartily: "Isn't this a coincidence? I was just thinking of asking you to get some equipment."

A red "danger" character appeared above Daigo's head. He stared wide-eyed and repeatedly declined.

The young master already regretted joking like that.

"No, Natsuno, I've already returned to Champion affairs, and I've handed over company affairs to the board of directors."

"Besides, I've already returned to Hoenn, and you're still in Johto. You need me to arrange the machines? Please, have some decency!"

Seeing Daigo's expression of being frightened by a meow, Natsuno found it somewhat amusing.

"It's not new blueprints, it's just an upgrade to the incubation chamber, adding more functions."

Natsuno then explained the background and consequences of Daigo's late-blooming reproductive disorder to him.

Since she couldn't fly and was in Hoenn, and since Natsuno had originally planned to make public everything Z2 had said, she told him everything.

Empty Wood, who was listening in, stared blankly: "The Origin Sea, the Land of Ending, the struggle between the land and the sea?"

Daigo's expression wasn't much better than Kuuga's, and his tone was hurried.

"You've solved the reproduction problem for late bloomers? How do you do it?"

Xia Ye shook his head: "It's just a temporary solution. Power needs power to deal with it. Without power, even a temporary solution won't work."

"Anyway, you can upgrade the machines at the Kanto branch. The requirement is that they be fully filled with superpowers and isolated from other external energy sources."

Steven nodded, then brought the conversation back to Groudon.

"I'll talk to the person in charge over there right away. Also, regarding Groudon..."

“Natsuno, since I returned, the Hoenn region has been turbulent and incidents have been frequent.”

"It seems there's an underground organization eyeing Groudon, and I'm currently investigating it everywhere."

Upon hearing this, Natsuno fell into thought.

Something is really happening in Hoenn too? Is there any connection between events in different regions?

Is it a coincidence that very similar phenomena have occurred at the Spear Pillar Ruins in Sinnoh and the Ruins of Aluf in Johto?

"Steven, have Groudon and Kyogre recovered?"

"I don't know, no one can detect the existence of such a legend, right? Natsuno, do you have a way to do it?"

"I can't do it, but the underground organizations in Hoenn definitely can. Otherwise, why would they be after the legendary ones?"

Natsuno wasn't afraid of spoilers at this point, since he had just told Steven about Groudon and Kyogre's battle.

"It wouldn't be surprising if they even had the means to manipulate legendary Pokémon. Didn't Giovanni brainwash and control three legendary birds before?"

"The story of Groudon's battle with Kyogre must also be circulating in your Hoenn land, right?"

"Is there only one underground organization eyeing Groudon? Haven't you noticed anyone eyeing Kyogre?"

Daigo's expression changed: "How do you know? Existing evidence suggests that there are indeed two organizations vying for something."