Ye Feng bid farewell to Lai Dai.
Leaving Misty Mountain, he passed through several towns and arrived at a weather institute.
The weather institute was undergoing reconstruction.
"What happened here?"
Ye Feng asked a researcher at the institute.
The researcher initially didn't want to answer a passing, insignificant trainer, as such trainers were everywhere.
But upon seeing that the insignificant trainer was quite handsome,
And then looking closer,
"Holy crap! Ye Feng!!"
The researcher, who was initially stern and dismissive, immediately broke into a smile, "Are you Ye Feng?"
Ye Feng nodded.
The researcher, receiving an affirmative answer, knew his eyes hadn't deceived him.
He then said, "To be frank, our institute preserved information on the ancient Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon."
"A few days ago, Team Magma and Team Aqua came to steal them. They caused quite a fight, which resulted in this state."
The researcher sighed slightly, pointing to the dilapidated institute.
At this moment, a man and a woman, both in white lab coats, emerged from the institute.
One was the director, Balu, and the other was the female researcher, Millie.
Upon seeing Ye Feng, they looked at him for a moment, their faces showing surprise, clearly recognizing him.
Ye Feng: "Who managed to steal the data on the ancient Pokémon in the end? Team Magma or Team Aqua?"
Balu, seeing Ye Feng's question, did not try to conceal anything. After all, he knew that Pokémon trainers were interested in Pokémon, especially ancient ones.
"Team Magma. Team Magma was one step ahead."
He pointed to the beautiful female researcher beside him, Millie.
"Millie only reported to my institute a few days ago. And there was an identical Millie who arrived two months ago. Who would have thought that Millie had such deep cover, actually being a man from Team Magma in disguise? He ended up taking the data."
Ye Feng nodded, he remembered this event.
Millie was indeed a real person.
The Team Magma member was named Bannai.
He had trained a Ditto, which could transform into anyone and alter its voice.
Thus, it disguised itself as Millie and remained in hiding.
The Millie present was the real one.
Millie naturally also knew that someone had impersonated her.
According to her.
She was a recent university graduate who had been assigned to this institute half a year ago but had never reported.
She had gone on a vacation trip after graduation.
It was likely due to this that the Team Magma member had an opportunity.
Having understood the full story.
Ye Feng did not linger there any longer.
He still had to go to Fortree City to challenge the gym.
And then, after some time, he would go join the fun with Team Magma and Team Aqua.
And capture both Kyogre and Groudon.
As for Rayquaza.
Whether it would appear was a mystery.
In the game, of course, it appeared and resolved the conflict between Kyogre and Groudon.
But in the anime, the two ancient Pokémon resolved it themselves.
So, it was uncertain whether Rayquaza would appear or not...
But regardless, Kyogre and Groudon were top-tier delicacies.
As Ye Feng left the weather institute, he saw the woman named Millie take out her phone and send a text message.
"Ye Feng has arrived at the weather institute."
...
Fortree City: The city of nature where on the treetops they frolic.
The forests here were dense. Besides ordinary concrete buildings, people here also lived in treehouses built on ancient, towering trees.
In addition, there were many Grass and Bug-type Pokémon here.
The Gym Leader here was named Winona, a master of the Flying-type.
She usually wore specific Flying-type attire.
She was pretty and had a graceful figure.
As Ye Feng headed to the gym, Winona was just leaving her gym, about to attend a bonfire party being held in the city that evening.
That night, the party was lively.
The people here had simple customs and everyone had a great time.
Ye Feng and Winona sat by a small bonfire, eating barbecue, enjoying themselves immensely.
Ye Feng ate the fragrant barbecue, but his mind wasn't on the food.
It was on Winona.
He watched Winona eat the barbecue with her small mouth, her appearance making Ye Feng very excited.
Especially since Winona's greatest advantage was her fair skin, which was very eye-catching.
As if noticing Ye Feng's gaze, Winona smiled at him.
She stretched, her perfect curves fully exposed.
She said to Ye Feng, "Ye Feng, I'm going to rest now. You can continue to have fun here."
Seeing that Winona was going to rest, Ye Feng immediately stood up.
"I'm a bit tired too. By the way, you should have quite a few rooms there, right?"
Winona pretended not to understand.
"Quite a few."
Then the two returned to the Fortree Gym.
Inside the gym.
The pitch-black night sky was streaked with brilliant lights.
Winona changed her clothes in front of Ye Feng without any reservation.
Ye Feng naturally did not pretend to be a gentleman about this.
Winona smiled and suddenly said, "Ye Feng, how about we make a deal?"
"A deal? What kind of deal?"
Winona spoke as she went about her business, "I know your Pokémon are very special, each seeming to possess immense and terrifying power. So, I want you to train one for me too."
Hearing this.
His eyes narrowed fiercely.
Ye Feng appraised Winona.
Outwardly pure and kind, but inwardly she had something up her sleeve.
"What do you want this for?"
Ye Feng asked.
Winona surveyed the gym.
"People strive for higher positions; water flows to lower places."
"Since I am a Gym Leader, I wouldn't want to remain stagnant."
Winona's words were simple; she wanted to become an Elite Four member, or even the Champion.
The path of promotion for Gym Leaders was different from that of ordinary trainers.
They didn't need to participate in any regional tournaments to directly challenge the Elite Four, and then the Champion.
And then become the new one.
However, the gap between a Gym and the Elite Four was too vast.
She lacked the strength.
Although her strength was among the very strong Gym Leaders,
She had no chance of winning against an Elite Four member.
Therefore, she wanted Ye Feng to help her get a Pokémon similar to his.
After all, she had watched all of Ye Feng's battles. Whether it was Pikachu, the Caterpie that could evolve into Rayquaza, or that shiny Gengar, they were all incredibly powerful and peerless, which was why she wanted one.
Ye Feng looked at Winona.
He felt that this woman was the type with strong career ambition.
But not just ambition, it was also a kind of desire, willing to make sacrifices for certain things.
This kind of person gave a bad impression.
Because no one liked to be around someone with excessive ambition.
But Ye Feng didn't care.
No matter how strong your ambition, in front of him, a dragon must coil, and a tiger must lie down.
"If I can help you train such a Pokémon, what compensation would you give me?"
Winona's lips curved into a smile, "The Fortree Gym Badge."