But deep down, she couldn't muster much aversion or rebellion.
It was as if.
Facing Natsuhiko, she was very willing to give up the dominant position, as if she was willing to be subordinate.
A "seed".
Under Natsuhiko's intentional influence, it was planted deep in Joanna's heart.
Waiting for it to quietly take root and sprout, bringing about a subtle change that Joanna couldn't even realize, growing strong and ultimately becoming unbreakable.
"Let's join forces and secure a position first." Natsuhiko said with a smile.
"Okay." Joanna pursed her lips.
Anyway, she can't get the seat now, and helping Natsuka ascend would only be beneficial—this was her current thought.
"Is there any major activity happening recently?"
Natsuhiko walked to the cliffside holding Eevee.
"Yes." Joanna nodded after a slight pause.
Recently, indeed there's quite a significant activity.
"Tell me about it."
"There's an... 'employer' who discovered an uninhabited island and wants us to help hunt Pokémon on it." Joanna directly stated.
Natsuhiko raised an eyebrow.
"Employer? Uninhabited island?"
The Pokémon Realm is vast.
Especially the ocean.
Dangerous regions of the ocean have never been fully explored.
Leading to some areas still undiscovered.
Perhaps the alliance has discovered them, but given the alliance's usual behavior, they seek stability.
So even if they're discovered, they won't be announced before successfully settling in.
This includes regions like the Alola Region and the Galar Region.
The alliance might be hiding other regions too, but Natsuhiko wasn't sure.
At the same time.
Apart from these major regions, there are countless islands.
Some islands have scarce resources, and Pokémon are few and weak.
However, some islands are rich in resources, with numerous and powerful Pokémon species.
For any force, acquiring such islands would certainly be a massive fortune.
Like Rocket Team, Magma Team, Galaxy Team—all major underground forces have islands under their control.
Otherwise.
For forces like Magma Team and Galaxy Team, unable to capture Pokémon or gather wealth rampantly, how can they sustain the organization's daily maintenance?
Moreover, they need to continue expanding and growing.
Of course.
Sneakily gathering wealth in cities across different regions is the main source, these islands at most account for one-third of their income.
But even that isn't a small amount.
Rocket Team has the most secret islands, second only to the alliance.
Many islands become secret bases for various research experiments after being cleared by Rocket Team.
"Yes, reportedly it's a business brought by Tom Rokicki, which allowed him to quickly recruit numerous ordinary seats, but I suspect this so-called 'employer' is likely a certain force..."
Natsuhiko nodded.
He thought the same.
Otherwise, only large companies like Silver, Devon Company, and Ethereum Foundation have the means and ability to find these unknown islands.
Compared to various Secret Realms and Alternate Spaces, finding these islands is a bit easier.
"Is our income from this island?" Natsuhiko grinned.
Income.
His favorite.
"It's also an opportunity." Joanna added.
If done well, this major mission is a chance to compete for the available four seats.
"Yes, it's also an opportunity."
Natsuhiko glanced at the Salamence lying quietly on the ground, "Can you still move?"
"Roar—"
Salamence let out a low growl and got up.
"Then let's go."
With that, Natsuhiko jumped, holding Eevee, directly off the mountain.
Joanna pursed her lips.
"He seems like a madman now."
Swiftly she climbed onto Salamence's back.
Added herself, "A rational madman."
Then she saw Natsuhiko on Noivern flying up from below in a perfect arc.
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