A member of the Plasma Team strode in.
"Dr. Akroma, those guys downstairs are starting to get restless again."
Upon hearing this, Akroma's expression tightened as he turned abruptly, emotionless, heading out of the laboratory.
He placed his fingers near his ear and instructed through the earpiece, "Increase the signal output and the frequency."
After speaking, he added, "Remember to collect the frequencies they release, especially the leader. Their absolute hierarchy, like that of ants, is the best sample and reference for this experiment."
Akroma's inspiration and direction for creating the Pokémon Instrument came from the few Pokémon below P2 Laboratory.
If they were to escape before being thoroughly researched, it would be quite troublesome.
Of course, with Akroma's control over the base, it wouldn't be easy for them to escape, so he wasn't anxious.
He even managed to browse the computer in his hands as he walked.
"Beauty? Quite an interesting hypothesis. Is there also 'Strength'? 'Intelligence'? These are the true avenues to improving a Pokémon's abilities and power. I would love to sit down and have a proper conversation with this person if possible."
...
...
On the other side.
"Dr. Seg."
An elderly man with graying hair was huddled over a table conducting his research.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, he quickly got up and bowed towards the illuminated screen in front of him.
"Leader."
"How did it go?" Came the voice from the dim scene on the screen.
In the darkness, only a bright red "R" could be seen.
Clearly, the "Leader" Dr. Seg referred to was none other than Giovanni, leader of the Rocket Team.
Few would have expected that the Rocket Team, which dominated the Kanto and Johto regions and recently seemed overly subdued, had secretly extended its reach to the very distant Unova Region.
But this unexpected move was precisely why neither the Unova Alliance nor any part of the entire alliance could anticipate.
The attention and focus of the Unova Alliance were mostly drawn to the Plasma Team, which allowed the Rocket Team a significant operational space.
Dr. Seg was currently the researcher for the Rocket Team in the Unova Region and also one of the highest responsible parties.
Upon hearing this, beads of sweat appeared on Dr. Seg's forehead.
Yet he honestly said, "It failed."
Giovanni was not very surprised by this.
After all, no matter how strong the Rocket Team might be, it was still short-handed in the Unova Region, and he could accept failure.
"The item?"
"The Plasma Team intervened halfway; Thundurus fell into inexplicable frenzy, and I estimate... the item might have already fallen into Plasma Team's hands." Dr. Seg wiped the sweat from his forehead.
After finishing his statement, Dr. Seg promptly added, "But they definitely won't be able to decipher the contents of the slab in a short time, and they might not even give it much attention."
After a slight pause, Giovanni continued:
"Then focus the main attention on the Kami Trio; they can achieve the objective the same way, bypassing the Plasma Team's notice."
"Understood."
Dr. Seg let out a long breath and seemed to think of something, picking up the materials he'd been studying on the table and presenting them in front of Giovanni.
The document showed an ancient slab with numerous archaic writings carved on it.
If Natsuhiko were here, he would surely recognize that this impression was from the ancient slab he had obtained among the Seven Treasures.
At its end, there was a drawing of a peculiar-looking mirror.
"Leader, the forced capture success rate is too low; even with six Genetic Potions to aid, Hunter S is no match for Thundurus.
Plus, given the organization currently lacks enough manpower to deploy to Unova, I think we can approach from this angle; I've completely decoded these writings."
"Continue."
"This is the 'Revealing Mirror,' and legend has it that whoever possesses it can control the Kami Trio; I've already locked onto its location, in an Undersea Ruins." Dr. Seg was quite excited.
Should this succeed, he would undoubtedly achieve great merit.
Giovanni raised his hand, gently placing it on the nearby Boss Meow.
"Meow~~"
Dr. Seg bowed his head, awaiting Giovanni's response.
He knew that when Giovanni started petting a cat, it meant he was contemplating.
After a while.
"Go ahead, I'll arrange a few assistants for you."
Finally, Giovanni spoke.
Assistants?
Dr. Seg's eyes lit up.
"The Hunters' Guild in Feiyun City is now in his hands; you can contact him."
As he spoke, the screen displayed a pale-faced young man's image, with a look of madness in his eyes.
"Feiyun City..."
Dr. Seg smacked his lips; Feiyun City was quite a distance from the Undersea Ruins he found.
"And him."
The screen also displayed an ordinary-looking, expressionless young man wearing a top hat, with a somewhat shadowy gaze.
"Unexpectedly, the Hunters' Guild in Twin Dragons City should already be under his control as well."
"Twin Dragons City!"
Dr. Seg now had some confidence.
"Please rest assured, Leader, I guarantee to complete the task this time!"
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