The scorching afternoon sun bathed the entire Mengkha City in waves of heat, and the rising hot air seemed to distort one’s vision.

In the presidential suite on the top floor, Jacob stood in his bathrobe by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire Mengkha City. As the economic and cultural center of Myanmar, Mengkha City was quite prosperous. Even in the height of summer, many people still bustled about for their livelihoods, traversing the lively streets.

The towering buildings of Mengkha City contrasted sharply with the dilapidated countryside of Myanmar.

Yesterday’s bloody battle weighed heavily on Jacob’s mind. He stared out the window in a daze. Recently, his identity as “Giovanni” had been far too active. He planned to disappear for a while, take a break, and then steadily improve his strength.

Both his first team and second team Pokémon needed a period of training and refinement. There had simply been too many battles recently.

“Are you awake?” Raya, lying lazily on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Jacob appear last night, covered in blood, she felt panic for the first time, and tears rolled down like pearls.

She had thought Jacob was seriously injured, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it was someone else’s blood.

Only then did Raya begin to realize how afraid she was of losing Jacob, and she held him tightly in her embrace.

Raya stretched, revealing her fair, slender arms, and her gaze fell on Jacob’s back. “Rest a bit more. You’ve only slept for a short while.”

“I need to rush back to Black Dragon City. Have the identities of the people who ambushed me yesterday been found?” Jacob turned to look at Raya, who was nestled under the covers, and asked.

“They’ve been found. There are only so many Champion-level Trainers, and the identities of these few people are very clear: Adonis, Pachart, Knox, and Dick. I’ve sent them all to your phone.” After introducing their identities one by one to Jacob, Raya looked at him worriedly and asked, “You’ve only slept for four hours. You should rest more.”

“Forget it, I can’t sleep.” Jacob shook his head, his gaze distant. There were simply too many things he needed to consider.

He didn’t know when it started, but he had already drifted away from the days when he only needed to focus on improving his own strength.

“Raya, I’ve decided to establish our organization in Mengkha City. How about we call it the Rainbow Rocket Team?”

“I plan to first arrange for someone with sufficient strength and trustworthiness to stay in Mengkha City to control the situation, slowly absorbing and integrating all the poaching organizations. Do you have anyone to recommend? For safety’s sake, I’ll leave Gigantamax Grimmsnarl with them,” Jacob said, thinking seriously.

Hearing Jacob’s words, Raya frowned slightly, a thoughtful expression on her face. After careful consideration, she said, “Actually, I’d recommend Zion.”

“Zion?” Jacob thought of the stern, white-haired elder.

Although he was older, his body was still robust.

Moreover, he was steady in character, meticulous and serious in his work, and most importantly, loyal to Raya. He was indeed a good candidate.

“Mmm.” Raya nodded. “Zion’s strength is very good. Although he doesn’t reach Heavenly King level, he is an King-level Trainer. Most importantly, he’s trustworthy. He’s been taking care of me and watching me grow up since I was little. With the help of Gigantamax Grimmsnarl, his strength is enough to establish himself in Mengkha City.”

Jacob nodded slightly. “Okay, I’ll talk to Zion later. This matter isn’t urgent for now; it’s just a preliminary candidate. After all, it will take at least one or two months for Gigantamax Grimmsnarl and Gigantamax Hatterene to obey. If there are any other suitable candidates during this period, you can tell me.”

“Oh, right.” At this point, Jacob remembered Caleb and Davis. “After we go back, have Zion take Caleb and Davis under his wing and have them learn from him.”

“Mmm.” Raya nodded in response, her gaze falling on Jacob’s broad back. In a trance, she was transported back to their first meeting, to the shy scene when Jacob secretly looked at her. “Speaking of Caleb and Davis, I also thought of something. What about that little girl you brought back who possesses Viridian Power?”

Speaking of this little girl, Jacob also felt a bit of a headache. He originally thought she was a little boy, but only after giving her a bath did he discover she was a little girl. “For now, let her go to school and become a Trainer. Such good talent shouldn’t be wasted. After some time, I’ll give her a starter Pokémon.”

“Then what type of Trainer do you plan to cultivate her into?” Raya asked curiously.

“Ground-type.” A smile appeared at the corner of Jacob’s mouth.

“The Otherworld Female Giovanni Cultivation Plan”—just thinking about it felt interesting.

Jacob had already decided to give this little girl a Sandshrew as her starter Pokémon and cultivate her into a female “Giovanni,” as a tribute to his previous life.

In the afternoon, Jacob and his group rushed back to China.

Jacob stayed alone in Black Dragon City. He had to stay for another half month for his mission to end before he could rush back to the capital and his school.

Caleb, Davis, and the little girl named Lucia temporarily followed Raya back to Magic City. Anyway, her family’s house was big enough to accommodate a few more people.

After returning to Black Dragon City, Jacob settled into a stable life, spending each day diligently investigating the Duan Family with June and Zade.

In fact, after learning the truth of the Underground World from Colby, he had lost interest in investigating the Duan Family.

Even if the entire Duan Family were convicted and sentenced to death, what then?

It was treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

One Duan Family would be wiped out, and thousands more would emerge. It was useless.

Before he had the ability to completely eradicate the problem and change this world, Jacob decided to lie low.

He still needed to become stronger. He wanted to use his identity as Jacob, and the strength of his first team Pokémon, to progress step by step from Gym Leader to Heavenly King and then to Champion.

After setting his goal, Jacob’s daily life became exceptionally fulfilling. During the day, he investigated the Duan Family, and after nightfall, he would take his first team Pokémon to the Training Grounds for training.

Such a life made Jacob particularly nostalgic and at peace.

Nostalgia was because he recalled the arduous yet fulfilling years in the Dragon-type Secret Realm and thought of Nina, who was far away in the capital.

Peace of mind was because the steady improvement of his strength gave him a sense of control over his own destiny.

For several consecutive days, Jacob would come to the Training Grounds in Black Dragon City for training after work, living an exceptionally fulfilling life.

While Jacob was living a regular life, the bloody incident in the Fluorescent Forest finally surfaced as time passed, attracting global attention.

Even Jacob in Black Dragon City could feel a hint of an unusual atmosphere.

After all, the Qi Family had lost a Champion in the prime of his life and two Champion-level Pokémon.

It was very possible that the Qi Family would be kicked out of the Underground Black Market as a result, but none of this concerned Jacob. He was currently looking at June, who was eager to try, and felt a tremendous headache.

Ever since June learned that Jacob trained every night, she also became interested and invited Jacob to a one-on-one friendly battle.

Although it was called a friendly battle, seeing June put on her Z-Ring…

Jacob suddenly felt something was off.

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