Redemption Again, Tiger Lord

The entire Beedrill forest maintained a strange balance; internal strife and powerful surrounding Pokémon kept the Beedrill population from growing.

Qing Wu saw that the largest Beedrill colony was the one he had passed with Kaminari.

However, the conflicts between the Beedrill colonies actually benefited Qing Wu.

Qing Wu plundered a lot of Beedrill honey. Both Beedrill honey and Vespiquen honey could be used to make Pokémon food.

Long-term consumption by humans could even strengthen their bodies.

"Zubat, use Aerial Ace on the Beedrill! Kecleon, use Rock Blast to finish the Beedrill!"

Qing Wu had provoked another Beedrill colony, with over thirty Beedrill closely pursuing him.

Some Beedrill only saw a flash of white light before their wings ached, causing them to plummet from high in the sky. The white light resolved into a smug-looking Zubat.

Ever since Zubat learned Aerial Ace from Beautifly, it had become Zubat's favorite move.

Kecleon's Rock Blast countered the Beedrill. Two-thirds of the thirty Beedrill were knocked down by Rock Blast.

"Let's go, Kecleon, Zubat," Qing Wu headed towards the Beedrill nest. The Beedrill from just now were the last adult Beedrill of the colony.

Qing Wu looked at the numerous Kakuna hanging from the trees in the grass. Beside the treetops was a giant beehive.

The beehive was made of beeswax, and from afar, Qing Wu could smell the unique scent of Beedrill honey.

Beedrill were different from Vespiquen. The Vespiquen under the Queen Bee built super-large Amber Cities, which were Vespiquen hives. The raising of young and honey production all took place there.

However, Beedrill hives only allowed Beedrill to enter and exit. The beehive was where Beedrill made honey, and it was not the same place where Beedrill hatched Pokémon Eggs.

The Pokémon Eggs and Beedrill honey were Qing Wu's objectives this time.

Qing Wu looked at the Kakuna hanging from the trees and smiled.

"Zubat, use Whirlwind on the Kakuna." Qing Wu still feared trouble and decided to make the first move.

Qing Wu calculated that there were easily over a hundred Kakuna here, forming the core strength of the Beedrill nest.

For Kecleon and Zubat, who had just expended their energy, this number was a bit overwhelming.

The Kakuna were instantly alerted. Zubat's Whirlwind contained Air Slash.

Countless Kakuna were blown off the treetops by the Whirlwind. Except for a few Kakuna that evolved into Beedrill in their anger, the rest lost consciousness.

Moreover, the newly evolved Beedrill were also easily defeated by Kecleon.

"Come on, Zubat, give me a boost." Qing Wu's weight was not significant. Zubat, which could carry the 70kg Kecleon, could also pull Qing Wu.

Zubat's feet landed on Qing Wu's shoulders, and Qing Wu instantly flew into the sky.

"Zubat, take me to the Beedrill hive first." The Beedrill easily brought Qing Wu to the hive.

Qing Wu took two-thirds of the honey directly from the hive. Qing Wu wouldn't deplete the resource entirely.

As long as Beedrill existed, this Beedrill honey would be produced continuously.

Even if the Beedrill defeated by Qing Wu met with an accident, the remaining Kakuna would evolve into Beedrill to guard the hive.

Qing Wu filled bottles and jars with honey. Beedrill honey was very expensive, selling for as high as 100 League Currency per gram on the black market.

"Come on, Zubat, take me to where the Beedrill Pokémon Eggs are stored." The Beedrill colony Qing Wu found was of medium size. The Pokémon Eggs inside were neatly arranged in nests made of leaves.

Qing Wu counted the Pokémon Eggs; there were about a hundred or so. That made sense; there were so many Kakuna, let alone Pokémon Eggs.

Qing Wu directly activated the system for a scan.

"Red potential, Red potential, Red potential." Qing Wu was speechless.

In the entire nest, only two Pokémon Eggs had Orange potential. The base number was simply too large.

No wonder Qing Wu rarely saw Yellow potential Beedrill.

After all, if the parents' potential wasn't good, how could the offspring's potential be any better?

"No wonder Team Rocket ordered the construction of breeding farms," Qing Wu muttered, stroking his chin.

Adhering to the principle that even a mosquito's leg is still meat, Qing Wu stuffed the Pokémon Eggs into his spatial backpack.

Team Rocket's breeding farms were built all over the world. Team Rocket members would capture high-potential Pokémon from around the world and place them in these farms.

Some of the trial-goers' Pokémon came from these breeding farms.

This was also a last resort. Wild Pokémon had uncontrollable potential, and most of them were Red potential.

Only through artificial intervention, concentrating high-potential Pokémon together and raising them well, was it possible to breed offspring with higher potential.

Qing Wu returned to the Team Rocket base with his Pokémon. The person on duty at the exchange counter had changed again.

This time, it was a kind-looking old man with a simple smile, known as Tiger Lord, the Smiling Tiger.

Tiger Lord was slowly cutting a cigar and stuffing it with a fine piece of sandalwood. After doing so, he carefully lit the cigar, and wisps of white smoke rose.

This way of smoking cigars was popular in the Pokémon world; it eliminated the cigar's spiciness and added a touch of sandalwood flavor.

The exchange counter quickly filled with choking smoke, but there was also a faint, pleasant aroma.

Tiger Lord took a deep drag from his cigar, exhaling two streams of white smoke from his nostrils.

"Speak, what do you want to exchange?" Tiger Lord asked through the swirling smoke.

"I want to exchange Pokémon for points," Qing Wu said, though he disliked the smell of smoke, he didn't show it on his face.

Controlling his expression was a skill Qing Wu learned during his time with Team Rocket.

"Oh? Bring out the Pokémon you want to exchange, let me take a look," Tiger Lord became instantly interested.

Qing Wu took out all the Pokémon he wanted to exchange for points from his bracelet and lined them up.

"Please go ahead, do you need an appraiser?" Qing Wu gestured to Tiger Lord.

"No need, I am the appraiser," Tiger Lord took out an item similar to a Pokédex from the drawer below. He aimed it at the Poké Balls and pressed a button, emitting several light waves.

Soon, the detailed data for the Pokémon appeared.

"This is the Pokémon Qualification Scanner, I didn't expect it to be researched and developed so quickly," Qing Wu was a bit shocked.

Tiger Lord seemed to notice Qing Wu's shock and said leisurely.

"Tiger Lord here is taking a shortcut. This is a semi-finished product from Team Rocket, specifically designed to test Pokémon qualifications."

"However, the test results aren't particularly accurate. If you have any objections to the results, I'll conduct a more thorough test," Tiger Lord exhaled smoke rings.

"Alright," Qing Wu had participated in the research for the Pokémon Qualification Scanner.

He naturally knew the groundbreaking significance of this instrument. In fact, much of the data on Qing Wu's system came from this Pokémon Qualification Database.

However, given the current timeline, this scanner could at most identify Pokémon with green qualifications or lower.

Soon, the appraisal results were out, and Tiger Lord printed them on paper.

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