An Extra Chapter for the Flowers~
Qing Wu leaned back in his chair and fell asleep while thinking. By the time he woke up, they were already nearing Golden City.
Golden City was the most prosperous and developed city in the entire Kanto Region. Its total GDP accounted for a quarter of the Kanto Region's economy, making it one of the region's twin jewels alongside Kusaba City.
The headquarters of the famous Silph Co. was located in the heart of Golden City, where every inch of land was worth a fortune.
Silph Co. was also the largest Poké Ball manufacturer in the entire Kanto Region. However, Qing Wu knew that Silph Co. had long since fallen under Team Rocket's control, with Golden City's Gym Leader, Natsume, being the greatest contributor.
It was precisely because Natsume turned a blind eye that Team Rocket had been able to take over Silph Co. so smoothly and develop rapidly with the company's financial support.
As soon as Qing Wu got off the light rail, he saw a huge billboard welcoming Lorelei of the Elite Four to Saffron City for guidance.
"Lorelei has arrived in Saffron City?" Qing Wu had a deep impression of this Elite Four member. He had fought her several times in his previous life, but every battle had ended with him being defeated and fleeing in disarray.
Unlike Lorelei, who respected Pokémon, Qing Wu had treated Pokémon merely as tools in those days, so he had never been close to his own Pokémon.
Even after Qing Wu became an Elite Four Trainer, the situation had not improved much.
During her final pursuit, Lorelei had once said something to Qing Wu: Pokémon were humanity's friends, and only by communicating heart to heart could one bring out a Pokémon's greatest potential.
Qing Wu