Team Rocket's uniforms came in black and white versions. Shen Qi had thought they had left a combat uniform here, but only after picking it up did he realize it was a torn black cloth bag.
The filthy black backpack was missing its lower half, and its contents were nowhere to be found, but the fabric felt tough and even seemed waterproof.
In the games and anime, every villainous organization seemed eager to stamp its insignia everywhere. Team Rocket's "R" logo, for example, appeared on all their boats and vehicles, almost as if they were inviting the Security Bureau to arrest them.
Of course, that would not work in reality. The fairly professional expedition backpack in Shen Qi's hands had no identifying marks, so he had no idea whether it belonged to Team Rocket.
He sealed it in a plastic bag first, then continued toward the lake.
Pushing aside the increasingly sparse vegetation, he caught sight of a stretch of blue-green water.
Under the less-than-brilliant sunlight, a hazy shimmer rippled across its surface.
"Shen Qi." Chansey turned back to ask, "Is this the place you're looking for?"
"Well... I need to look around some more."
It was a little embarrassing. Shen Qi had spoken so knowledgeably about Point Cave in Ruins Valley, yet now that he had reached the corresponding location, he really did need to examine it carefully.
After all, he had only experienced the pixelated version of Island 6 as a player before, and it had been very simplified.
The lake covered roughly a hundred square meters or so, and its boundaries had already become very indistinct.
The center of the Psychic type Storm's explosion had been somewhere around here. The original lakeshore terrain had been destroyed, and the vegetation was an even greater mess. The old fallen