The turmoil on the Seafoam Islands finally subsided.
The operation's brilliant results swept Ye Li's reputation within Team Rocket to new heights like a favorable wind. Now, no one in the organization whispered about him being nothing more than a "lucky clerk" anymore. In its place came near-fanatical worship. The muscular, simpleminded brutes in the combat department now bowed whenever they saw him, treating every tactical prediction he made as gospel. In a very short time, the name Ye Li became firmly linked with the words "never overlooked a thing."
The Supreme Staff Headquarters he had single-handedly founded, that empty shell of a department everyone had initially treated as a joke, now had visitors practically wearing out its doorstep. From intelligence analysts to logistics supervisors, everyone bent over backward to forge some connection with the newly appointed Chief of Staff, even if it only meant becoming a familiar face.
Ye Li found it unbearably irritating. Deep down, he was still a slacker who only wanted to clock in and out on time, drink coffee in his office, browse the web, and coast through life in comfort. He could not avoid those tangled office politics fast enough. Finally, at the end of his patience, he had someone make a metal sign and bluntly hung it outside his office: "Research in seclusion. Do not disturb." The world finally grew a little quieter.
Just as Ye Li was enjoying this hard-earned moment of peace, Dr. Anya's research team delivered a report capable of stirring everything up once again.
These research fanatics had practically made the laboratory their home. After working for weeks without rest or sleep, they finally deciphered every last piece of information from the rubbing of the ancient stone tablet brought back from deep within the Seafoam Islands. An electronic report