Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 177 Kona and Brock

"We have news about Moltres."

With just one sentence, Lu An was awakened from his sleep.

Lu An walked barefoot outside:

What exactly happened?

On the other end of the phone, Bai Ling wasted no time:

"City Capital, Silver Mountain".

......

Tokiwa City, Kanto Region.

After receiving Bai Ling's call, Lu An rushed to the Tokiwa City Investigator Organization branch.

Bai Ling was with Heibu and others, talking to a strange man in a white coat.

Upon seeing Lu An and Long Ze, Bai Ling cut to the chase:

"An investigator spotted what appears to be a molten bird in a cave in Mt. Silver. Get ready quickly, we're leaving immediately."

As she spoke, Bai Ling reached out to the very young man in the white coat standing to the side:

"This is Professor Allen. His research team will be coming up the mountain with us later."

Wearing glasses and exuding an air of scholarship, Allen extended his hand to Lu An with a friendly smile:

"Hello, Lu Ante and others, I have long heard of your great name. My name is Allen. I hope you will guide me on the upcoming journey to Silver Mountain."

However, Lu An did not shake hands with Allen, but instead frowned:

"What do you mean? Why is another research team coming up the mountain with us?"

Since meeting Lu An, Long Ze has hardly felt any pressure from Lu An as a top-level investigator.

When battling Lu An's Umbreon, due to the vast difference in their strength, Long Ze felt only a sense of powerlessness and had no way to resist, but he did not experience any suppressed emotions.

When Lu An fought Gyarados, the distance between them was too great, and Lu An finished it off too quickly. Although Long Ze was shocked by Swampert's strength, he still felt the intimidation from Lu An.

At the Goldenrod Gym, Lu An stood in the stands the entire time, not participating in the command of the civil war, let alone displaying the aura of a Special Investigator.

Therefore, Longze sometimes couldn't help but wonder if his idol would always be such an easy-going and gentle person.

However, at this moment, Long Ze clearly felt an inexplicable pressure from Lu An.

Bai Ling spoke:

"Professor Allen's team is a professional team that studies Pokémon ecology and evolution. He and his team went on this trip to document the Pokémon ecological environment on Mt. Silver."

Lu An's expression was displeased:

"Mount Silver is full of powerful wild Pokémon. Even seasoned investigators wouldn't dare say they could come out of there safely."

"So we're going to have to bring a research team up the mountain?"

"Were those old men bribed by the alliance? They actually agreed so easily?"

Upon hearing Lu An's unbridled criticism of the organization's top brass within the branch, Long Ze immediately and tactfully pulled his senior, Investigator Hirabe, aside, leaving only Lu An, Bai Ling, and Professor Allen.

Bai Ling came to Lu An's side and added:

"Mount Silver is full of powerful wild Pokémon, and it remains a place that neither of the two leagues has fully explored yet."

"Perhaps the league wants to change this situation, which is why they sent Professor Allen."

"In addition, Professor Allen is from Yuhong University and also has a teacher-student relationship with Dr. Oak. Please be careful with your wording."

Lu An glanced at him sideways:

"Let alone the fact that you and Professor Oak only have a teacher-student relationship, even if Professor Oak himself came with his Kangaskhan, I would still wonder if climbing the mountain would hurt his back."

Lu An's expression remained unpleasant:

"Our mission is to find Moltres, and we might even run into Team Rocket and the escaped Blaine, making it a perilous journey."

"We'll be too busy taking care of ourselves to protect an entire research team."

Just then, Professor Allen coughed twice.

He smiled as if he hadn't heard Lu An's outrageous remarks about the investigators' superiors and Dr. Oki:

“Lu Ante and others, I understand that your biggest concern is that as a research team, we don’t have enough self-defense capabilities, which might affect your mission or even drag you down, right?”

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face. Even though Lu An was being sarcastic to Professor Allen, his expression remained warm. Lu An was too embarrassed to say anything more to him, and just hummed twice.

Actually, Lu An wasn't angry with Professor Allen.

After all, for the Alliance, taking control of Silver Mountain has been a long-standing goal.

Without boasting, Professor Allen's research team would certainly receive maximum protection under his leadership.

What really angered Lu An was that he felt those old men, including Bai Si, didn't care about the safety of him and Bai Ling, the investigators who were carrying out specific tasks.

If Lu An is tasked with both defense and exploration missions, and a conflict arises between the two, what choice should he make?

Seeing that he had seen through Lu An's thoughts, Professor Allen smiled slightly:

"Actually, Lu Ante and others don't need to worry too much about the safety of our team."

"Both the Alliance and the Investigator Organization have taken into account the dangers of your exploration mission."

"So while sending our team to accompany you into Silver Mountain, the Alliance also sent enough additional personnel to assist you."

"The higher-ups in the investigation organization only agreed to let us accompany them after they saw the additional personnel being sent."

Lu An was slightly taken aback after hearing Allen's words:

"More men have been sent? Who else will be going with us?"

"It's us."

A voice rang out from not far away.

Just as the sound rang out, a biting cold wind blew straight toward Lu An.

The moment he saw that gust of cold wind, Lu An's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly stepped in front of Professor Allen:

"Vulcan Moth!"

Volcarona leaped out of the Poké Ball, its body erupting with intense flames that instantly dispelled the biting cold wind.

However, this cold wind came suddenly and left abruptly.

Just two seconds later, the howling wind stopped, and Lu An saw the figure at the end of the wind.

At the edge of the cold wind, a pufferfish stood beside a man and a woman, its hands placed near its mouth.

Clearly, the cold wind just now was the work of this slick-lipped lady.

Upon seeing the trainer next to the Jynx, Lu An's expression became quite interesting, because he recognized the person's identity:

"Xiao Gang, Kona?!"

Yes, standing before everyone at this moment is none other than Brock, the Gym Leader of the Pewter City Gym, one of the eight Gym Leaders of the Kanto League, and a Gym Trainer who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon.

And Lorelei, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto Alliance, is an expert in ice-type attacks!

Kona approached Lu An and the others, adjusted her glasses, and looked at Lu An with a mocking expression:

"Long time no see, Lu~Te~etc."