Chapter 177 - 177: Recruitment
"This is the official badge of a member of the Shadow Unit. One line on it represents an entry-level member, which is equivalent to having the rights of a Team Rocket Captain."
"However, you haven't completed the trial mission yet, so you haven't been assigned subordinates. You can choose to recruit them yourself or simply continue on your own."
Umbra handed Cain the badge that recognized him as an official member of the Shadow Unit, then collected the reserve badge he had before.
With this, Cain officially became a member of Team Rocket, and he wasn't starting at the very bottom. He hadn't yet finished his time on Trial Island and already held the rights of a Team Rocket Captain.
It's likely that, in Team Rocket's records, Cain's status had changed from a simple soldier to Captain.
Although the Captain rank is still one of the lower levels in Team Rocket, at least he was no longer at the very bottom, right?
Furthermore, by rule, a Captain should have five subordinates assigned, but Cain only had the rights, not the benefits. If he wanted subordinates, he'd have to recruit them himself.
For others, this might be troublesome, but for Cain, he preferred to recruit his own subordinates rather than accept those assigned by the organization. In fact, he felt more comfortable with this option.
After all, on Trial Island, Cain already had a small force waiting for him.
"Can I recruit the trial participants on Trial Island?" Cain wanted to confirm, since Team Rocket had invested significantly in this generation of trial participants.
Umbra looked at Cain with a meaningful expression and replied in a deep tone, "You can."