Chapter 711 - 710: Group of Potentials
Inside a small meeting room in the League’s central building, there were noticeably fewer people than before.
Only eight individuals were present: President Juan, Joseph Stone, the heads of the Joy and Jenny families, a representative from the Battle Frontier, a representative from the Coordinator Guild, the Commander-in-Chief of Hoenn League Investigators, and Matsuda Takashi, who was currently acting as the president of the Breeder Guild’s Hoenn branch.
Additionally, four screens displayed the current Elite Four of the Hoenn region.
"Is it true that Team Rocket has begun retreating? Has the League headquarters confirmed it? Could this be a trick from Team Rocket?" Joseph Stone asked.
"It’s not. The League has infiltrators within Team Rocket, and it has been confirmed that they are indeed retreating. It seems they’ve obtained something very important. Although they’ve pulled back, their internal activity has intensified, and their resource consumption has skyrocketed to at least twice the usual amount," replied the head of the Jenny family.
As an influential family with ties across multiple regions and strong connections to the League, both the Jenny and Joy families had immediate access to internal information.
"If that’s the case, the start of the Sinnoh Tournament marks the moment when the League will begin consolidating its control over Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos, correct? I heard that a new region was recently discovered... Alola, was it?" Matsuda Takashi chimed in.
Being one of the earliest discovered regions, Hoenn was under solid League control, second only to Kanto and Johto.
The Sinnoh Tournament, therefore, signaled that Sinnoh would be the next region to undergo intensive development by the League. After that, Unova and Kalos would follow. As for Alola, it had just been identified, and the League had yet to send official representatives.
"That’s correct. However, this Sinnoh Tournament is not just about that. The rankings obtained will also significantly impact the future distribution of resources among the regions."