Chapter 4: Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command! [4]
After a quick introduction to Ash, Luo Yuan didn't linger long.
Mainly because Giovanni was calling.
Once he'd left Pallet Town, he picked up the phone.
"Luo Yuan, did everything go smoothly?"
"Yep, I've got the Pokédex," Luo Yuan replied. "Thanks to Professor Birch's letter. But, uh, Birch isn't one of our people, is he?"
He'd been curious about it since he'd first received the recommendation. Why would Professor Birch write a reference letter for someone he barely knew?
"One of Rocket's subsidiaries funded Birch's research a few years back," Giovanni explained. "When they requested it, he had no reason to refuse."
"Ah, that makes sense..." Luo Yuan nodded.
Team Rocket wasn't just a shadow organization; they had resources that rivaled giants like Silph Co. and Devon Corp. It was how they could fund a project as costly as creating a legendary like Mewtwo.
Investing in a professor's research was a minor expense in comparison.
"So, what's next on the agenda?" Luo Yuan asked.