After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Officer Jenny Lina stated that she still had a lot of work to do and didn’t have time to stay long.
She directly handed over the two TMs she had promised Chase last time.
“As per your request, this is the Ice Punch TM, here you go.” In addition to the [Protect] TM that had been agreed upon earlier, Officer Jenny Lina took out another brand-new TM sealed in plastic packaging.
Unlike the samples Chase had seen when he was in school, these two TMs weren’t in the form of discs, but rather more advanced USB flash drives.
However, his doubts were quickly answered—there wasn’t much to say about it; it was simply that technological progress had rendered discs obsolete.
In the current market, a higher-capacity flash drive was not only cheaper than a disc, but also safer and more convenient.
How could a disc possibly compete with that?
As for the samples Chase saw in school, that was entirely because the school was too stingy to spend money, so they still used disc-type TMs purchased at great expense many years ago as teaching materials.
This was actually quite similar to how, in his previous life, Chase would often see lab equipment older than himself in laboratories.
Due to the change in storage media, the lifespan of each TM had also significantly increased, ensuring that the data inside wouldn’t slowly degrade or lose files like discs would as they approached their lifespan limits.
Even this “used” TM that Officer Jenny Lina mentioned had been used many times; it was clearly not on the same level of “old” as Chase had imagined.
Later, through Officer Jenny Lina’s introduction, Chase learned that because TMs now had larger storage capacities and cost advantages, they included extra content at the same price—specifically, guides on what Trainers needed to do when each species of Pokemon was learning a new move.
This instantly elevated the efficiency of learning moves to a whole new level.
“Thank you so much.” After understanding the situation, Chase expressed his sincere gratitude to Officer Jenny Lina.
Although the reasons for him obtaining these items were flawless, if it hadn’t been for Officer Jenny Lina’s effort, he probably wouldn’t have gotten them so quickly.
However, even though Chase knew she had helped him, he currently lacked the ability to repay her, so he could only silently remember it in his heart.
Of course, verbal thanks certainly wouldn’t hurt—you had to let the other person know that you recognized the help they had given you.
“No need for thanks.
You are Grey’s successor.
Back when I was first transferred here for duty, he took great care of me too,” Officer Jenny Lina smiled.
“It’s almost November.
My shift here for this year is over, so we won’t see each other again until next year.” “Moreover, the poacher you caught this time really did us a huge favor.
Violet has already located several Greed’s Hand hideouts in the Sinnoh region through him, and conveniently caught a few pretty big fish.” “It’s a pity he’s only a Bronze-level member.
His knowledge of his own organization is limited strictly to the Sinnoh region.
If we want to achieve any further results, we’ll have to rely on Violet and the others.” “But I heard that our very own Elite Four Lucian has also joined the operation.
With him around, they should be able to extract effective intel in no time!” Officer Jenny Lina claimed to be very busy, but once she opened up, she became quite talkative.
Chase was also very interested in these matters, listening with great relish.
However, the fact that an Elite Four member was involved from the very beginning of this incident clearly showed that the Pokemon League’s higher-ups attached great importance to this organization called Greed’s Hand.
Yet, for an organization this large, Chase hadn’t seen any mention of them in the Pokemon works of his previous life.
Either it was due to the discrepancies between different worlds, or it had been completely wiped out by the Pokemon League before the main storyline even began.
Thinking of that beautiful figure with flowing blonde hair in his memories and her terrifying strength, Chase felt that the probability of the second scenario seemed much higher.
“Hey, what are you thinking about?” Chase had only zoned out for a moment before he was caught by the sharp-eyed Officer Jenny Lina.
A look of embarrassment flashed across his face, but he quickly recovered.
“Nothing, I was just thinking that since Elite Four Lucian has made a move, I probably don’t need to worry about being retaliated against by Greed’s Hand in the future.” Chase inexplicably found an alternative excuse to explain himself.
“Of course!
Elite Four Lucian’s abilities are obvious to all.
I believe he will definitely lead us to wipe out this organization!” Looking at Officer Jenny Lina’s proud and praising expression, Chase suddenly realized that she was a little fangirl of Lucian.
Because Chase’s momentary distraction had interrupted Officer Jenny Lina, by the time she found a moment to check her watch, she realized they had been chatting for quite a while.
So, with a startled cry of “Oh no!”, she hurriedly urged Pidgeot to leave.
Watching Officer Jenny Lina’s retreating figure, Chase couldn’t help but wonder if all the girls in the Jenny family had their scatterbrained moments.
However, considering the immense work pressure they usually faced, it wasn’t incomprehensible that they would occasionally choose some rather peculiar ways to relieve stress.
Now that the TMs were in hand, Chase didn’t dare delay for a second and immediately began preparing training plans for the Pokemon under his command.
[Protect] goes without saying; Blaze, Zangoose, and Pidgeotto all had to learn it.
Among them, Chase didn’t need to worry about Blaze and Zangoose.
They both had Blue-tier potential now, so it wouldn’t take them long to master the move.
Pidgeotto shouldn’t have too hard a time either.
After all, it was a dual Normal/Flying-type Pokemon.
Although its potential tier was Green, it shouldn’t encounter any major obstacles when learning a move of the same typing.
As for the other TM, [Ice Punch], it was also prepared for Zangoose.
On this upcoming expedition to explore the central area of the forest, the probability of encountering Grass-type Pokemon would definitely be very high.
As a Fire-type, Blaze naturally wouldn’t be afraid, but Zangoose, as the other main combat force, needed some extra countermeasures prepared for it.
Taking everything into consideration, [Ice Punch] was the most suitable choice.
Just as the three Pokemon’s training was in full swing, an unexpected situation caused by a sudden cold snap instantly plunged the Ranger station into a heavy atmosphere.
Starly’s illness had flared up!
Although Chase used the specially formulated medicine left by Grey to pull Starly back from the gates of hell, for this to happen in mid-October…
how was it supposed to endure the next few months?
[Random Quest Triggered: Tree Planting] [Quest Requirement: Plant Berry trees in the forest, with the number of surviving trees exceeding 100] [Time Limit: Three months] [Quest Reward: Basic/Junior Restoration Potion x5, Unlock Purchasing Permission, Resource Points x50] Chase was startled by the sudden system prompt.