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After defeating Masked Man, arguably the most powerful trainer in the world, Hyunta was confident he wasn't afraid of serious trainers in open battle...
After all, most people are still at the stage of Pokémon battles. Someone like him, with his abnormal physical abilities, hypnotic powers, and even the ability to directly attack trainers...
One word,
Invincible.
"Alright, alright, I'll show you a little bit of my skills."
Byun Tai's expression turned serious, and he used his mental power to say, "Uncle Xia, report on the progress of the Mewtwo experiment without reservation."
"?" A question mark had barely formed in Blaine's mind when his lips began to move uncontrollably: "Mewtwo's embryo is basically formed and has undergone a certain degree of development, but its gene chain is still missing some key parts. It needs sufficiently powerful or highly compatible non-adaptive genes to supplement it in order to achieve healthy development and allow it to form complete physiological systems..."
"You?! You can hypnotize people?" As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Bo pointed at Bian Tai with his eyes wide open.
"Yes, and no..." Byunta shook his head without offering further explanation.
Whether it's hypnosis or control, it can only affect the target's behavior temporarily; it's not a long-term solution. That's why it's necessary to have complete control over the Rockets.
"Alright, show me...your work."
"...Come with me."
Without further hesitation, Xia Bo turned around and led Bian Tai deeper into the research lab.
Byunta's current abilities and Natsumi's identity as a man are enough for Byunta to acknowledge this 'ally'.
The two arrived in front of the large container covered by a black cloth. A faint superpower pressure emanated from it, as if it were breathing, and could be clearly sensed even without any consciousness or hostility.
"Huff..." Blair's breathing quickened, clearly his aged body was not easily able to withstand this energy fluctuation.
"Snapped..."
Byunta grabbed his shoulder with one hand, and with a shift in his aura, he deflected the oppressive energy.
Xia Bo also returned to normal, and his gaze towards Bian Tai held more respect.
"Mewtwo originated from cells extracted from cloning technology and Mew's eyelash fossil, and it incorporates the battle genes from hundreds of Pokémon. Therefore, even in its embryonic stage, it possesses powerful abilities far beyond those of ordinary Pokémon."
This black cloth is made of Dark-type crystals. Its effect is to suppress and isolate the energy leakage of the container, ensuring Mewtwo's normal development on one hand, and protecting the experimental facilities here on the other...
"Hmm..." Byunta nodded and raised his hand to remove the black cloth.
"Whoosh... Buzz...!"
His superpower surged suddenly, and Byunta's expression turned serious as his blood and qi surged within him.
Fortunately, the accumulated energy dissipated quickly and he returned to normal. He then turned his attention to the silver-white Pokémon in the fluorescent green liquid.
Mewtwo Lv75 (Champion Intermediate, Incomplete Development)
Description: A genetically engineered Pokémon created through artificial cloning and fusion of numerous powerful Pokémon genes using Mew Gene. Years of inheritance, optimization, and iteration have endowed it with unparalleled power, but due to genetic compatibility issues, its growth and development have currently stagnated...
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
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Byunta took a closer look at the two silver-white legs and found that, just like in the anime, Mewtwo was a genderless Pokémon.
"That's... a bit of a shame." He frowned.
Of all the legendary Pokémon I've ever seen, Mew, Ho-Oh, and Celebi are all female, but this Mewtwo in front of me is artificially created and hasn't fully developed yet. Even if it's fully developed in the future, it will probably still be genderless.
"What's a pity?" Xia Bo asked, puzzled.
"Unfortunately, it is a genderless Pokémon. If it were female, it might have given birth to a new Mewtwo after it fully developed."
Byun Tae spoke frankly.
Xia Bo was taken aback: "Hmm? This... is indeed a bold idea."
"When we were designing it, we thought gender would be a weakness in combat, so we specifically avoided that aspect..."
"Can it still be changed?" Byunta asked him.
"The most important gene chains are still missing. Theoretically, there shouldn't be any problem, but we still need to verify whether the genes in the pterosaur skeleton can match Mewtwo's strength."
"No need." Byunta interrupted him directly, and instead took out a can of 'milk' that had been prepared beforehand.
"These are genetic factors from divine beasts, containing powerful energy. All male genes were removed and then infused into them."
"A divine beast? Which divine beast?" Xia Bo took the jar and looked at the viscous substance inside with some surprise.
"Both Mew and Celebi are available, and their attributes are compatible with Mewtwo."
Byunta spoke casually, but what he said made Xia Bo's eyes widen in surprise.
He rushed to the lab bench, took out a dropper, and put a drop of liquid into the instrument for testing.
"This...this?!!" Blaine's face showed horror, and then his eyes visibly turned fanatical.
"This liquid possesses a terrifying vitality dozens of times that of nutrient solution! And it also has powerful healing effects... Theoretically, given enough quantity, any injury can be instantly healed..."
No, that's not right. Besides these, there seem to be some even higher-level effects...?
Xia Bo suddenly turned around, his gaze towards Bian Tai now filled with a greedy glint, a kind of... old bachelor's lustful gaze at a pretty widow...
"Hey, wake up..." Bian Tai's lips twitched, afraid that the old bald man would pounce on him.
Blaine rushed over like a ghost, grabbed Byunta's elbow, and looked somewhat deranged: "How much of this liquid is left? If we can satisfy that need, then the success of Mewtwo's experiment might be just around the corner!"
"Stop, stop, stop shaking... The item is quite valuable, but I'll try to have Naz deliver it regularly for the foreseeable future. You just need to focus on your research and do as I say."
Byun Tae kept everyone in suspense for a moment.
For a research fanatic like Chaper, this method is actually more effective in controlling him.
Sure enough, Blaine nodded vigorously: "Great! As long as you can provide it to me, Mewtwo will be able to open its eyes in less than three months, no, perhaps just over a month!"
Chapter 131 Perfect Plan
Byunta felt a little uncomfortable with the old man's enthusiastic manner, so he patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the pterosaur skeleton standing to the side, saying, "Is this thing not very useful anymore? If possible, please help revive it. I'd really like to get a fossil pterosaur to ride."
Byunta remembers that in the special episode, Akira's fossil pterosaur was revived by Blaine's help in extracting genes from mysterious amber.
The skeleton before us is so intact that resurrection should be a given.
“Hmm…” Under his expectant gaze, Blaine hesitated instead: “To be honest, if it were a complete gene, it wouldn’t be difficult to reconstruct it using cloning technology, but this skeleton is so complete that it would be a waste not to make use of it…”
"Just tell me how to completely restore it?"
Bob hesitated for a moment, looking at the jar filled with white milk in his hand: "If we had this, it might be useful."
"?" Bian Tai was stunned. So, Lao Tzu's Pure Yuan is omnipotent?
Blaine ignored him and went to the pterosaur skeleton, tapping on the stark white bones:
"I've examined it beforehand. The marrow of this skeleton still has a certain amount of activity, although it's very weak. But it's combined with the dragon's might that has not dissipated over thousands of years of successes and failures. This is the fundamental reason why this skeleton has remained intact underground for so long."
Even the movement of the earth's crust did not destroy it in the slightest.
To fully revive it, one would need sufficiently powerful healing abilities, or rather, a robust life force, combined with advanced technologies such as gene cloning.
As he spoke, Blaine raised the jar in his hand again: "Coincidentally, this liquid, imbued with the power of the forest god Celebi, possesses such abilities. However, the pterosaur's skeleton is too large, and the amount of liquid it consumes will inevitably be enormous... This would, in turn, affect the progress of the Mewtwo experiment..."
"Boom."
Before he could finish speaking, Byunta took out two large glass jars, each the size of a watermelon, and placed them on the ground. They were already filled with pure essence, which had a slightly shimmering white glow.
"Is this enough?"
"??!!!" Blair stood frozen in place: "Wait, didn't you just say this thing was very rare?"
"Yes, but it's not too difficult for me to acquire... Of course, that's all for now."
Byun Tae rubbed his nose.
He had just plundered these from the fountains belonging to the various spirit maidens, as well as Saber and Musashi...
During the process, I couldn't resist adding some more myself...
In fact, he had already planned to use Pure Essence as genetic supplement material for Mewtwo before he even arrived.
In the special episode, Blaine solved Mewtwo's final genetic deficiency problem on his own.
The solution was that he fused his own genes with Mewtwo, helping it complete its final development.
Humans, as the most advanced species, do not have the most powerful genes compared to Pokémon, but they are extremely compatible. This allowed Mewtwo to eventually balance many powerful genes and recover from the experiment.
However, this also created a connection for Mewtwo in the special episode.
Because of the connection between genes and blood, it and Blaine have a 'brother' relationship similar to blood ties, which means that they cannot be too far apart later on. In fact, Blaine's old age has limited Mewtwo's fighting power.
This is undoubtedly imperfect.
Byunta didn't want this to happen again, so he came up with the idea of fusing his own genes with Mewtwo.
Unlike Blaine, who already possessed the abilities of a Champion, Blaine underwent a significant transformation after acquiring Celebi. If he were to acquire more legendary Pokémon in the future, he would undoubtedly become even stronger.
Therefore, it would be most appropriate for him to establish a bond with Mewtwo.
With the human and their pet complementing each other, the combined combat power might even surpass Mewtwo's theoretical limits!
After saying goodbye to Xia Bo, who was happily clutching two jars of pure essence, Byun Tae walked out of the laboratory feeling relaxed.
Arriving at Makoto's room, just as he was about to have a double fly with his secretary Makoto and the mature woman in black stockings, Renti, he didn't expect that before he even got to the bed, he heard the messenger's voice outside the door.
"Lord Bian Tai, the boss wants to see you. It's important."
"Okay, okay, I got it!"
Byunta responded unhappily, then reluctantly kissed the petals of the two women, leaving a trail of drool before pushing open the door and leaving under the lingering gazes of the two women.
A few minutes later, Byunta met Sakaki.
"Here you go, sit down."
Sakaki pointed to the sofa next to him and turned on the TV screen.
Instead of asking questions, Byunta looked at the battle on the screen.
This scene took place on a cargo ship, with a muscular, blond, buzz-cut man in military uniform on one side and a young man in a red shirt wearing a baseball cap on the other.
"Little Red and Lt. Surge?"
Byunta recognized the two people at a glance.
Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City and one of Team Rocket's three executives, is weaker than Sabrina and Kikkoman, but because he is a former Air Force Major and his team members are all his former comrades, he is the most capable among the three executive teams.
As an important port in the Kanto region, Konoha City's control by the Mt. Surge provided the Rockets with the prerequisite for making a fortune.
In the scene, Red commands Poliwag to fight against Lt. Surge's Raichu. Even though he can't fight back due to his type disadvantage, he always manages to use the terrain and items to threaten the trainer himself. In the end, he even uses the pressure from Lt. Surge to make Poliwag evolve into Poliwrath, and finally manages to destroy the ferry and escape.
Byunta thought to himself, "As expected of Akane... He's been working his way up to Konoha City in just over a week... No wonder he's a protagonist designed based on a speedrunner."
"This is the Saint Teanu. It was damaged a while ago because of this new trainer from Pallet Town, and it's currently docked in Vermilion City for repairs..."
Naturally, Officer Jenny and her team also seized the cargo and goods on board.
Giovanni prompted, looking at Byunta: "Lt. Surge is loyal and upright, and even most gym leaders can't compare to him in terms of combat skills, yet he still lost to this boy..."
"Perfect timing, you're also from Pallet Town. Tell me, is there any chance of recruiting this guy named Little Red into the organization?"
Upon hearing this, Byun Tai silently rolled his eyes in his mind.
Red, that's the kind of guy you'll beat head-on three times in the future, nicknamed the Invincible in Field Battles... Beating Mt. Surge is a piece of cake for him.
"Xiao Chi doesn't like money, he's only interested in fighting, so it's probably impossible to win him over."
"Oh?" Sakaki raised an eyebrow, looking at Akane's spirited appearance in the video, and remained silent for a moment.
After a long pause, he narrowed his eyes: "If you can't have it, then destroy it. Anything that stands in the way of Team Rocket should not exist."
As he spoke, he looked at Byunta and said, "I'll assign this task to you."
Byunta: "Huh?!"
Chapter 132 A Protracted Period
Byunta came out of Sakaki's office, pursing his lips in a somewhat helpless manner.
He had no reason to refuse Sakaki's request, nor was there any need to refuse.
He had no intention of dealing with Akira, the main character; he was just trying to keep Giovanni under control for the time being.