Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Pokémon World, Kanto Region, Boulder City.

This is a small city adjacent to Nibi City. Although it is not as prosperous as those big cities, it also exudes vitality. The high-rise buildings rising from the ground in the city center are showing a brand new look of the city.

However, in the suburbs far away from the city, a pale and thin young man was stumbling along.

This is the third day since Yang Ming traveled to this world.

He thought that this world would be as warm and beautiful as in the animation. In the Pokémon Center, there would be a gentle Miss Joy who would provide free food and shelter, and everyone could get their own Pokémon and Poké Ball.

And what is the truth? It is indeed so, but the premise of all this is that you need to have your own trainer ID card.

The Trainer ID Card is an identity card issued by the League. Every child in the Pokémon world will get his or her own ID card at the age of ten and receive his or her first Pokémon, and from then on embark on the journey of becoming a Pokémon trainer.

Unfortunately, as a time traveler who came through time due to a car accident, Yang Ming obviously doesn't have such a thing.

In this world, the League highly respects the profession of trainer. Every trainer who has his own Pokémon and ID card can enjoy the League's meticulous care during the journey, including free food, free accommodation, free medical care and even monetary rewards.

But on the other hand, if you don’t have your own Pokémon, you are not a trainer, and naturally you cannot enjoy these benefits; and without a trainer ID card, it means that you are an illegal person in this world and you can’t even find a regular job.

Yang Ming wandered around Jushi City for three days, encountering obstacles everywhere. He couldn't even get a full meal and was starving.

He realized that this was not the Pokémon world he was familiar with.

Compared to the utopian Pokémon world he was familiar with, this place was not so friendly.

Yang Ming came to the river and looked at his reflection which looked somewhat malnourished due to hunger. He knew that if he did not make a decision, it would only be a matter of time before he starved to death on the street.

After three days of investigation, Yang Ming has determined that there are roughly two ways out for illegal immigrants like himself: 1. Work illegally. There are many self-employed individuals and small workshops on the outskirts of this city that will recruit illegal immigrants without identities as employees. Working illegally for them may not only ensure food and clothing, but at least you will have something to eat; 2. Join the underground organization Rocket Team.

The first option has been ruled out by Yang Ming.

These jobs that recruit illegal workers not only have extremely low wages and very poor working environments, but the work content is also risky and their personal safety is not guaranteed.

Come to think of it, in this world, Pokémon are obviously much better than humans as a labor force. Those businesses willing to hire illegal Pokémon are obviously treating them as cheap consumables.

There was only one option left - join Team Rocket.

In Yang Ming's opinion, Team Rocket is an evil organization in the Pokémon animation/game, specializing in stealing other people's Pokémon. Presumably, Team Rocket in this world is not a good thing either.

But there was one thing that concerned him - the Rockets were very ostentatious in this city, with no intention of hiding themselves at all.

This morning, he also saw a female member of Team Rocket with big wavy hair and wearing a miniskirt standing in front of an abandoned store waving at him, trying to recruit him.

Yang Ming was a little hesitant at that time, and ultimately did not go with her.

Yang Ming had his own concerns for not joining immediately. After all, the Rockets were an evil organization that was hostile to the league. Not only did they act in a sinister and dark way, but joining them would also mean becoming an enemy of the league.

More importantly, as an underground organization with a great reputation in this world, why did Team Rocket recruit these illegal organizations? It was nothing more than cannon fodder!

In other words, if he joined the Rockets, his life safety would not be guaranteed. Yang Ming thought so until this morning.

But after three days of failure, Yang Ming realized that with his illegal status, he could never find a formal and secure job!

If he continued to wander around the city, he would only starve to death!

Working illegally, doing high-intensity and extremely dangerous work in extremely harsh conditions for a lifetime? There is no hope for such a life!

Only by joining Team Rocket can his life have a glimmer of hope. Even if he is still in danger of death, at least he can get his own Pokémon, and there is still a glimmer of hope for a turnaround!

After a slight hesitation, Yang Ming clenched his fists and walked towards the abandoned shop in the daytime.

Relying on his memory, Yang Ming quickly found the abandoned shop. The female member of Team Rocket was still there. When she saw Yang Ming, she was a little surprised. Then she shook her beautiful big waves and said with a smile: "What's wrong, little brother? You came so late, I thought you were not coming?"

"You have to think carefully. There is no turning back once you enter this room."

"I've thought it through," Yang Ming gritted his teeth and said, "I want to join you and I will never regret it."

The female Team Rocket member looked at him deeply and said, "Then you better follow closely."

After saying that, she pulled up the shutter door of the abandoned shop behind her and led Yang Ming into the store.

After Yang Ming entered the store, he pulled down the rolling shutter behind him.

The shop was very dark and filled with a pungent musty smell.

After entering the store, the female Team Rocket member fumbled around inside the bare walls, as if she was looking for a switch or something.

"Damn it, this thing changes position every time I walk through the door!"

She cursed for a while, but finally found the hidden switch.

As the switch was pressed, the floor of the shop shook and a narrow staircase appeared in the middle.

The female Rockets members walked straight down the stairs without saying a word, and Yang Ming followed closely behind.

The stairs extended downward in a spiral shape. Yang Ming walked forward and found that the stairs were terribly deep. They walked for a while but still hadn't reached the end.

When Yang Ming reached the end of the stairs, he had arrived at a very empty space.

The four walls of the space were all made of a very solid unknown alloy, and there seemed to be several cameras in the corners watching his every move.

"I didn't expect that there is such a hidden world underneath this shop." Yang Ming sighed inwardly.

The female Rockets member said nothing, and took Yang Ming directly to a tall man and said, "Boss, this is the last one for today."