Ye Mingcang had already decided that the Beldum matter would be further planned after he acquired a Porygon.
The most urgent issue to resolve now was the base's problem; its main leadership had been wiped out by him or the Second Generation, which was indeed unexpected.
Ye Mingcang hadn't anticipated that Gu Ya, the only Great Tusk in the base, would be so weak.
Typically, a Team Rockets Great Tusk would have at least three Pokémon at the Gym Leader Class peak, or one at the Elite Class level, but Gu Ya had none.
What Ye Mingcang didn't know was that, apart from him, no one in the base had voluntarily come to Sinnoh.
Their base's mission was to maintain a low profile, gather information, and avoid Team Rockets' usual activities like murder, arson, and looting.
This inevitably led to a significant reduction in income for Team Rockets members in Sinnoh; how many points could one earn from such missions?
As the saying goes, 'killing and arson bring wealth,' but what kind of villain doesn't kill or plunder?
The reason Gu Ya came to Sinnoh was that in a previous mission, all three of his Gym Leader Class peak main Pokémon were killed.
He feared that his enemies in Team Rockets would seek revenge if they found out, so he fled to distant Sinnoh to gather intelligence.
The other few squadron leaders were chosen by Gu Ya, who, knowing his own limitations, picked weaker ones.
As for Ye Mingcang, in Gu Ya's perception, he was a logistics officer whose main Pokémon had all died, so he surely had no combat ability.
Gu Ya initially didn't know Ye Mingcang's target was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, thinking it was something like an Aron.
The reason he brought all the squadron leaders when tracking Ye Mingcang was actually to find an opportunity to eliminate them all; tracking Ye Mingcang was just an excuse.
It was this mutual misjudgment of each other's strength that led to the entire base's high-level personnel being wiped out.
Gu Ya's intention to eliminate all his subordinates was simply because Team Rockets headquarters was currently preoccupied and only communicated with them once a year, providing resources for the entire year while collecting information.
And the last communication had just passed!
If he eliminated the entire base's management, he could monopolize 90% of its resources, quickly restore his Great Tusk strength, and then apply to be transferred back to the Kanto headquarters.
Now, essentially all of the base's resources had fallen into Ye Mingcang's hands.
He had two choices: the first was to do as Gu Ya intended—find a way to conceal the deaths of the others, continue with the mission, and report their deaths during the next annual information report, thus allowing him to continue working for Team Rockets.
The second option was to eliminate everyone else remaining in the base, seize all its resources, and then, as the next reporting period approached, completely destroy the base and defect from Team Rockets.
Gu Ya made his choice because he didn't know that the Team Rockets aircraft carrier was about to sink, but Ye Mingcang did!
So, he decisively chose the second option: kill all base members to prevent information leaks, then plunder all the base's resources to fund his future Pokémon.
He could even sell the base's location to the Sinnoh League when the time was right, earning another sum.
Thinking of this, Ye Mingcang immediately found Gu Ya's ID card, which he had taken from him.
Using Gu Ya's name, he ordered all sub-base members on external missions to return to the base within three days, and all members within the base were forbidden from leaving for three days, awaiting a unified assignment once everyone had gathered.
Ye Mingcang only needed to wait three days for a 'catch a turtle in a jar' scenario, sweeping them all up.
The base's handling and Beldum's potential were actually minor issues, because Ye Mingcang knew there were always more solutions than problems.
But matters involving causality, or even the reason for his transmigration, gave Ye Mingcang a massive headache!
First, the coincidences: the original body, the First Generation, and the Second Generation were all killed by rocks, or rather, by the aftermath of battles!
Second, both the First and Second Generations died in the third year after their transmigration!
Finally, their names: Ye Mingcang, Wuming, Mingcang, Ye Ming.
The thought was terrifying: in three years, would he also be tragically crushed by a rock due to battle aftermath, only for a real Ye Mingcang or Ye Mingcang to transmigrate again and become the Fourth Generation!
“To hell with the Fourth Generation! I want to live!”
“To live, first, avoid being present at battle sites where the strength disparity is too great.
Second, strive to improve your and your Pokémon's strength as much as possible, so that even if you encounter such battles, you can increase your survival rate!”
“Damn it! Why did I tell them to come back in three days! I should have told them to come back today!”
“Never mind, there’s no rush for a day or two.”
“That means I might have less than three years left; I must plan carefully!”
“First, choose a safe region.
Kanto and Johto are definitely out.
With Mewtwo's counterattack and Lugia's birth, the League and Team Rockets will surely be in fierce conflict within the League and between them in the coming years.
Hoenn region is also out.
Who knows when Kyogre and Groudon will be awakened, or when Rayquaza will fight Deoxys.
I don't know if Zinnia from the Meteor Falls is on her path of revenge; Hoenn is even more dangerous, I must stay far away.
Sinnoh is also out.
The Spatial and Temporal Dragons fight at any time, and there's also the angry child Giratina!
Most critically, Arceus will personally descend during the Spacetime Showdown!
My goodness! I must leave Sinnoh within a year!
Unova region, with the tsundere duo, the Black and White Dragons, the angry Keldeo, and the hot-headed Kyurem, as well as the Genesect's revival.
This place seems to have a lower intensity and be relatively safer! What a joke!
Kalos, I can't afford to provoke it!
Yveltal destroys the world; if Xerneas can't rescue in time, and I encounter it, it would definitely be too late a million times over!
There's also the Super Djinn Hoopa's legendary Pokémon free-for-all!
Hmm, it's decided: for the next three years, no, five years, I will not set foot in Kalos, no, not even get close!
Alola seems better, just a bunch of Ultra Beasts fighting.
It's much better compared to the previous regions, I just fear being thrown to the other side of the Ultra Wormhole by those guardian deities for no reason; that would be the end.
Galar!! This is good!
As long as I'm not there when Eternatus awakens, it's relatively safe.
And in three years, I should have the strength to face the chaos of Gigantamax or Dynamax Pokémon in the Wild Area.
As for when Eternatus awakens, I just need to keep an eye on Rose.
And in terms of ambition, the person closest to Sakaki is Rose; he shouldn't mind my Team Rockets background!
Paldea region, as long as I don't get close to the Tera Raid Dens, the Great Tusk and Iron Serpent are relatively less destructive legendary Pokémon.
It seems even more suitable for long-term residence than Galar.
And for Metagross's improvement, the power of Terastallization must be mastered!”
“It's decided! Within a year, I'll solve Beldum's potential problem and train at least one complete team, then head to Galar.
After all, Rose is a very realistic person; he will only value me if I demonstrate my worth.
Then, in Galar, I'll use the power of Rose's Macro Cosmos group to quickly improve myself, and finally move to Paldea!”
“Thanks to the Second Generation, that Pokémon fan, who, after transmigrating back, feared encountering major battles and wrote down and organized all his memories.
Combined with my own memories, the dangers of each region should all be here.”
Thinking of this, Ye Mingcang couldn't help but slowly take a breath; strength, he still needed strength!
...
Three days passed in a flash.
During these three days, Ye Mingcang and Nidoking had been soaking in the treatment capsules, slowly eliminating their internal injuries.
Although expensive, this was truly one of Team Rockets' most incredible black technologies, with healing effects far surpassing those of a Pokémon Center!
It wasn't that he didn't want to let Beldum join, but he wanted to too much, and dared not!
But soon!
Through the monitoring equipment in his hand, Ye Mingcang could see that the squad leaders and peripheral personnel had all arrived and gathered in the conference room, awaiting Gu Ya's arrival.
During these three days, many people had noticed something amiss.
Gu Ya had summoned them but never appeared, and none of the five squad leaders had shown up either.
Just as the atmosphere was about to become restless, Ye Mingcang simply cut off the conference room's surveillance via computer, walked into the conference room with Nidoking, and simultaneously, before anyone could react, issued an order to Nidoking via telepathy.
“Nidoking! Blizzard, kill everyone here, leave no one alive!”
“Nido! Nido!” (Blizzard)
Everyone stared in shock at the Nidoking behind Ye Mingcang.
In these six years, Nidoking's strength had not increased particularly fast, still stuck at the Gym Leader Class peak, but its skill proficiency was surprisingly high; the skill was released almost instantly.
“How dare you!”
“What are you doing!”
“Stop your Nidoking quickly!”
However, they only managed to utter the last words of their lives; no one present had time to release a Pokémon before they were all frozen into ice sculptures!
“Nidoking, wait until they are all frozen to death, then use the lowest intensity Heat Wave to thaw them.
Their points, supplies, and Pokémon, converted into money, will be your future rations.
A mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat, so don't burn them!”
Ye Mingcang said as he walked out of the conference room.
He still had many things to deal with; therefore, he left Nidoking there to guard his pocket money.