Although it was unbelievable, Ariana concluded that the reason Tsareena was immune to Poison moves was an awakened Type.
Only Steel-type Pokémon were immune to Poison. She couldn't think of any other reason.
Tsareena wasn't holding an item, so it wasn't item-based.
"Madam Ariana is knowledgeable to guess that," Li Yuan was surprised. She guessed it easily, while others wouldn't even think in that direction.
Awakened Types (Tera Types) were rarer than Shinies. You might see a Shiny on the street, but Awakened Pokémon were urban legends. Many people didn't even know the concept existed.
"So it's true. How many secrets are you hiding?" Ariana smiled bitterly. She finally realized how ridiculous her opponent was.
Shiny Pokémon, mysterious evolutions, stealing natural energy regardless of weather, and now Awakened Types—was there anything he couldn't do?
No wonder he didn't take her seriously. He had an Elite Four-level Pokémon with a type advantage. How could she win?
Do you know what Grass/Steel means?
It's one of the strongest defensive typings in the game. Plus, Awakened Types were different from natural dual types; the awakened type didn't appear on the panel. You couldn't use Fire or Fighting moves to counter her specifically, but she would definitely counter anything weak to Steel.
This meant Tsareena effectively only had one weakness: 2x Fire.
Scizor would cry in envy; at least Scizor had a 4x Fire weakness.
Steel was the best defensive type. Tsareena's durability was maxed out. Offense and defense were both top-tier.
"If you want to know, come to my bed tonight, and I'll tell you~." Li Yuan smiled, easily claiming victory.
Actually, Tsareena wasn't originally Steel-type. He had given her one of the 10 Awakening Berries he got recently.
Who knew she would roll Steel out of all the types? She went from one of the worst defensive typings (pure Grass) to top-tier instantly.
"I accept my loss. Do as you wish." Ariana sighed, recalling Arbok.
The match was 3v3, but her Ace had lost. Sending out her last Pokémon was pointless.
It was only a Pseudo-Elite. Asking it to beat a cheater was suicide.
Struggling was meaningless. Better to surrender gracefully. After this battle, she wasn't so repulsed by acknowledging the boy as her master.
He was stronger than her, and his abilities were shocking. She was genuinely curious about how he did it.
"In that case, transfer Silph Co. to my name. Business as usual; you and Sham will manage it together." Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Her surrender saved him trouble.
He hugged his Eternal Gardevoir happily, lowered his head, and kissed her seductive lips, sticking his tongue deep inside to enjoy the taste.
Gardevoir was helpless against this pervert. If you want to play, do it in the room! Why in public?
Even if everyone here is an acquaintance, what if a stranger walks in?
Ever since I met him, it's either kissing or fucking all day. Truly debauched.
"The paperwork will be done soon. Anything else?" Ariana resigned herself to her new master. Seeing Gardevoir's treatment, she shuddered to think what her future held.
Just as she walked up to Li Yuan, a hand pulled her into his embrace.
The lips that were just kissing Gardevoir pulled away with a string of saliva and blocked hers. Ignoring her resistance, he forced her mouth open with his tongue and invaded domineeringly.
Feeling his tongue on hers, Ariana felt shame and a trace of disgust.
She had submitted, but she didn't love him.
The slimy texture of a tongue belonging to someone she didn't love... who could understand that feeling?
But she didn't resist. She closed her eyes and tried to adapt.
This would happen often. Better get used to it and enjoy it early.
"Mmph~!"
Ariana tried to hug his waist, stirring with him shamefully.
I don't understand why people like kissing. It's uncomfortable.
The tongue isn't as sensitive as breasts or private parts. Without love, there's no pleasure.
But Li Yuan didn't care. He didn't need her heart; he needed her body and the System reward.
With Aura and Affinity working on her constantly, she would get addicted eventually.
So Li Yuan enjoyed himself, slipping his arm under her clothes to humiliate her skin.
"By the way, Sham told me you have a special Eevee. Handing it over isn't a problem, right?" Li Yuan pulled away, trailing saliva, and made his demand.
"Huh? You want that thing? It's a failure; it's useless." Ariana wasn't surprised he knew about the Eevee, but it was their branch's lifeblood. She didn't want to give it up.
If it's useless to you, let us keep researching it.
"I'll judge if it's useful. Don't worry about it. From now on, stop the illegal experiments. We're transitioning to a legitimate company." Li Yuan ordered.
"But... we don't have many legitimate industries." Ariana said awkwardly.
If we could go legit, would we play dirty?
"Really? A company as big as Silph Co., what do you usually do?" Li Yuan was suspicious.
Silph Co. is the face of Saffron City! You're telling me you have no legit work?
"The main income used to be Poké Ball production, Potions, and Silph Scopes. But this isn't the Pokémon world. Back there, we used Team Rocket's name to monopolize the Poké Ball business. Here in China, without backing, how can we compete with the government?" Ariana explained helplessly.
"Then stop competing. I have several new technologies for sustainable development. Transition to those. I'll back you." Li Yuan generously abandoned the old industries.
The Poké Ball business was definitely state-controlled. Interfering was hard.
Besides, this region was his territory. Competing with the government was competing with himself. Many official shop managers were his mistresses.
He had Partner Pokémon tech, Life Energy Cubes, Awakening Berry cultivation, and Mega Evolution tech. These needed a large team to support them. He couldn't do it alone.
Especially with his harem growing, the demand for Life Energy Cubes was increasing. Hand-crafting them was becoming tedious.
"Okay. With new tech, transitioning isn't hard. But we might need time to recruit researchers." Ariana agreed. With backing, she dared to do anything.
She had been kissed; she was destined to be slept with. Not taking the chance to transition would mean being played for nothing.
"Team Rocket shouldn't lack talent. If needed, find a person named Jessie. She might be with a talking Meowth. She's a talent." Li Yuan had an idea.
"Who?"
"Also a Team Rocket member. A talent in invention. If you find her, bring her to my room~." Li Yuan targeted Jessie.
Since he absorbed Team Rocket, he had to add Jessie to the harem.
In the anime, the Team Rocket Trio could invent anything out of scrap. Controlling Jessie meant controlling a protagonist-level invention team.