The Current Situation of the Bayne Family
Direct Subordinate?
Bruce understood the meaning of this sentence: these two individuals were subordinates of the elder in the police department and had no direct connection with the Bayne family.
The Bayne family and the police guards should be treated separately.
Members of the Bayne family are somewhat blood-related to the elder, while the members of the police guard have only a subordinate relationship with the elder.
If the elder resigns from the police guard position, then the police guard will have nothing to do with the Bayne family.
But from the current perspective, the police guard and the Bayne family should have a close relationship.
"In this way... the police guard has at least three master trainers," Bruce was secretly astonished.
Hannibal, the commander of Metropolis' capital, the two people in front of him, and even the other three who followed the elder into the Green Forest...
But Bruce had never seen those three people, so he couldn't gauge their strength.
However, since these five individuals were traveling together at the time, there shouldn't be much difference in their strength and position.
Thinking this way, the strength of the police guard is truly terrifying.
"But it's true. If security guards aren't strong, how can they deal with special incidents?" Bruce thought.
After a brief introduction, John Bayne didn't say much else but arranged a room for Bruce to rest early, using the excuse of being tired from traveling.
Watching Bruce's figure as he walked away, John Bayne suddenly whispered, "You say, should we tell him everything?"
Agatha chuckled softly and replied, "Boss, since you already brought him to the Vortex Base, isn't the answer obvious?"
Colin laughed and said, "Agatha's words make sense. Whether to say it or not, you already have the answer in your heart."
John Bayne stroked his beard and smiled, "He has grown up; it's time for him to know these things."
"By the way, did you notice the Gardevoir next to him just now?" John Bayne suddenly asked.
"I did." Colin nodded slightly and continued, "It should be at the peak of the master level."
"Huh?" Agatha tilted her head with doubt in her eyes.
"It's the Totem Pokemon of the Secret Psychic Realm, a Gardevoir of a different color," explained John Bayne.
"This invisibility technique is truly remarkable," Colin nodded slightly.
John Bayne nodded and said, "Still a competent bodyguard."
"A supreme master Pokemon being used as a bodyguard. Ordinary people don't have that luxury," Agatha laughed.
John Bayne didn't comment further but said softly, "Any news from over there recently?"
"No, it's very quiet," Agatha shook her head.
"The quieter it is, the stranger it seems," Colin adjusted his glasses and remarked lightly.
John Bayne said in a deep voice, "We've reinforced our protection during this period, and there shouldn't be any problems in the next two or three months."
"Focus mainly on the Spring Festival period."
-Understood,- the two replied in unison.
After that, John Bayne turned to Colin and said, "Take Bruce to your warehouse tomorrow to see if there are any stones he needs."
Hearing this, Colin smiled and said, "There probably aren't any; mine are all useless stuff."
"But I'll show him around."
"Boss, why does he need stones?" Agatha asked curiously.
John Bayne thought about it carefully and then replied, "It seems that there are two types of stones that can produce wonderful reactions. He's very interested in this and wants to use it as research material."
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Agatha's face as she said, "I was also very interested in those strange gadgets when I was young."
-Then you should have gone to the research department,- Colin said abruptly.
Agatha smiled slightly and then said, "It's a pity I prefer the combat department."
"Boss, since Bruce has such excellent talent in battle, you should try to guide him to develop here."
Speaking of this, Colin laughed at himself and said, "Don't be like me, playing with useless things like stones."
"Yes," John Bayne hummed and replied, "Try to respect his choice as much as possible. It's good to strive more when you're young."
"In any case, I took this opportunity to let him practice here."
The Next Day
It was barely dawn when Bruce woke up to the noise outside.
He quickly got up, dressed, and went out, with Roy closely following him.
Initially, he wanted to inform the elder about Roy's existence yesterday, but after thinking about it, the elder should have known about Roy after the end of the Secret Psychic Realm.
Since the elder didn't take the initiative to mention it last night, Bruce didn't bring it up either.
After breakfast, under Benjamin's guidance, Bruce was taken to John Bayne's office.
John Bayne was sitting in a chair drinking tea. When he saw Bruce enter, he stood up.
"Come here, let me introduce this place to you."
Then, John Bayne put his hands behind his back, stared at Bruce, his eyes flickering, and said slowly, "This is called Vortex Base."
"It was jointly built by the Pokemon Association of Fairbay's southern city and the Police Guard, and it's the logistical support office for protecting the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
Logistical Support Office
Bruce looked at the buildings outside and nodded thoughtfully.
"Every day, many border guards set off from here to inspect Sumeru and strictly prevent foreign entry."
"In Sumeru, there are dozens of large and small bases located in various places to protect the border."
Hearing these words, Bruce suddenly felt the majesty of Sumeru.
There are dozens of bases, and it's estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of border guards.
"I'm here as a security guard, simply to help these border guards deal with some special, difficult incidents," John Bayne said in a deep voice.
Border guards and police guards are not in the same system. The former are like an army, with large numbers but relatively low effectiveness.
Police guards are more responsible for handling special incidents and cooperating with border defense work.
After Bruce understood the relationship between security guards and border guards, John Bayne said again, "You should have heard a lot about this place from your father, right?"
After seeing Bruce nod, John Bayne said softly, "The reason we stay here is largely because of that forest."
"We call it the Diamond Forest."
Diamond Forest... It's really a good name and easy to understand.
"The location of the Diamond Forest is very hidden, so few people have entered it over the years."
"It is located in the northernmost part of Sumeru Mountain, which is near southern Tibet and has continuously snow-covered mountains."
"We searched deeply in the Diamond Forest and found an extremely large amount of Psychic Pokemon, and even Elite Pokemon."
"After searching, we found a bottomless cave."
"We went deep into the cave and found countless precious Diamonds...".
"Then, a large group of Carbink emerged and surrounded us."
Diamond Cave... Carbink...
When these three words combined, Bruce's eyes suddenly lit up and he thought hard in an instant.
John Bayne stared at Bruce and said in a deep voice, "There is a Pokemon with Carbink."
"The Singular Pokemon that teleports, Diancie."
Diancie!
Of course it's Diancie!
Bruce, who guessed the result beforehand, was a little surprised and stared at the old man, waiting for his next narration.
"From the moment I met Diancie, I knew how precious the Diamond Forest was and prepared to order a complete blockade of the Diamond Forest and use it as our large Breeder base."
Yes, not only is there a considerable amount of Psychic Pokemon, but also the fantasy Pokemon Diancie, this is a treasure trove!
Even because of the existence of Diancie, it is not inferior to the dragon of the Dragneel family.
But Bruce saw the old man's serious face and knew that progress in the future would probably not go well.
"Diancie and Carbink had a pretty good attitude towards our group of uninvited guests and showed no hostility."
Yes, both Diancie and Carbink are mild-tempered Pokemon.
"But at that moment Articuno appeared, more precisely, this is a new form of Articuno that has never appeared before."
"It flew over the towering, rugged, snow-covered mountains and appeared in front of us."
Articuno!
New Articuno species!
"Could it be Articuno from the regional variant of Galar?" thought Bruce.
With speculation in mind, Bruce did not interrupt the elder's narration.
"Once this new Articuno form appeared, it was very hostile towards us, and after some communication, it gradually calmed down.
"Later, I learned that this new form, Articuno, is the patron saint of the Diamond Forest. He has been protected here for generations. His ancestors are closely related to Diancie's ancestors."
"We have stated our intentions and want to establish a stable, long-term relationship with the Diamond Forest, similar to the Dragon Cave, that can protect the Diamond Forest from being disturbed by outsiders."
Bruce was fascinated for a moment and couldn't help but nod.
"The new form, Articuno, learned of our purpose and said that protecting the Diamond Forest for generations is only the most basic condition. The most important thing is to show him our strength and defeat him with a single Pokemon."
Speaking of this, John Bayne smiled helplessly, "This is actually within our expectations. Lance's Dragneel family also experienced this kind of thing."
"But at that time, the Dragneel family had champions and we only have Elite."
"And this new form, Articuno, is in its youth, and its strength is just entering the championship level..."
"My Pokemon, I can't defeat it for now."
Yes, the old man is only an Elite after all, not a champion.
"But we didn't give up. On the one hand, we sent people to reinforce control of the Diamond Forest to prevent outsiders from invading it. On the other hand, we tried to defeat this new form of Articuno."
"But it's difficult."
"And in the later period, some foreign forces found out about the existence of the Diamond Forest out of nowhere and sent people to invade this place one after another, which further complicated the situation.
"This is... the current situation of our Bayne family."