What's more, when it comes to Evolution Stone and rocks, Giovanni has countless high-quality ones in his possession; he wouldn't care for Flint's rocks and Evolution Stone.
It's not that Giovanni looks down on him on this point, but throughout the entire Kanto region, no one holds more mines and Evolution Stone than Team Rocket.
Even the League Headquarters isn't as good.
In just over a week of sales, Team Rocket' initial investment has been fully recovered, and not only that, it has brought in countless times the profit.
This has made Team Rocket incredibly wealthy, and Madame Boss, with great boldness, directly bought quite a few more mines.
While it's impossible for all of them to contain Evolution Stone, even the mines purchased at high prices now can be resold for double.
Those syndicates and families are scrambling to get them.
Listening to Giovanni's tone, Flint guessed that he didn't care for Evolution Stone and rocks anymore, but if it came to the Pewter City Gym, he could still offer some insight.
"Pewter City Rock Gym, you've come to the right person for this, and it will save you a lot of trouble."
Giovanni glanced at him, "Tell me."
He patted his chest and said to Giovanni:
"I am none other than the son-in-law of the Pewter City Rock Gym Leader. Normally, to challenge the Gym, you have to make an appointment in advance and then wait a long time."
Although Giovanni knew that Flint spoke the truth, this didn't mean he just accepted it.
"You don't seem like it. What kind of Gym Leader's son-in-law needs to run around for Poké dollars?"
At the mention of this, Flint's face immediately fell, "Don't even mention it. Originally, there was no problem, but some time ago, all the nearby mines were acquired by an enterprise from Viridian City."
He complained, "Now, the high-quality rocks produced there are countless, and the key is that the price isn't high. Our Gym also used to supplement our lives by selling rocks. Now, it's like our financial source has been cut off."
Giovanni narrowed his eyes. This matter seemed to be his fault, but he would never admit it.
"The Gym Leader's power is not small; he can always do other things, right, like using his power to exclude this enterprise."
"If you're talking about other Gym Leaders, they certainly could do something like that." Flint first acknowledged Giovanni's statement, then added:
"But our Gym won't. We are upright and honest. If this line of work is difficult, we'll do something else."
Giovanni stroked his chin, "Interesting, a truly upright and honest one. Tell me, how many Poké dollars do I need if I want to find you without an appointment?"
Flint thought for a moment and said to Giovanni:
"Wait, let me think about it, five thousand Poké dollars?"
Giovanni answered without hesitation, "Good."
"Wait, how about ten thousand Poké dollars?" Flint was startled, then felt a bit regretful.
Giovanni still didn't hesitate at all, not even blinking, "Alright."
Flint had truly witnessed what it meant to be wealthy and powerful, but he scratched his head. Although he felt that Giovanni would give it even if he asked for more.
But he felt a bit embarrassed to ask. He extended a hand, "Alright, please follow me this way."
After Giovanni took out ten thousand Poké dollars and gave it to Flint, he followed him towards the Rock Gym.
Along the way, many people greeted Flint, so it seemed this guy was quite famous in Pewter City.
This was understandable, after all, he was the son-in-law of the Pewter City Rock Gym Leader, who had no sons, and he was the only son-in-law.
If there were no problems, the next Pewter City Gym Leader would be him.
As they walked, they encountered a shop selling Evolution Stone. The entrance was bustling. Without much thought, this was a shop under Team Rocket.
Since he had taken Giovanni's money, Flint treated Giovanni as a customer. In the service industry, the customer is God.
"This is an Evolution Stone shop. Speaking of which, our Kanto region has another god-level Researcher…"
Listening to Flint's exaggerated boasting, Giovanni coughed twice, "Alright, I know this. I also know he's very powerful."
Flint smiled at Giovanni, "Hehe, I got a bit too excited by accident. You know, what we lack least in Pewter City is rocks, and our Gym also accidentally collected some Evolution Stone, all thanks to that person."
He explained to Giovanni, "If I sell just one, I won't need to come out for the next six months."
Giovanni touched his nose, "That's good."
With Flint leading the way, they quickly arrived at the Pewter City Gym.
Giovanni hadn't even stepped inside when he heard an exciting Growl coming from within, and a faint light flickered in Giovanni's eyes.
"It's a Dragon-type Pokémon!" "A pseudo-legendary, it's a Dragonair!" "Who is he, where did he come from?"
"The Gym Leader is going to lose! This Dragonair is too strong!"
Hearing such sounds, Flint didn't even bother with Giovanni and quickly walked inside.
Giovanni frowned. From the perception of Power of Viridian, the guy inside was indeed very strong. A Gym Leader Level Dragonair wasn't too strong.
But the problem was that a Gym Leader Level Dragonair was only a few levels away from evolving into a Dragonite.
Since he was challenging the Gym, he must be participating in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
If the Dragonair evolved into a Dragonite, then without a doubt, this person would become a strong opponent for Giovanni in this Indigo Plateau Conference.
Giovanni was also curious about who this person would be.
After all, there aren't many forces that have pseudo-legendary Pokémon, especially Dragon-type Pokémon.
As soon as Giovanni entered, he felt the moist air, accompanied by a loud bang.
He saw a large Gym Leader Level Onix knocked to the ground by a sky-blue Dragonair flying in mid-air using Water Pulse.
Opposite, an old man who looked quite sturdy was kicked to the ground by a black-haired youth wearing a cloak.
"Onix is unable to battle, Gym Leader Takeo has lost. The winner of this Gym challenge is Lance, from… from Blackthorn City."
"Thank you for the battle." Lance dramatically flicked his cloak, looking quite flashy.
"A young man from that place is indeed impressive." Takeo struggled to stand up, frowning and clutching his lower back as if he had strained it.
However, he was still praising Lance.
Lance still looked very humble, "Your strength is also very great; I was just lucky."
However, his appearance might fool others, but Giovanni could tell from the arrogance in his eyes what this guy's true intentions were.
Not to mention the much older Takeo; the older people get, the more astute they become, so he could naturally see the pride in Lance's eyes.
But since he was the opponent's defeated general, he couldn't say much.
He just said to him, "This is the Rock Badge, and you can also learn a Rock-type move."
Lance took the Rock Badge and had no interest in learning a Rock-type move, "No need, having this is enough."