[System Notification: Astrologist Mona Megistus (Broke Astrologist) has joined the group chat!]
Hu Tao: Oh, it's been really lively these days. There are several new people joining the group every day.
Xiangling: Hey hey, it seems that Manager Hiroshi's business is very successful in Mondstadt.
Lisa: Mona? Newbies are giving out red envelopes! Plus a set of private photos and body measurements, please!
Eula: Lisa, why are you so skilled at asking for these things?
Tartaglia: That's right. I'm an old member, and you've only been in the group for a day or two, Lisa. How bold.
The next group chat system message silenced the chat interface instantly.
[System Notification: The Group Leader (Manager Hiroshi) has upgraded the authority of 'Astrologist Mona Megistus' to Administrator.]
Hu Tao: Holy grass???
Rosaria: Humph. I was investigating this Astrologist as soon as she stepped into Mondstadt. Sure enough, there was something wrong with her... she actually took down Manager Hiroshi without saying a word!
Noelle: Take courage... Manager Hiroshi, actually I can do it too!
Lisa: Hiroshi, do you want to taste the Witch Sister instead?
Jean: Someone come out and ban Lisa. The speed is a bit too fast. There are kids in the group, so be careful!
Klee: Ah, la la la! Klee knows how Auntie Lisa tastes! Like lightning!
Lisa: That smile is dangerous... Klee, what did you call me? Auntie?
[System Notification: Lisa has been banned by Administrator Mona for 10 minutes.]
Klee: Yes, that's Auntie, Auntie, Auntie... (Infinitely arrogant with arms akimbo).
Jean: Good restraint! Punish the reckless driver severely!
Kaeya: Mona, raise your hands and feet to support the Administrator in protecting the purity of this group!
Mona: This group strictly prohibits all kinds of inappropriate driving, fast cars, and kindergarten insults. The purpose of this group is to provide an online chat room for all Elite Trainers to communicate. All rules of this group are owned by the Administrator and the Group Leader Hiroshi. All rights of interpretation reserved...
Tartaglia: Long live! Mona!
Keqing: Tartaglia, can you lick faster?
Tartaglia: The authority is limited... no, what happened to the wise and mighty Administrator?
Hiroshi saw that the news of Mona becoming the Administrator made the group chat so lively. After thinking about it, he immediately issued an announcement.
[Announcement: Appointment of Mona Megistus as the Branch Manager of the Mondstadt Pokémon Home.]
Knights of Favonius Headquarters. Night.
Clicking on the group announcement, Jean was stunned.
"This is in line with the style of Manager Hiroshi."
Jean showed a faint smile. "Mona's report, which Lisa submitted... this Miss Astrologist does not belong to the Knights, nor does she belong to the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild."
"In the Mondstadt region, she is isolated and helpless, a pure outsider."
"By making her the Manager of the Mondstadt Branch, she will also have a solid mark from the Manager Hiroshi camp below. She is neutral."
Thinking of this, Jean picked up another intelligence document, also submitted by Rosaria, about the recent actions of the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild.
It included the initial Pokémon information of each cadre.
Even the cooperation proposed by Hiroshi... everything had been recorded, and the content of the undisclosed cooperation could be guessed at 50% or 60%.
"I would like to see how Manager Hiroshi gets involved in this huge organization that spans Seven Nations."
There was a smile of anticipation in Jean's eyes.
Late at Night. Cider Lake.
Hiroshi received a message from Venti and was invited to meet here.
Lapras was exhausted from playing and slept on a rock, its gentle breathing rhythmic like the waves. Venti leaned against Lapras's gray shell, looking at the stars in the sky.
"Are you going back to Liyue in the next two days, Manager Hiroshi?"
Hiroshi nodded. "You have also seen the information in the group. I will leave the Branch to Mona to manage."
Venti was stunned.
"How to say?"
"In fact, if Trainers from each region become members and use the facilities in the store, such as Training Rooms and Arenas, you will all get together in the virtual space anyway."
Hiroshi thought, if he waits to get more Holographic Game Cabins and open an Internet Cafe, the scene of the characters from the Seven Nations addicted to the internet together would be too psychedelic.
Venti became interested instantly.
"So, I can often go to the store and have a drink and chat with Manager Hiroshi in these special facilities and spaces?"
Hiroshi's head was full of black lines.
"Whatever."
From Venti, he got two God-level resources for free, so Hiroshi decided to waive all his expenses.
It seemed that he suddenly thought of something.
"Hey~"
"When you return to Liyue, you must bring that old blockhead Morax into the Customer Group Chat."
Hiroshi smiled and said, "Yes, there is something I need to talk to the old man about."
Subsequently, Venti took the initiative to mention the pursuit of the Abyss Order at night above Starsnatch Cliff.
Hiroshi concealed part of the truth and only revealed the story of his battle with Aether (Sora) to satisfy Venti's curiosity.
Venti's face was filled with shock when he heard this. To chase the Prince of the Abyss into his own realm...
Late at Night. Snezhnaya (The Winter Country).
The lights at the Headquarters of the Adventurers' Guild were as bright as day.
Several ministers from the Headquarters were there, and the mysterious President was sitting at the head of the table.
Each of them had a newly registered and certified Pokédex in their hands.
This equipment was specially given by Hiroshi to Cyrus, the Branch President of Mondstadt, and Cyrus had it delivered to the Headquarters in Snezhnaya as quickly as possible through the Guild's channels.
After operating and becoming familiar with the equipment...
The conference room was filled with a solemn atmosphere!
The President of the Guild said solemnly:
"This is the proof!"
No one refuted it, because in the technologically advanced Snezhnaya, these senior officials were more aware of the amazing black technology contained in the handheld Pokédex than anyone else.
Suddenly...
Beep!
A prompt popped up in everyone's Pokédex.
[System Notification: You were added to the 'Adventurers' Guild High-Level Group Chat' by the Group Leader (Manager Hiroshi).]
Hiroshi: Hello everyone~
This was the first message, and it was a voice message.
The senior executives looked at each other in confusion.
The President at the top coughed, operated the Pokédex, and also replied in the form of a voice message.
President: Hello, Mr. Hiroshi, who brought black technology from a foreign land. What should we call you? Your Honorable Name? Or Your Deity Name?
At this moment, seeing the mysterious President of the Adventurers' Guild act like he was facing one of the Seven Archons, asking him cautiously...
Hiroshi felt strange. These old guys might have misunderstood something.
Hiroshi: I don't have an Honorable Name. I am a pure human being. You can call me by my first name, or you can call me Manager Hiroshi...
Hiroshi: How are your discussions about cooperation?
President: In principle, we have agreed to cooperate with you, Manager Hiroshi. But we still need more consultations on the details.
Hiroshi smiled and explained his purpose of establishing the "Department of Environmental Protection" through the Associations entrenched in the Seven Nations.
This department can be compared to the International Police of the Pokémon League in the Pokémon world.
At present, the Seven Nations of Teyvat are not like every region in the Pokémon world that can work together to combat transnational crimes against Pokémon.
Connecting the countries, each country has a solid member base and an Adventurers' Guild with considerable influence. The National Guild is very suitable for playing the role of the International Police.
When the top leaders of the Guild heard this, including the President, their expressions changed.
Can they allocate people to his command at will? Then wouldn't this department become his Private Army?!
Hiroshi: High-potential Pokémon, Evolution Stones, Fossils, and so on...
The top leaders of the Guild clicked on the pictures Hiroshi sent, and their eyes were filled with greedy golden light.
They saw the detailed information and text above.
In the conference room, there were either old scholars in certain fields, or once-great adventurers who had retired.
They all showed a fiery look. We also want this kind of resource!
Hiroshi thought for a while, and then successively took out many of the backlogged items in his inventory, which in his opinion were useless warehouse dust-collectors. He posted all the information to the High-Level Group Chat of the Adventurers' Guild.
[Unknown Pokémon Egg]
[Unknown Ancient Fossil]
[Elite Eevee Cultivation Guide]
[Holographic Game Cabin]
Senior Executives: ? ? ?
Hiroshi: By the way, you should watch this video.
[Video Attachment: Battle between His Highness Aether and the Abyss Order.avi]
They clicked on the video.
A Legendary Pokémon with pink-ringed wings emitting countless light particles.
An illusory Crescent Moon appeared high in the sky of the Underground World.
Wherever the power of its Lunar Dream spread, no life could stand against it. The Abyss forces collapsed instantly into slumber.
...
Dead silence!
The eyes in the conference room were wide open and full of shock. They realized that Manager Hiroshi wasn't just asking to cooperate; he was offering them a chance to join a power structure that rivaled gods.
The senior executives couldn't help but be excited.
Oh, Divine Person, Authority, and Power!
Even though the Adventurers' Guild is spread across the Seven Nations and seems huge, it lacks the top power of a God to back it up truly.
Who knows if one day it will collapse like the former "Godless Nation" Khaenri'ah?
The discussion continued until dawn.
The old President at the top looked tired, but his tone was sonorous:
"Agree to the establishment of the Department of Environmental Protection."
"Mr. Hiroshi will serve as the Minister, and he will also serve as the Honorary President of the Guild."
The surrounding senior officials looked at each other and smiled.
"We will also be the first members of the Department of Environmental Protection... the Honorary Inspector Generals."
"Seeing things like the internal Merit Store... we old guys can't help but be tempted!"
"The higher the authority, the more good things you can redeem!"
At the Same Time.
Hiroshi, who had already gone to sleep, opened the Pokédex group chat when he woke up. When he saw the results, he couldn't help but nod.
The Adventurers' Guild is a very large organization with a long history, and it is not easy to abandon its old ways and start a new chapter.
By borrowing the power of their system, the Department of Environmental Protection can be equipped with transnational combat capabilities to combat Pokémon crimes as quickly as possible!
This is also the first strong protection measure Hiroshi has established for the Pokémon Ecological Zones that will be released soon.
You know, the value of wild Pokémon can easily reach Millions of Mora.
In the beginning, if there were no severe crackdowns on various criminal cases... poaching and abuse would intensify uncontrollably.