"Aoki, your life in the wilderness is truly enviable. It's so nice to have good craftsmanship. You can eat good food even when you're outside, unlike the rest of us who live like savages." Regis sighed as he took a sip of water and looked at the various tools in the camp. Pots, bowls, ladles, and basins were all there.
"What's the matter? Just get straight to the point. I don't know you that well, "Aoki said with a frown.
"Ugh." Regis clutched at his chest, looking very uncomfortable.
"You're hurting people with your words. If it were someone with a bad temper, they'd get angry. They might even fight," he said with a half-smile.
"Fine, fine, fine. Do as you please." Aoki scratched his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
"You killed Yangping?"
"Yes." Aoki finally felt that Regis had returned to the main topic.
"You want to be first in this trial?"
"Yes."
"You want to expand in other regions?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I got it. I'll let you be first this time. You think it's something good? I don't understand what you people are thinking," Regis said with a disdainful wave of his hand.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you don't know.
It's fine to tell you. Do you really think it's as simple as picking first place and sending them to other regions to expand the Rocket Team? Only that idiot Yangping would believe it and try his best to be first. Didn't you kill him in the end?
There are some things that Boss Sakaki doesn't say, but that doesn't mean his subordinates don't understand.
Some people have already started to harm the Rocket Team for their own benefits.
They say there are parasites in the Alliance. Don't tell me there aren't any parasites in the Rocket Team after all these years?
Some arrogant people who think they've grown wings and want to fly should take a piss and look at themselves in the mirror, "Regis said many things in one go, but Aoki didn't really understand.
Seeing Aoki's confused look, Regis felt a little helpless. "You don't have much contact with the upper echelons of the Rocket Team, but you should've heard of the conflict between the factions, right? Have you ever wondered why the previous leader of the Rocket Team was Boss Sakaki's mother and not his father?
Have you ever wondered why you've only heard of Shadow Group's Shadow Group's Shadow Group's Shadow Group's Shadow Group's Leader?
The waters of the Rocket Team were too deep. Sometimes, even if they were a cadre, they might just be a pawn of others.
Only Lord Ma Zhishi wasn't interested in fighting for it, so he sent me here to make a fool of myself. Otherwise, do you think that with Yang Ping's sinister personality, he would be so assured to fight for first place?
If you want to be number one, you have to ask for my permission first! "
"You're saying that Lunda might be someone else's pawn? The ultimate goal of this trial wasn't to choose the first place to explore a new area. Instead, it was to find out who was behind the Rocket Team's actions. Or rather, it was just a game between the factions, and Lunda was just a scapegoat pushed out by their faction? "
Aoki was a little shocked. Was the Rocket Team already so complicated?
But why would Regis know about this?
"More or less. The Rocket Team is in the hands of the leader. That's something nobody can take away. But there's a saying that goes, 'to fend off foreign aggression, one must first pacify the internal.' If we don't get rid of the parasites within, how can we continue to expand? You don't have to hold out too much hope for the Rocket Team's support. It's more of an investment for a genius trainer like you who doesn't have any backing. "
"When you were taken away from the trial island, some of your information was already placed on the desks of others. Quite a number of people have been paying attention to the trial island."
Regis smirked coldly. It wasn't clear whether he was disdainful of those people or disdainful of Aoki fighting for first place.
"However, there are also a lot of benefits. At least after you become the champion, your safety will be guaranteed. With Boss Sakaki's attention, anyone who wants to touch you will have to consider whether it's worth it or not. That kid Yangping spent a lot of money just to get this kind of protection."
"In short, you don't have to worry too much about this trial. Those who know the contents won't compete with you. As for those who don't know the contents, with your current strength, they won't be able to compete with you. So now, I can tell you that you're already first place in the trial."
Aoki fell silent as he digested what Regis told him.
In his past life, his status wasn't high enough and he didn't have any contact with the higher-ups. He didn't know what happened within the Rocket Team and was killed before he could get close to them.
In this life, however, he felt that the trial was getting deeper and deeper. Even though it was about to end, he still felt like he hadn't been able to break free from the quagmire.
Did Qing Feng not fight with him because of Athena's injury? Was it because of what Regis said?
"Why are you telling me so much?" Aoki asked after some thought.
"Well, it's not a big deal. I just think that you're an interesting person. For a civilian trainer to be able to come this far, I have to say that you have an outstanding side, whether it's in terms of talent or intelligence."
"That's why you're qualified to join our circle. As the founder of our circle, I would like to invite you to join us," Regis said, revealing the main purpose of his visit.
"Your … circle?"
"Yes, our circle! For now, you have me, Han Song! Qing Feng! The three of us were originally considering whether we should let Yangping join us. After all, he was lacking in both power and background. But now that you've killed him and we've come into contact with you, we feel that you're not bad, so I'll be the one to invite you to join us, "Regis said.
A small circle formed by the three of them?
Did he create it at the right time because he was participating in the trial? Or did he create it before he joined the trial? Or rather, before he knew he was going to participate in the trial?
If it was the former, it wouldn't be so bad. But if it was the latter, it would be terrifying.
What kind of faction could make the three of them form a circle before they even knew they were going to participate in the trial?
"There's no need to think too much about it. Our circle was formed for the same reason you're guessing," Regis said with a smile as he looked at Aoki's solemn expression.
Regis wasn't in a hurry and waited for Aoki's reply. After all, this could affect his future in the Rocket Team.
"Alright! I'm in! "Five minutes later, Aoki, who had somewhat sorted out the situation, said firmly.
"What do I need to do?"
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