Devon Company Building.
In Steven's office on the top floor.
The busy Steven was sitting behind piles of papers and documents, burying his head in reviewing those documents, while the secretary next to him kept passing documents to him for signature.
Aoki, on the other hand, comfortably crossed his legs and sat on the sofa opposite Steven.
Although Steven has not yet taken over Devon Corporation, some internal affairs of the company have been gradually handed over to him.
Many veterans in the company also intend to exercise Steven's ability.
So after going out for a while, Steven had to face these documents with no end in sight when he came back.
After Aoki came out from the black market, he got news from Steven.
He has returned to Devon Corporation.
Aoki rushed over without slowing down. From the moment he entered the office, Steven immersed himself in reviewing documents and has not stopped until now.
It is hard to imagine how busy Steven will be when he actually becomes the president of Devon Corporation in the future.
No wonder he is stepping down as the champion of the Hoenn region.
Otherwise, with Steven's identity and strength, no one can pull him down from the position of champion.
Even Wallace, who took over his position, to be honest, there is still some gap between him and Steven.
There was a cup of smoking tea in front of Aoki, which was specially prepared for Aoki.
After all, he is also a senior consultant working in Devon Corporation. Although he has no real power, his status is much higher than that of some middle-level staff in Devon Corporation.
Steven is working hard, while Aoki is resting, no matter how you look at it, it is not authentic.
But Aoki couldn't help with that either.
Pick up the three stones on the table, these are the harvest of Steven's outing this time.
Although Aoki looked at it as a very ordinary stone, the lines in it were a bit peculiar, even under the scanning of the system, the result was still a stone, a useless stone.
But in Steven's view,
These three stones are his huge harvest this time.
I don't understand!
I don't understand what these rich people think.
The world of the rich is really hard to understand.
Aoki put down the stone in his hand, and summoned Torchic out of boredom.
The appearance of such a little guy did not have any impact on the big office of Steven.
After the Torchic came out, it was also very well-behaved, lying on Aoki's lap, observing the surrounding situation.
Let Aoki's hand stroke his hair, showing a comfortable look.
Torchic's data has stabilized, and the probability of his aptitude staying in dark blue has exceeded 90%. Aoki's efforts during this period have also been rewarded as they should.
This little guy had a very happy time during this time, and his trust and dependence on Aoki had also reached its peak.
After waiting for two hours, Steven crawled out from his pile of documents.
"Huh" let out a long breath, and sat on the sofa next to Aoki.
"Did you tame this Torchic during this time?" Steven looked at the Torchic on Aoki's legs, and spoke first.
Aoki nodded and did not speak.
"A good Pokémon, well developed." Steven continued.
Suddenly, Steven seemed to think of something, sat upright, and stared straight at Aoki.
Aoki looked a little uncomfortable by him.
"What kind of eyes are you looking at?" Aoki's mouth twitched, people who didn't know thought you were looking at some legendary Pokémon.
"I didn't expect it, Aoki! You can hide it! I said why you called me suddenly, it turned out to be something serious." Steven's tone was a little strange.
Aoki frowned.
Steven continued, "I didn't expect you to participate in the breeder assessment! It's amazing! The youngest intermediate breeder in history, the rising star of the Breeder Association, and will soon become the Gym Leader of Verdanturf Town, what do you say? With so many titles you add up, isn't it a little bit hidden? If I didn't come back and watch the news, I wouldn't know it at all."
Aoki's brows loosened, and he curled his lips and said, "With so many titles added up, it's not as good as you, the heir of Devon Corporation, the title of the young master of the Stone family."
"Uh..." Steven was speechless.
It seems to be the case.
This is the suppression of the title!
The future star of the Breeder Association is not worth as much as the heir of Devon Corporation.
After all, Steven is the real power, and now he can use most of the resources of Devon Corporation, but it is difficult for Aoki to mobilize the materials of the Breeder Association, and even the personnel cannot be mobilized. After becoming a senior breeder, he can get in touch with the rights department of the Breeder Association.
But at least Aoki's current miscellaneous titles confirm that Steven has a good eye for people.
From a chance meeting on a maglev train to the current friendship between the two, Steven can be considered to have met a person of the same generation with extraordinary potential.
"Have you finished dealing with your things?" Aoki asked.
"Yeah, huh, in fact, the people below have already dealt with it, and it's a process for me to review it. After all, I am more familiar with the company's business now." Steven stretched his waist, and after a long breath said.
"Now the Gym in Verdanturf Town has been built, the Pokémon Center is under construction, and the potential of Verdanturf Town has gradually been revealed. Is Devon Corporation interested in developing it?" Aoki said the main reason for his visit this time.
Hearing this, Steven pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It is indeed a good place. The Gym and the Pokémon Center have been established, and there are no other forces involved in it. If the company can swallow up such a place, economic development will also be a good project."
This time the matter involved a lot, and Steven couldn't agree with it, after all, he was Aoki's friend and the heir of Devon Corporation, so he needed to be responsible for both sides.
But overall the problem should not be big, Verdanturf Town is really about to be developed by Aoki.
In this regard, Aoki also expressed his understanding.
"Well, I'll ask the company to form a team to evaluate the current situation in Verdanturf Town, and then we'll discuss how to cooperate."
After getting Aoki's consent, Steven called the company's department in charge of these things and explained the situation.
In this way, the two made a final decision on the situation behind Verdanturf Town.
It is comfortable to have a wealthy friend.
Aoki couldn't help sighing.
"One more thing, I want to buy some ore from your family, the higher quality the better." This is the second purpose of Aoki's visit this time.
Not only Aron, Larvitar also needs ore to supplement basic growth needs.
And the higher the quality of the ore, the better the effect on the growth of Pokémon.