"Here, this is the ship—the Emerald Light. It's basically confirmed to set sail from Ban City at the start of next month, cross the Pacific Ocean, pass through five major metropolitan areas, and finally arrive in Los Angeles. All kinds of major events will be held along the way: performances, auctions, fights, gambling—you name it."
Zong Qiu projected an aerial animation of a massive cruise ship. "The Emerald Light, a Humpback Whale-Class Mother Ship Cruise. Four hundred and fifty meters long, fifty-two meters wide, with twenty-two decks and a top speed of forty knots. It can carry over fifteen thousand people. It has an internal dock for private yachts, and its top deck can accommodate medium-sized fixed-wing aircraft for takeoff and landing. It cost nearly three billion to build. It was originally Wang Yu's private property, but he recently donated it to the Jade Appraisal Association as an event venue."
At the word "aircraft," Cat's Eye's eyelids twitched slightly. Her gaze shifted to the aerial animation, circling the luxury business jet parked on the top deck. She wanted to ask whether there were any other angles, but what came out instead was another question:
"Wang Yu? The Jade Appraisal Association?"
"Heh heh, it's a little organization founded by a bunch of us, something like a fraternity. Look, my name, 'Qiu,' originally means fine jade, right? And Wang Yu's name means the same sort of thing. By some twist of fate, we got together and hit it off right away..."
"You and Wang Yu? Are you even in the same league?"
It was not that Cat's Eye looked down on people. Wang Yu's name alone was nothing special, but there was probably only one Wang Yu in the world who could casually donate a luxury cruise ship worth two billion: the