"Beep—ticket verified successfully! Welcome aboard, esteemed guest."
With that respectful greeting from the dock sailor, Wang Qiuer stepped onto the massive vessel docked in Vermilion City's bay—the S.S. Anne.
The moment she entered, cheerful music rang out beside her ears, carrying the atmosphere of an upper-class ballroom.
The corridors were carpeted in red, the wall lamps glittered with gold, and the NPCs in suits and top hats all exuded the luxury of this cruise ship.
"Wow... even the floor's reflection reeks of money!"
Wang Qiuer's pink-blue eyes immediately lit up like twin searchlights.
She had no interest in admiring the ocean view. There was only one thought in her mind: how many fat sheep were waiting on this ship for her to fleece?
"Ivysaur, Gyarados, get ready to work!" Wang Qiuer flexed her fingers with practiced ease. Looking like a bandit who had just gotten a gun permit, she kicked open the door to the first guest room in the corridor.
Inside, an old NPC wearing a top hat and carrying a cane immediately had an exclamation mark pop up over his head.
[Gentleman Thomas: Oh! Young lady, would you care for an elegant Pokémon battle? If you win, I'll give you a very generous allowance.]
"Old man, cut the crap! Hand over all your allowance right now!"
The battle was triggered instantly.
Thomas sent out a Growlithe, while Wang Qiuer directly released a huge and particularly vicious-looking Gyarados.
Faced with the level gap and overwhelming physical stats, the Growlithe did not even have time to spit out an Ember before Gyarados hit it with Bite and sent it straight back into its Poké Ball.
[Wang Qiuer defeated Gentleman Thomas! Received 1,440 yuan in prize money!]
"Fourteen hundred and forty?!"
Wang Qiuer was stunned when she