In Vermilion City's Electric-type Gym, there was none of the solemn atmosphere found in other Gyms. Instead, it looked more like a huge warehouse piled full of rusty metal barrels.
In the middle of the Gym, several laser grids crackling with high-voltage electricity blocked the way.
An NPC nearby kindly explained that they had to find two hidden switches in these trash cans in succession before the electric grid could be disabled.
If they accidentally picked the wrong one, the switches would reset.
Many new players got headaches from this luck-based "trash can puzzle" the moment they arrived.
But who was Wang Qiuer?
She had just become a master scavenger after thoroughly honing her "rummaging through trash cans" skill aboard the cruise ship and in the underground passage!
"Looking for switches? Isn't this practically walking into my crosshairs?"
Wang Qiuer skillfully moved her character to the nearest metal barrel and pressed the inspect button.
[Click! Found the first switch!]
Without hesitation, she turned around and inspected the barrel right beside it.
[Click! Found the second switch! The electric grid has been disabled!]
"See that? That's what you call professionalism!" Wang Qiuer proudly raised her chin at Scarlet King, then swaggered deeper into the Gym.
At the very back of the Gym stood a huge, burly man. He wore green camouflage fatigues and had a head of hedgehog-like blond hair.
[Lt. Surge: Hey! You! Some little rat from who-knows-where! You dare challenge me, the Lightning American? On the battlefield, Electric-type Pokémon are ultimate weapons that can paralyze enemies in a single strike! I'll fry you until you're crispy inside and out!]
"Who are you calling a little rat? You green musclehead, stop bragging!"
Wang Qiuer gave a disdainful snort at the awkward Chinese dialogue on