With a long, resounding whistle, the massive white cruise ship slowly docked at the pier.
The image on the Screen shifted, and the familiar town music of the Kanto Region instantly changed into a lively melody brimming with tropical flair.
[You arrived at One Island!]
"Is this an overseas island? Even the air is filled with the smell of money... no, the smell of the unknown!"
Wang Qiuer was the first to rush off the ship, swiftly surveying the little town filled with island charm.
Gone were the towering skyscrapers from before. Here, there were more beaches, coconut trees, and an endless expanse of azure ocean.
Bill, the NPC who had brought them here, led the group directly into a grand building several times larger than an ordinary Pokémon Center—the Pokémon Network Center.
Before the rows of giant supercomputers in the center of the lobby, their screens flickering with complex streams of data, stood a bespectacled NPC programmer with an honest-looking face.
[Bill: Yo! Jinhui! I brought you some help!] [Jinhui: Ah, great! I'm currently responsible for developing the Pokémon storage network connecting the distant continents of Kanto and Hoenn, so I really can't get away right now.] [Jinhui: Could I trouble you to run an errand for me? Deliver this to the owner of the game hall on Two Island.]
Accompanied by the sound effect of obtaining an item, something appeared in Wang Qiuer's backpack.
[Wang Qiuer obtained a Meteorite!] [Wang Qiuer obtained a Tri-Pass!]
"A Meteorite?!"
At the sight of those two words, Wang Qiuer's previously casual gaze became incomparably sharp.
"This thing definitely contains rare cosmic metals or radioactive elements!"
Without hesitation, Wang Qiuer began frantically clicking on the NPC named Jinhui.
"Hey! Kid! Running