Xiao Ran was curious. People who could afford to travel by Airship generally weren't short on money, so why were so many of them setting up stalls?
"Curious, aren't you? These stallholders are actually just ordinary people." Seemingly noticing Xiao Ran's confusion, Yun Mengqiu smiled and explained.
"They're temporary workers aboard the Airship. They aren't allowed to wander around and have to stay in this area. Any outings have to be reported."
"They don't receive wages. All they get is permission to run a little stall like this and trade their own goods."
"You see, people who can afford to ride an Airship are usually rich or influential. Even a few scraps from their tables are enough to give these people a comfortable life."
Xiao Ran could hear a trace of sadness in Yun Mengqiu's words. He had been lucky enough to be born into a well-off family, but most people in this world were ordinary folk.
According to statistics, only half of the Entry Class Pokémon Trainers who emerged each year came from educational institutions. The other half were all independent Pokémon Trainers.
Moreover, independent Pokémon Trainers lacked both financial means and a proper learning environment. They had to struggle to figure everything out alone, and far more of them never even reached Entry Class.
What was more, Entry Class was only the beginning. For independent Pokémon Trainers, the road ahead would only grow more difficult. They had to risk their lives for every scrap of resources.
And it wasn't just them. Were Pokémon Trainers from educational institutions really any different?
At Nancheng Pokémon University, for example, the students in Classes One and Two had all sorts of competitions and exploration missions.
But those in Classes Three and Four, and the classes below them, could only stay at school