After scanning the code and paying, Changpu took her to the transporter and cautioned her:
"I suggest you try a Pokémon without much attack power first. You can't die on Pokémon Island, but if a Pokémon attacks you, it still really hurts."
Jiang Xiaoyu widened her moist, peach-blossom eyes. "Those adorable little cuties attack people?"
"With cute little punches?"
Then she broke into giggles.
She pressed the button. A flash of light swept over her, and Jiang Xiaoyu vanished.
The screen then displayed the scene on Pokémon Island.
Jiang Xiaoyu cautiously surveyed her surroundings.
Blue skies, white clouds, streams, rivers, lush green grass stretching to the horizon...
And adorable Pokémon such as Bulbasaur, Charmander, Wartortle, Pidgeotto... and more.
Everything looked peaceful!
Of course, there were also ugly things like Ekans!
Jiang Xiaoyu's cautious expression instantly relaxed.
A moment later, her eyes were full of stars.
"Wow! This is practically paradise..."
Qin Feng slapped his forehead as he watched the screen. Given Jiang Xiaoyu's current state, he could guess what would happen next without even using his brain.
After a brief moment of amazement, Jiang Xiaoyu murmured:
"I'm not the kind of girl who forgets the old for the new and falls in love with everyone she sees. I said I wanted to buy a Pikachu, so I'm definitely finding a Pikachu!"
Clutching her Poké Ball, she looked around with her large, moist eyes.
"Pikachu, where are you?"
She searched for about three minutes without finding Pikachu.
Instead, she encountered a Jigglypuff.
[Name: Jigglypuff] [Balloon Pokémon] [Lv: 20] [Evolution experience: 0/100] [Height: 0.4 m] [Weight: 5.5 kg] [Ability: Defense.] [Hidden Ability: None] [Moves: Sing.] [Description: Jigglypuff is a round, pink, spherical Pokémon with small catlike ears and large eyes. Jigglypuff has elastic, balloonlike skin. They have small, short arms, but larger feet and no tail. A tuft of curled, hairlike fur sits on top of their heads. Hearing their song puts people and other Pokémon to sleep. It is said to resemble the brain waves produced during deep sleep.]
Jiang Xiaoyu could no longer bring herself to move.
If Pikachu was soap for men, then Jigglypuff was a girl's XX.
Round, pink, and adorable-and the real kicker was that this little thing could even sing. How was that fair?
It might sound a little awful, but at least it counted as a talent.
Jiang Xiaoyu no longer cared about anything else.
She charged straight toward Jigglypuff.
In front of the screen, Egg Yolk, perched on Qin Feng's shoulder, made it clear that he was not particularly happy.
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"Pika~ Pika."
What happened to only loving Pikachu?
What happened to being faithful?
Hah. Women!
Of course, an uncaught Pokémon would not obediently wait around for her to hug it.
Startled, Jigglypuff turned and bolted.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiaoyu curled her lips, looking as though success was already in the bag.
She tossed the Poké Ball in her hand. "You're the one, baby! Don't run!"
Then she threw it at Jigglypuff the way Qin Feng had taught her.
The outcome was no surprise.
After all, most people who liked gambling on the odds ended up on a rooftop.
Jiang Xiaoyu was no exception.
The Poké Ball opened in midair. A white light flared, then went out.
Ten thousand yuan, gone!
Jiang Xiaoyu was teleported back, too.
Qin Feng looked at the pretty girl's flushed face, red with anger, and the magnificent heaving of her chest.
He asked tentatively, "Xiaoyu, do you like that Jigglypuff?"
Rather than answering, Jiang Xiaoyu simply took out her phone and scanned the code.
[Alipay payment received: 30,000 yuan...]
Qin Feng was taken aback.
Had she gotten carried away?
"Xiaoyu, how about buying them one at a time? We don't take Poké Balls back, after all."
He offered the reminder out of kindness.
But to his surprise!
Jiang Xiaoyu took a deep breath. "Jigglypuff, right? You're the one. I'm definitely catching you."
Seeing her like this, Qin Feng knew there was no point trying to talk her out of it.
Jiang Xiaoyu returned to Pokémon Island.
The Jigglypuff from earlier was nowhere to be found.
She looked around as she walked, muttering nonstop, "Jigglypuff, Jigglypuff, come out. I want to take you home."
A few minutes later, she still had not found Igglybuff, but she did spot a Chansey.
Chansey was a little bigger, but just as round and endearingly goofy.
Jiang Xiaoyu looked at the three Poké Balls in her hand.
"It's not that I don't want Jigglypuff. I just have three Poké Balls, and I'm worried about wasting them, so I'll use one first!"
With that, she hurled a Poké Ball at Chansey.
Qin Feng leaned back in disbelief.
That worked as an excuse?
Unbelievable!
But then!
Chansey darted aside and dodged.
The Poké Ball went whoosh.
And struck the Psyduck behind Chansey right on the head.
"Gwaa~"
"Psyduck!"
/(⊙▂⊙)\
Clutching its head, Psyduck was knocked out!
Jiang Xiaoyu awkwardly pressed a hand to her forehead.
"Um... sorry. I didn't mean to!"
With that, she quickened her pace and continued searching for a target.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Xiaoyu returned to the transporter again.
Without a word, she took out her phone and paid fifty thousand yuan under Qin Feng's astonished gaze.
Poké Balls in hand, she angrily teleported to Pokémon Island.
This time, she took less time.
She was back out in just five minutes.
Jiang Xiaoyu checked her Alipay balance. There was still a little over sixty thousand left. She bit her lip.
Five more. If I can't catch one, I'll forget it!
I'll leave twenty thousand for living expenses. I still need to eat, after all.
Right, that's settled. I absolutely can't cross my own bottom line.
[Alipay payment received: 50,000 yuan...]
When Qin Feng heard the payment notification, he did not stop her, because he had no suitable reason to.
Or rather, Jiang Xiaoyu's balance had not hit rock bottom yet. As a businessman, how could he...
This time, Jiang Xiaoyu was much more cautious.
After finding a Jigglypuff, she first tried reasoning with it, then making grand promises.
Things like, "Come with me, and I guarantee you a life of wealth and luxury!"
However...
The outcome was still the same.
When Jiang Xiaoyu came out this time, she looked like a deflated ball.
"Why do I feel like you're playing me? I've spent over a hundred thousand and haven't caught a single one. Hmph!"
Qin Feng was briefly at a loss for words.
Because when it came to gambling on the odds, those who knew, knew!
It was basically no different from a damn scam.
Seeing that Qin Feng said nothing, Jiang Xiaoyu...
Angrily pulled out her phone.
Qin Feng thought she was going to call the police.
But to his surprise!
[Alipay payment received: 10,000 yuan.] [Alipay balance: 8,698.5.]
"One last try. If it doesn't work, I'm done. I'm never buying another one!"
Jiang Xiaoyu was genuinely getting angry. She pouted, looking so pitiful that anyone would feel sorry for her.
Qin Feng really could not bear to watch any longer. He waved a hand and said:
"All right, all right. I'll go in with you. We are classmates, after all."
Jiang Xiaoyu's brow first tightened, then she immediately broke into a delighted smile.
She thought that as long as she could catch one, the hundred thousand-plus yuan would not have been spent in vain!
Worth it. Totally worth it!
In truth, Qin Feng could not guarantee that she would succeed, either.
Even if Pikachu electrocuted the other Pokémon unconscious first, the success rate would still be under thirty percent.
Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoyu really did have pretty good luck.
This time, they had barely gone anywhere before they spotted another Jigglypuff.
"Egg Yolk, paralyze it!"
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