Qingwu spent the night in the cabin. It wasn't until the sun had just risen that the sailor, looking exhausted, opened the door.
At this moment, the cabin was filled with the sound of snoring, one after another.
"We'll reach the cruise ship in two more hours. Everyone can come out of the cabin and rest. The wind and waves aren't that strong anymore." The sailor's eyes were bloodshot. Having steered the boat all night, he was now very tired.
This yacht was different from the one Qingwu bought. It only had a manual control system and required manpower to operate. The sailor, who had been driving the boat all night, was now continuously yawning, looking as if he was about to fall asleep.
Qingwu stepped out of the cabin. Wearing a gas mask all night made him feel suffocated. When he took off the gas mask, he felt terrible.
Qingwu's nose caught the strong smell of smoke emanating from his body, mixed with various other odors. He felt a throbbing headache.
There was also brown tar on the surface of the gas mask. Qingwu took deep breaths of fresh air. Qingwu had never felt how precious the air was at this moment.
When he reached the cruise ship, he would definitely book a room and take a good bath.
In the morning, the sea was very foggy, almost impossible to see five fingers. Experienced sailors relied on the GPS positioning system to avoid getting lost at sea.
Slowly, the wind picked up at sea, the fog was blown away by the strong sea wind, and the sun also rose from the sea.
Soft sunlight spilled on the sea. Ripples shimmered, and the sea surface seemed to shimmer.
Upon reaching this sea area, Qingwu saw countless Wingull flying off the sea.
They were happily playing, like playful elves.
Qingwu directly released Electabuzz to enjoy the scenery on the sea.
Electabuzz watched the Wingull emit golden, shimmering light under the sun, happily clapping its hands.
"Electabuzz, use Thunderbolt on that Wingull."
The system suddenly scanned a green-资质 (quality) Wingull. Qingwu naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Electabuzz leaped from Qingwu's arm, landing on the deck.
Electabuzz rapidly rotated its arms, its entire body sparkling with electric arcs, light flashing.
A Hundred Thousand Volts shot out from Electabuzz, aiming at that Wingull. The Hundred Thousand Volts struck the Wingull. Qingwu distinctly smelled something burning.
That flock of Wingull was startled by the Hundred Thousand Volts and dived into the sea, no longer showing themselves.
"Go, Poké Ball...!"
Qingwu threw out a Poké Ball. After the Poké Ball caught the Wingull, it bounced back into Qingwu's hand.
Just then, a person stepping out of the cabin fiercely bumped into Qingwu.
Qingwu turned around. That person directly crashed into the yacht's railing. If that person hadn't reacted quickly and grabbed the railing, they might have fallen headfirst into the sea, their fate unknown.
Qingwu had always been wary of the people on the ship. In his eyes, most people who needed to stow away were inherently extremely evil, having committed heinous crimes or were simply extremely wicked individuals.
That person was tall and robust, about two meters tall. His entire body was bulging with muscles. He wore a thick gold necklace and was currently smoking a snowball-white cigarette.
"Kid, I've taken a liking to your Pokémon. Hand it over, and I'll let you off the hook." Sharky looked greedily at Electabuzz.
In his eyes, this Electabuzz was extremely well-developed. If he could get his hands on this Electabuzz, Sharky was confident that he could make a name for himself in Goldenrod City.
"That's right, Old Man Sharky is someone who earns big money in Goldenrod City. Why don't you hand over your Pokémon?" Another thin person, holding a Poké Ball in his hand, threatened.
If Qingwu didn't hand over Electabuzz, he would teach Qingwu a good lesson.
"Come out, Mankey, teach this person a lesson." Sharky directly released a Pokémon. It was a very thin-looking Mankey.
Qingwu could tell that this Mankey was covered in scars from beatings, cigarette burns, and injuries. This Mankey was covered in countless scars.
"Come out, Sandshrew."
"Come out, Hitmonchan."
"Come out, Tyrogue."
Besides the thin person who released Sandshrew, two other people also released their own Pokémon. The yacht's deck was filled with Pokémon.
Qingwu saw this formation and knew immediately that they were a group.
Mankey, Sandshrew, and Hitmonchan were the evolved forms of Tyrogue. When Tyrogue's attack was higher than its defense, it would evolve into Mankey.
When Tyrogue's attack was lower than its defense, it would evolve into Sandshrew.
When Tyrogue's attack was equal to its defense, it would evolve into Hitmonchan.
Honestly, Mankey and Sandshrew were one thing. Only Hitmonchan, if it could evolve into one, would impress Qingwu.
Qingwu remembered that there was a special dojo in Goldenrod City that trained Tyrogue, and also a special secret technique that evolved them into Hitmonchan. This Pokémon shouldn't have been stolen from the disciples of those dojos.
"Hey, you guys, be a bit more careful. Don't break the yacht, or it'll be hard for us to explain." The sailor poked his head out of the cockpit and glared angrily at Sharky and the others, shouting.
The sailors were already accustomed to this. Among the stowaways, there was no lack of vicious and evil criminals. Such snatching incidents often played out in front of them.
As long as they didn't break the yacht, they wouldn't intervene.
"Hahaha, brothers, we know. We won't make trouble for you." Sharky said shamelessly. He knew how capable the Snake Head was. If he angered him, there would be no good outcome.
The Snake Head's ability to smuggle goods was much stronger than theirs. Being a law-abiding citizen was the way to successfully survive in the Goldenrod City area.
"Tsk, kid, did you hear that? The crew here won't care about your problems. Hurry up and release your Pokémon!" Sharky said maliciously.
Qingwu raised an eyebrow, and said to Electabuzz, "Electabuzz, the trouble you caused, you solve it yourself."
Qingwu placed the Poké Ball containing the Wingull into his bracelet.
The bracelet Qingwu bought at a high price was the Alliance's latest high-tech.
This bracelet could store Poké Balls with Pokémon inside.
Electabuzz!!! Σ(?Д?/)/ Is this trouble I caused? I'm young, so don't lie to me.
Electabuzz looked at these four scrawny Pokémon, its eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"That's the look! Follow me, Grandpa Sharky!" Sharky looked at Electabuzz excitedly. As long as he had a high-quality Pokémon, he could make a name for himself even if he stowed away to Goldenrod City.
"Brother Tiger, you didn't expect it, did you? You helped me out, and I even picked up a high-quality Pokémon." Sharky looked greedily at Electabuzz, as if it was already his possession.
Unexpectedly, just as Sharky was gloating, Electabuzz directly used Hundred Thousand Volts, instantly knocking him back to his original form.
"Electro, paralyze, numb!" (Referring to money) Lightning flashed. Electabuzz not only defeated the four Pokémon, but also electrocuted Sharky and his four subordinates until they foamed at the mouth and passed out.
If Qingwu hadn't stopped Electabuzz's Hundred Thousand Volts in time, these four people would probably have been burned to charcoal.
Despite this, Sharky was already spitting black smoke from the electrocution, completely incapacitated.
Every stowaway was a valuable customer of the Snake Head. Qingwu didn't want to offend the Snake Head, known as the water tiger. Snatching Pokémon was permissible, but taking human lives was not.
These were the rules set by the Snake Head. Those who didn't abide by the rules had long been dealt with by the Snake Head, becoming his slaves.
"You Pokémon are really pathetic, following these owners, I want to kill them all and take them away to cultivate them!"
Qingwu casually put these four Pokémon into Poké Balls. Although these four Pokémon were underdeveloped and had exhausted their potential, Qingwu decided to teach these four people a lesson.
Without their Pokémon, even if they stowed away to Goldenrod City, they would completely become bottom-dwellers.
Qingwu also had another idea: if these snatched Pokémon could still be saved, he would rent them out at a low price to people who couldn't afford Pokémon.
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