"Who's that? Quite imposing!"

We sped along the road to the boarding gate of the St. Anne.

As they descended the stairs, a burly sailor, as imposing as an iron tower, blocked their way.

Popeye: Welcome aboard the St. Anne! Please show your ticket.

"Little White and Little Red showed their tickets!"

Popeye: Have a pleasant journey! By the way, bicycles are prohibited on board.

"what……"

The crimson color instantly wilted.

He hasn't had enough of riding yet.

However, since there were guards around, they had no choice but to get off the bus obediently.

The cool cycling protective suits receded like a tide, and the bicycles miraculously folded and shrank, transforming into small square storage boxes.

The two stuffed the box back into their backpacks and stepped onto the boarding stairs.

Stepping into the St. Anne's, one is immediately enveloped in an atmosphere of luxury.

The first thing that catches the eye is the huge open-air swimming pool on the spacious deck!

The pool water shimmered in the sunlight, and sexy young women in revealing bikinis surrounded the poolside, their voices melodious and their presence a testament to the decadent extravagance of this luxury cruise ship.

Bai Zhou, controlling Xiao Bai, decisively made a 180-degree view turn while muttering incantations.

"Green and healthy! Green and healthy! It's windy on the deck, you'll easily catch a cold! Let's go, take the family from Bobo's room to the residential area to see some good stuff, and maybe challenge a few trainers while we're at it!"

"Pah! I want to see the swimming pool! Who wants to see the residential area?! Turn back now!"

"Teacher Salty Fish is hogging all the food! Unfollow warning!"

"Hiding things! Being dishonest with family! Criticize them, criticize them harshly!"

"Green and healthy (referring to Teacher Salty's automatic censoring function)"

Ignoring the condemnation from the comments, Bai Zhou, controlling Xiao Bai, plunged into the residential area passage without looking back.

Crimson activates its full-fledged battle radar and eagerly follows up.

As soon as I stepped into the residential area, a very imposing figure walked towards me from the other end of the passage.

The newcomer was tall and robust, wearing a brightly colored camouflage military short-sleeved uniform, with a head of unruly, spiky short hair standing straight up.

His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, and he exuded the unique fierce aura of a retired veteran.

"March Strike: A new face... a newcomer? I'm the owner of this St. Anne, March Strike!"

"Lt. Surge: Hahaha, don't be nervous! My ship carries passengers and cargo too! If you need any treasures transported, just find a sailor!"

"Mr. T. S.: I can't chat anymore! I have urgent business to attend to! If you get into trouble, just let me know! I'll protect you on this ship!"

Ma Zhishi deftly pulled two business cards from his jacket pocket and handed them to the two men, then hurriedly walked down the gangway.

"Who's that? Quite imposing!"

"The top dog of Kuye Port! Captain of the Port Transport Team, Maszewicz!"

"Isn't he still listed as the Vermilion City Gym Leader in the League records?"

"Uh...maybe the Vermilion Gym's fame...isn't even as big as his transport business?"

"Lt. Surge, Gym Leader of Vermilion City, Electric-type expert, a veteran who served in Unova, and a generous person."

Bai Zhou noticed the question in the comments and casually provided some information.

"Unlike Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, who are stationed at the dojo year-round, he spends most of the year traveling or working on boats, so it's normal that he's not familiar with the area."

"Lt. Surge..."

Crimson repeated the sentence meaningfully, then immediately forgot about it.

Upon entering the residential area, the two completely let loose and began... a friendly exploration (physics).

In front of the crew and passengers, he rummaged through his belongings as openly as if he were at home.

Of course, there were also trainers who couldn't stand it and, ungratefully, started Pokémon battles.

However, with Crimson around, Bai Zhou didn't even bother to move a finger.

The harvest was quite plentiful. Although most of the items were valuable items like star fragments, I also picked up quite a few high-level balls, which I'll have in reserve.

Moving to the dining area, Crimson was still savoring the battle from before when White Boat had already steered Little White to pounce on the trash can like a hungry tiger!

Since you're controlling a character, it's okay to embarrass yourself if you're a newbie!

Unlike the poor NPCs in the residential area, the trash cans here are a treasure trove.

Cherry fruit, lingzhi fruit, peach fruit...

Various tree fruits that can remove abnormal statuses are being unearthed one after another.

My backpack was instantly filled up, saving me a lot of money on medicine.

Red controlled Little Red to follow behind, muttering to itself.

"Too late...there wasn't even any soup left..."

The two explored their way down to the lower cargo hold.

The place was piled high with passengers' checked luggage and a large number of sealed wooden crates.

Strangely, despite the presence of sailors patrolling, there were two or three men who looked wary and did not appear to be crew members, taking turns guarding the wooden crates.

"crimson."

Bai Zhou's voice suddenly rang out, carrying an unusual seriousness and a hidden meaning.

"I think it's time for you, a partner of justice, to do something."

Crimson was startled, then suddenly remembered something. He controlled Little Crimson to break through the guards in one stride, pointed at the wooden box at the front, and shouted:

"Pikachu! Thunderbolt! Chop these crates apart!"

"Pikachu!!!"

boom--

A flash of electricity erupted, sending wood chips flying everywhere!

To the astonishment of the guards, what was revealed inside the smashed wooden crate was not cargo, but Pokémon bound in chains and fast asleep!

"Damn it! It really was illegal smuggling!"

Crimson was instantly enraged, his sense of justice overflowing, and he released the Poké Ball.

"Charizard! Flame Vortex! Rescue everyone!"

"Wait! There's a flammable storage area next door—"

Bai Zhou's warning came a beat too late.

The fire-breathing dragon roared deafeningly, its tail flames surged, and scorching fire snakes surged out, instantly engulfing all the wooden crates!

The broken pieces of wood, sparks flying everywhere, precisely ignited the nearby flammable warehouse!

Boom—

The horrific explosion tore a huge hole in the ship's bulkhead!

Thick smoke and raging flames shot into the sky like demons!

"Oh no! We've made a huge mistake! Why wasn't the door to the flammable materials warehouse closed?!"

Chi Hong looked at the out-of-control sea of ​​fire before him, his voice trembling as he frantically gave instructions.

"Poliwag! Quick! Use the water gun! Bring the sleeping Pokémon out!"

Bai Zhou sighed and silently guided Xiao Bai to take out the Pokémon Flute.

The melodious and ethereal sound of the flute pierced through the fire, causing the sleeping Pokémon to flutter their eyelids and gradually awaken to the sound of the flute. They began to flee in panic but in an orderly manner.

"Pokémon Flute! I almost forgot about this!"

Crimson was overjoyed to see this.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Salty Fish!"

However, the joy was short-lived, as the fire spread wildly due to the impact of the explosion and the presence of flammable materials!

The blazing flames spread wildly up to the upper cabins through the blasted hole!

"Dragonair! Use Rain Dance to cool things down! Gyarados! Use Water Cannon at maximum power to suppress the fire!"

Shirazuki made a quick decision and summoned Gyarados and Dragonair.

Hakron murmured softly, and gentle, aquamarine energy spread out, causing a small patch of dark clouds to gather above the cargo hold, and a light drizzle began to fall.

Gyarados roared in the rain, and with the help of the Rain Dance environmental boost, its incredibly powerful water cannon blasted at the raging flames like a high-pressure water dragon!

Crimson quickly joined in to help.

"Mosquito coil frog! Water cannon support!"

However, the fire was too big. Even with two water cannons and rainmaking, they could only barely contain the spread of the flames and could not extinguish them completely!

"Ah! If only I had a water stone!"

A red, anxious, and frustrated voice came through.

"That way, the mosquito coil frog can evolve into a mosquito coil swimmer! It'll definitely be able to put out fires!"