my pokemon player.

Just when the Chamber of Commerce was on high alert, preparing to meet the attack of Ryan's army, Ryan had already led his army to capture two checkpoints with great force.

Thanks to Watson's rebellion and the locked Poké Ball, Lucari's guards surrendered with almost no resistance.

Ryan left some indigenous knights to guard the roadblock to prevent his retreat from being cut off, and then led the team to continue towards the third roadblock.

In order to show his admiration for Watson, Ryan asked Watson to follow him and asked about the situation in Guanhai City.

Watson naturally told them everything he knew, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation, but Watson would occasionally show an expression as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.

As they were about to reach the third Luka, Watson couldn't help but ask:

"My Lord, if you'd like to excuse me, where are all the Poké Balls that Luca was guarding?"

Ryan did not answer immediately, but smiled and teased:
"I thought you were going to ask me this question in the last Luka, but I didn't expect you to be so patient."

Watson smiled sheepishly: "Because I know you won't covet the guards' Poké Balls and Pokémon, but those guards were very panicked and kept asking me where the Poké Balls were."

"If their Poké Balls hadn't disappeared after we captured Luka, these guards might have turned against me and used their swords against me."

"So I asked this question on their behalf. After all, they surrendered because they trusted me, so I have to be responsible for them."

Ryan nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you have this idea. It proves that I was right about you."

"I can give you a clear answer. Their Poké Balls have been teleported back to Firefly Town. When the war is over, I will return the Poké Balls and Pokémon to them. Tell them not to worry."

Watson understood and said, "I see. You can actually remotely control and transport Poké Balls. No wonder you sold Poké Balls to the Merchants' Association."

"I think the Shang Hu Association is in chaos now. Their top warriors will lose at least half of their combat effectiveness. We will definitely be able to occupy Guanhai City!"

Watson's face was full of excitement. He originally thought that Ryan's decision to attack Guanhai City was too impulsive, and he always felt uneasy.

Now this stone can finally be put down. Our lord is indeed far-sighted and has already started to plan for the Shanghu Association.

"Don't take it lightly. The people in the Shang Hu Association are not stupid. The moment the Poké Ball disappears, they will know that war is inevitable and will definitely be fully prepared."

"Even if the combat effectiveness of their strong men is weakened, there is still a certain gap in strength between us and them. This war is bound to be a fierce battle."

Ryan is not as optimistic as Watson. He is very clear about the gap in strength between the two sides, so he made a lot of preparations in advance.

For example, sending players to the guard team as undercover, or selling Poké Balls to the Merchants Association.

According to his original plan, this war should not start until the undercover players have reached higher positions, the Poké Balls have become popular among the guards, and he can summon a new group of players.

His plan even included an economic warfare component, attempting to plunge the Chamber of Commerce into civil strife.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Whether it was Mewtwo's anchoring or Freya's visit, none of them were within his plan, which forced the war to start ahead of schedule.

In fact, his plans were still changing until the moment the army set out.

Ryan originally planned to let White control the Pokémon transport device, and when he led the army to raid Luca and approached Guanhai City, he would let White lock onto the Poké Balls of the Shanghu Association and catch them off guard.

But White disagreed with this plan, believing that the Pokémon transporter was so important that it could only be controlled by Ryan.

Although he is loyal to Ryan, there are Psychic-attribute Pokémon in this world.

If he is hypnotized and controlled by Pokémon, then Ryan's territory will be in danger.

And White also did not recommend that Ryan give the authority to control the device to others, or Pokémon. It would be best if only Ryan had the authority.

As for the problem of not being able to raid Guanhai City, White also gave an explanation.

He believes that the Chamber of Commerce has many information channels, and Lucari also has flying-type Pokémon that can deliver messages.

Even if the Poké Ball is not locked in advance, the Merchants Association is likely to receive the news.

Rather than betting on a lower raid success rate, it is better to lock the Poké Ball in advance, which can also speed up the army's capture of Luka.

Ryan really couldn't argue with White, and he felt that what White said made sense. The Pokémon transport device was indeed extremely important.

So before he set off, he locked onto the Poké Balls of Luca Guard and the Merchants' Association.

In this way, the Chamber of Commerce will definitely know their intention to attack Guanhai City. However, they did not encounter any obstacles when taking over the roadblock, so it can only be said that it is a mixed blessing.

Fortunately, his original plan had been half implemented. Even if he could not capture Guanhai City without bloodshed, the war would not be too difficult.

The reason why he warned Watson that this would be a fierce battle was that he didn't want them to underestimate the enemy.

During the conversation, Ryan and others were about to arrive at the third Luka.

At this time, a Pidgeot bird flew towards Ryan, chirping and bringing information about Guanhai City.

Ryan stretched out his arm, offering the Pidgeot a place to land, then removed a small wooden cylinder from its claws and pulled out the intelligence inside.

He opened the intelligence and read it carefully. His brows furrowed slightly as he thought to himself:
"Sure enough, the Chamber of Commerce has already sounded the warning horn and is ready for battle."

'The strong men of the Merchants Association still retain a certain fighting ability, but the time is still too short for them to develop the habit of using Poké Balls.'

"Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce has put all the blame for the disappearance of the Poké Ball on me, so that these strong men can unite against the enemy and do their best to fight against me."

'What? I did this?'

"That's fine~"

According to the intelligence, the two presidents of the Chamber of Commerce made the correct judgment and response measures, which did not surprise Ryan.

However, he did not expect that Shanghu would figure out a way to crack the Poké Ball lock so quickly, and he conducted a test decisively.

That’s right, in fact, Ryan also thought that the locked Poké Ball might be destroyed by external forces, thereby forcibly releasing the Pokémon inside.

But he didn't have the heart to use the Pokémon for testing. After all, he couldn't guarantee that the Pokémon inside wouldn't be harmed after damaging the Poké Ball.

Therefore, he could only prepare for the future and set new transmission rules on the Pokémon transmission device.

As long as one Poké Ball is under external pressure, all the Poké Balls of the Shanghu Association will be automatically teleported back to Firefly Town.

This was just a precautionary measure taken by Ryan, but he didn't expect it to come in handy.

"We should not underestimate the natives of the Pokémon world. Although they are not good at strategy, they are quite intelligent."

"It's a pity that the automatic transmission function of the Poké Ball has been exposed. When this war is over, I'm afraid no one will dare to buy my Poké Ball."

Ryan felt a little regretful. Guanhai City had a large population, and it was a mixed bag. It was impossible to conceal the news.

Once the war is over, other forces will certainly know the course of the war.

Who would dare to use the Poké Ball then? It would be fine to just lock it, but at least the Poké Ball is still in their hands, and there will always be a way to release the monster inside.

But what about automatic transmission? Isn't this equivalent to training a monster for Ryan?

No matter how convenient the Poké Ball is, they will never use it again.

Although it was a pity to lose the Poké Ball business, Ryan quickly adjusted his mood.

Compared to the Poké Ball business, Guanhai City is more important.

As long as he can take over Guanhai City, he will never be short of money again.

Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't wait to say to Watson:

"Knight Watson, I'm counting on you to take care of the Luka ahead as well. Take it down as soon as possible. We need to reach the fourth Luka before dark and try to reach Guanhai City tomorrow morning!" "Yes, sir!"

Watson leaned forward to accept the order, then set off with several surrendered Luca guards.

Ryan turned his head and looked in the direction of the player, shouting:
"Silence!"

"My subordinate is here!"

Chen Yan responded loudly, and then hurried over.

"What do you want, Lord?"

Ryan said seriously: "I want to form a vanguard team of trainers to take down the gate of Guanhai City before the Knights."

"I wonder if you have the confidence to serve as the commander of this vanguard team and plant the flag on the tower of Guanhai City for me!"

When Chen Yan heard this, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

Huh? There is such a good thing?!
He immediately patted his chest and said to Ryan: "I am confident that I can complete this task!"

"I promise you that when you arrive at Guanhai City, you will definitely see our flag flying on the city wall!"

Ryan laughed and said, "Great! You are worthy of being my most promising trainer!"

"Go ahead, take down the gate of Guanhai City, and I'll give you credit for the first achievement!"

"As ordered!"

Chen Yan excitedly returned to the player team and conveyed Ryan's order, and then the player team burst into cheers.

They thought that Ryan brought so many indigenous knights, and they would have to watch the war again.

Who would have thought that Ryan would hand over the stage to them? How could this not make the players excited?

They don't care how difficult the siege is. As long as there is a battle to fight and merit to be gained, they will not hesitate to attack Guanhai City even if there is the royal capital in front of them!

Seeing this, Noz, who was standing next to him, looked at Sailer and the corners of their mouths rose slightly at the same time.

Both of them knew that this group of people called trainers were actually special visitors from the divine world.

Ryan asked them to be the vanguard simply because he wanted to use their ability to resurrect from the dead to test the strength of Guanhai City.

Moreover, these visitors from the divine world who are extremely enthusiastic about war are also very suitable for siege warfare, because they are not afraid of death.

With the help of the visitors from the divine realm, the casualties of their troops would undoubtedly be greatly reduced. This made the two feel extremely fortunate. Fortunately, they were no longer Lord Ryan's enemies.

Thinking of the madness of these visitors from the divine world, Noz and Seller began to mourn in their hearts for the guards of Guanhai City.

"What are you two doing here? Didn't you hear my order? Lend your Pokémon to the vanguard team so they can get to Guanhai City as soon as possible."

Ryan's voice interrupted their thoughts, and they quickly spoke:
"Understood, let's go now!"

Looking at the unconcealable joy on the two people's faces, Ryan shook his head helplessly.

It’s not Noz and Sailer’s fault that they couldn’t keep the secret. Whoever is teammates with the “Fourth Calamity” will feel happy and at ease.

Even Ryan himself has full trust in the players.

"Let me see what tricks you can come up with." Ryan said expectantly.
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The next morning, Guanhai City was still under martial law. All the shops on the street were closed. There were almost no pedestrians. Only the militia was patrolling the streets.

If the sun hadn't been still high in the sky, people who didn't know would have thought that Guanhai City was under curfew.

What is different from the curfew is that the number of militiamen on the city wall has not decreased. Instead, there are more guards, and even squad leaders and priests are in charge.

They held weapons in their hands, with magical beasts beside them, and looked nervously at the front of the city wall, afraid of missing any movement.

Ever since the horn sounded in Guanhai City yesterday, they have stepped up their vigilance, ready to respond to attacks from the noble troops at any time.

However, they could not maintain this state of concentration for long, as years of peace had made them forget the horrors of war.

If it weren't for the constant urging of the commanders above, they would have let down their guard long ago.

But the commander was unable to keep an eye on them all the time.

Therefore, many militiamen began to slack off and chat with each other to relieve boredom.

"Didn't they say someone would attack our Guanhai City? Why can't we see a single person?" one of the militiamen asked in confusion.

Another militiaman leaned against the city wall and said lazily:
"Why are you in such a hurry? People who are on the road don't need time."

"I'm not in a hurry. I just can't figure out who dares to attack our Guanhai City. Could those business owners have been deceived?"

"Oh, businessmen only know how to cheat others. Who has the guts to cheat them? And who told you that no one dares to attack us in Guanhai City? Were we not attacked at our doorstep more than a decade ago?"

"Ah? I don't know. I was only four or five years old at that time."

"It's okay. Let old Nelson tell you about it. He experienced that war himself."

"Really? Old Nelson, can you tell me about it?"

Old Nelson snorted coldly when he heard this: "Humph, you think you can call me Old Nelson? I can be your dad at my age."

"Hehe, doesn't this seem friendly~" the young militiaman said with a silly smile.

Old Nelson curled his lips and said, "Look at your silly look. I know you young people are interested in war."

"But you have never experienced war, so you don't know how terrible it is."

The young militiaman said, "That's why I asked you to tell me because I don't know."

"I can't tell you. Last time, the nobles just surrounded Guanhai City and left after a short while." Old Nelson told the truth.

"Ah? You call this experiencing war? You're still talking about how terrible war is. Aren't you ashamed?" the young militiaman said with disdain.

Old Nelson said angrily: "What do you know? I'm talking about the atmosphere!"

"Wait until they call you, and you'll understand what I mean!"

The young militiaman said confidently: "I hope they can attack us soon so that I can make some achievements. Maybe I can join the Guards with my achievements!"

Old Nelson frowned and said, "How come you don't understand, kid?"

"Woo~~"

Before old Nelson could finish his words, a low horn sounded echoing from the city wall.

Everyone immediately clung to the city wall and looked forward, only to see smoke and dust billowing in the distance and many dark shadows hovering in the air.

Obviously, the enemy has arrived.

Seeing this, Old Nelson sighed, turned to look at the pale young militiaman and said:

"As you wish, war is coming!" (End of this chapter)