my pokemon player.

The night sky is clear, with a crescent moon hanging high in the sky and a few stars dotted in between.

The sea surface was shimmering with tiny silver lights, and a lush green island lay quietly amid the inky waves.

There were two ships moored on the shore of the island. One of the ships had just dropped anchor and docked. Dull footsteps were heard on the deck, and a group of people in black robes walked down the gangplank one after another, led by Priest Kalina.

Li Xiang followed closely behind. He first took a rough look at the environment of the island, and then turned his attention to another group of black-robed men waiting on the beach.

There were not many people in black robes, and they all had arrogance on their faces. Even when they saw Kalina, they did not show any awe.

The man in black robe standing at the front didn't even move, just stood there waiting for Kalina to come over.

Obviously, he was the guardian confidant mentioned by Kalina who was responsible for supervising the Blood Prison Trial.

Even though he is just a secret guard, his status cannot be said to be on par with Kalina, but at least he will not be easily controlled by Kalina.

After all, he represents the protector Ram, and even Karina, who is a priest, has to give him some face.

"Mold, you are becoming more and more arrogant. If someone didn't know me, they would think you were promoted to deacon!"

Karina came in front of Molde and said sarcastically.

Morde smiled and greeted Karina: "Long time no see, Master Priest, you are still as beautiful as ever."

He turned to look at Li Xiang and asked curiously, "Is this your new male favorite?"

For some reason, Karina felt that the word "again" was particularly harsh, and then she said angrily:

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and count the number of people and prepare to start the Blood Prison Trial!"

Molde could naturally sense Karina's emotional changes. He glanced at Li Xiang in surprise. It seemed that this new male favorite was not simple!

But he didn't think much about it. He was just a male concubine and wouldn't cause any waves. The most important thing now was the Blood Prison Trial.

So Molde winked at his subordinates behind him, and several men in black robes understood and walked towards the trial-takers who had just landed.

Seeing this, Karina sneered, "What? You don't believe me? Wasn't it just a formality before? Why are you so serious this time?"

Molde shrugged. "I can't help it. You know Lord Ram has been in a bad mood recently. Anyone can become his target. I don't want to offend him."

"Oh, you're the only one who's smart, and everyone else is a fool?" Karina sneered, "Do you think I wouldn't think of this and give you a handle for nothing?"

Molde said calmly: "You are worrying too much, Master Priest. I am just fulfilling my supervisory duties. I have no other intentions."

"You and I are both responsible for this Blood Prison Trial. If anything goes wrong, no one can escape the punishment from Lord Ram."

"So instead of being suspicious of each other, we should work together to ensure that this trial goes smoothly."

Karina felt that what Mord said made sense. Just as she was about to nod in agreement, a man in a black robe ran over in a hurry and said to Mord:
"Reporting to the Lord, one person is missing."

"Only one person is missing? It's not a big problem. Master Priest, you can just find a subordinate to fill the position."

Molde said nonchalantly, wanting to do Karina a favor, but the other party actually shook her head and refused.

"Master Priest, what do you mean? Didn't you hear what I just said?" Molde asked with a frown.

Karina did not answer Molde's question immediately, but turned to look at Li Xiang beside her, her eyes seemed to say "It's not too late for you to regret now."

Li Xiang smiled and shook his head, took a step forward and said, "If there is no shortage of people, I will also participate in the trial."

"What? You want to take part in the trial too?" Mord asked in surprise, "Aren't you the male favorite of the High Priest?"

"Mold!" Karina shouted at Molde, "If you dare to mention the word 'male concubine' again, I will tear your mouth apart!"

"Uh, I understand." Seeing that Karina was really angry, Mold stopped asking questions.

He could see that Karina had a special relationship with this man, as for why Karina was willing to let the other party participate in the Blood Prison Trial.

Maybe they were trying a new way of flirting, or maybe Karina had other plans.

Anyway, no matter what the reason is, it is none of his business, as long as Karina can gather enough people to participate in the trial.

"Since you are also going to participate in the trial, then return to the team of trial-takers."

"Ok."

Li Xiang gave Kalina a reassuring look, then turned and walked towards the team of trial participants.

Karina silently watched his back, her eyes full of worry and fear. She was afraid of experiencing the feeling of loss again.

Cliff was also staring at Li Xiang, his teeth grinding, and he secretly swore to make Li Xiang die on this island.

"Brother Yu, why are you here?"

"You don't really want to take part in this trial?"

"Brother Yu, if you participate in the trial, can I team up with you?"

As soon as Li Xiang returned to the trial-taker team, most of the civilian trial-taker surrounded him.

Since Li Xiang had sent them food and told them about the Blood Hell Trial, these civilian trial-takers had a good impression of Li Xiang.

Of course, there are also a very small number of civilian trial-takers who think that Li Xiang and the Shadow Church are birds of a feather and insist on not associating with Li Xiang.

Li Xiang glanced at the civilian trial-taker who didn't come over, and didn't rush to try to please them.

To be honest, the reason why he sent food to the civilians on the ship was partly because the game was too realistic, and out of kindness as a modern person, he couldn't bear to see these people starve and suffer.

But the most important reason is to create a helpful personality for himself and strive to get closer to the white moonlight in Karina's memory.

Therefore, he has no intention and no ability to save all civilian trial-takers. He will only help a few civilians he likes without affecting the mission, so as to make his personality more perfect.

Thinking of this, Li Xiang raised a gentle smile and patiently answered questions from people around him. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

The trial participants of the Shadow Church on the side all showed disdainful expressions. He was just a male concubine, but he really took himself seriously.

In their opinion, if Priest Kalina really liked Li Xiang, she would not have let him participate in the Blood Hell Trial.

Therefore, these trial participants of the Shadow Church were not very afraid of Li Xiang, and some of them even regarded Li Xiang as their primary hunting target.

After a while, Kalina and Mold finished discussing the trial and came to the front of the trial team together.

Molde gestured to Karina, wanting her to explain the rules of the trial.

But Karina was too lazy to speak, her eyes fixed on Li Xiang.

Seeing this, Molde had no choice but to speak on behalf of Karina: "Quiet!"

His voice was not loud, but the trialists all kept their mouths shut. The trialists of the Shadow Church knew Morde's identity and were afraid of offending the guardian's confidant.

The civilian trial participants had been tortured enough on the ship and had become very obedient.

Molde looked at the silent team of trial participants and nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right, there are no fools among you guys, so I don't have to kill anyone to establish my authority."

"Logically, this is the first time we meet, so I should introduce myself, but you don't deserve to know my name yet, and I'm too lazy to remember the name of a dead person."

"So let's just skip this part and get straight to the point!"

Molde looked around at the team of trial participants, taking in their reactions and performances.

Most people were intimidated by his aura, and only a few trial-takers were not affected much, including Karina's little male lover.

Molde subconsciously raised his eyebrows, suppressed his curiosity, and continued:
"I'm sure many of you have heard of the Blood Hell Trial. For those who haven't heard of it, don't worry. The rules of the Blood Hell Trial are very simple. You just need to survive to the end."

"There are a total of 150 participants in this trial, but only 10 people can pass the trial in the end, which means..."

He suddenly smiled grimly: "The remaining 140 people will die on this island!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate commotion among the trial-takers, and several civilian trial-takers were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

"Shut up, everyone!" Molde shouted.

Along with his voice, a magical beast covered with iron-hard armor flapped its wings and flew towards the team of trial participants, making bursts of chirps.

Under the intimidation of the armored bird, the trial participants gradually quieted down and turned their attention back to Molde.

He continued, "There is no time limit for the entire Blood Prison Trial. The trial will end when there are ten people left."

"So don't think about hiding and stalling for time, and it's best not to stick together. Under the threat of death, no one is trustworthy. This is my advice to you."

"In order to help us confirm the number of survivors, you must gather here every three days until the trial is over."

"At each gathering, including this one, we will give you one day's worth of food. As for how you get the remaining two days' worth of food, that depends on your own abilities."

Molde's eyes were full of teasing, and he said in an inducing tone:
"You can look for food on the island, or you can choose to endure hunger. But my suggestion is to directly snatch other people's food. While filling your stomach, you can also kill your competitors. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

Mord's words were like the devil's whispers, constantly giving rise to evil thoughts in the hearts of the trial-takers.

They unconsciously distanced themselves from other people, and no one even approached Li Xiang anymore.

Li Xiang secretly shook his head, thinking that this guy really understood human nature very well, and he made the trial participants hostile to each other with just a few words.

But it’s better this way, so that no one will keep pestering him.

"Okay, I've finished explaining the rules of the Blood Prison Trial. No one should be able to not understand such simple rules, right?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. The rules of this trial are equivalent to no rules. You can play freely."

Molde said meaningfully, then pointed to the people in black robes who were moving the cages down.

"Of course, for the sake of fairness, we will provide magical beasts for civilian trial participants, but you need to capture them with your own strength."

"For you, the Blood Hell Trial has already begun from now on. I will only give you half an hour. No matter what method you use, you must subdue a magical beast."

"If you still haven't tamed it by the time the deadline comes, you'll have no choice but to be eliminated. And on this island, elimination means death!"

When the civilian trial-takers heard this, their eyes widened and they couldn't wait to tame the monster.

But Molde had not given the order yet, so they did not dare to act rashly.

It was not until the black-robed man had taken down all the cages that Mord said lightly:

"Okay, go ahead. I'll give you another suggestion. Remember to choose a secluded place when you capture a monster."

As soon as he finished speaking, the civilian trial-takers swarmed towards the cage, leaving only the members of the Shadow Church and the unhurried Li Xiang.

He knew that capturing Pokémon was not something that could be rushed. No matter how fast he ran, he would not be able to increase his chances of success. It would be better to think about which Pokémon was suitable to capture first.

Just as Li Xiang was walking towards the cage not far away, Karina's voice suddenly came to his ears:

"and many more!"

He turned to look at Karina, only to see her saying to Molde with an unpleasant expression:
"Walking Grass, Little Rattata, Big Toothed Raccoon, are you going to use this kind of stuff to deal with the trial?"

"If Magikarp and Smelly couldn't get ashore, you wouldn't have caught them too, would you?"

"There weren't so many rubbish monsters in the previous Blood Prison Trial. I've heard that you're greedy for money, but I didn't expect you to be greedy even for the trial funds!"

"The trialists of our church are already stronger than the civilians. You let the civilians tame these rubbish monsters. What's the difference between this and letting them die? You still have the nerve to talk about fairness?"

Facing the aggressive Karina, Molde quickly complained:

"It's unfair! How dare I take the trial funds? Lord Ram will skin me alive!"

"The base of Guanhai City was destroyed by Viscount Ryan. All the monsters we originally prepared are gone. We can only buy and capture new ones."

"But Lord Ram has not given me any more funding, and the merchants are changing their minds and are unwilling to trade with our Shadow Church."

"I was forced to capture these monsters. You can just make do with them. Those civilian trial participants are just food anyway."

Kalina said in a bad tone: "What's wrong with being a civilian! Don't forget, I was also a civilian when I participated in the Blood Prison Trial!"

"How can they compare with you!" Molde complimented with a smile.

However, Karina didn't buy it at all. She said with a serious expression:

"I don't care. The Blood Prison Trial is related to the future development of the church and cannot be sloppy. I will never allow civilian trialists to tame these rubbish monsters!"

When Mold heard these righteous words, he felt something was wrong. These words did not seem like something Kalina would say. She had never cared so much about the Blood Hell Trial and the development of the church before.

Is it possible?
Molde glanced at Li Xiang who was standing there, and whispered to Karina:

"In fact, I have a rare magical beast here. I can give it to your male civilian trialist to tame it!"

"Ahem." Karina coughed twice and said calmly, "But then again, this is indeed a special case, and it's not easy for you either."

"So where's your rare monster? Release it now!"

Molde: "." (End of this chapter)