my pokemon player.

"People can't, or at least shouldn't!"

Hao Ren's gaze fell on Lao Ma, his eyes full of disgust, as if he was looking at a piece of garbage.

"What do you mean?"

Lao Ma's face turned red instantly and he defended himself loudly.

"Don't impose your dirty thoughts on me!"

"I just want Zoroark to transform into a celebrity or a 2D character, and then earn elf coins from fans and otakus!"

Hao Ren was stunned when he heard this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and then he stiffened his neck and said stubbornly:
"What do you mean by my dirty thoughts? If you hadn't laughed so obscenely, would I have thought so?"

"And your idea isn't very good. Even if Zoroark can transform into someone else, you can't take screenshots or photos in the game. Why should people pay?"

Lao Ma stretched out his index finger and shook it: "Xiao Hao, I think you don't understand at all. For those fans and otakus, photos don't matter. As long as they can see the 'living person' with their own eyes, that's enough!"

"Especially the latter. Even if their 2D wives just walk a few steps in front of them and smile, they will willingly pay out Elf Coins!"

Hao Ren said suspiciously, "Is this true? Don't make assumptions about others. You keep calling them otakus. Are you mocking fans of the second dimension?"

When Lao Ma heard this, he immediately became anxious, and spitted out his saliva: "Bullshit! Don't spit on me like that. Being a otaku is just a way of mocking yourself!"

"You said it was self-deprecating, then you..."

Before Hao Ren could finish his words, Lao Ma interrupted him:
"Yes, I am also a otaku, do you have any objection?"

Looking at Lao Ma's raised head, Hao Ren shook his head repeatedly:

"No, no, I respect your preference, but have you ever thought about the copyright and publicity rights? The money you earn by then may not be enough to compensate you."

Lao Ma said calmly: "Do you remember what you just said?"

"Really? You don't want it."

"Not this one, but the one before it."

"If you hadn't laughed so obscenely."

"You can skip this sentence and just say the last half!"

"You can't take screenshots or photos in the game. Are you trying to cheat?" Hao Ren suddenly reacted.

Upon hearing this, Lao Ma snapped his fingers and said proudly:
"How can this be called cheating? Without photos and screenshots, what evidence do they have to sue us for infringement? The copyright holders should get the internal testing qualification first!"

After saying that, Lao Ma turned his gaze to Soraya on the ground, his eyes full of passion and expectation.

Zoroark, who was secretly observing Dragonite's appearance and preparing to add transmogrification materials, suddenly felt a chill on his back.

It turned its head stiffly, only to see a human looking at it with a smile on his face, his gaze was particularly scorching.

All the hair on Zoroya's body exploded instantly, and he quickly hid behind Li Xiang, fearing that he would be captured by this strange human.

Seeing this, Lao Ma's smile froze on his face and he scratched his head in embarrassment:

"I just want it to transform into Yukinoshita, why is it hiding from me?"

"Do I even need to ask this? The expression on your face just now is no different from that of a weird uncle who deceives children. It would be strange if Zoroark wasn't scared!" Hao Ren said unhappily.

"No, I'm not even 30 years old, how come I'm an uncle!" Lao Ma argued indignantly.

"There's nothing I can do about it. You look more mature." Hao Ren shrugged.

"What the hell?"

"Ahem, two seniors?"

Seeing that Hao Ren and Lao Ma were about to start a quarrel, Li Xiang had no choice but to cough twice and take the initiative to attract their attention.

"We are all colleagues, you don't have to be so polite. We are about the same age, you can just call me Xiao Hao like Lao Ma."

Hearing Hao Ren's words, Li Xiang did not refuse and continued, "Okay, then I will call you Xiao Hao and Lao Ma."

"Old Ma's idea is indeed good, but Zoroark has requirements for transforming into someone else's appearance. At least it needs to know what the other person looks like."

"Whether it's a celebrity or a two-dimensional character, Zoroya has never even seen one, so there's no way he can transform into their appearance."

"What's more, Zoroark has to follow me to the Shadow Church as an undercover agent, and he won't be able to contact other players in the short term, so we won't be able to make this extra money."

"By the way, are you short of money? I found some on the black-robed man. Do you want to use it first?"

Lao Ma waved his hand and said, "The money you found should be the kingdom's currency. We don't lack this kind of money. What we lack is the Elf Coin."

He took out an Elf Coin and threw it to Li Xiang: "This Elf Coin is the currency circulated among our players, but you don't need it."

Li Xiang looked at the Elf Coin in his hand and said with a wry smile: "I don't need it now, but sooner or later I will return to the territory. Then it will be troublesome and I will have to start making money again."

Hao Ren smiled and consoled him, "Don't worry about that. It's hard for newbies to make money, but as your strength improves, there will be more and more ways to make money, and the difficulty will decrease."

"When you return to the territory, even if your strength cannot surpass the first-tier players, you will definitely be at the top, and it will be easy to make some money."

"Besides, do you think there will be no rewards for the challenge mission? Lord Ryan has always been clear about rewards and punishments. As long as you can make contributions, you will not lack rewards!"

At this point, Hao Ren hooked his finger at Lao Ma and said, "Lao Ma, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and bring Lord Ryan's reward over here. You're not going to keep it for yourself, are you?"

"Get out! Am I that kind of person?" Lao Ma took off his backpack and handed it to Li Xiang with reluctance.

"Could this be..." Li Xiang looked at the backpack in front of him in surprise and cast a questioning look at Hao Ren.

Hao Ren nodded: "Yes, this is the space backpack written in the game information, and it is also one of your mission rewards."

Li Xiang reached out to take the space backpack. Perhaps he was too excited and had an illusion. He always felt that there was a lot of resistance when he took the backpack back.

But he finally took the backpack back and stroked the fabric of the backpack lovingly.

"Don't just touch it, open it and take a look first, there are other rewards inside." Hao Ren reminded.

Li Xiang's eyes widened. "There's a reward? Isn't my challenge mission not completed yet? Why is the reward so generous?"

Hao Ren replied: "Didn't I say that this space backpack is just one of the rewards? As for why the reward is so generous."

"I guess it's either because the challenge is too difficult, or Lord Ryan distributed part of the final reward in advance."

"Of course, it is also possible that the hatred between Ryan and the Shadow Church is too deep, so they have great expectations of you."

"No matter what the reason is, it's a waste not to take the reward. You survived on a deserted island and sacrificed your chastity to complete the mission. You deserve these rewards." Li Xiang's mouth twitched slightly: "Well, actually I didn't sacrifice much, don't get me wrong."

"You don't need to explain, we understand, we all understand~" Hao Ren said with a smile.

You know nothing!

Li Xiang opened his mouth to explain, but swallowed the words back.

Forget it. They probably won’t believe it even if I tell them. So I’d better not waste my breath on it.

Li Xiang shook his head helplessly, then unzipped the space backpack with anticipation, and could still hear Lao Ma's sour voice in his ears.

"Your worries are unnecessary. The rewards from this challenge mission will already make you a lot of money."

"Not to mention the other rewards, this space backpack alone is so expensive. It's enough to buy several of me."

Hao Ren interrupted: "Hey, don't say that."

When Lao Ma heard this, he thought that Hao Ren had a change of heart and wanted to comfort him, and he couldn't help feeling touched.

"How can you compare with the space backpack? You are not valuable, so don't lower the value of the space backpack." Hao Ren said with a sly smile.

Lao Ma: “.”

You bastard, please give me back my gratitude, you bastard!
Before Lao Ma could retort, Li Xiang's voice suddenly came:
"These boxes contain Poké Cubes, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of Hao Ren and Lao Ma.

They just heard Ryan say that there were other rewards in this space backpack, but they didn't open it to take a look, so they were very curious about the rewards.

Hao Ren turned his head and looked at the small box in Li Xiang's hand, nodded and said:

"Yes, this should be a universal version of the Poké Cube, suitable for almost all types of Pokémon."

After getting confirmation, Li Xiang opened a box without hesitation, took out a crystal clear Poké Cube from it, squatted down and handed it to Zoroark's mouth.

Zoroark first sniffed the Poké Cube with his small nose, and then his eyes widened instantly. This thing smells pretty good!

It tentatively stuck out its tongue and licked it, then without hesitation, grabbed it with its fangs and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Hey!" (っ)
While chewing the Poké Cube, Zoroark narrowed his light blue eyes, and his fluffy tail shook slightly unconsciously, causing his body to sway slightly as well.

Apparently, the little guy is very pleased with the taste of the Poké Cube.

Seeing this, Li Xiang raised the corner of his mouth and took out another Poké Cube and handed it to Zoroark's mouth.

Just as Zoroark was about to open his mouth to swallow it, he suddenly stopped. His light blue eyes looked at the tempting cube in Li Xiang's hand, and an indecisive expression appeared on his little face.

Finally, it resisted the temptation of the Pokémon Cube, shook its head vigorously, and retracted its little head.

Li Xiang saw that Zoroark only ate one Poké Cube and stopped eating. At first he thought that Poké Cube was not to Zoroark's taste, but Zoroark's performance just now denied this guess.

He thought for a moment and quickly guessed what Soraya was really thinking: "Sorraya, do you want to save this delicacy for other partners?"

When Soraya heard that Li Xiang had exposed his little thoughts, he turned his head away embarrassedly and did not respond to what Li Xiang said, but the slightly red tips of his ears had already given the answer.

Li Xiang was deeply touched when he saw how well-behaved and sensible Zoroark was, and for the first time he began to doubt this game.

Is he really playing a game? Whether it is NPCs like Priest Kalina or Zoroark, they all seem to have thoughts and emotions.

If we have to say that they are a string of data, then how do we explain the vivid warmth and soul before our eyes?

Li Xiang sighed silently in his heart. His excellent professional ethics made him give up thinking and bury his doubts deep in his heart.

As an elite in the security department, what he has to do is to complete the tasks assigned by the organization and live up to the trust the organization has placed in him.

Thinking of this, Li Xiang quickly adjusted his mood and touched Soraya's little head with a smile.

"Don't worry, there are still a lot of these delicacies in the backpack, enough for Dujianshua and the others to enjoy, so you don't have to save them, just eat them quickly."

"So lao?" (Really?)
"When did I lie to you?"

"Suo La!" (Great!)

Zoroark let out an excited cry, then swallowed the Poké Cube in Li Xiang's hand in one gulp and enjoyed it happily.

"So, do you think Pokémon is so wonderful?"

Hao Ren seemed to notice Li Xiang's mood change and asked with interest.

Li Xiang nodded in agreement: "Well, they seem to have gathered all the good qualities in the world, kindness, simplicity, cuteness, loyalty. It's a pity that such beautiful creatures only exist in games."

Hao Ren said noncommittally: "But we are playing a 100% virtual reality game. There is almost no difference between this game world and reality, so there is no need to think about those things. Just cherish the present."

Hearing this, Li Xiang glanced at Hao Ren meaningfully, then turned his gaze to the smiling Old Ma standing beside him, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

These two colleagues are truly extraordinary. No wonder they can become members of the special operations team.

"Okay, let's move on to the next reward. My curiosity has been aroused." Lao Ma changed the subject at the right time.

Li Xiang nodded slightly and took out two more move learning devices from his backpack.

"This is the [Guard] move learning device that newbies must buy. It's a magical skill for early Pokémon battles. Lao Ma has been saving money to buy this move learning device recently." Hao Ren introduced.

"Damn it! I can't even afford one move learning device, and you get two at once. I don't know if I should say this or not."

Lao Ma walked up to Li Xiang with a serious expression, then hugged Li Xiang's thighs smoothly:
"I, Old Ma, have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master. If you don't abandon me, I am willing to be your foster father, and I only ask for a move learning device!"

Li Xiang: “.”

At this moment, he began to doubt his previous thoughts. Not to mention Hao Ren, is this old Ma really reliable?
"Get up now! You've brought shame upon our department!"

Hao Ren stepped forward and pulled the old man up, saying with a frown on his face:

"The reason why Lord Ryan gave Salty Fish two move learning devices was because he wanted Zoroark and Dujianshao to learn this move. Why are you making trouble here?"

"Xianyu, don't worry about him. Let's move on to the next reward."

Li Xiang nodded with a helpless smile, and then took out a black stone from his backpack.

"This stone is" (end of this chapter)