my pokemon player.

"Is this stone the evolution stone mentioned in the data?"

Li Xiang asked Hao Ren while holding the stone in his hand, his eyes full of anticipation.

Hao Ren looked up and down at the black stone in Li Xiang's hand, touched his chin and said:

"Well, it looks like an evolution stone to me, and it's a relatively rare dark stone!"

Old Ma's face was filled with envy when he heard this: "Wow, I heard that the price of the Evolution Stone is also very high. You are really rich!"

When Hao Ren heard Lao Ma's useless words, he glared at him with dismay:
"The price is not important. Didn't I just say that the salted fish will not return to the territory in a short time, so it is useless to get the elf coins."

"I think Lord Ryan has also taken this into consideration, so the rewards he distributed this time were not Elf Coins, but various resources and props."

"After all, the purpose of earning Pokémon coins is to exchange them for various resources to cultivate Pokémon. Xianyu simply skipped the exchange process and directly obtained these resources and props."

"Pokémon cubes can supplement the nutrition of Pokémon and improve their physical fitness. The move learning device can enrich the skill pool of Pokémon and enhance their combat ability. As for this dark stone..."

Hao Ren looked at Zoroark who was enjoying the Poké Cube and guessed, "The function of the Dark Stone is to allow some Pokémon to evolve."

"Lord Ryan left so many Evolution Stones and gave you a Dark Stone instead. This means there must be Pokémon in your team that can use it."

"But both of your Pokémon are too rare. Even the Pokémon Guide doesn't record any information about them, so I don't know which Pokémon needs a Dark Stone to evolve."

"Based on the existing Pokémon encyclopedia, I only know that Incubus and Murkrow need Dark Stones to evolve, but these two Pokémon have different attributes and nothing in common, so it's hard to guess."

Before he finished speaking, Li Xiang raised his hand and interrupted, "Wait! Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that this Dark Stone is not for Zoroark and the Dual Sword Scabbard?"

"How is this possible? Lord Ryan will not give out useless rewards. You have only captured two Pokémon. If not them, who else can I give them to?"

Hao Ren was halfway through his speech when he suddenly realized what was going on. He then looked at Li Xiang with wide eyes and asked tentatively:

"You didn't catch a new Pokémon, did you?"

"Not yet." Li Xiang replied.

Before Hao Rensong could even breathe a sigh of relief, Li Xiang's lips curled up into a sly smile that looked no different from Soraya's.

"But it's almost certain. It will soon become my partner."

The slight relief that just appeared on Hao Ren's face froze instantly, and a short and unbelievable sound came out of his throat:
"what?"

Lao Ma on the side was even more upset, and said with a depressed look on his face:

"No, buddy. We are both newbies. I only caught one Ponyta, but you have caught three Pokémon in a row. You are catching up with Xiao Hao."

"There are also two extremely rare Pokémon in it. Murkrow is not rare, but its potential is not low. The evolved Crowhead is a very outstanding flying mount."

The more Lao Ma spoke, the more bitter his mouth became. His back teeth were almost broken. "Is this reasonable? Could you really be the game planner?"

Hao Ren also confirmed with Li Xiang again: "Are you serious? Didn't we just exchange data and information yesterday? In less than a day, you have captured a new Pokémon?"

Li Xiang shrugged: "Yes, maybe I'm lucky. The Pokémon I like also likes me."

Hearing Li Xiang's somewhat Versailles answer, Hao Ren's mouth twitched slightly, and he suddenly understood Lao Ma's feelings.

Of course, although he understood, he would not be as defensive as Lao Ma. Instead, he reminded Li Xiang:
"The more Pokémon there are, the better it is. In this game, absolute strength is enough to make up for the difference in numbers."

"So you'd better capture Pokémon according to the amount of resources you have, so as not to delay the training progress of your main Pokémon."

Li Xiang nodded slightly: "I understand. Before Zoroark and the others grow up, I have no intention of capturing the fourth Pokémon."

"My team configuration is now very reasonable. The Sword Scabbard is the main attacker, Zoroark is responsible for support and harassment, and Murkrow is responsible for reconnaissance and occupying air superiority."

"But then again, if I encounter a suitable Pokémon, such as a healing Pokémon, I will still choose to capture it. I can't give up my favorite Pokémon just because of resources."

"Besides, I won't be short of resources in the future. Not to mention the rewards given by Lord Ryan, the support of Priest Kalina alone is enough for me to cling to."

Hao Ren agreed with Li Xiang's idea after hearing this: "Well, just keep it in mind. I just want to remind you not to capture every Pokémon you see."

Li Xiang shook his head repeatedly: "How is it possible? This is not an ordinary game. Every Pokémon is flesh and blood. How can you catch a Pokémon just by seeing it? That would be stupid."

Hao Ren nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a burst of mumbling in his ears.

"Damn it! We're both new players, but why is there such a huge gap between us? I want to be a gigolo too!"

He turned to look at Old Ma with a resentful expression and said with a half-smile:

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that. I'll tell my sister-in-law that you want to live off a rich woman."

Lao Ma: “!!!”

Lao Ma: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Hao Ren said calmly: "What I said is all true. Xianyu can help me testify."

When Lao Ma heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Don't force me, if you force me..."

"I'm forcing you, what can you do to me?" Hao Ren raised his eyebrows.

"Then I'll just ask my godfather to wash my feet. What else can I do?" Old Ma said with a charming smile.

Hao Ren rolled his eyes at Lao Ma and said, "Forget it. I don't want to make any mistakes."

"What are you thinking? I'm talking about a formal place!"

"No matter how formal it is, I won't go. People from my department are watching us!"

Li Xiang also knew that the two were arguing, so he smiled and said:

"You don't have to worry about me. Our department is not responsible for lifestyle issues, but I can transfer it to another colleague's department. I'm sure they will like this achievement very much."

After that, the three of them looked at each other, laughed at the same time, and their relationship became much closer.

"Okay, no more jokes, let's get back to this Dark Stone. I don't think this Dark Stone is for Murkrow."

Hao Ren said seriously, bringing the topic back on track.

"If it were any other game, it would be possible to make a real-time decision and change the quest reward the moment you decide to subdue Murkrow."

"But Pokémon World is different. This game has been pursuing authenticity from the beginning to the end, and it is impossible to change the task rewards in real time." "So I still think that this dark stone is for Zoroark, or the single sword sheath, and Murkrow is just a coincidence."

Li Xiang nodded gently: "What you said makes sense. It seems that I have to find a way to get another Dark Stone in the future, otherwise some Pokémon will not be able to evolve."

"Don't be in a hurry. Let's raise the strength level of Zoroark and the others first. If a Pokémon evolves naturally, you will know which Pokémon needs a Dark Stone to evolve." Hao Ren suggested.

"Don't forget to replenish your Pokémon encyclopedia when the time comes. Don't miss out on the free Pokémon Coins. Although you won't need them in the Shadow Church, we can help you exchange them for various resources in the territory, including the Dark Stone you need."

Li Xiang sincerely thanked him and said, "Thank you. I'll trouble you then."

"We are all colleagues, no need to be so polite."

Hao Ren waved his hand nonchalantly, then asked curiously:
"By the way, where are your sword sheath and Murkrow? Why didn't you bring them with you?"

Li Xiang replied: "I left the scabbard with Karina. The big-billed gull is not very reliable, and I am not confident in leaving Karina to it for protection."

"It's also just in case. I'm not sure about the physical condition of the natives, so I can't guarantee when Karina will wake up. If she wakes up early, the Sword Scabbard can delay for a while."

Hao Ren nodded in understanding, and then asked, "Where is Murkrow? Is he also staying with Karina?"

Li Xiang shook his head and said, "It has been following me all the time. This little guy hates the Shadow Church very much, so even if he likes me, he is unwilling to be conquered by me."

"I had no choice but to let it follow me and prove my true identity to it through you."

Hao Ren instantly became interested when he heard this: "This Murkrow has quite a personality, no wonder you like it."

"In that case, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and call it over. We will help you tame this little guy."

"By the way, can you see if there are any other rewards in the space backpack? Logically, there should be Poké Balls in it."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang immediately lowered his head and searched through his space backpack. It was indeed inconvenient to carry Pokémon with him, so he had longed for the Poké Ball for a long time.

After a few seconds, he paused, his face changed slightly, and he looked up at Hao Ren in confusion: "Strange, I didn't find the Poké Ball."

"No? How is that possible!" Hao Ren was also puzzled: "Lord Ryan even thought of the Evolution Stone, it is impossible for him to forget the basic reward like the Poké Ball."

"Could it be?" He seemed to have thought of something and glanced at Li Xiang. It was not difficult to see from his eyes that Li Xiang had also guessed the answer.

Hao Ren couldn't help but sigh: "Lord Ryan is really thoughtful. The other rewards will be gone after they are used up, but the Poké Balls will always exist."

"If we handed it over to you, it would be difficult for you to explain the origin of the Poké Ball when you were undercover in the Shadow Church, so Lord Ryan did not put the Poké Ball in his backpack."

"Perhaps when you meet him, he will find a random excuse to give you the Poké Ball in front of other members of the Shadow Church, so that you can use the Poké Ball openly in the future."

Li Xiang thought so too and also gave a burst of praise. Only Lao Ma said speechlessly:

"It's no use trying to flatter him here. Lord Ryan can't hear you either. You should save your energy for when you get in front of him."

"It's getting late. Hurry up and call Murkrow over to identify him. Don't let Lord Ryan wait any longer."

Lao Ma's words were true. Just as Li Xiang was about to open his mouth to call the Dark Crow, the cry of the Dark Crow was heard from the woods not far away.

His expression changed, and he immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from, and said with a serious expression:
"The sound is very urgent. Murkrow is warning me that it has encountered an enemy!"

Hao Ren was not anxious after hearing this, but turned to look at the female Dragonite who was happily communicating with Zoroark:
"Dragonite, don't you notice the enemy?"

The location of Murkrow's voice was not far from them, and under normal circumstances, Dragonite would be able to detect the enemy in time.

Although Dragonite Pokémon do not have as strong perception abilities as Psychic-attribute Pokémon, their perception abilities are not weak.

You have to know that they can accurately locate targets in distress in the vast ocean and in violent storms, not to mention that most Dragonites also have psychic properties.

This trait is described in the game as having a trained spirit, so that one will not flinch from an opponent's attack and will not be shaken by intimidation.

Although this feature emphasizes mental toughness, strong mental strength also improves perception, so Dragonite can keenly sense the enemy.

So the question is, why didn't these two Dragonites remind Hao Ren and the others?

In response to Hao Ren's question, the female Dragonite first nodded, indicating that she had indeed noticed the enemy, and then pointed to the male Dragonite next to her, meaning that she wanted to give the opportunity to the other party to perform.

So Hao Ren asked Xiong Kuailong again: "Why don't you grab him?"

The male dragon curled his lips when he heard this, and growled confidently:
“Roar!” (Didn’t you tell me not to act rashly?)

Hao Ren: "."

He rubbed his brows with his hand, wondering how could he have forgotten about this? This was exactly what he said, but he didn't expect to end up shooting himself in the foot.

Hao Ren shook his head helplessly, smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't explain myself clearly. If you encounter such an enemy who hides his head and shows his tail, you can capture them to avoid exposing our plan."

The male dragon scratched his head and growled again:
"Hooooo!" (What are you mumbling about? I don't understand you at all!)

Seeing this, Hao Ren gave up the conversation and said concisely:
"You, go and capture that man. I will speak well of him to Lord Ryan on your behalf."

"Woooo?" (Really?)
"It's true!"

"Roar!" (You should have said that earlier!)
The male dragon glared at Hao Ren with disdain, then flapped its wings and flew towards the direction where the cry came from.

Soon, it flew back, holding a human with a look of despair in its claws.

The male dragon threw the human to the ground and growled at Hao Ren:
"Roar!" (Don't forget your promise!)

"I'll do the work, don't worry!"

Hao Ren patted his chest and assured, then looked at the enemy on the ground.

This man had a sturdy build and his clothes were different from those of ordinary people in black robes. It was obvious that he had a certain status in the Shadow Church.

So he turned to Li Xiang and asked, "Do you know this person?"

"Of course I know him!" Li Xiang looked at this familiar figure, a smile curved into the corner of his mouth with a hint of amusement.

"We are old acquaintances, right?"

"Lord Cliff!" (End of this chapter)