my pokemon player.

Hao Ren and Lao Ma looked at each other in bewilderment. The boss's words sounded like some kind of promotional trap, but looking at the Pokémon Center entrance that was packed with people, they seemed to have no other choice.

Patrick Star had just swallowed the pot of chicken in his mouth when he heard that he could go in and watch the fun. He immediately perked up and leaned forward to ask:

"Really? Boss, you're not kidding us? You'll only take us in if we buy all the pot-boiled chicken?"

"Of course! I'm a businessman, after all, and I value integrity!" the boss assured, patting his chest.

"Think about it, if I lie to you, how will I ever be able to survive in this game again?"

"But like I said, no method can guarantee 100% success. If we can't get in, you can't return the pot-boiled chicken you bought!"

Old Ma frowned upon hearing this: "Aren't you just making empty promises to us? Who knows if you'll just come up with some random way to fob us off?"

The boss shrugged and said, "If you don't believe me, fine, then you'd better figure out how to squeeze in yourselves."

Patrick Star, upon hearing this, immediately became angry, raised his head, and said:
"I don't believe that I can't even get into the Pokémon Center with my reputation. Those players will definitely give me face!"

After saying that, Patrick walked proudly toward the Pokémon Center.

Seeing Patrick's confidence, the boss genuinely thought he was some big shot and quickly asked cautiously:
"Are you really not among the first two batches of beta testers? Or are you pretending to be weak while actually being strong?"

Hao Ren sighed helplessly and turned to glare at the guilty-looking Old Ma:

"I told you not to fool idiots, and now look what's happened, he really thinks he's famous!"

Old Ma chuckled awkwardly, "I was just joking with him, I didn't expect him to believe me so easily."

"But you can't blame me. Didn't you say that playing this game would unleash your true nature and even you became a bit unreliable, let alone me, an e-person in real life?"

Hao Ren rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky: "What? You're pretty proud of yourself, aren't you!"

"No, no, I'll go and bring him back right now!"

After Old Ma finished speaking, he immediately chased after Patrick Star.

When he ran up behind Patrick, he found him talking to the player in front of him.

Patrick patted the other person on the shoulder, a confident smile on his face.

"Excuse me, friend, could you please move aside?"

The player turned his head, glanced at Patrick Star, and then said impatiently:
"Who the hell do you think you are? Why should I give way to you? Get in line!"

Patrick's smile froze on his face instantly, clearly not expecting the other party to be so disrespectful.

But he was not discouraged and patted the player on the shoulder again.

"Are you fucking never going to stop?"

"Uh, don't you recognize me? I'm Patrick Star!"

"So what if I'm Patrick Star? I'm still SpongeBob SquarePants!"

Patrick's eyes lit up: "Are you really SpongeBob? Then why don't you join my guild and we can go jellyfish hunting together!"

"No way, buddy, are you fucking crazy?!"

Old Ma, who was behind them, witnessed the whole scene. Suppressing his laughter, he quickly stepped forward and said to the player:

"Excuse me, sir, since you won't make way for him, can I cut in line?"

"Of course not! Who the hell are you?!"

"Oh, I forgot to mention, I'm a university student. Is that alright now?"

"You're not even fit to be called an animal! And you look older than me, yet you're trying to act young like an old cucumber trying to look young!"

Old Ma's lips twitched slightly. Although this player didn't utter any profanities, every word he said was a stab in the heart!
Forget it, time is of the essence, and he couldn't be bothered to argue with the other party.

Old Ma took a deep breath, grabbed Patrick's shoulder, and pulled him back without saying a word.

Patrick Star said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Ma, why did you pull me? I want to try again. That player doesn't know me, probably because he's a lone wolf and doesn't interact much with the outside world. The other players will definitely give me face!"

Old Ma remained silent, only pulling Patrick Star to the Bo Bo Chicken stall, and then said to Hao Ren:

"We've tried, and it's really hard for us to squeeze in on our own. Let's hear what the boss has to say."

Patrick muttered as he rubbed his shoulder, "That's because you can't do anything about it. I think I can still get in."

"Oh yes, yes, but they'll only give you face, they won't make way for us, so we'll have to trouble you to listen to the boss's ideas with us."

Old Ma casually brushed it off, while secretly resolving never to fool fools again.

Patrick Star, upon hearing this, agreed with Old Ma's point. He wasn't the kind of person to abandon his friends, so he waved his hand and said:
"It's alright, it's no trouble at all. We're friends, after all. I would never abandon you!"

"Then I really thank you," Old Ma said weakly.

The boss, who had been watching the scene unfold, understood the whole story and said with a smile, "Your way of getting along is quite interesting."

"Actually, I don't want to join a guild. I just think it's too much trouble and I'm afraid of encountering complicated interpersonal relationships and messy things that would ruin my mood for playing the game."

"But from your interactions, it's easy to see that if you really can form a guild, the atmosphere will be great. To be honest, I'm actually a little tempted."

Patrick Star was so excited when he heard that the boss was interested in joining his guild that he almost jumped up and grabbed the boss's hand and shook it vigorously.

"Hahaha, I knew you'd join our guild, boss!"

"It's not a definite decision, I'm just a little tempted, but seeing you like this now, I don't want to join anymore."

The boss forcefully pulled his hand away and shook it lightly. This guy's grip was pretty strong!

"Huh? Why?" Patrick asked, looking puzzled.

"Because you've been so unambitious, the boss thinks there's no future in working with a chairman like you."

Hao Ren's words were like a knife stabbing Patrick Star in the chest.

He ignored the dejected Patrick Star and turned to the boss, saying:

"If you really want to join our guild, you can come to Rose Town to find us tomorrow."

"By the way, you hid your game nickname, so we still don't know your real name."

After the last game update, players could not only hide their own game nicknames but also disable the ability to see other players' nicknames. According to the analysis of the popular player "Guayan," this feature enhances the game's realism and also prepares for potential future guild wars.

If players can see each other's names, many tactics will be difficult to implement, such as disguising oneself as a native to launch a surprise attack.

However, Ryan didn't think that much about it; he just thought the names above the players' heads were a bit too flashy, so he casually added a feature.

As for guild wars and such, how could he possibly allow large-scale internal battles among players before the enemy has been defeated? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Other games encourage and guide players to fight each other, even spending money to hire "shills," in order to increase the game's retention rate and prevent players from abandoning the game.

He's not worried about not finding players; he already has tens of millions of pre-registered players. These newbies are eager to be harvested by him, and he can't possibly harvest them all!

Therefore, Ryan will only encourage players to fight and spar with each other, and will not guide them to fight to the death. There are still so many enemies and territories outside, and they have plenty of places to release their excess energy.

"Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Grandpa Niu from Fandou Garden. You can just call me Grandpa Niu."

Hao Ren's brows twitched violently as he looked at the game nickname above his boss's head.

"Niu, your name is quite interesting."

"Hehe, I didn't think too much when I chose the name. I just picked a random name. Who would have thought that this game would be so realistic? I've suffered a lot because of this name before."

The boss scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

Old Ma couldn't help but complain, "What's wrong with your name? Everyone who calls you will have to become your grandson."

The boss shook his head slightly: "That's why, after hearing my introduction, the indigenous people all feel that I'm taking advantage of them and deliberately insulting them. I can explain for a long time every time."

"If I had known this game was no different from the real world, I wouldn't have chosen this name. It's too late to regret it now, and there's no name change card in this game."

Seeing the bitter expression on the boss's face, Hao Ren gently comforted him, "Don't worry, maybe the name change function will be available in the next update or when the game is officially released."

"As for now, I still advise you to hide your real name from the natives and don't let other players call you Grandpa Cow, so as not to attract hatred. We'll just call you Boss Cow."

Mr. Cow nodded: "Okay, I'll remember your names too. I want to be a good person, My Little Pony, and Admiral Patrick."

He glanced at the game nicknames of Patrick Star and the other two, and felt that the abstractness of these three names was no less than that of his own, and he actually felt a little sense of belonging.

"Enough! Stop reading!" Hao Ren was so embarrassed when he heard Boss Niu shout their names that he almost dug his toes out of a three-bedroom apartment.

"Let's leave the name and guild discussion here. If you've thought it through, come to Rose Town with us."

Upon hearing this, Boss Niu asked curiously, "What are you going to Rosewood for? Isn't that the base for life skill players?"

Hao Ren replied expressionlessly, "Sorry, unless you join our guild, I have no comment."

"If I want to join, will you agree? Are there any tests or anything like that?" Boss Niu continued to ask.

Hao Ren said calmly, "There aren't many players in the closed beta of this game, but quite a few guilds are planning to be established. It's a situation where there are too many wolves and not enough meat."

"In addition, we haven't officially established a guild yet, so we're not very attractive to players and don't have the right to be picky."

"Moreover, you are quite strong. Although you only revealed one Pokémon, Orion's evolution level is not low, which is enough to prove your strength."

"We welcome veteran players like you more than we need to set any challenges for you."

Boss Niu raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, "You're quite sincere. Shouldn't you usually praise the guild and belittle my strength?"

"That's real-world recruitment. There's no need for that in a game. What we need aren't colleagues and subordinates, but partners who can fight side by side and entrust their backs to each other."

Hao Ren glanced at Patrick Star, who was still drawing circles on the ground, and the scene of Patrick Star and Crow staying behind to cover the retreat when facing the pursuers from Silverleaf Town came to mind.

Although he knew it was just a game and that Patrick and Crow wouldn't die, a surge of passion still welled up inside him, and he wished he could stay and die with them. He still vividly remembers that feeling.

Therefore, their guild doesn't have high requirements for player strength. Anyway, they don't have any ambition to become the strongest guild. As long as the player's character is not bad, they can join their guild.

When Boss Niu heard Hao Ren say this, his heart, which had just calmed down, began to stir again. The guild that Hao Ren described was exactly what he wanted.

So Boss Niu waved his hand and said, "Alright, based on your sincerity, I can tell you the solution directly!"

"What about your Bo Bo Chicken?" Hao Ren pointed to the Bo Bo Chicken on the stall, which still had more than a hundred skewers left.

Boss Niu said nonchalantly, "Just leave it here for now. I trust the quality of our players; they've all gone through layers of screening before they can enter the game."

"Once the group admin finishes converting the Paradox Pokémon, they'll be done watching the show and will naturally come to buy my Sichuan-style boiled chicken. Then I can sell out and close up shop quickly!"

Hao Ren shook his head: "No, we don't want to take advantage of you for nothing. Let's do it your way. We'll buy all your pot-boiled chicken, and you tell us how to get in."

Boss Niu crossed his arms tightly and snorted coldly, "What do you mean by taking advantage of me? Do you look down on me and not consider me a friend?"

“One thing at a time. Even brothers need to keep clear accounts. Besides, you want to join our guild, so fairness is even more important,” Hao Ren said firmly.

After a brief standoff, Boss Niu finally gave in.

"Alright, alright, if we keep dragging this out, the group owner will have already converted everything. Fine, I'll sell it to you."

"I still have over a hundred skewers of Sichuan-style boiled chicken here. I'll round it down for you; just give me a hundred Elf Coins."

Hao Ren was about to take out his money when he heard Boss Niu say, "Don't worry about the money. Let me tell you how to get in first."

"Of the three of you, who has the highest physical attribute?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Ren and Lao Ma exchanged a glance, and then both turned their gazes toward Patrick Star, who was squatting on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Boss Niu said knowingly, "I understand. This is my secret recipe for Bo Bo Chicken. You guys eat first, and I'll organize my thoughts."

He took three skewers of Sichuan-style boiled chicken from a jar under the stall and gave them to Patrick and his two companions.

Old Ma subconsciously took the pot-boiled chicken, and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly realized something.

"No, what time is it? We don't have time to eat Bo Bo Chicken!"

Hao Ren was also completely confused, but Patrick happily accepted the pot-boiled chicken and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.

"This skewer of Bo Bo Chicken is so delicious (chewing), and the color is so nice (chewing), it's all so colorful (chewing)."

Hao Ren suddenly raised his head when he heard the last sentence.

Wait a minute! What does "all sorts of colorful things" mean? (End of Chapter)