my pokemon player.

Hao Ren glanced at the unusually brightly colored chicken in Patrick Star's hand, as if a paint can had been spilled, and his brows furrowed suddenly as if he had thought of something.

Just as he was about to stop Patrick from eating any more, Patrick opened his mouth wide and stuffed the rest of the mushrooms into his mouth in one bite, chewing them with relish.

Hao Ren couldn't bear to look at him and turned his head to look at Boss Niu, whose eyes were filled with cunning and expectation. He asked in a deep voice, "Is this your plan?"

“That’s right. The Pokémon Center can also treat humans. As long as someone is poisoned, we have a good reason to squeeze in.”

Mr. Niu's gaze was fixed on Patrick Star, as if observing his reaction after eating the mushrooms.

Hao Ren shook his head, disagreeing with Boss Niu's statement: "Players won't actually die, and even if they get poisoned, it's not a big problem. How can you guarantee they'll give way?"

Boss Niu stared at Patrick Star, but answered Hao Ren's question with his mouth: "I can't guarantee it, which is why I said it might not succeed."

"But as I said before, the beta testers for this game have all gone through layers of screening. They may seem lawless on the surface, but in reality, they are all very well-mannered."

"Didn't you notice that they subconsciously lined up even when there were crowds? That's enough to prove their high quality."

"Besides, the Pokémon Center is a place for treating Pokémon and humans. Their watching the spectacle shouldn't prevent patients from seeking medical treatment, right?"

"So, if someone really looks like they're poisoned, they'll most likely make way for them."

Hao Ren said thoughtfully, "Are you exploiting their compassion and morally blackmailing them?"

Boss Niu retorted, "How can this be called moral blackmail? I didn't force them; I was just betting on their kindness."

"Besides, what's wrong with the players? Even if a player gets poisoned, they still need treatment. The war event hasn't officially started yet, and the consequences of death are significant. It's only natural that they get treatment at the Pokémon Center!"

Hao Ren said with some helplessness, "You know that the cost of a player's death is not small these days, yet you still gamble with his life."

“We have important things to do next, and he can’t die here just because he’s joining in the fun.”

Boss Niu waved his hand casually: "Don't worry, he won't die."

"Although I've never seen this kind of mushroom before, I think it's not very toxic and shouldn't be fatal."

Hao Ren's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Should be? So you don't even know the answer yourself!"

Mr. Niu said confidently, "Don't worry, my ancestral home is Yunzhou. I can tell whether the mushrooms are poisonous or not just by eating them!"

"That's good, but that's not right! Aren't you still gambling with your life?" Hao Ren was speechless.

Old Ma, who was standing to the side, understood what the so-called solution was after listening to their conversation. His face turned pale instantly because he had already taken a bite of the pot-boiled chicken in his hand.

He immediately picked up the pot of chicken in his hand, pointed at Boss Niu, and shouted, "Boss Niu, you son of a bitch!"

"Don't panic, your skewer isn't poisonous. Only the one your guild leader ate was poisonous," Boss Niu said quickly.

"You're a real talent!" Old Ma changed the subject and praised Boss Niu.

"No wonder you asked who has the best physique; it turns out you were looking for someone who can resist the toxin."

"But speaking of which, why would you, a native of Yunzhou, sell Sichuan snacks like Bo Bo Chicken?"

Boss Niu said nonchalantly, "So what? People from Jizhou still sell authentic Anhui beef noodles!"

"Besides, my ancestral home is in Yunzhou, but I have never lived in Yunzhou."

Hao Ren's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this: "It's over, Patrick Star is really doomed this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Patrick Star's voice came to his ear.

"What are you talking about? It sounds like it involves me. Are you talking about me behind my back?"

"Speaking of crickets, there's a huge jellyfish flying in the sky!"

Upon hearing this, Old Ma couldn't help but turn around and retort, "No way, what does a cricket have to do with a jellyfish?!"

"How dare you talk such nonsense! What kind of purple sweet potato spirit is this?!"

Old Ma stared at Patrick Star in disbelief, only to see a strange purple blush spreading across his face at a visible speed, quickly reaching his neck and body.

Not only that, his gaze began to glaze over, his pupils dilated, and he stared blankly at the sky, a silly grin spreading across his face.

"Hehe. Hehehe. Lots of flying jellyfish. Pink ones. Blue ones. They're all smiling at me."

"Good buddy, Little Ma, come catch jellyfish with me!"

Watching Patrick Star gesticulate wildly, Hao Ren sighed silently. If he had known things would turn out this way, he would never have come to join in the fun.

Old Ma looked Patrick Star over with great interest, then turned to Boss Niu and asked:

"Boss Niu, are you sure these mushrooms won't kill you? Can I have a skewer? I want to experience hallucinations too."

Hao Ren said irritably, "Shut up! Don't cause trouble at a time like this!"

Boss Niu ignored Old Ma and instead pulled out a crumpled notebook from under his stall. While watching Patrick's unusual reaction, he muttered something to himself.

"After the observed subject ate a dish of chicken cooked in a pot, which was temporarily named 'Fantasy Mushroom,' their pupils dilated and their face turned purple within about fifteen seconds, accompanied by strong hallucinations."

"Preliminary assessment indicates that the toxin primarily affects the central nervous system, with a very strong hallucinogenic effect, but it has not caused any other harm to the body. Therefore, it is speculated that the Rainbow Mushroom will not be fatal."

"Based on the customer's description and the speed at which they ate it, the texture and taste of the magic mushroom should be quite good. In the future, it can be sold as a special dish to customers who want to experience hallucinations."

Seeing Boss Niu's feverish, scientist-like note-taking posture, Old Ma couldn't help but complain:

"Boss Niu, if people knew you were selling Bobo Chicken, they'd think you were doing some kind of human experimentation. Is it really necessary to be so serious?"

“You don’t understand.” Boss Niu didn’t even look up, his pen swishing as he wrote. “I’m doing this to be responsible to my customers, and also to develop new dishes.”

Upon hearing this, Hao Ren's eyes twitched violently: "Your so-called responsibility to customers is feeding them poisonous mushrooms?"

"Hey, didn't this just happen to be the right time? I used to test the poisons myself, but since you guys had this need, I had your guild leader test them for me," Boss Niu said casually.

"Our need is to get into the Pokémon Center, not to just give up and leave it at that."

Hao Ren was too lazy to argue with Boss Niu. Things had come to this point, and he couldn't let Patrick Star get poisoned for nothing.

Just as they were about to take Patrick to the Pokémon Center, a loud voice suddenly rang out:

"Hey! You vendor over there! Who gave you permission to set up a stall here?!"

Boss Niu was startled by the sudden question, and a look of panic crossed his face:

"Oh no, the city management officers are here!" "Huh? City management officers? When did this game have city management officers?" Old Ma said in surprise.

Boss Niu hurriedly packed up his stall, explaining to Old Ma as he did so:

"You players who are often out adventuring may not have noticed, but in the last two days, quite a few player officials have appeared in the towns of our territory."

"Player Official? You mean the official rank system that was added after the last game update? Isn't it time for the assessment yet?" Old Ma pressed.

Boss Niu replied, "Yes, so these people are all temporary workers, not official officials. Although they don't have such generous benefits, their power is about the same as that of official officials."

“Like these market supervisors, they oversee the entire player market in Firefly Town. They have the authority to punish all kinds of violations, and the penalties are quite severe.”

“If they catch you, not only will you have worked for nothing all day, but you might also have to pay extra. That’s why we vendors hate them and have given them the nickname ‘city management officers’.”

Hao Ren glanced at the market supervisor jogging over, then at the flustered Boss Niu, raised an eyebrow, and said:

"So, you're operating illegally?"

"Uh, although I hate to admit it, I did break the rules. Players are not allowed to set up stalls in front of the Pokémon Center."

Mr. Niu scratched his head awkwardly: "I thought with so many players coming to watch the fun, these pot-boiled chickens would sell out quickly, and the city management wouldn't be able to catch me."

"Who would have thought they were so busy squeezing in that hardly anyone came to buy my Bo Bo Chicken. I finally ran into you guys, and then the city management officers showed up. I've had such a bad day!"

"I'm done talking, I need to get out of here quickly, I don't want to pay them a fine!"

Hao Ren shook his head: "I think you probably can't escape now, that urban management officer is already here."

Upon hearing this, Boss Niu stopped what he was doing instantly, then turned his head stiffly and looked over. Sure enough, he saw the city management officers in uniform in front of his stall.

"What urban management officer? Don't call me that! I'm a legitimate market supervisor!"

The urban management officer patted the red cloth tied to his arm, which read "Market Supervisor of Firefly Town" in large characters.

Upon seeing this, Boss Niu immediately broke into a smile, rubbing his hands together and saying, "Yes, yes, there are no city management officers, I only saw a wise and powerful market supervisor!"

"You work so hard serving Lord Ryan and all the players every day, how about a couple of skewers?"

"Alright, stop with the nonsense!" Before Boss Niu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the player.

He said with a serious expression, "Do you know this is an undesignated area for setting up a stall? Who gave you permission to set up a stall here?"

"Huh? You're not allowed to set up a stall here? I didn't know that!" Boss Niu pretended to be confused. "Actually, this is my first time setting up a stall, and I don't know any of the rules."

The urban management officer player scoffed, "First time setting up a stall? Then why do you call us urban management officers so naturally?"

"I...I didn't call out, you must have misheard me," Boss Niu stubbornly insisted.

"Stop arguing! Whether this is your first time setting up a stall or not, you can't violate the market regulations of Firefly Town!"

After the city management player finished speaking, he glanced at Patrick Star, who was delirious and shouting about catching jellyfish, and his eyes immediately lit up:
"Oh! You dare to sell hallucinogenic and addictive substances!"

Upon hearing this, Boss Niu immediately panicked; this meant he was being told to delete his account and quit the game!

He quickly said, "Don't make false accusations! This customer is only like this because he ate mushrooms with hallucinogenic effects!"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask these two players; they can vouch for me!"

The city management player turned to Hao Ren and Lao Ma, asking expectantly, "Is everything he said true?"

Hao Ren and Lao Ma nodded in unison: "It's true, our friend just ate a string of poisonous mushrooms."

When the city management players saw that Hao Ren and his companions' expressions seemed genuine, their faces instantly fell.

Damn it! All his achievements! His promotion! All gone!
A flicker of disappointment crossed the city management player's eyes, followed by a harsh look as he addressed Boss Niu:

"While selling any food to players is not against the rules, you'd better pay attention to food safety, and you absolutely cannot sell to the natives!"

"I understand, I understand. I know all these rules, how could I possibly violate them?" Boss Niu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a forced smile.

The urban management officer player said indifferently, "Since you know the market regulations, you should also know what kind of punishment you will face."

Before Boss Niu could continue his explanation, the city management player loudly proclaimed, "According to Chapter Three of the Firefly Town Temporary Market Management Regulations..."

At this point, he suddenly paused, coughed lightly twice, and said in a low voice, "Excuse me, please wait a moment."

Immediately afterwards, he pulled out a small booklet from his pocket, flipped through it rapidly, and muttered to himself:

"Chapter Three, Chapter Three. What was that again? Why do I have to memorize something just to play a game?!"

Seeing this, Boss Niu's eyes darted around. He first concealed his game nickname, then quietly left the stall, walked to Hao Ren's side, and whispered:
"Good brother, you just said you'd buy all my pot-boiled chicken, right?"

Hao Ren nodded slightly: "Yes, are you going to use the money from selling Bobo Chicken to pay the fine?"

"What's the point of paying a fine? As long as I'm not caught by the urban management officers, they can't do anything to me."

Boss Niu patted Hao Ren on the shoulder and said, "Remember this, you've bought all these pot-boiled chickens, they have nothing to do with me anymore!"

After saying that, he turned and ran away, abandoning his stall.

Just then, the city management player abruptly stopped flipping through the pages and found the relevant regulations.

He cleared his throat, his voice suddenly rising: "Yes, according to Article 5 of Chapter 3 of the Firefly Town Temporary Market Management Regulations."

"The player did not set up a stall in the designated area and illegally occupied a public passageway to conduct business. A fine of 200 Elf Coins will be imposed, and the stall will be confiscated!"

"Okay, hurry up and pay, don't hold me up. What the heck? Where is everyone?!"

The city management officer looked up, searching around for Boss Niu's figure.

When he spotted Boss Niu, the man had already run to the corner of the intersection and was waving triumphantly at him.

The city management officer shouted angrily, "How dare you refuse to comply and evade punishment! This is an even more serious offense. Once I catch you, you'll be in deep trouble!"

"Heh, do you know who I am?" Boss Niu chuckled dismissively.

Upon hearing this, the city management player hesitated and said, "I...I don't know, but no matter who you are, I will catch you!"

"What a joke! You don't even know who I am, so where are you going to catch me?" Boss Niu replied with a laugh.

Urban management officer player: "." (End of this chapter)