My Pokémon Player

As the night deepened, the militiamen on the north wall of Firefly Town had just finished their shifts. They were responsible for night duty and patrol, including Carl.

Carl was training his rock dog at this time. Since he was taught a lesson by Captain Raymond last time, he realized the importance of training.

Just as Captain Raymond said, if you don't let the rock dog develop a good habit of obeying orders when it is well-behaved, when the rock dog grows up and becomes rude, you will be even more unable to control it.

Captain Raymond will not allow disobedient Pokémon to appear in the militia, and then he will be forced to separate from the rock dog.

During this period of time, Carl has already established a bond with the rock dog, and they have developed feelings for each other. He doesn't want to separate from the rock dog.

So he must not indulge the rock dog anymore, and must train it strictly.

Now the rock dog is training in moves. According to Captain Raymond, move training can not only improve the proficiency of moves, but also improve the tacit understanding between the militia and the rock dog, and finally make the rock dog obey orders.

"Rock Dog, use Shadow Clone."

Carl ordered in a firm tone. This was the experience that Captain Raymond taught him. When giving orders, the tone must be firm, and you cannot hesitate or change it at will.

"Woof!"

After hearing the order, Rock Dog ran quickly and created three clones.

Carl's eyes lit up when he saw this. Before, when Rock Dog used Shadow Clone, he could only create two clones, but now he can create the third one.

Although the third clone is still a bit fake, it is just an afterimage, but progress is a good thing, which shows that Rock Dog's training is effective.

"Well done! Rock Dog, you are so great!"

Carl praised with a smile, then took out a Poké Cube from his pocket and handed it to Rock Dog.

"Here, this is a reward for you. Keep working hard in the future."

Rock Dog looked at the Poké Cube in Carl's hand, wagged his tail happily, and ran to Carl and ate the Poké Cube in one bite.

"Woof~"

As his teeth chewed, Rock Dog couldn't help showing an expression of enjoyment on his face.

It was a good decision for them to leave Ironstone Mountain and move to Firefly Town. What is there to stay in Ironstone Mountain? There are only stones and iron ore.

They are not like the Geodude family, who can eat stones as food, so they have almost never filled their stomachs and can only live a life of hunger and fullness.

However, since they came to Firefly Town and followed humans, they can eat enough every day, and they will be rewarded with extra meals if they perform well. The price they pay is just to obey the orders of humans, patrol and train every day, and fight from time to time.

For the rock dogs, this is nothing. They have experienced more intense battles in Ironstone Mountain to compete with other Pokémon for food. Life in Firefly Town is already very leisurely, and they are very satisfied.

The rock dogs have made up their minds in their hearts that they must fight to the death to protect this kind of fairy life and repay the kindness of humans.

So most of the rock dogs are still very obedient. Only a few rock dogs have been spoiled by the militia and become a little naughty, but they have quickly corrected themselves in training.

This is the case with Carl's rock dog. Because of Carl's doting, it often disobeyed Carl's orders and caused trouble everywhere.

But under the reprimand of Captain Raymond, the rock dog also realized its mistakes and began to cooperate with Carl's training, which achieved significant training results.

After eating the Pokémon cube, the rock dog first licked Carl's fingers to show its closeness, and then eagerly growled, wanting to continue training.

Carl saw the rock dog's eagerness, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The training method taught by Captain Raymond is indeed effective. When training Pokémon, you can't be strict all the time, but also give Pokémon appropriate rewards, such as verbal praise and food rewards, so as to improve Pokémon's training enthusiasm.

"This is the method that Lord Ryan taught me. Lord Ryan also gave this method a very appropriate name, called 'Carrot and Stick'."

"Of course, this is just a name. You won't be so stupid as to feed Rock Dogs carrots or beat them with sticks. If I find someone abusing Pokémon, I swear I will shove the stick into his ass!"

Captain Raymond's words seemed to still echo in Carl's ears, so he strictly trained Rock Dog according to Lord Ryan's method, and it turned out that this method was indeed useful.

"Lord, you are so amazing. Aunt Susan and the others are right. Lord, you are sent by God to save us!"

Carl said to himself excitedly, and his admiration for Ryan was about to overflow.

"Woof?"

The Rock Dog tilted its little head and looked at Carl in confusion, as if asking why he hadn't started training yet.

Seeing how cute the rock dog was, Carl couldn't help but rub its head, then said with a smile:

"We still have to patrol the city wall tonight, so let's train later, but you can practice your running speed while patrolling."

"The captain said that the number of shadow clones is related to the moving speed. The faster the speed, the more clones there are, and the harder it is to distinguish. We will try to train the third clone to the same level as the first two clones, so that the enemy can't distinguish them."

The rock dog nodded, not quite understanding. It's just training speed. At most, it can run a few more laps. Maybe Carl will reward it.

"Let's go, let's go somewhere else."

"Woof!"

Karl stood up, greeted his colleagues on guard, and then left with Rock Dog.

The militiamen on guard looked at the backs of Karl and Rock Dog, and couldn't help but say in an envious tone:

"Karl has also become successful. He has gained the attention of the captain and has begun to take charge of inspection work."

Although in the militia, except for the captain and deputy captain, other members are not divided into superiors and subordinates, but their status is also divided according to their different responsibilities.

These militiamen standing guard undoubtedly have the lowest status, while the militiamen responsible for patrol work have the highest status, which can be said to be second only to the captain and deputy captain.

Karl had just joined the militia not long ago, and he was still just a young boy. His current status was higher than theirs. It would be strange if they didn't envy him.

"I can't help it. Who can call me a monster user? Oh no, you should be called a trainer. If you can conquer Pokémon, you will also be valued by the captain." Another militiaman responded.

"Well, to put it simply, it is much harder to conquer Pokémon nowadays. Not only do you have to learn all kinds of Pokémon knowledge, but you also have to gain recognition from Pokémon. I really regret not following the captain to conquer the rock. Dog!”

The militiaman on guard said with regret that he should not have listened to his family's opinions and gave up the opportunity to conquer the rock dog.

"Okay, it's too late for you to regret now. You might as well think about how to conquer Pokémon. I've already thought about it. I'll take out all my savings tomorrow, go to the bank to exchange for Pokémon coins, and then buy some Pokémon food. Go to the breeding ground and see if there are any suitable Pokémon.”

"What the hell? Did you pass the Pokémon knowledge test?"

"What's so surprising about this? The assessment is not difficult. Most of them are about how humans should get along with Pokémon. The slightly more difficult ones are the relationship between attribute restraint and Pokémon identification. It only takes a few days to memorize them by rote. I can answer it.”

The militiaman spread his hands and said softly, but it was not difficult to hear that there was still a bit of complacency in his tone.

Hearing what his colleagues said, the militiamen on guard almost had their back teeth broken.

We agreed to become King Magikarp together, so why don't you get involved behind my back?

Two days ago, I said that the test was difficult, and today I said that I passed the test. You really deserve to die!

Another militiaman did not notice the change in his colleague's mood, and even warned him:

"Actually, you are not stupid, but your mind is not used on studying. If you had used the time you spent learning those trainers' weird words on studying, you would have passed the test long ago."

"You can't learn something good by saying 'f*ck' from the left and 'fuck' from the right all day long. They are all trainers, so naturally they can do whatever they want, but we can't learn from them."

"In the entire militia team, you are the only ones who like to learn weird things from them. This has made Captain Raymond have a bad impression of our team, saying that we are the worst team he has ever led. This cannot continue!"

The militiamen standing guard were stunned when they heard what their colleagues said clearly and even educated themselves.

No, brother, why are you educating me? It's as if you haven't learned how those trainers speak.

Every militiaman in the militia has learned how to speak from them. Even Captain Raymond would say "what the hell" when he is in a hurry. Why can't he learn it himself?

Captain Raymond trained us two days ago, but it wasn't because he was in a bad mood that day. Whenever he heard someone saying strange words or chatting with the trainer, he would come up and give us a lesson.

He even scolded those trainers and warned them not to take advantage of his daughter.

It seems that the trainer has provoked Captain Raymond. What does it have to do with me?

The militiaman on guard became more and more depressed as he thought about it. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, he heard his colleague say again:

"I advise you to pass the test as soon as possible and conquer the Pokémon, otherwise you will not be qualified to stand guard."

"What do you mean?"

"The meaning is very simple. The Lord will definitely train more trainers in the future, and new trainers also need work. Do you think you can compete with them?"

"How did you know this news?"

"My second uncle's neighbor's daughter's cousin works as a maid in the castle. She heard that the lord and Lord White discussed this matter."

"Really or not, how could she have the courage to eavesdrop on the Lord's conversation?"

"Believe it or not, I think the sooner you pass, the better. The difficulty of the examination will only increase, not decrease."

Hearing this, the militiaman on guard subconsciously clenched the weapon in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind:

"Okay, I'll start learning after I change defense tomorrow morning. I'll have to trouble you to teach me some learning experience then."

"It's easy to talk, just don't forget to treat me to dinner if you pass the test."

"Don't worry, if I can really pass the test, I will treat you for three days!"

"No, please give me a treat. You should keep your money and exchange it for Pokémon coins. We don't have subsidies like Carl and the others. All the money has to be spent on Pokémon."

"Good brother, I love you so much~"

"Don't disgust me with the weird words you learned!"

Naturally, Karl didn't know that the scene of him training the rock dog would lead to a militiaman determined to learn, and he was still patrolling the city wall.

"Woof!"

Suddenly, the rock dog next to him let out an angry roar at the night sky, lowered his upper body at the same time, and bared his teeth in an attacking posture.

Upon seeing this, Karl quickly looked into the air and saw a black shadow swooping towards the city wall.

Is it an enemy? Or a lost Pokémon?

Carl didn't have time to think about it, and immediately shouted loudly:

"Everyone be alert! Something is approaching in the sky!"

The militiamen heard Carl's shout and looked up at the sky. After confirming that there was a black shadow in the sky, they all drew their weapons and drew their bows and arrows.

The militiamen who controlled the giant crossbow aimed directly at the black shadow. Once they found that the other party had any unusual behavior, they would shoot the crossbow without hesitation.

Just when the black shadow was getting closer and closer to the city wall and the militiamen couldn't help but shoot crossbows, a voice came from the sky:

"Don't shoot! I am the messenger of Feiyu Town, and I am here to deliver important news!"

Carl frowned slightly when he heard this. He had heard from Captain Raymond that Lord Ryan had a good relationship with Feiyu Town and even brought one of the heirs with him.

Thinking of this, Carl whispered:

"Don't rush to shoot arrows, just stay alert. Someone go and inform Captain Raymond and ask him to come to the north gate as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir!"

The militiamen all knew that Carl was a favorite of Captain Raymond, so they would not disobey his orders.

"Should we let him land?" asked one of the militiamen holding a bow and arrow.

"Let him come down. There is only one man on the other side, so he shouldn't be able to cause any trouble." Carl replied.

"Understood."

So under the alert of the militiamen, the messenger of Feiyu Town commanded the toucan to slowly land.

As soon as he landed, the militiamen surrounded him, removed his weapons, and brought him to Carl.

The messenger did not resist, but smiled bitterly and said:

"I am really just a messenger, otherwise I would not dive at you so blatantly."

Seeing the calm face of the other party, Carl also reduced his vigilance, but he had to wait until Captain Raymond arrived to make a decision.

"How dare you say that? You are so brave. You dare to deliver the letter at night. Aren't you afraid that we will shoot you down as an enemy?" Carl asked curiously.

The messenger shook his head helplessly: "Of course I know that delivering the letter at night is easy to cause misunderstanding, but this is an order issued by our lord himself, asking me to deliver the letter overnight. I can only take a risk. Fortunately, your fingers are not shaking, otherwise I would die too unjustly."

Carl heard that this person still wanted to joke, so he believed the other party's words a little more.

"In fact, you don't need to be nervous. When you received knight training, didn't you have information and intelligence about the surrounding forces? The toucan is the main magic beast of our Feiyu Town. You should be able to confirm my identity when you see it." The messenger explained.

"That's not necessarily true. Someone may deliberately subdue the toucan and disguise it as a knight of Feiyu Town."

"And I really haven't received knight training because I'm just a militiaman." Carl said indifferently.

"So that's it, you are just a... What? You are a militiaman? Then where did the magic beast next to you come from?" The messenger said in disbelief.

Hearing this, Carl raised his head and answered proudly:

"I captured it myself. In our Firefly Town, the militia can also capture monsters!"

"Huh?" (End of this chapter)