Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 16 Food Crisis
The next day, the people in the territory got up early and began a new day of construction work under the leadership of Ryan and Tucker.

Raven stayed in the tent, took out a pen, and wrote down all the information he remembered about Zoroastrian on parchment.

From attributes, to special moves, to evolved forms, and even habits.

Is Prince Raven here?

Anna's voice suddenly came from outside.

"come in!"

Raven looked up and saw Anna walking in carrying the Zoroa.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Raven glanced at Zoroya and, seeing that it had recovered well, casually asked.

"Yes!" Anna nodded vigorously. Last night, after they returned to the tent, although her mother was a little afraid of the little monster, she still prepared a fragrant oatmeal porridge for them.

She sleeps with her little monster in her arms at night.

Sleeping with a fluffy, warm little monster feels so wonderful!
"Heh, it seems you two get along quite well," Raven chuckled.

"Does Your Highness have an important task for me today?" Anna asked, her eyes sparkling. She was very much looking forward to being able to help Prince Raven.

Upon hearing this, Raven was not in a hurry. Instead, he asked Anna a question.

"Anna, what do you think of Warcraft?"

"Huh?" Anna paused slightly, looking down at the little magical beast in her arms. After thinking carefully for a moment, she replied, "Magical beasts are terrifying creatures. They can breathe fire and water, fly and dive, and they can harm humans, but..."

"But your little monster is different from theirs?" Raven asked.

"Yes!" Anna nodded vigorously. The little monster was the best monster she had ever seen!

Because it will protect her!

Raven smiled and said, "This world is very, very big. Our kingdom of Eindooc is just a corner of it. And magical beasts, like us humans, are all part of this world."

"In some ways, they are just like humans, possessing emotions, gratitude, intelligence, and even the ability to communicate with us."

"Anna, have you ever thought about what it would be like for humans and magical beasts to live together in this world?"

"Various kinds of magical beasts walk on the streets. Magical beasts that breathe fire help humans start fires and cook, magical beasts that spit water help humans extinguish fires, magical beasts with great strength help humans carry things, and magical beasts that can fly can even help deliver messages."

"Humans live with them in the city, like family."

Any adult who heard Raven describe the scene would probably think it was impossible.

How can terrifying monsters and humans live together?

But for Anna, a child who had just turned ten, it was a dreamlike scene.

Especially since she had just encountered a little magical beast that took the initiative to protect her—Anna even felt that it wasn't impossible.

"Your Highness Raven, am I family with the little monster?" Anna recalled what she had said to the little monster last night.

Raven said with a smile, "It has already regarded you as the most important person, otherwise it would not have risked its own safety to protect you yesterday."

"Little monster..." Anna was both touched and heartbroken.

"Zoroa."

"Huh?" Anna was slightly taken aback.

“Zorua.” Raven looked at Zoroa in Anna’s arms and said, “Its name is Zoroa.”

“Zoroa…” Anna murmured the name.

Soroya did indeed look at her.

"Also, this is some information about this monster that I found in a book before. Perhaps it can help you understand Zoroa better."

As he spoke, Raven handed Anna the information he had just written on parchment with a quill pen.

"Take good care of Zoroya," Raven instructed. "This is the task I'm entrusting to you."

"Huh?!" Anna was stunned.

She glanced instinctively at what was written on the parchment.

Attributes, abilities, moves...

What do these mean?
She looked pleadingly at the prince before her. But Raven showed no intention of explaining.

Just then, the old butler, Elif, had something to ask of him.

Raven then said, "Alright, Anna, that's enough for today. If there's anything you don't understand on that piece of paper, you can ask Zoroya first. Maybe it can give you the answer. Come back to me when you understand each other better!"

Anna looked bewildered, but still nodded: "Yes!"

She took Zoroya in her arms and went outside to study the parchment.

After she left, the old butler, Elif, came in.

He said with a worried expression, "Your Highness Raven, there is something that I am still very concerned about."

"what?"

Eriff explained, "Our food reserves are only enough to last until February. If we run out of food by then, I'm afraid..."

Elif didn't finish speaking, but Raven understood.

He had considered this matter before, but had temporarily put it aside due to some issues.

After thinking for a moment, Raven recalled that some of the seeds the convoy had brought were suitable for winter planting.

After a moment's thought, Raven asked, "I remember there's a group of farmers in the territory, right?"

“That’s right.” Elif nodded.

"Have them come over here."

"Yes, Your Highness Raven!"

Elif left in a hurry, and soon returned with several middle-aged men with calloused hands and dark skin.

“These are all experienced old farmers,” Elif introduced.

Raven then took out the batch of seeds: "Take a look, see if there are any crops suitable for planting this season."

Several farmers stepped forward and inspected it, then said:

"Your Excellency, these rye seeds, white radishes, potatoes, and wheat seeds can be planted this season, but..."

"Just what?"

“It just takes time to cultivate the land. The land here is all undeveloped wasteland. We have to clear the weeds and shrubs, turn over the soil and loosen the soil before we can start farming…” an old farmer said hesitantly.

Another farmer looked even more worried: "If we plant now, we won't be able to harvest until February next year. It will be at least May before we can harvest, and we don't have any fertilizer here..."

This means that even if they start farming now, they will have a three-month food shortage period.

Upon hearing these words, Raven fell into deep thought.

This is indeed a significant problem.

It's a pity there are no Grass-type Pokémon in the territory right now, otherwise I could ask them to use Grass-type energy to take care of the crops.

The Grass-type energy in the Pokémon world is very special; it can replace fertilizer. If you use this energy to cultivate crops every day, it can even shorten the growth cycle of crops to some extent.

The problem is that there are currently no Grass-type Pokémon.

Especially now that it's winter, all the Grass-type Pokémon have disappeared...

It seems we need to think of other ways to get food.

Raven fell into deep thought, his mind racing.

Gathering berries, fishing to make salted fish, collecting wild tree fruits...

But just then, a cry of surprise interrupted Raven's thoughts.

"Help!"

"It's a monster!"

"A monster has broken in!"

(End of this chapter)