Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 164 The Lord's Visit
The newspaper consists of two sides, front and back, and each side is further divided into several sections.

Sharon subconsciously turned his gaze to the largest section.

The record clearly shows an incident that appears to have occurred in Raven City.

[On July 20th, in the 149th year of the Kingdom Calendar, His Highness Raven delivered an important speech on the above content to celebrate the founding of the Royal Newspaper.]

"My dear citizens, thank you for your hard work this past year, which has brought Raven City to where it is today. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to you all. Please continue your efforts to make Raven City prosperous and strong!"

Royal Newspapers... Raven City...

Sharon narrowed his eyes slightly.

Raven? Is he the lord of that territory?

Who on earth dares to be so audacious as to use the name of royalty?

Moreover, the kingdom is now divided in two, with the eldest prince, Lando, acting tyrannically and leading a large army to occupy the south.

In order to liberate the monsters enslaved by humans, the second prince, Lance, occupied the northern part of the kingdom.

According to his intelligence network, Sharon learned that Prince Lando had led a large army to the border between the north and south, which consisted mainly of human troops, as well as many monster legions enslaved by humans.

Meanwhile, Prince Lance has already recruited a considerable number of soldiers. In addition, countless magical beasts, upon hearing of Prince Lance's goal, have chosen to fight for him and join his army.

War is about to break out.

It can be said that this war was not just a war between humans, but also a war between humans and monsters.

Both princes are already prepared.

And now...

A suspected third-party force has appeared within the kingdom's borders.

Who is it?
Sharon had some vague guesses in his mind.

Could this Raven be the Raven he knows?
But Sharon did not dare to draw any conclusions.

After all, there are other people in the kingdom who share the same name as the prince.

Continue reading; the next section is the second edition.

[Warcraft Trivia 1]

Mareep, an Electric-type monster, produces wool that is excellent for making clothes and carpets. However, when Mareep evolves into Wool, and Wool evolves into Ampharos, they will no longer grow wool.

But the light bulb on the electric dragon's tail emits a bright light at night, far brighter and more dazzling than that of a kerosene lamp. With it, we'll never be afraid of the dark again!

Below these two paragraphs is an image of a monster, its tail glowing brightly, illuminating the darkness.

"Mary sheep..."

Sharon glanced at the wool that Crane had bought; it seemed to have come from a magical beast called Mare the sheep.

Is the lord of Raven City borrowing the power of magical beasts?

Thinking back to the honey, wool, and juice from earlier, it's clear that all of these came from Warcraft.

How did that guy even manage to do that?!

Sharon was slightly surprised.

You know, while monsters are intelligent and wise, they can also easily cause harm to others!
On this point, Sharon's view was exactly the same as Prince Lance's: humans and magical beasts should not invade each other's territory. Humans should no longer enslave magical beasts, and magical beasts should no longer trespass into human territory to harm humans.

Sharon continued looking down.

However, he froze on the spot after seeing just one headline.

[On the reform of serfdom and the redistribution of land]

[His Highness Raven says: From this day forward, there will be no more slaves in Raven City! Everyone should strive to live a good life through their own efforts!]

Sharon: "!!!"

This guy... this guy must be crazy!
Sharon looked completely stunned.

The butler, Crane, asked with some confusion, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

"Look, look at what's on this!" Sharon handed over the newspaper.

Crane took it and examined it carefully. The expression on his face gradually changed from doubt to seriousness.

The serf reforms... this lord is shaking the very foundations of the kingdom!

He's crazy!
"My lord, should we report to Prince Lance?" Crane asked.

"No need yet, Crane, prepare my horse. I'm going to pay that guy a visit!" Sharon said.

"Yes, my lord!"

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Lord's Name: Raven

[Territory: Raven City (Town)]

[Citizens (Humans): 1386 (Click to view details)]

[Pokémon (Subjects): 425 (Click to view details)]

Public sentiment: 95 (Things are improving)

Satisfaction rating: 15680

[Technology: Animal husbandry, fishing, pottery, clay figurines, papermaking...]

Inside the City Hall in Raven City.

Raven looked at his territory panel, then turned his gaze to the tech tree.

With the unlocking of the last technology of the agricultural era, the textile industry, the shackles of the industrial era that had previously bound it were instantly shattered.

The detailed conditions of this era of change then came into Raven's view.

[Industrial Age: Upon unlocking, the era will change, officially transitioning from the Agricultural Age to the Industrial Age. It will also unlock related technologies such as "Steam Engine," "Factory," "Energy Development," and "Steam Train." Requirements for unlocking: 10 satisfaction points, a population of at least 5 within the territory, and a public morale of at least 90.]

Raven: "?"

Looking at the above content, Raven couldn't help but have a big question mark pop up above his head.

Nobody told him that so many conditions were needed for a change of era?

"..."

After a moment of silence, Raven quickly calmed down.

“That’s true. So far, Raven City’s population is still too small. Entering the industrial age, a large population is needed to support the vigorous development of industry,” Raven murmured.

The world would likely have been completely transformed after the advent of steam technology.

At that time, factories will be built across the land, providing numerous jobs for ordinary people.

Steam trains will connect major towns and cities, and goods produced in factories will be transported to all parts of the world by rail.

All of this requires a sufficient population.

"It seems it's time to change some strategies," Raven thought to himself.

Special times call for special measures. He originally planned to develop slowly, but now it seems that this approach won't work.

He had to take the initiative to attract commoners, nobles, and even slaves from other territories to settle in Raven City.

Newspapers are an excellent means of publicity.

Meanwhile, outside Raven City, Lord Sharon and his steward Crane, after a long journey, finally arrived at the so-called Raven City.

"Sir, Raven City should be just ahead!" Crane said, gazing at the town nestled in the plains not far away.

Sharon narrowed his eyes.

To be honest, he thought the things this person invented were pretty good.

He quite liked the blank paper I gave him last time.

Sharon himself also quite likes sweet things, and now he asks his maid to prepare a cup of honey tea for him almost every night.

However, one code equals another.

He wanted to see just who this person was, daring to impersonate Prince Raven, who was far away in the capital!
(End of this chapter)