Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 168 Castle
This is Raven's first day in the castle.

At first, he was a little unaccustomed to it.

But seeing the Pokémon running around in a larger space, Raven managed to adapt as quickly as possible.

The space here is so vast that even a Kyurem can stretch out to its heart's content.

The maids thoughtfully used Mareep wool and cloth to sew many special Pokémon nests according to the size of Dragonite, and even Kyurem had its own large nest.

If the Dragonite gets tired, it can lie down and rest inside.

However, Dragonite and Foam Squirrel seemed to prefer sharing a bed with him rather than their own little nest...

"From now on, this will be our new home!" Raven grinned and said to the group of Pokémon.

"Chestnut...!"

Moving to a new home was certainly exciting, but when the five foam squirrels looked at the magnificent castle before them, they were completely petrified.

Ah ah ah ah ah!
Their new home is so big, cleaning it all would be exhausting, wouldn't it?

The foam squirrels looked utterly dejected.

It would be better to stay and live in that old log cabin!
Raven naturally understood what the foam squirrels meant, and he couldn't help but laugh as he said:

"Relax, the castle has professional cleaners. If you want to help, just clean this room."

Hearing this, the group of foam squirrels felt a little better.

"Lili..."

Raven stood on the terrace, looking down at the crowd below.

Today is the day the castle is officially put into use, and the cooks, maids, and members of Geralt's knightly order who are there to serve him have all moved into the castle.

Before long, the entire castle was officially operational.

The sky was blue, the water was clear, and Raven was in a great mood. From today onwards, they officially had their own base!
However, what Raven cared about more than these things was something else entirely.

He took a few Pokémon downstairs and went to the back of the castle.

There is a garden here that resembles an ecological park.

There are meadows, flowerbeds, trees, and man-made lakes... enough to meet the living needs of most Pokémon.

This was the result of Raven's discussion with the designer; he can raise some of his favorite Pokémon here in the future.

On ordinary days, Dragonite and Serperior can also come here to relax and rest when they have nothing to do.

Raven was very satisfied.

Just then, footsteps sounded behind them.

"Your Highness Raven, so this is where you are!" Elif said with a smile. "The castle is so big, it wasn't easy to find you!"

Raven turned around.

Then Elif said with a smile, "Your Highness, come quickly! Everyone is waiting for you in the throne room!"

Raven nodded slightly: "I understand."

He let a few Pokémon play there for a while, while he and Elif went to the throne room.

Geralt, Lane, Elif, Anna, the tax collector, and others have already arrived here.

The people stood in two rows on either side, waiting for their king, waiting for his arrival.

As Raven entered, everyone turned their attention to him.

"Your Highness!" Raven nodded slightly, then slowly walked to the position that belonged to the leader.

"Everyone, please report on your respective situations," Raven said.

Elif was the first to step forward: "The crops in the territory have basically been harvested. This year, the territory has had a bumper harvest. We have saved the seeds and stored the grain as you instructed. I think this winter, we will not have to live in fear like last time."

Raven nodded slightly, then slowly said, "That's right. After autumn, winter will come. Make sure everyone is prepared for the winter. In addition to humans, we should also help the magical beasts in our territory prepare in advance so that we can get through this winter together."

“Yes, Your Highness!” Elif replied.

"How about Anna? Is everything going smoothly at school?" Raven turned his gaze to Anna again.

Anna chuckled: "Yes, I've already taught all the basic trainer knowledge to those students!"

"That's good." Raven breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I've already had some knowledge compiled into books. You can pick them up from the Royal Workshop and distribute them to the new trainers."

“Yes, Your Highness!” Anna nodded, but soon she remembered something else: “By the way, there isn’t a designated area for monster battles at the school yet. Those guys always fight anywhere, often damaging the school grounds…”

They are still rookie trainers now, but if they become stronger in the future, the destruction that the monsters around them can cause will also become stronger.

Yes, that is quite a problem.

Raven fell into deep thought.

However, he quickly came up with an idea by combining modern gym battles with the League tournament arena.

“In that case, let’s build an arena within our territory specifically for monster battles!” Raven said.

Similar to the Colosseum in ancient Rome, trainers can freely enter and engage in Pokémon battles, and they can also hold regular sparring matches afterward.

Furthermore, they can sell tickets for the audience seats, which not only makes money but also provides an entertainment facility for the residents of the territory, while also quietly spreading the trainer battles and preparing for the future.

"The arena?" Anna was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, Eriff, you’ll be in charge of arranging this,” Raven said.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Elif nodded.

Next, it was the turn of the people from the Royal Workshop.

A craftsman in charge of printing books stepped forward and reported, "Your Highness, as you instructed, we have begun to re-edit some ancient books and collections using movable type printing. Once the library is completed, these books can be placed inside!"

"Good job, thank you for your hard work!" Raven nodded. The library was one of the means he used to attract scholars from other cities to visit Raven City.

He has already publicized the relevant information through the newspaper, and he believes that it won't be long before scholars receive the news and come to Raven City.

When these scholars see the Raven City Library in person, they will likely stay and settle in this "city of knowledge".

"Geralt, how's the training going with the Knights?" Raven turned his gaze to Geralt again.

Geralt, who had been standing guard to the side, stepped forward, gave a proper knightly salute, and then replied:
"Your Highness, thanks to the training methods you have provided, the soldiers' special training is progressing very smoothly."

"To date, some of the Codora in the army have evolved into Codora, and some Swabins have evolved into Altaria, and have learned the move [Dragon Star].

"So fast?" Raven was slightly surprised. It seemed that the unified intensive training was quite effective.

However, upon closer reflection, this speed is actually normal.

The training methods provided by the "golden finger" were very comprehensive and scientific, and the soldiers spent their days and nights in rigorous training in addition to patrolling.

The same applies to their respective Pokémon partners.

If they train together every day and get stronger together, it would be abnormal if those Pokémon didn't evolve.

(End of this chapter)