Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 170 Warcraft Scholar (Two chapters combined)

The will of the people within a territory is a mysterious and elusive thing.

The day after the castle was completed, Raven looked at the territory information on the panel.

Lord's Name: Raven

[Territory: Raven City (Town)]

[Citizens (Humans): 1426 (Click to view details)]

[Pokémon (Subjects): 428 (Click to view details)]

Public sentiment: 100 (United we stand)

Satisfaction rating: 25680

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

After yesterday's party and the completion of the castle, public support has reached its maximum, a full 100.

According to Raven's observations, during this period, his people lived and worked with a strong sense of enthusiasm and passion.

Seemingly influenced by this sentiment, the work efficiency of almost all workers, farmers, and ranchers in the territory has increased like never before.

Even the Pokémon from Machamp's House showed unprecedented enthusiasm.

Under the leadership of Elena and Elif, the workers began the intensive construction of the Grand Arena.

Moreover, with the completion of the castle, the satisfaction level in the territory increased by 10,000 in just one night, reaching 25,000.

We are one-quarter of the way to meeting the conditions of the industrial age.

Unfortunately, according to Raven's observations over this period, public sentiment is not static, and for this reason, it cannot remain at 100 for a long time.

When people's passion fades and life returns to normal, public sentiment will begin to decline slowly, eventually hovering around 90%.

Although the number was already very high, having already enjoyed the full effect of public support, Raven felt that he could never go back.

He began to ponder the reasons behind this situation.

As Raven continued to browse through the personal profiles of his subjects, he quickly found the answer.

The reason for this situation is that the residents within the territory have new needs.

As the saying goes, "when people are well-fed and clothed, they think of lustful desires." Once people are full and satisfied, they will have new pursuits, such as spiritual needs.

For example, reading books and newspapers, watching Pokémon battles...

Activities like these can help residents relieve boredom and have fun.

"It seems that while building up our territory, we should also pay a little attention to this aspect."

As Raven pondered, he turned his gaze to his technology panel.

In addition to basic city-building technologies, there are also many entertainment-related technologies.

such as:

[Bard: A prerequisite for unlocking the Opera House technology. Once unlocked, some residents within the territory will have a chance to be inspired and compose and sing songs based on their living environment.]

In addition, there are entertainment technologies such as [ball games], [taverns], and [large bathhouses] that can satisfy the spiritual needs of the people.

Just like in modern times, ball games involve forming a team to compete against each other for spectators to watch.

Taverns, like those in most medieval fantasy novels, are places where men can drink and boast after a busy day. Unlocking this technology will also provide some wine brewing recipes.

Like some bathhouses in northern China, large public bathhouses facilitated social interaction through bathing. People could chat in the open-air pools, and the bathhouses offered drinks and food, with dedicated staff providing services to guests.

Raven's gaze swept over these technologies one by one.

We are still far from meeting the population needs required to advance to the Industrial Age in the tech tree. Instead of slowly accumulating resources, we might as well use this time to unlock entertainment technologies.

These forms of entertainment can not only satisfy the spiritual needs of the residents within the territory, but also attract people from other territories to come here.

More importantly, these technologies don't require him to spend satisfaction points to unlock them. Things like taverns and bathhouses can be built and that's it.

The farmers in the territory already knew how to brew barley beer, which was perfect for selling in taverns.

As for the large bathhouse, Raven felt that as long as it was built like a bathhouse, there would be no problem.

You can hire Pokémon as waiters in the tavern, and ask Water-type Pokémon to help store the water in the public bath, or Fire-type Pokémon to help heat it.

With Pokémon around, none of these are problems.

Next, all they have to do is continue expanding the town.

Thinking of this, Raven had someone summon Elif and asked, "How is the construction of the Great Library going?"

Ariff replied, "Your Highness, after two months, the library you ordered is basically completed, and the craftsmen have also used movable type printing to print a large number of books for collection here, as you instructed."

The books were neatly arranged on the woodworking bookshelves. In addition, the carpenters also ordered a large number of tables and chairs to be placed in the library for people to read.

"In three more days, the library will be officially open to the public," Elif reported.

“Very good.” Raven nodded in satisfaction, then asked, “Has the news of the library’s opening been published in the newspaper?”

“It has been published as you instructed, and these newspapers are expected to be distributed to other territories through traveling merchants in the next two days,” Elif replied.

*
Meanwhile, in Flying Cloud City.

As the largest city in the southern part of the Unova region, this city is home to nearly 100,000 people.

It's a new day again.

As usual, scholar Derrick got up early.

After getting dressed, the first thing he did was not to eat or go to the toilet, but to go to the door and take out the "newspaper" he had ordered from the store earlier from the mailbox.

With the newspaper in hand, Derrick felt relieved and went to the restaurant, where he ate bread while reading the newspaper.

The newspaper was delivered to Flying Cloud City a month ago, supposedly from a place called Raven City.

At first, Derrick was amazed by the white and delicate paper, but soon he was drawn to the content printed on the newspaper.

This publication contains many interesting things. Besides some basic academic knowledge, what interests Derrick the most are the insights and explanations about Warcraft.

Unlike other scholars, Derrick, a graduate of Eindoalk University, had been fascinated by "Warcraft" since his university days.

They are incredibly strong and can breathe fire and spew water...

After reading that newspaper, Derrick suddenly realized that his understanding of magical beasts was far too superficial. Different magical beasts possess different attributes, different attribute magical beasts possess different powers, and magical beasts with different powers can provide assistance to humanity from different perspectives…

For example, today's newspaper features an article about a magical beast called "Three Bees".

[Three bees, young bee magical beasts, possessing insect and flight attributes, are three magical beasts merged into one. They diligently carry sweet nectar for the queen bee. The honey they produce is of far superior quality to ordinary honey, making it the "king" of honeys. It is rich in nutrients and perfect for making desserts!]

“Three Bees?” Derrick suddenly remembered that there were merchants selling sweet treats in Flying Cloud City recently.

I never imagined that these magical creatures, the three-necked bees, could be artificially bred.

The three-bee monster is not uncommon. Derrick conducted a study on it during his university years and found that this monster almost always obeys the queen of its kind.

And now, the people in that place are actually able to raise these magical beasts called Three-Bee Bees...

He was becoming increasingly curious about that place called Raven City.

Derrick continued reading to the next section, where it stated:

[A warm celebration of the opening of the Grand Library! Starting today, the Raven City Grand Library will officially open to the public, housing thousands of books that everyone, from nobles to commoners, can come and read!]
The academic atmosphere here is strong. You can take any of the books home to read after registering, and simply return them within the agreed period.

All the books here have been reprinted using new paper, and we believe they will bring you a completely new reading experience!

"What?!" Derrick exclaimed in surprise. The Grand Library? Open to the public?
His eyes immediately lit up.

As a scholar, no one can resist such a place!
If what's written in this newspaper is true... that's the place he's always dreamed of!

A city where humans and monsters live together, a city with a strong academic atmosphere, a city with a large library...

At that moment, Derrick couldn't help but feel the urge to go there and witness it for himself.

It's decided, let's go today!
After breakfast, Derrick quickly packed his luggage, said goodbye to his family and fiancée, spent a sum of money, and left Flying Cloud City with a caravan, heading to Raven City.

After several days of arduous travel, the caravan finally arrived in Raven City.

Looking at the bustling city in the distance, Derrick's eyes couldn't help but reveal a light of longing and anticipation.

He's here! He's finally here!

Upon arriving in the city, Derrick parted ways with the caravan. As soon as he entered the town, he was surprised to see that the humans here were indeed living with magical beasts, just as described in the newspapers!

A girl sunbathing with a lily root doll by the street, Haoli helping to carry things in the store, and Tantan Mouse holding a road sign to point the way...

"Wow!"

Derrick looked surprised; the monsters hadn't harmed humans or done anything else dangerous.

They lived alongside humans like that.

This scene is like a dream!
Derrick, who has always been fascinated by Warcraft, couldn't help but have a thought pop into his mind: Humans and Warcraft, can they really do this?
He walked down the street with curiosity, looking around at the people and monsters around him.

The first thing to do upon arriving in Raven City is to find a hotel to stay in.

Derrick asked some local residents and quickly found a hotel on the street.

He put his luggage in the room and then couldn't wait to go out and see the big library that the newspaper had mentioned.

Derrick asked the local residents for directions, and with their enthusiastic help, he quickly arrived at his destination.

What comes into view is a rather tall and magnificent building, the shape of which looks like a giant, upright book.

Below the “books” is a wide staircase made of concrete.

Derrick climbed the steps and soon arrived at the entrance of the large library.

The doors of the grand library were wide open, and a whiff of the aroma of ink and the fresh scent of paper wafted out.

Upon entering the room, directly opposite the entrance was a wooden counter. Behind the counter stood a very young girl, and next to her stood a tall, humanoid monster with long ears.

The monster had been featured in the newspaper, so Derrick recognized it immediately.

That's... a long-eared rabbit!

At that moment, upon seeing him enter, the girl and the long-eared rabbit smiled and nodded slightly to them.

"Excuse me, is this the Grand Library?" Derrick asked.

“That’s right, this is the library that Prince Raven built for everyone.” The girl introduced softly, “So far, there are more than a thousand books in this place. Every book has been reprinted using white paper. Not only that, Prince Raven also plans to collect books from various towns and stores them in the library!”

Derrick looked inside, following the girl's words.

When he finally saw the interior of the building, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he stood frozen in place.

The library has five floors, each filled with wooden bookshelves, which are packed full of books.

This place... is like an ocean of knowledge, a place that countless scholars dream of visiting!
"Can I read here?" Derrick couldn't help but ask.

"Of course," the girl said gently. "If you register with me and Long-Eared Rabbit, you can even take the book home to read!"

"You can do that?" Derrick was taken aback. "Aren't you worried that someone might not pay it back?"

“We will verify the borrower’s information. In addition, we will need to collect a deposit equal to the price of the book. But don’t worry, we will return the deposit to you when you return the book. Of course, if you are a resident of Raven City, we only need to register your home address and personal information,” the girl replied.

Upon hearing this, Derrick pondered for a moment and immediately exclaimed, "That's a brilliant idea!"

"Then I won't bother you any longer. If you need any help, please feel free to come and ask me anytime," the girl said softly.

Derrick nodded, then went straight to the bookshelf at the back. He eagerly browsed through the books and was surprised to find that there were quite a few very precious books among them!

At that moment, Derrick made a decision in his heart.

He wants to settle down here!
Not only that, he also wants to bring his parents and fiancée to live here!
*
Inside the castle.

Elif said with considerable concern:

"Your Highness Raven, is it really alright for you to put the books His Majesty bestowed upon you in the library?"

“Don’t worry, those are just reprinted copies; the originals are still in my possession,” Raven said. “Besides, these books will serve a greater purpose in the library.”

In the few days since the library opened, Raven City has welcomed many tourists from other cities who have come to visit.

Among them are many knowledgeable scholars.

Raven even saw that many of them had already spent their savings to buy houses and settle down in Raven City, and had even brought their families over.

At that moment, Raven couldn't help but start thinking about something else.

Should he go back to Eindooc and get all the books from the Royal Library?

(End of this chapter)