Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 181 Various Problems: Warcraft Renamed Pokémon (Thanks to the generous donation from the patron, Dust's Heart!)

In mid-January of the 150th year of the Kingdom Calendar, heavy snow fell, turning the entire Unova region white, except for some coastal cities.

As the cold air swept in, people put on thick winter clothes, and even the Pokémon that live with humans wore cashmere scarves and hoods.

Inside the castle, the fire in the fireplace burned very brightly, and with the presence of fireflies, the whole room was warm and cozy.

The maid brought Raven a steaming cup of black tea, made from the leaves of the Four Seasons Deer's head, which tasted quite good.

"Your Majesty, these are letters that have recently arrived from all over the kingdom." Elif handed many letters to Raven, his face full of worry.

Raven reached for a letter, opened the envelope, and began to read it.

This is a letter from Twin Dragons City, signed by Lord Sharon of Twin Dragons City.

【My king, since the beginning of winter, the temperature has plummeted, and this winter seems colder than ever before… In just the last two days, several civilians in my territory have lost their lives due to the cold.】

Someone froze to death?

Raven frowned slightly. He then opened the other letters and found that similar situations had occurred in other places as well.

As a monarch, Raven could never bring himself to watch his subjects die of hunger and cold.

Elif also noticed the contents of the letter and offered words of comfort:

“Your Majesty, you need not blame yourself. In the history of the Kingdom of Eindooc, many civilians and slaves have frozen to death every winter. This is not your fault. Moreover, you have just taken office and have already done your best.”

Raven remained silent, constantly pondering countermeasures in his mind, when he suddenly noticed that a large portion of these letters seemed to mention that this winter was much colder than in previous years.

"Elif, is this winter colder than in previous years?" Raven asked.

After a moment's recollection, Elif nodded and said, "It does seem to be colder this year."

At that moment, Kyurem's voice suddenly rang out from Raven's heart.

"The war has affected the earth's veins, causing it to lose its previous balance, which in turn will affect the climate, temperature, and earth's pulse in the United States."

This sentence reminded Raven of the scene in the anime where his two older brothers destroyed the dragon vein. If the old king hadn't sacrificed himself and used the power of Victini to quell the dragon vein, the kingdom would have been severely affected.

"So, that war did affect the [Dragon Veins] after all?" Raven frowned, then asked, "Kyurem, do you know how to repair the damaged ley lines?"

“Let nature take its course, or… borrow the power of Victini,” Kyurem said. “The restoration and repair of the ley lines is not something that can be accomplished overnight; you should all be prepared.”

Upon hearing these words, Raven immediately thought of his father.

“I understand, I will handle this.” Raven looked at Elif and said, “Elif, go and invite Father and Bictini over.”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Elif left in a hurry, while Raven walked to the terrace and gazed at the town below, lost in thought.

The impact of that war was not limited to these aspects.

After the war, peace returned to the kingdom.

Thanks to his succession and the end of the war, the people living on this land celebrated the arrival of peace and the arrival of a better king, which greatly boosted their morale and satisfaction.

But life, after the initial passion fades, eventually returns to tranquility.

After that, everything began to return to normal, and the various problems brought about by the war began to emerge.

The increase in public opinion and satisfaction on the territory panel has begun to decline rapidly.

The surge in population has brought about a variety of problems.

Take Raven City as an example. With its population boom, the town has encountered many problems.

For example, resource shortages, environmental degradation, employment difficulties, housing shortages, increased pressure on public services, and hindered economic development...

The vast majority of ordinary citizens in Raven City are currently unable to find suitable jobs and therefore have no source of income.

This can't go on!

How easy is it to govern a country?
Raven took a deep breath and then turned his gaze to a technology on the technology panel.

[Factory: Unlocks the Factory Theory, bringing together workers in handicrafts (such as textiles) to produce goods together, earning the required 2 satisfaction points.]

With a slight thought, the 20,000 satisfaction level on the panel disappeared, replaced by a flood of knowledge entering Raven's mind.

[Factory unlocked! Unlocked the manufacturing process and principles of the Spinning Jenny and Water Spinning Machine, and unlocked the related technologies for mechanized production of handicrafts such as leather shoes, carpets, and cashmere coats! Note: Some technologies and manufacturing processes require unlocking the prerequisite technology Steam Engine!]

Raven immediately sat down at his desk and wrote down all the sketches and principles of various machines, preparing to hand them over to the craftsmen of the Royal Workshop for production.

This problem must be solved. Fortunately, there are a lot of gold coins in the national treasury. He plans to use these gold coins to build factories, promote employment, and develop trade, so as to provide as many jobs as possible for these common people.

These factories were used to produce handicrafts and luxury goods such as leather shoes, carpets, cashmere coats, and porcelain, which were then sold to other territories by merchants.

As he put pen to paper, Raven's mind drifted back to the plight of workers during the Industrial Revolution in medieval Europe, and he couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.

At that time, due to interests, such a situation will inevitably arise.

Factory owners are only concerned with production and profits, which makes the working environment harsh and unsafe, forcing workers to work overtime and affecting their health.

Raven thought one statement was very true—the Industrial Revolution completely turned workers into simple machines.

The emergence of factories will, in turn, give rise to the bourgeoisie.

But with the development of the times, all of this is simply unavoidable.

As a king, Raven wanted to hold onto these powers as tightly as possible, but that was impossible.

In that case, he could only use legislation to restrain those future factory owners. If the workers were treated in violation of human rights, the kingdom's judicial authorities would then severely punish the factory owners.

Secondly, there's the workers' daily working hours...

After a moment of contemplation, Raven decided to implement an eight-hour workday with two days off per week.

Although this might make the transition from the agricultural to the industrial age incredibly slow, Raven did not want his people to suffer the same fate as the poor workers of the Industrial Revolution.

Raven picked up his pen, and bills and technologies emerged one after another on the paper.

Once everything was finished, Raven finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If things continue at this pace... he might not see that future even before he dies of old age.

After a moment of contemplation, a figure appeared in Raven's mind.

Xerneas, the god of life in the Carlos region!

Legend has it that when Xerneas radiates a seven-colored light, he shares in eternal life.

"..." Never mind, it's too early to think about these things now. Let's focus on solving the problem at hand first!
Just then, Eriff returned to the castle with the old king and Bictini.

"What's wrong, Raven?" the old king asked, somewhat surprised. "Are you having trouble governing the country?"

"A little, but I'll take care of it." Raven told the old king about the damage to the dragon vein, which caused a sharp drop in temperature and people freezing to death in various places.

After listening, the old king immediately understood his son's meaning.

"As expected... it still had an impact on the dragon vein?" the old king murmured.

"Fine, it's all because of us that this happened. Since that's the case, I should take responsibility for this."

As a father, the old king chose to take on this responsibility for his two sons.

"Raven, I'd like to trouble you to take Victini and me back to Eindook. We'll stay there to sort out and repair the dragon veins until they're restored."

“Nini…” Although Bictini was somewhat reluctant, it also knew the importance of this matter.

After bidding farewell to Raven, it rode back to Eindook with the old king on a Dragonite.

After watching the old king leave, Raven turned around and handed the bill and technology in his hand to Elif, entrusting him with their implementation.

Elif stared at the contents of the document and froze on the spot.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

"There are far too many unemployed civilians in the territory right now, and they need a job and a stable source of income to live on."

“I’ve been thinking about it. In the past, the places in our territory that produced carpets and cashmere products were too scattered. Why don’t we bring them together, buy raw materials from ranchers, and have the workers do centralized production?” Raven said.

Assembly line production makes processes easier to manage and raw materials more efficiently allocated, thereby greatly improving production efficiency.

"Great idea!" Elif exclaimed in admiration. How come he hadn't thought of that?

This would provide jobs for ordinary people and also produce more textiles, making it a win-win situation!
“However, it will still take some time before the factory is established and the textile machines are produced.” Raven fell into deep thought.

It's winter now, and the most important thing right now is to ensure that everyone in the territory can get through the winter safely.

The only saving grace was that he and Elena had foreseen the future of a larger population and had made preparations accordingly.

When Raven City was first established, enough houses were built to house more than 30,000 people.

After a year of continuous expansion by the Haoli construction team and the workers, Raven City can now accommodate a population of over 70,000.

“I remember that among those magical beast soldiers, there should have been quite a few fire-attribute magical beasts,” Raven said.

“That’s right.” Elif did notice some fire-breathing magical beasts.

“Hire them, use their power to start fires and keep warm, and help those soldiers and civilians get through the winter,” Raven said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Elif responded, and was about to turn around to carry out the order when Raven shouted:
"Wait a moment!"

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Elif stopped and turned around to ask.

Raven's gaze fell on the panel. The shipbuilding technology of the agricultural era had been extended in a new way in the industrial era.

[Steamships: Unlocks the manufacturing technology for various steam-powered ships. Required exchange: 5 satisfaction points. Prerequisite: Unlocking the "Steam Engine" technology.]

"Is there a famous fleet in Flying Cloud Territory?" Raven asked.

"That's right, Your Majesty wants to?" Elif asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I read about a magical beast called the Milk Tank in a book. Each one can produce 20 liters of nutritious milk a day. This milk is very nutritious and has many benefits for the human body. If we had it, my people would be able to become stronger."

"It's a pity that we don't have any such magical beasts inhabiting our Eindook territory. It is said that the Great Milk Tank and the like live in the distant sea, on a continent called [City Capital].

Raven had considered this matter before, but back then he wasn't king and didn't have that authority.

Now that he has it, the first thing he wants to do is introduce Miltank, a Pokémon, to Unova.

“Milkjars…” Elif immediately understood Raven’s meaning: “Your Majesty wants that fleet to set sail to find the magical beast Milkjars and bring them back to the kingdom?”

Raven nodded, but given the circumstances of this era, this was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

Sea travel is very dangerous, and they must make preparations in advance.

For example, have everyone in the fleet capture a Water-type or Flying-type Pokémon that is good at swimming and can carry people.

This way, even if a shipwreck occurs, their lives can be guaranteed.

Ultimately, we need to change people's perception of Pokémon and instill the idea that trainers and Pokémon are not enemies, but friends who can live together.

Ok……

The term "Warcraft" doesn't sound like a good word.

In that case, let's start promoting trainers and Pokémon by changing their names!

Pokémon, Pocket Monsters, Pokémon...

Raven didn't intend to make any further changes, and in the end he chose the name he was most familiar with.

Pokemon, short for Pocket Monsters, means monsters that can be kept in a pocket. The name is derived from its transliteration.

—Pokémon.

More importantly, with the advancement of the times.

The Industrial Age brought forth a completely new technology for making Poké Balls.

[Balcon Crafting Technique: Unlocks the balcon crafting technique, allowing you to create the magical Old-Fashioned Poké Ball using balcones and specific materials. Requires 50000 Satisfaction Points to exchange.]

Although 50,000 satisfaction points is a bit much, with this official Poké Ball, he can formally engage with Pokémon and trainer culture.

Once he has a large enough number of trainers, he can start preparing for the first Pokémon Grand League.

This method can change people's perceptions and impressions of Pokémon, and also demonstrate strength to the outside world, deterring some unscrupulous lords.

The competition for the title of strongest trainer is both a challenge and an honor for those trainers, and he will then present the award to the champion.

Then the kingdom will have one more worker.

Just like Yatsu, the chief of the Padilla League, make full use of the power of every trainer to build the kingdom and develop Unova.

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(End of this chapter)