Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 194 The Birth of the Medieval Poké Ball

"Land cloud, tornado cloud, lightning cloud...?!"

Upon hearing Raven's words, Arthur's youthful face immediately showed a look of shock.

Is it true or false that a bountiful harvest will be brought to this land?

No... His Majesty would never lie to him.

Arthur thought to himself instinctively.

At that moment, the three Pokémon next to the throne, named Landorus, Tornado, and Thundurus, turned their gazes toward Arthur after hearing what His Majesty Raven had said.

They crossed their arms and floated slowly on the white cloud, circling around Arthur and the Screw Mole, as if they were observing the boy.

At such close range, Arthur could clearly feel the powerful energy emanating from these Pokémon.

He remained tense, not daring to move, letting them scrutinize him.

After a long while, the land clouds stopped, then turned their gaze to Raven and nodded at him.

Seeing this, Raven smiled and said, "It seems that Landcloud and the others are very satisfied with you, Arthur."

"Huh?" Arthur stood there dumbfounded, seemingly unaware of what those words meant.

"I'll ask you one last time, Arthur, are you willing to work with Landorus and the others to bring a bountiful harvest to the humans and Pokémon living on this land, and to accomplish this great task?" Raven asked.

Arthur gazed at the land clouds, tornado clouds, and lightning clouds around him.

At that moment, he belatedly realized what a great task this was, and how much hope His Majesty Raven had placed in him.

Arthur had never imagined that he, born into a peasant family and completely ordinary from head to toe, could win the favor of His Majesty Raven…

Thinking back to what His Majesty Raven had done for them, and how they had done nothing for His Majesty yet.

At that moment, Arthur was deeply moved. His voice was firm, and his face was full of gratitude:

"I will never fail Your Majesty's expectations! Even if it means sacrificing my life!"

Raven: "..." No need for that.

But looking at Arthur's resolute gaze, Raven suddenly remembered what leaving the town and venturing into the wilderness meant to people in this era.

Moreover, in this era, humans and Pokémon have not yet fully integrated. Pokémon that live in the wild and have almost never come into contact with humans will almost always treat humans as enemies invading their territory and attack them.

Although the Three Cloud Gods can protect Arthur, from Arthur's perspective, he is unaware of the Three Cloud Gods' true power.

"Are you really sure?" Raven asked.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Arthur nodded. Now, it was finally their turn to do something for His Majesty.

“In that case, I’ll leave this task to you, Arthur,” Raven said. “Land Cloud, Tornado Cloud, Lightning Cloud, please take good care of my people as well.”

The three Pokémon nodded slightly.

This is their first collaboration with humans, and what they are doing is beneficial to both sides, so they will naturally protect this human.

Seeing this, Raven finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Before you officially set off, go and say goodbye to your parents properly, Arthur. I will have someone prepare the things you need for this mission,” he said.

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

Led by his guards, Arthur left the castle and returned home to say goodbye to his parents. Meanwhile, Raven, drawing inspiration from the experiences of modern trainers traveling, had a considerable amount of wilderness survival supplies prepared for Arthur.

Unfortunately, this era did not yet have the space backpack, a unique technology in the Pokémon world, so it was impossible to put all the items such as tables, chairs, blankets, and pots inside like Brock and Ash in the anime.

Therefore, Raven could only reduce the number of unnecessary items as much as possible.

If only I had a backpack with storage space...

Thinking of the space backpack, Raven's mind stirred, and a panel immediately appeared before his eyes, displaying the technology related to the space backpack.

[Space Backpack: A magical backpack utilizing space compression and folding technologies. Although it looks ordinary, it actually has a large internal space, reportedly big enough to hold two cows. Unlock condition: Information Age. Redemption requirement: 200 million satisfaction points.]

"The Information Age..."

This thing is far too far removed from them, far beyond what Raven can even begin to consider right now.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time!

Raven closed the control panel.

The following morning, after saying goodbye to his parents, Arthur packed his bags and, amidst the expectant and reluctant gazes of everyone, left Raven City with his pack on his back, along with Landorus, Tornado, and Thundurus.

They are on a very great mission, one that could bring about earth-shattering changes to the entire Union.

If successful, the crops in the Unova region will have an unprecedented bumper harvest next year.

If it weren't for the need to stay in the castle to handle the kingdom's affairs, Raven would have liked to go out and see what the various cities in the Unova region were like in this era.

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

After the farewell ceremony, Raven returned to the castle with his Pokémon.

Elif rushed over from the Royal Workshop to report on the recent events.

"Your Majesty, the steam engine you invented has been officially put into use. That thing is truly amazing! With it, the production efficiency at the factory has increased more than tenfold!"

This speed is normal, after all, assembly line production is a very efficient production method.

Raven nodded, then asked, "How's it going at the steel mill?"

“Our workers have smelted the iron ore mined from the mine and made the kind of rails Your Majesty has described,” Elif replied.

“Not bad.” Raven was very satisfied. “Next, let’s start with Twin Dragon City, Ripple Town, Black City, and Kagome Village, which are closest to us. Recruit railway workers and lay tracks between Raven City and these cities.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Elif nodded slightly, then took out a round object from his pocket: “Your Majesty, the latest type of Poké Ball has also been successfully manufactured by our craftsmen.”

Upon hearing this, Raven looked up and saw an old-fashioned Poké Ball that looked very much like the red and white Poké Ball from the anime, but with a somewhat peculiar design, being held in Elif's hand.

He looked closely, and the information about the Poké Ball immediately came to mind.

[Poké Ball (Middle Ages): A Poké Ball made from berries and gemstones, possessing incredible power. It is used to throw at wild Pokémon and capture them. Although it has the functions of a regular Poké Ball, it is limited by the era and cannot be shrunk to the size of a marble. A Pokémon captured by a Poké Ball cannot be captured by another Poké Ball.]

Raven reached out and took it. He glanced at the Dragonite following closely beside him, then called out softly:
"Dragonite, come here, I'll give you a new nest."

"Huh?" Dragonite opened its cute big eyes and looked over with a slightly puzzled expression.

Raven threw the Poké Ball, which bounced off Dragonite the moment it hit it. A red light then enveloped Dragonite and pulled it back into the ball.

The Poké Ball landed on the ground and wobbled slightly, as if the Dragonite was getting used to its environment, but it quickly became completely quiet.

This means that the subjugation was successful!
(End of this chapter)