Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 48 Ore
Taking advantage of the snow's pause, Raven summoned Cleveland and two members of the Knights of Favonius, and ordered them to escort several blacksmiths to the mine where Cocodora lived to investigate.

Watching the group leave, Raven silently prayed that they would find the ore and clay they needed on this trip.

Seeing Raven's expression, the old butler, Elif, couldn't help but ask, "Has His Highness made a decision?"

“Yes.” Raven nodded. “I want to stay here.”

The road ahead is long, and war could break out at any time. Their place is remote enough that even if war breaks out, they will not become a target for others.

Therefore, for Raven, staying here and secretly developing his abilities is the best option.

Although the old butler, Elif, had been immersed in the royal family for many years, he was able to see the current situation more or less clearly.

“Once the blizzard is over, Your Highness should write a letter to His Majesty the King to let him know you are safe and sound! His Majesty must be very worried about you right now,” Elif sighed and said.

“I will.” Raven thought to himself, “And while I’m at it, I’ll ask my father for a group of skilled workers to serve as my subjects and help with the work.”

This will solve the problem of insufficient manpower.

A cold wind swept in, and Raven told Elif to go back to rest, while he himself took the Dratini back to the cabin.

Inside the wooden house, the foam squirrels are cleaning with their tails; being extremely fastidious, they cannot tolerate even a speck of dust in the room.

Snivy stood silently on the table, and when it saw Raven enter, it immediately turned its gaze in his direction.

"Teng Teng..."

Snivy noticed that Raven seemed to be always busy.

Furthermore, it keenly noticed that Raven had a preoccupied look on his face before he came in.

But when he saw them, his expression completely changed.

"Hey, hey, hey! You guys were cleaning when I left, why are you still cleaning now that I'm back?" Raven said with a laugh.

"Chicken!" The foam squirrels were initially very happy to see Raven return.

But when it saw that the place it had just cleaned had been dirtied, the foam squirrel let out a scream.

"Chestnut!"

A foam squirrel couldn't resist jumping down, pushing Raven aside with its tiny paws, and then began to clean up the mess with its tail until it was spotless. Only then did a relieved expression appear on its face.

"Chestnut~" It's clean now!
Raven: "..."

However, to be fair, seeing such a clean and tidy house as soon as you get home does make you feel relaxed and comfortable.

But Raven didn't stay at home for long. He rushed back, had a sip of hot tea, and then hurriedly took the Mini Dragon to train.

They still practiced their dragon tails by whipping the wooden stakes with their tails.

This time, however, halfway through the practice, a dense purple light suddenly surged from the tail of the Dratini.

Then, it lashed its tail at the battered wooden stake.

Seeing this, Raven was slightly taken aback.

That move just now was... Dragon Tail?
"Mini Dragon, one more time!" Raven said.

"Whoosh!" While sensing the usage of the moves that appeared in his mind, Dratini mobilized the energy in his body and then lashed out with his tail again.

"It really is a dragon's tail!"

Raven observed the marks on the wood and analyzed to himself: Although he has mastered the dragon tail, the power is still not enough. He still needs to continue to train the power of the mini dragon's tail.

However, this is already a very big improvement for the Dratini.

If calculated according to the game's level system, Dratini needs to be level 15 to learn Dragon Tail.

This means that Dratini's evolution process is halfway complete; another fifteen levels and it will evolve into Dragonair. However, reality is not a game, and game levels can only be used as a reference.

"In any case, we still need to train diligently and practically." Raven thought to himself as he looked at the Mini Dragon and praised it, "Well done, Mini Dragon, you've improved again!"

"Woo~!"

"Now that you've grasped the Dragon Tail, let's call it a day!" Raven said with a smile.

The Mini Dragon had no objections and now does whatever Raven tells it to do.

The man and his Pokémon returned to the cabin. Raven picked up Dratini and carefully examined its body.

"Hmm, he's gained quite a bit of muscle compared to when he started," Raven thought to himself.

The tail of the dwarf dragon no longer feels weak and limp, but is both soft and resilient. If the dwarf dragon tenses up, you can even clearly feel its hard tail muscles.

"Alright, lie down, let me massage your muscles." Raven patted the Mini Dragon.

The mini dragon immediately lay down obediently like a salted fish.

Raven then began to gently massage the Mini Dragon.

Feeling those large hands constantly roaming and kneading his body, the Mini Dragon couldn't help but let out a comfortable cry.

During this time, Dratini, as the Pokémon closest to Raven, was able to sense Raven's emotions to some extent.

He was anxious and worried.

But Dratini didn't know how to comfort Raven.

"Waaah..." I really want to grow up quickly! That way I can help Raven, the mini dragon thought to itself.

This was the only way it could think of to help Raven.

On the desk, Snivy calmly observed the scene, a thoughtful expression in its eyes.

*

Cleveland and his group returned to the territory in the afternoon.

Raven greeted everyone in the Lord's Hall.

Morrick reported excitedly:
"Your Highness Raven, just as you predicted, it is indeed a resource-rich mine. We not only discovered traces of clay and limestone there, but also a large amount of iron ore!"

"Is there a way to mine it?" Raven breathed a sigh of relief and then asked.

“Clay can be dug with a shovel, and limestone can be collected directly. The only problem is the iron ore; we need specialized tools to mine it.” Morrick thought carefully for a moment, then added, “And there’s the issue of transporting these ores…”

The mine is some distance from this territory, and it would be both time-consuming and laborious to manage it by human effort alone.

Upon hearing this, Raven fell into deep thought.

There are currently some Pokémon in the territory that can be used to pull carts, such as those two afro-haired buffalo that came from the royal city.

In addition, they also had horse-drawn wagons for storing supplies.

“Let the afro-haired buffalo do the transport!” Raven said. “As for the carts… we’ll just take my wagon and use it to transport the clay!”

"Your Highness?" The people present were slightly taken aback.

If that's the case, then what should His Highness do when traveling?
Raven shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I have hands and feet. Right now, the clay matter is more important."

If they start firing bricks now, they will be able to store a large quantity of bricks by next spring.

Then they can officially begin building houses, thereby accelerating the urbanization process of this territory.

(End of this chapter)