Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 51 Orcs Will Never Be Slaves!

"Have the Fragrant Ape help fire the bricks?"

Ryan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Raven nodded: "The Exploding Fragrance Ape is a fire-attribute magical beast. It can breathe out extremely hot flames from its mouth, so I want to hire it to work for this territory."

"As a reward, I will provide it with more food and candy."

Raven paused briefly at this point.

From the original owner's memories, we know that in addition to the large amount of supplies he brought on this trip, the old king also prepared a large amount of gold coins for him.

In this ancient era before Union Coins existed, gold coins were the currency in circulation.

However, no amount of gold coins would be of any use to the territory at present, and since there are no taxes in the territory, Raven has no way to distribute the gold coins as rewards.

“I need to discuss this with Fragrant Ape,” Ryan said, scratching his head.

“Of course.” Raven nodded.

Therefore, Ryan chose to take his leave.

He left the lord's hall and returned to his cabin.

Pushing open the door, Ryan saw several magical beasts, led by the Exploding Fragrance Ape, waiting for his return at home.

He finally has a home!
A feeling that had never been before welled up in Ryan's heart.

He personally cooked a very sumptuous dinner for these magical beasts.

There was fish soup, fruit, and bread.

After the meal, Ryan found the Fragrant Ape and relayed Raven's words from earlier that day to it.

"By the way, Fragrant Ape, His Highness Raven asked me to ask you today if you are willing to work for this territory."

"Baka?" Upon hearing this, the Fragrant Ape looked puzzled, as if it didn't understand what these words meant.

"His Highness Raven wants to hire you to help fire clay bricks with flames. In return, His Highness will provide you with more food and sweets."

Ryan scratched his head and said again:

"Don't worry, if you don't want to do it, we won't go!"

He didn't explain the difficulties of the territory to the Explosive Ape, nor did he try to plead with it using their emotional bond, because that would be too much of a burden for the Explosive Ape.

However, Apus is a very intelligent Pokémon.

Even though Ryan didn't say it, it could sense it.

Because in recent days, it has witnessed firsthand the plight of this territory.

"Baka..."

The Fragrant Ape turned its gaze to the Exploratory Mouse beside it.

The people of this territory helped it treat the sick Detective Mouse, and if it could help in any way, it wouldn't mind going to assist.

After all, using fire is something it can do very easily.

"Baka!" The Fragrant Ape nodded slightly.

"You agreed?" Ryan couldn't help but ask.

"Baka!" The Fragrant Ape gave an affirmative answer.

The following day, with the help of the Exploding Ape, the brick-making process officially began.

As the lord of this territory, Raven specially chose a time to visit the entire process of firing clay bricks.

Workers use wooden molds to shape the treated clay into square brick blanks. After the brick blanks dry, they are neatly placed into the dome-shaped brick kiln that the workers have built in advance.

Finally, it was time for the Exploding Fragrance Monkey to perform.

It opened its mouth, and with a flash of fire, a burst of intense flame erupted from it.

Time passes minute by minute.

Flames engulfed the entire brick kiln. Under the scorching heat of the extremely hot jets of flame, the minerals in the brick blanks inside underwent rapid chemical changes. The brick blanks glowed a brilliant red, like molten metal, and looked absolutely beautiful. Watching this scene, the blacksmith Morrick couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He gestured for the Exploding Incense Ape to stop breathing fire, then walked up to Raven and reported:
"Your Highness, the firing of the bricks has been initially completed. All that remains is to wait for these red bricks to cool down before the project is completely finished."

It will take about one to two days to cool down.

Raven nodded; right now, they had plenty of time.

Raven ordered everyone to disperse and come back early the next morning to inspect the results.

As payment for the Explosive Ape's help, Raven had a large amount of food and candy sent to it.

In front of Ryan's cabin, the Exploding Ape stared dumbfounded at the pile of candy and berries before him.

It looked at the maid in front of it in disbelief: "Baka?!" So many!

The maid looked at the magical beast in front of her and explained with a smile, "His Highness Raven asked me to bring these to you. He said he was very grateful for your help."

"Baka..." But isn't that too much?

For a moment, Bao Xiang Yuan was at a loss.

You should know that when they were in the wild, they had to go through a lot of trouble to find a few tree fruits to eat.

And now, all it has to do is help start a fire, and it gets so many tree fruits and candies...

The fragrant ape was stunned, its face filled with disbelief.

Wow, so much food!

“Prince Raven is a very kind prince.” Ryan chuckled from the side, “Take it, Fragrant Ape, it’s what you deserve.”

"Baka..." The Fragrant Ape was somewhat moved, and it immediately decided to work even harder for Prince Raven in the future.

Not only the Explosive Scented Ape, but also the Explosive Mouse, Bean Pigeon and Aiya Mushroom next to it showed surprised expressions.

Is it true that helping humans can yield so much food?

Could they also come and help?

At that moment, something quietly changed in the hearts of several Pokémon.

Raven was unaware of all of this.

That evening, a blizzard struck.

A biting wind, carrying swirling snowflakes, swept past the window.

Raven listened to Elif's report while looking out the window at the scene.

Inside the wooden cabin, five foam squirrels huddled by the window, gazing at the blizzard outside with worried expressions on their little faces.

Even Snivy, whose emotions rarely fluctuate, showed a hint of worry at this moment.

The mini dragon, however, seemed oblivious to everything, nestled peacefully on Raven's clothes and fast asleep.

"Your Highness, a blizzard is coming," Elif said worriedly.

Raven hummed in agreement; he had already seen it.

Fortunately, they had made preparations in advance, building wooden houses to shelter them from the wind and snow, gathering enough food, and collecting enough wood for heating.

December has passed, and we have now officially entered mid-January. The next month or so will be the coldest month of the year.

While pondering, Raven said, "Elif, give the order to everyone in the territory to take precautions against the cold and avoid getting sick. Also, when the blizzard comes, the mines should suspend operations until the snow stops."

"There's still a little over a month left before winter is over. Let's all hang in there a little longer."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Ruixue is a prosperous year.

Looking out at the swirling snowflakes, Raven couldn't help but think, "Next year's crops must be bountiful, right?"

(End of this chapter)