Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 74 The Joy Sisters (Please Subscribe!)
In Eindook, in the prison beneath the castle of the Earth Sword.

A guard in armor walked in from outside and opened a prison door with a metal key.

"Hey, you two, come out here!" the guard shouted into the room.

Two girls, around seventeen or eighteen years old and wearing black hoods, huddled in a corner.

Hearing the guard's voice, they couldn't help but look up.

“Sister…” one of the girls gripped the other girl’s hand tightly.

Another girl squeezed her hand reassuringly, then asked:
"Excuse me, what happened?"

The guard looked at the two girls, and if you looked closely, you could see that the two girls were exactly the same in height, appearance, and even their faces, as if they were carved from the same mold.

They are cursed because they look exactly alike, and the children born to those who mate with them all look identical. It is said that those who get close to them will suffer misfortune.

The guard quickly averted his gaze and turned to say, "His Majesty the King has decreed that, starting today, you will be traveling with the others to Prince Raven's fiefdom!"

Prince Raven?

The two girls were slightly taken aback.

They exchanged a glance, then obediently stood up and followed the guard out of the prison.

After passing through a secret passage, everything suddenly became clear and open.

This is a forest located on the outskirts of the royal city.

Many people have already gathered here, waiting in advance.

Among the crowd stood many magical beasts bound by reins, pulling carts loaded with goods, but these carts were covered, making it difficult for them to see clearly.

“Sister…” a girl said worriedly.

"Don't be afraid, Xiaochun," the slightly older girl said softly.

She pulled a black hood over her sister's head, shrouding their faces in shadow so that their features were obscured.

This was a caravan of about eight hundred people, plus the enslaved monsters, bringing the total number to nearly a thousand.

In such a large group, even they wouldn't stand out.

At this moment, everyone gathered, and the convoy began to set off.

"Your Highness Raven..." Qiao Yilin silently murmured the name in her heart.

Although she was also filled with fear about the future, as the older sister, Qiao Yilin did not show it.

She and her sister, Qiao Yichun, were originally born in a remote village.

Their mother fell in love with a young man in the village, but on the day they were born, their mother died in childbirth.

This wouldn't have been a problem at first, but as they grew up... when the people in that small village saw that they looked exactly like their mother, their faces immediately showed expressions of horror.

He was muttering words like "curse" and "ominous".

After that... they were driven out of the village and wandered to the royal city. But because they had no money, Qiao Yilin stole a few pieces of bread from the bakery in order to feed her younger sister.

Then, they were sent to prison.

"..."

Qiao Yilin and Qiao Yichun silently followed at the back of the group. Once everyone had arrived, the entire convoy set off towards the unknown future.

The fates of countless people converge here, and what awaits them is a future shrouded in mystery.

On the majestic and magnificent Earth Sword Castle, the old king stood alone on the terrace, gazing at the dark convoy of cars in the forest.

This was the last thing he could do for his youngest son.

Perhaps this was the last time he would see Bictini.

"Alas!" The old king let out a sorrowful sigh. He gazed down until the caravan completely disappeared at the horizon and could no longer be seen. Only then did he turn around, his aged and hunched figure slowly disappearing into the dim castle.

*

It was another sunny and breezy day. Raven sat in the lord's hall, listening to Elif report on the progress of various tasks within the territory.

"Your Highness Raven, the mill you instructed us to build has been completed. Once the wheat ripens, everyone in the territory will be able to use it to grind flour!" Elif said with anticipation.

Witnessing the ripening of crops firsthand, like a farmer, and processing them into food, was something he had never experienced before when he was in the royal city.

"Okay, I understand." Raven nodded slightly.

It's already April, and thanks to the hard work of Snivy, Sylveon, and other Grass-type Pokémon, the wheat that should have ripened in May is already turning yellow.

In a few more days, we should be able to harvest them.

That mill was a watermill, which used the flow of river water to drive the stone mill, thus achieving grinding.

"How's Elena doing?" Raven asked again.

“Elena has already planned the initial layout of the town. Here are the blueprints. She asked me to tell you that we can start building houses.” Elif handed over a simple blueprint.

Raven glanced at it and nodded, saying, "Then let's construct according to this layout!"

The main building materials in the Middle Ages were stone, wood, bricks, and mortar.

In recent days, the territory has produced a considerable amount of building materials, which should be enough to build a small town to accommodate them.

“Yes, Your Highness Raven!” Elif nodded, then took the blueprint and went to carry out the mission.

Raven leaned back in his chair, casually opened the territory panel, and was surprised to find that the satisfaction level in his territory had accumulated to 500.

He directly unlocked the Advanced Herbalism technology.

The next second, numerous potion formulas appeared in Raven's mind.

Good healing potions, powerful healing potions, silver spray, gold spray...

These advanced potions are significantly more practical than the potion recipes provided by basic herbalism.

Good and powerful healing items are more effective than ordinary healing items, while silver and gold sprays release a magical scent that is very effective at repelling wild Pokémon.

Raven glanced at it and found that among all the herbs that could be used for the Silver Spray and Gold Spray, there happened to be one that was the leaf from the top of the Lily Root Doll's head.

Isn't this a coincidence?
Lila has several lily root dolls.

Raven took out a quill and wrote down the potion formulas, intending to give them to Lila later.

After finishing this task, Raven began to ponder other matters within his territory.

After spending this time together, the dwarf hamster seemed to have grown fond of its life, where it helped humans cultivate the land and humans provided it with food.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the three-horned rats will remain here, working alongside the farmers.

The brick-making work at the Exploding Ape's place is also progressing very smoothly. Although it's a bit tough right now, once the miners extract coal, they can build a proper brick kiln and fire bricks in a different way.

The only problem is that many dangerous Pokémon live underground in the mine.

Despite the protection of Anna and Zorro, the miners only dared to mine on the surface.

With their current capabilities, they are not yet able to access the mines below.

"Sigh!" Raven couldn't help but sigh.

Although a large number of Pokémon have gathered in the territory, very few are actually capable of fighting.

"I wonder how things are going with Hu Hu..."

(End of this chapter)