Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 80 Shipbuilding and Brick Kilns
[Satisfaction level +100!]

[Satisfaction level +100!]

Just as Raven was training his Dratini by the river, he suddenly received two notifications on his screen.

When Raven saw the words clearly, he froze on the spot.

This is... the satisfaction from those two Magnus?

How could there be so many? Raven was genuinely surprised.

But then he thought about it again, and realized that the situation of those two Magnus was rather special.

The environment they used to live in was probably unimaginably harsh for ordinary people.

When they arrived here, the stark contrast between the two made them far more satisfied with this territory than with other villagers and Pokémon.

"I have to thank Haoli and the others for this," Raven murmured to himself.

This further convinced him that the path he had embarked on was the right one.

With the 200 satisfaction points provided by Haoli, plus the scattered accumulation over the past few days, his current satisfaction level has reached 362 again.

And now, he can unlock a new technology.

Raven opened the technology panel and then turned his attention to one of the technologies.

[Basic Shipbuilding: Unlocks the manufacturing methods for some basic ships. Requires 300 satisfaction points.]

Perfect timing, it's time to unlock this technology.

Now, Evan has discovered a village downstream. With a boat, they can travel across the river to reach it and trade with the villagers.

Furthermore, one can take a boat to the plain on the other side of the river.

The river next to their territory is very wide, and it's not realistic for them to build a bridge across it with the materials they currently have.

Furthermore, there were no professional bridge engineers...

Therefore, the best way is to take a boat to the other side.

In this way, they can build a ranch on the other side and raise Pokémon like Mareep.

Raven silently chanted "unlock" in his mind.

The next second, detailed shipbuilding techniques appeared in his mind.

"The next step is to find someone to build the ship," Raven thought to himself.

He planned to ask Elif if he had any suitable candidates that evening.

"Alright, Dratini, that's enough for today!" Raven paused Dratini's special training and headed towards the berry orchard.

There, Snivy is using its Grass-type energy to help care for the fruit trees.

Not far away, the pots in the Pot House curiously watched the Snivy's movements on the ground.

Now that there is no danger in their territory, they have become bolder and dare to move around freely.

"How's it going, Snivy? Do you feel like you've become more adept at controlling your energy today?" Raven asked.

The vine snake stretched out its hands, releasing green energy that continuously nourished the tender sapling below.

Hearing Raven's words, it replied proudly, "Tengteng!" Of course!
Seeing this, Raven grinned. He looked up at the sky; the sun was setting, and night was about to fall.
"It's getting dark, let's call it a day! We'll continue tomorrow!"

Snivy stopped what it was doing and turned back to Raven's side.

Raven wanted to reach out and hug it, but Snivy refused.

It walked ahead alone, arms crossed, its little face full of maturity beyond its age.

Raven: "..."

Sigh, what should I do if my Pokémon doesn't want to get close to its trainer?
Seeing no movement behind him, the Snivy stopped and looked back.

"Teng Teng?"

"I'm coming!"

Raven let out a helpless sigh and then followed after him.

After dinner, Raven went to the Lord's Hall as usual. Elif, Geralt, and the others were already waiting there.

Upon seeing Raven approach, Elif immediately stepped forward to report:

"Your Highness Raven, the work of those new recruits has been arranged. With their addition, the work progress at the logging camp and the mine has increased by nearly three times."

"Not bad." Raven was very satisfied with the result. Indeed, population is the key factor in whether a territory can develop.

"Moreover, with Lord Geralt's protection, our miners can now venture deep into the mines to mine. Today, along with the clay, we also brought back a large quantity of coal!"

"Coal?" Raven asked, somewhat surprised.

“That’s right!” Elif nodded excitedly. Now that they had coal, they would never have to worry about freezing in the winter again!

Raven nodded thoughtfully and said, "Tell Morrick and the others that the brick kiln can be started."

Relying solely on a single Fire-type Pokémon like Apexisk to bake bricks is far too slow.

If they had a large brick kiln, they could put the shaped clay into it, use coal as fuel, and finally ask the incense-burning ape to help start the fire.

In this way, bricks can be produced on a large scale within the territory for the construction of towns.

“Yes, Your Highness!” Elif replied.

"Also, see if there are any skilled boat builders or bridge builders in the territory. We need a bridge to reach the plains on the other side of the river," Raven instructed.

“I’ll ask around,” Elif nodded.

“There’s one more thing,” Raven added. “Try to trade with the village downstream. If any traveling merchants visit in the future, remember to let me know. I have something to ask them.”

Traveling merchants have been to many places and are well-informed; they must have heard of Kagome Town.

Raven is still uneasy as there are currently no powerful Pokémon guarding his territory.

War could break out at any moment, and his two older brothers, Zekrom and Reshiram, also need a Pokémon similar to the Black and White Dragons to help protect their territory.

Kyurem is naturally the best choice.

In any case, he has to build a good relationship with Kyurem first.

"Hmm, perhaps we could also establish contact with that Articuno on the snow mountain..." Raven pondered.

However, the Articuno was elusive and its exact location could not be determined.

Since being rescued by the Articuno last winter, Cleveland has made several trips to the snow-capped mountains in search of the bird, hoping to see it again, but to no avail.

“Understood, Your Highness.” Elif nodded gently.

"Hoo..." Raven slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and then said, "That's all for today, thank you all for your hard work!"

The others took their leave one by one, and Raven returned to his home.

However, as soon as he entered the room, he saw the Mini Dragon rubbing against the table leg again.

In no time, another piece of dragon skin slowly peeled off the dwarf dragon's body.

And the size of the dwarf dragon has grown once again.

"It shed its skin again?" Raven was somewhat surprised; the Mini Dragon's growth rate these days was unexpectedly fast!
The Dratini looked over with its innocent eyes.

"Woo..."

"You've worked hard!" Raven stepped forward and patted the Dratini's head.

In any case, molting is a good thing for dwarf dragons.

This indicates that the life energy within its body is constantly increasing.

The current height of the dwarf dragon is about 0.8 meters.

However, in fact, the Pokédex lists Dratini's standard height as 1.8 meters.

Given that Dratini grows by constantly molting, it's likely that it will evolve when it reaches the height shown in the Pokédex.

At that time, the dwarf dragon will transform from its juvenile stage into a mature dragon called a dragonfly.

(End of this chapter)