Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 85 The Trail of the Tropical Dragon
"Roar~!"

The armored rhinoceros roared in pain.

Its eyes were fixed on the slug snake in front of it. Seemingly disbelieving, it pawed the ground with its hind hooves again and charged at the slug snake.

Faced with the giant's attack, the Snivy remained calm and composed, standing still and manipulating its two vine whips to attack the armored rhinoceros from both sides.

The tough vines wrapped around the armored rhinoceros's limbs, tripping it and causing it to stumble to the ground.

This time, the armored rhinoceros seemed to have realized the gap between itself and its opponent.

It turned and ran, quickly disappearing into the grassland.

Raven: "..."

They got away...

Rhyperior, a Ground/Rock-type Pokémon, is very strong, but not very smart.

Raven didn't pay much attention to the reckless armored rhinoceros.

After defeating the opponent, he turned his attention back to the wild Pokémon around him.

The Mimosa, a Grass-type Pokémon, may look cute and harmless, but in fact, the pollen it emits contains toxins that can cause symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose.

The shy bud seemed a little timid; upon seeing them approach, it immediately panicked and hid in the grass.

Seeing this, Raven squatted down, took a tree fruit out of his bag, and handed it to the shy bud.

"Mimosa bud, come and eat!"

The shy bud cautiously opened its eyes, staring blankly at the tree fruit before it, and then looking at the human holding the fruit with disbelief.

Raven smiled slightly at it.

Seemingly sensing that the other party meant no harm, the shy bud quickly lowered its guard and happily began to enjoy the tree fruit.

Taking this opportunity, Raven reached out and patted the head of the budding flower.

"How cute!"

Seeing that the armored rhinoceros had been driven away, the four-season deer that had just run away returned again.

They surrounded Raven and the shy bud, looking over with curious eyes.

Raven couldn't resist giving away a few more tree fruits.

The four-season deer also happily enjoyed the meal along with the shy bud.

After finishing their meal, the Four Seasons Deer turned their gaze back to the bundle on Raven's body, their eyes filled with longing.

"That's all!" Raven quickly covered the package; there were still a few pills inside that he had kept to lure Mare the sheep.

Seeing this, the Four Seasons Deer snorted and nimbly hopped away.

Continuing on, Raven saw another group of lightning zebras galloping across the grassland.

However, these Pokémon are short-tempered and aggressive. If you approach them rashly, you will definitely be attacked by these Zebras.

Given the strength of Snivy and Dratini, they are probably no match for Zebra. Therefore, Raven deliberately avoided Zebra's habitat.

He looked at the map of the Mare sheep's habitat recorded in Christina's notebook and followed the route on it.

Soon, Raven spotted a flock of fluffy Mare sheep on a fertile meadow not far away.

These are the ones!
Raven, along with his Dratini and Snivy, slowly approached the Mareep flock.

After they got close enough to the Mare sheep to notice them, the sheep, which were grazing, finally took notice of the three of them.

"What?"

The first few sheep looked over with some confusion, but they didn't run away.

"Ahem!" Raven cleared his throat, trying his best to make his tone sound harmless: "Hello, Mare the Sheep!"

"Meh?"

Several question marks appeared above Mare's head. What was this person going to do?
"How cute!"

Raven slowly approached, carefully observing the real Mare the sheep, and couldn't help but be charmed by their soft and adorable appearance.

Seemingly sensing no malice from the human, the sheep gradually relaxed. When Raven praised them for being cute, several of them even showed happy expressions.

"Meow!"

"Oh, right, this is a gift I brought for you all." Raven took out some pomelos that he had prepared in advance from his bag.

Upon hearing this, the flock of Mareep immediately surrounded Raven, Snivy, and Dratini.

Raven glanced around and saw that there were about seven or eight Mare sheep here. Fortunately, he had brought nearly twenty tree fruits. After feeding the mimosa and the four-season deer, he still had more than a dozen left.

That's enough!
The sheep lowered their heads to sniff the fruit, then chewed it with great pleasure.

Although they prefer to eat tender and delicious grass, it's nice to have a change of pace once in a while!

While Mare the sheep was eating, Raven cautiously reached out his hand.

However, as soon as he touched the sheep's fluffy wool, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his palm, as if he had been struck by an electric current.

"There really is electricity on Mare the sheep..." Raven murmured to himself.

Fortunately, the current was not strong enough to harm the person who touched it.

The sheep quickly finished eating the fruit in front of them, and then they all turned their attention to the strange creature that had given them the fruit.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mare the Sheep." Raven introduced himself. "My name is Raven, and I am the lord of the territory across the river. I hope to take good care of you in the future."

"Meh?"

The sheep didn't quite understand what territory or lord meant.

“After a while, we will come to the other side of the river. We will plant some fresh and delicious pasture on the open space by the river. If you are hungry, you can go over there. We welcome you anytime,” Raven added.

The sheep understood what he was saying.

This human named Raven plans to plant tender and delicious pasture there and invite them over to enjoy it!

Is there really such a good thing in the world?
The sheep stared in astonishment.

However, the human in front of them did not offer any explanation. He simply stood up, said goodbye to them, and then left with the two Pokémon.

Raven's purpose in coming here was simply to get to know the Mare sheep in advance and see if he could build a good relationship with them so that they could move in once the ranch was completed.

So far, the plan seems to be progressing smoothly.

Raven was about to go back when, as if suddenly noticing something, Dratini looked up at the sky.

"Woo?"

Raven followed its gaze, and the next second, he saw a strange Pokémon flying across the sky.

It was a Pokémon with a brownish-gray body, a long neck, and thick limbs, resembling a palm tree.

Its enormous body was surrounded by many huge leaves, and on its back grew four huge wings that resembled palm leaves.

What's most eye-catching is the bunch of banana-like yellow fruits hanging on its lower jaw.

That Pokémon is...

Tropical dragon!
(End of this chapter)