Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 87 Pokémon Ranch

Construction of the Pokémon Ranch is in full swing.

People used boats to transport the timber needed for construction to the other side of the river.

Next, specialized construction workers performed simple processing on the timber, then processed it into wooden fences, which were used to enclose a large area of ​​land.

Finally, it's time to build houses for ranchers and Pokémon to live in.

The rancher's house doesn't need to be too luxurious. In addition, most Pokémon prefer the wild environment to indoors, so the hut where Pokémon live only needs to be able to shelter them from the wind and rain.

Under Raven's personal supervision, people built a simple ranch in just a few days.

In the lord's hall, Raven sat at his desk, discussing with Elif and the others who would be most suitable to manage the special ranch.

The following two requirements must be met for the candidate.

First, I am not afraid of Pokémon.

Secondly, not only do people need to be careful, but they also need to be patient in order to take good care of the Pokémon that live there.

Raven carefully reviewed the information of each citizen, trying to find a suitable candidate.

“Your Highness need not worry. I believe that if this monster ranch goes well, others will also find ways to run ranches in the future,” Elif said.

Raven wasn't worried about that at all. After all, as long as the people here could see the benefits of raising Pokémon, then more people would definitely raise Pokémon in the future.

"Does anyone have recommendations for managing the ranch?" Raven asked.

"A candidate?" Elif paused slightly, then suggested, "Your Highness, what about Rick?"

"Rick?"

Elif nodded: "It's the guy who raises chickens in the territory."

Upon hearing this, Raven immediately remembered.

Previously, the Knights had discovered traces of pheasants in the wild, and since Rick happened to have experience raising chickens, Raven assigned this task to him.

However, what worries Raven is that ordinary animals and Pokémon are not the same species after all, and some experiences may not be applicable.

Seeing Raven's expression, Elif understood.

He then continued, "What about Megan? You entrusted those Magikarp to her care, and from what I've observed, she's taken very good care of them. Moreover, she's not as afraid of magical creatures as some others."

“That’s a good candidate.” Raven nodded immediately: “Send someone to call Megan over.”

A maidservant hurried away and soon brought Megan over.

Megan looked at the important figures present, and a nervous expression involuntarily appeared on her face.

“Don’t be nervous, Megan,” Elif said kindly. “His Highness summoned you here to ask if you would be willing to run the ranch.”

"Run a ranch?" Megan exclaimed in surprise, pointing at herself incredulously. "Me? Me?"

Is she really capable of doing this job?

Raven smiled and nodded, but he didn't continue the topic and instead brought up something else.

"Megan, how are those Magikarp?

"Hmm!" Megan couldn't help but smile when Magikarp was mentioned: "They are very obedient monsters!"

“It seems you’re getting along with them quite well.” Raven asked again, “It’s not just Magikarp; many magical beasts in this world are the same. As long as you take good care of them, they will respond to you.”

"Megan, I believe in you. If you can raise Magikarp so well, you can definitely take good care of other magical beasts as well."

“But…” Megan quickly said, “But I don’t know if I can do it!”

She was just an ordinary, unremarkable, and weak woman!

“You must believe in yourself, Megan,” Raven encouraged. “Why don’t you give it a try? Not only you, but the six Magikarp will also move to that ranch with you and help take care of the other magical creatures there.”

Hearing this, Megan hesitated. After a long while, she nodded and said, "...I understand, I will try my best!"

"Here's the information on pet magical beasts for you. It records various ways to care for them and their preferences. Take it back and study it carefully. If you have any questions, feel free to come and ask me." Raven handed over the information he had prepared in advance.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Megan accepted it respectfully with both hands, her palms sweating with nervousness.

"I remember you lived with your brother, right?" Raven asked casually.

"Huh?" Megan nodded instinctively, "Yes!"

“How about this, you and your brother move to that ranch together!” Raven remembered that Megan’s brother also had experience taking care of Pokémon.

The few buffalo with their afro-like hair in his territory were the ones he had been taking care of.

“Yes!” Megan replied.

"You can go back now. If there are any suitable magical beasts later, I'll send them to you," Raven said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness Raven!" Megan bowed respectfully, then turned and left.

Raven watched her figure gradually disappear into the distance until she was no longer visible. Only then did he stand up, ready to go for special training with Dratini and Snivy.

However, just then, Anna's voice suddenly came from outside.

"Teacher, I brought the three bees back!"

Huh? Raven was slightly taken aback. The next second, he saw Anna rushing in from outside, carrying a large bucket of honey.

Behind her followed several magical beasts.

A queen bee, and dozens of three-necked bees.

Raven's eyes widened in surprise, but he quickly came to his senses.

"Well done, Anna."

"Hehe!" Anna scratched her head sheepishly, "Actually, it was Zoroya who invited the Queen Bee and the others over!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Zoroya." Raven then turned his gaze to the Zoroya next to Anna.

"Woo!"

Soroya's little face was full of pride.

So……

Raven then turned his gaze to the queen bee and the swarm of three bees following behind Anna.

Meanwhile, the queen bee and the three bees were also sizing up the human in front of them.

As the leader of the group, the queen bee was naturally aware of the human's position among all humans.

“Bee,” the queen bee spoke first.

Raven couldn't understand Pokémon language, but since the Queen Bee had followed him, she must have already figured out the current situation.

After a moment's thought, Raven said, "Welcome to the group, Queen Bee, Three Bees, I am Raven, the lord of this territory."

"bee."

The queen bee gave an elegant bow.

"I don't know if Anna has told you that we need the honey you make to survive."

"In return, we will provide you with a flower field for you to collect nectar and use to make sweet wine."

"In addition, we will do our best to protect your safety and the safety of the honey, and prevent you from being attacked by other monsters."

"Of course, if winter comes and the flowers wither and we can't collect nectar, we humans will provide you with honey as food to help you get through the cold winter."

(End of this chapter)