Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 110 The Blue Cotton Bird Legion

"...That's just the way it is."

Inside the lord's hall, Geralt silently reported the situation to Raven.

Raven: "..."

So, is it really too difficult for beginners to raise Coco Dora?
Raven began to wonder if he had chosen the wrong person.

These knights, despite their considerable strength, were helpless against Cocodora, whose entire body was made of steel.

The iron sword could not penetrate Cocodora's armor, and any punches thrown would be painfully shattered by the impact of Cocodora's steel armor.

After a moment of contemplation, Raven asked, "How many Cocodors have you captured in total?"

“Ten,” Geralt replied.

"Oh? That's not bad. Someone defeated Cocodora later. What method did they use?" Raven asked, somewhat surprised.

Gerald nodded: "The later knights came up with a good idea. Since the iron sword could not pierce Cocodora's armor, perhaps a blunt weapon such as a hammer could knock Cocodora unconscious."

"We borrowed a hammer from the blacksmith and challenged the Cocodors again. The result was pretty good. Some of the Cocodors were quickly knocked unconscious, and when they woke up, they agreed to follow us."

"..." As expected of someone from ancient times, Raven couldn't help but twitch his lips.

“However, there is one more thing, Your Highness,” Geralt added.

"what?"

“We have a total of seventy knights, but there are only twenty Cocodors living near that mine…” Geralt explained.

"In that case, we'll have to form other monster legions." Raven fell into deep thought.

What other monsters are suitable for building an army near the territory?

Gyarados? No way, Magikarp is useless; it's too difficult for ordinary people to raise.

Golduck army? That's a good choice. These Pokémon can attack with powerful water cannons or control enemies using psychic moves like telekinesis.

Although superpowers may seem unremarkable in games, in reality, they are almost invincible when facing certain attributes that are not countered. Ash's encounter with Sabrina in the anime perfectly illustrates this point.

Hmm...maybe we could even form an army of Magnemite monsters.

Magneton, which evolves from Magnemite, can unleash a terrifying electromagnetic cannon for long-range attacks, as well as use a wide-area AOE attack like Discharge.

More importantly, it can fly.

However, Magnemite is also quite rare.

If all else fails, Ampharos, which evolves from Mareep, can also serve as its inferior counterpart.

Mare sheep raised in captivity are docile, and those hatched from eggs are more likely to be friendly and easy to handle.

Then there's the Qixi Bluebird Legion.

Many Swabins inhabit the vicinity of their territory, and the Swabins that evolve from them possess many wide-range destructive moves.

For example, it can cause Pokémon that hear the song to fall into a near-death state a few minutes later.

Or the classic Dragon-type ultimate move, Dragon Star Cluster.

Even the Altaria can learn the Storm move.

With that in mind, Raven quickly came up with an idea.

"In that case, the others should find other monster partners!" he said.

Geralt was slightly taken aback.

Raven then produced the drawing of the blue cotton bird that Christina had recorded.

Geralt looked down and saw a bird-like monster with a sky-blue body, wings as white and fluffy as flowing clouds, and two long blue feathers on its head.

"This is?"

“It’s called a Blue Swallowtail, and I’m sure you’ve seen it before,” Raven said. “Recently, with the arrival of spring, wild Blue Swallowtails have been flying into our territory and landing on the rooftops to observe humans.”

"This is a very docile magical beast. It's not afraid of people, and compared to the Cocodora, the Blue Swablu is much easier to approach." Hearing this, Geralt was a little worried.

If a legion has two different types of magical beasts at the same time, they probably won't be able to train together.

Raven saw through Geralt's thoughts and said with a smile:

"But no one has ever stipulated that a human can only have one magical beast by their side."

Everyone is his wings.

Geralt was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening.

"More importantly, magical beasts, like humans, can reproduce. If magical beasts lay eggs, they can be given to knights who raise another type of magical beast for crossbreeding and training. They can also exchange training tips and save time," Raven explained.

Geralt suddenly realized: "Your Highness is wise!"

After that, gradually expand the army, recruit soldiers, and distribute the prepared Pokémon eggs to them. Repeat this process, and you can build a powerful army in a short time.

"Alright, you can go back now. Take some people to make contact with the Blue Swallow. I will write down the information and breeding methods of the Blue Swallow for you later."

Geralt nodded and said, "Yes!"

*
As it turns out, Swablu is much easier to catch than Acrodora.

In just three days, Raven received Geralt's report that they had successfully tamed the Swaboon through food and other means.

So, led by Geralt, Raven set off for the knights' usual training ground.

It was a large clearing located in the woods.

When Raven arrived there, sixty-nine knights, excluding Geralt, stood in neat rows, dressed in armor with swords at their waists, looking very formal.

The group of knights was divided into two parts.

Some of them were surrounded by CocoDoraemon.

Another group of knights had blue cottonbirds perched on their heads, making them look like hats.

Looking at this scene, Raven could almost imagine what it would be like after these Pokémon evolved.

At that time, those Cocodoras will transform into powerful, strong, and enormous monsters called Aggronodra.

The small, delicate blue cottonbirds will transform into the elegant and beautiful Qixi bluebirds.

Just imagining that scene is enough to make one excited.

It’s really exciting!

Although these knights were all over twenty years old, they were as excited and thrilled as children who had received a new toy.

Warcraft... they really captured Warcraft!

Just like those noble and powerful monster wielders who once visited the royal city!
The crowd looked at Raven, their faces full of anticipation as they waited for him to speak.

Raven glanced around at everyone, then slowly began to speak:

"In this world, whether it's the sky, the ocean, the forest, or the desert, you can see magical beasts. Humans and magical beasts are both part of this land."

"I believe that after spending this time together, you can all feel that, like us humans, monsters also possess intelligence and emotions."

"People and monsters play together, fight together, help each other, and live together in this place."

Everyone listened quietly.

Every word His Highness Raven uttered was accompanied by a corresponding image that immediately appeared in their minds.

Snow Hat Monster playing with the children, Three Grubs helping to till the land, Mawkish working together to cut down trees and build houses, Darmo Baboon helping to start a fire, Potpot making tree juice, Three Bees collecting nectar, and Sizzling Monkey helping to fire clay bricks...

Humans and magical beasts gradually built their homes on this land.

Before they knew it, they had been living with these magical beasts for so long...

At this moment, thinking about all this, the knights couldn't help but feel a little moved as they looked at their Pokémon partners.

(End of this chapter)