Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 118 New Technology
Your skilled builders have shared the technology of "concrete" with your other citizens!

[Concrete: Unlock the concrete production process, which can be used to build houses and bridges!]

Inside the lord's private office in the city hall, Raven stared at the technology that suddenly popped up on the panel, slightly taken aback.

"Elif, how are the old repairmen doing?" Raven asked.

“Your Highness, yesterday the group of magical beasts, led by Hawley, went to their dwelling and stayed there to rest,” Elif reported. “This morning, they seemed to have followed Hawley to the construction site.”

Upon hearing this, Raven immediately understood what was going on.

It seems that the old craftsmen have learned about the situation in the territory and have begun to actively try to integrate into this place.

This result was within Raven's expectations.

Pokémon that were once slaves will never refuse a place that treats them kindly and as "humans".

"Hmm, with the addition of these experienced construction workers and Hao Li, the remaining projects in Raven City should be completed soon," Raven thought to himself.

However, the number of residents in the territory is still too small, only three hundred people, and in some places there are not even as many people as a village, which has resulted in most areas of the town being empty.

This is also a problem...

Raven couldn't help but start thinking about solutions.

The first approach is to vigorously develop the city and attract people from other places to settle there.

The second option is to wait until war breaks out, when many people will be displaced during the war, and then they can take the opportunity to take in these people to increase the population of their territory.

The third option is to wait for the natural union of the people within the territory, commonly known as having children.

However, neither of these methods can be completed immediately in the short term.

Thinking of this, Raven couldn't help but sigh.

Well, these things can't be forced. Instead of dwelling on this, let's take this opportunity to see what new technologies might be useful.

With the completion of the new city, the three major needs of clothing, food, and housing have been met, and in just a few days, Raven has gained tens of thousands of satisfaction ratings.

He glanced at it and saw that the current satisfaction rating was 9730.

[Gathering] → Branch 1 [Basic Fruit Cultivation] → [Advanced Fruit Cultivation] → [Fertilizer Science] → [Plantation (Unlockable)]

→Branch 2 [Basic Herbalism] → [Advanced Herbalism] → [Bandage Application (Unlockable)]

Branch 3: [Toilet] → [Bathhouse] → [Irrigation Canal (Unlockable)]

[Animal husbandry] → [Basic processing] → [Advanced processing (unlockable)] → [Messenger (unlocked)] → [Pokémon Army Reform (unlockable)]

[Fishing] → [Basic Shipbuilding] → [Advanced Shipbuilding (Unlockable)]

[Mining] → [Basic Ore Theory] → [Advanced Ore Theory (Unlockable)] → Branch 1 [Fortification (Unlockable)]

→Branch 2 [Pottery (Unlockable)] → [Clay Figurines (Not yet satisfied)]

Many new technologies have appeared on the technology tree that can be unlocked.

With the completion of the bathhouse within the territory, the related [Bathhouse] technology on the technology tree panel will also be automatically unlocked.

In addition, Raven also noticed that the [Messenger] technology was already unlocked.

This is a technology that can train flying Pokémon like Pidgeot into messengers, which Evan shared with him before.

Besides that... Raven's gaze swept over the few technologies that could be unlocked at the moment.

[Plantation: Unlocks planting, harvesting, and processing technologies for cash crops such as natural rubber, coffee, cocoa, and oil palm. Requires 1500 satisfaction points.]

[Bandage Application: Unlocks the crafting technology for medical bandages and the treatment techniques for some orthopedic and surgical diseases. Requires 1500 satisfaction points to redeem.]

[Irrigation Canals: Unlocks irrigation canal technology. This technology allows water to be introduced into farmland through various channels, forming a water network system that covers the entire area, effectively reducing the occurrence of floods. Required for redemption: 2000 satisfaction points.]

[Pokémon Army Reform: Provides a unified training method for all Pokémon incorporated into the army. Requires 3000 satisfaction points to redeem.]

Besides these, there's another technology that can create Pokémon like Clay Golems and Clay Giants, but Raven's satisfaction level is currently a bit low.

"In that case, let's unlock some more useful moves first!" Raven thought to himself.

Plantations can provide ways to grow and process cash crops, such as rubber, palm oil, and cocoa beans, which are very useful. The only problem is that there are no seeds for these crops on the territory.

Bandaging is useful when riders train with Pokémon, as they are prone to fractures, sprains, and other injuries. In such cases, medicine alone is not enough. This technology can improve the medical level within the territory and can play a significant role in some situations.

Irrigation canals are also very important. Currently, most of the fields in the territory have been cultivated along the river, and things are fine at this time of year.

However, extreme weather such as torrential rain is common in summer. Although there are moves like Sunny Day that can change the weather, the current power of the Burning Bug is not enough to change the weather 24 hours a day.

Therefore, this technology is also very important.

"In that case, let's unlock the four technologies first: Bandage, Irrigation Canal, Pokémon Army Reform, and Pottery!"

With a slight thought, Raven's satisfaction level was instantly reduced by 7500, leaving him with only 2230 satisfaction points.

Raven plans to save these satisfaction ratings until he reaches 10,000, then use them to unlock the [Claydot] technology and see how Pokémon like Claydots and Claydot Giants are made.

If the manufacturing technology is simple, they can mass-produce this Pokémon, which can be very useful for both developing and defending territory.

While pondering, Raven wrote down the technology he had unlocked on a piece of parchment and handed it to Elif, instructing him to take charge.

Having finished his official business, Raven stood up and let out a slow sigh.

Next, he should take Hakron and Green Vine Snake to their special training.

They now know the location of Kyurem, but before heading there, they must raise their strength to a certain level, at least enough to protect themselves.

But just then, Raven suddenly heard a commotion coming from the street outside.

"Huh? What's going on?"

He paused for a moment, then walked to the window.

The next second, Raven saw a large group of people on the wide street.

That is……?
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Elif, who had just left, pushed open the door, his aged face revealing an expression of extreme excitement.

"Your Highness Raven! People have arrived from the capital! His Majesty has received our letter! He has not only sent us many people, but also Bictini!"

No sooner had Elif finished speaking than Raven heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

"Nini!"

(End of this chapter)