Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 19 Basic Herbalism (Thanks to Nan Liyue for the generous donation)
Dratini and Snowman sat around the table, happily enjoying their lunch.

Raven then opened his technology panel and began checking the technologies he could currently unlock.

There are currently four technological paths in the agricultural era.

[Gathering (Unlocked)] → Branch 1 [Basic Fruit Cultivation (Unlockable)]

→Branch 2 [Basic Herbalism (Unlockable)]

[Animal husbandry (unlockable)] → [Basic processing skills (unlocks some basic agricultural and sideline product processing recipes)]

[Fishing (Unlockable)] → [Basic Shipbuilding (Unlocks some basic shipbuilding methods)]

[Mining (Unlockable)] → [Basic Ore Theory (Unlocks some ore smelting methods)]

The panel displays a dense array of technologies. The initial agricultural era was manageable, but later on, almost every path had numerous branches.

However, to unlock it, you must first unlock the previous technology.

Further on, Raven even saw some unique advanced technologies from the Pokémon world, such as [Poké Ball teleportation technology], [fossil revival technology], and [gene cloning technology].

However, the exchange points for these technologies amount to millions of satisfaction points.

"...I'm afraid I'd work myself to death and still not be able to unlock it," Raven couldn't help but mutter to himself.

However, the most important thing right now is to unlock a technology that will benefit the territory.

Raven turned his gaze back to the row of technology located on the far left.

However, he was stunned for a moment when he saw that the [Collection] section showed that it was unlocked.

When did he unlock the data collection feature?

No, that's not right... Recalling the situation in the territory over the past few days, Raven suddenly realized.

If the residents of a territory complete a progress step by themselves, the corresponding technology will be automatically unlocked!

It was his earlier order for residents to collect berries that unlocked this technology.

"That's good, it saved me a lot of time."

Raven's gaze fell upon the several technologies that could be unlocked behind him.

[Basic Fruit Cultivation: Unlocks the planting methods and cultivation process for fruits such as Orange, Cherry, Peach, and Pomelo. Required for redemption: 200 satisfaction points.]

“Tree fruit…” Raven fell into deep thought.

Berries are a unique resource in the Pokémon world. They look similar to ordinary fruits, but they are far more nutritious and possess a variety of magical powers.

It can heal wounds, detoxify, treat burns and frostbite, and some berries can even restore a Pokémon's energy, commonly known as PP in the game.

However, no fruit trees are currently planted in the territory, and this technology is not very useful at present.

According to the original owner's memories, some humans in this world have already mastered the methods of cultivating tree fruits, so using them here would be a waste.

However, this branching path leads to two technologies that are very important to Pokémon: Energy Cube Crafting and Poffin Crafting.

"We can wait for the residents to find the tree fruit in the wild and then let it unlock automatically, which will save 200 satisfaction points." Raven is good at managing his money.

Raven will not consider the [Animal Husbandry] and [Fishing] technologies for the time being, because there are very few Pokémon in his territory at present.

Moreover, even if he unlocks it ahead of time, there are no living "Big Milk Tank", "Mount Goat", or "Woolstaff Goat" for him to raise.

It's like a skilled cook trying to make a meal without rice.

As for mining technology... no mineral veins have been found in the vicinity of this territory yet, so even if it is unlocked, it will be of no use.

Therefore, the most practical one at present is the second branch of [Gathering], [Basic Herbalism].

With it, you can use herbs within your territory to concoct medicines to help Pokémon heal.

Pokémon living in this territory no longer need to worry about getting injured and not being able to receive timely treatment.

The breeding of dwarf dragons can now be officially put into progress.

"exchange!"

With 200 satisfaction points deducted, the next second, some herbal recipes and steps automatically appeared in Raven's mind.

Basic Healing Medicine, Advanced Healing Medicine, Antidote, Burn Medicine, Sleeping Medicine...

Raven carefully reviewed the contents, then took out a parchment, dipped a quill in ink, and wrote down the formulas for the potions.

“Elif, give this to Lila.” Raven handed the parchment to Elif.

Lila is currently the only healer in the territory. You should know that these medicines are not only effective on Pokémon, but also on humans.

With the current cold weather, Raven had previously noticed that many civilians in his territory had developed frostbite and chilblains on their hands, faces, and ears.

These medicines should come in handy.

Elif reached out and took it, replying, "Yes, Your Highness Raven!"

Elif turned and left, while Snowcap Monster and Dratini had already filled their stomachs.

The people in the territory reacted differently to the arrival of the three snow-hat monsters.

Some people are still filled with fear of monsters, but others find the Snow Hat Monster, a monster that doesn't harm people and even shares the fruit on its body, fascinating.

Many people have become curious about the Snow Hat Monster.

In the afternoon, while the Snow Hat Monster was playing outside, many people curiously gathered around to watch.

The younger children, just like in the morning, ran over to play with the Snow Hat Monster. Raven noticed that one of the boys secretly took a few cookies out of his pocket and gave them to the Snow Hat Monster.

It's obvious without even thinking that he secretly took those cookies from home.

After watching for a while, the crowd realized that the snow-hatted monster was no threat and continued to go out to work.

Trees need to be cut down, and log cabins need to be built. Everyone needs to work hard to get through this cold winter.

Raven was no exception.

The snow-capped monsters stayed at the camp to take care of the children, while he took the mini-dragons and the farmers to the wasteland they had chosen that morning to use as farmland.

This time, Raven didn't let the Mini Dragon stay hidden in his clothes; instead, he brought it outside.

A cold wind swept by, and the Dratini shivered from the cold, even having a runny nose.

"Ugh..." It's so cold...

The dwarf dragon was considering giving up.

But when it saw Raven with a runny nose from the cold wind, it hesitated.

"Woo..."

A moment later, the Dratini sniffled and perked up again.

Raven is facing this together with it; it cannot back down!
"Ready, Dratini?" Raven asked, looking at his Pokémon.

“Woo!” the Mini Dragon responded earnestly.

"Very good, then let's officially begin training!" Raven nodded in satisfaction: "This afternoon, your task is to use Tornado twenty times on that big rock!"

Tornado is currently Dratini's only attack method, but perhaps because it has always lived in the palace and has never had to fight, Dratini's proficiency with this tornado attack is very low, and its power is also very limited.

In this era, human development of Pokémon was very limited, the trainer system had not yet taken shape, and Pokémon relied more on instinct to fight.

The original owner had relevant fragments in their memories.

For example, in large-scale battles, both humans and Pokémon wear armor and engage in hand-to-hand combat with their opponents, rarely using special moves.

Therefore, the most important thing right now is to let the Dratini improve its proficiency with tornadoes, and also train its control over its internal energy.

*

"Ability...Dark type...Moves..."

Under a large tree within the territory, Anna sat with Zoroya, carefully examining the parchment that Prince Raven had given her.

But even after racking her brains for a long time, she still couldn't understand the meaning of these words.

Anna was a little discouraged, and she couldn't help but ask, "Ugh! This is so hard! Zoroya, do you know what this 'supernatural power' means?"

"Huh?" Supernatural power?

Zorua blinked.

The next second, Anna saw a faint blue light emanating from Soroya's eyes.

An invisible force, unseen by the naked eye, quietly condensed and then, under Zoroya's control, blasted towards a large rock nearby.

"boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and the large rock split in two.

"Ah!" Anna couldn't help but exclaim, instantly freezing in place.

The blue light in Zoroya's eyes disappeared.

Even Anna, who was slow to realize things, understood what was happening at that moment.

She looked at Zoroya in disbelief and asked, "Zoraya, that stone... did you break it?"

"Woo~!"

Soroya gave an affirmative answer.

"So...so strong!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Anna's eyes lit up instantly.

Her little monster is amazing!
and many more!

It was at this moment that Anna finally realized something, albeit belatedly.

She quickly opened the parchment, looked at the little monster, and tentatively asked, "That just now... was it supernatural power?"

"Woo!"

Zorua nodded his little head.

"No, no, no way?!"

Could this be the power that the little monster can use? Or perhaps a "moves"?
Anna was utterly shocked. To verify this, she randomly picked another word from the parchment.

"Randomly arresting?"

A white light surged from Zoroa's claws, and it began to swing its claws forward in a continuous attack.

Anna was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)