Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 5 Cone Processing
Inside a rather dilapidated tent at the valley campsite.

A little girl, about ten years old, looked anxious with tears in her eyes.

On the haystack in front of her lay a pale-faced woman who had fallen into a coma.

"Mother……"

The girl called out anxiously to the seriously ill woman in front of her.

A month ago, she set off from the royal city with her parents to follow Prince Raven to his fiefdom.

Unexpectedly, they got lost on the way, their father left them, and their mother fell seriously ill.

Ten-year-old Anna knew that the disease was a fever. She had seen beggars in the royal city suffering from the disease, who eventually died on the roadside because they had no money for treatment.

Anna had visited the beggar and secretly slipped him a piece of black bread.

Now, her mother is showing the same symptoms as that beggar.

"Mom, wake up! Waaah... Don't leave Anna here alone..."

Anna shook the woman's arm vigorously, calling out "Mom."

However, the woman had already fainted, and no matter how much she called out, she did not open her eyes, nor could she gently stroke her head and respond softly as usual.

Just then, Anna suddenly heard footsteps outside.

Immediately afterwards, the tent flap was lifted, and the physician and the old butler who were by Prince Raven's side walked in.

Doctor Lila glanced at the girl crying uncontrollably in the tent and couldn't help but frown. She quickly stepped forward, examining the woman as she said, "Let me do it!"

"Doctor... Doctor! Please save my mother!"

Anna seemed to see the last glimmer of light at that moment, and she immediately and obediently stepped aside, staring intently at it.

Lila reached out and touched the woman's forehead, her expression immediately becoming very serious.

“She has a high fever and has fallen into a coma…” Lila said.

"Will Mom wake up again?" Anna couldn't help but ask.

“I will do my best,” Lila said, then turned to the old butler. “Mr. Elif, I need moonflower and bitter root to alleviate her symptoms.”

Upon hearing this, Elif took out two kinds of herbs from his medicine box and asked, "What should I do?"

“Prepare a pot, put these two herbs in and boil them for thirty minutes, then feed the bowl of medicine to the patient,” Lila replied.

Upon hearing this, Anna quickly said, "I'll go help!"

Lila looked at the young girl with some surprise and asked, "You know how to brew herbs?"

“I used to help my mom at home!” Anna wiped away her tears; she knew the situation at the camp.

There are many patients, and the doctor cannot stay here for too long, so there are some things that need to be done by her.

“Good boy, then I’ll leave it to you.” Lila nodded.

Anna took the herbs from the old steward, ran out of the tent, and began to cook them as the physician had instructed.

Finally, the prepared medicinal soup was fed to the unconscious mother spoonful by spoonful.

Time passed second by second, and Anna lost track of how much time had gone by.

She just felt so tired.

The journey was tiring, and I had to take care of my mother every step of the way.

The poor girl finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

……

……

Anna was awakened by a familiar voice.

"...Thank you for your help, Lord Eriff."

She woke up suddenly, as if she had had a bad dream, and cried out, "Mom!"

Hearing the sound, the woman turned around, drank the bowl of herbal medicine, and her condition improved somewhat. Although she was still very weak, she still respectfully rose to greet Lord Eriff who had come to check on her. "Mother..." Anna, who had been forcing herself to stay awake, immediately burst into tears of grievance when she saw her mother wake up. She threw herself into her mother's arms, crying and saying happily, "Thank goodness, you're alright!"

The woman gently stroked her daughter's head: "Don't worry, Anna."

As she spoke, she looked up at Elif and said respectfully with gratitude, "Thank you very much, Lord Elif."

Hearing this, little Anna jumped off her mother and said to Elif, "Thank you!"

A smile appeared on Elif's face as he looked at the mother and daughter before him and said:
"No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Prince Raven! He's the one who distributed the herbs to everyone."

Prince Raven...

Did he save his mother?

At that moment, Anna felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Prince Raven.

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[Popular support +3!]

[Popular support +1!]

[Popular support +2!]

【…】

Lines of information kept flashing across the panel in front of Raven.

The "public opinion" rating, which was originally only in the single digits, has jumped to over 15 in just one day.

The satisfaction rate, which was originally 0, has now reached 50.

"It seems my judgment was indeed correct."

Raven murmured.

By distributing his herbs to the people, he could not only solve the problem of his people dying from illness, but also gain their gratitude.

However, what made him even happier was that he actually received a 50% satisfaction rating this time.

With a slight thought, Raven opened the technology interface.

The next second, several technologies that could be unlocked in the agricultural era appeared before his eyes.

[Animal husbandry: Unlocks the method of raising land-based Pokémon. Requires 200 satisfaction points.]

[Fishing: Unlocks how to raise aquatic Pokémon; required: 200 satisfaction points.]

Raven: "..."

A satisfaction rate of 50% is still too low!
If you can't even unlock livestock and fishing, then forget about the later [Electric Technology] and [Poké Ball Technology].

Raven continued to browse through the later tech trees. Although the later ones were limited by the era and could not be unlocked, they could be viewed in advance.

[Pokémon Food Science: Unlocks recipes for Pokémon foods such as Poffin and Energy Cube. Requires 1000 satisfaction points to redeem.]

Pokémon food?
However, there are very few Pokémon in the territory right now, so it's not very useful at the moment.

Raven continued looking down, and soon, the technology along one of the routes below the Industrial Age caught his attention.

[Balcon Crafting Technique: Unlocks the balcon crafting technique, allowing you to create the magical Old-Fashioned Poké Ball using balcones and specific materials. Requires 500 Satisfaction Points to exchange.]

cone?

Raven was slightly taken aback. He found the [Modern Poké Ball Technology] technology incredulously, and was somewhat stunned when he saw its exchange requirement of 10,000 satisfaction points.

Why is there such a big difference between the two?

Logically speaking, the method of making Poké Balls is not difficult. Hundreds of years before the Pokémon League was established, the people living in the Greenland region used berries combined with metal and jade to create the old-fashioned Poké Balls.

Although it's an old-fashioned Poké Ball, its ability to catch Pokémon isn't significantly different from modern Poké Balls.

Furthermore, unlocking the Poké Ball technology requires Electricity technology as a prerequisite...

A bold idea suddenly popped into Raven's mind.

Could it be that the so-called "modern Poké Ball technology" contains the method for making a "Master Ball," which is why the exchange requirements are so high?
(End of this chapter)