Chapter 1: Distant Frontier
“Whoosh—”
The bone-chilling wind howled outside, piercing through the gaps in the windows and blowing into the carriage.
“So cold…”
Lei Wen, still in a daze, immediately woke up from the cold wind.
Inside was a very luxuriously and classically decorated carriage. The wheels creaked as the carriage seemed to be slowly moving forward on the snow.
Lei Wen blinked and calmly surveyed the unfamiliar environment.
Had he transmigrated?
As unfamiliar memories flooded his mind, he quickly understood his predicament.
The good news was that he had transmigrated to the wonderful Pokémon World.
The bad news was that he had transmigrated to a Pokémon World thousands of years ago, still in the Middle Ages…
In this era, Pokémon had not yet integrated into human life as they had in anime and games. Humans here were filled with fear of Pokémon and even called them monsters.
And the original owner of this body, to whom he had transmigrated, was a sixteen-year-old prince.
The original owner’s name was also Lei Wen. He was originally the Third Prince of the Aindook Kingdom, but in recent years, the Old King’s health had gradually declined, and his two older brothers had begun a struggle for the throne.
The struggle for the throne had always been brutal, with brothers fighting each other, where the victor became king and the loser perished. Patricide and fratricide were not uncommon occurrences.
To protect his less capable youngest son, the Old King, knowing his lack of ability, directly granted him a relatively fertile territory, arranged for him to live far from the Royal City, and to live out his remaining years in peace within his domain.
However, the Old King had not expected that their journey to the territory would be delayed due to an attack by wild Pokémon, causing them to not reach their territory even though winter had already arrived.
Under the influence of the Blizzard, the original owner and his entourage had lost their way in this vast snowfield.
The original owner, Lei Wen, unable to bear the extreme cold, unfortunately passed away.
After organizing the memories in his mind, Lei Wen was filled with complex emotions.
Aindook… wasn’t this the location from the movie Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom, Black—Reshiram?
This meant that his two “cheap” brothers were the ones chosen by the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom and Reshiram?
Lei Wen didn’t know what to say for a moment.
But he quickly calmed down.
“At least I know I’m in ancient Unova thousands of years ago, not some more dangerous world…” Lei Wen thought to himself.
He silently pondered his current situation.
Just then, Lei Wen suddenly noticed something move under the royal velvet blanket with classical patterns beside him.
Lei Wen blinked slightly and tentatively reached out to lift the blanket. The next moment, he saw a mysterious creature that resembled a snake, with a slender body covered in pale blue scales and a bright white belly.
It possessed a pair of amethyst eyes like gems, a small white protrusion on its forehead that was a developing horn, white fins on either side of its face, and a large round white nose.
At this moment, this mysterious creature looked at him pitifully with its large, watery eyes.
It was snowing heavily outside the carriage, and the temperature inside was not high. The mysterious creature was shivering from the cold.
The moment Lei Wen recognized its appearance, he was stunned in place.
This is… Dratini?!
The juvenile form of the Pseudo-legendary Pokémon Dragonite!
How could it be here?!
While Lei Wen was quite shocked, he tried to search his mind for relevant memories.
Soon, he found the answer.
It turned out to be a gift from the Old King before he left, intended to alleviate his boredom.
Dratini did not exist in the Unova Region. This Dratini was a precious gift from a foreign country.
Because of its weak strength and docile nature, it didn’t have the same strong offensive drive as other monsters, making it very suitable for raising as a pet.
And this Dratini was the “gift” the Old King had given him to relieve his boredom.
“Wuuu…”
Having lost the blanket, the Dratini couldn’t help but shiver, letting out a pitiful whimper.
Lei Wen: “…”
That’s right.
As a Dragon-type Pokémon, Dratini were naturally afraid of cold and ice.
He re-covered the Dratini with the blanket.
Just then, the slowly advancing carriage suddenly stopped.
Accompanied by the sound of rustling footsteps approaching from a distance, the carriage curtain was lifted, and a young man around twenty-five years old, wearing medieval armor and a helmet, appeared outside.
The moment the curtain was lifted, the biting cold blew in from outside. Lei Wen looked out and saw the ground covered in thick snow, and many people standing on this vast snowfield.
According to the original owner’s memory, those people were retainers and citizens arranged by the Old King to accompany him to his territory.
The young man then said with an anxious expression, “Your Highness Lei Wen, many people in the convoy have developed high fevers. If they don’t receive timely treatment and rest, I’m afraid they won’t be able to continue!”
Hearing this, Lei Wen looked at the people outside.
Having inherited the original owner’s memories, he knew that these people were the citizens accompanying him to his territory.
Their convoy originally had over five hundred people. The original owner’s father, fearing his youngest son would be wronged outside, had arranged a large number of retainers for him.
This included a butler, guards, knights, maids, carpenters, blacksmiths, gardeners, barbers, cooks, and so on.
But now, less than a hundred people remained.
Due to attacks by wild Pokémon and a terrible Blizzard, many people had been lost, and many others had been separated from the main group.
The Pokémon World was vast and sparsely populated. Especially in this era, human combat power was limited, and they viewed Pokémon as terrifying monsters, causing most humans to live in settlements, rarely venturing out.
Due to various factors, those separated from the main group were unlikely to survive.
Lei Wen’s expression turned grim.
He looked at those people.
The people outside the carriage were also looking at him.
A woman holding a child, a girl with cheeks flushed red from the cold, a guard with frostbite on his ears…
Some had pale faces and despair in their eyes. Many had lost friends and family in that terrible Blizzard, and they felt life was hopeless.
But at this moment, seeing Lei Wen emerge, they couldn’t help but cast gazes filled with a hint of anticipation and hope towards him, placing their hopes on this distinguished noble.
Lei Wen: “…”
With no sufficient food, no shelter, not only them, but even Lei Wen felt their lives were over.
They could not endure such extreme weather and reach their destination!
Just as Lei Wen’s gaze lingered on the group of people, a panel suddenly appeared before his eyes.
【 Lord’s Name: Lei Wen】
【 Territory: None】
【 Citizens （ Humans ）: 78 people （ Click to view details ）】
【 Citizens （ Pokémon ）: 3 （ Click to view details ）】
【 Popularity: 2 （ Precarious ）】
【 Satisfaction: 0】
【 Technology: None （ Spend Satisfaction to unlock new technology ）】
Lei Wen was stunned in place.
This was… his cheat?
“Your Highness Lei Wen…” Seeing Lei Wen in a daze, the young knight before him couldn’t help but call out.
He was unwilling to die in this desolate place for nothing, but he could no longer think of any other solution and could only place his last hope on the Highness he had always protected.
Hearing the other person’s call, Lei Wen snapped back to reality. He shifted his attention from his cheat and, looking at the people before him, carefully considered his current situation.
They had lost their way, and given everyone’s current condition, they clearly could not continue to advance aimlessly.
In this weather, they would likely freeze to death on the road.
In this icy and snowy winter, the most important thing now was to find a place to shelter from the wind and snow.
But staying in this area was clearly not a wise choice.
Lei Wen’s gaze drifted into the distance. Not far away, at the end of this plain, snow-covered mountain peaks and forests could be vaguely seen.
Clean water sources, sufficient food, and enough wood to build houses—if only they could survive this cold winter.
The only fortunate thing was that due to the Old King’s favor, the convoy had brought a considerable amount of supplies, including food, clean drinking water, various daily necessities, tools, and even a variety of crop seeds.
But it was December, and at least two more months remained until the end of this cold winter.
Lei Wen calculated the food reserves in his mind. With the current number of people, the food would be enough for them to last through the winter.
The food problem was not an immediate concern. Lei Wen pondered for a moment, glanced at the people outside, then looked at the knight named Ryan before him and said to him:
“Halt the advance for now, Ryan. I need you to explore the mountains ahead and try to find some caves or places with shelter.”
Ryan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and immediately replied, “Yes! Your Highness Lei Wen!”
