Chapter 80: Shipbuilding And Brick Kilns
【 Satisfaction +100! 】
【 Satisfaction +100! 】
Just as Lei Wen was special training Dratini by the river, his status panel suddenly received two notifications.
When Lei Wen saw the text clearly, he was stunned and froze on the spot.
This… is satisfaction from those two Machop?
How could it be so much? Lei Wen was truly a bit surprised.
But then he thought about it; the situation of those two Machop was quite special.
The environment they were in before was probably unimaginable for ordinary people.
And when they arrived here, the stark contrast made their satisfaction with this territory far exceed that of other villagers and Pokémon.
“I really have to thank Machop and the others.” Lei Wen couldn’t help but murmur softly.
This further convinced him that the path he was on was the correct one.
With the 200 satisfaction points provided by Machop, plus the scattered accumulation over the past few days, his current satisfaction had once again reached 362.
And now, he could unlock a new technology.
Lei Wen opened the technology panel and then turned his gaze to one of the technologies.
【 Basic Shipbuilding: Unlocks the manufacturing methods for some basic ships. Cost: 300 satisfaction. 】
Just enough to unlock this technology.
Now that Ai Wen had discovered a village downstream, with a boat, they could travel there via the river and conduct trade with them.
They could also take a boat to the plains on the opposite bank of the river.
The large river next to the territory was very wide, and with only the materials they currently had, building a bridge across it was somewhat unrealistic.
Moreover, there were no professional bridge engineers…
Therefore, the best way was to travel across by boat.
This way, they could build pastures on the other side and raise Pokémon like Mareep.
Lei Wen mentally chanted “unlock.”
The next second, detailed shipbuilding techniques appeared in his mind.
“Next, I need to find someone to build the ship,” Lei Wen thought.
He planned to ask Elif that evening if he knew any suitable candidates.
“Alright, Dratini, that’s enough for today!” Lei Wen paused Dratini’s special training and headed towards the berry orchard.
There, Snivy was using its Grass-type energy to help care for the fruit trees.
Not far away, the various Potter in the Potter’s House were curiously watching Snivy’s actions on the ground.
With no danger in the territory now, they had become bolder and dared to move around without any obstacles.
“How is it, Snivy? Do you feel your control over energy has become more proficient today?” Lei Wen asked.
Snivy extended its hands, releasing green energy from them, continuously nourishing the young saplings below.
Hearing Lei Wen’s words, it proudly replied, “Snivy!” Of course!
Seeing this, Lei Wen grinned. He looked up at the sky; the sun was setting, and night was about to fall:
“It’s getting dark, that’s all for today! We’ll continue tomorrow!”
Snivy stopped its work and returned to Lei Wen’s side.
Lei Wen wanted to reach out and hug it, but Snivy refused.
It walked ahead on its own, arms crossed, with a mature expression on its small face that was unbefitting its age.
Lei Wen: “…”
Alas, what should one do if a Pokémon is unwilling to get close to its Trainer?
Seeing no movement behind it, Snivy stopped and looked back.
“Snivy?”
“Coming, coming!”
Lei Wen let out a sigh of helplessness, then lifted his foot and followed.
After dinner, Lei Wen went to the Lord’s Hall as usual.
Elif, Geralt, and others were already waiting there.
Upon seeing Lei Wen arrive, Elif immediately stepped forward to report:
“Your Highness Lei Wen, the work assignments for the newcomers are complete. With their addition, the work progress at the logging camp and the mine has increased by nearly threefold.”
“Good.” Lei Wen was very satisfied with this result. Indeed, population was the key factor in a territory’s development.
“Furthermore, with Lord Geralt’s protection, our miners can venture deep into the mine for mining. Today, in addition to iron ore, a large amount of coal was also transported back along with the clay!”
“Coal?” Lei Wen was somewhat surprised.
“That’s right!” Elif nodded excitedly. Now, with coal, they wouldn’t have to worry about freezing in the winters anymore!
Lei Wen pondered and nodded, saying, “Tell Morik and the others that the brick kiln can begin construction.”
The speed at which Pansear, a single Fire-type Pokémon, could fire bricks was too slow.
With a large brick kiln, they could place the shaped clay inside, use coal as fuel, and finally, ask Pansear to help ignite it.
In this way, the territory could produce bricks on a large scale for town construction.
“Yes, Your Highness!” Elif replied.
“Also, check if there is anyone in the territory skilled in shipbuilding or bridge construction. We need a bridge to reach the plains on the other side of the river,” Lei Wen instructed.
“I will ask around,” Elif nodded.
“One more thing,” Lei Wen added. “Try to establish trade with the village downstream. If any traveling merchants visit in the future, remember to inform me; I have something to ask them.”
Traveling merchants had been to many places and were knowledgeable, so they would likely have heard news of Violet City.
Lei Wen was still uneasy with no powerful Pokémon guarding the territory.
War could erupt at any time. His two brothers had Zekrom and Reshiram, and they also needed a Pokémon like the Black and White Dragons to help protect their territories.
Kyurem was naturally the best choice.
Regardless, he had to build a good relationship with Kyurem first.
“Hmm, perhaps I could also try to establish contact with Articuno on the Snow Mountain…” Lei Wen mused.
However, that Articuno was elusive, and its exact location couldn’t be determined.
Ever since Articuno saved him that winter, Cleveland had repeatedly gone to the Snow Mountain in search of Articuno’s tracks, wanting to see it again, but had always been unsuccessful.
“Understood, Your Highness,” Elif nodded gently.
“Hoo…” Lei Wen exhaled slowly and then said, “That’s all for today, thank you all for your hard work!”
The others gradually took their leave, and Lei Wen returned to his home.
However, as soon as he entered, he saw Dratini rubbing against the table legs again.
In no time, another Dragon Skin slowly shed from Dratini.
And Dratini’s size had once again increased.
“Shedding again?” Lei Wen was somewhat surprised. Dratini’s growth rate these past few days had been unexpectedly fast!
Dratini looked over with a pair of innocent eyes.
“Wuu…”
“Good job!” Lei Wen stepped forward and patted Dratini’s head.
Regardless, shedding was a good thing for Dratini.
It represented the continuous growth of the life energy within it.
Dratini was now about 0.8 meters tall.
However, in reality, the standard height for Dratini in the Pokédex was as high as 1.8 meters.
Judging by Dratini’s habit of growing through continuous shedding, when it reached the height listed in the Pokédex, the day of its evolution would likely arrive.
At that time, Dratini would transform from its juvenile stage to the mature Dragonair.
