Chapter 52: Capture!
“Elif, you should go back and rest early too!”
Lei Wen retracted his gaze from the window and said to his Old Butler.
“Yes, Your Highness!” Elif bowed. “Please rest early as well.”
The Old Butler left.
Only then did Lei Wen look at the Pokémon beside him and say to them with a smile:
“Don’t worry, this house is very sturdy.”
The Poffins jumped from the window to the floor. They ran to the corner where they hid their food and, looking at the pile of Berries and Pinecones inside, which was like a small mountain, let out a sigh of relief.
“Poffin…”
The Firewood in the fireplace was burning fiercely, sparks flying and crackling.
The warm flames illuminated the entire room, dispelling the chill brought by the Blizzard.
Watching the Poffins’ actions, Lei Wen couldn’t help but laugh:
“Don’t worry! Even if you don’t have food, I won’t let you starve!”
Saying this, Lei Wen patted his bed and said to them, “Come up here and sleep!”
“Poffin!”
Five Poffins jumped onto the bed, crowding beside Lei Wen and vying for their little blankets.
It was quite interesting to have a group of fluffy, cute Pokémon around.
Being surrounded by a group of fluffy Pokémon when sleeping at night made even sleep more fragrant.
The Dratini, which had been training all day, was already asleep.
Lei Wen then turned his gaze to the Snivy on the carpet and invited it:
“Snivy, would you like to come and sleep with us?”
The Snivy, which had been staring this way, was startled when the topic shifted to it. After a brief moment of shock, it immediately turned its head away.
“You really won’t sleep with us?” Lei Wen asked again. “It’s very warm.”
“Snivy…”
At this moment, the Snivy hesitated.
Lei Wen seized the opportunity and said, “It’s a bit cold on the floor. It’s lively and warm here, and everyone wants you to come sleep with us.”
Hearing this, the Snivy’s expression became haughty, and it elegantly crossed its arms.
In that case, it would reluctantly agree!
The Snivy also came onto the bed, but it positioned itself further away from Lei Wen, at the foot of the bed.
What a tsundere, Lei Wen thought to himself.
He recalled what had happened before and then asked, “Snivy, were you injured by other Pokémon that day?”
“Snivy?” The Snivy was slightly startled, and then it remembered how it was sneakily attacked by those cunning Sneasel that day. “Snivy.”
“I see…” Lei Wen murmured.
After these days of getting along, both he and the Snivy had come to understand each other to a certain extent.
Lei Wen felt that the time was right.
He paused for a moment before asking:
“Snivy, would you be willing to become my Pokémon?”
“Snivy?” The Snivy was stunned, its tone seemingly a little confused.
Lei Wen explained, “Just like Dratini, after becoming my Pokémon, I will help you create a special training plan to make you stronger, for example, evolving into a Servine, or even a more powerful Serperior.”
A Serperior with Contrary ability, whose Special Attack would greatly increase with each use of Leaf Storm. Lei Wen believed that with this combination alone, they could dominate this era.
“Snivy…”
However, the Snivy wasn’t thinking about becoming stronger.
The scene of Lei Wen apologizing to the Poffins and promising to take them in flashed through its mind.
Then came the scene of Lei Wen specially training the Dratini, gently massaging it, and interacting with it.
And the scene of Lei Wen smiling and interacting with the Pokémon in this Territory.
These various things made the Snivy feel a little flustered.
It was precisely because of this that it had appeared before this human multiple times back then.
In its heart, it was actually expecting the other party to catch up, right?
The Snivy sat up in bed and looked at Lei Wen.
Seeing that the Snivy was silent, Lei Wen also sat up and looked at the Snivy.
The human and the Pokémon made eye contact from across the room.
“Well, Snivy?” Lei Wen asked.
The Snivy proudly crossed its arms, closed its eyes, and turned its head away.
“You agree?” Lei Wen’s eyes lit up.
“Snivy.”
Lei Wen grinned. It was good to have ancient Pokémon; if it were a modern Snivy, a battle would definitely be necessary to catch it.
He extended his hand towards the Snivy. “Please take care of me, Snivy.”
The Snivy was stunned. It looked at the outstretched hand, its lips curling into a slight smile, and then extended its own hand.
“Snivy.”
Lei Wen let out a sigh of relief.
Good, he had successfully captured the Snivy.
The Snivy that managed to escape from the attack of five Sneasel must possess considerable combat power.
With this, he would now have a certain level of combat ability.
Moreover, the Snivy’s growth rate was much faster than that of Dratini.
In the game, it only needed to reach Lv17 to evolve into a Servine, and at Lv36, it could evolve into the final stage, Serperior.
At that time, the Dratini might not have even evolved into Dragonair.
More importantly, although its growth was fast, this did not mean that the Snivy’s potential was lower than that of Dratini.
Everything was up to the individual. Lei Wen firmly believed that as long as a Trainer nurtured them well, even a Beedrill, which could be found everywhere by the roadside, possessed the ability to battle legendaries.
And in the Pokémon World, there were many such examples.
For instance, Giovanni’s Beedrill, or the Little Boar and Messenger Bird belonging to Pryce in the special chapter.
*
The Blizzard continued without stopping until the next morning.
Outside, the wind and snow raged, and the cold wind howled mournfully.
To check on the firing of the Bricks, Lei Wen put on his wool hood, instructed the Pokémon to stay at home, and, braving the heavy snow, headed to the Brick Kiln with Blacksmith Morik and others.
After a whole night, the crimson-fired Brick Blanks in the domed Brick Kiln had completely cooled down.
Morik took out one of the red bricks and examined it carefully, his face showing joy.
“Prince Lei Wen, these Bricks were fired very successfully!”
Hearing this, everyone showed signs of joy.
Saying this, Morik handed the reddish-brown brick to Lei Wen.
Lei Wen took it and squeezed it hard, feeling that the texture of this brick was very hard and solid.
It was clear that they had succeeded!
Seeing this, Lei Wen felt a sense of relief.
With this, once winter ended, they would be able to build more sturdy Brick Houses!
“Thank you for your hard work, everyone!” Lei Wen said.
“This is what we should do, Your Highness!” everyone replied.
“Alright, since the firing of the Bricks has been a great success, everyone should go back and rest for now! We will continue working after the Blizzard stops!” Lei Wen said.
“Yes!”
After everyone dispersed, Lei Wen turned to Elif and said:
“Elif, please get some items from my private treasury later to reward them.”
“Understood, Your Highness.” Elif nodded.
Lei Wen was in a good mood. If they started firing Bricks from now on, they would have a large batch of red bricks by next spring.
At that time, they could begin constructing Brick Houses.
Coupled with the raising of wild Pokémon, Potter’s Berry Juice, Mareep’s Wool, Combee’s Honey, Sawsbuck’s Tea Leaves…
After opening a few more shops like juice bars, tea houses, and bakeries, the scale of this Territory would gradually develop from a Village into a Small Town.
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