Chapter 20: “trainer”
“Prince Lei Wen! Prince Lei Wen!”
Anna called out as she ran towards the farmland.
From afar, she saw Prince Lei Wen working with several farmer uncles to clear weeds and shrubs, tilling and loosening the soil with hoes.
And Prince Lei Wen’s Dratini was constantly spitting Twisters at a rock by the river not far away.
“Your Highness, you don’t need to come and help. You can go back and rest. We’ll handle things here!”
Several farmers couldn’t help but persuade him.
Prince Lei Wen was of noble status; how could he do such work?
Lei Wen shook his head and said, “We must plant the seeds within these two days. It would be terrible if extreme weather like a Blizzard were to occur.”
Moreover, the territory was severely understaffed, with most citizens working overtime to chop down trees and build houses.
Planting crops was a task that could only be completed by these few old farmers.
Having one more person meant having more power.
Lei Wen was no delicate little prince.
“But…” The farmer uncles exchanged glances, their faces filled with complex emotions.
Lei Wen smiled and said, “I just want to survive together with everyone. Both I and each of you must get through this winter safely. So at a time like this, there’s no need to worry about such formalities.”
Hearing these words, their eyes welled up with emotion.
Prince Lei Wen…
Your Highness is truly a benevolent and kind Lord who loves his citizens!
“Yes, Your Highness!” The men worked even harder.
It was at this moment that Lei Wen heard Anna’s voice.
“What’s wrong, little Anna?” He turned to look at Anna and Zorua running towards them, raising an eyebrow.
“Prince Lei Wen!” Anna said excitedly, “I finally understand what you wrote on the parchment!”
“Oh?” Lei Wen stopped his work and asked, “Tell me about it.”
Anna: “Those moves, Psychic and Fury Swipes, are the names of the powers Zorua possesses!”
As she spoke, Anna looked at Zorua and said to it, “Zorua, show Prince Lei Wen!”
Zorua let out a melodious cry.
It gathered its power and used the moves “Psychic” and “Fury Swipes”.
“Prince Lei Wen, is this how it’s done?” Anna asked expectantly.
Seeing this, Lei Wen was a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected Anna to intuitively grasp how to command a Pokémon to use moves so quickly.
This girl was quite talented.
“Well done,” Lei Wen said. “I didn’t expect you to understand my meaning in such a short time.”
Praised by His Highness! So happy!
Coincidentally, the land development work had reached its final stages.
Lei Wen handed over the remaining sowing to the farmers, and he took Anna to the wide river.
“Anna, what do you think of the power of monsters?” Lei Wen asked, stroking the head of the exhausted Dratini.
“The power of monsters…” Anna looked at the Zorua beside her, her eyes showing a look of confusion.
To the world, monsters were terrifying creatures with immense power. Some could breathe fire, others could generate electricity, and a single misstep could threaten human lives.
Power… is frightening.
Thinking this, Anna voiced her thoughts.
“The power of monsters is frightening!”
“No, Anna,” Lei Wen shook his head and corrected. “Power itself is not frightening; it’s the misuse of that power that is. If we train them—”
“For example, if you and Zorua were gathering herbs in the forest and were accidentally attacked by a wild monster, I’m sure Zorua would use its power to protect you in such a situation.”
Anna couldn’t help but fall into a daze.
“Monster power can also be used for protection?” she murmured.
“That’s right. If a human encounters a monster, we use our wisdom and methods to train the monsters, enhance their power, make them stronger, and then together with the monsters, we can use this power to protect those we wish to protect,” Lei Wen said.
Hearing these unprecedented words, Anna’s eyes widened instinctively.
Humans training monsters… enhancing their power?
“I believe you’ve heard similar names,” Lei Wen said with a smile.
Anna was stunned.
Lei Wen continued, “Monster Tamer, but I prefer to call them 【Trainers】.”
A Monster Tamer is someone who can command monsters and act together with them.
Anna remembered that a few years ago, a Master Monster Tamer had visited Aindook.
The King had received him with great ceremony, and everyone in Aindook had heard of him.
Monster Tamer Aron, who came from a distant nation, bore the title “Messenger of Aura.”
“I hope more people will realize, like you, that not all monsters are terrifying—using your and Zorua’s power.”
As Anna stared in a daze, Lei Wen spoke again:
“Anna, will you be my disciple? I will teach you how to become a Trainer, train Zorua, and grow stronger together with it.”
Anna was taken aback, her face filled with disbelief.
Prince Lei Wen…
Anna suddenly remembered something and couldn’t help but ask:
“If that’s the case, will I be able to protect the people I want to protect?”
“Of course,” Lei Wen nodded. “Perhaps if a fearsome monster were to intrude upon the territory, we would need your and Zorua’s strength to protect everyone.”
“Prince Lei Wen…” Anna sniffled, her eyes red, and nodded, “I will!”
Lei Wen chuckled, “You’re still calling me Your Highness?”
Anna quickly reacted and changed her address, “Master!”
Lei Wen nodded with satisfaction.
He looked at Anna and noticed that her profile had changed.
【Commoner Name: Anna】
【Age: 10】
【Occupation: Trainer】
【Special Ability: None】
【Loyalty: 100（Max 100）】
【Life Experience: In Kingdom Calendar Year 138, Anna was born.】
【In Kingdom Calendar Year 148, Anna, along with her mother, followed Prince Lei Wen to the fiefdom.】
【In Kingdom Calendar Year 148, Anna became a Trainer.】
Her occupation had changed from None to Trainer…
“Starting tomorrow, I will officially teach you the knowledge of a Trainer.” Lei Wen then looked at Zorua. “Anna, I hope you and Zorua can get along well.”
“Yes, I will!” Anna nodded vigorously.
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“Good. Once Anna and Zorua have a certain level of combat power, we can send them to explore those unknown areas,” Lei Wen murmured.
Places where Berries can be gathered, the types of wild Pokémon that inhabit the vicinity, and so on.
His own strength was not enough, and Dratini needed time to grow. Anna and Zorua’s appearance perfectly addressed this.
After dinner, Dratini, having trained all day, had already curled up under the covers and fallen asleep.
Lei Wen sat at the table, listening to Elif report on the day’s work.
“Prince Lei Wen, the fourth Wooden House has been completed! The progress is very smooth. If all goes well, everyone in the territory will have a place to live before the end of the month!”
“Well done.” Lei Wen looked around and, not seeing any Snowrunt, asked, “Where are the Snowrunt?”
Elif: “It seems they were invited by a child to their tent as guests.”
Lei Wen: “…”
It appeared that the children were accepting the Snowrunt faster than he had anticipated.
“Oh, Prince Lei Wen, the Gathering Team has just returned, and two people wish to see you,” Elif said.
“Oh? Who is it? Let them in!” Lei Wen was somewhat surprised.
Elif nodded and quickly brought in two women dressed as farmhands from outside.
The two women first bowed somewhat hesitantly, then handed the basket they were carrying to Elif.
Elif brought the basket to Lei Wen.
One of the farmhands said, “Prince Lei Wen, we discovered this amazing fruit outside today!”
Lei Wen looked down and saw a yellow, pear-like fruit in the basket.
This is… a Pomelo Fruit?
“We picked this fruit the day we arrived. We thought it would take many more days for the fruit to grow back, but when we checked today, the tree was already full of fruit again!” one of the farmhands said excitedly.
With this, they could collect more food!
Hearing this, Lei Wen was not overly surprised.
After all, Berries were such miraculous fruits, and the wild Pokémon World was filled with large quantities of wild Berries that wild Pokémon relied on for food.
These abundant resources were a gift from nature.
“Thank you for your hard work! Also, don’t throw away the seeds after eating these fruits. Next spring, you can plant them and establish an Orchard,” Lei Wen said.
“Yes!”
Pomelo Fruit, an excellent thing, it can serve as food and also restore Pokémon’s stamina.
Lei Wen was quite pleased; with the Pomelo Fruit, their chances of surviving the winter would significantly increase.
Truly the wondrous Pokémon World!
It seemed that the utopian scenes in the anime were maintained by these miraculous Berries.
Because the vast majority of Pokémon could treat Berries as food.
The two farmhands left.
Lei Wen glanced at the sky outside and then said,
“Elif, it’s getting late. You should go and rest too!”
“Yes!”
After Elif left, Lei Wen took a Pomelo Fruit to his bed and placed it in front of Dratini’s large nose.
Dratini’s nose twitched in its sleep.
Soon, it opened its large, watery eyes and looked at Lei Wen.
“Want to try it?” Lei Wen dangled the Pomelo Fruit and asked.
“Woo…”
Dratini yawned, then instantly fell back asleep, looking pitiful.
Dratini was genuinely exhausted today.
The Dragon-type energy within it was depleted, and it couldn’t muster any more strength. It just wanted to sleep soundly.
Lei Wen found this Dratini adorable.
But remembering Dratini’s efforts that afternoon, Lei Wen couldn’t help but sigh.
Alas, if only they were in modern times.
Then there wouldn’t be so many things to worry about, and Dratini wouldn’t have to endure special training in the freezing snow. He could prepare delicious Poffin and Energy Cubes for Dratini to enjoy to its heart’s content.
It was a pity that this was ancient times, thousands of years ago…
Lei Wen let out a silent sigh in his heart.
He took off his clothes, got into bed, and extended his arm, letting the cold-sensitive Dratini nestle into his embrace to sleep, using his body heat to keep it warm so it could sleep as comfortably as possible.
“Sleep!” Lei Wen said softly.
“Woo~”
Dratini pressed against Lei Wen’s warm chest and immediately felt extremely warm, letting out a comfortable cry in its drowsiness.
Lei Wen couldn’t help but chuckle, thinking Dratini was like a child.
But then he remembered that Dratini was barely a year old at most, so it was indeed a “child.”
Making a child train in the freezing wind and snow…
Thinking this, Lei Wen felt even more indebted.
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