Chapter 108: Dratini Evolves, Dragonair! Master Of Weather!
After seeing Megan off, Lei Wen sat in the Lord’s Hall, eyes closed in thought.
Currently, all affairs within the territory are proceeding in an orderly fashion.
The pastures have begun raising Combee and Mareep. The honey can be used for consumption, and the wool shed by the Mareep can be given to women skilled in weaving to be made into carpets and clothing.
To date, fifty percent of the residents in the territory are busy constructing the Town, and with the help of those two Machop and that group of Darumaka, the construction progress has been maximized.
The Miners in the Mine are also continuously extracting Ore under the protection of Geralt and Anna.
The Knight Order, led by Geralt, has also begun to interact with Cranidos and establish connections with them to form a Pokémon army.
Among these, what surprised Lei Wen the most was that more and more Commoners, after witnessing the marvels of Pokémon with their own eyes, have begun to proactively engage with Pokémon.
Some have even begun to intentionally raise Budew, a small and cute Pokémon.
In time, this territory may very well become the world’s first place where humans and Pokémon coexist.
Humans will thrive here, and Pokémon will also begin to thrive here.
“Time, if only I am given enough time,” Lei Wen murmured to himself.
At that time, he will be able to build a Utopia Town just like in the anime.
Lei Wen opened the Citizen Panel and found Ai Wen’s name within it.
Ai Wen set off for Violet City yesterday, and with his walking speed, it will likely take him about a week to reach his destination.
Lei Wen then turned his gaze to a corner of the desk.
There, six Poké Balls made from Berries were placed 【】.
These were delivered by Morik early this morning, the result of his hard work recently.
Although these Poké Balls do not possess the functions of expanding and shrinking or automatically capturing as seen in the anime, they are sufficient for Lei Wen.
“Whoosh!”
Heavy rain poured down from the gloomy sky, the raindrops making dull sounds as they hit the tent’s roof.
Lei Wen was slightly taken aback.
It’s raining?
Exclamations came from outside as people working rushed back to their homes to shelter from the rain.
Lei Wen stood up, walked to the entrance with a few Pokémon, and looked up at the sky.
“What heavy rain!”
If an ordinary person encountered such weather, they might be helpless, but he had Larvesta by his side.
“Larvesta, please use Sunny Day!” Lei Wen said.
“Mera!” Is it my turn to perform again?
Larvesta stepped forward with great fighting spirit, ready to unleash Sunny Day to change the weather.
But just then, Lei Wen suddenly remembered something and quickly stopped it: “Wait a moment, Larvesta!”
“Mera?” Larvesta’s movement ceased, and it turned its head, looking at Lei Wen with some confusion.
“Wait a moment, I still have something to do.” Lei Wen patted Larvesta’s head and then turned his gaze to the Dratini beside him.
A rainy day was a good opportunity for Dratini to special train the move Rain Dance.
“Servine, Larvesta, please return to your Poké Balls! I’m going to take Dratini to the Riverside for special training,” Lei Wen said.
The two Pokémon had no objections; they voluntarily shrunk their bodies and transformed into beams of light, disappearing into their Poké Balls.
“Let’s go, Dratini!”
Lei Wen held an umbrella and headed straight for the Riverside with Dratini.
“Focus on sensing the Water Type energy in the air and try to resonate with this energy!” Lei Wen instructed.
“Wooo~!”
Dratini leaped out from under the umbrella and into the river. It exposed half of its body, carefully feeling the trajectory of the falling raindrops.
“Concentrate, Dratini.”
Lei Wen’s voice came through, and Dratini closed its eyes, meticulously sensing the abundant moisture in the air.
Immediately after, Dratini felt a surging blue energy surrounding it and curiously looked around.
Is this the Water Type energy?
Dratini attempted to resonate with it.
Perhaps the diligent special training from the past few days had paid off, allowing it to connect with the Water Type energy with ease.
Everything was going smoothly, but at this crucial moment, Dratini felt a clear constraint.
“Wuu?”
Dratini tried to break through, to connect and resonate, but it was unsuccessful.
This made Dratini feel somewhat dejected.
“Don’t be discouraged, Dratini, believe in yourself, you can definitely do it!”
Lei Wen’s voice came from the Riverside, and Dratini quickly regained its spirits.
That’s right! Lei Wen was always by its side!
Lei Wen had always held high expectations for it, and it couldn’t disappoint Lei Wen!
Moreover, both Servine and Larvesta had surpassed it in Strength, and Dratini was unwilling to be left behind by them.
It also wanted to become a more powerful Pokémon and keep Lei Wen’s gaze fixed upon it!
Various emotions surged within its heart, and at this moment, an unprecedented Power suddenly erupted from Dratini’s body.
Its mind seemed to have an epiphany, and it abruptly opened its eyes, an invisible stream of air surging out, carrying the rain from the sky.
Immediately after, a dazzling light burst forth from Dratini’s body.
Within the light, its appearance rapidly began to change.
This… is it shedding its skin again? Lei Wen was slightly taken aback.
But the next second, he suddenly saw that no skin was shedding from Dratini’s body, which meant Dratini wasn’t shedding its skin, but evolving!
Lei Wen’s emotions surged with excitement.
Finally!
Within the light, Dratini’s body continuously grew longer. When the light dispersed, a slender Pokémon, resembling a long snake, appeared before Lei Wen.
Its entire body was covered in Scales that shimmered like blue gems, its belly was bright white, its eyes were black and shiny, a small white horn grew from its forehead, and two small fin-like wings grew on either side of its head.
Below its neck and at the tip of its tail, three crystal-like beautiful blue orbs had appeared.
“Wooo!”
Dragonair raised its head, and with a melodious and pleasant cry, the surrounding rain and air seemed to be drawn by some mysterious Power.
Invisible milky-white air currents flowed from all directions in the form of wind into the orbs beneath Dragonair’s neck.
The orbs emitted a faint blue glow, and an invisible aura enveloped Dragonair’s entire body.
It looked up at the sky, and then, Dragonair, enveloped by the air currents, flew straight towards the sky.
The next second, the vast dark clouds parted out of thin air, and a beam of golden, warm sunlight shone down on Dragonair through the clouds, draping it in a golden veil.
For a moment, Dragonair looked so sacred.
The wind stopped, and the rain also stopped.
But then, a faint blue glow emanated from Dragonair’s body.
It twisted its body, the previously dispersed dark clouds gathered again, and the pattering rain poured down from the sky with a “pitter-patter” sound.
This is… Rain Dance?!
Lei Wen was slightly taken aback; Dragonair had successfully learned Rain Dance!
At this moment, Dragonair flew back towards Lei Wen, it manipulated the Power of the air currents, and in almost the blink of an eye, it arrived before Lei Wen.
“Such speed!” Lei Wen was somewhat surprised.
But immediately after, he noticed something.
The light from the orb beneath Dragonair’s neck had dimmed.
