Chapter 71: Raising Potter
Planning the internal regional structure of a city, the proportion of internal functional land, and the road system is a very complex matter.
Although it is currently the Middle Ages, given the existence of cheats, Lei Wen felt that some things should be considered in advance now.
In addition to basic residential areas, commercial areas, schools, farmland, pastures, and orchards, there are also considerations for the city’s underground sewer systems, future industrial bases, and water conservancy hubs.
In addition, it is necessary to consider the living areas of Pokémon in the city, with the goal of coexistence between humans and Pokémon.
In short, this is a very complex and long-term major project.
Lei Wen spent an afternoon chatting with Elena about his ideas.
When Elena heard the phrase “with the goal of humans and monsters coexisting,” a spark flickered in her eyes.
“Your Highness… you want to build a city where humans and monsters can live together?” Elena couldn’t help but ask.
Lei Wen raised an eyebrow: “Is there a problem?”
“No, there isn’t.” Elena quickly shook her head: “I’m just too surprised by your bold idea, Your Highness.”
In fact, after interacting with monsters for these past few days, Elena no longer feared them as much as before.
But even so, she still felt that Lei Wen’s idea was a bit too bold and too avant-garde.
But, if such a city could be built…
A spark flashed in Elena’s eyes. At that time, such a city would likely overturn everyone’s perception.
Your Highness is doing something unprecedented!
Seeing Elena’s reaction, Lei Wen smiled and said:
“That’s right, I want to break through human traditional concepts and prove to people that monsters and humans are not enemies, but companions who can live together.”
“Grass-type monsters can help cultivate crops, speed up crop growth, and greatly improve our productivity. Fire-type monsters can help smelt minerals. Only by relying on their power can we accelerate development, and the results, you have already seen with your own eyes.”
Elena couldn’t help but imagine that scene.
“Your Highness, can I also have a beautiful, elegant monster like you, like Anna?” she couldn’t help but ask.
“That depends on the arrangement of fate.” Lei Wen smiled and said, “Perhaps tomorrow, you and it will have a fateful encounter.”
“I’m already looking forward to that day.” Elena closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then said, “Your Highness, let me help you!”
As an avant-garde artist and designer, she absolutely couldn’t miss out on something like this.
Watching Elena’s figure leave, Lei Wen slowly exhaled a breath.
The old butler Elif brought him a cup of black tea: “Your Highness, please rest for a while!”
Lei Wen took a sip and then asked, “By the way, Elif, have you ever heard of the name ‘Violet City’?”
“Violet City?” Elif was slightly taken aback.
He carefully recalled anything that might be related and shook his head:
“I’m sorry, Your Highness, I haven’t heard of that name.”
As expected, although Lei Wen felt a little regretful, there was nothing he could do.
If we were to look at the map in the game, Violet City’s geographical location would be at the border of the Unova Region. At this time, it was probably still a small village.
And they all came from Aindook, the center of the kingdom, so there was no way they would know about such a small place in the Unova Region.
It seems he could only inquire about it later when he had the chance.
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Three days later, Ryan, who had been out on a mission, returned to his territory.
He carried a large bundle on his shoulder and headed straight for the Lord’s Hall where Lei Wen was.
“Your Highness, I’ve brought back the monsters you requested!”
Saying that, Ryan took off the bundle from his shoulder and poured it onto the table.
With a clatter, Pokémon that looked like small turtles with many holes on their red shells fell out.
It was none other than Potter!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…
“A total of eight? So many?” Lei Wen was very surprised, looking at the Potters who were shrinking their heads into their shells in fear.
Ryan scratched his head sheepishly and then explained:
“These monsters were hiding under rocks and were easy to find. You could find one by flipping over any rock there, and they wouldn’t run away. When they saw me, they were so scared they’d just hide with their heads in their shells, not moving.”
Lei Wen: “…” Poor Potters.
Silently sighing in his heart, Lei Wen picked up the Potters in front of him one by one, arranged them in two rows on the table, cleared his throat, and said to them:
“Hello, Potters.”
The Potters didn’t dare to move.
“First, I apologize for Ryan’s rough behavior, but we’ve asked you here because we want to invite you to join this territory and live with us.”
The Potters remained still.
“We will provide you with food and ensure your safety. Here, you will no longer have to hide under rocks, nor will you have to worry about other monsters harming you.”
As he spoke, Lei Wen looked at the Dratini and Snivy beside him and hinted at them with his eyes.
“Snivy…” The Snivy seemed a bit helpless but agreed.
The Dratini didn’t think too much about it and happily stepped forward, starting to invite the Potters.
“Wuu~!”
The Snivy stood to the side with its arms crossed, chiming in occasionally to support the Dratini’s words.
The Pokémon chatted back and forth here, while Lei Wen and Ryan stood by and waited patiently.
Ryan was extremely curious about this scene and couldn’t help but ask, “Your Highness Lei Wen, can monsters understand each other’s words?”
They are clearly not of the same species…
“Yes.” Lei Wen also found it magical: “Isn’t it amazing?”
He actually thought it would be better to have those five Poffins do this, but the incident happened suddenly, and he hadn’t prepared in advance.
Compared to humans, the Potters were less afraid of the Dratini and Snivy, who were also Pokémon and seemed harmless.
Under the constant invitations and persuasion of the Dratini and Snivy, the Potters, who had been hiding in their shells and observing, finally moved.
They cautiously poked their heads out of their shells, carefully looking around, and observing their surroundings.
Finally, the Potters turned their gaze to the humans in front of them.
Lei Wen took a box of berries from the side and placed them in front of the Potters.
“To express our apologies, these berries are for you to enjoy.”
Seeing the berries, the Potters’ eyes lit up, but then they cautiously looked at the humans in front of them.
“…Potter?”
Can they really eat these berries?
Before Lei Wen could speak, the Dratini nodded: “Wuu!”
“Eat up,” Lei Wen said with a smile, stroking the Dratini’s head.
“Potter…”
The Potters’ eyes brightened, but they didn’t eat immediately. Instead, they used their tentacles to insert the Pomelo Fruits into the holes on their shells.
This is the special way Pokémon like Potter eat; they will only eat the berries inside after confirming that the surroundings are safe enough, and then they will hide in their shells to eat them slowly.
