Chapter 77: Goal: Combee!
Kingdom Border?
Unova Region North?
Lei Wen was slightly stunned.
As far as he knew, Violet City and the Giant Cave were located northeast of the Unova Region.
Doesn’t this mean that the distance between them and the Giant Cave is actually not as far as they imagined?
“I also heard from the villagers there that traveling merchants from other places visit regularly, bringing specialty products and daily necessities from other places for trade,” Ai Wen added.
Lei Wen nodded thoughtfully.
In that case, they could also trade with the village over there.
Traveling merchants have been to many places and are likely well-traveled, perhaps they could even gather information about Violet City from them, Lei Wen thought.
However, for now, what’s important is the task at hand.
Lei Wen’s gaze fell upon Geralt, a man who could defeat an entire Axew tribe with his mortal body.
“Geralt, I have a task for you.”
“Your Highness, please speak.”
“Go to the mine and protect the miners, so they can delve deeper into the mine tunnels to extract more ore,” Lei Wen said.
“Understood, Your Highness!” Geralt performed a standard knight’s salute.
“Elif, you arrange work for the newcomers. Have them help with mining, logging, or gathering Berries in the wild. We must accelerate the construction progress,” Lei Wen said.
“Yes, Your Highness!” the Old Butler replied softly.
“Master, what about us?” Anna asked, holding Zorua, her face full of anticipation.
They must have new tasks too, right?
“How is Zorua’s practical combat training progressing?” Lei Wen asked.
Anna’s face was full of fighting spirit: “We’ve defeated all the Geodude on the mountain!”
Previously, while she and Zorua were protecting the miners on the mountain, Anna, bored, commanded Zorua to engage in battle after battle with the Geodude inhabiting the vicinity, thoroughly trouncing all the Geodude on the entire mountain.
Lei Wen: “…”
Looking at it this way, Anna and Zorua have grown rapidly during this time?
“Since that’s the case, I do indeed have a new task for you,” Lei Wen said.
“I guarantee the mission will be completed!” Anna immediately straightened up and promised.
“I haven’t even said what the task is…”
As he spoke, Lei Wen flipped to the page for Combee in the Pokémon Habitat Map recorded by Christina and handed it to Anna.
“I need you and Zorua to try and interact with this type of Monster.”
Anna looked down, and saw two bee-like Monsters on it.
Below those two Monsters, someone had made a mark with a pen.
“Vespiquen” and “Combee.”
“Eh? Combee and Vespiquen?” Anna read out the two names.
Lei Wen nodded: “This is a social Monster led by a Vespiquen. Its status within the group is like that of a King among humans, and Combee are its most loyal soldiers.”
Anna’s eyes widened, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Master, are we going to find them and defeat them?”
Understood! This must be a trial the Master has given her and Zorua! Anna’s eyes lit up.
“…No.” Seeing Anna’s expression, Lei Wen was momentarily speechless. He pondered for a moment, then explained, “It’s not about defeating them. I need you to interact with them and build a good relationship with them.”
“Eh?” Anna was taken aback.
“Combee are Pokémon that are extremely skilled at brewing Nectar into sweet Honey. If they can join our Territory, we’ll be able to produce Honey ourselves,” Lei Wen explained.
Without Vespiquen, Combee are quite weak in the Pokémon world.
In the forests in the wild, they are often driven away by the greedy Beautifly and have their Nectar stolen.
The Nectar that Combee accumulate in their nests is also often unceremoniously claimed by Pokémon like Teddiursa and Ursaring.
Even Gothitelle will steal Honey from the nests of sleeping Combee late at night, taking a share.
Hearing this, Anna immediately understood.
Build a good relationship and invite Combee and Vespiquen to join the Territory! She could definitely accomplish it!
“Everyone, I’m counting on you!” Lei Wen looked at everyone and said.
The command was issued, and Geralt and the others turned and left to carry out their tasks.
The large Lord’s Hall was suddenly empty.
Lei Wen leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief.
Construction, Gathering, Logging, Mining…
Now that the Territory had sufficient population, these projects could finally proceed simultaneously.
However, this was still not enough.
Besides firing Bricks, they also needed to fire glass.
After all, how could a proper House be complete without a beautiful and aesthetically pleasing glass window?
With this thought, Lei Wen opened the Panel again, continuously scanning the names on the Citizen interface, trying to find some technically skilled personnel.
This way, they wouldn’t need to spend additional Satisfaction to unlock Technology. In the early stages of development, they should save wherever possible.
However, he didn’t find any personnel; instead, he saw two unfamiliar names among the Pokémon Citizens.
【 Machamp 】
Huh? Lei Wen was somewhat surprised. Where did these two Machamp come from?
He immediately clicked on the names of the Machamp to check their specific information.
【 Pokémon: Machamp 】
【 Type: Fighting 】
【 Gender: Male 】
【 Ability: No Guard 】
【 Moves: Karate Chop, Leer, Taunt, Focus Energy, Low Sweep, Vital Throw 】
【 Friendship: 0 】
【 Pokédex Entry: In Kingdom Calendar Year 145, Machop was born. 】
【 In Kingdom Calendar Year 146, Machop was captured by humans, Shackles were placed on it, and it began to work for humans. 】
【 In Kingdom Calendar Year 147, under high-intensity work, Machop evolved into Machamp. The prolonged oppression caused Machamp to lose the will to resist. Even after evolving, their exploited reality did not change. 】
【 In Kingdom Calendar Year 148, Machamp was dispatched to the Fiefdom along with the Third Prince, Lei Wen. 】
This is… Machamp?
Lei Wen’s mind immediately conjured up the image of this Pokémon.
Machamp, the Muscle Pokémon, is extremely robust and is a strong contender in modern times, possessing both great strength and endurance.
Their strength is famously immense. In that distant future, Machamp and its evolved form, Machamp, often helped with tasks at moving companies, construction sites, and similar places.
They are very adept at both moving heavy luggage and furniture, and at construction sites, helping to move cement mixers, dump trucks, and the like.
There are actually these two Pokémon in the Territory…
With the help of Machamp, their construction progress could be further improved.
After all, there are currently no Pokémon in the Territory more suitable for moving bricks than Machamp.
However, these two Machamp have been exploited for so long, he wonders what their current condition is.
After pondering for a moment, Lei Wen decided to find them first and observe them.
