Chapter 87: Pokémon Ranch
The construction of the Pokémon Ranch is in full swing.
People use boats to transport the wood needed for construction to the opposite bank of the river.
Then, specialized construction workers process the wood into wooden fences and use them to enclose a large area on the other side.
Finally, houses are built for the ranch owner and the Pokémon to live in.
The ranch owner’s house doesn’t need to be too luxurious. Moreover, most Pokémon prefer the environment of the wild over being indoors, so the cottages for the Pokémon only need to provide shelter from wind and rain.
Under Lei Wen’s personal inspection, people only took a few days to build a simple ranch.
In the Lord’s Hall, Lei Wen sat at his desk, discussing with Elif and others who would be the most suitable person to manage the special ranch.
For the candidate, there must be the following two requirements.
First, not being afraid of Pokémon.
Second, the person must be meticulous and patient, so that they can properly care for the Pokémon living there.
Lei Wen carefully reviewed the information of each citizen, trying to find a suitable candidate.
“Your Highness, you don’t need to worry. I believe that if the monster ranch is managed successfully this time, others will definitely find ways to manage ranches later on,” Elif said.
Lei Wen wasn’t worried about this at all. After all, as long as the people here could see the benefits of raising Pokémon, more people would surely raise Pokémon in the future.
“Does anyone have recommendations for who should manage the ranch?” Lei Wen inquired.
“A candidate?” Elif was slightly taken aback, then suggested, “Your Highness, how about Rick?”
“Rick?”
Elif nodded, “He’s the one who raises chickens in the territory.”
Upon hearing this, Lei Wen immediately remembered.
Earlier, the knights had discovered traces of wild chickens in the wild, and Rick happened to have experience raising chickens, so Lei Wen had assigned him the task.
However, Lei Wen was concerned that ordinary animals and Pokémon are not the same species, and some of his experience might not be transferable.
Seeing Lei Wen’s expression, Elif understood.
He then continued to suggest, “What about Megan? You entrusted those Magikarp to her care before. From my observation, she has raised them very well, and she is not as afraid of monsters as others.”
“That’s a good candidate,” Lei Wen immediately nodded. “Send someone to call Megan over.”
A maid hurried away and soon brought Megan over.
Seeing the important figures here, Megan couldn’t help but show a nervous expression.
“Don’t be nervous, Megan,” Elif said kindly. “His Highness called you here to ask if you are willing to manage the ranch.”
“Manage the ranch?” Megan was surprised and pointed at herself in disbelief, “Me, me?”
Could she really take on this job?
Lei Wen smiled and nodded, but he didn’t dwell on the topic and instead brought up another matter.
“Megan, how are those Magikarp doing?”
“Yes!” Mentioning the Magikarp, Megan couldn’t help but smile. “They are very obedient monsters!”
“It seems you get along well with them,” Lei Wen asked again. “It’s not just the Magikarp; many monsters in this world are the same. As long as you care for them with all your heart, they will respond to you.”
“Megan, I believe in you. Since you were able to raise the Magikarp so well, you will surely be able to take good care of other monsters too.”
“But… ” Megan quickly said, “But I don’t know if I can do it!”
She was just an ordinary, unremarkable, and weak woman!
“You must believe in yourself, Megan,” Lei Wen encouraged. “Why don’t you try it first? Not only you, but those six Magikarp will also move to the ranch with you and help you care for the other monsters there.”
Hearing this, Megan hesitated.
After a long while, she nodded, “…I understand, I will do my best!”
“Then I’ll give you this information about raiseable monsters. It details various ways to care for monsters and their preferences. Take it back and read it carefully. If you have any questions, you can come and ask me,” Lei Wen handed her the information he had prepared in advance.
“Yes, Your Highness!” Megan respectfully took it with both hands, her palms sweating from nervousness.
“I remember you live with your brother, right?” Lei Wen asked casually.
“Eh?” Megan nodded instinctively, “Yes!”
“Then, how about this, you and your brother move to the ranch together!” Lei Wen remembered that Megan’s brother also had experience caring for Pokémon.
He had been taking care of the Explosion Head Water Buffaloes in the territory.
“Yes!” Megan replied.
“You can go back now. If there are any suitable monsters later, I will send them to you,” Lei Wen said with a smile.
“Yes, Prince Lei Wen!” Megan bowed respectfully and then turned to leave.
Lei Wen watched her figure gradually disappear until she could no longer be seen. He then stood up, preparing to go for special training with the Dratini and Snivy.
However, at that moment, Anna’s voice suddenly came from outside.
“Master, I’ve brought the Combees back!”
Hmm? Lei Wen was slightly taken aback. The next second, he saw Anna rush in with a large barrel of honey.
And behind her, several monsters followed.
One Vespiquen and dozens of Combees.
Lei Wen’s eyes widened in surprise, but he quickly composed himself.
“Well done, Anna.”
“Hehe!” Anna scratched her head sheepishly. “Actually, Zorua invited the Vespiquen and the others over!”
“Thank you for your hard work too, Zorua.” Lei Wen then turned his gaze to the Zorua beside Anna.
“Wuu!”
Zorua’s small face was full of pride.
So…
Lei Wen’s gaze shifted to the Vespiquen and the group of Combees following behind Anna.
The Vespiquen and Combees were also observing the human in front of them.
As the leader of the group, the Vespiquen naturally understood the human’s status among all humans.
“Bee.” The Vespiquen spoke first.
Lei Wen couldn’t understand Pokémon language, but seeing that the Vespiquen had followed, he assumed it understood the current situation.
After a moment of thought, Lei Wen spoke, “Welcome to our territory. Vespiquen, Combees, I am Lei Wen, the lord of this territory.”
“Bee.”
The Vespiquen bowed gracefully.
“I don’t know if Anna has told you, but we need the honey you brew to survive as food.”
“In return, we will create a flower field for you to collect nectar and brew sweet honey.”
“In addition, we will do our best to protect your safety and the safety of your honey, preventing you from being attacked by other monsters.”
“Of course, if winter arrives and the flowers outside wither, making it impossible to collect nectar, we humans will also provide you with sugar as food to help you through the cold winter.”
