Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 4 Setting up the Camp
"Your Highness Raven, the tent is set up!"

Outside the carriage, a knight came to report the situation.

Raven nodded, then got off the carriage carrying the blanket where the mini-dragon was hiding.

The group eventually chose to set up a temporary camp at the edge of the forest by the river.

Raven got off the carriage and saw the crowd around him busily working.

Some people were clearing the snow from the ground, some were setting up tents, some were taking care of the sick, and others were making fires to keep warm. The knights with weapons were responsible for surveying the surrounding environment to prevent any danger.

Seeing this, Raven slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed a little.

He made his way back to his tent, which was small and decorated with golden royal patterns, clearly a royal tent.

The tent's interior space is about twenty square meters. Although not large, it is considered very luxurious compared to the tents of ordinary people.

When Raven entered, the maid had already prepared hot tea. Raven took a sip and immediately felt a lot of the chill around him dissipate.

He took the miniature dragon out of the blanket and then held the remaining half cup of hot tea to its mouth: "Drink it, warm yourself up."

"Woo..."

The Dratini stared at the human in front of it with its big, watery eyes for a few moments before lowering its head and drinking the remaining half cup of hot water from Raven's hand.

The mini dragon felt its body become warm and cozy.

This made it unable to resist letting out a happy cry.

"Woo~!"

Raven couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at it, then said, "Sleep a little longer!"

The dwarf dragon was very well-behaved and obediently returned to the blanket.

The old butler, Elif, stood guard to one side with a list in his hand. The scene of Prince Raven interacting with that magical beast reminded him of the King and Victini.

"Elif, report on the supplies we have left."

“Yes, Your Highness Raven.” Elif nodded and then placed the list in front of Raven.

It clearly records the status of all the supplies in the camp.

Raven looked down.

[Black bread, white bread, ham, bacon, cured fish, beef jerky, almonds, figs, wine, beer, mead, oats, cheese, wheat, spices, and salt as needed.]

As Raven had predicted, these were all foods with a long shelf life and easy to store.

They still have plenty of them, and if they eat them sparingly, it will be enough for everyone in the camp to get through this cold winter.

Raven continued looking down.

In addition to food, the old king also prepared all sorts of daily necessities, tools, crop seeds, and various herbs for him.

For example, soap, combs, and a lot of clothes, etc.

The tools included shovels, hammers, axes, sickles, and other farming implements. Combined with the farmers in the caravan, it seems the old king wanted his son to be able to grow his own food.

As for crop seeds...

To Raven's surprise, the variety of crop seeds was quite impressive.

Cabbage, carrots, flax grains, oat grains, onion seeds, rye seeds, wheat grains, etc.

Food storage is ultimately finite, and sooner or later it will run out. When that happens, it will be time for these seeds to come in handy.

It is now essential to ensure that the seeds of these crops are preserved properly.

"How well are the seeds of these crops preserved?" Raven asked.

Eriff replied, "I just checked, and all the seeds are perfectly preserved."

"That's good." Raven nodded, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Raven then turned his gaze to the food on top.

Dried meat, ham, salted fish, smoked meat...

As is widely known, the source of meat in the Pokémon world has always been a mystery.

Although the anime initially hinted at the existence of ordinary animals in this world, the setting was later changed to include some Pokémon that could be eaten by humans.

Examples include Sweet Bamboo, Slowpoke's Tail, Light Cod, and Savage Bass.

But... Raven couldn't quite accept the idea of ​​eating Pokémon, these intelligent beings.

After all, from the very beginning, he was taught that "Pokémon are partners and family." With that in mind, Raven searched through the original owner's memories.

He quickly found the answer.

According to the original owner's memories, ordinary animals also exist in this world.

For example, some people raise common animals such as chickens, cows, sheep, and fish to obtain resources such as meat, eggs, and milk.

However, unlike Pokémon, these ordinary animals have very limited production capacity.

For example, an average cow can only produce five kilograms of milk per day, but a large milk tanker can produce twenty liters of milk, and the milk produced by the large milk tanker is more nutritious.

Ordinary animals have no advantage over Pokémon and can only be considered food for humans and Pokémon.

In addition, their physical strength is no match for Pokémon.

Of course, according to the original owner's memories, Raven discovered that only some common animals existed in this world, such as chickens, cows, and sheep, while ferocious beasts like tigers and black bears did not exist.

This can be considered good news, right?

Elif looked worried.

Raven noticed his expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

Elif let out a slow sigh and said, "While you were resting in the carriage just now, I counted the number of people in the camp. So far, we only have 78 people left."

There were over five hundred people when they set out from Eindook, but now only these remain...

The old butler looked grief-stricken.

No one knows the team's personnel situation better than Raven.

He pondered for a long time, while using his control panel to check the situation of each civilian.

Butler, maid, knight, farmer, apothecary, doctor, carpenter, blacksmith, gardener, barber, cook, commoner, slave...

Of these, there were twenty commoners and thirty-five slaves.

Oh, and there are also two enslaved buffalo with afro-like haircuts.

On the way here, Raven observed that the two afro-haired buffaloes were docile. Perhaps because they had been enslaved for so long, they had become docile cattle with little aggression.

In addition, Raven noticed that many people had illnesses.

There were frostbite, high fever, and even fractures.

At this point, Eriff also began to recount the incident, and at the end, he asked:
"Your Highness Raven, what should we do?"

Raven felt a headache coming on. He pinched the bridge of his nose. What else could he do?

"Have the doctor examine them. I see there are still quite a few herbs in the warehouse; let's take them all out and use them!"

Elif paused slightly, "But that was prepared for Your Highness..."

Raven shook his head, then looked at his cheat system panel, where the territory section had changed.

Lord's Name: Raven

[Territory: Small (Unnamed yet)]

[Citizens (Humans): 78 (Click to view details)]

[Pokémon (Subjects): 3 (Click to view details)]

Public sentiment: 2 (Precarious)

Satisfaction rating: 0

[Technology: None available (new technologies can be unlocked by spending satisfaction points)]

For a territory to develop, a sufficient population is an essential condition.

Moreover, he couldn't just stand by and watch those people die; he simply couldn't do it.

Raven pondered for a moment and said, "Once they recover, I still have a lot of things I need them to do."

It appears they will be staying here for a long time.

Raven could use this small piece of land to test the functions of the cheat code.

As the lord of this land, he needs his people to work for him in order to develop the territory.

So, everyone get well soon and get back to work!

(End of this chapter)