"Besides that, there's one more thing I need to report to you," Alfred said again.
"Oh?" Draconis looked up.
"Lately, the Commoners in the territory have been influenced by you and Megan, and have started to actively engage with Pokémon."
"So far, in addition to Megan's Gyarados ranch, several more ranches specializing in raising Pokémon have been opened around the territory. To raise Pokémon, those people asked Anna to help them find Pokémon that could be raised."
"Their chosen targets are mostly Combee, Mareep, Petilil, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Cottonee, Shuckle, and similar Pokémon. Some farmers, to improve their cultivation, even hire Diglett and Dugtrio to plow the fields using food as payment," Alfred reported slowly.
Hearing these words, Draconis was not too surprised.
Mareep's wool, Petilil's leaves, Deerling's tea leaves, Cottonee's cotton, Shuckle's Berry Juice, and Combee's honey are all very useful items for humans.
Those people were very intelligent. They could see the benefits Pokémon could bring to humans. When the benefits outweighed the drawbacks, these residents would start to actively engage with wild Pokémon.
All of this was within Draconis's expectations.
For this territory, these things were essential.
This is because the ranches and farms around the territory supply the daily needs of the entire territory.
Draconis glanced at the Pokémon Citizen panel, which now numbered 123.
Things were far from over.
Some clever residents even used their savings to buy shops and started selling items produced by Pokémon.
In addition to these shops, clever people in the territory also began to operate inns, restaurants, barber shops, and other businesses.
"The systems I mentioned before can also gradually start to be implemented," Draconis said.
For example, establishing a more Commoner-friendly tax system, distributing land to farmers, strongly encouraging Commoners to raise Pokémon for trade, promoting commercial development, and so on.
Besides this, Draconis also planned to search for some docile, easily trained, and friendly Pokémon eggs that had not yet hatched, to give them to the children under ten in the territory to care for.
Although they couldn't play a significant role now, in the future, these children, who would become Trainers, would play a huge role in the development of the entire territory.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Alfred nodded upon hearing this, remembering the matter and preparing to implement it soon.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside.
"Is His Highness here?"
It was Evan's voice!
He had returned from Lacunosa Village!
Lei was a little surprised and quickly called him over, asking, "How did it go?"
"I did not fail you!"
Several days of sleeping rough had left Evan looking very disheveled, but his eyes were extremely bright.
"Your Highness, I have already investigated and found news of Kyurem from the locals!"
"Quick, tell me!"
Evan then slowly recounted his experiences on this trip.
At that time, after leaving the territory, he went directly to Lacunosa Village.
After nearly a week of long travel, he successfully arrived there. It was a very small village, with only a dozen households.
They were very friendly to Evan, the lost traveler, and welcomed him warmly.
From the locals, Evan received a piece of news.
It was said that decades ago, a huge meteor fell from the sky into a nearby mountain.
A terrifying giant beast lived inside the meteor. This giant beast would appear in the village at night, accompanied by cold winds, snatching people and Pokémon and eating them.
To prevent this from happening, the villagers built walls around the village to enclose Lacunosa Village. Not only that, but the local village chief also established a rule prohibiting villagers from going out at night and making them stay at home.
As for the man-eating giant beast, the locals named it Kyurem.
Kyurem lived in a cave near Lacunosa Village called Giant Chasm. It was said that the cave was formed by the meteor's fall, but because Kyurem ate people, the local villagers dared not approach the cave.
"It is said that a few years ago, someone approached the Giant Chasm, and terrible disaster befell him. Since then, the local villagers have never seen him again!" Evan said with some fear, "I didn't dare to approach that cave—"
After listening, Draconis was full of astonishment.
No way? Kyurem really eats people?
But that shouldn't be—Kyurem's strength is clearly so immense. If it wanted to eat people, it could just run into the village and eat everyone. There's no need to specifically choose nighttime and only eat those who leave their houses.
After all, it's a legendary Pokémon; human houses couldn't possibly stop it.
The veracity of this rumor remains to be confirmed.
The good news, however, was that he had finally pinpointed Kyurem's location. Now, all he needed to do was find time to go there and make contact with it.
"You've worked hard, Evan. Now, get some good rest," Draconis said.
Evan nodded, but as he looked at Draconis, a startling thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Could His Highness be planning to capture that monstrous beast named Kyurem, just like he captured Servine?
*
At the same time, in Nimbasa City, the members of the merchant caravan led by Zach looked at the clean and tidy red-brick streets and the orderly rows of houses on both sides of the road, their faces showing expressions of shock.
Wait! What is that? Is that a Pokémon running in the street? And not just one!
Looking at the Snovers running with the children, the merchants couldn't help but freeze in place.
Those were incredibly dangerous wild Pokémon!
Were they seeing things?
But the next second, everyone saw a team of knights in armor and carrying swords walking neatly down the street. They seemed to be on patrol.
This was nothing unusual, but a large group of Pokémon was following beside that team of knights—it seemed those Pokémon were patrolling with them.
What, what exactly is going on?!
"Boss, we didn't come to the wrong place, did we?!" a subordinate couldn't help but ask.
Zach was also bewildered at this moment. He had seen humans and Pokémon walking together before.
But usually, those Pokémon would be wearing chains and ankle restraints to prevent them from going berserk.
But—why do these Pokémon look so happy?
"Boss, look! There's a Pokémon wiping that girl's sweat over there!" another subordinate suddenly exclaimed.
Zach turned his head and saw a Zoroark holding a handkerchief, wiping the sweat from Anna's face.
After wiping her sweat, Anna took a Berry from her bag and handed it to the Zoroark, which then happily ate it.
This seemingly ordinary scene caused a huge stir in the hearts of Zach and his group.
Could that little girl be a noble Magical Beast Master?
But what about those knights and children just now?
Could everyone in this place be a Magical Beast Master?
The sight before them completely exceeded Zach and the others' understanding.
This town is strange!
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