Immediately after, a figure flew in from outside the door.
It was a small Pokémon, somewhat mouse-like in appearance, with a pair of large V-shaped ears.
That was—Victini?!
Draconis's pupils contracted slightly, and an expression of astonishment appeared on his face.
Before he could understand what was happening, the Victini had already arrived in front of him.
"Nini~!"
Victini's face was full of joy at their reunion after a long separation. It opened its small hands, hugged Draconis affectionately, and rubbed its cheek against Draconis's.
Seeing Victini's actions, Draconis was slightly startled, and a past memory immediately surfaced in his mind.
Since his birth, Victini had always been by his side. Victini watched him grow up and often took him to play around the castle.
Those were the original owner's memories.
Now seeing Victini, Draconis was momentarily silent.
The original owner had passed away; if he hadn't transmigrated, Draconis's existence would never have left any record in history.
Forget it, he was "Draconis" now. Since he had transmigrated to this place, he naturally had to fulfill the original owner's responsibilities.
Draconis sighed inwardly, but his face showed a surprised expression:
"Victini, how did you get here?!"
Victini smiled happily, then closed its eyes and waved its finger, looking like a little adult.
"Nini, Nini!" Of course, I was worried about you, so I came to check on you!
But soon, Victini couldn't help but revert to its original lively, cheerful, and innocent appearance.
"Nini!" It's so good to see Draconis again!
Draconis reached out and stroked Victini's head. Although he couldn't understand Victini's words, from its expression and tone, Victini was clearly very happy to see him again.
Draconis whispered, "Yes, I'm also very happy to see you. But Victini, how is Father doing?"
"Nini—" When Old King was mentioned, Victini's face showed a somber expression.
The First Prince and The Second Prince were about to start a war. Old King had been confined in the castle by them, and they had stripped him of his power—
Seeing Victini's demeanor, Draconis roughly guessed that Old King's current situation was probably not good.
If he hadn't arrived, the entire plot would likely have unfolded as it did in the anime.
The conflict between the two princes would lead to the Dragon Vein going out of control. Old King would lose his life trying to calm the out-of-control Dragon Vein, and Victini would be trapped in Eindoak for thousands of years.
Now, due to his appearance, a variable had emerged in all of this.
"Don't worry, Old King will definitely be fine." Draconis comforted, "After some time, I'll see if I can go to the Royal City and bring Old King here to us."
For example, after Dragonair evolves into Dragonite, they could quickly travel between Eindoak and Nimbasa City.
"Nini!" Victini believed Draconis unconditionally. It let out a happy Growl, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, it pulled out a letter from behind and handed it over: "Nini."
"A letter from Father for me?" Draconis reached out and took it.
"Nini!" Victini nodded repeatedly.
Draconis tore open the envelope and took out the folded letter.
[To Draconis: My child, how have you been lately? Seeing what you've been through, I, your father, am deeply alarmed. Draconis, my child, you've grown up! You are now qualified to be a King—However, your elder brother and second brother will likely start a war soon. At that time, your situation will surely become very difficult. You must hide well and never appear before them!
I used the last bit of power I had to secretly send you over a thousand Commoners and Slaves. From now on, you are their King.
Besides these people, I also sent you many things you can use.
Manpower, tools, food, seeds, workers, magical beasts—you can find the court lady, Lorraine, for detailed information on these.
I imagine you must have already seen Victini by now, right? Don't worry, my child, Victini will stay by your side for me. It will protect your safety.]
After reading the letter, Draconis's heart was incredibly complex.
Old King had actually sent Victini directly to be his bodyguard.
"Nini?" Victini leaned towards the letter, seemingly wanting to see what was written inside.
"Father said he sent you here to protect my safety," Draconis explained.
Hearing this, Victini immediately patted its chest and said happily, "Nini!"
That's right! It would protect Draconis's safety!
"Alright, Victini, you must be very tired after such a long journey, right? Have something to eat first, and then get some good rest!"
Draconis said, while signaling the maid to prepare food. He remembered that Victini's favorite food was cookies.
After a short while, the maid came over with a cup of Berry Juice and a plate of cookies.
"Nini!"
Seeing its favorite food, Victini immediately began to feast happily.
While Victini was eating, Draconis had Alfred call over Lorraine, the court lady mentioned in Old King's letter.
Soon, a woman dressed in a long robe, with long hair, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and exuding an intellectual aura, walked in from outside, led by Alfred.
Lorraine, the court lady mentioned in the letter, was now looking at the Third Prince of the kingdom before her with a slightly surprised expression.
In fact, before coming here, Lorraine had already heard about His Highness Draconis's predicament from His Majesty.
She had originally thought this would be a small village, as it was very difficult to clear land with just those people.
But everything here was far beyond her expectations.
His Highness Draconis had not only led those people through the Blizzard and established a new home here, but he had also managed this place in an orderly manner, and even utilized the power of magical beasts in an unprecedented way.
"Your Highness." Lorraine stopped her racing thoughts and then bowed to Draconis.
"Rise!" Draconis said, "I have received Father's letter. I'd like to know the detailed situation of this group of people."
"Yes!" Lorraine organized her thoughts for a moment, then slowly began, "Currently, we have a total of eight hundred fifty-six people who have successfully arrived in the territory, including several knights, Commoners, farmers, scholars, blacksmiths, carpenters, and Slaves. In addition, there are about one hundred fifty magical beasts used for labor, bringing the total number to approximately one thousand people."
One thousand people—for the current territory, that was indeed a very large number, Draconis mused.
Lorraine continued, "By His Majesty's command, we also brought many tools, including various farm tools, pickaxes, shovels, and so on."
"And a large quantity of easily stored food: wine, cheese, ham, bacon, dried fruits, bread, tea, and so on."
"Besides these, there are also many crop seeds for cultivation, including crops suitable for planting in various seasons, such as wheat, rice, turnips, carrots, and various other vegetables and fruits."
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