Victini had a very long sleep.
When it woke up, the sun outside was already close to setting.
Victini rubbed its eyes and suddenly found itself in a completely unfamiliar environment.
"Nini?"
It paused, then turned its head to look around, only relaxing when it saw Draconis in the distance.
"Nini!"
Victini immediately wanted to fly over, but just then, it suddenly noticed that there were a few other significant gazes fixed on it.
"You're awake?"
Hearing Victini's cry, Draconis, who was handling official business, turned his head.
He noticed Victini's gaze and said with a smile, "They are Dragonair, Servine, Larvesta, and Minccino. They are the new partners I met in this place."
"Woo~" Dragonair greeted Victini in a very friendly manner.
"Vine." Servine still maintained its arrogant demeanor. It glanced at Victini, then turned its head away.
Larvesta, however, stared intently at Victini, feeling a strange sense of crisis in its heart.
This Pokémon wouldn't be here to snatch Draconis away from it, would it?
"Nini--"
Victini looked at everyone, it blinked its eyes, then happily flew up: "Nini!"
Draconis smiled, watching this scene. His surroundings were becoming more and more lively.
"Dinner will be in a while, Victini. You can get familiar with this place first. This is our new home, and where we will live for a short time," Draconis said.
"Nini!" Victini's nature was lively and cheerful. It accepted these things much faster than others, so in no time, Victini was playing with Minccino and the others.
Draconis then continued to focus on the official business at hand.
Settling the Commoners who had newly joined the territory, establishing a wild nature reserve, expanding the size of the army—
[Pokémon Army Reform]
This was a very interesting technology.
So far, there were two types of Pokémon enlisted in the army: Aron and Swablu.
And with that came more modern and effective special training methods for these two Pokémon, in addition to training methods for some moves that could help Pokémon learn the corresponding moves.
They were much more detailed and specific than the training plans Draconis provided to the Knights Order.
Undoubtedly, this information would be of great help to them.
Not only could it be used for army training, but Draconis could also use the training techniques and usage methods for moves like "Draco Meteor."
The key to the special training was to concentrate Dragon-type energy in the mouth and then fire it towards the sky.
This vast Dragon-type energy, after being highly compressed, would be in an extremely unstable state. When it reached high altitude, it would explode, transforming into scorching meteors falling from the sky.
"Good stuff! Starting tomorrow, I can have Dragonair undergo special training for this move," Draconis thought to himself.
It was a pity that Servine couldn't learn this move, otherwise, with its ability, it could perfectly neutralize the recoil from Draco Meteor and transform it into new power.
However, what interested Draconis more was, to what extent could the power reach if fifty Altaria used Draco Meteor simultaneously on the battlefield?
"Thump thump thump!"
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Come in!" Draconis said.
Alfred walked in from outside and reported to him, "Your Highness Draconis, the new batch of members have been settled, but the new city has not yet been fully built, and some of them have moved into the wooden houses we built later."
Hearing this, Draconis nodded slightly.
But it would be soon. With the increase in manpower and Machoke, Nimbasa City would soon be completely finished. However, this was still not enough—
Draconis pondered and said, "Properly settle that batch of magical beasts. Also, find someone to demarcate a natural reserve outside the city for the magical beasts to live in, and plant enough berry trees inside."
Hearing this, Alfred was slightly taken aback: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"From my observations, not all magical beasts like to stay in towns," Draconis explained. "While we build our homes, we should also leave places for them to live."
"I see!" Alfred suddenly understood. "I understand, I will make the arrangements. There is one more thing, Your Highness, the berry forest you had planted earlier has already started bearing fruit."
"Oh? That fast?" Draconis was truly a bit surprised, but then he thought, Servine uses its Grass-type energy to cultivate those fruit trees every day, so it's normal for them to grow so fast.
Draconis closed his eyes in thought.
So far, some farmers in the territory had also begun to plant berry trees one after another, imitating him by utilizing the power of Grass-type Pokémon.
This magical crop, which grew quickly and had a short fruiting cycle, was a "gift from the gods" for both humans and Pokémon.
After all, fruit trees that bore fruit every one or two, or two or three days, were very abnormal. It was clear that the power of Arceus, the creator of this world, must exist within them.
It created berries to satisfy the needs of wild Pokémon, thereby stabilizing their relationships.
"In that case, let's designate that area as a nature reserve!"
Draconis said, looking at Minccino and Servine.
"This is what I promised them." To rebuild a new home for the Pokémon in the forest where they could live.
A fruit forest full of berries.
"Yes, Your Highness." Alfred nodded gently.
"Also, there seem to be two people in the territory who look exactly alike. Have them come to see me tomorrow."
Draconis added.
Hearing this, Alfred was slightly taken aback.
But he quickly realized that His Highness was referring to the two girls with the surname Joy, who looked as if they were carved from the same mold.
"Is there something wrong with them?" Alfred asked.
"No, not at all. I just have never seen people who look exactly alike before, and I have some things I want to ask them," Draconis said.
Alfred had been in the royal city for many years, so he had naturally heard many strange stories.
Therefore, he wasn't too surprised about the two Joys.
He just smiled and said, "It's not just people with the surname Joy who have this situation in this world. As far as I know, somewhere in Eindoak, there is also a family named Jenny, and the women in that family all look exactly alike."
"How strange! I heard that those who marry them also have children who look exactly alike, as if they are under some kind of Curse."
Precisely because of this, the Jenny family, like the Joys, were considered ominous people, and they were living a reclusive life somewhere.
"Oh?" Draconis was a little surprised: "Alfred knows these people?"
"Hmm, I've seen them before!" Alfred recalled, "But that was a long time ago. These people who look exactly alike are considered ominous by people and are unwelcome wherever they go. Perhaps it's for this reason that they choose to band together and hide!"
Alas, those children truly have it tough in the end!
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