Chapter 145
The Holy Sword Visits Raven City
Chapter 145 The Three Holy Swords Visit Raven City
The next day, after breakfast, the Holy Swordsman waited at the door.
The morning sun shone down on the town, its soft light draping the entire town in a hazy veil.
Accompanied by the cooing of pigeons, the townspeople gradually emerged from their homes and began a new day of busy work.
Farmers shoulder their tools and head to the fields to work; merchants drive oxcarts to display goods from other places on their counters; men go mining and logging with Machamp; women stay home together to do laundry and other work; and young children play with Pokémon in the streets.
The sounds of human laughter and Pokémon calls filled the air, bringing the entire town to life.
“Come on, I’ll show you around this territory,” Raven said.
Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion nodded slightly. They had witnessed Raven interacting with Foam Squirrel yesterday, and now they were eager to know how the other humans in this place interacted with Pokémon.
Along the clean and tidy red brick road, there are rows of mansions. On the rooftops, several small bird Pokémon are perched, curiously watching the people below.
Their eyes are simple and innocent, showing no fear of humans, and they appear to be living a peaceful and idyllic life.
In the courtyards of some mansions, you can occasionally see a few lily root dolls and skiffing cats leisurely stretching in the grass and under the eaves.
Led by Raven, the Three Holy Swords walked down the street, looking at the scene on both sides of the road with great surprise.
These Pokémon... just as Raven said, have they really started living with humans?
“This is a residential area,” Raven said with a smile. “The people and Pokémon live and rest together in this territory. The Liliroot and Skitty over there are Pokémon that my people encountered in the wild.”
"Some of them like human food, so they came here to live with humans. Others were injured in the wild, were helped by humans, and came here by chance."
He likes human food...and being helped by humans...
The three holy swordsmen looked stunned.
"Come on, this is just a resting place. Next, I'll show you how these Pokémon live here with humans!" Raven said.
The Holy Swordsman nodded, and led by Raven, they made several turns, and gradually, more and more humans appeared around them.
When these humans saw Raven, their faces lit up with respect and delight.
"Your Highness Raven! You've arrived!"
Raven smiled and nodded slightly: "I'll show these magical beasts around our territory. Don't be nervous, you can continue with your work!"
Those humans weren't afraid at all; on the contrary, they looked at the Holy Swordsman with great curiosity.
Being surrounded by so many humans for the first time, even the usually composed Gopaleon couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
But whether it was it, or Virigion, or even Terakion, who was usually the most carefree, they could all sense it at this moment.
There was no malice in the eyes of these people; on the contrary, they were very friendly.
"What...what's going on?!" Delacion was quite surprised.
"A large part of the reason we have the life we have today is due to the power of Pokémon," Raven said slowly. "The people here built houses with the help of Pokémon, and because of Pokémon, people no longer go hungry."
"They have seen the purest side of Pokémon, so naturally they are no longer afraid of them. Sometimes, when they encounter injured Pokémon outside, my people will even take the initiative to rescue them."
"So that's how it is..." Gopalouon suddenly realized.
As they spoke, the group arrived at a square with a stone fountain. There was a garden there, which was surrounded by a wooden fence, with benches placed outside for people to rest.
Some bees were curiously collecting honey among the flowers, and a few buds of the mimosa were also attracted by the flowers.
"This is a park for relaxation, where humans and Pokémon can take walks on weekdays," Raven explained.
Upon hearing this, the Holy Swordsman looked up and indeed saw several children playing with a few snow-hat monsters not far away.
"It's unbelievable!" Virizion exclaimed. "Yes! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that humans and Pokémon could live together like this!" Terrakion's eyes shone brightly.
Raven laughed and said, "This is just the most basic part. What I really want to show you is yet to come."
Upon hearing this, the Holy Swordsman was immediately filled with curiosity.
The group walked through the park and came to the outskirts of town.
Standing on a hillside, one can see a vast expanse of farmland stretching out before them.
The fields are covered with all sorts of crops: golden wheat, emerald green soybeans, plump rice, crisp cucumbers...
These crops are growing exceptionally well.
And among those fields, one can see from time to time the figures of farmers, carrying farming tools and working in the fields.
Weeding, fertilizing...
And you can also see several Pokémon among those farmers.
Gopaloon looked closely and quickly recognized that the monsters were a type of monster called "Groundhog" and "Three Groundhog".
Besides them, you can also see many Grass-type Pokémon in the fields.
They skillfully use their grass-based energy to help tend to the crops in the fields.
“Those are…!”
The Holy Swordsman was slightly taken aback.
These humans are using the power of Pokémon?!
Gopalouon frowned slightly.
They had seen this scene elsewhere before.
Humans exploit Pokémon, treating them as tools, enslaving them, and forcing them to work.
But soon, Cobalion realized it was impossible, because Raven would never allow his people to treat Pokémon as slaves.
The rather impatient Delacion couldn't help but look at Raven, as if he wanted to ask him what exactly was going on.
Raven smiled without saying a word, gesturing for the Holy Swordsman to continue watching.
Terrakion could only patiently continue watching the humans and Pokémon working in the fields.
After an unknown amount of time, the sun rose high in the sky. The summer sun was bright and hot, and a gust of wind blew by, bringing an immediate wave of heat.
The farmers seemed tired. They wiped their sweat with towels, then walked to the edge of the field, sat on the grass to rest, and waved to the Pokémon who had been busy all morning.
The next second, the Holy Swordsman saw that the Lily Root Dolls, Shy Buds, Roseradores, Diglett, and Marill from the rice paddy all ran over.
The farmer wiped their sweat, then took out berries and drinks from his bundle and shared them with the Pokémon.
A group of farmers and a group of Pokémon sat in the shade of a big tree, enjoying the breeze and coolness. Some of the farmers seemed worried that the Pokémon would get hot, and even took the initiative to fan them with their fans.
The shy bud, the lily root doll, the three-horned gopher, and Mary Lou frolicked and huddled together, enjoying the human's fanning service.
"This is……?!"
Seeing this harmonious and friendly scene, the three holy swordsmen were instantly stunned.
(End of this chapter)