Chapter 147
Golem and Newspaper
Chapter 147 Golem and Newspaper
The three Holy Swordsmen did not linger in Raven City.
That afternoon, they bid farewell to Raven and the others, left Raven City, and continued to save the Pokémon persecuted by humans.
However, it's clear that they are quite satisfied with this place.
Because Raven received a large amount of satisfaction from the Holy Swordsman.
With the cumulative total over the past month, the satisfaction score has reached a new high of 20,000.
“Next, it’s time to unlock a few technologies that the territory needs,” Raven murmured.
For example, there's the [Clay Doll] technology, which can create clay dolls and clay doll giants, and the [Paper Making] technology, which is crucial for the development of a territory.
With a slight thought, Raven unlocked the Clay Doll technology and its prerequisite technology, Pottery, and automatically deducted 10,300 from his satisfaction balance.
The next second, a large amount of information appeared in Raven's mind.
Pottery: Unlocking the firing methods and techniques of ceramic ware.
[Clay Figurines: Unlocks how to create clay figurines and clay giants.]
【The craftsmanship of clay figurines: a unique technique from an ancient mythical civilization. Clay is molded into shape, and then spiral runes are engraved on it. When placed in a graveyard, beside a recently deceased person, or in a place with abundant ghostly power, the soul power will be attracted by the power of the runes and merge with the clay figurine, transforming it into a movable golem.
Note: The Golem will consider the first person it sees upon opening its eyes as its master. It is extremely loyal and will unconditionally obey its master's commands. It can be used to protect humans and Pokémon, or to complete some strenuous tasks. If its master dies, the Golem can be placed in the graveyard, where it will guard the master's remains forever.
"This is..." Upon seeing this detailed description, Raven froze on the spot.
To make clay figurines and clay giants, you need clay and a soul.
No... it seems that as long as there is enough ghostly power, a golem can be created.
This means that even if they can't find a soul, they can find a powerful Ghost-type Pokémon and have it infuse them with Ghost power to create a Claydot.
The key lies in the mysterious runes etched into the clay, which can transform ghostly power into driving energy.
An ancient civilization in a phantom world... This technology is truly astonishing!
The method of engraving runes was fully recorded in Raven's mind. His people had dug up a lot of soil in his territory to build houses.
This means that as long as they can find a Ghost Pokémon, they can mass-produce Claydots.
However, compared to making a clay figurine, creating a clay giant requires an exponentially larger amount of clay and ghost power.
The Clay Giant is, after all, an evolved form of the Clay Doll, and its strength and stamina far surpass those of ordinary Clay Dolls. Raven was not too surprised by this.
"Ghost-type Pokémon..."
Raven began to ponder where he could find a Ghost-type Pokémon.
After all, he couldn't possibly slaughter civilians and Pokémon in his territory and infuse their souls into clay to create Clay Golems.
Unfortunately, despite being here for so long, Raven has never seen a single Ghost-type Pokémon in the vicinity.
"Forget it, let's unlock the papermaking technique first!"
Papermaking is a branch of the technology that requires gathering resources. It includes its prerequisite technologies and requires a total of 9,000 satisfaction points to unlock.
Just enough.
Papermaking: Unlocking the technology of making paper using plant fibers such as tree bark, rags, and fishing nets.
"In this way, we can officially begin producing white paper," Lei Wen thought to himself.
Paper has played a very important role in the development of the times.
With paper, ordinary people who couldn't afford parchment could read and write, use it for recording, and make it easy to carry and write, breaking the monopoly of knowledge and making education more accessible.
Furthermore, paper provides the material basis for technological development and the exchange of ideas and culture. For example, printing newspapers.
People in this era mostly had a fearful attitude towards Pokémon.
At such times, he can establish newspapers, print newspapers, publish important events in the territory, publish Pokémon trivia, and promote Pokémon.
They could even have merchants take the newspapers to other cities to sell, thereby influencing public opinion.
“Erif, I need a few skilled and trustworthy craftsmen who are good at making parchment,” Raven said, writing down the papermaking process on a piece of parchment.
"Your Highness, what is this...?" Elif was slightly taken aback.
Raven handed him the parchment: "Have them try making paper this way."
Elif reached out and took a look. When he saw that new paper was made from tree bark, an expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face.
How is it possible to make paper from hard tree bark?
“In addition, I need you to arrange manpower to establish the Royal Caravan and the Royal Workshop,” Raven said.
In the coming period, the territory will enter a phase of full-scale development. Tax revenue alone will not be enough to provide the material foundation for its growth; they must find other ways to earn more money.
Having him arrange the manpower to establish the Royal Caravan would be a good choice, as they should have a firm grasp on everything from the paper-making process and printing technology to the crude salt purification technology.
The Royal Workshop could be used to research and invent new technologies for him, such as papermaking or the steam engine in the future.
The salt consumed by people in this era was no different from that in ancient times; it was all coarse salt.
Since there is no Pokémon like Salt Giant in the Unova region, making salt requires a very complicated process, which is why salt was quite expensive in this era.
With that in mind, Raven wrote down the technique for refining crude salt on parchment and handed it to Elif, asking him to arrange for people to take charge of it.
This refined salt, extracted from coarse salt, can be sold at a high price to nobles in other territories, and it is sure to be very popular among the nobility.
Elif stared in astonishment at the contents of the parchment.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
At that moment, the old butler suddenly realized something.
His Highness... seems different.
What was His Highness like before?
Elif was at a loss for words.
Elif had heard that some people's personalities would change significantly after experiencing major events, but His Highness's situation was different...
"What's wrong, Elif?" Raven, who was deep in thought, looked up and asked when he saw the other person's expression.
Elif couldn't help but say, "No, it's nothing. I was just thinking how much better it would have been if His Highness hadn't left the capital. He wouldn't have had to work so hard. I remember His Highness loved the Flying Cloud Ice Cream that was a tribute from Flying Cloud Territory..."
“Yeah!” Raven recalled, “I even got into a fight with Bictini once over the last serving of Flying Cloud Ice Cream. Haha, it’s really funny to think about it now!”
Yes, this is my prince.
Upon hearing these words, Elif's doubts vanished instantly. No matter what His Highness became, he would always be his Highness...
"I'll talk to the caravan later and ask them to bring back a few buckets of Flying Cloud Ice Cream when they pass through Flying Cloud Territory. There are quite a few ice-attribute magical beasts in the territory now, and we can use their power so that the ice cream won't melt halfway through the journey," Elif said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)