Chapter 155
Pokémon School
Chapter 155 Pokémon School
Raven gave a brief introduction to all the Pokémon in front of him.
In this era, humans knew nothing about the strength of different Pokémon, and when choosing a partner, they looked more at personality and appearance.
For example, some people like cute, fluffy Pokémon, while others prefer majestic and powerful large Pokémon.
After careful consideration, the blue-haired girl in front of her chose the small, seemingly harmless curly-eared creature as her partner.
“Your Highness, I want to choose this magical beast!” said the blue-haired girl named Melanie.
“Curly Ear is also a very good partner. You two should get along well!” Raven nodded slightly, the last part of which was addressed to Curly Ear.
The curly-eared creature let out a happy laugh; clearly, it was also very interested in this human!
Melanie stepped aside and waited.
Next, it was the other children's turn to choose their starter monster.
Following the professor's procedure for distributing Pokémon, Raven quickly helped the first five children who arrived at the breeding center receive their partners.
Then came the second batch, the third batch, the fourth batch...
By noon, all forty-two children had found their partners.
They stood in four neat rows in the courtyard of the breeding house, their eyes fixed on Raven.
"Congratulations, you've now officially become trainers." Raven smiled and glanced at everyone. "Do you remember what I explained before about what a trainer is?"
"A person who raises magical beasts, commands them in battle, and spars with them is called a trainer!" the boy named Alex answered loudly.
“Not bad.” Raven nodded in satisfaction, then asked, “Do you all know why trainers fight?”
"Why do we fight..."
Upon hearing this, the group of children in front of him all showed blank expressions.
But soon, someone thought of a possibility.
"It's to protect our territory!"
"Is it to help those humans harmed by monsters?"
Raven smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. For trainers, we fight to protect our home, the humans and monsters around us, and to make our territory a better place."
After saying that, Raven turned to Anna and gestured, "Anna."
"Hehe, leave the rest to me!"
Anna turned around and took out a box of Poké Balls made of berries from the house.
The children's attention was instantly drawn to it.
"This item is called a Poké Ball, a testament to the friendship between a trainer and a monster." Raven took a Poké Ball out of his pocket and showed it to everyone.
With a flash of light, the Burning Insect appeared before everyone.
"This seemingly unremarkable sphere can serve as a habitat for magical beasts. If you can gain their approval, they can willingly enter the sphere, like this—"
Raven pressed the Poké Ball against the head of the Flamebug.
The next second, to the children's astonishment, the Burning Bug turned into a red light and was put into a Poké Ball.
"Wow!"
"Okay, so awesome!"
Everyone's faces showed shock.
But soon, a girl's face showed some worry.
"Your Highness... but that ball is so small, and the monsters are so big. Won't they be uncomfortable staying inside?"
“Good question.” Raven gave the girl an approving look. “But don’t worry, Pokémon are born with the ability to shrink. Don’t be fooled by the simple appearance of this ball. It’s actually filled with soft cotton. If a Pokémon enters it, it will feel as relaxed as if it’s surrounded by clouds.”
The cotton used is produced by the Wind Fairy and the down that naturally falls off the Blue Cotton Bird, making it the softest thing in the world.
Moreover, this statement was translated by Kyurem and confirmed by Dragonite, Serperior, and Flamewaker.
"As the first batch of monster trainers in the territory, we will provide each of you with three Poké Balls. If you meet other monsters in the future, you can use the remaining Poké Balls to invite them to join us."
"If you don't have enough Poké Balls, you can go to the friendly shop in town to buy more."
"Of course, it's okay if you don't buy them. The purpose of Poké Balls is to make it convenient for trainers to carry all their Pokémon with them." To borrow a phrase that Machiavelli once said.
"I don't have money to buy Poké Balls, but I don't need Poké Balls to be friends with Meowth."
Even without Poké Balls, the relationship between trainers and Pokémon will not be affected.
"Do you understand?" Raven asked.
"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.
"Very well, that's all for today. Starting tomorrow, you will need to go to the school in the city center to study. There will be teachers and scholars there to teach you literacy and monster knowledge."
For example, attributes, moves, type matchups, evolution...
Among the group of people the old king sent to him were many scholars. Although they didn't know much about Pokémon, they were very knowledgeable about other subjects.
As for Pokémon-related knowledge and teaching materials, he will be responsible for compiling them.
However, all of this will have to wait until modern paper is invented, Raven pondered.
"W-what? School?"
Upon hearing Raven's words, the group of children in front of them widened their eyes instantly, their faces showing shock.
Can they also go to school to learn knowledge like those noble children?
“Of course.” Raven saw what the children meant and said with a smile, “In my territory, everyone can go to school to study.”
After a brief moment of shock, the children's faces lit up with delight.
Very good!
"Everyone, go back and get to know your partners first!" Raven said.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
The children said in unison, their hearts filled with immense excitement.
With their respective monster partners, the group of children returned to Raven City.
Raven nodded to Lillian and turned back to the city hall.
He sat at his desk, lost in thought.
Although the territory now has its first trainers, he cannot afford to relax.
Unlike future trainers, these children know absolutely nothing about trainers or Pokémon.
There are still many things waiting for him to do.
Raven pictured Tepig and the others in his mind, then picked up his pen and wrote down everything he remembered about those Pokémon.
These items can serve as temporary teaching materials for schools.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Immediately afterwards, Elif's voice came from outside.
"Your Highness Raven, the scholars from the capital are already waiting outside."
“Let them in!” Raven said.
"Yes!"
The door opened, and Eriff entered with about a dozen people dressed in robes.
Among them were elderly men with gray hair and beards, exuding an air of scholarship; piercing-eyed middle-aged men; and women wearing glasses.
They looked at Raven tremblingly, then bowed respectfully to him: "Your Highness Raven!"
"Get up!" Raven looked at everyone and said slowly, "I called you all here today to ask you for a favor."
"Your Highness, please speak," a scholar quickly replied. "We will do everything in our power to help!"
"It's been almost two months since you all came here from the royal city, hasn't it?" Raven asked.
"Your Highness, it has been one month and eighteen days!" an old man replied.
“That has indeed been quite a long time…” Raven nodded, then instructed, “Next, everyone go to work at the school. I will send you a group of students, and you will be responsible for teaching them to read and write.”
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(End of this chapter)