Chapter 159
Kyurem Air Conditioner
Chapter 159 Kyurem Air Conditioner
In mid-July of the 149th year of the Kingdom Calendar, summer arrived, and the air temperature gradually rose, making the weather increasingly hot.
In the sweltering heat, Raven and his Pokémon sat around Kyurem, feeling a sense of coolness.
With Kyurem around, the whole house feels as comfortable and cool as if air conditioning is on.
Kyurem was at a loss for words when he learned that Raven and Dragonite were using him as a cooling machine to escape the heat.
The massive ice dragon crouched in the living room like a mother hen, silently watching Raven and Dragonite squeezed onto the sofa on the other side.
"Um……"
Two streams of cold white air shot out of Kyurem's nostrils.
At that moment, Raven came to Kyurem carrying a large, peeled watermelon. He placed the specially made porcelain plate for Kyurem on the ground and then put the watermelon on top of it.
“Kyurem, you should try this too. It’s a watermelon, a fruit that’s perfect for summer,” Raven said with a smile.
Kyurem didn't refuse. It lowered its head and swallowed the watermelon in one gulp. The watermelon was cool and sweet, and the taste was surprisingly good.
At least in its entire life, it had never eaten anything so delicious.
But as a strong being, Kyurem has his own style and pride, and even if he really wants to eat, he will not open his mouth to Raven.
Raven didn't notice Kyurem's reaction because there was a knock on the door.
“Come in!” Raven said.
Immediately afterwards, Eriff pushed open the door and walked in from outside.
“Your Highness Raven, I have brought the person you are looking for,” Elif said.
Raven looked in that direction and then smiled, "Long time no see, Christina."
"Your Highness!" Christina was flattered that Raven still remembered her and quickly bowed to him. "May I ask what brings Your Highness here?"
Raven said with a smile, "The main reason I'm talking to you today is to hire you as the editor-in-chief of the Royal Gazette."
"Royal Gazette? Editor-in-Chief?" Christina asked, somewhat bewildered.
Raven nodded.
With the successful production of paper, some of his plans were finally put into practice.
Under his personal supervision and with the help of the craftsmen's wisdom, the development of movable type printing has been very smooth, and it is now possible to print books on a small scale.
In addition to teaching students, the scholars in the academy would also go to the royal workshops to revise books that were about to be damaged and rewrite them using movable type printing.
Of course, this was only one of Raven's purposes; his real goal was to print newspapers.
In this era without mobile phones and the internet, where the speed of information dissemination is limited, ordinary people simply don't have many channels to learn about current events happening in various places.
With schools and newspapers, the inhabitants of his territory will no longer be ignorant.
He can also use the newspaper to spread Pokémon knowledge to the people here, such as publishing information about Pokémon's ecological habits and precautions when encountering them.
More importantly, newspapers can guide public opinion and people's emotions.
The outbreak of war is inevitable. As the old king said, it is the inevitable trend. Only by experiencing war and witnessing its cruelty can humans and Pokémon realize the value of peace and work together to pursue this goal.
Only then can the Unova region truly achieve unification, and only then can humans and Pokémon truly move towards integration.
Raven, on the other hand, needs to wait for the right opportunity. He needs to use the newspaper to promote his territory in order to attract more people and acquire more talented individuals.
When anti-war sentiment reaches its peak in the major towns and cities of the kingdom, that will be the time for him to make his move.
At that time, public resentment will boil over, and public opinion will be focused on him, the one who ended the war.
At that time, even the nobles will not be able to resist the overwhelming public opinion, and he will win the hearts of all the people.
However, he still had to do something before that.
For example, doing everything possible to help humans and Pokémon who have lost their homes due to war.
Before that day arrives, he needs to develop as much as possible.
With Kyurem protecting them, the territory need not worry about encountering danger.
For any territory, whether it's Kyurem, Zekrom, or Reshiram, it's equivalent to a nuclear weapon; they may not use it, but they cannot be without it.
With Kyurem around, even if his two good brothers discover his location later, they'll have to think twice.
Raven collected his thoughts and then explained in detail to Christina the newspaper's printing process, its contents, and how it was sold. After listening, a light shone in Christina's eyes.
Great stuff! With newspapers, everyone in the territory can learn more about the monsters!
This way, everyone can make better use of the power of monsters, and they won't be completely clueless when they encounter wild monsters in the future!
Clearly, Christina was very interested in this content.
Raven said with a smile, "How about it? Want to be the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?"
Christina's painting skills are first-rate; she is a very practical talent.
"Yes! I will definitely live up to Your Highness Raven's expectations!" Christina's voice was filled with excitement.
She had never known what she should do, but after hearing what Prince Raven said, she immediately felt that she had found her direction.
“In that case, this job is yours,” Raven said.
With newspapers, there will be more job opportunities in the territory, such as newspaper vendors.
"Yes! I will definitely try my best!" Christina promised with high spirits.
Raven nodded slightly: "Other matters will be handled by specialists. I will provide the daily monster information published in the newspaper; you only need to draw their images. In addition, you can also publish the major events that happen in the territory each day in the newspaper so that other residents can better understand this place."
"For example, it's summer now, and the weather is very hot. Newspapers can publish some facts about Ice-type Pokémon so that people know that Ice-type Pokémon can help them beat the heat."
There are many Ice-type Pokémon near the territory.
For example, on the tall, majestic snow-capped mountain where the arthropods live.
"I understand!" Christina felt a sudden burst of inspiration.
“Then you should go and make preparations in advance!” Raven said.
"As you command, Your Highness!"
Christina took her leave.
Raven slowly exhaled a breath of stale air; he was finally done.
"Your Highness Raven, the fruits and berries in the territory have had a bumper harvest this summer!" Elif reported with a smile.
"Are there any watermelons left?" Raven asked, noticing that several Pokémon seemed to enjoy eating watermelons.
"Of course, I'll have someone bring it to you right away." The old butler smiled and nodded, then turned and left.
Before long, someone brought over a cartload of large watermelons.
The maids carried the watermelons into the house. Raven cut a few watermelons and gave them to Dragonite and Kyurem, then shoved the remaining watermelons next to Kyurem.
Kyurem: "?"
"Watermelon tastes even better chilled, and it's even more refreshing!" Raven explained with a smile.
Kyurem: "..."
It remained silent for a moment, then exhaled a breath of cold air, and almost instantly, a layer of frost covered the watermelons.
Kyurem turned its massive head and looked at Raven.
Seeing this, Raven couldn't help but think: It's so convenient to have an Ice-type Pokémon in the summer!
But if Kyurem knew he was using it as a refrigerator and air conditioner, wouldn't he get angry?
I wonder if his second brother would use Reshiram to start a fire and roast meat.
If it were him, he would definitely use Lehiram to fire bricks, start fires for cooking, use it as a heater, and use Czechoslovakia to generate electricity.
However, Raven would naturally not say such things outright.
But Kyurem has been around for so long, how could he be such a simple dragon?
It didn't get angry or refuse; on the contrary, it was quite happy.
Because this is Raven's will, his long-held goal—that humanity, with the help of Pokémon, can live a better and happier life together with Pokémon in this world.
After all, it didn't come away empty-handed!
Kyurem looked down at the watermelon in front of him.
As a Pokémon, it also got to eat delicious chilled watermelon, didn't it?
(End of this chapter)