A Master Ball… that's the ultimate Poké Ball capable of catching a Pokémon with 100% certainty.
No matter what Pokémon it is, even a legendary Pokémon, as long as the Master Ball successfully hits, it can be directly captured.
If that's really the case, then Draconis understood why the unlock condition for this technology was so high.
50 satisfaction points are still too few; nothing can be unlocked.
Draconis felt helpless and could only put it aside to accumulate more over time.
Alfred had gone out to perform a task, so now only Draconis and Dratini were left in the tent.
On the way here, Dratini had been sleeping, and now that it had settled down, it also woke up.
At this moment, this Dratini was observing Draconis with its big, watery eyes.
Draconis propped his chin with his hand, similarly examining this Dratini.
[Pokémon: Dratini]
[Attribute: Dragon]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Marvel Scale]
[Moves: Wrap, Glare, Twister]
[Friendship: 25 (Maximum is 100; can exceed maximum in special circumstances.)]
[Pokémon Biography: In Kingdom Year 147, Dratini was born.]
[In Kingdom Year 148, Dratini was caught by fishermen and offered to a noble.]
[In Kingdom Year 148, the noble offered Dratini to the King for status.]
[In Kingdom Year 148, to maintain relations with the Eindoak Kingdom, the King sent an envoy to give Dratini as a gift to the King of Eindoak.]
[In Kingdom Year 148, Dratini was given by the Old King to Third Prince Draconis as a pet, and it went with him to his fiefdom.]
After these two days of getting along, Dratini's friendship with him had increased from 20 to 25.
"Wrap, Glare, Twister… only three moves?" Draconis murmured.
It seems a bit weak, no wonder this Dratini was caught by fishermen.
But it's not Dratini's fault; all things considered, less than a year has passed since its birth, so this Dratini is still a Dratini baby not yet one year old.
Draconis reached out a finger and poked Dratini's big nose.
Dratini actually sniffed his finger voluntarily with its nose.
Draconis then fell into contemplation.
He didn't intend to raise Dratini as a pet Pokémon.
Although Dratini's strength is very weak before evolving into Dragonite, compared to Pokémon like Magikarp or Feebas, it still possesses a certain level of combat ability.
The only problem is that raising a pseudo-legendary Pokémon requires a huge amount of resources.
And currently, the territory's biggest shortage is resources.
Humans and Pokémon in this era are antagonistic; humans are very unfamiliar with Pokémon, let alone preparing special food and berries for them.
And in this situation, without sufficient food, it means Dratini won't get enough nutrition to grow.
"Hmm, this is also a problem." Draconis had a bit of a headache.
However, it was fortunate that the Old King had prepared Dratini for him, and not Snorlax, known for its huge appetite.
Otherwise, the food in the territory would be eaten up within a day, and they would all starve to death in this icy and snowy land.
"Let's get to know each other, Dratini." Draconis smiled as he looked at Dratini.
"Woo?" Dratini's clear, big eyes showed clear confusion.
"My name is Draconis, and as you can see, I'm a human. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be living together for a very long time from now on, whether as friends or as family. Anyway, I'm very happy to be living with you."
"Woo…" Dratini blinked. Draconis?
Was it its turn next?
Dratini thought carefully, then imitated Draconis's manner, its small face full of seriousness as it spoke: "Woo!"
Its name is Dratini, and it's a Dratini!
Unfortunately, Draconis didn't understand Dratini's language, and he continued to ponder and ask:
"So, next, shouldn't I get to know you more deeply?"
For example, by having it demonstrate its moves.
Mainly, Draconis wanted to see the power of the moves Dratini had mastered.
That way, he would at least have some idea.
"Woo~" Dratini readily agreed.
However, when it saw Draconis planning to take it outside, it immediately flew away in terror, burying its head in a blanket.
Draconis: "…"
He was a bit speechless, but still went forward and said, "Today's snow has stopped, and the sun is out. It's not very cold outside, and the sun feels warm on your body. Don't you want to go sunbathe?"
There was little wind in this valley plain, and with the bright sunshine, the temperature here was quite warm compared to when they were traveling on the road earlier.
Hearing this, Dratini finally reacted.
It had sunbathed before.
At that time, it was by the sea, sunbathing on the golden sandy beach with its companions.
The sunlight felt warm on its body!
Dratini poked its head out from the blanket and asked somewhat uncertainly, "Woo?"
"Of course it's true." Draconis understood Dratini's meaning. He opened his cashmere overcoat and said, "If you don't believe me, you can come inside here first."
This trip out was, firstly, to test the power of Dratini's moves, and secondly, to check on the seventy-eight people, and also to investigate the environment around the territory.
Dratini reluctantly agreed. It flew into Draconis's overcoat, only revealing half its face and one eye, secretly observing the outside world.
Draconis smiled helplessly and shook his head. He adjusted his overcoat and stepped out of the tent.
In just one night, this open space had been cleared by the people into a country path.
The snow on the path had been cleared, and tents were set up around his tent, encircling it. It didn't look like a territory, but rather an outdoor campsite.
A passing woman saw him come out and immediately bowed respectfully: "Your Highness Draconis!"
Draconis nodded, then looked at the dustpan the woman was holding with some surprise and asked, "This is?"
The woman replied, "Reporting to Your Highness Draconis, these are wild berries we picked from nearby bushes. Would you like to try some, Your Grace? I picked a lot!"
"No, thank you. You go ahead and be busy; I still have something to do."
However, the woman was very enthusiastic: "Please try some, Your Highness! Your herbal medicine saved my sick child, and I want to thank you! Please don't worry, Your Highness, there are many, many berries growing in the bushes in the forest over there!"
Regarding this matter, Draconis had already received a report from his subordinates yesterday.
He ultimately couldn't resist the woman's enthusiasm and accepted a handful of berries from her, then tasted one.
Hmm… very sweet.
Draconis didn't particularly like eating them, but Dratini seemed quite interested.
"I'll save them all for you," he said, stroking Dratini's head.
"Woo~!" Dratini was very happy.
Draconis continued forward, observing everything around him.
Just as the woman had said, the Knights Order had discovered a large number of wild berries in the forest when they explored the surroundings yesterday.
The injured people were resting in their tents, while those who were not injured took tools and went to the forest to pick berries, looking very busy.
Draconis felt good about it. Although berries weren't very filling, they were a good food source in this environment.
Just then, a commotion suddenly came from ahead.
Draconis looked up and saw a group of people, led by Ryan, Fishing on the frozen river not far away.