The clan leader's words left Lucas completely confused.
No… isn't this supposed to be a Pokémon set?
How did we suddenly get something that sounds like a blessed land with ancient inheritance?
Still, he did keep these words in mind. His originally firm resolve wavered a little.
— But it still wasn't enough!
Even though the clan leader had said his Dragonite didn't need to stay on the island all the time, and both the giant Dragonite and the clan leader hoped Lucas's Dragonite would participate in the election to come into contact with that magical power…
They also weren't going to die immediately. They would continue watching over the group as usual.
But neither Lucas nor his Dragonite had any interest in participating in something like this.
As for that magical power and the powerful boost it gave the clan leader…
To put it bluntly, anything the clan leader could do, his Dragonite could do just as well.
The power boost wasn't necessary. Or to be more realistic — the benefits weren't enough.
He didn't even want the Blue Orb or the Red Orb, let alone this tiny benefit.
Yeah, "righteous and awe-inspiring" perfectly described.
Realizing his earlier bad guess had been a complete misunderstanding, Lucas "wisely" chose to withdraw.
Judging by the clan leader's constipated expression after being rejected again, the ten young wild Dragonite that had just been healed were probably going to suffer again.
He might as well not get involved.
Lucas turned and headed straight for the sea outside Dragonite Island.
It wasn't that he was leaving. Today was the 29th, and there were still two and a half days until February.
He planned to observe the Dragonite clan's clan leader election ceremony first, then head back to the Paldea region.
He had also roughly figured out Dragonite Island's exact location.
Just as he had guessed earlier, this place was very close to the Galar Sea. Nearby was also the Kalos Sea. After those two sea areas came the Paldea region and Paldea Sea.
Without crossing any land, his Dragonite flying at full speed across the sea would only take about two and a half hours to return.
The reason Lucas had come to the sea was because the giant Tentacruel, which had gone to investigate the surrounding ocean environment, had surfaced.
Lucas himself was also quite curious about the details, so he simply went over to listen in.
At this moment, the giant Tentacruel was excitedly waving its tentacles. This wasn't an attack — it was expressing its emotions through body language.
Through the Moltres's translation, Lucas roughly understood what had excited it.
In fact, the sea area where Dragonite Island was located would have been classified as international waters in the world before Lucas transmigrated. It didn't belong to any league's sea territory. The situation was even better than the giant Tentacruel had estimated.
Not only were there large coral reefs suitable for Tentacool and Tentacruel to live in, but the resources, water quality, and seawater temperature were all excellent.
More importantly, this area was rarely visited by humans.
Any single one of these points was a huge plus. When combined, this sea area instantly became an ideal habitat for the Tentacruel group.
Listening to the giant Tentacruel's summary, Lucas — stroking his chin — was actually a little tempted.
It was true. The place where the Dragonite clan lived not only had a suitable climate and excellent environment, but more importantly, it was an unregulated area. If the Tentacruel clan lived here, they would never have to worry about conflicts with humans again.
This even made Lucas consider the possibility of building his future goal — the "Terarium Dome" — right here.
The Terarium Dome at Blueberry Academy in the Unova region had most of its facilities submerged underwater, probably because artificial sea platforms had certain limitations.
In that case, how about "building" a small piece of land on this open sea area?
That way he could save the cost of purchasing land, islands, or sea territory and focus more on creating the best "Terarium Dome" in history.
As for how to "build" land…
Lucas narrowed his eyes. He remembered that before Ash traveled to the Kalos region — probably during the Best Wishes arc in the Unova region — a huge seven-colored giant stone had appeared in the Hoenn region.
At that time, natural energy was in an eruption period. Both Kyogre and Groudon would appear in their Primal forms to fight over this stone.
If he had the strength by then, he could take the rare initiative and snatch Groudon to create a piece of land for himself.
The more he thought about it, the brighter Lucas's eyes became.
This actually… might really be possible?
Originally, Lucas's plan was to save enough money in the future, and once he had no technical worries, discuss with Geeta about possibly designating an area in the Paldea Sea — where Tapu Fini had already achieved resonance — to build the Terarium Dome.
But that would almost certainly lead to one thing happening.
— Geeta would definitely take the opportunity to make some unreasonable demands.
In the mildest case, she would make him turn the Terarium Dome into a Paldea specialty and have a gym operated by her.
In the worst case, she might force him to take a position as one of the Elite Four or even Champion.
Lucas's first reaction was an absolute refusal.
He already had enough idle time every day. Being a teacher wasn't enough — did he want to die from overwork as Champion too?
League Champion?
Saying even a Growlithe wouldn't take the position was already a bit insulting to those other respectable Champions who had noble ideals and beliefs.
But Lucas, who had no great ambitions and whose ultimate goal was simply to lie flat, would absolutely never take it!
Comparing the two options, even though this sea area was a bit farther away, its cost-performance ratio instantly skyrocketed.
Even for Lucas, the distance for transporting materials and manpower wasn't a big problem.
After Ash traveled through Kalos and cleared the Hoopa and the Clash of Ages movie side quest, the fully powered Hoopa would stay in the fixed location of Desert City.
At that time, just bringing a box of doughnuts would be enough to bribe this powerful but child-minded Mythical Pokémon.
Finally, by providing Alcremie's handmade doughnuts as daily wages, he could recruit a laborer with six "anywhere doors"!
"Aiyo, I really am a genius!"
The more Lucas thought about it, the more excited he became. He slapped his thigh hard, causing the Moltres to look at him like he was an idiot.
The giant Dragonite and giant Tentacruel, who were still talking, also looked over with strange expressions.
In the end, the giant Tentacruel made the decision to move its entire group.
Even though from Lucas's perspective, they didn't really need to.
Just the heroic act of the giant Tentacruel holding back Primal Kyogre during that battle in Hoenn had already given it a layer of "golden body."
At least in the Kanto region where Lance was, no one would continue to trouble them — let alone secretly plan any revenge.
But since the giant Tentacruel had already made its choice, Lucas didn't bother trying to stop it.
Moving was fine. In the future, outside his Terarium Dome, he would have an extra group of "guardians."
— Wasn't that great?
The wheel of time moved forward again.
Dusk was approaching.
Counting from the time it destroyed the human city in revenge, the giant Tentacruel — clearly a complete action-taker — bid farewell to the giant Dragonite and chose to head alone toward its group's gathering place, preparing for a grand group migration.
If some scholars saw the large-scale movement of so many Tentacool and Tentacruel, they probably wouldn't be able to figure out why a species that normally didn't migrate long distances would suddenly do something like this.
Thinking about it was actually quite interesting.
The giant Dragonite had wanted to see the giant Tentacruel off, but tomorrow was the day of the Dragonite clan's clan leader election on Dragonite Island.
As the island's guardian deity, it absolutely could not leave at this critical time.
The giant Tentacruel didn't care much about the giant Dragonite's concern. It simply showed a proud expression that said "Who do you think I am?" and declared that getting lost was impossible for it.
However, because this area was quite far from the Kanto Sea, the group's migration would probably take a very long time.
During this period they would pass through countless territories of marine Pokémon and might cause conflicts.
Even though the giant Tentacruel with its enormous body didn't think this was a problem — its size was an absolute "clearance pass" in the ocean —
It still couldn't protect that many clan members. Their movement speed would definitely slow down.
Watching the giant Tentacruel disappear into the vast sea dyed in dusk colors, Lucas said thoughtfully, "This will probably take more than a month, right?"
It seemed he probably wouldn't get to see the Tentacruel group arrive here in the next two days.
"Aowu~"
The giant Dragonite, which had been unwilling to look away, called out dejectedly.
Now it would have to go another period without any "companions."
Looking at its lost and dejected appearance, Lucas couldn't help but tease, "If someone didn't know better, they'd think you two were dating."
"Give it up. Different egg groups have no future."
"Aowu?"
The giant Dragonite blinked its huge eyes — each bigger than Lucas's entire body — in confusion. It didn't quite understand Lucas's words.
Thanks to the Creator's favoritism, high-intelligence Pokémon like Dragonite could understand some simple human speech and their meanings.
But when it came to professional terms, it became a bit difficult for it to understand.
Lucas didn't continue teasing it. Instead, he spoke in a more serious tone:
"I've made my decision."
His face was full of seriousness, as if he were doing something extremely important.
"I talked with my Dragonite. After discussion, we've unanimously decided to bring our talent and strength to this Dragonite Island."
Giant Dragonite: ⊙(◇)?
Of course, just informing the giant Dragonite wasn't enough.
Even though he had refused the clan leader twice, Lucas still shamelessly avoided achieving the "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" accomplishment. With a straight face, he told the clan leader that after discussing with his Dragonite, they had changed their minds.
— They were going to participate in the Dragon King Battle — no, the Dragonite clan's clan leader election.
As for the reason… once his Dragonite became the clan leader of Dragonite Island's Dragonite group, wouldn't these Dragonite be at his disposal?
At that time, once the Terarium Dome was built and all the farm's goods were moved over, business could continue as usual.
For short-distance deliveries, there were the tireless Corviknight. For long-distance deliveries, there were the exceptionally fast Dragonite.
— The farm's products would cover the entire planet.
At that time, he, Lucas, would be the Farm King!
On the first night on Dragonite Island, Lucas still chose to set up a tent on the island and camp on the spot.
Perhaps because he was looking forward to the future, he couldn't sleep well. He stayed up late imagining his future plans before finally closing his eyes.
That night, the previously calm sea suddenly stirred up strong winds. Heavy rain also attacked the entire Dragonite Island and the surrounding sea area.
Fortunately, Lucas had chosen a high enough spot with shelter from the rain, so there was no embarrassing incident of his tent flooding.
But when he woke up, what greeted him was not Luxray's fluffy fur, nor Mimikyu's cool little body, nor his Dragonite's warm, soft belly.
— It was the noise from outside.
Overlapping "bo wu" cries — even louder than the Moltres's punctual morning crowing back on the farm.
When he walked out of the tent with a messy bedhead, he saw a group of Dragonite and Dragonair gathered on the grass near the lake below, surrounding a spot so tightly that not even water could leak through. He had no idea what they were doing.
Even the little Dratini in the lake had stretched their necks as far as possible, trying to see inside the encirclement.
Did a conflict break out…? But the Dragonites' cries don't sound like it.
Or is it related to today's clan leader election?
Lucas blinked and decided to go take a look.
He walked down the grass and arrived near the encirclement.
The wild Dragonite that had been anxiously discussing what to do brightened up when they saw him, as if they had found their backbone, and immediately made way for him.
After all, in their eyes, both Lucas and the little guy in the middle — who had been fished out of the sea and nearly drowned — were two-legged creatures.
"You all are…"
Lucas hadn't even finished speaking when he saw the beige little bear inside the encirclement. His entire mind went blank.
It was a small bear standing on two legs, with beige fur.
It had quite a few white patterns, mostly concentrated on its head and the upper chest area.
Behind its head hung fur that looked like a white headscarf.
Almost at a glance, Lucas recognized the identity of this beige little bear.
Fighting-type Pokémon — Kubfu.
Also possessing two branching evolutions —
A legendary Pokémon!