The next day, several blacksmiths, led by Morik, set out to dig clay and limestone from the mine where Aron lived.
The excavated clay is then transported back to the territory by two Bouffalant pulling a cart.
Blacksmith Glo took advantage of his break to dig a brick kiln for firing clay bricks on the outskirts of the territory with a shovel.
The territory that had been idle for a long time became busy again.
Thanks to the two Bouffalant and the efforts of everyone day and night, a steady supply of clay and limestone was transported back to the territory from the mine.
Although the method of transportation is very old and there are only two Bouffalant in the territory, which makes the transportation progress slow, but little by little it adds up to a lot.
Raven stood aside and looked at the busy Bouffalant, and suddenly felt relieved.
With bricks and mortar, they could not only build stronger houses, but they could also begin to pave roads.
"Aelif, give orders and have someone take good care of these two Bouffalant." Raven said.
Now these two Bouffalant, which serve as means of transportation, play a very important role in the territory, and we must not let anything happen to them.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Aelif nodded.
The problems of clay and limestone have been solved, and the next thing we need is a Fire-type Pokémon.
"I wonder how things are going on Lyon's side." Raven pondered.
If that Simisear really doesn't want to be captured by humans, then he can only wait until next spring and go to the forest to see if he can find some Fire-type Pokémon.
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In the forest hot spring, Lyon held a few candies in his hand and looked at the Simisear soaking in the hot spring in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Eat it, Simisear. If you don't have enough, I have more here!"
"Simisear~"
The Simisear ate the sweet candy with a happy expression on his face.
Lyon sat on a rock nearby and watched the scene with a smile.
After a few days of contact and interaction, his relationship with Simisear became much closer.
This Simisear would stay here every day waiting for his arrival.
The feeling that someone was waiting for him made Lyon, who had lived alone for more than ten years, feel a feeling he had never experienced before.
"Simisear, can you understand what I'm saying?" Lyon couldn't help but ask.
"Simisear?" Upon hearing this, Simisear turned and looked at him, with an expression that seemed to be asking why he asked that.
Lyon just found it amazing.
In the past, neither he nor the humans in the royal city had ever thought about communicating with beasts.
Although these creatures look different from humans, they have the same emotions as humans, and even their IQ is at the level of human children.
So if you come into close contact with many beasts, you will find that their personalities are actually as innocent and simple as children.
Why hadn't he realized before that beasts were such cute creatures? Lyon couldn't help but wonder.
His Highness Raven is right.
"Simisear, are you really unwilling to return to my camp and live with me?"
Lyon couldn't help but invite Simisear again.
"We live in the open space outside the forest. His Highness Raven has built many houses for us to protect us from the wind and rain. We no longer have to worry about blizzards there. I also have a lot of candy there. If you're willing to come over, you can enjoy some candy anytime, anywhere."
Hearing this, Simisear couldn't help but reveal a hesitant expression on his face.
"Simisear…"
After spending some time together, it was able to feel the heart of this human.
Not only would he come to visit it every day, he would also bring it sweet candies.
But.
"Simisear…" It scratched its head, clearly troubled.
It thought for a moment, then stood up from the hot spring and walked in one direction.
The Simisear took a few steps, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Lyon: "Simisear!"
Lyon was slightly stunned: "Are you asking me to follow you?"
"Simisear!" Simisear nodded affirmatively.
Seeing this, although Lyon didn't understand Simisear's intention, he still followed.
A man and a Pokémon walked through a bush, twisted and turned in the forest, and suddenly a cave appeared in the open space in front of them.
"Is this your home?" Lyon couldn't help but ask as he looked at the cave.
"Simisear~!" Simisear nodded.
It walked into the cave and motioned for Lyon to follow.
Lyon followed Simisear into the cave.
The cave is not big, and the environment inside can be described as very simple. The ground in the cave is covered with a thick layer of orange leaves, which seems to be a place for sleeping.
And on that "bed", there were actually three smaller beasts.
One looked like a mushroom, one was a small pigeon that Lyon had seen before, and the other one stood up and looked like a mouse.
"This is…" Lyon was stunned.
Seeing Simisear, two of the beasts immediately surrounded it, hid behind it, and looked at Lyon, the outsider, with great vigilance.
The mouse-like beast was lying on the fallen leaves with red cheeks, and seemed to be asleep.
"Simisear!"
Simisear lowered its head and said something to them, and the two beasts were no longer as nervous as before.
"Are they the beasts you adopted?" Lyon was a little surprised. He looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but guess.
"Simisear!" Simisear nodded.
"So it's because of them that you don't want to live with me in our human territory?" Lyon asked.
"Simisear…" Simisear nodded in embarrassment.
Although it had a good impression of this human and liked him very much, if it left, there would be no one to take care of the three little ones.
Simisear found them in the forest more than a month ago.
Winter is here and the temperature is cold. They had all suffered injuries to varying degrees and could no longer fly to warm places to spend the winter.
Simisear couldn't bear it, so it took them back to its cave one by one.
Beasts… will actually take the initiative to rescue beasts of other races!
The scene before him shocked Lyon immensely.
He finally understood why Simisear had always rejected him.
But for humans, this is not a thing at all!
Lyon slapped his head and quickly came up with a solution.
"In that case, why don't you all just come back with me! I live alone and I have plenty of room at home!"
It's so lively when we all live together!
"Simisear?!" Simisear was startled and seemed a little unable to react.
But Lyon turned his gaze to the beast on the pile of fallen leaves.
And…
Lyon went forward to check on it and tested its body temperature with his hand.
"It seems to have a fever." Lyon said: "If it is not treated in time, it may be life-threatening!"
Upon hearing this, Simisear panicked.
"Simisear!"
"Don't worry, we have a special doctor in our territory. I can take you there."