Chapter 328: Two Keys: Him and Victini
[At the beginning of the kingdom's founding, the People of the Vale discovered a 'Dragon Vein'! This Dragon Vein concerned the ecology and survival of the entire Unova region.]
[To protect and hide the Dragon Vein, the first King of the Vale used the power of the Dragon God to establish the Guardian Pillars and the Sword of the Vale, using them to suppress the anomalies of the Dragon Vein.]
[But after the establishment of the Guardian Pillars and the Sword of the Vale, the Dragon God went north and never returned; the first King said He went to rest.]
[In the following two centuries, the People of the Vale quietly used the power of the Dragon Vein to transform the original desert in the northwest into fertile land suitable for human survival, and even improved the relationship between humans, Pokémon, and nature.]
[In the third century, the current King of the Kingdom of the Vale gave birth to twin princes.]
[However, with the passage of time, under the teaching of their teacher, the two princes' thoughts became more mature. But regarding the future direction of the kingdom, the two princes had strong disagreements, and the conflict intensified. Yet they received help and support from the 'Dragon of Ideals' Zekrom and the 'Dragon of Truth' Reshiram respectively, and Their support made the two princes even firmer in their belief that their path was correct.]
[In the same year, the King of the Kingdom of the Vale fell seriously ill and was dying. After entrusting heavy responsibilities to his trusted 'Teacher' Riolu, he passed away.]
"This is it..."
Will's eyes lit up suddenly.
He didn't notice anything wrong in the previous parts until here.
He remembered in the original work, the father of the two princes clearly died because he used Victini's enhancement power to manipulate the Sword of the Vale and the Guardian Pillars to suppress the Dragon Vein, make up for mistakes, and save Unova, finally exhausting his power.
This is completely different from what is recorded in this book!
The story continued.
[The conflict between the two princes due to opposing ideals intensified, and finally the kingdom split into two. The war sweeping the entire Unova region kicked off on the western continent.]
[The Kingdom of the Vale fell apart, and the Land of the Vale was plunged into misery and suffering. But the final war ended with the victory of the Elder Prince and Zekrom.]
[After this war, Zekrom and Reshiram voluntarily fell into a deep sleep because they consumed too much life force. Following the guidance of 'Teacher' Riolu, the Elder Prince began to restore the ruined Land of the Vale.]
The story ended here.
But what happened to the Kingdom of the Vale in the end was not recorded.
Presumably, the person who wrote this book didn't live until then.
It seemed.
Under the rule of the Elder Prince, the Kingdom of the Vale should have developed well, and the national destiny continued for at least some time.
And this latter part of history also had many differences from what Will knew.
The Black and White Dragons didn't fall into a deep sleep passively because both sides suffered heavy losses in the war.
That battle didn't end in a draw; it clearly ended with the victory of the Elder Prince and Zekrom.
Thirdly.
The Kingdom of the Vale didn't perish in that war of 'Ideals and Truth' but continued.
However.
These are all results!
The process was not recorded at all!
How did the old King fall seriously ill?
Why did the Elder Prince win?
What was Riolu's guidance?
This book didn't record these detailed contents.
Perhaps the author who wrote this book was just an ordinary citizen of the Vale and knew nothing about what exactly happened in the palace.
"Phew..."
Will sighed and rubbed his brow.
Although he only knew some results, it was a great help to him.
If he really travels back in the future.
At least he knows to side with the Elder Prince.
No!
He should leave the Kingdom of the Vale immediately, stay far away from that war, and not even accept the opportunity to become a 'Teacher'.
Moreover.
He might have discovered two keys to why history changed so drastically.
There are two.
One point, in this history, there is the existence of 'Teacher' Riolu.
Whether this Riolu is him.
Is yet unknown.
99.99% probability it is.
Another point, in this history, there is no existence of the 'Victory Pokémon' Victini.
From beginning to end.
Victini's name did not appear in this book.
Logically speaking, he should be the old King's Pokémon; how could there be no record?
"~Actually the Elder Prince and Zekrom won. Does this mean Zekrom is stronger than Reshiram?"
Cynthia looked at Aurea Juniper.
As a foreign trainer, her understanding of local Legendary Pokémon was certainly inferior to locals.
Not to mention Aurea's father was a Pokémon Professor, and she was currently serving as an assistant to take over her father's lab.
"The twin dragons are individuals split from Kyurem; their strength should be equal. According to my understanding, the key to the Elder Prince's victory lies not in the twin dragons, but in the two princes."
Aurea shook her head.
Based on the legends she had seen and heard during her travels.
She didn't think there was such a big gap between the Black and White Dragons.
Although.
Indeed, because of that war a thousand years ago, Zekrom's fame is somewhat greater than Reshiram's.
"Cynthia, your Pokédex update is complete."
Old Juniper's voice came from outside.
Interrupting the conversation between Cynthia and Aurea.
"Okay~"
Cynthia stood up to respond, pulling Will outside.
"Don't want to read the book anymore?"
"No, I decided to explore these stories personally with Riolu. What I discover myself is the most interesting!"
"Hehe... I think so too. Then I wish you a smooth journey ahead."
Aurea smiled.
Will and Cynthia set off again.
The Pokédex update was completed, containing all known Pokémon discovered by humans so far.
Will flipped through it casually.
Found there were only over seven hundred.
Not to mention other regions, just speaking of Unova...
Special Pokémon like Victini, Carracosta, Archeops couldn't be found in the Pokédex.
He reckoned if he really encountered Pokémon.
This Pokédex wouldn't work as well as his brain.
"Next stop is?"
"Accumula Town due north, quite close."
"Anything fun there?"
"Emmm, seems like nothing, just an ordinary small town; we are just passing through."
Cynthia spread her hands.
According to her travel guide, the most interesting thing in Accumula Town is the Battle Club.
This thing is a feature of the Unova region; basically, such places can be found in various medium and large towns in Unova.
This place is equivalent to the ranked ladder in games.
Just a bit more troublesome.
Overall, it's a good place for trainers to improve their strength and train.
It's a new facility that emerged in the Unova region this year, strongly supported and promoted by the Unova League, but not part of the Unova League.
The road to Accumula Town was an open and flat grassland.
Looking around, wild Pokémon unique to the Unova region were everywhere.
Under such circumstances.
Cynthia and Will were in a good mood.
Cynthia even released her other Pokémon, including Spiritomb.
Although Spiritomb couldn't move easily because of the Odd Keystone.
Cynthia could hold her Odd Keystone.
Once Cynthia's other five Pokémon came out, the scene instantly became much livelier.
Will had just joined the team for two or three days.
Although he had met and greeted Cynthia's five Pokémon, they weren't familiar.
Except for Garchomp, the other four Pokémon were very welcoming and curious about Will.
Once out.
Basically chirped around Will non-stop.
"Garchomp!"
Seeing four companions surrounding Will, Garchomp turned her head unhappily.
"Hehe."
Seeing this scene, Cynthia couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.
Her Garchomp disliked Will since she was a little Gible.
Probably because when they first met, Will spoke wildly to the little shark and poked the fin on her head with his finger.
For the irritable and self-esteeming little shark, Will's behavior was simply a provocation!
Although Gible bit Will at that time.
She still felt unforgiving afterwards.
Especially in that debut battle two years ago.
Gible evolved into Gabite, full of confidence but still defeated, which dealt her a huge blow and etched Will into her heart completely.
Even if Cynthia didn't plan to catch Will.
Garchomp would come to fight Will sooner or later.
In these two years, Garchomp countless times regarded opponents as the Riolu from back then.
Fighting with all her strength every time, beating the opponent to pieces, and training desperately after the battle.
Just to defeat Will one day!
Revenge!
However.
Seeing her companions so curious about that dog now, she didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so she suppressed the battle desire in her heart.
On Will's side.
He didn't notice Garchomp's mood at all.
Mainly because the voices of these few Pokémon around were too distracting.
How to put it?
Cynthia's initial team, originally except for Lucario, were all female.
Now too.
Except for Will.
Including Garchomp, the other four Pokémon were also female.
And their voices naturally became different tones in Will's ears.
Spiritomb was a vibrant girlish voice.
Gastrodon was a simple and dull emotionless voice (kuudere/dandere?).
Milotic was an elegant and intellectual big sister voice.
Roserade was a sexy and charming mature woman voice.
These four voices chirped around Will's ears non-stop; where did he have time to care about that rough-voiced big female shark?
Especially Spiritomb.
Don't look at this child's strange appearance.
Calling him "Brother" one after another really made Will feel good inside.
"Garchomp, look how well everyone gets along with Riolu; how can you be like this? Everyone will be companions in the future, and you knew Riolu the earliest; you have to get along well."
Cynthia raised her hand and patted the tall shark beside her.
"Garchomp."
Garchomp turned her head, somewhat unhappy.
When she defeats that dog, she will get along with him.
"Haha, petty."
Will's voice came from the side.
Garchomp turned red instantly.
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