Chapter 1321: Traveling Cynthia

Celestic Town.

This was a modern town built on the original site of the ancient retreat.

According to Cynthia, Celestic Town currently had a permanent population of over 100,000, most of whom settled here because of the beautiful scenery and profound historical background.

"Arrived."

The car stopped in front of a grand Western-style office building.

Behind the building, one could see many dilapidated structures, the style of which was exactly the same as the many ruins All Baimu had seen in Hisui.

Cynthia said with a look of nostalgia, "Celestic Town History Research Institute. My grandmother works here, and it's also where I grew up..."

Her interest in mythological history stemmed from her family's influence, and relying on her powerful strength, she had traveled to various dangerous places and had already mastered mythological history knowledge no less than, or even exceeding, her grandmother's.

But Cynthia wasn't satisfied with this.

She wanted to know more, wanted to see the magnificent history of the Pokémon world with her own eyes, and witness the traces left by people in the torrent of the times.

Even if she had to give up her status as a regional Champion...

Cynthia glanced at All Baimu, who was observing the surroundings. Originally, she had just participated in the World Coronation Series casually, thinking about resigning after it ended and leaving the position to those younger generations who needed it more.

But the appearance of this person beside her brought her an inexplicable sense of expectation.

"Let's go, I'll take you in."

Cynthia walked toward the research institute building. "The materials are all in the library. If you're not in a hurry, I can accompany you to look for them slowly."

All Baimu followed quickly. "That's too embarrassing, you can go do your work."

"Honestly, I'm very free lately."

Cynthia tilted her head with a smile, as if hinting at something.

All Baimu avoided answering. "Knowing you have to battle me and still free? Ms. Cynthia is very confident!"

He naturally understood Cynthia's meaning; it was nothing more than wanting to follow him to find the plates.

But All Baimu had never been used to acting with others, even if it was a beautiful female character he had liked during his childhood.

Cynthia sighed quietly. "Don't worry, I will definitely let you see my full strength."

Walking through the institute, after greeting the researchers they met on the way, they turned and called for Cynthia's grandmother, Professor Carolina.

Because she was an anime original character, she was only close to Cynthia in eye color.

There weren't many commonalities in appearance.

"Yo! Cynthia! You finally brought a handsome guy back!"

Professor Carolina teased with a smile, "It's just that he looks a bit cold; don't know how much enthusiasm it will take to warm him up!"

Cynthia said helplessly, "Grandmother, this is the Orre Champion, Mr. All Baimu."

All Baimu nodded in greeting. "Hello, please take care of me."

"Oh, oh! So it's the Orre Champion! No wonder he looks so familiar, not bad, not bad, please take care of me! And my granddaughter too!"

Professor Carolina was still the same as in the anime, appearing a bit uninhibited, speaking casually and with a nerve-racking attitude. "Good luck with next week's match! Maybe it can decide the future fam—"

Cynthia didn't wait for her to finish, pressed her shoulder to force her to turn around, and smiled, "Grandmother! We are here to find materials about Legendary Pokémon and the traces of the plates; please take us there, okay?"

Professor Carolina saw a threat in her granddaughter's smile.

"Alright, alright!"

She turned to apologize to All Baimu. "Sorry, this old lady is a bit long-winded as she gets older."

"It doesn't matter, I have long admired Ms. Cynthia, your words are exactly what I want." All Baimu responded politely.

Carolina covered her mouth. "Oh my~"

Cynthia was also quite surprised, but seeing that his face was calm and he seemed to have said it unintentionally, she felt secretly relieved.

She actually didn't care about her grandmother's teasing of her, only worried about offending All Baimu. Now seeing that he hadn't taken it to heart, she felt truly fortunate.

The three came to the library.

Professor Carolina routinely mentioned the reason for looking for Legendary Pokémon and the plates. When she learned that it was a mission given to him by Arceus, she couldn't help but be extremely shocked.

"You've seen Arceus?"

"Your granddaughter has seen it too." All Baimu looked at Cynthia, and Cynthia took on the responsibility of explaining.

Professor Carolina had heard from her granddaughter about the strange changes some time ago, and hearing that it was related to the last time, she felt relieved.

"It seems that not only Ash, but you also have various indissoluble bonds with Legendary Pokémon."

She said with a smile, "I heard you are the first Trainer to catch five giants? Even Brandon from the Battle Frontier wants to meet you very much!"

Brandon, the Pyramid King, in the anime, not only caught the three Regis but also became friends with Regigigas, stationed near Snowpoint Temple to guard it.

"If there's a chance, I also want to meet him."

All Baimu was very curious about whether Regigigas would have any special reaction upon seeing multiple Regis.

Inside the library.

Professor Carolina searched everywhere for materials. "In the myths we know, the plates are Arceus's source of life; normally, they wouldn't be lost easily.

"But since it asked you to look for them, something must have happened in the past. I believe that as long as it has happened, history will definitely have a record."

That was what she said, but All Baimu didn't hold much hope for this.

In the anime, Arceus only lost five plates, and those five plates synthesized the Jewel of Life, bringing prosperity to the Michina of the past.

As for why it lost them again...

All Baimu felt that maybe Arceus was just bored.

It slept for thousands of years at a time; how many years would it stay awake? Probably thousands of years too.

Even if time was meaningless to Arceus's life, it had to do something, right?

What could it do?

It must be messing with the little people it created.

Which model enthusiast wouldn't fiddle with a Gundam after assembling it, not to mention a Gundam that could move on its own? It could play for a long time!

All Baimu flipped through the data book Professor Carolina handed him, flipping page by page, letting the Poryphone watch and analyze.

The three chatted from time to time, and time passed unconsciously.

Professor Carolina had other work, so she often left, but would inexplicably come back again.

It could be seen that she was also bursting with curiosity about Legendary Pokémon and the plates, and would come to probe for news whenever she had time.

Searched until it was dark outside.

Suddenly.

All Baimu's gaze stopped on a piece of data, and Porygon2 also shouted, "Wait!"

The three looked at it in unison.

After the Poryphone took a photo, it projected light and shadow, allowing the other two to see the text content and photos above, and said, "Where is this?"

"Let me see."

Professor Carolina put on her reading glasses and leaned over. After reading carefully, she said, "Ah~ this is Iron Island."

Iron Island?

All Baimu carefully reviewed the data.

The text records inside indicated that in the distant past, when Iron Island was not yet separated from the mainland by the sea, a country had once been established there.

The king mined a large amount of iron ore on the island to forge weapons and armor to equip his army, and these metal utensils were incomparably hard, helping him conquer more than half of Sinnoh.

In the end, the kingdom was suddenly destroyed due to an unknown disaster.

"The data says it was a volcanic eruption, a meteorite falling from the sky, suspected that the king stole the power of God, attracting God's punishment."

The Poryphone said, "I suspect it's related to Heatran."

Cynthia thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. In ancient times, human metal smelting wasn't mature, and they often had to rely on the power of Pokémon; manufacturing steel required ultra-high temperatures."

The Poryphone began to search the internet.

After a while, it said, "There is no sighting information of Heatran on Iron Island; maybe it ran away after destroying the kingdom?"

"Let's find detailed data on Iron Island."

Cynthia turned to find more detailed data on Iron Island.

Looking at this, it was discovered that Iron Island had caused a stir in Sinnoh two years ago.

It turned out that a Trainer who went to Iron Island for training accidentally encountered a collapse and fell to a deeper part of the known mines of Iron Island, where they discovered a group of strange Goomy and Goodra.

"It's exactly the Goomy and Goodra active in the Hisui era!"

Cynthia's voice made the Pokémon Egg behind All Baimu shake gently.

The Poryphone, linked to the incubator, noticed the fluctuation and hurriedly flew over to look, but didn't find any signs of it hatching.

All Baimu: "Feels like it's very necessary to go over and take a look."

"Well, no matter how detailed the data search is, it's not as good as an on-site inspection."

Professor Carolina nodded with a smile. "Since you've decided, set off when you have time!"

All Baimu agreed. "No time like the present, tomorrow."

He looked at Cynthia not far away.

Cynthia was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly and smiled. "Hmm!"

Continued to search for other possible data. When Cynthia went to add tea, the Poryphone asked the Trainer in a low voice, "Are we really going together?"

"People accompanied me to search for a day, can't just pretend I didn't see it." All Baimu flipped through the data. "Anyway, there are only two left, it doesn't matter."

The Poryphone secretly thought—it's all Terapagos's fault!

If it weren't for this little turtle being too incompetent and sleeping all the time, the Trainer wouldn't have to owe favors and go out.

Porygon2 felt that the Trainer didn't want to owe favors, so he brought Cynthia along.

But it didn't know that All Baimu actually had a faint expectation deep in his heart.

After all, it was a character he had liked.

Even if he didn't like her as much as when he was a child, being able to travel with the real Cynthia for a few days was also worth being happy about.

Searched for data until late at night.

Currently, there were only three suspicious places—

Iron Island, Snowpoint City, and the Battle Zone.

Among them, Iron Island and the Battle Zone were related to the legend of Heatran, while Snowpoint City was quite peculiar, related to Cresselia and Darkrai.

It was said that there were legends in Snowpoint City about ghosts kidnapping children during blizzards, but there were also legends that the ghosts were actually good people, inviting children to their homes as guests.

Both sides held their own opinions, speaking as if it were true.

After the League sent people to investigate, they guessed that maybe Darkrai would occasionally go to Snowpoint City, attracting Cresselia, and the two brought nightmares and dreams, causing the local residents to have hallucinations.

Similar things often happened in Canalave City, but it happened less frequently in Snowpoint City than in Canalave City, so no one took it to heart.

"Just right, after going to Iron Island, going up is Snowpoint City, and going to the right is the Battle Zone."

All Baimu planned the forward route on the spot.

The next day.

The two set off.

This time All Baimu helped drive; the driver's license he got in Orre could be used across regions, so he didn't have to worry about being caught by Officer Jenny.

Cynthia supported her chin with one hand, looking out the window gracefully, and said, "This is my first time going out on an adventure with someone else."

"Is that so? Then I'm too honored."

All Baimu himself couldn't count it as the first time, didn't expect Cynthia to be.

She smiled. "When I was young, I was a famous wild girl in town, causing trouble everywhere with Gible, and I wasn't liked. When everyone teamed up to travel, I was the only one alone."

"But with Pokémon around, you won't feel lonely." All Baimu said what she wanted to say next.

Cynthia's smile became even brighter. "Yeah, as long as I'm with Pokémon, there's nothing to worry about.

"So later, when people wanted to travel with me, I refused them all, and I got used to wandering around alone..."

Her tone was calm and gentle; just listening to her voice could make people unconsciously like her.

Cynthia was such a charming existence.

No wonder in both past and present lives, she had so many fanatical fans, and she had become a frequent visitor in fan fiction, one of the designated heroines.

In his chats with her, All Baimu also gradually constructed a Cynthia that had many differences from his impression, but was more vivid.

A short while later.

The two arrived in Canalave City.

To go to Iron Island, one had to take the ferry from Canalave City. When they bought tickets and boarded the ship, they found that there were quite a few Trainers going to Iron Island.

After the Trainers discovered the two, they naturally came forward to challenge them, and Cynthia accepted them one by one without hesitation.

Just like when she would agree to a full battle with Paul, the Sinnoh female Champion always tirelessly agreed to every Trainer who challenged her, regardless of the other party's strength.

The result was—

The ruthless abuse by Garchomp.

The Poryphone sighed, "Haven't seen such a cruel scene for a long time; she is much more cruel than you."

A dignified Champion using her ace to battle a challenger, should it be said that she takes it seriously, or that she is bullying others?

Perhaps both.

All Baimu looked at the Ambipom that had been thrown into the sea by Porygon2 and caught back, then thrown into the sea and caught back again, and agreed, "Yes, she is more cruel than me."

But you are more cruel than her!

After solving all the challengers like cutting melons and vegetables, and giving them encouragement together to prevent them from having a mental breakdown and jumping into the sea to return to Canalave City, giving up this training trip.

Iron Island arrived.

As a holy land for Trainer training and a former large-scale mine, basic facilities such as the Pokémon Center, hotels, and restaurants were complete here.

There were also dense chimneys and factory buildings on the distant high mountains, but unfortunately, they had been abandoned.

Where there was no ore to dig, continuing to work would only lose money.

After All Baimu and Cynthia got off the ship, they first found a hotel to stay, and then inquired about news in the mines at the Pokémon Center.

"Heatran? Never heard of any traces of Legendary Pokémon here?"

Officer Jenny and the Trainers who were asked were all confused.

All Baimu had to change the question to ask about the place where Hisuian Goomy and Goodra were discovered. Although the news said they had been moved away by the League, maybe there were more in the deeper parts?

And the purpose of looking for Hisuian Goomy and Goodra was to ask them about Heatran.

Well, the hope was actually very slim.

"If you two have anything you want to ask, ask me; my understanding of Iron Island definitely exceeds theirs."

A voice sounded behind them.

All Baimu turned around and saw a familiar figure—

Aura Guardian Riley and Lucario! ===== CHAPTER 1322 =====