Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

As expected, after flying forward for less than half a minute, the corresponding statue of Paluchia appeared in the camera's view.

The two legendary elf statues are about the same size, showing that the people of Xicui do not have a particular preference for one over the other.

After discovering the statues of the Twin Dragons of Time, Cynthia did not let Togekiss continue flying forward, but instead stopped nearby and circled around a couple more times.

Xia Chen asked, puzzled, "Sister Zhu Lan, what are you looking for?"

Cynthia replied matter-of-factly, "You mean the statue of Giratina? If that Pokémon exists, then it should be there, right?"

Xia Chen remained silent; it seemed to make sense.

We are all sons of Arceus, so there's no reason not to make a statue for me, Giratina.

But sometimes reality is illogical. Pokkis flew around the area but couldn't find the statue he had envisioned.

This doesn't make sense.

Xia Chen stroked his chin, pondering why the Giratina statue did not exist in this ruin.

Was it because Giratina was banished that it wasn't built for it?

Or perhaps Giratina was banished even earlier, and the Green People were unaware of Giratina's existence.

Just as they were wondering, Xianbu, who had been quietly observing, suddenly spoke up.

"Buyi!"

Xia Chen and Cynthia couldn't understand Elvish, but Togekis on the other end of the walkie-talkie could.

The plane circled briefly in the air before diving down, pointing its camera at the area below that had been overlooked during the previous patrol.

Does Ibrahimovic mean that the statue might be underneath?

Xia Chen and Xilona exchanged surprised glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

How could such a big and tall statue have ended up down there?

However, following Pokkis's camera, they actually discovered a statue pedestal.

The base is the same as that of the statues of Dialluka and Palucia.

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Seeing the base made Cynthia even more excited.

The appearance of a third statue pedestal suggests an increasing likelihood of the existence of a third dragon, "Giratina".

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that this could be an Arceus statue, although the likelihood is extremely small.

Cynthia thought for a moment and then instructed, "Togekiss, blow the dust off with the wind, but don't make any big movements."

Pokkis nodded in understanding.

A gentle breeze blew by, dispersing the dust and revealing the broken half of the statue inside.

With only a small portion of the legs remaining, it's still impossible to tell whether it's Giratina or Arceus.

But from the broken marks above, Cynthia could confirm one thing: "This statue was destroyed by someone."

If it were a natural collapse or something similar, there's no reason why only this one would break while the other two statues are still standing there.

Moreover, there was no sign of the remaining statues on the ground.

Xia Chen seemed to be deep in thought, and murmured to himself, "Because they were banished to the Reverse World, were the statues of Giratina destroyed by people who no longer believed in them?"

Cynthia shrugged and replied, "Probably. Nobody would dare smash a statue of Arceus, would they?"

She sighed with regret and said, "It's just that we can't see what he looks like through the statue."

Xia Chen knew what it looked like, but given his drawing skills, he figured if he drew it, Cynthia would ask something like, "Does it really look like a caterpillar?"

Apart from these two half-statues, there is nothing else particularly eye-catching in the ruins.

After sending Togekiss back the way he came, Cynthia shut down the computer and put it back in her storage sphere. She stood up and said, "Let's go in and take a look."

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Although Togekiss had already explored the ruins once before, Cynthia and Xia Chen carefully put on a full set of protective suits against poison, explosions, and corrosion before entering the ruins.

Each of the two men had a large miner's lamp on their head, which illuminated the ruins fairly clearly.

The ruins were filled with rubble of all sizes. After ruling out the possibility of an unknown Pokémon sleeping there, Xia Chen and Lucario used their respective methods to check if anything from a thousand years ago was hidden among the rubble.

Lucario's waveguide inspection speed is much faster than Xia Chen's using superpowers.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the power of aura is stronger than superpowers; it's simply a difference in their strength.

As Xia Chen was still walking slowly forward, Lucario had already returned after completing a lap, holding a few round things in his hands.

The shape of this object was all too familiar to Xia Chen and Cynthia, both trainers; it was exactly like a Poké Ball.

Cynthia picked up one of them and marveled, "What material is this made of? It's amazing that it's been able to remain uncorrupted for thousands of years."

It was impossible to tell anything with the naked eye, so Cynthia put away these antique Poké Balls, intending to take them back and have their components analyzed using modern instruments.

Meanwhile, Xia Chen, who was focused on searching for treasures in the pile of rubble, finally made a breakthrough.

He asked Fairyclops to use a ribbon to move some stones and picked up a round object, but it wasn't a Poké Ball.

Xia Chen held it in his hand and weighed it. It was solid and quite heavy. He felt that even an elf would be stunned for a few seconds if hit on the back of the head.

They put the mud-ball-like object back into Cynthia's storage sphere, and the two continued towards the statue.

Along the way, Xia Chen and Lucario found quite a few more things, including the Poké Balls and the unknown ball-shaped objects from before, as well as other things that looked like natural jade.

It's worth mentioning that there are significant differences between the Poké Balls that were discovered.

Therefore, it can be inferred that during the Green Washing period, people had already distinguished between Poké Balls.

Seeing Cynthia's beaming smile, Xia Chen figured she must be quite satisfied with the exploration.

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Picking up trash along the way, Xia Chen and Cynthia finally arrived at the statue of Dialga that they had found at the beginning.

Cynthia took out her phone and started taking pictures, not to mark the occasion, but to document the event.

Such a big thing can't be moved back in a short time; the league will have to handle it eventually.

After taking the photos, Cynthia was about to head to Palukiana when the fairy cloth at Xia Chen's feet suddenly hopped onto the base of the statue and then stretched out its silk ribbons to grab it.

What have they discovered this time?

Xia Chen and Cynthia exchanged glances. Since Xanbu had previously reminded them about the broken statue of Togekiss, they both felt that she might know something about the ruins, so they did not stop Xanbu's actions.

But then, after Sylvanas rode on Dialga's back, the silk ribbons stretched out again, this time targeting the area between Dialga's neck and torso.

Cynthia was somewhat confused, but Xia Chen knew that that location was where the diamond on Dialga's body was.

But isn't this a stone statue? Shouldn't the inlaid parts over there also be stones?

Xia Chen guessed wrong.

Having successfully obtained the diamond, Senbu jumped down and threw the diamond, bound in silk, at Xia Chen and Xilona's feet.

The diamond was covered in dust and looked no different from the rest of the statue, but after Togekiss's wind and Glaceon's water wash, its original appearance was revealed.

This is a huge, cobalt blue, crystal-clear diamond. Regardless of the fact that it was cut from the Dialluka statue, its appearance alone shows that it is extremely valuable.

Clearly, its origins reveal that its value extends far beyond mere aesthetics.

Xia Chen examined the diamond, looking somewhat puzzled. "Is this a Vajra Jewel? It doesn't look like one."

Cynthia nodded solemnly and said, "Not entirely the same, and the aura is the same too. This aura seems to be... purer."

Similarly, this thing is indistinguishable to the naked eye, so we can only take it back and figure it out later.

Cynthia bent down and patted Sylveon's head, praising, "Thanks to you, Sylveon, here you go back. Hmm, tell Auntie what you want."

Xia Chen looked at Xilona speechlessly.

Auntie came

Xianbu and I are like brothers, so you're a whole generation above me, aren't you?

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Cynthia originally intended to find suitable breeding materials for Sylveon, but then she suddenly remembered that the one in front of her was the world's first Sylveon.

Moreover, the Fairy type has only been around for a few years, and everything is still in the exploratory stage. There isn't even one of the Fairy Elite Four yet, so she can't really offer much help to Sylveon.

But this thing was undoubtedly a very important item, and Cynthia felt that it would be unreasonable not to promise it something, so in the end she had no choice but to make a promise first.

"Buyi~"

Fairy rubbed against her aunt's leg affectionately and nodded.

After thanking Xanbu, Cynthia turned to Xia Chen and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, according to the rules of wilderness exploration, whoever finds the treasure keeps it, but this thing is of too high research value."

"After I hand it over to the Sinnoh League, I will try my best to apply for compensation of equal value for you, so don't worry about that."

Xia Chen smiled and nodded in agreement, "Okay, you can arrange it. Without you bringing me here, Xianbu wouldn't have discovered this."

He wasn't upset at all; as he said, it was Cynthia who brought him to this place.

He had only come to investigate the secrets of the ghost Zorua, and Sylvanas's discovery of this was purely a pleasant surprise.

This place was originally commissioned by the League to be investigated by Cynthia. Strictly speaking, everything here belongs to the Sinnoh League.

It's impossible to own all the good things in this world. Rather than taking a diamond, which is as elusive as a precious gem, it's better to exchange it for some equivalent resources.

After putting away the diamonds, they went to the statue of Palukia.

As expected, a larger gemstone with a purer energy aura was taken from the spot on the side of the statue where pearls were inlaid.

Naturally, the discovery of this gem earned Xia Chen another piece of cake that Cynthia personally fed him.

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Having explored the two intact statues, Xia Chen and Xilona turned their attention to the destroyed one.

Could there be a gem that corresponds to Giratina hidden over there?

The experienced Xianbu rushed forward first, searching around, but to no avail.

She ran back with a slight regret, but the silk was empty; she seemed to have found nothing.

However, the observant Xia Chen noticed a blackish-gold, scale-like object under her forepaw.