Chapter 401: Hero of Truth and Two Swords
In a tea restaurant near the Sword of the Vale.
Will was held in Carlita's lap, accepting her rubbing with resignation.
Amazing.
Amazing.
Will glanced at his panel; weight 65kg, no change.
This means Carlita, even though her legs bear the weight of 143 lbs, is reluctant to put him aside.
And Victini is sitting on the table quietly waiting for the food to arrive.
Of course.
Is invisible.
So no one noticed.
"~Eindoak Town still has such legends."
Cynthia sighed, then glanced at Will.
Will shook his head slightly.
Meaning.
This legend is fake, purely fabricated.
In the story told by Carlita.
The Sword of the Vale is the exclusive weapon of the Hero of Ideals.
Only those recognized by Zekrom can unleash the true power of the Sword of the Vale.
And the Blade of the Ruined King is the exclusive weapon of the Hero of Truth.
Only those recognized by Reshiram can use its hidden power.
However.
Truth and Ideal are destined to be opposed.
The First Prince and Second Prince in the past confirmed this sentence.
So the Sword of the Vale and the Blade of the Ruined King are also two swords existing in opposition.
If people wielding the Sword of the Vale and the Blade of the Ruined King appear in the future, they must be enemies of each other.
Their war will definitely cause a catastrophe involving the entire Unova.
Destined that one person must die.
Only then can this catastrophe stop.
This is the legendary story Carlita told Cynthia.
Even Will was stunned listening.
In Carlita's story, the order is like this:
First obtain the recognition of the Dragon of Truth, then obtain the recognition of the Blade of Ruin, finally two heroes oppose each other setting off the Truth War.
But the actual order is like this:
Rami and Kazan had opposing ideologies, then obtained the recognition of the Dragon of Truth, finally setting off the Truth War.
The two swords in it are completely irrelevant.
Others don't know.
He knows best.
The Sword of the Vale is a long sword made of Sun Stone.
The Blade of the Ruined King is a giant sword made of Dusk Stone.
There are no other messy things, let alone any "hidden terrible power."
Really don't say.
This story is made up quite well; Will almost believed it.
"Where are those two swords now?"
Cynthia asked again.
Although getting the fact that this is a rumor from Riolu, Cynthia is still quite curious about those two swords.
Would be great if could see them.
"It is said to be in the underground of the castle."
Carlita pointed to the Sword of the Vale outside the glass window.
"Does that castle have an underground part?"
Cynthia looked doubtfully.
"Don't know; maybe something like a warehouse or dungeon? Rumor has it that a dungeon was built in the past to imprison criminal royal family members..."
Carlita lowered her head to inhale a breath of Riolu's luck, then shook her head blankly.
Speaking of which, those are just legends from some old people.
Whether nonsense or not is unknown.
Anyway, when she gets old, she will definitely talk nonsense.
"Does anyone live in that castle now?"
Cynthia glanced at Will, then asked again.
The dog is looking at the castle outside the window intently, gaze focused and complex.
This makes Cynthia feel she needs to take Riolu to the castle.
"Of course. Although there are League buildings like Police Station and Pokémon Center in Eindoak Town, actually it is not under the jurisdiction of the Unova League; belongs to an independent city, also belongs to us People of the Vale. Now the patriarch of the People of the Vale lives in the castle."
Carlita nodded.
The other party's explanation stunned Cynthia for a moment.
The little girl heard of this kind of city for the first time.
But Will wasn't surprised.
There are actually quite a few such cities in this world.
Such as...
"City of Aura" Rota, actual manager is Queen (Ilene), living in Cameran Palace.
"City of Water" Alto Mare, actual manager is Mayor, living in Secret Garden.
Both belong to the same type of city as Eindoak Town.
Located in a certain region, not under League jurisdiction, but obtaining League protection by paying taxes etc.
Free is free.
But there are also drawbacks.
For example, the electronic maps most people in the world are looking at daily now.
Are all electronic maps provided by the Pokémon League.
But on this electronic map, there will only be cities under League jurisdiction.
Like Rota, Alto Mare, Eindoak Town, won't appear on the map provided by the League.
Usually, these cities won't get any promotion either.
If they want to promote the city, they can only rely on their own efforts.
Like the Hero Selection Tournament once a year in Rota, Water Race once a year in Alto Mare...
Eindoak Town also has a Harvest Festival Battle Tournament once a year.
However, this way is definitely not comparable to League promotion.
One day will be forgotten by history, gradually becoming more and more deserted.
So in recent years, more and more cities joined the League.
Just like the Unova region in the game.
Two versions with a timeline gap of two years; five more cities appeared on the new Unova map.
All belong to discovering can't beat, chose to join.
"Can we enter the castle?"
Cynthia looked at Carlita with expectant eyes.
She remembers Carlita said she is also a Person of the Vale.
"This..."
Carlita showed a distressed look on her face.
"Can't we? It's okay; Sister Carlita doesn't need to feel embarrassed for this."
Seeing the other party's face, Cynthia waved her hand hurriedly.
Although she wants to take Riolu to see.
But if it will make others feel embarrassed, she better think of a way herself.
"Not that; usually People of the Vale entering the castle is fine, but it's not convenient to enter this week."
Carlita shook her head, sighed and then pointed to the crowd coming and going outside the window,
"You saw it too; there are many travelers in Eindoak Town, right? Usually not so many. You just caught up with the annual event. The patriarch has been busy outside for the event; no one in the castle, we can't enter casually."
"Does the annual event refer to the Harvest Festival?"
"No."
Carlita shook her head, flipping the menu over.
Will and Cynthia just noticed.
The back of the menu was actually a promotional image.
The background of the promotional image was a bright yellow long sword crossed with a blue-purple giant sword, with several big characters written on it: [Hero of Truth Battle Tournament], time is tomorrow.
Will's cheek twitched.
Hero again.
Really don't say.
This Pokémon world has really many heroes here and there.
Aura Hero (Guardian), Rainbow Hero, now a Hero of Truth popped up.
"What is this?"
"Actually just an ordinary battle tournament. The final winner can obtain the title of Hero of Truth of this year, and also get a replica of the Sword of the Vale or the Blade of the Ruined King."
Carlita spread her hands.
As a Person of the Vale, she obviously knows more.
Harvest Festival is an old event existing since the People of the Vale hadn't ruled the western continent.
And this Hero of Truth Selection Tournament is an event promoted and marketed more than ten years ago, used to attract passenger flow.
As for the effect.
Look at the lively streets outside to know.
"Cynthia can wait until the day after tomorrow; at that time I will take you and Riolu to the castle. The patriarch will definitely be very happy. If you are confident, you can also participate in the event tomorrow to play; winning the championship can also enter the castle."
"Oh~ great! Riolu, let's go participate in the battle tournament tomorrow to play?"
Cynthia's eyes lit up.
Participating in this event, playing with other trainers is also not bad?
Not only can add some precious memories to the journey, but also strengthen everyone's combat power.
In more than two months, the Unova League will begin.
The number of batch trainers coming here to participate in the competition as pre-match special training must be not small.
She can meet these people in advance.
"..."
"..."
Will didn't speak.
First, he doesn't really want to participate in this event.
He thinks taking advantage of the event tomorrow when everyone's eyes are gathered outside, he will take Victini to sneak into the underground part of the Sword of the Vale to see what's there.
Second, he is pretending to be a good dog who can't speak now.
Will found that in this tea restaurant, too many people shifted their gaze to him.
Especially that store manager.
Eyes bright and piercing, simply like a pervert, concealing no desire for him; the Aura full of longing almost solidified to swallow him.
If he opens his mouth to speak again.
Afraid not to be kept as a mascot today.
After the meal.
Just as Carlita said.
The store manager really gave a free meal directly.
Can't say free meal either.
But converted the fee from money to Will's hug.
Although that store manager's eyes were a bit scary, actually very honest; holding him didn't move hands and feet randomly, also wished Will and Cynthia have fun in Eindoak Town.
"Let's go; I'll take you to sign up first. The rules of that battle tournament are quite troublesome."
Carlita acted as a guide, leading Cynthia towards the central square.
"Mm."
Cynthia nodded, pulling Will to walk.
Along the way.
Will saw many Druddigon.
Basically can always see one on a street.
Although Druddigon is not a Pokémon with scarce quantity, given their tricky wild living habits, actually not many trainers can catch Druddigon.
Will made a bold guess.
Trainers with Druddigon in this Unova region, maybe at least 70% are in this Eindoak Town.
However.
As Will looked at a few more Druddigon.
He lost interest in these red-headed dragons.
Nothing else.
Not good-looking.
Will feels these Druddigon are not as good-looking as his family's Big Silly.
The fatal reason is that these dragons' eyes don't look stupid.
Simply put.
These Druddigon look too wretched; eyes and expressions are full of cunning and treachery.
Actually this is the most common appearance of the Druddigon race.
But precisely because of this.
Will feels they are not good-looking.
Walking all the way to the central square, arriving at the registration location of the battle tournament.
Cynthia followed Carlita to sign up.
And Will played staring contest with a Pokémon beside him.
"Bark."
This Pokémon next door greeted Will, tone full of shock.
"Hello."
Will nodded, taking an extra look at this one beside him...
Lucario.
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