Want to learn about the history of Mt. Pyre?
The old woman glanced at Cynthia, then straightened herself and said:
"Child, ask away."
Only then did Cynthia have a chance to ask. She had never heard of the Mt. Pyre family when she was in Sinnoh, and for a moment she didn't know where to start.
It was the old man who noticed Cynthia's hesitation and took the initiative to introduce Mt. Pyre to Cynthia. As for when the family had existed... he didn't know either.
That's right, even he doesn't know the whole history of his family. He only knows that the Mt. Pyre Clan has been guarding the entrance to the Spirit World on Mt. Pyre for thousands of years.
After talking with the two elders at Mt. Pyre, Cynthia learned that Mt. Pyre was actually the entrance to the Spirit World of Hoenn.
This was the first time Cynthia had ever heard of the concept of the Spirit World, and she asked curiously:
Where is the entrance to the Spirit World in the Sinnoh Region?
"Sinnoh has no entrance to the Spirit World, and with the Nether Dragon Deity suppressing it, no ghost dares to run wild on Sinnoh's territory."
After hesitating for a moment
The old man looked up at the old woman, and the old woman nodded.
Led by the old woman, Cynthia and Roy were taken to the study. Phoebe followed behind Cynthia like a little shadow, occasionally nudging Roy.
Roy, taking advantage of his height, flicked Phoebe on the forehead. Of course, he didn't dare to use too much force, otherwise he would have to comfort her if Phoebe cried.
Upon entering the study, Cynthia felt a rustic atmosphere greet her.
The old man took out several ancient books from the bookshelf. They contained notes left by his great-great-great-grandfather, which had been passed down for countless years.
From the moment she saw the notebook, Cynthia's eyes shone with an unusual light; she had never expected to find such a complete ancient book here.
The old man casually stuffed the notebook into Cynthia's hands.
Feeling the texture of the ancient book in her hand, Cynthia was certain that it was no less valuable than the parchment scroll that Roy had given her.
The only slight pity is that the ancient books are all about the history of Hoenn.
Cynthia carefully flipped through the pages, and one section contained a detailed account of the second great battle between Groudon and Kyogre.
Some of the texts were even similar to those found in the Ruins she had previously investigated, with the time specified down to the evening hour, making it hard not to believe that the person who wrote this note had not personally witnessed this massive battle.
Cynthia couldn't help but wonder, was this family on Mt. Pyre really this powerful before? They were even able to witness the battle of Legendary Pokémon?
Moreover, it wasn't just one or two ancient books, but an entire study filled with historical texts.
Cynthia was now unable to describe her feelings in words, but Roy vividly described them for her:
"You're just like Rattata falling into a rice jar."
Roy's apt analogy was met with another round of pinching from Cynthia. While it had been pleasant to punch him, the pinching was now quite uncomfortable.
Logically speaking, the ancient books here shouldn't be shown to just anyone, but Cynthia is Roy's friend.
The elderly Cynthia granted special permission to browse the contents of these ancient books; however, Cynthia could only look at them and was not allowed to take photos or take them away.
Cynthia nodded excitedly, picked up the ancient book the old man had just given her and began to read it, as if she had entered a state of selflessness.
Seeing this, Roy quietly led Phoebe out of the study, not wanting to disturb Cynthia's research.
Phoebe came to the cottage to play with Cynthia's Eevee and Roy's Snorunt.
The old woman then inquired about Roy's progress in cultivating his Ghost Power.
"How is your cultivation going?"
Roy didn't know how to describe it to the old woman, because the system described the Ghost Power as levels 1-10, but according to the two old women's standards, there were only three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
Therefore, he didn't know which of the three levels his current level 5 Ghost Power belonged to.
Roy conjured a ball of Ghostly Purple energy in his hand, and the Gengar accompanying Phoebe seemed to sense something the moment the Ghost Power appeared.
Looking back at the energy in Roy's hand, it was the aura emanating from Roy energy that had attracted him.
Gengar absorbs Phoebe's Ghost Power every day, but the energy in Roy's hand feels much sweeter than the energy Phoebe often feeds him.
Gengar was immediately drawn to Roy's side by the aura of this power. Just as Roy opened his mouth to Swallow the energy whole and enjoy his meal,
Gengar, which had been hiding in the old woman's shadow, emerged from the shadow and also sensed the purple energy emanating from Roy's hand that attracted ghosts.
Just as Phoebe's Gengar was about to bite, the old woman's Gengar shoved Phoebe's Gengar aside with its bottom.
Young man! You failed to seize such an opportunity!
After pushing aside Phoebe's Gengar, the old woman's Gengar Swallow the purple energy in Roy's hand in one gulp.