A wooden desk stood inside the cottage, piled high with drawings, files, and documents.
Several enormous bookcases crammed with books and research materials filled the rest of the room! They stretched from floor to ceiling, covering every wall.
Two sofas stood in front of the desk, but neither was occupied.
Yong and Cynthia gathered around the desk. The boy carefully took a palm-sized sealed box from his inner pocket and set it on the desktop.
Then he took a ring laden with keys from his backpack and selected a strange silver-gray key with dark gold teeth. Under Professor Carolina's expectant gaze, he inserted it into one of the three keyholes on the bottom of the sealed box!
Click!
Click!
Clack!
After he adjusted the direction and turned the key three times, the lid finally sprang up and flipped backward.
Looking at the orb resting quietly inside, Professor Carolina gave a resigned smile.
"Another contraption that little rascal Adaman put together, I take it!"
Yong nodded with a smile and said,
"This box did indeed come from the Diamond Clan..."
Putting on gloves, Professor Carolina picked up the Adamant Orb and examined it carefully beneath the light for a moment. Then she spoke gently to Cynthia.
"Go on! Bring it out..."
Cynthia smiled faintly and went into the inner room. It was quite a while before she returned, carrying something on a white tray.
She set the tray on the desk. Looking at the almost identical orb inside, which differed only in color, Yong feigned surprise.
"Is this... could it be...?"
Cynthia said softly,
"It's the Lustrous Orb you mentioned before, the one that represents Palkia!"
Professor Carolina placed the two orbs together and compared them carefully. After a long while, she smiled and said,
"Yong, what you told Nana earlier