The discovery of the bluestone valley forced Yong and Cynthia to stop in their tracks, and they decided to spend a few more days there.
Cynthia needed to collect as much of the writing-or rather, the pictorial traces-remaining on the bluestone as possible. To uncover the origins of this place, she even collected bluestone from the mountain walls, sand from the foot of the mountain, soil from the valley, and sandy dust from the stones.
And after a long time apart, Yong once again saw Cynthia's ace! Garchomp!
Level... 83!!!
Of course, Garchomp was no stranger to Yong either. In fact, Garchomp often approached the boy, wearing an expression caught between curiosity and disappointment.
With the help of the Great Matrix Heart, Yong naturally understood what Garchomp was thinking...
Garchomp simply wanted to see Steelix and have another duel.
Then... Garchomp saw the giant Onix appear!
Looking at the giant Onix lying motionless on the ground before Garchomp, with a thoroughly submissive expression, Garchomp left Yong in a huff and returned to Cynthia's side to help her collect information about the land...
The boy smiled silently.
Done!
Then he went back to enjoying the leisurely comfort of camping in nature!
The valley was utterly peaceful, and even the wind was gentle. Unfortunately, the lack of greenery made it look somewhat desolate.
The air seemed filled with the scent of the earth, dry and heavy.
Yong was rather pleased with this sensation... He then kept the giant Onix outside, partly to build their bond and affection, and partly because, as the local resident, the giant Onix could better help Cynthia gather information about the valley.
After two days of Cynthia's careful observations, along with help from Garchomp and the giant Onix, they finally confirmed that this place had once been the