The People of Sootopolis whom Zinnia and Xia You spoke of were not the ordinary residents of Sootopolis City, but the people who had lived there in seclusion and entered into a pact with the Draconids before the city even existed.
In fact, like the Draconids, the People of Sootopolis were secret guardians whose lineage stretched back to ancient times, hidden within the long course of history. They could be considered to coexist with the Draconids, protecting the secrets of Rayquaza together.
The only difference was that the Draconids worshipped Rayquaza and wanted to catch it, while the People of Sootopolis merely guarded a barrier.
Compared with the Draconids, the People of Sootopolis were even less known to outsiders, and even more mysterious.
And the only member of the People of Sootopolis Xia You currently knew of was none other than the Water Prince-Wallace!
He could even say with certainty that only a handful of people knew of Wallace's identity. Probably not even relatives like Lisia knew about it!
If he hadn't learned about it through the games, how could he ever have imagined that this man, who drew attention wherever he went, was actually a secret guardian?
Without giving Zinnia time to be astonished, Xia You continued, "And that's not all I know. I even know that the top floor of the Sky Pillar is called the Dragon Altar!"
Now Zinnia no longer suspected that Xia You was fishing for information.
Knowing these things meant that he really did possess a great deal of information outsiders shouldn't have!
And there was one more thing she could be sure of: the People of Sootopolis couldn't have told him these things.
After all, even the People of Sootopolis were merely caretakers of the barrier. They had never entered the Sky Pillar