Zhu Zi vividly recounted his grandfather's past experiences. Zhang Heng also listened with great interest.
"Then what? Which Pokémon is the divine beast residing in Dian Province? What was the final battle like?"
Zhu Zi, the chatterbox, felt very pleased with Zhang Heng's persistent questions and continued, "My grandfather did not describe the Pokémon involved in the great battle between the two sides, nor are there any specific documents recording this event. It should have been deliberately concealed by the Alliance and my grandfather."
Zhang Heng also understood the reason, saying, "That's a bit of a shame. It's probably to prevent those with ulterior motives from coveting Dian Province, after all, it's right next to the national border and easily influenced by external forces."
Zhu Zi agreed with Zhang Heng, continuing, "Indeed, but what we do know is that two powerful divine beasts battled for three days and three nights within the borders of China's Dian Province. During the battle, the sky was filled with blue lightning and terrifying golden rings."
"The final outcome was that the habitat of the divine beast Pokémon in our country's Dian Province was directly shattered by the Evil-type divine beast. The fierce battle between the two sides also left it physically and mentally exhausted, causing it to fall into a deep sleep. And that Evil-type divine beast was also beaten to the point where its body disintegrated and spiritualized, turning into a stream of light and returning to the shattered shrine in South Vietnam."
Listening to these stories, Zhang Heng felt they were comparable to those cultivation novels in his original world, particularly fantastical, yet they deeply stirred his heartstrings.
He then asked, "But we are currently in a prison in Guangdong Province, South China, which is tens of thousands of miles away from Dian Province. Is there any connection between them?"
Zhu Zi, with a hint of mystery and a sense of mission, said, "When that divine beast Pokémon fell into a deep sleep, my grandfather made a promise to it, saying he would find a more secluded place elsewhere for it to recuperate, and that our family would guard its sleeping place for generations, helping it find the opportunity to awaken until it revived."
"So, the final choice was beneath the prison? And to cover it up, the Manectric of the first Southwest Champion was stationed here, plus the strict guards above the prison, making it a very good sleeping place."
Zhu Zi greatly approved of Zhang Heng's understanding, saying, "That's right. The habitat was found, and it's a 1:1 replica of its original living environment, just transformed from an upright tower above ground to an inverted tower below ground, and it spirals downward. The architect put in a lot of effort. But there's still no clue on how to awaken it."
A crucial piece of information flashed through Zhang Heng's mind, and he thought, "Oh right, it's all downhill when going deeper, and it spirals downward. It's an inverted tower?"
Zhang Heng calmly continued to ask, "The Southwest Champion should have left some clues this time, regarding how to awaken it?"
Zhu Zi looked at him with scrutiny, saying, "Speaking of that, before this divine beast Pokémon fell into a deep sleep, it once told my grandfather that he was a person of great faith and belief, but he still couldn't reach the Ideal Person it sought. It would create a nation full of ideals for that person."
Zhang Heng's pupils dilated, and he thought, "Holy cow, it really is the Ideal Person, plus the spiraling tower, the answer is already very obvious, isn't it the Dragonspiral Tower?"
This inverted tower located beneath the prison is precisely the Dragonspiral Tower, and the Pokémon residing within it could be the Reshiram, the True Dragon, or Zekrom, the Ideal Dragon.
From Zhu Zi's description that the method to awaken it is to find an Ideal Person, it can be confirmed that this is Zekrom's sleeping place.
Zhang Heng connected this to the blue crystals found in the prison, which were all manifestations of the divine beast's presence affecting its surroundings, and they also resembled the minerals that made up the Dragonspiral Tower in the anime.
The symbols on the gates had all appeared in the anime, mysteries solved by Professor Juniper's father, and they were also the keys to opening the Dragonspiral Tower.
However, because the Dragonspiral Tower had been damaged, even if it was a faithful replica, those symbols should have lost their function. The so-called keys had become mere decorations.
"Then Zhu Zi, your purpose in coming here shouldn't just be for the so-called Gimmighoul evolution, right? Have you found the so-called Ideal Person, or do you want to take Manectric away to solve your family's urgent problems?"
Zhu Zi, the chatterbox, suddenly fell silent. He pulled out a round crystal from his pocket and threw it towards Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng reached out and caught it. He squinted and saw the item's information appear before his eyes.
Item Name: S-rank Item - Ampharosite
Usage: A special ite used for Ampharos's Mega Evolution.
"This is Ampharosite? You're giving it to me? What does this mean?"
Zhu Zi continued, "Actually, the news about the Ampharosite was released by me. I've tried many methods to find the so-called Ideal Person. I had no choice but to consider that the sleeping Pokémon has an electric-type, so I'm relying on the Ampharosite to attract electric-type Trainers to see if it can awaken this sleeping divine beast."
"Oh? How do you know it's electric-type? Do you already know what kind of divine beast Pokémon it is?" Zhang Heng searched his original body's memories and found not many legends about the Dragonspiral Tower.
Zhu Zi said bluntly, "Yes, I've seen it." His words were astonishing, as expected.
Zhang Heng's eyes widened, and he subconsciously retorted, "You've seen Zekrom? Are you the Ideal Person?"
Zhu Zi reacted even more excitedly than Zhang Heng: "Hmm? How do you know it's Zekrom? There aren't many records about the Ideal Dragon in this world."
Zhang Heng first cleared his throat twice, then perfunctorily said, "Ahem, I happen to know the heir of the Min family. They have detailed research on Pokémon history and some Pokémon with unique origins. I also learned about it by chance and made a guess."
Zhu Zi didn't delve deeper, because he had other plans.
"I am not the so-called Ideal Person, but as Zekrom's guardian, we can occasionally communicate with it, and it can provide some Helping Hand to our family."
"What kind of Helping Hand? Can we talk about it?" Zhang Heng was truly too curious. Before him was a Dragon-type First-Level God, and it was his first time coming into such close contact with a First-Level God.
Zhu Zi continued, "Zekrom's existence has allowed my family to cultivate some excellent Electric-type Pokémon, like this Manectric, and my grandfather's Magnezone, both of which are very strong."
Zhang Heng nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. This should be similar to the mysterious power like the divine beast's blessing that Urshifu previously used on Mudkip.
"However, according to the few records, Zekrom is the rumored Ideal Dragon. electric-type is just one of its attributes. And I brought a Dragon-type Pokémon that I accidentally caught, hoping Zekrom can provide some Helping Hand."
"Dragon-type?"
Zhang Heng was very interested, because he had encountered too few Dragon-type Pokémon so far.
