“Moreover, this time, by foreseeing Colonel Hansen’s ambitions and capturing him smoothly, Elite Four Terrance has also done Mirage Kingdom an enormous favor. Next, we would like to ask Elite Four Terrance to stay so that our kingdom can properly express its gratitude.”
Terrance found it a little strange. For this young lady to be so attentive, she was probably not merely worried that he would pursue the matter of Colonel Hansen’s attack.
And Terrance, who still wanted to stay here and continue investigating Togepi Paradise, did not refuse her invitation. He simply stayed, intending to see what Princess Sara was planning.
After being settled in Mirage Kingdom, Terrance later met the current king here as well. However, because the kingdom was currently undergoing changes, the two did not have much of an in-depth exchange. Terrance was not in a hurry either. He planned to wait until the other party had dealt with Colonel Hansen’s matter before slowly discussing things in detail.
Using this time, Princess Sara also learned from her father all the secrets the royal family knew about Togepi Paradise, and her mood became even more complicated, because compared to before, the things Togepi Paradise was involved with might be even broader…
How to properly handle Togepi Paradise in front of Terrance next would be a great test of the Mirage royal family’s decision-making.
“Elite Four Terrance, pardon the intrusion.”
The next day, Princess Sara visited Terrance again. This time, she had changed into a Mirage royal princess’s formal dress. Compared to yesterday, she looked even more mature and beautiful. Clearly, she was now meeting Terrance as a representative of the Mirage royal family.
“Princess Sara, have a seat.” Terrance pulled out a chair, sat down himself as well, and began speaking with her.
“Elite Four Terrance, do you remember the power that surged out from Togepi Paradise before?”
“The ancient texts record that it is Togepi Paradise’s sealed-away power. It is extremely beneficial to Togepi’s growth, and can even allow Togepi to evolve perfectly. Is there some problem?” Terrance said.
“I looked through the royal family’s records and discovered that things are not that simple. It is only because the Mirage royal family lost the method to control that power long ago that we have been unable to make use of it,” Princess Sara shook her head.
The essence of this power was spiritual energy and Shiny Stone energy. It could indeed allow Togepi to evolve perfectly, but during the early days of Mirage Kingdom’s founding, Togepi Paradise actually also bore another important responsibility.
“I would like to hear the details,” Terrance said.
Around 3,000 years ago, a war broke out in the Kalos region. At that time, King AZ’s Pokémon friend Floette died. Because of this, AZ developed the ultimate weapon and granted Floette eternal life, turning it into the Eternal Flower.
This was a legend passed down in the Kalos region. Whether it was true or not was impossible for ordinary people to verify, but Terrance knew that this was something that had truly happened in history.
The ultimate weapon was a war weapon. Rumor had it that it was powered by the life energy of Pokémon as fuel, and could unleash unimaginable destructive power, enough even to destroy a mainland. In fact, this energy source was later also used by the Hoenn region’s Devon Corporation to create Infinity Energy. This was also the main reason Terrance knew that this legend was real history.
The war AZ launched with the ultimate weapon at that time—let alone the Kalos region, even the ancient nations of the distant Hoenn region received news of it. One after another, they began to imitate it, hoping that, like AZ, they could create a war weapon capable of reversing the course of a war.
At that time, Mirage Kingdom’s territory in the Hoenn region was far larger than it is today. The first king of this place imitated AZ, using a Shiny Stone vein as the foundation to create a war weapon, which is the current Togepi Paradise. At that time, the king raised countless Togepi in Togepi Paradise, because he wanted to use Togepi’s special ability to absorb energy in order to accumulate power for the weapon.
Togepi possess the special ability to absorb the energy of other people or Pokémon and then transfer that energy to people or Pokémon who need it. Togepi Paradise was a body for transferring many kinds of energy. However, this plan did not succeed. Mirage Kingdom, which had launched a war, was betrayed by the Togepi. Humanity’s evil hearts made the Togepi unwilling to continue converting energy. Left with no choice, Mirage Kingdom had to abandon this plan and instead use kind hearts to nurture Togepi Paradise once more. In this way, although it could not further conquer Hoenn, relying on this weapon to protect itself in the turbulent ancient era was still no problem.
Moreover, as energy accumulates, the power of a kind heart may well become a weapon and, in time, benefit the kingdom—that was what the king thought at the time.
But as time passed, with the end of the wars, the fact that Togepi Paradise was a war weapon had long since been forgotten by people, and was only recorded within the Mirage royal family. Back then, because the energy converted from kind hearts had essentially no great destructive power in the short term, this war weapon was not valued by the royal family at all. By the time the war weapon had slowly accumulated enough energy, several thousand years had already passed.
By now, Togepi Paradise had already absorbed enough energy, but that energy had also been sealed away over the long passage of time. The Mirage royal family, having lost the means to control this energy, could do nothing more than treat Togepi Paradise as a spiritual symbol. They were simply unable to use its power or wield this war weapon.
This was what Princess Sara told Terrance. It was already all the information the current Mirage royal family knew about Togepi Paradise’s origins and value.
“I never expected Togepi Paradise to actually be a war weapon created in imitation of the ultimate weapon…” Terrance sighed with emotion. Although the ancients had not mastered modern technology, some talented people truly could accomplish great things no matter what environment they were in. AZ was like that, and so was the first king of Mirage Kingdom. If he had succeeded back then, perhaps the history of the Hoenn region today would have been rewritten.
Looking at Princess Sara’s calm expression, Terrance suddenly felt that she still had more to say.
“Elite Four Terrance, I hope that I can represent Mirage Kingdom and cooperate with Your Excellency.”
“The various regions are already at peace now, so whether Togepi Paradise, this war weapon, can actually play a role is no longer important. However, the enormous power sealed within Togepi Paradise is, in the end, a treasure trove. I hope that, at the cost of jointly developing Togepi Paradise, Mirage Kingdom can join the Hoenn League and gain a seat.” Princess Sara tried her best to speak calmly.
“Elite Four Terrance, you should understand the value of Togepi Paradise. Your Togekiss and Altaria can, in a certain sense, change Togepi Paradise. My father and I have already discussed it. If possible, we hope to join the Hoenn League with Elite Four Terrance’s help. Although our royal family has already lost the means to control Togepi Paradise, we still retain many secrets regarding it. If we develop it together, I believe we will definitely be able to obtain even greater benefits from it. The advantages involved will not disappoint Elite Four Terrance either,” Sara said solemnly.
“Allow me to think about it.”
Terrance’s brow suddenly furrowed. He slowly closed his eyes, and his hand, resting on the table, began lightly tapping of its own accord. Princess Sara was currently representing a kingdom in discussing a matter that involved the fate of that kingdom, so she was extremely nervous. But faced with such a sudden matter, how could Terrance not also feel that it was extremely thorny?
Looking at Terrance, who had sunk into deep thought, Princess Sara’s clenched fists were also sweating heavily. Following this turmoil, Mirage Kingdom’s national strength was weaker than ever before. She had investigated Terrance’s history of growth. If one were to ask which side within the League was worth cooperating with and could change Mirage Kingdom’s fate, then the side represented by Terrance—a newly rising force with fierce momentum—was undoubtedly the best choice. If they seized this opportunity, Mirage Kingdom might one day become a top-tier force in modern society as well.
Jointly developing Togepi Paradise was one of the results discussed by the Mirage royal family. By now, even a fool could see that Terrance’s Altaria and Togekiss had a certain influence over Togepi Paradise. If they did not take Terrance’s feelings into consideration, the Mirage royal family would truly find it hard to feel at ease. After careful consideration, they decided to be frank with him, hoping to move Terrance with their sincerity.
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