"Do you think you're being funny?!"
Cynthia pinched Chen Shi's waist and twisted hard.
"Hiss!"
Chen Shi sucked in a sharp breath, his expression instantly contorting.
"I was wrong, I was wrong!"
Cynthia snorted coldly and withdrew her hand.
In this world, there was only one land shark that couldn't learn Dragon Dance.
Even Flygon could learn Dragon Dance.
So when Chen Shi opened his mouth and called Zygarde a land dragon that could learn Dragon Dance, wasn't that purely him teasing her?
Steven patted his friend's arm and shook his head.
"I'm telling you, Old Chen. It's one thing to tease Lance, but how did you even dare tease Cynthia?"
Chen Shi rubbed his waist and snapped, "What do you know?"
"Alright, stop messing around." Diantha spoke up at that moment. "Chen Shi, could I trouble you to tell me about Zygarde?"
No one was more curious about this matter than Diantha.
While rubbing his waist, Chen Shi answered, "If you want to understand Zygarde, then first you need to know why legends say it constantly monitors the entire world."
"It doesn't have clairvoyance, so how can it monitor the whole world?"
The three of them froze.
Right.
In legends, Zygarde was the God of Order, constantly supervising every corner of the world.
Clearly, judging from Chen Shi's meaning, this legend wasn't false—it was true.
But if that was the case, how exactly did Zygarde do it?
Steven joked, "Don't tell me Zygarde can use Shadow Clone Jutsu or something?"
Chen Shi smiled.
"Do you still remember those green pillars of light that shot into the sky before Zygarde appeared?"
"I remember. They were spectacular. But does that have anything to do with what we're talking about?" Diantha nodded and asked.
Seeing everyone's curious and confused expressions, Chen Shi stopped keeping them in suspense and answered directly.
"Of course it does."
He cleared his throat and began explaining in detail.
"The reason Zygarde can monitor the entire world is because it possesses an extremely unique ability. It can divide itself into two Cores and countless Cells."
"These tiny Cells are cleverly scattered all across the world, as if it has planted its 'eyes' and 'ears' in every corner of the globe."
"Through this method, it can learn what is happening all over the world at any time. No matter where something happens, no disturbance can escape its perception."
At this point, Chen Shi paused slightly, looking at everyone's thoughtful expressions before continuing.
"Next, let's talk about Zygarde's forms."
"As I just mentioned, its body is made up of two Cores and countless Cells."
"Each Zygarde Core can control fifty percent of the Cells, forming two different states—the 10% Forme and the 50% Forme."
Chen Shi pointed toward the direction where Zygarde had appeared earlier and continued,
"The Doberman-like form you saw just now was actually only its 10% Forme."
After hearing Chen Shi's explanation, the three of them came to a realization.
No wonder legends said Zygarde constantly monitored the entire world. So it accomplished that by dividing itself into countless tiny Cells.
"Then Zygarde is ridiculously strong," Steven said with emotion, touching his chin. "I feel like even its 10% Forme wasn't any weaker than Leon's Urshifu."
"I can't imagine how powerful it would be in its Complete Forme."
Chen Shi shrugged.
"Otherwise, why would it be called the God of Order?"
"If it didn't have some real strength, how could it monitor the world?"
"You have to understand—Zygarde's duty is mostly aimed at Legendary and Mythical Pokémon."
"That's right." Diantha's exquisite face was full of pride.
Zygarde was a Legendary Pokémon of their Kalos region.
Knowing that her region's Legendary Pokémon was so powerful, of course Diantha felt proud.
Chen Shi seemed to think of something and said, "Actually, last time, after I found out about Groudon and Kyogre, if I hadn't been able to find Rayquaza, I definitely would have come to find Zygarde and ask it to step in."
"You're really conscientious," Cynthia said lightly, glancing at him.
Chen Shi shrugged.
"No choice. I was paid for it."
Speaking of that, Steven asked curiously, "Then between Zygarde and Rayquaza, who's stronger?"
"They're probably about even."
Chen Shi waved his hand and answered casually.
Last time, when he asked Rayquaza who was stronger than it, Rayquaza hadn't mentioned Zygarde. But Chen Shi felt that these two should be around the same level in strength.
Steven's face was full of excitement.
"I knew it. As long as I follow you, I'll always get to see Legendary Pokémon that ordinary people almost never see."
Chen Shi's face darkened.
Again?
Could they let this joke die already?
Then Chen Shi directly patted Jirachi's head.
"Jirachi, could you use Teleport once? This is too slow."
Jirachi scratched its head and answered cheerfully, "Okay!"
Then Jirachi directly took everyone and the Carbink with it, vanishing from where they stood.
A while later, on a large tree nearby, Zygarde's Core appeared, staring at the place where they had disappeared.
"Who exactly is this human? Why does he know so much about me?"
"......"
"Naa-naa~~"
(This is the place!)
In front of a hidden cave, the mutant Carbink cried out happily.
After being frightened and on edge for so long, they had finally returned to the Diamond Kingdom.
Then the mutant Carbink walked up to Chen Shi.
"Naa-naa~"
(Lord Chen Shi, please make sure to visit our Diamond Kingdom.)
"Sure!"
Chen Shi smiled and nodded. Then he turned to Steven and the others.
"Let's go in with them and take a look. According to legend, the Diamond Kingdom is very beautiful."
"The Diamond Kingdom?"
Steven raised a brow.
"Then I really have to see it."
While they were still talking, the Carbink had already happily walked inside.
Chen Shi and the other three quickly followed.
The cave was dark, without a single trace of light. The surroundings were pitch-black, as if an enormous black curtain had tightly wrapped the entire space.
Chen Shi quickly took a flashlight from his backpack and gently pressed the switch. A bright beam of light immediately tore through the darkness before them.
Holding the flashlight, he followed the Carbink deeper into the cave.
Everyone's footsteps echoed through the silent cavern. Along with the occasional "naa-naa~" cries from the Carbink, the somewhat eerie atmosphere gained a bit more life.
No one knew how much time passed before a faint glimmer of light appeared ahead.
On the walls of the cave, a few irregular diamonds could occasionally be seen.
The farther they walked, the more diamonds appeared around them.
At first, they were only scattered here and there like tiny stars, but gradually, the number of diamonds began increasing severalfold.
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