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Chapter 25 Cynthia's View of the Genesis of Arceus

"This video is purely hypothetical and there is currently insufficient evidence to support it."

The strategy remains the same: start with stacked armor, maximizing defensive capabilities.

However, Cynthia could vaguely discern something from the phrase "water" in the video, which was different from her previous videos.

Previously, the opening remarks were always the same: "This video has been artistically adapted; any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental."

Does the statement "there is currently insufficient evidence to support this" mean that relevant evidence may be discovered in the future?

Does this guy, "Water," really think this is a potentially valid theory?

After the opening remarks, the screen went completely black.

"In the 172nd year of the League Calendar, Yukinari Ōki, who was only twenty years old, first proposed the concept of attributes in the journal 'Jade Rainbow' and advocated classifying Pokémon by attributes."

"This great discovery, which is familiar to everyone, is considered the beginning of modern elf studies."

"But have you all ever considered this question: what is the origin of attributes?"

"Or, to go even deeper, where did all things originate?"

The male voice in the video was clear and gentle, and Cynthia quickly became engrossed in his questions.

Frankly speaking, this is not an unfamiliar problem.

It is almost equivalent to the ultimate question that people ask after realizing the vastness of the starry sky: What is the meaning of the universe?
"Obviously, no one can give a precise answer."

"But perhaps the existence of this legendary spirit can give you some inspiration."

A bright light suddenly appeared in the black screen, and an elf statue that resembled neither a sheep nor a horse, yet possessed a sacred and awe-inspiring appearance, appeared.

"Arceus, a legendary spirit that has been revered and worshipped by the people of Sinnoh since ancient times, yet whose mystery has never been unveiled."

"Of course, I prefer to call it the creator of all things."

Thus began a magnificent epic of creation.

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"The Earth's stone slabs rise high, forming the planetary spine"

"The Thunderstone Slab shattered, unleashing primordial lightning."

"The Jade Insect Slab Vibrates, Revealing the Code of Life"

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The Thousand Cosmic Bracelet shattered into eighteen attribute stone tablets, and the energy within the tablets nurtured everything in this universe.

This includes Pokémon with extraordinary powers, categorized into eighteen types.

Arceus then created Dialga and Palkia to control time and space respectively.

In order to balance the unstable factors that arose after the emergence of all things, the god Giratina, who controlled antimatter, appeared.

One unfamiliar concept after another is presented in the video.

When Giratina appeared in the video, Cynthia was already utterly shocked.

At this moment, she no longer cared whether this was "Shui Ye's" fabrication or not, but was completely immersed in this epic creation myth.

Subsequently, Dialga and Palkia engaged in a battle.

The energy spillover from the struggle led to the birth of Seadra.

The tyrannical Giratina began to rebel.

Arceus descended the pillar of spears to quell the war.
The Genesis Era transitioned into the Chaotic Era through the birth and interaction of powerful legendary spirits.

The excitement level has only increased.

However, just as Cynthia was anticipating an even more exciting development, the video abruptly ended.

They then moved directly to the final advertising stage.

"I recently caught a new Pokémon and equipped it with the latest seventh-generation Hoenn Luxury Ball developed by Devon Corporation. What to do with the old Poké Ball? I listed it on the Magikarp platform. I didn't expect that a regular red and white ball could sell for over a hundred. The Magikarp platform has professional staff who come to your door to buy back Psychic-type Pokémon. For buying and selling second-hand Pokémon items, the Magikarp platform is the place to go." Cynthia: "."

Water, do you dare to see any more of this?!

At least finish telling what happened to the two gods of time and space before you end this, right?

For the first time in her life, Cynthia felt an urge to have Garchomp unleash two meteor showers on the person on the other end of the internet connection.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet, Little Bamboo Orchid?"

A familiar, aged voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Cynthia was startled and turned around, saying in a tone that was half reproachful and half coquettish, "Grandma, why didn't you knock before coming in?"

There was only one person who could bypass Cynthia's many Champion Pokémon and get directly behind her.

The current director of the History Institute of God and Town, and also Cynthia's grandmother and mentor on her path as a mythologist, Dr. Mustard.

The aloof historian, who only smiled at his granddaughter, feigned reproach, saying, "I knocked on the door for three minutes, but you didn't hear me. If you don't believe me, ask Ice Eevee."

The Ice Eevee that followed the Mustard Orchid in nodded indifferently, showing no favoritism towards its trainer.

"Even if you're on vacation at home, you shouldn't stay up this late."

Mustard Orchid put down her milk and joked, "What's wrong? Even with all the Sinnoh Champion's business piling up, you still can't finish?"

Cynthia shook her head, then handed the phone to the old lady as if recommending it, saying, "No, Grandma, look at this."

Dr. Mustard, whose eyesight was a bit failing, squinted at the subtitles on his phone and read, "Arceus created the world. Interesting."

Cynthia's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Have you heard of this hypothesis before?"

Professor Mustard is the absolute authority in the Sinnoh history field; it can be said that no one knows Sinnoh mythology better than her.

Instead of answering the question directly, Jie Zilan started watching a video.

Cynthia, who was planning to watch it again, naturally accompanied her.

Another half hour passed.

The grandfather and grandson snapped out of their reverie and looked at each other silently.

After a long while, Mustard Orchid finally spoke up, saying, "A very interesting video, a very thought-provoking hypothesis."

Cynthia was taken aback; for her usually unassuming grandmother, this was already a very high compliment.

She asked, "Do you think this is a possible historical fact?"

Mustard seed orchid shook her head: "Although the logic is self-consistent, I cannot make a judgment."

The Flying Spaghetti Monster cult can also justify its own claims, but is that the truth?

Even academic hypotheses, which are proposed first and then verified, cannot be established casually, let alone more rigorous historical theories.

She paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Of course, we can't deny it now, but some things in it reminded me of a story my grandmother often told me when I was a child."

Cynthia asked curiously, "What story?"

Mustard seed orchid murmured, "The past and present are called the universe, and the four directions and the up and down are called time."

Then she shook her head and said helplessly, "I'm too old to remember the rest. I only remember that it was a story about a spacetime rift and Arceus. My grandmother said that my great-grandmother read it in the Water Vein Library when she was a child."

Cynthia nodded thoughtfully.

My great-great-grandmother's great-great-grandmother. That must have been two hundred years ago, no wonder it's so hard to have survived.

But the Water Vein Library?

Cynthia pondered for a moment.

With a month left on my vacation, it might be time to find something to do.

(End of this chapter)