The reason Geosenge Town is the second smallest town in the Kalos region is because something very important within it is unknown to the public.

If everyone knew that the three stone pillars at the center of Geosenge Town could transform into a weapon capable of destroying the world...

Surely, the first to guard Geosenge Town would be the Pokémon League.

Such a terrifying weapon, if not under their control, would hardly let the League sleep peacefully.

However, since the League has only recently been established in Kalos, not even the people of Kalos themselves know that story from three thousand years ago—let alone the League.

The first to discover this secret was Lysandre.

All because he captured the ancient king AZ, who had lived for more than three thousand years, after having unified Kalos for the first time.

Of course, at this moment Lysandre probably still doesn't know; the only one who knows this secret is Cain.

After waking up and having lunch, Cain saw that his League Researcher communicator had a message received several hours ago.

It seemed to be a notice sent by the Kalos League's researcher central office. And the content had a lot to do with him.

It talked about the theft of the heirlooms from the Tower of Mastery and the disappearance of the Shalour City Gym Leader's son, Koler, and asked that if any researcher was available nearby, they should go investigate.

It wasn't a mandatory mission, just optional—any interested party could accept it voluntarily.

Cain just glanced at it and put it aside without paying attention.

This time he had covered everything so well that not even Lance would find useful clues.

Ignoring the matter, Cain once again looked at the three stone pillars in the center of Geosenge Town and asked Ralts to place psychic coordinate markers on them. Ralts also left a few in remote corners of the town.

It was like planting seeds in advance.

If everything followed the expected course, Lysandre would also eventually set up operations in Geosenge Town, perhaps even relocating Team Flare's base there.

Even though they might not necessarily clash in the future, Cain was preparing for any contingency—just as he had done with Team Magma and Team Aqua before.

With that done, he set off immediately.

Following the official route laid out by the Kalos League, after Geosenge Town comes Cyllage City.

However, between the two lies Route 10, full of strangely shaped rocks. Fresh chapters posted on novel✶fire.net

These rocks are Pokémon fossilized by the ultimate weapon AZ used three thousand years ago.

Today, people have forgotten what those rocks originally were, but some League researchers and scholars have discovered that these stones emit a mysterious energy toward Geosenge Town.

The purpose of that energy is still unknown.

Fortunately, it doesn't affect the town's inhabitants.

Over time, that strange energy was ignored by everyone.

And even, the stone field became a famous tourist attraction between Cyllage City and Geosenge Town.

Many trainers go there to visit.

For that reason, the Pokémon on Route 10 aren't very strong.

Cain wasn't very interested in Route 10.

Now his main focus was training Blaziken, Pupitar, and Lairon.

So, as soon as he left the town limits, he called on Flygon and flew directly to Route 7.

It's worth mentioning that, although Flygon currently only served as an airborne mount and didn't participate in battles, thanks to the constant feeding of high-energy food, its level rose again.

It was now at level 52.

For just an aerial mount, it was a rather impressive Flygon.

While flying over the stone field, it caught the attention of many people.

Young trainers who were just starting their journey looked at him with eyes full of envy.

They were truly envious.

Who wouldn't want to have such a powerful Pokémon?

Cain flew over Cyllage City without entering.

There was nothing particularly interesting there for him.

Instead of challenging the Cyllage City gym, he preferred to visit Connecting Cave and the Berry Garden on Route 7.

Connecting Cave is one of the most dangerous in Kalos, inhabited by a large number of Zubat and Golbat, as well as many other Pokémon.

Due to the darkness of the place, the Zubat and Golbat aren't affected—on the contrary, the cave is their natural territory.

That's why hardly anyone wants to enter that cave: no one's interested in fighting off a horde of Zubat and Golbat.

Also, there aren't many valuable resources or particularly useful Pokémon there.

But for Cain, that place was exactly what he needed. Perfect for Pupitar and the others to train in massive battles.

After the cave came the Berry Garden, which was even more relevant.

Cain already had a preliminary plan for his island: to turn it into a kind of farm, where he could train Pokémon and produce resources.

The island already had a large number of Grass-type Pokémon; he had even gathered a good number of Skiddo and Gogoat.

But how could it lack the right crops?

Of course, rare and valuable berries were his first choice.

Raising so many Pokémon consumes huge amounts of berries. If he was going to plant trees, why not choose fruit-bearing trees?

As for cultivation, his system was a complete encyclopedia.

With Porygon2 in control, and the help of the island's Pokémon, growing berry trees would be easy.

After all, many Pokémon there could use the move Grassy Terrain to optimize the environment. Surely, they wouldn't resist.

And if there's a place in Kalos with the greatest variety of berries and fruit trees, it's undoubtedly this Berry Garden.

The most important part is that it doesn't take much to grow a berry tree. Just cut a branch and plant it properly for it to grow.

Of course, if there are seeds, even better.

But many berries don't have seeds.

These plants were developed by breeders and botanists through tests, techniques, and technological adjustments.

Starting from seeds would be a hassle. If you have an entire garden in front of you, why go the complicated route?

Getting mature plants directly is faster and more efficient. There's no need to waste time drying seeds, planting, waiting for them to germinate, using special fertilizers, and controlling pests...

Besides, Mr. Ramos had already taught Cain some special grafting and plant cultivation techniques—all with this Berry Garden in mind.