Chapter 163 Askana's Lock

Some time ago, Dr. Xiu Li found the lock of Askan with the help of the explorer Shen Dai.

The so-called lock of Askan refers to a small cave full of ancient texts and puzzles in the Qibao Canyon of the Seventh Island of the Seventh Island Group.

The scientific expedition team learned the name of this place based on the murals in the cave, and if they can solve the puzzle of the stone chamber, they can remove the lock of Askan and break the seal of the ruins on the seven small islands in the south of the seventh island.

In fact, there is such a map in Fire Red/Leaf Green, but in the game, you only need to push 7 rocks into the pit through the strange force to get it done, and then you can go to the 7 ruins south of the 7th island to catch the unknown totem.

However, there are naturally no puzzles that are so easy to solve in this world. Not to mention the solution to the puzzle, the scientific expedition team that is in trouble for deciphering ancient texts does not even know the location of the puzzle, let alone how to remove the seal of the Askan stone chamber.

So Kamishiro thought of Zhou You, the amazing 10-year-old boy who could easily translate ancient characters.

"The ancient characters in the lock of Askanas are not in the same system as the ancient characters in the volcanic stone chamber of the lamp volcano. Besides, I still have a fragment of ancient documents that Mr. Kamishiro gave me before to complete. I may need to spend more time to complete it."

Zhou You couldn't help but fall into deep thought while flipping through the rubbings and photos that Professor Oak gave him.

These characters... how come they look so much like letters of a certain minority language on Earth?

No, not English letters.

Although there are only 26 English letters and 28 types of exclamation marks and question marks in the game, in fact, in the unknown totem photos that Dr. Hideki gave to Dr. Oak in the movie version of "The Emperor of the Crystal Tower", there are other types of unknown totems that are different from English letters.

And the hieroglyphs in the photos that are similar to unknown totems are not those 28 types, but are somewhat like letters in a certain minority language in Zhou You's impression.

Which language is it?

As an ordinary time-traveling office worker, it is obviously impossible for him to recall these graphics that he had only seen once, and it is even possible that this sense of déjà vu is just an illusion.

However, the meaning of these ancient characters was interpreted as soon as he read them.

Considering that the crystallization of the green grassland will occur when Xiaozhi goes to the Chengdu area according to the original world line, he did not rashly change his future plans, nor did he intend to take advantage of this movie.

It's just a fake Entei who materialized from fantasy and a group of unknown totems that have no practical significance...

It won't destroy the world in a minute, and there is no possibility of accidents caused by playing too much, so there is no need to join in the fun.

"It doesn't matter. I also passed this information to a scholar from the Sinnoh region. You just try your best, and there is no need to take up too much energy."

Professor Oak shook his head, as if he didn't expect the other party to succeed in translating it, nor did he add too much pressure to it.

But looking at his serious look, I'm afraid he is also very concerned about these unknown totems that are as rare as legendary Pokémon.

"One more thing, Qiao Qiao, how are you preparing for the Quartz Conference?" After finishing the business, Professor Oak was concerned about the other party's progress again, "This conference may be the last one, so don't leave any regrets."

"The last one?" Zhou You noticed the key words.

"Yes, the last Quartz Conference."

"In recent years, the Pokémon League has been advocating the use of Pokémon battles as a healthy competitive sport, and vigorously promoting the profession of trainers, hoping to further deepen the connection between humans and Pokémon."

"The conferences in various regions are actually such a stage, and the two regions of Kanto and Chengdu, which were divided due to some events in the past, are merging year by year. Even the maglev train that quickly travels between the two regions is about to be completed. I'm afraid that the Quartz Alliance and the Silver Alliance will also merge soon."

The two alliances in Kanto and Chengdu are currently facing very big problems.

The two regions should have 8 kings and 2 champions. However, due to some historical issues and the retirement and retirement of key personnel, the scale and combat power of the two alliances have gradually shrunk.

There is no champion in Kanto, and the four kings are always rolling up their sleeves.

Ice can't beat Fighting and Ghost, Fighting can't beat Dragon and Ghost, Ghost can't beat Dragon, and Dragon can't beat Ice.

It's a dead cycle, which means that none of the four kings in Kanto can suppress the other three, and the new champion will be appointed when the previous champion retires.

Chengdu is even worse. Not only does it have no champion, but even the kings are only Fighting, Evil, and Dragon, and Fighting and Dragon are part-time by the kings of Kanto.

Not only that, the Quartz and Silver Conferences have always been the worst in terms of viewing and player level among the conferences in many regions.

The two alliances on the same continent have always been the worst in terms of scale and talent because they occupy half of the city respectively.

Even if they force 8 kings and 2 champions, they will obviously face the problem of inferior products and shoddy products.

Therefore, since a few years ago, there have been calls for the merger of the Quartz and Silver Alliances to restore the Kanto and Chengdu regions to the Kanto region of the past.

The maglev train that runs between the two regions, according to the original plan, is actually a testimony to the reconciliation between the two regions.

Unfortunately, it was blown up by the Rockets not long ago.

Nevertheless, Kanto and Chengdu will eventually merge in the next two years, which is an unstoppable trend.

The Quartz and Silver Conferences will naturally become Kanto Conferences by then, allowing the two conferences, which were about to fall below the amateur level, to return to normal levels.

"It doesn't matter. Eden and I only have the championship as our goal anyway." Zhou You didn't care at all. "No matter how the rules change or how the scale expands, all I have to do is win all the way to the end."

Seeing that Zhou You was so determined, Dr. Oak immediately realized that the boy in front of him didn't need his worries from the beginning.

So he turned around decisively, picked up a package from the table and handed it to the other party: "I feel much more relieved if you have this confidence. This is a gift from Dr. Yamanashi, and it contains..."

Before Dr. Oak finished speaking.

The illustrated book in Zhou You's pocket that triggered the alarm function rang with a very penetrating ringtone, and his face suddenly turned black as if he heard the death knell.

"Doctor, let's talk about it tonight or tomorrow." Zhou You showed a lifeless smile, "I have to go train myself and the elves."

If it's any later, I won't be able to sleep if I don't finish today's training...

Dr. Oak: "?"

Is it that hard?