Chapter 296 When the Red Lotus Riddler Meets the Brainless Door-Kicker
After finishing all the things in the research institute and signing the contract with Torito, Zhou You took Xiaozi, Shuibo Dolphin and Fluorescent Fish to fly to Honglian Island.
Before in Fenglai City, Xia Bo said that Dr. Fuji gave him the X-spray stone, but he had to go through the test. He originally planned to give the other party a few days to prepare the puzzles and didn't rush to come, but now he has an appointment with Zhulan to fight in Baiyin Mountain the day after tomorrow, so he can't be impatient.
It would be so embarrassing if 6 rounds of battles didn't kill 1...
Zhou You's team configuration is extremely unbalanced, and there are only 4 that can be used as combat power. It is impossible to cultivate other elves in a short time. It is better to try to evolve into X-spray before the battle.
However, when he flew to the sea on Reshiram and then transferred to Arthur to go directly to the True Red Lotus Gym inside the volcano, he found that neither Xia Bo nor his elves were anywhere. After asking the surrounding residents at the opponent's Crimson Tavern, he learned an unexpected news:
"Xia Bo has been missing for a week."
First of all, he ruled out being attacked.
Judging from the cleanliness of the Crimson Tavern (Zhou You still has the key to Xia Bo's hotel) and the Red Lotus Gym, they have not experienced any battles. Xia Bo is a veteran of the alliance after all, and his strength is not comparable to that of ordinary gym owners. It is not something that ordinary people can touch.
Could it be that the other party disappeared because of that sentence more than a week ago?
[You answered the riddle before I even gave it out, so it doesn't count. I'll test you again when you come to Red Lotus Island. ]
Zhou You's mouth twitched when he thought of this. It seems that this possibility is more likely.
The reason why all the elves raised by Xia Bo disappeared was probably because the other party knew that Eden could act as a translator between elves and humans, so they took them away to prevent them from being fooled by despicable outsiders?
The logic was established.
There was nothing else to do, so Zhou You, who opened the hotel with a key, sat in the lobby after investigating, and fell into deep thought...
The empty room, neatly arranged, the computer with a changed boot password, the hot spring with a little steam, and the empty kitchen, everything seemed normal.
So, Xia Bo didn't receive challengers in the first place, and now he completely threw the gym aside to play hide-and-seek with him. Would the Quartz Alliance really not mind?
So where could Xia Bo go?
Looking at Zhou You who was thinking, Arthur yawned boredly and came to the hot spring to soak in it.
The hot springs of the Crimson Restaurant are all geothermal springs that use volcanic energy. Even if no one is managing them, they are still hot.
Generally speaking, fire-type elves don't like to enter water, so as not to be attacked by water-type elves, but it's not a big problem in hot springs, as long as the tail is exposed.
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The sound of Arthur entering the water was like a flash of inspiration in Zhou You's mind-how could there be water in the hot spring since Xia Bo had been missing for a week?
After using the hot spring, the water needs to be drained for cleaning and disinfection. Even if it is left there, the water needs to be emptied, otherwise it is easy to cause unnecessary damage to the equipment.
Xia Bo should not be such a sloppy person!
"Arthur, come out first." Zhou You, who had a thought, came to the hot spring and said to Arthur, "This water has been left there for a week. It's not hygienic. I'll change the water and you can soak again."
The latter only reacted, his blue eyes were full of surprise, and he hurriedly climbed out of the hot spring to the ground.
Then Zhou You emptied the water, and sure enough, he found a fixed waterproof bag in the pool.
After filling the water for his own fire-breathing dragon, he returned to the hall with the waterproof bag.
Unlike what Zhou You expected, the waterproof bag contained not a puzzle, but a thick document.
This is a graph and report on the temperature of the Red Lotus Volcano, the geology of Red Lotus Island, and the water quality and temperature of the Deep Red Restaurant Hot Spring.
According to the report, due to unknown reasons, the Red Lotus Volcano has become more and more active in the past decade, and has reached a dangerous critical point in recent years.
"Speaking of which, the Light Volcano on the Seven Islands has also become more and more active, and some other volcanoes in several nearby areas seem to have signs of turning from dead to alive."
Is this perhaps due to Groudon's upcoming awakening?
Or is it because Entei has been a bit chatty recently?
[It is said that if Entei roars, a volcano somewhere in the world will erupt. ]
Putting aside these digressions for the time being, if you concentrate on studying this information, you can conclude that the volcano on Red Lotus Island will erupt in only a few years.
And in fact, this is indeed the case. Zhou You knows very well that the Red Lotus Volcano will erupt within 3 years...
But until the end, he did not find any information about Xia Bo's current location in this document.
"Why is it so brain-burning? Could there be clues hidden somewhere else that need to be used in conjunction with this information?"
For example, a code book or something.
After deciphering all these things, Zhou You may get the new password for Xia Bo's computer, and then find another new puzzle on the desktop that may point to the other party's location.
It seems to be an interesting challenge.
But to be honest, Zhou You doesn't like decryption. He has no talent for it. For more than 20 years, he has always felt that it would be better if those boring mini-games before challenging the owner of the museum could be deleted.
Kick the door when you see it, smash the can when you see it, and attack the living creature directly when you see it. It is simple and straightforward, which can save a lot of energy.
So Zhou You, as a door-kicking party, decided to use violence to solve Xia Bo's puzzle.
"If you want to know Xia Bo's location, you have to analyze his purpose of using this as one of the puzzles and his opinion on this information."
First, the Red Lotus Volcano has come back to life and will erupt in a few years.
Second, Xia Bo is fed up with those tourists who come here for the name.
Third, part of the meaning of the existence of the owner of the museum is to serve as the defense force of the city.
Therefore, Xia Bo needs to consider the impact of the volcanic eruption on Honglian Town, as well as the location of his own gym after that...
In addition, Xia Bo has dozens of elves, and ordinary places cannot accommodate so many elves...
Under the condition of not knowing when Zhou You will arrive, it is obviously unrealistic to keep the elves in the elf balls and only release them when eating.
Therefore, he must be in a place that can accommodate so many elves.
The hide-and-seek game with Zhou You will not be the main reason for Xia Bo to move away from Honglian Island.
After analyzing to this point, Xia Bo's most likely hiding place is about to come out:
"Twin Islands."
The location of the new Honglian Gym is there. There is no potential risk of Articuno, and there are no low-purity trainers who can challenge while sightseeing. It is a good place for training and retirement.
Having guessed Xia Bo's most likely location, Zhou You is no longer anxious, and simply leisurely soaks in the hot spring with Arthur.
It was not until the afternoon that they packed up everything and headed towards the familiar Twin Islands.