Pokémon: The Climb

Shaking his head and throwing away the messy thoughts, Yang Yan took out various materials and prepared to try to make the curse talisman.

The steps to make a cursed talisman are divided into 4 parts, namely: making special paper, preparing special ink, painting the runes, and injecting ghost energy.

The paper and ink can be made separately, and they can be left temporarily for easy access at any time.

Runes are the key.

There is not just one style of runes. Different runes produce different effects of the curse, and the ink required to draw different runes is also different. The more powerful curse talismans even require drawing multiple runes on a small piece of paper, which is extremely complicated.

Drawing runes requires a lot of practice, but paper and ink don't.

So what Yang Yan is planning to make now is paper.

It is actually not accurate to say that it is paper. Generally, paper is made of bamboo or bark, but the raw material required for the curse talisman is stronger silk.

The silk is mixed with specially treated materials to integrate them into one, and then soaked in a special liquid for 5 days to form.

Although the process is complicated and the tools used are basically ones that Yang Yan has never touched before, as long as the steps are strictly followed, there is no risk of failure.

After failing twice, Yang Yan successfully put the prepared paper into the black solution in front of him.

"You still need to wait for 5 days, let's continue!"

Taking out other materials, Yang Yan began to prepare ink.

The process of ink is simpler than that of paper. It can even be said to be the least complicated step. Yang Yan easily configured it on his first try.

The ink needs to be left for about 3 days and can only be used after its "fermentation" is completed.

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For the next five days, Yang Yan spent his free time making curse talismans.

Paper and ink can be produced in large quantities, so Yang Yan produced 100 copies at once. He also practiced various complex runes countless times on blank papyrus. The success rate and efficiency were improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, the actual effect during formal production cannot be guaranteed.

Originally, he could start officially making the curse talisman today, but now he needs to go out and can only wait until he comes back.

After packing up all kinds of things, Yang Yan put on his clothes and left the room.

As soon as he went out, Yang Yan noticed the difference in Songsha City. There were many more pedestrians on the streets that should have been deserted, and the shops on the roadside were rarely open for business.

This hibernating city seems to be waking up again.

Although today is not a traditional festival, Songsha City officials will hold some lively activities every once in a while to inject vitality into the city. Today is such a day.

“I remember the museum was in that direction.”

Yang Yan recalled something, and then walked forward along the street.

There was a curious smile on his lips: "It's so interesting that the clerk of the Hunter Alliance would choose to ask me to meet at the museum!"

Today, the museum in Songsha City will also open. Yang Yan is very surprised why the other party would choose such a crowded place.

Doesn’t the other party know that it’s inconvenient to talk a lot when there are so many people?

Although he didn't understand the other party's purpose of doing this, Yang Yan did not choose to refuse.

Fortunately, he did have the idea of ​​going to the museum.

After reading so many ancient books, Yang Yan can barely be called half an archaeologist.

Especially the ancient history of Sinnoh. I wonder if it is because the original ghost-type collaborators of the old Gengar lineage were Sinnoh people. There are the most records about Sinnoh.

Not only Axe-Splitting Mantis, Yang Yan also knew the special forms possessed by some other Pokémon from the ancient Sinnoh region.

He also knew that at that time, Sinnoh was not called Sinnoh, but was called Xicui.

Why the name was changed is unknown as time goes by.

However, along with the disappearance of the name "Xicui", there are also those unique Pokémon.

At the same time, he also learned that in the ancient Xicui area, there were Miss Skirt and the Great Sword Demon that are only found in the Hezhong area, as well as the Ice Rock Monster and the Quasi-God Nian Meilong that are only found in Carlos.

Changes in the environment have caused these Pokémon to disappear over the course of history. Now and in the future, only fragments of relevant information can be found in some buried ruins.

I have to say, it's quite a pity.

I heard that the museum in Songsha City contains many things brought back from the ruins in the desert. It is normal for Yangyan to want to confirm the history he has learned.

About half an hour later, Yang Yan arrived at the door of the museum.

The museum is open for free today, and the indoors are air-conditioned, so people who are tired from wandering around are quite willing to come in and sit.

When Yang Yan entered, there were already many people in the museum.

However, compared to a huge venue, it will not fill all the space.

After all, at this time of year, people are no more willing to go out than at other times.

Yang Yan was not in a hurry to find the clerk from the Hunter Alliance, because the other party said that when the time came, he would take the initiative to contact Yang Yan.

Yang Yan didn't understand what the "timing" he meant meant, but since people were unwilling to reveal their own information, Yang Yan couldn't find an unknown person in the crowd, so he simply regarded himself as a tourist and concentrated on Visit the museum.

The museum in Songsha City can be called "big", probably because more ancient cultural relics were recovered and more space was needed to place them. Therefore, the museum has been expanded three times in history.

As soon as you enter the door, if nothing else, the huge skeleton placed in the center of the hall is very shocking.

Although it was a skeleton, Yang Yan recognized it as the Sinnoh Quasi-God Liebiting Land Shark at a glance.

"This fierce-biting land shark was probably over 3.5 meters long when it was alive..." Yang Yan estimated.

I don’t know if it’s because the food in ancient times was too good or what. Today's fierce-biting land sharks are generally only over two meters long.

Walking through the hall, Yang Yan followed the signage and the staff's prompts, and started exploring step by step from the modern era to the ancient times in chronological order.

Restored ancient landforms; crowns and scepters symbolizing power; sacrificial vessels of the ancients; descriptions of the lives of Pokémon; disappeared flowers, plants and trees, etc.

Yang Yan gained a lot along the way and felt that he knew a little more about the history of Sinnoh.

Now he was standing in front of a glass showcase, quietly looking at a few stones placed on soft fabrics.

There are some clear or vague patterns on the stone.

According to the sign below, Yang Yan knew that these were extremely rare fossils.

Because the fossil resurrection technology has gradually matured, and he also has a few fossils in his hands that are temporarily unclear as to their authenticity, it is inevitable that he will become interested in these fossils in front of him.

"Looking at your focused expression, could it be that you have researched fossils?"

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Yang Yan's contemplation.