Pokémon: The Climb

Walking in the illuminated passage, you can see far inside at a glance.

On the bronze wall, the mottled spots recording time are so clearly visible.

Passing by several bronze plates that had obviously been violently dismantled, Yang Yan paused for a moment.

"These are all good things done by those people outside. They don't understand the importance of historical relics at all. As long as they see something that they think can be sold for money, they will destroy and take it away without any care!" Qiuye Yinling explained, her eyes There is regret in it.

"I know," Yang Yan continued to move forward, "and this is why the alliance does not allow them to come in again, right?"

"Yes, this ruins is very large and of great value. If outsiders who don't know the rules are allowed to come in and out at will, the losses will be immeasurable!"

Qiuye Yinling admired Yang Yan's reaction ability. He only understood why the alliance would expel everyone with an extremely tough attitude after being reminded by Uncle Ichijo, but Yang Yan understood it instantly.

"Is the damage to the ruins serious?" Yang Yan asked again.

"The outer two floors were severely damaged, and almost nothing of value is gone."

Then, Qiuye Yinling explained: "I heard that this secret realm has 5 floors, and the area becomes larger as you go down, so although the upper two floors were more damaged, fortunately most of the valuable things are still there. .”

At this time, Ichijo and Kawano followed up again.

Yang Yan had noticed the behavior of the two of them a long time ago, but he acted as if nothing had happened and kept his eyes focused on the front.

"Mr. Omu, I heard from the lady that you also have some research on archaeology. How about helping to explore this ruins together? I believe Mr. Wu will be willing to have more people!" Yi Cheng suggested with a smile when he came up.

"Mr. Wu?" Yang Yan looked confused.

Qiuye Yinling immediately explained: "Mr. Wu is an old man in the archaeological world. He has in-depth research on various kingdoms during the Washui period of more than a thousand years. He was specially invited by the alliance to be responsible for all the ruins in the secret realm. of conservation and excavation work.”

"By the way, Xicui is Sinnoh, which is the ancient name of the Sinnoh region." Qiuye Yinling was afraid that Yang Yan would not know and explained it specially, but she suddenly remembered that since Yang Yan knew about the Red Stone Kingdom, There is a high probability that he also knows the name of "Xicui". I did unnecessary things.

She couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

"Is that so?" Yang Yan didn't mean to show off his knowledge. He was still concerned about the ruins, so he asked: "Then Mr. Wu is here, so the excavation work must be going smoothly, right?"

"Actually, it didn't go well." Ichiro pointed to a big hole on the side. "Mr. Omu, you see, there was a trap there before. The group of people outside were worried about being caught, so they used violent methods to break it, but Wu Lao and others felt that this was wrong because traps were also part of the ruins and had high archaeological value, so they were not allowed to be destroyed. There were many traps of all kinds in the ruins, so the daily progress was very slow. This is also one of the reasons why I want to recommend you to Mr. Wu."

When Yicheng was talking, Yang Yan saw several signs of violent destruction wherever he looked, which could be regarded as seeing how many traps were laid in this ruins.

"If there's anything I can do to help, I'll naturally be willing to help!" Yang Yan would not refuse outright, but he also left some room in his words.

The group of people walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the third underground floor.

They did not visit all the upper 2 floors because it was almost destroyed and there was nothing interesting to see.

Although he was heading straight down, Yang Yan still saw the size of this ruins when passing by.

Just to get to the downward passage, you need to go through several passages and turn several turns.

In the process, Yang Yan saw signs of destruction one after another.

If one place corresponds to one organ...

"Good guy, it's like 'three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry'. This arrangement is too exaggerated. The first generation Red Stone King really didn't hesitate to spend money!" Yang Yan sighed in his heart.

If he hadn't known the inside story, he would not have thought it was a fake tomb.

After arriving on the third floor, Yang Yan and the others finally met others.

Looking at the attire, there are not only people from the Alliance military, but also a small number of researchers in white coats, who can also be said to be archaeologists.

They were scattered in groups of three or five in different places, some were observing, some were researching, and some were thinking of ways to break the trap.

That state of concentration made no one want to glance at Yang Yan and his party who had just appeared.

"Miss Qiuye, you're here, what's the matter?"

One of the guards standing at the exit of the stairs on the third floor came up and asked.

"This is my friend. He also has some research in archeology. I'm here to take him to meet Mr. Wu."

After hearing this, the guard looked at Yang Yan next to Qiu Ye Yin Ling, his expression slightly surprised.

After all, Yang Yan looks very young, and archeology is different from other work. It is difficult to achieve anything without spending enough time.

But he didn't say anything. Instead, he smiled and led the way, "Mr. Wu is here, please follow me."

After passing through 3 passages in a row and turning 5 turns, Yang Yan and others finally arrived at the place where Mr. Wu worked.

There were the most people around Mr. Wu, and two of them were responsible for standing behind as guards, but judging from their attire, they were not members of the alliance military.

Hearing movement behind them, the two turned around.

And the moment he saw their faces, Yang Yan's pupils shrank suddenly!

"It's them!"

Although they no longer wore black cloaks, Yang Yan recognized them at a glance. They were the same people he saw in the desert before going to the ruins!

He vividly remembered that he just glanced at them and their eyes were noticed.

The sharpness is simply not like ordinary people!

"Miss Qiuye, please stop and let me know when I go over!"

If it were anyone else, these two would just forcefully expel them and not let anyone disturb Mr. Wu and his party who were working.

Yang Yan didn't hear this sentence at all, his mind was spinning.

Why are they here?

Aren’t outsiders not allowed in the secret realm?

And they are not from the military, so are they from a certain family?

……

A series of questions flashed through Yang Yan's mind.

After eliminating all kinds of unreasonableness, Yang Yan could only get one answer in the end.

"If they did not appear in the desert by chance, but had already known the information about the secret realm, then their identity... could they be the forces behind Mr. Xi?"

In order to successfully capture the mythical beast, Yang Yan believed that the mastermind behind the scenes would not be stupid enough to let others know, so except for Qiuye Yinling who accidentally came to the desert for adventure, it is estimated that only the person who planned all this, or the family, would make arrangements in advance. .

Then the answer is ready to come out!

Connect to the present moment.

"The fact that they are here now, does it mean that the person behind them is also present?"

"Are you going to meet the person behind Mr. Xi?"

"too suddenly!"

Yang Yan was completely unprepared...