Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

Although a week was a bit short, Xin Zhao had already stopped more than a dozen trainers at the entrance of the valley...

Most trainers were dismissive of the news of the treasure, and their only goal seemed to be to challenge the Trainer Tower on the north side of the island.

Although ordinary tourists are interested in this, their fighting ability is not as good as his.

In addition, there are often elite trainers on the island for special training, and the level of wild Pokémon also increases accordingly.

When traveling with tourists, if we really encounter danger, we don’t know who will protect whom…

Therefore, Wang Yao was the first powerful trainer who agreed to explore the valley with him.

...At least that Arbok looks pretty big, so it should not be just for show.

In this situation, he could only pray that luck was on his side.

After all, he accidentally obtained an ancient map of the Seven Islands Sea by chance.

The location of the 'treasure' is clearly marked on the map.

However, due to the passage of time, the topography of the Seven Islands has changed. In addition, the special nature of the terrain makes it impossible for him to search for treasure intuitively according to the map.

"The ruins are located in the south of the island. If we walk faster, we might be able to reach them before the sun sets..."

Time was running out, so Uncle Xin Zhao immediately started planning his itinerary.

"Walk?"

Wang Yao smiled and interrupted.

"Why do we have to walk? Wouldn't it be faster to just fly there?"

Wang Yao took out two Poké Balls from his belt and tossed them in his hands.

"what?"

Uncle Xin Zhao was stunned.

"Yeah—why didn't I think of that before!"

Xin Zhao slammed his palm and suddenly reacted.

He had been wandering in the mountains for three months, partly because he wanted to compare ancient maps with the real terrain of the mountains in order to find the treasure...

On the other hand, a lot of time was wasted because the mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk on.

But I can obviously analyze the map easily in the sky by riding a Flying Pokémon...Why should I bother wandering around in the mountains?

"Ah...I always walked step by step like this when I went on expeditions before...I'm used to it."

Uncle Xin Zhao thought about it carefully and found that it was his habitual thinking that harmed him.

……

after an hour.

In the ruins complex on the south side of the island, near a flat riverside area.

"Pidiaodiao——!"

"Roar--!"

The Pidgeot and the pterosaur flapped their wings and landed one after another.

"Huh...you..."

Uncle Xin Zhao carefully got off Pidgeot's back, holding the bird's back and breathing heavily.

Even after landing, his legs were still trembling.

"...Pidgeot...you fly really fast... huh..."

"If it's not manned, the cruising speed of the Pidgeot is Mach 2."

Wang Yao finally had the chance to show off his meager Pokémon knowledge.

"You've all worked hard. Take a break and eat something."

Wang Yao took out two bags of portable rations from his backpack and let Pidgeot and the others eat some snacks with the river water to replenish their energy.

"How was it? Did you see it clearly in the sky just now?"

In fact, it only took them a dozen minutes to fly from the entrance of the valley. The reason why they stayed in the sky for so long was that Nobuaki was comparing the map.

"There is a pass in a very similar location, but on the map, there should be a platform on the mountainside..."

Uncle Xin Zhao calmed his breathing, took out a map and began to compare his recent discoveries.

"So I think……"

Uncle Xin Zhao showed the ancient map in front of Wang Yao.

Since we are all teammates, there is nothing to hide.

"The real entrance to the ruins should be hidden near that pass... maybe deep underground..."

Uncle Xin Zhao said with a frown.

Although the high-altitude reconnaissance produced some results, the entrance to the ruins was buried underground, which was obviously not particularly good news.

"If we want to dig out the collapsed platform again...it's a huge project."

Wang Yao stroked his chin, recalling the terrain of the pass in his mind.

The area of ​​the pass is quite large, but it wouldn’t be a problem to just search a larger area… The key is that we don’t know the extent of the damage to the ancient ruins.

After all, more than half of the mountain has collapsed, and it is possible that the real ruins have been completely buried deep underground.

"Let's go take a look first. If the original entrance to the ruins is damaged, we might be able to enter from another place."

It was still early, so Wang Yao and Xin Zhao planned to go to the pass again and search it carefully.

"Pidot, bring..."

"and many more--!"

Wang Yao was about to greet Pidgeot and the fossil pterosaur, but was stopped by Uncle Xin Zhao.

"That pass isn't far away, there's no need to fly over there..."

Uncle Xin Zhao suggested with some lingering fear.

He doesn't really want to fly again for the time being.

"...Alright."

Wang Yao scratched his head.

"Come back and rest first."

Wang Yao took out the Poké Ball and took back the two Pokémon.

"Come out, Dragonite, Megalodon."

Then two Pokémon were released into the river.

"The pass is just upstream, it will be faster for us to take the water route."

Wang Yao took the lead and sat on the dragon's back, pointing at the megalodon and inviting Xin Zhao.

"Shark~"

The megalodon swam to the shore and stared at Xin Zhao curiously with its scarlet eyes.

"..."

Uncle Xin Zhao looked at the dragon that Wang Yao was riding, and then looked at the megalodon in front of him.

He actually wanted to reject Wang Yao's kindness... but to be honest, he didn't have any water Pokémon that could carry him upstream.

"Don't worry, Megalodon swims very fast. It can easily rush over even if it encounters a waterfall."

Wang Yao introduced with confidence.

"The dragon swims slowly, so I'll go ahead~"

Wang Yao waved to Uncle Xin Zhao and left first.

"I'm not worried about that..."

Xin Zhao said somewhat speechlessly.

But riding a Megalodon across the river is safer than riding a saddleless Pidgeot into the sky...

Seeing that Wang Yao was riding the dragon and swimming away slowly, Uncle Xin Zhao could only step onto the shark's back carefully.

"Be good, Megalodon. You don't have to swim too fast. Slowing down is also good..."

Holding the megalodon's long dorsal fin with both hands, Uncle Xin Zhao forced a smile on his face.

"Shark~"

Megalodon is not the kind of Pokémon that just wants to get by. If you ask it to slow down, isn't that looking down on the shark?

It must burst out with all its strength!

Boom! Crash!

A powerful wave erupted beneath the water surface, and the Megalodon, like a cruise missile, quickly caught up with the dragon in front.

Then a white torrent appeared on the water surface, and in just a blink of an eye, it swam a hundred meters away.

“Too—fast—ah—ah!”

Uncle Xin Zhao was like a tree-pillowed bear, hugging the megalodon's dorsal fin tightly.

I'm afraid that if I relax a little, I'll be thrown like a carp flag.

"You're so energetic~ Chenglong, we have to hurry up too."

Wang Yao looked at the disappearing back of the megalodon and scratched the itchy spot on Xiaochenglong's neck with some relaxation.

"Eeeeee ...

Xiao Chenglong squinted his eyes and twisted his neck, trying to avoid Wang Yao's little movements.

A pair of broad fins slowly cut through the water, creating ripples on the river surface, creating a scene of peaceful and tranquil times.