Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"I think... sometimes traditional ways of exploring... are also good..."

Uncle Xin Zhao sat on a stone by the roadside and spoke in a deep voice.

"Sorry, I forgot that Megalodon hasn't come out of the Poké Ball to exercise in several days."

Wang Yao handed over a bottle of refreshing soda.

"Drink something cold to calm your nerves."

"what is this?"

Uncle Xin Zhao took the soda and looked at the bubbles churning inside the glass bottle with some confusion.

Although he also runs a luxury hotel in Feiyun City, this newly popular drink among young people is obviously not on his hotel menu.

"Soda, uncle, have you never had it before?"

Wang Yao looked at the other person strangely.

"Of course I have drunk soda before...but I have never seen this brand of soda before."

Uncle Xin Zhao put the bottle mouth close to his mouth and tried to take a sip.

Abundant bubbles burst in his mouth, and the cold soda instantly made him feel much more energetic.

"Hmm...it tastes pretty good."

Uncle Xin Zhao smacked his lips and commented.

"Is it a specialty of the Kanto region?"

Uncle Xin Zhao asked casually.

"Hmm~ I don't know about that... but they are usually sold in vending machines in Kanto."

Wang Yao also opened a bottle for himself, and after gulping down a few gulps, he finally had time to speak.

"That's it..."

Although it was his first time drinking it, he felt that the texture and taste of this new soda were very suitable for young people's tastes, and it might even be more popular than Feiyun ice cream.

Uncle Xin Zhao kept the soda matter in mind for the time being and planned to contact the soda company to join after returning to Feiyun City.

……

After a short rest, the two began to explore the geological conditions near the pass.

Although thousands of years of geological changes have taken place, most of the original marking points on the map have undergone tremendous changes.

But Wang Yao and Xin Zhao still found some clues.

"Yes, look... this valley and the outline of the rocky mountain over there all match up."

Xin Zhao spread out the map and placed it on a flat stone.

"According to the location marked on the map, the area between here and the big tree with a fork at the top... is the entrance to the ruins."

Uncle Xin Zhao still had many years of exploration experience. After finding the approximate location, he quickly deduced the entrance to the ruins and locked it in an area the size of a basketball court.

“Can this be dug out?”

Wang Yao scratched his head while looking at the grove in front of him.

After all, on that ancient map, this should be a platform on the mountainside.

But now the mountain is gone...only a gentle slope covered with tall trees remains.

Judging from the age of these plants, the geological changes occurred at least hundreds of years ago.

"Certainly possible!"

Uncle Xin Zhao is full of confidence.

"Come out—big-jawed ants, dragon-headed gophers!"

When it comes to flying and crossing the sea, he is not as good as Wang Yao, but as a ruins fan, his Pokémon are all very good at excavation.

"Oh, it's the big-jawed ant. Is there another one called the dragon-headed mole?"

Wang Yao took out his illustrated book and started collecting stamps.

Like most mountaineering uncles, Nobuaki's Pokémon are mainly rock, ground, and steel attributes.

"Ding--Giant Ant, the Antlion Pokémon! It digs funnel-shaped nests in the desert. Its huge jaws are very powerful, strong enough to bite through hard rocks..."

"Ding - Diglett, the underground Pokémon! It is the evolved form of Diglett, and can build a maze-like nest 100 meters underground.

"...After evolving, the Dragon Head Digger has a steel drill. It can penetrate any iron plate and has extremely strong destructive power."

The Jaw Ant, including its final evolution, the Desert Dragonfly, is one of the "Flying Dragon" Pokémon members that Wang Yao had known before.

No matter how strong it is, it can sit at the same table with the Charizard and the Pterosaur at a banquet.

He seemed to have seen the dragon-headed hamster when playing games, but it did not leave a very deep impression on him.

"Ironclad Tyrannosaurus, Arbok, you guys come out and help too."

Although we didn't bring Steelix and Tectonic, which are the best at digging caves, Arbok and the others are also natural diggers.

"Search carefully under this hillside and bring back any man-made stone carvings or other props you find."

Wang Yao estimated that the real entrance to the ruins had been completely destroyed.

But bringing back some remaining stone carvings and props can further narrow the search scope.

Rumble!

Compared to the giant-jawed ants and dragon-headed mole rats, the noise made by the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Arbok when digging holes is much louder.

The remaining cave is large enough for people to pass through.

"That's amazing... your Pokémon's aura is extraordinary."

"Are you here to challenge the Trainer Tower as well?"

Now all the Pokémon were sent out to look for ruins. Uncle Xin Zhao sipped his soda and chatted casually with Wang Yao.

"Yeah, come and broaden your horizons. I heard that the trainers guarding the tower are very strong."

Having said that, Wang Yao's desire to win is not actually very strong.

After all, he doesn't need to prove himself by doing this, and he has always been enjoying traveling.

"With such a mentality, it seems that you are very confident?"

Xin Zhao didn't know what Wang Yao was thinking. He just felt that the young man in front of him acted relaxed and confident.

Compared to those trainers who train hard with Pokémon every day and constantly refresh their tower climbing records, he seems to have the demeanor of a stronger person.

"Haha~ It's okay - I'm more confident in my cooking skills than my trainer's abilities."

Wang Yao took a sip of his soda and interrupted with a smile.

"Really? Then you've hit a wall!"

Uncle Xin Zhao raised his eyebrows and said with interest.

"More than 20 years ago, I was a restaurant chef... In terms of cooking skills, I am definitely better than you!"

Before he became rich, Nobuaki worked as a chef in his own small restaurant.

Because of the booming business, the small restaurant was transformed into a big hotel. Uncle Xin Zhao was able to entrust the business to his children and pick up his hobby from his youth and became an explorer.

"You don't have to beat me, just beat it."

Wang Yao took out a Poké Ball and threw it casually.

"Ya~dong~"

After Daidai hit the ball, he stretched lazily, threw the nut shell on his head into the river, and squatted by the river in a daze.

"Just that? A Slowpoke?"

Uncle Xin Zhao felt that Wang Yao was somewhat contemptuous.

Slowpoke is a notoriously silly Pokémon. How can such a Pokémon cook?

"It's Slowking. It just took off its hat."

Wang Yao reminded.

"Oh...it's Slow King."

Uncle Xin Zhao scratched his head.

If it was Slow King...he didn't seem to be that confident.

Because he heard that this Pokémon has a brain that is far smarter than humans.

If I use this brain to learn how to cook... maybe I can be better than him.

"…So it can remove the conch shell from its head?"

Thinking of this, Uncle Xin Zhao awkwardly but politely changed the subject.

"I had the same doubts as you when I first saw it."

Wang Yao showed an expression of surprise.

"As long as you remember to feed it, the nutshell can grow healthily even if it is separated from the main body - it also likes to eat carrots."

Wang Yao skillfully took out a bag of vacuum-packed carrots from his backpack and handed it to Daidai.

The task of feeding the nutshell cap has always been the responsibility of Daidai himself.