Pokémon: From Magikarp

"By the way, Junior Brother Lin, since you are so familiar with the ancient Pokémon language, I have a word here that I would like you to point out."

As the two were talking, Senior Brother Liu suddenly remembered something and said it excitedly to Lin Shi.

"Word? What word?"

Lin Shi felt a little guilty. He naturally didn't know much about the ancient Pokémon characters. He was able to recognize that character entirely based on the information provided by the identification system.

But knowing the meaning of that word is already the limit. It is impossible to know how this word came into being and how it evolved. It is really not easy to get him to say something...

“That’s the word.”

Qin Yunfei took out his mobile phone and enlarged a picture inside. A strange symbol suddenly appeared on the picture.

With the help of the identification system, Lin Shi recognized the meaning of the word at a glance, but that was all.

"Hmm... what do you think this word is, Brother Liu?"

Lin Shi asked in a profound tone.

"Oh, I think..."

Upon hearing a topic that was familiar to him, Brother Liu immediately opened up and began to talk incessantly about his research on this word, citing classics and speaking eloquently.

"So, based on the relics that were discovered before and the text that was deciphered, I think this character should be the character for 'king'."

"Look at this character. The inverted V-shaped part at the bottom should represent people, while the horizontal line at the top should represent the sky. A person who is at the top of the sky is the king."

"Junior Brother Lin, what do you think?"

After saying this, Senior Brother Liu looked at Lin Shi with anticipation in his eyes. After what happened last time, he had already regarded Lin Shi as a big shot who had studied ancient characters for many years.

Lin Shi was a little surprised by Senior Brother Liu's opinion, because he was not wrong, it really was the word "Wang". It seemed that Senior Brother Liu had some practical knowledge.

"Hiss...well..." Lin Shi pondered for a moment, looking like he was thinking deeply, and finally nodded heavily.

"I have also studied this word. As the saying goes, great minds think alike. My idea is exactly the same as yours, which is the word 'king'."

"Really?"

Senior Brother Liu was obviously very happy. Lin Shi's words made him feel relieved. With this word, he could publish another paper and graduate smoothly.

"Junior Brother Lin is indeed a young talent. I didn't expect that he has studied so many characters. It's amazing..."

These words came from his heart. Thinking of the last time he had ridiculed Lin Shi, his face felt hot.

You can't judge a person by appearance...

"Ha ha……"

Lin Shi laughed dryly.

"I am over-flattered……"

……

The next morning, the archaeological team officially set out to excavate the ruins. Qin Yunfei led the guard team together. Or rather, this was the purpose of their visit. The deviation in the initial position was purely an accident.

"This elven ruins is located on the edge of the Phantom Fire Desert. Many places have been swallowed by sand and rocks, and many places are buried under the sand. It is extremely difficult to excavate. Everyone should be mentally prepared."

On the way there, Su Yu once again introduced the environment of the ruins to the team members. He had excavated this area once before, and this time he would mainly excavate deeper areas that had never been entered.

Soon, everyone came to a dilapidated building. Although only ruins were left, it was still recognizable as a man-made building. It was just that it had been eroded beyond recognition due to too much time.

"Complete the assigned tasks carefully. Remember to be careful, patient and attentive."

"Yes……"

Su Yu continued to give orders, and the archaeological team members began to disband and walked towards their own work areas, with excitement on everyone's face.

Su Yu, with Luo Wenjun, Su Qimeng, Lin Shi, Huang Qi and Qin Yunfei, continued to go deeper into the ruins.

"Everyone, please be careful where you step. This should be the core area of ​​the ruins. This is where we will uncover the history."

Entering the new ruins room, Su Yu instructed everyone that this place was obviously much more exquisite than the area they had just passed through. The walls made of hard rock still stood tall even after a long time.

"Huang Qi, Xiao Meng, take your tools, carefully observe the surrounding walls, and clean out the murals on them."

"Wenjun, Lin Shi, come with me and sort out the broken pieces on the ground. Be sure to pay attention to whether there are any words or seals on them."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Qin Yunfei was a complete layman and could only carefully look around at this moment, guarding against possible traps and unknown dangers.

Everyone began the busy archaeological work. It was completely different from the thrilling and exciting ruins excavation in the movies or the tomb robbers' notes. The actual archaeological work was so boring and monotonous.

But it was not a big deal for Lin Shi. He was very patient and had a bit of a collecting habit. When he was playing games before, he could stay up all night just to capture a Pokémon and complete the illustrated guide.

And he was really interested in these ancient Pokémon relics. With the help of the identification system, all the relics items were defenseless to him, giving him a fresh feeling of treasure hunting.

Soon, with everyone's efficient work, in just half a day, a prototype was already formed.

Huang Qi and Su Qimeng have completely cleaned out a mural. Although the baptism of time has caused it to lose many details, the content of the painting can still be vaguely seen.

On the mural, a person who is not sure whether he is a man or a woman wears a hideous mask and holds a scepter high in his hand. He is surrounded by a group of unclear things, and at his feet, humans and elves are kneeling in submission.

"It looks like he was a lord who once ruled this area, or it would be more appropriate to say a king..." Looking at the mural, Su Yu analyzed what was expressed in the painting.

In any case, this was a major discovery, and he was more motivated to organize and develop the ruins.

Lin Shi has sorted out many stone fragments, which seem to be formed by the breakage of a stone tablet. Many ancient characters can be found carved on them.

Words are always the best carrier for spreading information. Su Yu believes that if the stone tablet can be pieced together completely and the information on it can be deciphered, it will be of great significance for them to understand this ancient history.

"Uncle Su, do you think this is a bit strange?"

Lin Shi stood up and stretched, then asked Su Yu who was concentrating on tidying up beside him.

"What's weird?"

"Judging from the exquisite decoration of this palace, it must be a very important place, but apart from murals and stone tablets, there seems to be nothing else here."

Lin Shi continued.

"Hmm..." Su Yu nodded and said thoughtfully.

"Indeed, I guess this place is probably not used for living or as a tomb. It should be used for sacrifices. It is only used during grand celebrations."

After he finished speaking, there was some eagerness in his eyes as he looked at the fragments of the stone tablet on the ground as if they were treasures.

"As long as the information on the stone tablet is interpreted, all history will be revealed to the world..."

"Everyone, try harder..."