Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 199: Weak Claims in the Unova Region
The underwater ruins are filled with legends and deeds about the heroes and kings of the Unova region three thousand years ago, and have a lot of research value for people today.

Link deciphered puzzles and explored along the way, and took photos of all the buildings and inscriptions for archiving to prevent them from being damaged and unable to be repaired in the future due to various reasons.

The area of the second-level maze was much smaller, and various antiques that ordinary adventurers had never dug up began to be scattered everywhere.

The Bourgeois family of Ripple Town would purchase these antiques, but selling three thousand year old antiques to such people would be nothing short of a waste of resources.

Link is now financially independent and doesn't care too much about these cultural relics.

"Let's collect them all first, and donate them to the Shippo Museum after we get out. We can also go to the Shippo Gym to get a badge while we're at it."

With the help of the Fire Fox's "telekinesis", all kinds of ancient coins, ancient stone statues, and ancient pots were carefully placed in the adventure backpack.

It’s a pity that there is still no trace of stone slabs on this floor.

Could it be that the slate is not here in reality?

Not long after, a man and a fox rode on the dark-tailed fish to the end.

"If you want to show your understanding of the king, then let out a glow here." Link complained subconsciously, "This is inexplicable. Is this considered an ancient use of optical sensors?"

"Fu!"

Fire Fox used the "Flash Technique" according to the inscription, but it did not open the way to the next level as the trainer said.

"Fu?"

"what happened?"

Link was extremely sure that his translation was correct. In the game, the door should be opened using the "Flash Technique", right?

What is going wrong?
He reconfirmed the inscription and confirmed that he was not mistaken.

The fire fox suspected that the light it had just emitted was not enough, so it released a more powerful "Flash Magic", but this time the flash was still useless.

The air was consumed a little bit, but no changes occurred in the silent ruins.

"Perhaps I have too many preconceived ideas." Link thought, trying to decipher the true meaning of the inscription. "The first level puzzle is 'The King Will Not Get Lost'. To put it bluntly, it tests the ability to count prime numbers and read text. Those who have already passed the level don't need to face the same test."

So the second level of the puzzle may not just be about walking through the maze and deciphering the inscription, but about going beyond the meaning and understanding the core of the text.

Thinking of this, Link opened his camera and checked the inscriptions he had taken one by one.

【To eat is to gain all life. 】

【No waste.】

【Life is about being grateful for everything. 】

[No cruel treatment.]

【Everything is equal and valuable. 】

[It's not just about good and evil, but there is a range of degrees.]

【War can produce nothing but endless sorrow.】

[If you want to show your understanding of the king, shine your light here. ]

"It's a very simple concept, and it's basically about morality, but if it's not just about releasing the "Flash Technique", how can we express our understanding of it?"

This is just a stone tablet. If it is just a simple optical sensor, it can be understood, but how to judge whether the visitor has these qualities?

Link thought for a moment, then stepped forward and touched the stone tablet.

The next moment, the ancient stone tablet burst into a light that was countless times brighter than the "Flash Magic" performed by the Fire Fox.

A roar resounded throughout the second floor, and the stone tablet slowly sank into the ground, revealing a path leading to the third floor.

"Fu!"

What did the trainer do?
It looked at Link curiously, but found that Link was also completely confused and looked at it in confusion. "Although I don't understand the ancient writing of the Unova region, this should be translated as 'shine' rather than the literal 'flash'." Porygon, who was temporarily unable to connect to the Internet, analyzed the local data.

To show brilliance rather than release light is to use some ancient mysterious power to allow the stone tablet to read the personal qualities of the visitor, and only those who meet the requirements can pass.

"Well, it seems that my translation ability is not omnipotent."

If you can only understand emotions and surface meanings, you will not be able to decipher many idioms, phrases, and puns.

But this is actually the norm in translation.

"Let's move on."

Starting from the third level, the puzzles and inscriptions become increasingly obscure and difficult to understand, but fortunately Link's translation skills can still ensure barrier-free reading.

Unfortunately, the stone slab still did not appear on this floor, but the value of the cultural relics became more and more precious, and ancient gold coins and bracelets gradually replaced ordinary copper and silver coins.

Until they reached the end of this floor, they found a stone mirror decorated with white, blue, green and red cloud shapes standing on the stone platform in front of the stone tablet.

"Fu?"

The fire fox stepped forward to observe and saw itself in the glass in the center.

It could sense that there was a special power sealed in this mirror.

As if it had sensed something, the bronze mirror monster that had been hanging on Link's backpack woke up from its deep sleep, floated in front of the mirror, and showed a puzzled look.

"This is a 'revealing mirror', a tool that can reveal the true form of the things reflected in it."

In the game, it is an item that allows the incarnated Pokémon to switch between incarnation form and spirit beast form, but Link suspects that in reality it might work on any Pokémon - for example, allowing Zoroark, which has activated the "Illusion" attribute, to return to its original form?

What if we use it to illuminate the original returning bighead carp and the flightless one?
"Although Thunder Cloud, Land Cloud, and Attachment Cloud are all very interesting and powerful spirits, it is unlikely that they will settle with humans."

Link put away the revealing mirror for the time being and see whether it will be sent to the Shrine of Plenty or the Seven Treasures Museum.

If the opponent's level and strength are higher than yours, then the "intimidation" hand is really useless...

Then the man and the fox looked at the last inscription on the third floor.

If the first two layers of inscriptions describe the king's achievements and virtues, this layer begins to demonstrate his special power.

【The king has all hopes and all ideals. 】

【Have the heart of love and the power of love. 】

【The king has the ability to communicate with living creatures.】

【The king reads the future and protects the people from the tsunami. 】

[If you want to show your understanding of the king, show the same power as the king. ]

In the game, "supernatural powers" should be used here, but after passing the second level, Link realized that they cannot be interpreted literally.

"Hope, dreams and love, communicating with all living things without obstacles, predicting the future and saving people from tsunamis, how can this power be demonstrated?"

Link increasingly felt that the ancients might really have mastered some lost supernatural powers.

"Fu?"

Fire Fox was thoughtful. How come the description above completely overlaps with the trainer?
"It's just a coincidence. I can't predict the future."

Regardless, Link stepped forward to touch the stone tablet again.

And as he touched it, the stone tablet roared again, and after sinking into the ground, it revealed the road leading to the top level.

There is no maze on the fourth floor, but a sacred temple in ancient Greek style. In the center of the floor is an ancient crown surrounded by stone slabs in the shape of a moon surrounded by stars.

(End of this chapter)