According to the building structure, it is actually more like a stone tower stacked layer by layer, with each floor having a spacious area.
Since Xiaozhi and the others entered from the top floor, they did not explore from the bottom up like a traditional tower climber, but from the top floor to the bottom.
"Is there even a staircase?"
Mingyi walked behind, curiously looking at everything in front of her.
I originally thought it would be a dark and stuffy basement, but after entering, it felt surprisingly good?
Compared with the hot desert outside, the interior of the ancient city looks very cool. Each floor is five or six meters high, which does not give people a depressing and closed feeling.
There are even stone stairs going down.
Xixi!
It's just that some fine sand drips from the ceiling above, giving people a sense of insecurity as if the roof will collapse at any time.
"Be careful"
Just when Mingyi was about to step on the ground, Xiaozhi quickly pulled it.
Then a stone was thrown over, and the seemingly flat ground suddenly began to twist and stir, and the quicksand soon swallowed the stone completely.
The ground in several areas has the effect of quicksand hell.
What makes Xiaozhi curious is that if people step directly on it, they can go straight to the next level from time to time?
However, the three of them are not the only ones in the ancient castle at this moment. There are also some members of Team Plasma wearing black uniforms scattered on various floors, conducting exploration work.
"Lord Akromar!"
"Lord Akromar!"
After seeing Acroma, they all came closer and said hello.
Then he looked at Xiaozhi and the two with surprised expressions, why are they still bringing two brats with them?
Akroma smiled and pointed at Xiaozhi and Xiaozhi:
"These two are distinguished guests of Team Plasma, please don't do anything disrespectful."
Several Team Plasma soldiers nodded quickly, not daring to disobey.
Xiaozhi and Mingyi were a little surprised when so many people suddenly appeared.
The sand gate above was just opened by Genesect, right? Where did these people come from?
Is it possible that there are other entrances to this ancient castle?
It just seemed that it had been explored for a long time, so Xiaozhi suddenly became interested.
This group of soldiers has been exploring here for several days, and has basically explored the ancient castle inside and out.
"Lord Acroma, the rare treasures in the ancient castle have been moved away through the ancient secret passages. As for the other ruins, we have left them intact without any damage!"
A soldier asked for credit.
But in fact, the treasures they found were not many, and this was not a treasure place in the traditional sense.
It's more like a simple place of worship, empty and vast.
And after so many years, most of the sacrificial objects have weathered and turned into sand when touched.
As the number of floors decreased, Xiaozhi roughly counted and found that they should have reached the fifth underground floor.
When you reach this floor, you can see that a stone door on the side of the wall is open, and there is a stone tunnel leading to the outside. It seems that the Plasma team entered the ancient city from here.
"Is this floor where the priests live?"
Acroma glanced at his radar detection, and then looked at the well-separated stone door rooms in front of him, which should be where ancient people lived.
He touched the strange marks and symbols on the wall. These were the writings of ancient Hezhong people, and they should record something interesting.
As for this entire ancient castle, it is suitable as a secret base.
Along with Route 4 and Feiyun Sewer at any time, it is very hidden.
But what Acroma is more curious about at this moment is
Where is the legendary sun god?
He had heard before that the legendary sun god was worshiped in ancient castles.
But this group of subordinates have probably finished exploring this ancient castle and found nothing special.
Is it just a vain legend...?
"Mr. Acroma, do you have any questions?"
Seeing Acroma's frown, Xiaozhi couldn't help but ask.
The former raised his eyebrows and informed Xiaozhi and Xiaozhi of his doubts.
"The Sun God in the Deep? Is it a legendary Pokémon?"
Xiaozhi became interested and couldn't help but poke Rotom who was still taking pictures everywhere.
"Beep! Sun God, the information is unknown, there was a record of Lotor in the Alola region~!"
Rotom was a little perfunctory, and after saying something casually, he continued to record and explore the surrounding area.
Hearing this, Akromar shook his head. He had heard about the sun god in the Alola region, but it had nothing to do with the Hezhu region.
"As far as I know, this legendary sun god should be a fire moth."
"Vulcan Moth?"
Xiaozhi and Mingyi looked at each other. They had heard it from Fan Shilang before when they were still in Suanmu Town.
After his burning insect evolves, it will become the Vulcan Moth, right?
It seemed that I really heard the words of the sun god at that time.
However, this ancient castle has existed for thousands of years. It is impossible that there is still a thousands-year-old Vulcan Moth inside, right?
Xiaozhi became interested and started to look around.
Deep inside the castle…
The location they were in at the moment seemed to be the lowest level of the castle. There were no stairs going down. The surrounding stone doors were all open and there were no hidden rooms.
Xiaozhi stepped on the ground with his feet, and it seemed to be a completely solid ground.
It wasn't a big problem. He closed his eyes and began to release his waveguide power.
Deep in the castle. Maybe there is a mysterious floor underneath the deepest part?
"Huh?"
But soon, Xiaozhi opened his eyes again and let out a question.
My waveguide power should be able to penetrate tens of meters into the ground...
The ground beneath our feet was only a few meters deep, and the waveguide seemed to have sunk into a quagmire and completely disappeared without a trace.
"Oh, even Xiaozhi, your waveguide power is invalid?"
Akroma noticed Xiaozhi's abnormality and turned around to ask.
He has seen Xiaozhi's superpower before, and also knows that it is a rare power called the power of waveguide, and there are many ways to use it.
Then he looked at the ground beneath his feet.
"Sure enough, the crux of the problem is here."
He had also tested it with his own radar detector, and the feedback was not a solid floor but a missing signal.
This extremely thick and compressed sandy ground seems to have its own unique power and the ability to shield.
Xiaozhi and Acroma's eyes lit up at the same time.
Maybe there is really a sun god hidden under the ground that has survived for thousands of years - maybe the Vulcan Moth?
"Genesect, use Dig!"
Akromar controlled the machine on his wrist, intending to command the Steel Insect God to dig.
The veteran tool bug Genesect, when ready to take action, digs directly through the ground.
