No matter how detailed the written records were, nothing beat traveling through time when it came to archaeology.
With enough luck, someone might encounter a Celebi traveling through time and experience the differences between past and present firsthand.
But such opportunities were exceedingly rare.
Visiting this place also served, to some extent, as a reminder that exploiting Pokémon too heavily might yield tremendous power in the short term, but could easily backfire.
Lü Ming's research, "Human Development and the Preservation of Pokémon Ecology," advocated living in harmony with Pokémon. Professor Oak's "The Relationship Between Pokémon and Humans" expressed a similar view.
"Oh, right, there's a Water-type Gym nearby too. If you want a Gym battle, we still have time before we officially set out. You can finish it before we leave."
Lü Ming remembered that Xin Mu still needed to challenge a Gym. Following the classic principle of "we're already here," he suggested that Xin Mu take care of his own business first.
Unfortunately, the Gym Leader was away.
That was an easy situation to run into when acting on a whim. Without booking a Gym battle in advance, there was no telling what the Gym Leader might be doing.
So, once they had made the necessary preparations, the group drove toward their destination.
Lü Ming rode in one vehicle with Cui Shiya and Tang Zi, while Meownei and Xin Mu took Wei Heng in the other.
Each vehicle had two drivers so they could switch at any time, and having two vehicles also provided insurance against unexpected trouble.
Heading into the wilderness to study its ecology without adequate preparation wasn't research. It was suicide.
They had been out of the city for a while now. A few minutes earlier, they had left the road and entered the Gobi.
Meownei