The image of the stone slab whose rubbing had been taken on the Seafoam Islands surfaced clearly in Ye Li's mind.
In one corner of the slab was an inconspicuous illustration.
It depicted a strangely shaped instrument, something like a flute, yet also somewhat like a horn.
Beside the illustration were strings of tadpole-like ancient musical notes that he could not understand at all.
At the time, everyone had focused on the ritual for controlling the Legendary Birds, and no one had noticed this detail.
But with his photographic memory, Ye Li had firmly committed the illustration to memory.
The slab said that the sound of this ancient instrument, called the Sea Flute, could quell the fury of the sea and soothe the thunder of the sky.
In Ye Li's mind, a bold gamble began.
Although we don't have the actual Sea Flute right now, perhaps... we can simulate its sound!
The moment this idea occurred to him, even Ye Li himself thought it was a little crazy.
Simulate the sound of an ancient instrument? It sounded like pure fantasy.
But now, it was their only lifeline.
Without any hesitation, he immediately issued instructions in his mind to the Boss he knew must be listening in.
Boss! Hurry! Contact Lin Feng! Have him use a computer to run high-speed simulations and calculations based on the musical notation in my mind!
Ye Li "visualized" those strings of tadpole-like notes in his mind as clearly as he could.
Have him turn these notes into a special sound wave! The frequencies need to be strange, filled with a mysterious sense of rhythm! Hurry! We're out of time!
Thousands of kilometers away, at Team Rocket Headquarters.
Giovanni was watching the Elite Four-level melee inside the Power Plant tensely through a screen.
When Ye Li's