"Lu Gouzi is right, Jiang Feng. If we could recognize even one of these two scripts, we might be able to attempt a translation, but since we don't know either of them, how could we possibly translate them? I think we shouldn't waste any more time on this," Huo Yinyang said.
In truth, recognizing oracle bone script isn't that difficult. After all, a vast number of oracle bones have been unearthed, and many experts and scholars at home and abroad have studied them, deciphering the vast majority of the inscriptions. As long as one is willing to spend the time comparing them, one can always identify a portion of the text. The remaining unrecognized parts can often be deduced from the context. Even if it’s impossible to decipher everything, one can still glean some information.
All I needed to do was compare them—to pick out characters that appeared with the same frequency in both texts. Once the frequency of the recurring characters matched up, I would be well on my way.
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