The Crystal Palace and the World Expo were both born in 1851, and after several reconstructions, the Crystal Palace has now become the exhibition hall for the 2019 Pokémon World Expo.
Outside the majestic Crystal Palace, with the expo's opening day approaching, the venue was already packed with people.
On the day of the opening ceremony, the British Queen attended and made a speech, and the gold medal-winning companies took turns on stage to give their thanks.
After that...
"This is too simple."
"There are only three machines???"
In the Hua Nation Exhibition Area, Kong Hai, one of the Twelve Earthly Branches sent by the Trainer Association to England as Fang Yuan's bodyguard, spoke with resignation.
Although Kong Hai wasn't too interested in the Pokémon World Expo, it was still an international event of immense scale, and he felt Fang Yuan wasn't giving it the attention it deserved.
"What else can I do..."
"After all, only the Glamour Contest Company from Hua Nation won an award this time..."
"Also... other enterprises can showcase old products, but my Glamour Contest Company has just started."
Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders, mentioning that, unlike the Suzuki Group, which could display not only their special trait enhancement capsules but also trait swapping capsules and various other foods and supplements in their exhibition area with no issue.
But Fang Yuan didn't have that many products of his own.
Energy Blocks and Beauty God Perfume – he didn't even want to showcase them again, as that wasn't his goal for this expo.
The three Beauty Detector Machines were enough to satisfy the curiosity of the visitors.
"I really don't understand why the chairman sent me here..."
Kong Hai picked his nose, and other staff working in the exhibition area could not have imagined that this scruffy old man hanging around backstage was one of Hua Nation Trainer Association's Twelve Earthly Branches.
"Elder Kong, let's not talk about that for now. Could you help me with the question I asked before?"
Fang Yuan said cheerfully.
He hadn't expected that because of that letter, the Trainer Association would send a trainer of the Twelve Earthly Branches' caliber to be his bodyguard. Fang Yuan wouldn't have minded if it was any other top trainer, but Elder Kong was different—this man was Hua Nation's top Psychic.
Not taking advantage of this opportunity to gain some benefits from him would be unworthy of the name Fang Yuan.
Kong Hai looked annoyed. Fang Yuan's Meditation Method had come from his disciple Su Shu; Kong Hai didn't understand why Fang Yuan didn't just ask Su Shu instead...
What a hassle.
"But your progress rate is decent."
Kong Hai, who had observed Fang Yuan's superpower talent on Champion Mountain, was somewhat surprised by Fang Yuan's current level of mental power, which had barely reached the stage of producing Confusion, but this didn't astonish Kong Hai too much. He speculated that it was probably thanks to the help of Fang Yuan's Psychic System Elf.
And yet, while it seemed like rapid progress for a regular person, it was still weak compared to top Psychics.
After all, with that level of spiritual power, forget about Teleport or Future Sight, he couldn't even harm someone with Confusion.
"Alright, alright," exhaled Kong Hai reluctantly.
He'd just teach for a bit.
"Thanks, Elder Kong."
Seeing Fang Yuan's smile, Kong Hai was speechless.
Actually, Kong Hai was starting to regret it a bit now.
He hadn't expected Fang Yuan to grow into The Fifth King so quickly, nor that Fang Yuan's status as a researcher would rival that of Xie Qingyi.
Initially, when faced with the choice between Xie Qingyi and Fang Yuan, Kong Hai had been interested in taking Xie Qingyi as a disciple, but he had completely overlooked Fang Yuan.
And now... Kong Hai had mixed feelings.
Aside from his superpower talent not being strong, Fang Yuan was impeccable in every other way.
However, Kong Hai was still underestimating Fang Yuan a bit.
While it was accurate that Fang Yuan's mental power wasn't strong, what Kong Hai hadn't taken into account was Fang Yuan's development of mental energy, which was different from other Psychics. Combining mental power with heart energy, Fang Yuan had developed the Power of the Heart, and the potential of Fang Yuan's Power of the Heart might not fall short of Su Shu's Psychic abilities.
If described using Fang Yuan's probabilities, compared to Superpower, the Power of the Heart formed by the combination of mental and heart energies was more akin to the Aura.
Described in the original text, the Aura is depicted as a form of heart energy, referred to as the spirit of every creature, bearing a great similarity to Fang Yuan's Power of the Heart.
Therefore for Fang Yuan... is it only a matter of time before his special ability surpasses Su Shu's.
...
Unlike the Tokyo World Expo, the London World Expo had more visitors and adopted a rotational display method. Each company's exhibition area had a fixed comprehensive display period, during which representatives from interested companies, various national res, judges from the Pokémon Alliance, and world-renowned media would all attend.
So far, even though it was not yet time for the Glamour Contest Company's display, their area was already swarming with countless people queueing to use the company's Beauty Detector Machines to test the Beauty Degree of their Pokémon.
Even though it's just a value, the concept of Beauty Degree has recently been the subject of heated discussion, and every Trainer hopes their Pokémon's Beauty Degree can hit the highest standard. Being able to prove their Pokémon's charm and own breeding level is something every Trainer aspires to do.
Before the display period arrived, Fang Yuan remained behind the scenes, leaving the exhibition area to the staff sent from Hua Nation.
"Hey!! You're too slow, who does precognition like that?!"
Backstage in the exhibition area, Kong Hai urged urgently. Fang Yuan was too insensitive to superpower, and having taught a genius disciple like Su Shu made teaching someone like Fang Yuan too exhausting. Kong Hai sighed; this was why he was reluctant to take on disciples!
"Slow?" Fang Yuan glanced at his own shadow. With Glutton's cooperation and the boost from Shadow Contract Technique, the pace at which he was developing the precognition superpower was surely not slow. Old Master Kong was just incredibly impatient.
Bwoo...
On the sofa, Eevee holding a smartphone shook its head slightly as it watched the two who were struggling to communicate. It agreed with the old man.
Fang Yuan's Power of the Heart was indeed powerful, but his superpower... As Eevee assisted Fang Yuan in his superpower training, it could feel deeply that if it hadn't been for Eevee's help, Fang Yuan would've needed at least another year to achieve what he had.
Following that, Fang Yuan and Elder Kong engaged in a long morning of exchange.
After the arduous communication and seeing Fang Yuan finally getting it, Kong Hai breathed a sigh of relief while also feeling tired. His curiosity piqued, he asked, "Alright, I've helped you resolve your doubt, now you help me resolve mine. What is your new research about?"
Fang Yuan's Fossil Revival Techniques were reported with some details before the research was perfected, in exchange for a great deal of research resources, funding, and support. This allowed him to complete the project within a month. This was known to no more than three people. Kong Hai, who had been given orders on short notice, was still in the dark.
"It's no secret," Fang Yuan mumbled. "But rather than telling you now, I think it'll be more interesting if you witness it yourself when the time comes."