No?
Having received a reply from Ray Pembra, Fang Yuan fell into deep thought.
The Brilliant Stone is a fragment of the body of the Brilliant God, Necrozma.
The Z Pure Crystal is a crystal formed from the combination of light energy and special attribute energy.
Together with a trainer's physical strength, it is fundamental to the execution of Z-Moves.
The existence of the Brilliant Stone implies that the Brilliant God is related to the secret location in Hawaii.
But without the Z Pure Crystal, it gets troublesome, since it's essential for using Z-Moves.
After careful consideration, Fang Yuan recognized this to be true. Although there are legends of the four Tapu in America, indeed no one has seen such Pokémon and only learned about them from ancient ruins and stone murals.
As for the Sun God and Moon God, information is quite scarce, let alone having seen them.
If the Z Pure Crystals cannot naturally form and are purely created by the Tapu Guardian Deities and other Pokémon, then without the Tapu making their appearance and presenting Z Pure Crystals to the wild Overlord Spirits or humans, it makes sense that the Z Pure Crystals would not exist...
"Are these crystals very important?" Ray Pembra couldn't help asking.
He was also very curious about these unknown crystals.
"I heard from an ancient Pokémon, these pure crystals, combined with Mirror Property Moves, can bring out the ultimate potential of Mirror Property Moves, perfectly changing a Pokémon's attribute. I happen to have a Pokémon that controls the mirror attribute... So, I want to study these pure crystals," Fang Yuan bluffed, but he wasn't lying to Ray Pembra—in fact, the Z Pure Crystals have even greater effects than Fang Yuan mentioned!
After all, even Arceus changes its form to correspond with the attribute when it carries these crystals.
"I see, it indeed seems to be a very special kind of crystal. Maybe only the highest quality attribute gems can compare to the effects of the pure crystal you're talking about," Ray Pembra nodded.
"That's quite regrettable."
Unable to fulfill Fang Yuan's request, Ray Pembra apologized, "I will help Doctor Fang Yuan collect Brilliant Stones and Evolution Miracle Stones. Also, I was wondering if Doctor Fang Yuan will be available tomorrow? I could take you to my collection museum to have a look."
"There are also other very rare minerals there... Perhaps, Doctor Fang Yuan, you might find other types that you like."
"Then I'll be in your care," Fang Yuan said. That works for him. Even without the Z Pure Crystal, there's no issue. If he could find a few Super Stones or Key Stones in the collection museum, he'd be quite pleased as well.
Of course, if there were minerals related to Legendary Pokémon, like the Light Stone corresponding to Zekrom or a legendary boulder containing the primal forces that could evolve Rayquaza, Fang Yuan wouldn't mind taking them... but it seemed rather unlikely.
"Additionally, there is one more thing."
Following that, Ray Pembra sincerely invited Fang Yuan to enjoy America, and even gave him a pass that allowed Fang Yuan access to any of his mineral museums, Fossil Museums, and related industries. Whatever Fang Yuan took a liking to, he could simply take it.
Treating Fang Yuan, Ray Pembra was quite generous. Fang Yuan indeed felt the other's sincerity, and with that, he would no longer stand on ceremony.
.........
After a luxurious dinner, Ray Pembra arranged for Fang Yuan and his companion to stay at another villa under his name, giving the two a place to live.
Today, Jiang Li spent the whole day idly standing by Fang Yuan's side watching Fang Yuan and that bald businessman buttering each other up, feeling utterly bored.
"There's a Battle Club nearby where trainers from various countries can challenge each other. Do you want to go for a battle?" Jiang Li searched for information nearby and asked Fang Yuan.
"Let's skip that one, I'm more interested in visiting the Fossil Museum. However, if you want to challenge, I can accompany you," Fang Yuan said.
"Me?" Jiang Li fell silent. He just wanted Fang Yuan to gain more experience. The level of trainers in America is quite good, and that Battle Club might be home to nearly-top-level masters, which is very suitable for trainers of Fang Yuan's level to gain experience. As for him, it wasn't necessary.
As a member of the Four Heavenly Kings and the ace of the China Team, currently, only top-level battles could offer Jiang Li any benefit.
As the evening drew on, Fang Yuan and Jiang Li each returned to their rooms to rest, but Jiang Li released all his Pokémon, turning them into a line of security for the place.
In addition to that, Fang Yuan also took security measures himself.
Though being guests of Ray Pembra and considering their status, they were unlikely to encounter any danger, they still did not dare to be careless.
After returning to his room, Fang Yuan didn't rest but instead started to feel a headache coming on.
Ray Pembra wouldn't likely deceive him—if even the place of origin of the Brilliant Stones lacked Z Pure Crystals, could there be any elsewhere?
Without Z Pure Crystals, there'd also be no Z-Moves.
This was a battle system on par with Mega Evolution, and Fang Yuan couldn't help feeling it was a pity.
"Bwoo." Beside him, Eevee urged Fang Yuan to rest early before it went off to continue its own arduous training.
Meanwhile, Rotom was carefully investigating news about Z Pure Crystals from all around the world, but to no avail.
This included the Key Stones and Super Stones, which couldn't be found in any public place either.
After suffering from the headache for a while, Fang Yuan stopped dwelling on it and began to analyze carefully.
To activate a Z-Move, a Trainer must wear a Z-Ring on their wrist and embed the Z Pure Crystal into it. Then they can coordinate with their Pokémon in a specific way to unleash the Z-Move.
Brilliant Stone is a material used to make the Z-Ring. Academia has studied the Brilliant Stone and ultimately verified that it's a special gemstone capable of transforming light energy into a type of special energy called "Brilliant Energy." But so far, this kind of stone hasn't been recognized as being of any value.
This Brilliant Energy is very fragile and simple, making it unsuitable for various domains.
Therefore, the Brilliant Stone naturally lost much of its value, only being considered rare due to its scarcity.
But Fang Yuan knew that Brilliant Energy is an incomplete product; it also needs the power of a Z Pure Crystal, combined with the physical strength of a Trainer, to reveal its true power. Put simply, the Brilliant Stone acts as a converter, the Z Pure Crystal is the energy source, and the Trainer plays another key role.
With this in mind, Fang Yuan suddenly stood up and slapped the table.
Without Z Pure Crystals, there would be no Z-Moves, that's true.
But... since the four Tapu Guardians and the Sun and Moon God could autonomously create Z Pure Crystals, it indicated that Pokémon might be able to master the power related to Z Pure Crystals.
With Legendary Pokémon previously mastering Autologous Ultra-Evolution and now creating Z Pure Crystals— one using life energy and the other natural energy—Eevee had mastered the former. For the latter, the natural energy reminded Fang Yuan of the long-planned Gratitude 5.0, the cultivation plan for Eevee to master natural energy.
Not having Z Pure Crystals was not a problem; the question now was whether it was possible for Eevee to master natural energy and simulate the creation of Z Pure Crystals?