"This Fossil Reserve is so interesting."
Before long, Fang Yuan, Xie Qingyi, and Eevee had split off from Luo Kuo and Rock Puppy.
Xie Qingyi punched her left palm with her right fist, feeling rather emotional.
She had her own research institute too, but it was very small and was also located within a city.
In comparison, Fang Yuan's research institute was enormous, to put it accurately, the whole Sun and Moon Forest was the backyard of the Fang Yuan Institute.
Xie Qingyi somewhat regretted not establishing her research institute in a wilderness area.
However, it's quite normal for researchers to build their institutes within the technological and scientific centers of cities, so her choice wasn't wrong.
After all, ensuring the security of an institute built in the wilderness is very challenging.
The reason Fang Yuan could be so bold was purely because Glutton was the crown prince of the Sun and Moon Forest, and the forest's lord Luo Kuo personally served as a bodyguard at the institute.
In such a situation, it would be insane for any wild Pokémon to come and cause trouble.
Furthermore, Fang Yuan was deeply influenced by Dr. Oak's institute from the anime; how could it be called an institute if it was too small?
In any case, he intended to expand his institute even larger sooner or later... After the Fossil Reserve, when he had some free time, he should prepare for a Steel-type Spirit natural reserve, in preparation for the Space Battleship Tactics. But before that, cooperation with the Magic Major Breeding System was needed to build a breeding house specifically for Mini Magnets and Gear Kids.
"By the way, you didn't ask me here just to show me around your research institute, did you?" Xie Qingyi looked at Fang Yuan.
Although she hadn't been to Fang Yuan's research institute yet, she was certain that Fang Yuan wouldn't call her over for such a thing.
Ever since she met Fang Yuan, every time he sought her out, it was always to ask for her assistance with something.
Xie Qingyi had a 'I see right through you' expression and said, "Go on, what is it that you want my help with this time?"
That said, considering Fang Yuan's current status and position, Xie Qingyi really couldn't think of anything he might need from her.
Now, Fang Yuan was no longer the naive New Trainer he was years ago.
"Of course not," Fang Yuan said with a smile. "There's something I'd like to ask Sister Xie for help with…"
Xie Qingyi: "...?"
Fang Yuan took out a box containing a Cramorant Evolutionary Stone and a Key Stone and opened it, saying, "Sister Xie, do you recognize this?"
"Hmm?" Xie Qingyi took the exquisite box, looked at the Key Stone inside, and the Cramorant Evolutionary Stone composed of pink, white, and blue colors, her expression changing slightly...
Fang Yuan might need to explain the roles of Key Stones and Mega Stones to Bug King Ye Hui and Ghost Master Jiang Liu, but not so much to world competition teammates like Xie Qingyi.
When Mega Evolution was first demonstrated at the world competition, Fang Yuan, could no longer bear Jiang Li and others' persistent pestering and turned around to show them his own Key Stone and Mega Stone. Not just them, Fu Hei and Kong Hai at that time became more or less aware of Key Stones and Mega Stones as well.
"Mega Evolution Stone?" Xie Qingyi looked at the Key Stone, remembering the real Key Stone shown by Fang Yuan before, and instantly looked up, her eyes revealing surprise.
"Sister Xie, your Beginner Elf is Decidueye, right?" Fang Yuan inquired.
Xie Qingyi nodded. Her Beginner Elf was a Swablu, which is a Normal and Flying attribute, very cute. After evolving into Decidueye, it became even stronger with its Dragon Attribute and Weatherless Trait, making it the nemesis of weather tactics.
She chose Decidueye initially because of the Dragon Type's strength and Decidueye's beauty.
Xie Qingyi did not expect that her Swablu would turn out to be so gifted in Fairy attribute, mastering Magic Shine just one month after birth. The stunning Magic Shine immediately dazzled then-New Trainer Xie Qingyi, and this became a starting point for her research into Fairy attribute.
"Decidueye Evolutionary Stone?" After Fang Yuan's question, Xie Qingyi quickly realized, looking at the tri-colored Evolutionary Stone. White and blue... indeed, those were similar to Decidueye's colors.
Although she didn't understand the pink, as Fang Yuan nodded, Xie Qingyi instantly froze... just as she thought.
However, what did the Decidueye Evolutionary Stone have to do with asking for her help?
"An intelligence group collecting data on Mega Stones accidentally obtained this stone. After my research, I discovered it to be a Decidueye Mega Stone. I've been leading the research on Mega Evolution in our country, and the process of acquiring Mega Stones requires suitable Trainers to use Mega Stones to perform Mega Evolution to provide some special data. I immediately thought of Sister Xie," Fang Yuan explained.
"Thank you." Xie Qingyi understood and knew this was Fang Yuan's kindness.
As Dragon Type Fairies, there were not a few Trainers who possessed Decidueyes, and their strength was definitely not weak.
On Dragon Island, there was a race of Decidueyes.
In the Dragon Lineage where Yun Kai belonged, there were also veteran masters who had cultivated Decidueyes.
Her Decidueye, although it had already stepped into the Top Tier Domain, was definitely not the best choice.
This kind of power... It was obviously more suitable to first give those powerful Trainers a chance to experience it.
However, Fang Yuan himself clearly thought further ahead than Xie Qingyi. He was already contemplating how to apply for the Mega Stones to help Xie Qingyi. Even though he was responsible for the domestic Mega Evolution research, such an item, after all, was collected by the association, not something he owned outright, so it was not appropriate for him to handle directly.
The Beedrill Mega Stone and Banette Mega Stone were ones he had found himself and could be freely dealt with, but not so the Cramorant Mega Stone and Key Stones. Mega Stones were manageable, but the Key Stone, except his own, was the only one in the entire Hua Nation and far too important.
Therefore, for now, he could only let Sister Xie experience Mega Evolution in advance. He planned to find another solution later, and at the moment, Fang Yuan already had a direction in mind.
......
Sigh...
Xie Qingyi closed the box, looking forward to what her Beginner Elf, Decidueye, would look like after Mega Evolution.
Although Alolan Ninetales was her current strongest Pokémon, it was obtained through her Fairy Type research achievements, "py." In terms of bonds, Decidueye had the deepest connection with her.
Gurgle...
However, just as she had closed the box, Xie Qingyi suddenly clutched her stomach, her face flushing slightly.
She was hungry.
Fang Yuan was taken aback, fearing Sister Xie hadn't had time for breakfast before coming over, and now that it was nearing noon, it was indeed time for lunch...
"Um... Rotom should have prepared the food by now. Let's go eat at the institute and then study Mega Evolution," Fang Yuan said.
"Okay." Xie Qingyi nodded, not at all surprised that Rotom could cook—after all, she was the one to blame for this.
Her phone Rotom, given to Fang Yuan, was the top student from Rotom Academy. Although cooking wasn't its most proficient skill, accurately controlling kitchen appliances to cook delicious food according to recipes was still something it could do with ease.
"I can help too, Rotom~!" Xie Qingyi's phone Rotom called out from the side, boasting its best expertise in Min cuisine.
"Bwoo..." At Fang Yuan's feet, Eevee had been sitting on its butt looking skyward for a long time, teary-eyed, finally wondering if it could go back now.
......
On the way back, Fang Yuan didn't idle, discussing with Xie Qingyi his speculations on the Mega Evolution of Decidueye.
"That hint of pink, is likely indicative of a Fairy attribute," Fang Yuan said, referring to the color on the Mega Stone.
"Meaning, after Mega Evolving, Decidueye's one of the attributes might change to Fairy Type. I suspect it's the secondary Flying-type attribute that will change."
"If that's the case, then Super Decidueye truly would become a Traitor of the Dragon Clan," Fang Yuan joked.
"Traitor of the Dragon Clan?" Xie Qingyi's mouth opened slightly in surprise, liking Fang Yuan's guess. If Decidueye could gain a Fairy attribute, it would be wonderful. However, she didn't immediately catch on to the joke made by Fang Yuan.
"Dragon Type, Fairy Type—both have a suppressing effect on the native Dragon Attribute. As a member of the Dragon Clan, if after Mega Evolution its main and secondary attributes both counter Dragon Type, wouldn't that make it a complete Traitor of the Dragon Clan?"
Not only that, Fang Yuan also knew that Super Decidueye's trait would become Fairy Skin, which would turn all General Series moves into Fairy attribute, virtually designed to counter other Dragon Types to death.
In other words, the biggest change for Decidueye after Mega Evolution was gaining exceptional Fairy Power. Even if Fang Yuan didn't know Xie Qingyi, during the experimentation of Mega Evolution, he would most likely give priority to her, the Fairy King.
After all, other Trainers cultivated Decidueyes with main Dragon and secondary Flying attributes. Only Xie Qingyi was of the main Fairy series, with this foundation, allowing Xie Qingyi to unearth the racial secrets of Super Decidueye might come even faster.
"Traitor of the Dragon Clan, Decidueye?" Meanwhile, after hearing Fang Yuan's explanation, Xie Qingyi, thinking about the "Traitor of the Dragon Clan" label that might appear on her own Decidueye's head, immediately shows a smile. The title fits her role as the Fairy King quite well.