[Mega Evolution, Mega Stones, Key Stones...]
June 4th.
Under the blazing summer sun, Lin Feng began thinking about the matter of the Ley Lines.
After obtaining Zoroark's memories, he was now certain that the legendary energy of the Ley Lines was probably not just a myth.
Back then, when Zoroark and its Trainer tried to stop the people who were excavating the earth and rocks, there had been several stones that Zoroark remembered clearly.
One of them was a Mega Stone belonging to Garchomp.
It had been embedded deep within the rock layer, shining brightly.
Anyone with common sense would know that something like that was extraordinary.
Knowing that was one thing.
Knowing how to make use of it was another.
At present, in the Donghua Region...
No, it would be more accurate to say that throughout the entire Pokémon world, there was probably still no real understanding of Mega Evolution.
Ash's journey through the Johto Region had not been over for very long either.
Lin Feng didn't even know whether the Silver Conference had already been held.
So, in the Kalos Region, news about Mega Evolution probably had not surfaced yet.
Although research might have already begun in secret.
But none of that was the key point.
The important thing was that beneath the northeastern region of Donghua...
There were a huge number of Mega Stones.
And these so-called Evolution Stones might be connected to the Ley Lines.
Perhaps the energy of the Ley Lines had nourished the Mega Stone deposits.
Or perhaps the two simply existed together, with the Ley Lines running through the same places as the stones.
But if people began mining them recklessly and without restrictions...
Or worse, if they used destructive extraction methods...
Then the Ley Lines beneath the region could be damaged.
All of this was possible.
And...
There was something rather interesting about the situation.
Back then, when Zoroark and its Trainer tried to stop that organization, the other side had actually been conducting the excavation through proper, legal, and seemingly reasonable means.
More than a decade ago, the Champion of the Donghua Region had not yet been Feng Yang.
The position had belonged to someone named Li Gang.
When the League had to choose between respecting ancient legends and developing the region's economy, Li Gang had chosen development.
So although the incident had caused some minor disturbances and dissatisfaction among the locals, it had not caused much public controversy at the time.
However...
The appearance of the Mega Stones had been witnessed by quite a few people.
Most of those people were ordinary citizens, so it was unlikely that they would develop much interest in such strange stones.
But once information leaked out...
There would always be someone who became curious.
Someone might even develop strange ideas about collecting them.
For example, there was a certain young nobleman from the Hoenn Region who had an almost irresistible obsession with stones like these...
Collecting them was one thing.
But what if someone decided to investigate them more deeply?
Lin Feng shook his head.
Although the incident had happened far away, Feng Yang had already issued clear policies by this point.
Whenever regional legends came into conflict with development projects, the legends were to be respected first.
Forced requisition and forced excavation were prohibited.
Both were illegal.
But if a disaster like that happened again...
It would become a tragedy mourned throughout the entire Donghua Region.
[Once Mew returns, I'll go take a look too...]
Lin Feng silently made up his mind.
Then another image came to mind.
Celebi.
Celebi had been flying behind him.
In other words, there was a very high possibility that he would encounter Celebi in the future.
Of course, there was also another possibility.
Perhaps it would be Mew disguised as Celebi...
That was possible too.
But there was something worth thinking about here.
Celebi...
It possessed the ability to travel through time.
It had brought Zoroark from the distant past to the present.
That meant it should also be capable of taking Zoroark back.
But even if it could...
What would happen then?
On the normal timeline, Zoroark's Trainer had already died.
Even if Zoroark returned to that era, the Trainer it encountered would still eventually die.
Unless it traveled even further into the past and changed history...
But no one could know what kind of consequences that would bring.
From the perspective of maintaining the integrity of time itself, Lin Feng naturally did not want to interfere with history.
"Gardevoir..."
Gardevoir's arrival interrupted Lin Feng's thoughts.
[Did Mew come back?]
Lin Feng instinctively asked.
Gardevoir shook her head.
[Gardevoir...]
[No, it isn't Mew.]
[Gardevoir...]
[It's Professor Liang Cai. He came over and seems to have something to discuss with you.]
"Oh, I'll be right there."
Lin Feng wasn't surprised.
Every so often, the professor in town would come over and take one of Pidgeot's feathers to record its growth data.
That was perfectly normal.
Lin Feng brought the now-enormous Pidgeot with him.
The sight of it made him look almost like a divine eagle escorting its master.
When they arrived at the entrance of the villa, he found Professor Liang Cai standing outside.
As usual, his granddaughter Liang Yue was beside him.
Ever since the little purple-haired girl had failed her first challenge against Lin Feng, she had followed her grandfather whenever he came over.
She looked almost like a child tagging along when her parents visited a friend's house.
But this time, there was another person standing beside them.
Lin Feng paused.
He recognized that face.
The man frequently appeared on television.
He was a famous researcher in the Donghua Region's fields of Pokémon strength and evolution theory.
Professor Rosen.
"Good morning, Xiaofeng."
"Good morning."
[Good morning...]
Liang Yue, who stood beside her grandfather, no longer had the arrogance she once possessed.
She simply followed behind him and greeted Lin Feng in a soft voice.
After exchanging greetings, Lin Feng immediately looked toward the unfamiliar professor.
If Professor Liang Cai was around the same age as Professor Oak, then Professor Rosen was much younger.
He looked to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
He was one of the youngest professors in the Donghua Region.
"This is Professor Rosen."
"He's the evolution researcher who frequently appears on television programs discussing Pokémon evolution."
"And he's also one of my former students."
Professor Liang Cai introduced Rosen first.
Lin Feng nodded.
But Professor Rosen's first glance had already fallen upon the Pidgeot standing behind Lin Feng.
He couldn't help adjusting his glasses.
"My goodness!"
"It's gotten that much bigger since the competition!"
"No wonder Teacher chose to establish his research institute here."
By now, no one could see Pidgeot without being amazed.
It was simply too enormous.
It was nearly three times the height of an ordinary Pidgeot.
Standing outside the villa, it was taller than a single-story house.
When it spread its wings, its wingspan approached ten meters!
If it suddenly dove from the sky...
An ordinary Caterpie would probably be scared out of its soul.
That was also why the Pidgeot leader could no longer casually wander outside.
It was simply too large and could easily frighten or disturb wild Pokémon.
Unless it shrank itself.
After recovering from his initial shock, the young professor finally looked toward Lin Feng and explained why he had come.
"Sorry to bother you, Lin Feng."
"Actually, I often watch the videos you post."
"The reason I came today is because I wanted to ask you about..."
"Your Eevee..."
"Sylveon?"
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