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Fang Yuan's discussion with Steven Stone about cooperation had gone fairly smoothly.
There were three reasons.
First, even after obtaining Devon's technology, Fang Yuan would not use it in the Pokémon World, so it would not threaten Devon Corporation's standing.
Second, Fang Yuan was offering far too much.
Whether it was Mystic Science or Team Rocket's technology, both could make up for Devon's shortcomings and expand its scale. No one would lose out.
Third, knowing Fang Yuan's strength, Devon was willing to befriend such a formidable expert. After all, Fang Yuan was a ruthless man who could casually wipe out Team Rocket and chat and laugh with countless Legendary Pokémon.
Besides those three points, there was actually one more—and it was the most important.
Steven Stone wanted Earth's rocks!
At every moment, he wanted Fang Yuan to invite him to Earth for fun...
"If I tell my father about your identity, he'll probably find a way to cooperate with you even if you don't bring it up..."
"After all, his original purpose in researching the Dimensional Teleportation Device was to travel to other dimensions and collect rare stones."
Inside a Sea View Villa in Rustboro City, Steven Stone once again subtly asked Fang Yuan when he would invite him to Earth.
"You father and son... are really harmless, aren't you..." Fang Yuan's face darkened.
Fang Yuan had nearly forgotten that the current president of Devon Corporation, Steven Stone's father, was an even more fanatical rock enthusiast than Steven Stone himself.
Steven Stone had inherited his rock obsession from his father.
For this father-son pair from Devon, the greatest benefit of cooperating with Fang Yuan was being able to collect rocks in another dimension.
Though Fang Yuan could not quite understand their