Returning to a brighter cave in the middle section, Steven crouched down to admire the stones that made the cave interior bright Illuminate.
He had just noticed these gleaming stones; the dust and rocks on their surfaces covered the luminous crystal ball at the center.
Roy was also curious about what this Illuminate stone actually was.
I did a quick System Scan.
Item: Mystery Crystal
Description: A crystal ball unearthed from the ground. Although its surface is covered with rocks and dust, it is very beautiful.
Mystery Crystal?
Roy still remembers being able to trade Mystery Crystal for Soul Dew with Steven in the game, but in reality, that's just wishful thinking. It's uncertain whether Steven has even seen Latios or Latias yet.
Steven carefully used professional equipment to knock off a piece of Mystery Crystal and held it in his palm to admire it.
It's a really beautiful stone.
He had heard his father mention this kind of stone before, but he never expected to see it here. Now he wants to add this stone to his collection.
After admiring it, Steven placed it separately into a small safe box, then picked up his pickaxe to knock off a stone.
Seeing Steven go to mine stones, Roy wasn't idle either. He just didn't have the right tools as Steven, but he had plenty of strength.
Roy simply broke the Mystery Crystal with his bare hands. He planned to take it back to Erika, since Erika was his biggest fan, and it was only right to give her some treats.
Moreover, the other party helped him a lot.
Even Steven had never seen the Mystery Crystal, so Erika probably hadn't either, which would make it seem more sincere.
Roy rolled up his sleeves, just as he was about to pull off a miracle.
Steven, who was carefully chipping away at the rock with a small pickaxe, caught Roy's movements out of the corner of his eye. He quickly put down his tools and called out to Roy:
"Stop!!!"
Upon hearing Steven's shout, Roy's hand, which was about to exert force, froze in mid-air and stopped moving.
He looked at Steven, who had called out to him, with a puzzled expression. What was wrong?
Roy's superhuman strength was, in Steven's eyes, a complete waste of talent.
This kind of behavior deserves to be dragged out and kissed by that Jynx 10 times... no! 100 times!
Roy: I don't deserve to die, do I?
Steven, holding his small pickaxe, approached Roy and disdainfully pushed Roy aside. He then carefully tapped the edge of the Mystery Crystal, as if afraid of shattering it.
After breaking the rocks around the edge of the Mystery Crystal, the broken pieces were gently pried apart, and the entire Mystery Crystal was removed.
Even Roy couldn't understand the series of professional techniques used.
It's already loose, why not just pull it out?
Steven: Are you pulling out rocks? You're pulling out my life!
"You should treat stones gently. Stones aren't as hard as their surface; different stones have different structures, so we should be extra careful when digging to avoid damaging their internal structure... Do you understand?"
After listening to Steven rock enthusiast, give his motherly explanation, Roy only remembered the last sentence. "Do you understand?"
Everything else goes in one ear and out the other.
Seeing that Roy still looked confused, Steven, exasperated, wiped the dust off the Mystery Crystal before handing it to Roy.
Roy was about to reach out and take it when he saw Steven's eyes, which looked like he wanted to kill him.
He quickly took out a pair of gloves needed for making Pokéblock from his Spatial Bracelet and put them on, carefully taking them from Daigo 'Steven hands as he did so.
Seeing this, Steven's gaze softened considerably.
Hmm, this child is teachable!
Whew~
Steven's dangerous look disappeared, and Roy breathed a sigh of relief.
No wonder he's a die-hard stone enthusiast.
Roy also wrapped the Fire Stone Shard in the box he had received earlier and put it into his Spatial Bracelet, an act that earned him high praise from Steven.
This is the attitude we should have towards stones.
Actually, Roy was afraid that the Mystery Crystal would react with the other materials in the Spatial Bracelet, but he didn't need to tell Steven that, as he was afraid Steven would faint from anger.
Steven single-handedly dug out all the Mystery Crystal from the cave.
Roy wanted to help, but after thinking about Roy's Machamp, Steven simply told Roy to sit down and rest, and he would share the harvest with Roy after they were finished.
There are a total of 5 Mystery Crystal.
Roy kept only one as Present for Erika, and gave the rest to Steven.
It's not Mega Stone, so he's not interested.
Steven nagged at this tasteless behavior for a long time.
Seeing that there weren't any particularly eye-catching stones here, the two continued to explore deeper into the cave, stopping and starting along the way. Whenever they came across a nice stone Steven would stop and carve out a few.
Just as Steven was carving a Faux Gemstone, he heard the sound of flowing water, which was not loud but very clear.
Steven turned to look at Roy, who was sitting idly. Roy had also heard the sound of flowing water, and judging from the sound, it seemed to be flowing from top to bottom.
A possibility popped into Roy's head.
Could that be Meteor Falls ahead?
"Dreepy, do you know where there's water?"
"Doryu."
The Dreepy, who had been grieving, had regained some strength and flew off Roy's head.
Dreepy led the way; he had indeed been to that place before. The two exchanged a glance and followed behind Dreepy, the sound of flowing water growing louder along the way.
Dreepy led the two to an open cave entrance.
Looking out from the cave entrance, you can see a waterfall, with the rushing water crashing against the rocks at the bottom, making a "whooshing" sound.
This place is much brighter than the other caves because the area above Meteor Falls is open, allowing moonlight to stream in directly.
Under the moonlight, Roy saw a group of Pokémon shaped like a crescent moon.
Is this Lunatone?
Among a group of Lunatone is a Lunatone twice the size of an ordinary Lunatone, which is likely the leader of the Lunatone.
System Scan
Pokémon Lunatone
Level: 45
Sex: Male
Ability: Levitate (Levitates from the ground, thus becoming immune to Ground type moves.)
Skills: Tackle, Rock Throw, Confusion, Harden, Power Gem, Psyshock, Moon's Power, Hypnosis, Rock Polish, Psywave, Cosmic Power, Explosion
Carried Items: Leader's Aura
Egg Move: None
Individual Values: 14
Technical Machine /Skill Transfer: None
At this moment, they were all gathered in the open air, absorbing the moonlight to replenish their energy.