The Leaf Stone was roughly the size of a duck egg. The leaf-like patterns on its surface were a pale emerald green, slightly darker than the stone itself.
Under the light, those patterns seemed to flow slowly, like real leaves breathing.
The veins on the Leaf Stone were clearly visible. Fine secondary veins extended from the central vein on both sides, every detail exquisite enough to seem like a masterpiece of nature.
He picked up his Spatial Backpack and took out another box—the one containing the Top-grade Thunder Stone he had obtained earlier in Granite Cave in Dewford Town.
When he opened the lid, a golden-yellow Thunder Stone lay quietly atop a velvet cushion.
Inside the stone, a tiny bolt of lightning was sealed away, giving off delicate golden sparks under the light.
That bolt of lightning had been frozen in a single instant. Forked currents stretched outward from its main trunk, every branch clearly visible, like a work of art with time stopped in place.
Xinhai took the two Evolution Stones from their boxes, holding one in each hand as he examined them carefully beneath the light.
"I wonder if there are any Evolution Stones with 100% purity..." he murmured, a trace of reverie flashing through his eyes. "Would that kind of Evolution Stone really just be a leaf, or contain an actual bolt of lightning?"
He imagined it—a Leaf Stone with tender emerald leaves growing on its surface, or a Thunder Stone containing an eternal bolt of lightning.
Just thinking about Evolution Stones of that quality made them seem unbelievably cool, with a touch of fantasy about them.
Still, Evolution Stones of that quality could probably only be created by Legendary Pokémon. They were simply not something Xinhai could possess, so there was no point thinking too much