Eindoak Town.
It was spring, and the town was surrounded by vast fields and buildings.
From where Steven stood, he could see Sword of the Vale Castle in the distance, towering into the clouds atop a mountain like an enormous sword.
Dressed in practical outdoor exploration gear, holding professional surveying equipment, and wearing special goggles,
Steven looked every bit a local.
He had already begun surveying the land around Eindoak Town.
According to ancient records and local legends, immense life energy flowed beneath this land. Known as the Dragon Vein, it was the foundation that sustained the People of the Land.
Steven had come to help Li Wei and Victini investigate the underground Dragon Vein.
He was also driven by a keen personal interest, and even a Champion's sense of responsibility, though he was a former Hoenn Champion.
Wallace and Steven often took turns serving as Champion.
One stepped onto the stage as the other stepped off, passing the Champion's cape back and forth.
As Steven walked, he murmured to himself,
"Hmm... the rock formations here follow a very unusual pattern, with substantial energy readings."
His gaze shifted between the soil and the precision energy detector in his hand, its screen displaying complex data waveforms.
This was the Devon Research Institute's newly developed ley-line energy detector.
Compared with the equipment he had used to explore Reflection Cave in Oreburgh Mine with Li Wei two years ago,
the current ley-line energy detector was a new generation altogether, a massive upgrade.
Although Eindoak Town's legends called this power the Dragon Vein,
there was nothing quite so mystical about it. It was simply the power of the ley lines.
These days, people were more inclined to call it ley-line energy.
Steven turned to the Silver Metagross beside him.
"Metagross, use your psychic power