"Oh, right, Old Chen. I've collected some more stones lately, but not as many as last time, just a few, so I didn't bring them along."
Steven suddenly spoke up.
Chen Shi paused, then smiled. "That's fine. They're only easy to collect at first. They get harder to find later."
"You could send some people to look in the Kalos Region. They might turn up something."
"Sure, got it. I'll have people collect them. We'll split them the same way as before, half each."
Steven nodded in agreement, without asking why he should search in the Kalos Region rather than anywhere else.
Chen Shi fell silent for a moment, then said, "Splitting them fifty-fifty leaves you at too much of a disadvantage. How about thirty-seventy?"
"Thirty for me, seventy for you."
Steven frowned. "How would that be fair?"
"You gave me the information. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know how valuable these stones were. You deserve half."
Hearing this, Chen Shi rubbed his temples. The dozen or so Mega Stones Steven had brought last time had already far exceeded his expectations.
If he treated this as a transaction, he had already come out ahead. After all, he had received a dozen or so Mega Stones for nothing.
Steven, on the other hand, was getting the short end of the stick. He had arranged the search for those Mega Stones, using his own connections and spending his own money.
Chen Shi didn't want to keep accepting Steven's generosity like this, but it was difficult to say so. In Steven's mind, Chen Shi had provided the information, so there was nothing wrong with giving him half.
After thinking it over carefully, Chen Shi said, "Just give me half of the stones you collect before the Championships. You don't need