"You want stones from Regirock's body?"
"Mega Stones are usually traded for other items. After all, they aren't man-made, and we still don't know how they form.
As for Regirock, don't worry. It's not common knowledge yet-the other party just has access to certain sources."
Lü Ming didn't want Xin Mu to get the wrong idea. For someone to want stones from Regirock's body, they first had to know Xin Mu had a Regirock.
The higher-ups in the Donghuang League knew what had happened in the Gobi Desert, and the League's branches shared information about ruins like these.
Especially when it also involved capturing Pokémon hunters.
"Who is it?"
"Steven Stone, the young heir to the Devon Corporation and the former Champion of the Hoenn League."
A Champion's duties were incredibly demanding. To give himself more time to collect stones, Steven had ultimately resigned, leaving Wallace to take over his position.
As a stone enthusiast, Steven often visited mines. It was perfectly normal for him to dig up Mega Stones, and even more natural for him to take an interest in the stones on Regirock's body.
The request itself wasn't difficult. Regirock often shed stone fragments during battle.
Lü Ming might not seem to be doing much, but he was actually providing a special channel of communication. Without that connection, Xin Mu really wouldn't have been able to contact the other party.
"Sorry for the trouble, Professor. I'll have everything ready later."
There was nothing particularly special about the stones on Regirock's body, and they could be replaced at any time. In a sense, the two rocks in the Sinnoh Region that allowed Eevee to evolve into Leafeon and Glaceon, or the Evolution stones found in various places, could all become part of Regirock.
Who knew? One day, a Regirock