Before Mega Evolution was officially revealed, no one truly understood how precious Mega Stones were.
At most, people treated them as oddly shaped stones with little practical use—mere collectibles.
But Oliver knew better.
The moment his paper on Mega Evolution was published, the value of Mega Stones would skyrocket overnight.
Any item related to improving Pokémon strength had always been exorbitantly priced, and Mega Stones were in a class of their own—
they could directly enhance a nation's top-tier combat power.
Everyone knew this simple truth:
The stronger a Pokémon became, the harder it was to grow any further.
Mega Evolution shattered that limitation.
With it, a Champion's core Pokémon could instantly gain an entire major-tier boost in battle strength!
By then, it wouldn't be surprising if the League strictly controlled all Mega Stones, preventing them from circulating in the market at all.
Which meant—
Oliver had a perfect window right now.
As long as he collected Mega Stones before the announcement, there was no way the League could later demand he hand them back.
With that in mind, Oliver immediately began searching the Trainer Forum.
Using keywords like "stone", he sifted through countless listings before finally finding two people selling Mega Stones.
One of them was the very person who had earlier tried to exchange a strange stone for Oliver's Shiny Stone.
The other Mega Stone was bought outright by Oliver for a "high price" of 2,000 League Credits.
After searching for a long while, Oliver confirmed something important—
Only those two Mega Stones were currently for sale on the entire forum.
This meant the probability of Mega Stones appearing in Secret Realms was extremely low.
Whether Trainers had found them but failed to recognize their value—or simply never encountered them at all—one thing was certain:
Mega Stones were incredibly rare.
That made the location where the Shiny Stone buyer had found his Mega Stone extremely valuable information.
If one Mega Stone appeared there, there might be others still undiscovered.
And at this moment, the advantage of Oliver's identity as a Pokémon Researcher became apparent.
If he weren't a researcher, he'd have to personally risk his life exploring a Secret Realm—
and a single mistake could mean never coming back.
But now?
As long as he wasn't secretly entering a Secret Realm alone, the Xia Kingdom League would assign him an elite protection team.
With that kind of escort, it was practically impossible for anything to go wrong.
In fact, if Oliver didn't need to personally inspect the site, he could simply submit the location and information to the League and have them retrieve the stones for him.
Going even further—
He could report the appearance and structure of Mega Stones and Key Stones to the League and request a nationwide search.
Oliver didn't believe that, with the League's full resources mobilized, they wouldn't be able to find several Mega Stones.
Researchers at the level of Pokémon Doctor were entitled to request assistance from the League for research purposes—and such requests were almost never refused.
On the contrary, the League welcomed breakthroughs that could enhance human civilization's strength.
Although Oliver hadn't officially earned the Pokémon Doctor title yet, everyone knew it was only a matter of time.
When Oliver first announced the Fairy-type, debates had already erupted within the League headquarters over whether to grant him the title.
Countries led by the Xia Kingdom strongly supported his promotion.
Meanwhile, nations led by the Lighthouse Nation opposed it, citing his young age and the lack of precedent.
Now, with the discovery of a brand-new Pokémon species—Kubfu, the voices supporting Oliver were growing louder by the day, gradually overpowering the opposition.
Of course, Oliver knew none of this yet.
He was simply confident that if he made a request, the Xia Kingdom League would never refuse.
Especially not for a batch of "odd-looking stones" that seemed useless at first glance.
After shipping out the Evolution Stones he had sold, the company he'd contacted for custom training equipment finally arrived.
This company had branches not only in the capital, but also in most major cities nationwide—hence their rapid arrival.
Oliver ordered:
Two weighted vests
Two weighted wrist guards
Two weighted leg guards
The total cost came to 10 million League Credits.
The 6+ million he'd just earned from selling Evolution Stones vanished instantly—and he even had to pay over 3 million from his own pocket.
But expensive products had only one drawback—
They were expensive.
In every other regard, they were flawless.
This complete weighted set didn't merely add mass to specific body parts.
Instead, it used advanced technology to create a comprehensive gravity enhancement system.
Simply put—
It was like a portable, adjustable gravity chamber, similar to those seen in anime.
When worn together, the equipment generated a localized gravity field, dramatically increasing training intensity.
Even better, the materials used were exceptionally durable.
The equipment could be worn during normal combat without risk of damage.
Oliver also requested size-adjustment functions for both sets, ensuring they would remain usable as his Pokémon continued to grow.
After carefully recording all requirements, the technicians left with the data, explaining that the equipment would take one week to complete.
Oliver decided that once the custom equipment arrived, he would go together with Mu Xue to investigate the Secret Realm where the Mega Stone had been discovered.
A week passed quickly.
The weighted training gear was delivered as scheduled.
During that same week, the two Mega Stones Oliver had purchased also arrived—
They turned out to be Venusaur's Mega Stone and Ampharos's Mega Stone.
For now, neither was of much use to him.
At the same time, Kubfu's desire to learn combat techniques triggered a system option, rewarding Oliver with the method to produce top-tier Fighting-type Energy Cubes.
The "techniques" referred to here weren't Pokémon moves—
They were physical martial techniques, such as Pokémon-adapted versions of Bajiquan and Wing Chun, modified by Trainers from ancient human martial arts.
For Fighting-type Pokémon, mastering such techniques was often no weaker than learning moves.
Exceptionally talented Pokémon could even integrate these techniques with their moves.
However, Oliver decided not to teach Kubfu these human-derived techniques.
The Urshifu lineage possessed its own perfectly tailored martial inheritance, refined over thousands of years.
Human techniques, while clever, weren't necessarily optimal for Pokémon due to differences in body structure.
The fighting style passed down through generations of Urshifu was undoubtedly more suitable for Kubfu.
This unique martial art had no official name.
So Oliver gave it one himself—
Bear Martial Fist
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