If Kyogre had been asked for four Treasure Beads, it might have refused the trade.
One shouldn't be too greedy, better to quit while ahead... Fang Yuan understood the wisdom in casting a long line to catch a big fish.
"Speaking of which, that Red Bead that allows you to undergo Primal Reversion directly, did you condense that yourself?"
Since he had already discussed the Red Bead with Groudon, Fang Yuan simply asked a few more questions.
He sat on a small chair on the beach, looking up curiously at Groudon in front of him.
When he previously mentioned the Red Bead from the original story, Groudon's expression was not very pleased. Was there a secret behind it?
"(╬￣皿￣) Grrr!!"
Rumble!
As expected—
As Fang Yuan brought up that Red Bead again, Groudon's gaze flared with fire, and then it gritted its teeth.
Looking at Fang Yuan, Groudon sighed and then nodded.
The one it created for Fang Yuan was only a castrated version. The very first Red and Blue Beads dated back to the Ancient Era.
They condensed them before they had fully mastered the Primal Reversion form.
Unable to directly transform Natural Energy into their bodies at that time, they came up with a method, which was to store the collected Natural Energy for later use.
Thus, the first Red and Blue Beads were formed.
By the time they had perfected Primal Reversion, the Beads they created had already stored a massive amount of Natural Energy.
Massive enough to easily sustain their Primal Reversion.
The Beads then became their exclusive accessories.
But what annoyed Groudon and Kyogre was that during a battle using the power of the Beads, Rayquaza suddenly appeared and defeated them.
And when they woke up, the damn Beads were gone, gone!!
The original Red and Blue Beads contained far more power than the one Groudon had condensed for Fang Yuan.
Therefore, Groudon and Kyogre were enraged for quite some time.
But there was nothing they could do, as both Pokemon had come to the firm conclusion that Rayquaza had either taken or destroyed the Beads.
If it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't beat Rayquaza, the two Ancient Creatures really wanted to play a little game using Rayquaza's body as a tug-of-war rope.
"......"
After hearing this historical tale from Groudon, Fang Yuan was silent, unable to speak.
So the original Beads were indeed made by the two Ancient Creatures themselves.
And both Ancient Creatures were unanimously convinced that Rayquaza had taken the Beads?!
No, no, no————
"Grrr!! (What's wrong??!)" Seeing Fang Yuan's odd expression, Groudon asked with concern.
He hoped Fang Yuan wouldn't end up broken like Dragonite; otherwise, the Z Pure Crystal would have no place to go.
"No..."
Fang Yuan exhaled, feeling a complex mix of emotions.
Groudon and Kyogre certainly did not know that the lost Red and Blue Beads, which they deeply cherished for giving them the ability to undergo Primal Reversion directly, had not been taken by Rayquaza.
Instead, they had been picked up by humans of that time.
Even more, there were rumors spread that possessing both Beads could control the Ancient Creatures.
Fang Yuan had an odd expression on his face; it couldn't have been the Ancient Creatures themselves that had spread that rumor, could it??
If things were to follow their normal course, the Water Fleet and Magma Team would eventually find both Beads, trying to control the Ancient Creatures.
However, that was basically giving a BUFF to the Ancient Creatures because they could directly use the power of the Beads to undergo Primal Reversion.
In the current timeline, the Water Fleet and Magma Team had not yet obtained the two true Beads…
And Fang Yuan happened to know where the true Red and Blue Beads were...
The grandparents of the Fangyuan Alliance's Four Heavenly Kings Miss Furong, who were the guardians of the Red and Blue Beads for their generation, lived on God Sending Mountain, and the Beads were there.
He pondered whether he should find a way to get them and then hand them over to Groudon and Kyogre.
That would be far more significant than delivering the Z Pure Crystal.
But the precondition was that the two Ancient Creatures would behave and cease fighting once they received the Beads before he could rest assured returning them to their original owners...
All of a sudden, Fang Yuan had a bold plan.
Perhaps, he could help solve the once-in-a-millennium divine battle disaster in the Hoenn region directly.
...…
As they say, one must bear the trouble one's self has caused.
By this time, Dragonite had already awoken and, with a funeral expression, was standing at attention in front of Groudon, maintaining a military posture.
It already knew what fate awaited it.
Why——Oh——Why——
Dragonite was deeply saddened, thinking that perhaps it could turn its experience into a fable similar to "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," named "Groudon Is Coming," to warn its future son/daughter/Ugly Fish not to be too clever for their own good...
Dragonite:༼༎ຶ෴༎ຶ༽