In Locke, beast taming begins with a black pot.

"Blue quality..."

Chen Xun stared at the data next to the elf egg and clicked his tongue in amazement.

Just a small Poison-type Spirit Shard was enough to turn his Pokémon Egg into the same blue quality as Class Monitor Zhao Yuxuan.

Zhao Yuxuan's elf egg was bought by his father at a high price.

I heard it cost over a million!

It's a rare sight in the entire city of Jiangcheng.

He carefully put the remaining poison spirit fragments back into the glass bottle.

This is good stuff!

Chen Xun had never heard of anything that could improve the quality of a Pokémon egg.

He picked up the book "Research Records of Unknown Attribute Spirits in the Secret Realm" again and sat down under the lamp to start flipping through it.

The notebook was written in my father's handwriting.

Very hasty.

If Chen Xun hadn't enjoyed looking through his parents' notes since he was a child, he wouldn't have been able to decipher what was written there.

The notebook contained detailed observations of Poison-type Pokémon, along with numerous annotations from the mother, written in delicate handwriting in the margins, and occasionally accompanied by a small, sarcastic emoticon.

"Old Chen said the poisonous fog can corrode the shells of Rock-type Pokémon. I tried it, and it does work. But he forgot to mention that the poisonous fog can also corrode the experimental platform. Now, Teacher Wang from the logistics department is chasing us for compensation."

"Dudu's cubs especially love spicy energy fruits, and their intimacy level increases rapidly. Don't ask me how I know, just ask Old Chen for stealing my hot pot broth to feed the elves."

"The Black Tower organization is capturing Pokémon for live experiments. They seem to be researching some kind of drug that can control Pokémon—it's extremely dangerous!"

……

Chen Xun narrowed his eyes when he saw the words "Black Tower Organization".

He had a premonition.

The parents' disappearance is likely related to this so-called Black Tower organization.

Fortunately, the Pokémon egg he found in the Pokémon junkyard was a perfect match for his parents' research.

Over the next few days, Chen Xun fully transitioned into full-time stay-at-home dad mode.

The first thing I do every morning is to clean the eggshells of the eggs that Dudu makes. I use a warm towel to wipe them clean little by little along the pattern, and then I put them by the window to sunbathe.

The panel shows that adequate sunlight can improve the constitution of Poison-type Pokémon.

I would go to Old Han's secondhand shop to do odd jobs at noon and have lunch there. When I came back in the evening, I would study the skill combinations of Poison-type Pokémon on the panel and listen to the news on my phone.

This is his primary method of gathering information from the outside world.

The technology for Pokémon is developing so fast around the world right now!

It changes every day!

If you're not careful, you'll be left behind.

night.

Chen Xun was polishing the eggshell with a small brush when the "Daily Beast Taming Report" on his phone started on time.

Familiar sounds and images came through.

It was Guan Zeyuan, the star host of Jiangcheng TV and a professional-level water-based beast tamer.

"Good evening, everyone. Welcome to today's Daily Beast Taming Report."

"The hottest topic in the Beast Taming world recently is the Grass-type Pokémon industrialization plan proposed by Mr. Ma Huateng, a master Grass-type Beast Tamer. Today, we are fortunate to connect with Mr. Ma Huateng to hear his detailed interpretation of this plan."

"Hello, Mr. Ma."

A gentle voice rang out: "Hello, host, hello, everyone."

Chen Xun turned to look at the screen on his phone, where a refined-looking man wearing glasses appeared on the live chat page.

It's none other than Ma Huateng, the most popular beast tamer on the internet right now!

"Mr. Ma, your proposal to cultivate Grass-type Pokémon through planting is a revolutionary idea that has overturned everyone's understanding of Pokémon breeding. Many viewers are curious whether this plan can really be realized?"

"After ten years of research by our Tencent Group, we have successfully mastered the asexual reproduction technology of Grass-type Pokémon."

Ma Huateng's voice was full of confidence: "Simply put, it's like planting cabbage. Plant the seeds of Grass-type Pokémon in the soil, water and fertilize them, and you can harvest a batch of mature Grass-type Pokémon in three months."

"hiss……"

Chen Xun paused for a moment with the brush in his hand, almost scraping a mark off the eggshell.

Growing elves is like growing cabbages?

That's incredibly imaginative!

Guan Zeyuan was clearly shocked as well: "You mean Grass-type Pokémon will become as common as food in the future?"

"That's right!"

Ma Huateng's voice carried a seductive power: "I can responsibly tell everyone that within five years at most, the price of Grass-type Pokémon will drop to one percent of its current price."

"By then, even the most ordinary working-class families will be able to afford Grass-type Pokémon eggs, truly realizing the great goal of everyone being a Beastmaster!"

"This will be a revolution in the history of beast taming!"

The video's comments section exploded instantly.

"Holy crap! Really? Five years to achieve freedom for beast tamers?"

"Master Ma is awesome! I'd call him the modern-day Shennong!"

"Is he just making empty promises? Last time he said he was going to make free Gulu Balls, but he ended up making a membership-based Gulu Balls."

"The person upstairs is right, Tencent's services are free, those who know, know."

……

Guan Zeyuan had obviously seen the comments and chuckled as he tried to smooth things over: "It seems that our viewers still have many questions about this plan. However, we've also noticed that Mr. Ma Shuiyun, a master-level water-type beast tamer, has offered a different perspective on it. Let's connect with Mr. Ma Shuiyun and hear his opinion."

"Hello, Mr. Ma."

Another image appeared on the screen instantly.

A gaunt man appeared in the picture.

Chen Xun was too busy to even bother cleaning the eggs!

What day is it today?

The two horses, who are usually elusive, actually appeared together in the live stream.

It's still live streaming!

"Hello, host!"

Some high-pitched voices rang out.

"Mr. Ma, do you think the Grass-type Pokémon industrialization plan can truly make everyone a Pokémon Tamer?"

"cannot!"

Ma Shuiyun's answer was crisp and merciless: "That's a complete fallacy of misrepresentation. The only ones that can be grown are the lowest-level Grass-type Pokémon. They have no evolution potential, no combat ability, and can only be kept as pets. Grass-type Pokémon that can actually be used for combat and enter secret realms are still a scarce resource."

"Instead of wasting time planting useless ornamental Pokémon, we should focus on researching how to improve the efficiency of Pokémon capture."

His tone was sarcastic, but he quickly changed the subject: "Our Shuiyun Group's recently developed attribute-specific Gulu Ball has entered the final testing phase."

Chen Xun immediately perked up and moved closer to the phone.

"An attribute-specific Gulu Ball?"

Guan Zeyuan's voice was full of curiosity: "Could you give us a detailed introduction?"

"Currently, only regular Gulu Balls and advanced Gulu Balls are available on the market, and their success rate in catching Pokémon of all types is the same."

Ma Shuiyun spoke with confidence: "And our developed Attribute Gulu Ball has an additional capture bonus against Pokémon of different attributes."

"For example, the success rate of catching Fire-type Pokémon with a Fire-type Gulu Ball is increased by 50%; the success rate of catching Water-type Pokémon with a Water-type Gulu Ball is increased by 60%."

"From now on, no one will have to throw dozens of high-level Gulu Balls at a rare Pokémon and still not catch it. I believe that the widespread use of attribute-type Gulu Balls will be the real revolution that changes the lives of all Beastmasters!"