In Locke, beast taming begins with a black pot.

The moment Chen Xun saw the panel, his eyes widened.

Dual attributes!

His parents' notes only recorded that Dudu was a Poison-type Pokémon, and never mentioned that it also had the Ground type.

Normal Pokémon are all of a single type.

Dual-attribute Pokémon are only possible for the highest-level purple Pokémon.

So does that mean Dudu Pot has the potential to become a purple elf?

Chen Xun carefully studied the panel.

We also discovered two special features of Dudu Pot!

One is a poison-attribute [Compound Potion], and the other is an earth-attribute [Mud Armor].

[Compound Potion: Can mix multiple toxins together to create new compound toxin effects, greatly increasing the potency and duration of the toxins, and has a chance to trigger special negative status effects]

Mud Armor: An inherent earth-elemental property that automatically condenses mud to form armor, greatly enhancing physical and special defense, and granting immunity to some physical attacks.

Chen Xun gasped in shock after reading it!

Poison-type characters are known for their continuous damage and negative status effects, while Earth-type characters compensate for the weakness of poison-type characters being fragile.

Attack and defense integrated!

Zhao Yuxuan's blue-quality Aquamarine is nothing compared to his Dudu Pot!

Chen Xun's earlier frustration vanished instantly.

Hold the Gulu Ball in your hand.

brush!

The Gulu Ball suddenly disappeared!

What's going on?

Chen Xun panicked.

The Pokémon I just got has flown away?

Just then!

He felt a sudden change in the mental channel in his mind.

The first spirit slot suddenly turned purple, and there was a Dudu pot icon in the middle.

Does this mean it's been absorbed into his mind?

Chen Xun had a thought.

The purple ball reappeared in his hand.

It was flung into the air.

A flash of black light!

Dudu Pot reappeared on the table.

Chen Xun understood something now.

The Spirit Gauge exists to store the spirits he has contracted.

One spirit slot corresponds to one spirit.

The number of spirit slots you have directly determines the number of spirits you can contract.

This also means that your upper limit is fixed.

In the same battle of Pokémon, the more there are, the stronger the battle.

This also means you can attack one more time and have more tactical combinations!

Seemingly sensing Chen Xun's joy, Dudu Pot excitedly spun around in place, and the lid "popped" open a crack, spraying out a pale green poisonous bubble.

The poisonous bubble slowly floated onto the notebook next to it.

Boo!

A small, charred hole appeared on the laptop screen, emitting wisps of white smoke.

Chen Xun: "..."

"Don't spout nonsense!"

Chen Xun quickly pressed down on the pot lid: "If you ruin the house, we'll be sleeping on the streets."

Unexpectedly, the moment Chen Xun touched the lid of the Dudu Pot.

His hands seemed to possess a soothing power.

The Dudu Pot, which was shaking, suddenly became quiet, and then a pop-up window appeared above the Dudu Pot's head:

[You gently touched Dudu Pot, intimacy level +1, triggering the name change mechanism]

Chen Xun saw a transparent pop-up window appear on Dudu Pot.

Change your name?

What should we call him?

Looking at the dark-colored pot, Chen Xun had a sudden inspiration and decided to keep a low profile.

【Little Black Pot】

Click to confirm.

Chen Xun looked at the little black pot, whose name on the panel had also been changed to "Little Black Pot".

perfect!

Picking up the spicy energy fruit from the table, Chen Xun handed it to the pot lid: "Here, have some!"

The lid of Dudu Pot was suddenly and completely lifted off with a "snap," revealing the dark bottom inside. He swallowed the energy fruit in one gulp.

"Glug glug~"

The little black pot made a satisfied sound.

The pot was slightly hot, and wisps of steam carrying a spicy aroma were rising from it.

Chen Xun could even smell the aroma of hot pot broth.

His lips twitched.

hiccup~

The little black pot let out a satisfied burp, and a wisp of white smoke carrying the aroma of numbing spiciness rose from the lid.

It almost turned Chen Xun's half-finished poison skill notes into ashes.

"Ancestor, take it easy with your words."

Chen Xun frantically salvaged the laptop, and looking at the yellowed edges, his lips twitched: "If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll lock you on the gas stove and make you cook porridge for me every day."

The little black pot shook its lid, making a pitiful "glug" sound, and obediently shrank into the corner of the table, no longer daring to spit bubbles randomly.

Just as Chen Xun put it back into his spirit slot, his phone rang like a death knell.

Three large characters flashed on the screen: Han Laolai (Han the Debtor).

Chen Xun rolled his eyes, pressed the answer button, and said in an unfriendly tone, "What? Trying to get credit again? Let me tell you, even if you mortgage your lousy shop to me this time, I'm not going to test your dead eggs."

"You brat, what are you saying!"

The old man's booming voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hurry up and come to the store. I have some good stuff for you. If you don't come, I really won't pay you back the two thousand yuan I owe you!"

"You never intended to pay it back."

Despite his complaints, Chen Xun still grabbed his coat and headed out the door.

There's nothing we can do; he's dirt poor right now.

Although that old man Han is stingy, he can occasionally pull out some good stuff.

Walking down the street at dusk, Chen Xun subconsciously touched his chest.

Inside the spirit tank, the little black pot sat quietly.

A genius with 6 spirit slots, a blue sprite with dual attributes.

If word got out, the whole of Jiangcheng would be in an uproar.

After all, Zhao Yuxuan, the now-recognized genius of Jiangcheng, only has 3 spirit slots and a single attribute of blue and water blue.

Chen Xun opened his phone and went to the class group chat.

99+ messages.

They're all sucking up to Zhao Yuxuan.

[Class Monitor Zhao Yuxuan]: The breeder said that after my Water Blue hatches, it will be able to learn the water gun skill innately, and will definitely take first place in the awakening ceremony.

[Zhang Lei]: Brother Xuan is awesome! He'll definitely be specially admitted to a top provincial key university after the awakening ceremony!

[Li Mengmeng]: Brother Xuan is amazing! You have to teach me how to raise Pokémon!

……

Chen Xun closed the group chat.

On the day of the awakening ceremony, I'll show you what a real surprise is.

A dozen minutes later, Chen Xun pushed open the door of the second-hand elf shop.

Old Han was sitting behind the counter, wiping a rusty copper pot with a rag. When he saw Chen Xun come in, he looked up and glanced at him, then paused in his work.

"You really did contract a spirit, kid."

Chen Xun's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained impassive: "Are you blind? I don't even have a spirit egg, what kind of contract would I make?"

"Don't try to fool me!"

Old Han chuckled and put the copper pot on the counter: "Back when I was struggling in the secret realm, your father wasn't even born yet. Whether a person has a contracted spirit or not, their aura is different. I have that much insight."

Chen Xun's doubts deepened.

Old Han never said what he used to do.

All I know is that he opened this secondhand elf shop and idles away his days like an old gambler.

But one can tell at a glance that they have a contract with an elf.

This old man is definitely not as simple as he seems.

However, Chen Xun didn't ask any further questions.

Everyone has their own secrets.

He has even more secrets of his own.

Chen Xun walked to the counter and held out his hand: "Where's the good stuff you promised? If you dare to try to fool me with some junk, I'll smash all the windows of this lousy shop right now."

"What's the rush?"

Old Han mysteriously pulled a black box from under the counter, dusted it off, and said, "This is the latest model I got from the provincial research institute; you can't buy it even if you have money!"