In Locke, beast taming begins with a black pot.

The fiery horse was also enraged, raising its head to spew out flames.

"stop!"

Lin Wanqing suddenly spoke up and stopped it.

She stared intently at the small black pot in Chen Xun's arms, her eyes filled with shock.

"This is... an item spirit?"

Old Man Han snorted smugly:

"You do have some sense. This is Dudu Pot, an item spirit, much more powerful than your broken Flame Horse."

Lin Wanqing's expression instantly changed: "You're still researching these things! Han Zhou, do you know how dangerous this is? The Black Tower Organization has been searching for these special spirits to conduct experiments. Taking it with you will inevitably lead to your death!"

"You don't need to worry about it."

Old Man Han's face turned cold: "I can handle my own affairs. As for you, keep an eye on your student and don't let him go around biting people."

Lin Wanqing looked at Old Man Han with a complicated expression:

"Han Zhou, I know you still blame me for what happened back then, but I'm doing this for your own good. Your research is really too dangerous. Take my advice and give it up."

"give up?"

Old Han laughed, but his laughter was tinged with sadness: "You said the same thing back then, that my research had no future and that I couldn't give you the life you wanted. Then you married that stubborn old man who studies fire and became the respected Vice Dean Lin."

"But you're wrong!"

His voice hardened: "One day, I will let everyone know that my research is no worse than any other department's, and I will make you regret your choice."

Lin Wanqing's body trembled slightly, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.

"Let's go!"

She gave Old Man Han a deep look, then turned and left with Zhou Mingxuan.

Before leaving, Zhou Mingxuan glared fiercely at Chen Xun, his eyes filled with resentment.

Watching their retreating figures, the smugness on Old Man Han's face vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of desolation.

He picked up the braised chicken feet from the ground, dusted them off, and silently began to gnaw on them.

Chen Xun remained silent.

He could sense that this usually unserious old man had many stories hidden in his heart.

After a long while, Old Man Han finally raised his head and saw Chen Xun staring at him. His face flushed red, and he stubbornly said:

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a handsome guy before?"

"I've never seen a handsome guy who got dumped by his ex-girlfriend."

Chen Xun said in a very serious tone.

Old Man Han: "..."

"Who got dumped by her? I was the one who dumped her!"

Old Han got anxious: "Back then, I broke up with her because I thought she was too clingy and it was interfering with my research!"

"Whose eyes were red just now?"

"I was blown by the wind!"

He turned and walked into the cabin, his steps somewhat hurried.

Chen Xun watched his retreating figure, lost in thought.

We squeezed back into second-class seats with Old Man Han.

As soon as he sat down, he took the small black pot out of his pocket and placed it on the small table.

The little black pot shook its lid, skillfully lifted it a crack, and stared eagerly at Chen Xun's backpack.

Inside was its favorite spicy energy fruit.

Eat goods!

Chen Xun then took out a fruit and threw it to it.

Snapped!

The pot lid was opened and closed repeatedly.

The fruit has disappeared!

Watching Xiao Heiguo enjoy his meal, Chen Xun was somewhat distracted.

The conversation between Old Man Han and his ex-girlfriend kept replaying in his mind.

Back when Old Man Han was at the Beast Taming Academy in the capital, the core research topic he studied was item spirits.

His parents, who were also Han's juniors, participated in the same research.

Even more coincidentally, the first Pokémon he found in the Jiangcheng Pokémon Junkyard happened to be the Dudu Pot that Old Man Han and his parents had been researching.

There aren't that many coincidences in this world.

The goods at Jiangcheng Elf Junkyard were discarded experimental products dumped by the Elf Research Institute.

Old Han knew perfectly well that there were eggs from Dudu's casserole in that batch of goods, but instead of picking them up himself, he encouraged him to do so.

They even drew him an accurate map, telling him which roads were safe and which areas had good things.

This is not a case of finding a bargain at all.

Someone deliberately delivered this egg into his hands.

And this person is most likely Old Man Han.

Chen Xun looked up at Old Man Han, who was engrossed in eating braised chicken across from him, and got straight to the point:

"Old man, stop pretending. It wasn't a coincidence that I found the little black pot's egg in the junkyard. You put it there on purpose, didn't you?"

Old Han suddenly stopped eating the chicken, and a chicken bone almost got stuck in his throat.

He coughed for a while, then looked up with an innocent expression:

"What are you saying? I don't understand. What do you mean by deliberately placing it there? You were just lucky, a blind cat stumbled upon a dead mouse."

"Really?" Chen Xun looked doubtful. "Then how do you know that the batch of goods at the Elf Junkyard were experimental defective products dumped by the research institute? How do you know which path avoids the energy turbulence? How do you know there's a Pen Boy in the abandoned study?"

"I...I used experience!"

Old Han retorted, his neck stiff: "I've been in Jiangcheng for so many years, what haven't I been to? This little thing can't possibly stump me!"

Chen Xun persisted: "Back when you were at the Beast Taming Academy in the capital, was your research topic item spirits? Were my parents involved too?"

Old Han's expression changed instantly, and the braised chicken in his hand no longer tasted good.

He slammed the chicken bones on the table and raised his voice:

"Why are you asking so many questions, you little brat? Just focus on preparing for your entrance exam! You don't need to worry about anything else!"

Chen Xun shouted angrily, "That's my parents' research! They disappeared because of it, why should I not care?"

"I told you not to ask!"

Old Han's voice carried a barely perceptible hint of panic: "Just know that the little black pot is a good thing, and following me won't harm you!"

He suddenly stood up, grabbed his coat, and headed for the restroom.

"I'm going to the restroom! You stay here and don't wander off!"

Watching Old Man Han flee in disarray, Chen Xun curled his lip.

You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple.

Anyway, once we get to the capital, we'll have plenty of time to ask questions.

He always finds a way to get that old man to tell the truth.

Seeing that Old Man Han had left, Little Black Pot finally couldn't resist anymore. It gently tapped Chen Xun's arm with the pot lid, making a "glug glug" sound, as if urging him to give it some food.

All you do is eat!

Chen Xun shook his head helplessly, took out a spicy energy fruit from his backpack, and held it to its mouth.

He swallowed the small black pot whole, letting out a satisfied burp, the pot steaming with fragrant, spicy heat.

[Little Black Pot consumes Spicy Energy Fruit, experience points +10]

Current Level: 1 (15/100)

Chen Xun's eyes lit up as he looked at the experience bar on the panel.

Eating an energy fruit will give you 10 experience points?

Why wasn't it added before?

Chen Xun thought back carefully.

From its humble beginnings as a small black pot until now, I've fed it at least ten fruits!

Is it triggered by chance?

Chen Xun fed him another one.

Aside from enjoying the food in the small black pot, there was no other reaction.

There was no fluctuation in experience.

He wasn't giving up and fed him another one!

Still no response!

One more!

……

Before Xiao Heiguo had even finished one of the eggs, he noticed Chen Xun had fed him another one, so he quickly lifted the lid.

Watching Chen Xun feed the child again, he lifted the lid again.

The little black pot bounced excitedly up and down, its body shaking violently.

[Little Black Pot consumes Spicy Energy Fruit, experience points +10]

Current Level: 1 (25/100)

As expected, prices have gone up again!