Chapter 482

After all, the Cracked Pot, as a special item, could not only be used as an evolution item but could also be genuinely used to brew tea.

Tea brewed from a Cracked Pot had an incredibly fragrant and lingering aftertaste.

It was a pity that the one in his hand was the teapot for the evolution of the Sinistea fake form.

If it were a Chipped Pot, wouldn't the tea brewed from it have even more charm?

He really wanted one, but unfortunately, Chipped Pots were even rarer and harder to obtain on the market than Cracked Pots.

Su Hao praised, "I have only ever drunk tea brewed from a Chipped Pot. This is my first time drinking tea brewed from a Cracked Pot. I wonder what kind of flavor it has?"

That tea set at his home was a gift from Grandpa Xia, the retired Fire-type Elite Four member who rarely visited their home; he could visit him next time he went to the Fog City.

After all, Incineroar was almost becoming half an Electric-type Pokémon; he needed to increase his focus on Fire-type training.

?

Chize's face twitched, feeling as if he had taken an arrow to the knee.

He poured the brewed tea from the pot into a cup and handed it to Su Hao: "Is that so... then we must truly savor it."

Su Hao picked up the teacup; a faint, quiet fragrance wafted to the tip of his nose, and the warm tea was fragrant and curling.

At a glance, it was clearly tea brewed from a variety different from other tea leaves; the type must be somewhat special.

Su Hao tasted it in a professional manner: "The aroma enters the water, it is mellow and sweet, and then a slight bitterness remains. It doesn't look like a common variety."

The wrinkles at the corners of Chize's eyes twitched, and his eyes lit up: "You have an eye for it!"

"This is tea I kept after moving from my hometown to the Imperial Capital; it's a secret recipe within the clan!"

Su Hao grasped the key point: "Within the clan?"

Chize touched his graying hair and mocked himself: "I almost forgot the main business. The older one gets, the worse one's memory becomes."

"It's like this, young friend Su Hao. Do you know about the People of the Sea?"

Chize remembered what he was supposed to do and cut straight to the point.

Su Hao asked suspiciously, "People of the Sea?"

Su Hao had some impression; he remembered they were the group related to Manaphy...

But, you are a Flying-type Gym Leader?

How did you get involved with the Water-type side?

Having seen it all, Chize naturally knew what Su Hao's suspicious gaze represented. He coughed awkwardly a few times: "Ahem, Gyarados, Pelipper, Swanna, Mantine, and Cramorant are also Flying-type Pokémon, aren't they?"

"Indeed."

Seeing that he had convinced Su Hao, Chize continued: "The original People of the Sea lived by the sea and were good at fishing. At the same time, we worshiped three divine pillars."

"The incarnation of the sea—Kyogre."

"The Prince of the Sea—Manaphy."

"The Sea God, or rather, the god of ocean currents and monsoons—Lugia."

"Developing into the modern era, the People of the Sea can be found all over the world. For example, I come from the branch that now lives in the Magic City."

Su Hao touched his chin; this was the first time he knew that there were People of the Sea in the Magic City.

Chize suddenly stood up and went to the display cabinet Su Hao had noticed earlier, performing a series of operations.

Accompanied by clicking and gear-turning sounds, the cabinet slowly slid to the right.

A moment later, a passage clearly leading to a secret room was revealed before Su Hao's eyes.

Su Hao asked in confusion: "This is...?"

Chize made an inviting gesture: "Please come with me."

Su Hao couldn't help but activate his Aura for a moment; blue light flashed and vanished from his pupils.

Soon after, Su Hao stepped forward and followed.

Aura indeed did not sense any negative aura or malice from Chize.

The staircase was pitch black, and the only light source was the flashlight in Chize's hand.

"One step, ten steps, a hundred steps..."

Su Hao followed Chize's footsteps, walking continuously downward. Based on the height they had walked, he estimated they had at least gone from the top floor to the basement.

After a while, as if they had reached the bottom floor, Chize stopped and looked at Su Hao.

Appearing before the two of them was a cavern containing an ancient, small altar.

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Scorbunny, Cinderace. ===== CHAPTER 483 =====

Scorbunny, Cinderace.