Chapter 1096

"Lin Cheng, let's look at some others."

"Alright!"

The customer seemed somewhat unsatisfied with the snow cat, so the attendant directly introduced the next type of feline battle pet.

"This is the Spotted Cat from the desert. It's small in size, quick and agile, good at hunting, and its intelligence is comparable to a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child. However, it prefers to live alone."

Miss Qianhui and Lin Cheng shook their heads.

The next one was a killer of the night, the Shadow Cat, medium in size, adept at concealing its form in the darkness, and likewise highly intelligent.

"Too dark, doesn't look good."

"A giant from the Hasa Duchy, when fully grown it can reach a size about as large as a Black Hound."

"Looks good."

After looking through more than a dozen feline battle pets in a row, Miss Qianhui still wasn't satisfied with any of them, which left the young lady attendant a bit frustrated too.

"What kind of battle pet do you like? Perhaps I can help you find one."

"Do you have one of those little cuties here — obedient, smooth-coated, with a voice so adorable it makes your heart flutter, yet can suddenly grow big and fierce, with combat power exploding? A spirit cat like that?" The attendant was left speechless.

Lin Cheng even recalled a line: "I want one that's seven-colored black."

Seven-colored black???

In the end, Lin Cheng knew that no matter how big a circle they walked in the Shangpude Sect, they wouldn't find a suitable battle pet.

"Don't be discouraged, Miss Qianhui. With your requirements, we won't find a battle pet that meets the conditions anywhere in the whole Beast Pen City. Stop dreaming." Lin Cheng comforted Miss Qianhui, patted her shoulder, and sincerely let slip a complaint.

If a battle pet like that really existed, it wouldn't be their turn to come buy it.

"How about we go look at other shops?" After stepping out of the Shangpude Sect, Kalo ventured.

"I think with Miss Qianhui's requirements, just as Lin Cheng said, we really won't find a suitable one anywhere in the whole Beast Pen City. How about we go look at demonic beasts instead?" General Ji Xia shared the same thought. If the conditions were still the same, then even going to other battle pet merchants would just be a waste of time; perhaps the place that sold demonic beasts might yield something.

Even if it couldn't meet all the conditions, there should be demonic beasts that meet part of them. If it really didn't work out, they'd just have to give up.

"I think that's doable. Let's go take a look at the place that sells demonic beasts."

"Kalo, lead the way!"

Lin Cheng waved his hand grandly and set off directly.

If the number-one-selling battle pet shop, the Ferrier Battle Pet Shop, didn't have what Miss Qianhui wanted, then there was almost no hope.

The best-selling battle pets were only a few each year. As for the ones that didn't sell well, there was one immediate issue — could they even survive?

Taking a detour to the neighboring demonic beast street, the foot traffic here was far less compared to the battle pet street next to it; almost only a scattered few people passed by.

But that was easy to understand. Even with a contract to aid in battle, adult demonic beasts in daily life would hardly obey a single word from their master. Moreover, beasts were innately savage and craved freedom; the slightest carelessness could cause harm, or even trigger a desire to kill their master.

At such a time, if one used the power of the contract to kill the demonic beast, the money spent buying it would be down the drain. So very few people bought demonic beasts; even those who did would only buy young ones and try to tame them.

Many of today's battle pets originally started from taming young demonic beasts; once successfully tamed, they could be sold for a hefty price.

Of course, these days there were no shortage of people who refused to believe it and wanted to take the risk — spending money to buy an adult demonic beast and then trying to win its trust. There were success stories, but far more failures.

Often, before they could win the demonic beast's trust, they had already become souls beneath its claws.

Shops that sold demonic beasts were not as numerous as those that sold battle pets. Nearly every household had its own special area for confining demonic beasts. Upon entering a shop, the counter staff would ask the customer what kind of demonic beast they needed; if there was stock, they would send someone to lead them to the corresponding special confinement area to pick one out and trade on the spot.

Of course, if there was no specific target in mind, one could also directly have the counter staff send someone to take them to the dedicated area to pick out a demonic beast.

For instance, right now, after Lin Cheng and the others stated their purpose, the demonic beast shop sent a staff member to lead them to the dedicated area where demonic beasts were confined.

The level of protection there was in no way inferior to the city gate's isolation wall, mainly to prevent demonic beasts from escaping and causing large-scale riots within the city.

The area for confining demonic beasts lay within part of the Beast Pen City's sewer system. Rebuilt from the original sewer system, it had become the special area for confining demonic beasts it was today.

At the entrance and exit, dedicated city guards stood watch; without being led by the relevant demonic beast shop personnel, entry was absolutely not permitted.

As they descended the stairs into the underground, a mixed stench of demonic beast dung and urine immediately assailed everyone's noses. Lin Cheng and the others couldn't help but frown — they hadn't expected the smell of demonic beasts to be this strong.

Demonic beasts normally lived in demonic beast regions, with natural purification, so their body odor naturally wouldn't be pleasant. But now, the captured demonic beasts were all locked in tiny iron cages, so they could only relieve themselves on the spot.