Chapter 24 Magical Pet Swift Wind Wolf

Chapter 24: Magical Pets - Swift Wind Wolf

Tianjing City.

Tianjing City is the capital of the Huaxia Empire, boasting a history of thousands of years. It is vast and prosperous, its streets thronging with people coming and going. It has a population of several million, though a significant portion are impoverished.

Tianjing City is the largest city in the Huaxia Empire and one of the top ten cities on the continent. It is also one of the most prosperous places on the mainland. Similar to Lin Xing's previous life, it is a sprawling megacity with thriving commerce. The difference was that his previous world had skyscrapers and cars, whereas here there were no such towers, only rows of residential estates. Typically, the tallest buildings were only about five or six stories high.

Although in this world, using magic to construct taller buildings posed no difficulty, why would they need such high structures? Currently, taller buildings were mostly public establishments like taverns and restaurants, as they required more space. Building upward was more space-efficient; otherwise, single-story structures would consume too much land. Private residences were generally single-story.

In this world, while many things were scarce, land was not one of them. As long as you had money, you could purchase your own land within the city, though prices varied.

If you'd rather not buy land, you could always live outside the city walls. There, aside from some special areas that required purchase, other places were free for the taking. Once you built your house, that land was yours, though its ownership wasn't legally guaranteed.

On this day, Lin Xing was strolling through Tianjing City with Shi Ya, Lin Feng, Lin Da, and others.

Now, Lin Xing didn't like staying in the Prime Minister's estate all day. Although nothing much happened there, it was just too dull. Walking around the city not only allowed him to experience some of this world's culture but also to taste its exotic delicacies—otherworldly specialties that didn't exist in his previous life!

Walking on the bustling streets, he saw crowds of people—commoners, nobles, and the all-too-common sight of nobles amusing themselves at the commoners' expense. Lin Xing had grown accustomed to such sights and wouldn't intervene unless something serious occurred; otherwise, it would contradict his intention to keep a low profile.

Watching the flow of carriages on the roads, Lin Xing couldn't help but take a deep breath. The air in this world was so fresh, and the vehicles were environmentally friendly, producing no exhaust fumes. Lin Xing was referring to the carriages pulled by lightning martens.

It was noon, with the crimson sun hanging high in the sky.

Feeling a tug on his hand, Lin Xing looked to the side and saw it was Shi Ya. "Brother Lin Xing," Shi Ya pleaded.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xing asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I'm hungry," Shi Ya said, putting on a pitiful face.

"Oh, shall we head back then?" Lin Xing smiled slightly and turned to walk toward the Prime Minister's estate.

Shi Ya grew anxious and quickly grabbed Lin Xing's hand, saying, "No, I want to eat at Jufu Lou. I'm tired of the food at the estate."

Upon hearing they were going to Jufu Lou, Lin Feng and the others swallowed hard. It wasn't for any other reason—the food at Jufu Lou was simply too delicious. Once you tasted it, you'd crave it again.

Jufu Lou was a continental chain of establishments. The Jufu Lou in Tianjing City was just one of its countless branches. The origins of Jufu Lou were quite mysterious; no one even knew who the owner behind it was. Those with some influence only knew that Jufu Lou's backing was formidable—a mysterious figure that ordinary people dared not provoke. Anyone capable of operating a successful chain across the continent must be extraordinary and possess immense influence; otherwise, how could they expand across the continent without significant power?

Of course, an operation of that scale guaranteed an impeccable reputation. Inside, it gathered many renowned chefs of god-like status from across the continent! Not only was its food outstanding, but more importantly, its service was exceptional.

At Jufu Lou, they wouldn't look down on you for being a commoner. The customer is god, perfectly embodied here. Unless you intended to dine and dash or deliberately cause trouble! But if you did, it depended on whether you had the capability. No one had ever heard of anyone who deliberately caused trouble gaining any advantage at Jufu Lou.

However, with such standards came different levels: there were areas for commoners, for nobles, and even for VIPs. The latter required a Jufu Lou membership card. Cards were also divided into ordinary and prestigious levels.

For an ordinary membership card, as long as you met Jufu Lou's membership conditions, you could become a VIP customer. But the conditions for a prestigious membership were much stricter. Not only did you have to meet the ordinary membership criteria, but you also needed to possess something that made Jufu Lou deem you worthy of being a prestigious customer. Of course, what that condition was remained unknown to anyone.

"Alright, let's go to Jufu Lou," Lin Xing smiled slightly. Thinking of the food at Jufu Lou, he couldn't help but feel tempted. Honestly, the food there was simply too delicious.

"Great!" Shi Ya clapped her hands happily. Lin Feng and the others also had their eyes shining, like hungry wolves spotting tempting prey.

The group immediately turned and headed toward Jufu Lou.

"Wow..." While walking, Lin Xing and the others suddenly heard an exclamation of admiration and envy. Looking toward the source, they saw a crowd discussing something.

"A magical pet, and a fifth-level Swift Wind Wolf at that," one person said with envy.

"Yes, a fifth-level Swift Wind Wolf, and a white one at that—truly impressive. But he's the young master of the Left Prime Minister's family, so getting a fifth-level magical pet isn't surprising. Moreover, Young Master Bier's strength is enough to control this fifth-level magical pet."

The fifth-level Swift Wind Wolf not only excelled in speed but was also a wind-element magical beast. At fifth level, it was considered a mid-level beast. The Swift Wind Wolf's speed surpassed even that of the lightning marten; the lightning marten's speed was only about one-third of the Swift Wind Wolf's. Additionally, the Swift Wind Wolf was skilled in attack.

Thus, capturing a Swift Wind Wolf was no easy task. Although it was only fifth level, it required the strength of a Great Sword Master to defeat it. The Swift Wind Wolf's speed was among the best among magical beasts. Though its combat power wasn't exceptionally high, with its lightning-fast speed, escaping was a trivial matter.

Moreover, wolves were generally pack animals, with at least a dozen gathering together. Imagine a dozen Swift Wind Wolves, skilled in speed and attack, attacking together—it was easy to see the challenge. Capturing a Swift Wind Wolf was even more difficult unless you were a powerful individual or relied on ambush. A powerful person could either eliminate the pack or capture one of the Swift Wind Wolves. Alternatively, you could rely on numbers to confront the pack, wearing them down! Or ambush the pack to capture one. But the prerequisite was having speed at least comparable to the Swift Wind Wolf.

Relatively speaking, capturing a Swift Wind Wolf was easier, but forming a contract with it was an even greater challenge. Alternatively, you could have the magical beast willingly acknowledge you as its master, which required the beast to be completely convinced of your strength. If you lacked that capability, then sorry, the magical beast wouldn't accept you as its master.

However, you could also forcibly establish a contract with a magical beast, but you needed at least twice the beast's strength to impose a master-servant contract. In that case, the magical beast would absolutely not disobey your commands.

There was also an equal contract. This was formed when the magical beast acknowledged you, but such a contract lacked strong binding force. In this case, the magical beast could choose to obey you or treat your commands as nothing, and you would have no recourse. After all, an equal contract was just that—equal, with no master-servant relationship.

Because of this, few people on the continent had magical pets. After all, low-level magical beasts were only useful for display and offered no help in combat. Moreover, the number of magical pets a person could have was limited, related to their mental strength. The stronger your mental strength, the more magical beasts you could have, but it wasn't limitless—more powerful pets required more mental strength.

People generally hoped to have powerful magical pets. Those only suitable for display were mostly for bored noble ladies to play with. After all, those who engaged in combat didn't want to carry a magical pet that offered no assistance in battle.