Chapter 236 - 235: Coming to Jail City to Send You On Your Way
By day, Jail City appeared utterly desolate.
The streets were empty, with hardly anyone moving about.
This was because the demon beasts and exotic beasts in Jail City all preferred to come out at night.
Consequently, the students who stayed here would also choose to go out at night, while spending their days in the inns, resting and recuperating.
Even the black market only opened at night.
After checking in, Lin Yi, Wei Nan, and the rest of their group all went to their respective rooms.
The inn’s rooms weren’t particularly large.
Only about forty square meters.
Upon entering, there was a living room and a separate, partitioned-off single room.
The living room had a sofa and a TV, and in one corner sat a testing machine.
This came as a bit of a surprise to Lin Yi.
Although the testing machine was quite old, it looked like a model from over twenty years ago.
Lin Yi tried starting it up.
He discovered that the machine, surprisingly, still worked.
’The amenities at this inn are actually pretty good!’
Lin Yi was a little surprised by this discovery.
He then walked over to the living room sofa and sat down. A menu was lying on the coffee table.
Guests staying here could order food from the inn.
A dedicated chef would prepare it and have it delivered to their room.
Lin Yi picked up the menu and glanced at it.
He discovered that every single dish on it was made primarily with Demon Beast Meat.
There were even a few dishes cooked with Exotic Beast Meat.
Furthermore, each dish came with a description.
It informed the customer what star-level of Demon Beast Meat was used in its preparation.
The higher the cultivation level of the demon beast, the more expensive the meat naturally was.
Lin Yi even found a dish on the menu made with the meat of a 5-star Demon Beast.
The price was a staggering 1.8 million per plate...
Even Lin Yi felt a bit numb seeing that price.
However, Lin Yi’s need for Demon Beast Meat wasn’t as high as it used to be.
Only the meat of 6-star or 7-star demon beasts could pique his interest now.
Otherwise, for Demon Beast Meat below 6-star, Lin Yi had already developed a resistance.
Even if he ate it, the effects would be minimal.
He had simply eaten too much of it...
After looking over the room, Lin Yi brought out Xiaoqi.
Xiaoqi had now grown to the size of a pigeon.
Its wings had become fuller, and it could already fly at low altitudes.
But to reach the state from the Heart Spirit Domain, where a single flap of its wings could span over ten meters...
...that was something that couldn’t be achieved overnight.
Lin Yi took out the Demon Beast Meat he had prepared in advance and placed it in a food container.
In an instant, Xiaoqi flew over from the sofa.
After a steady landing, it immediately began to wolf down the food.
...
Time passed, minute by minute.
As the last light of dusk faded, night quietly fell.
The streets outside gradually grew lively.
Students from various universities appeared in the streets and alleys.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
Just then, there was a knock at Lin Yi’s door.
Lin Yi walked over and opened the door.
Wei Nan, Zhou Qi, and the others were all there, grinning widely.
"Let’s go! Grab a bite downstairs, then it’s time to go fight!"
"Fight?"
Lin Yi glanced at Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi nodded with a smile. "I just saw those two local students from my dorm downstairs!"
"Once we’re inside, I’m definitely going to find them and pick a fight!"
"They’re always bragging in the dorm, shooting their mouths off so much it gives me a headache!"
"They need to be taught a lesson today..."
Sun Tao quickly nodded in agreement.
Wei Nan glanced at the two with a smirk. "Just a lesson? Didn’t you say the Town Martial Department doesn’t care about killings in Jail City? We might as well make them disappear!"
Zhou Qi and Sun Tao froze, neither saying a word.
At the end of the day, they were just students.
They could hunt demon beasts, but to actually kill people...
...was a line they couldn’t bring themselves to cross.
Lin Yi could understand their hesitation.
He had been in their shoes once.
"Wait a second, I need to bring Xiaoqi!"
Lin Yi turned and went back into the room. Xiaoqi was asleep, curled up in the food container.
He didn’t know when it had developed such a habit.
After finishing the Demon Beast Meat in the container, it would curl up inside to rest.
It had also become particularly lethargic.
Previously, Lin Yi had thought Xiaoqi was sick.
But he slowly discovered that Xiaoqi’s aura was undergoing some complex changes.
Lin Yi couldn’t quite describe it; it just fluctuated between strong and weak.
After this continued for a few days, Xiaoqi’s realm would strengthen a little.
Lin Yi couldn’t see the detailed realms of other people or demon beasts.
He could only see a general entry for their realm.
Especially after they had reached a star level, he could only see 1-star, 2-star...
As for their specific rank within that star, it wouldn’t show up in the entry.
However, Lin Yi estimated that Xiaoqi was probably about to level up to the next star.
Walking to the food container, Lin Yi lifted Xiaoqi up and put the container away into his storage space.
Suddenly, Xiaoqi’s eyes snapped open warily.
The moment she saw it was Lin Yi, her eyes calmed down a bit.
Lin Yi said with a smile, "I’m taking you Demon Hunting!"
Hearing the words "Demon Hunting," a sharp glint flashed in Xiaoqi’s eyes.
She immediately perked up, flapping her wings and flying onto Lin Yi’s shoulder.
She planned to enter Jail City with Lin Yi just like that.
This was because Lin Yi had promised her before.
That the next time they went to Jail City, Xiaoqi would get to help with the Demon Hunting...