Some of these people were the soldiers, who were at the back of the line. This was the first time they were trying since the corral was opened up for potential bondings.
They were asked to give chances to the civilians first because they were already plenty strong on their own. It was mostly peer pressure though, and Garan didn’t seem to care as long as they went to Alterrans.
Anyway, now that the morning batch of civilians had seen no success, they were finally trying out their luck!
So far, no one had gotten a battle pet other than Miss Althea, Captain, Gwen, and Ryan. In all those cases, the battle pets were so useful.
Fufi and Snow were awesome fighters and were physically stronger and faster than humans at their level. Ryan and Gwen’s cats were very useful as well, and they were incredibly agile and flexible, able to distract enemies several levels above them.
Most importantly, they were all adorable floofs that healed the soul!
Basically, everyone— at least at some point in their childhoods—had dreamed of owning little monsters who were loyal friends to them.
Games like Bokeemon and Dogimon were so popular because of this!
There were also plenty who still liked this despite growing so old. For example, at this time, there were Luis, Mao, Orz, and a few others lining up.
Mao was one of the few extroverts in this group, and he actually hung around the animal experts before today.
The animals would choose whoever was strong enough but also fit them well.
Miss Althea and Sir Garan’s talents were out of this world. They never said their potential, but everyone could tell they were far superior to normal.
For one, Miss Althea was only level 17, but even without the mana cookies and those overpowered equipment of hers, anyone could tell she had much higher stats than the rest of them!
Gwen was also strong, though they reckoned her case must have a lot to do with survival, and this was something she herself told others whenever they asked. At the time, the cats desperately needed a guardian, especially the pregnant one, so a partnership was made.
So far, Alterrans were not weak but somehow none of them managed to get battle pets. It must’ve been an issue of compatibility as well as enough strength.
Past the initial queue, they would then separate to whichever beast they hoped to contract first. One had to know that they should choose well, because if it was unsuccessful, they had to line up at the back again if they wanted to try with a different animal.
The corrals were still closed, though the prospective bonder would be entering inside. Each animal had their own abode similar to what they had in the wild.
For example, pandas had a small bamboo forest in their area. The bears were given the dense trees to scratch their backs on, the coyotes had a lot of brush and broken ground to slink through and hide in.
This was done not just for the comfort of the animal, but also for the prospective bonder to understand them better, whether through their behavior or their habitats.
For the first batch of soldiers, there were Luis and Mao who’d be trying. They were trying different animals anyway, so they entered at around the same time.
To be honest, Luis wanted a bear (all boys like big critters), though to be honest, he had a feeling it wouldn’t be a fit. In the end... he chose the coyote enclosure.
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