Lin Jin and Gao Jiang chuckled.
At the same time, Tan Lin said to them, "These people are from Green River City's Beast Appraisal Association. This is Chief Xu Anqiao and the others over there are also official beast appraisers from Green River City's association."
Lin Jin understood the situation after this introduction.
Their 'colleagues' from Green River City's Beast Appraisal Association had arrived.
However, judging by the current situation, although both parties were smiling amiably, an undercurrent was actually brewing. If Lin Jin could tell, so could Gao Jiang.
Although they didn't get along, they were both representatives of Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association so they stood by Tan Lin's side without hesitation.
"Haha, I've long heard of Appraiser Lin. I heard that you're the youngest Rank 2 beast appraiser in the nearby cities. Now that I've met you today, I can see that you're indeed a young and promising man."
That Xu Anqiao praised Lin Jin the moment he arrived.
His intention to sow discord was too obvious. No matter what, Gao Jiang was standing right beside them and purposely didn't mention it. He was clearly trying to drive a wedge between them.
Sure enough, Gao Jiang's expression froze and his expression became unnatural. Noticing this, Tan Lin immediately said, "Chief Xu, in terms of experience, Appraiser Gao Jiang is superior to Appraiser Lin."
Her words eased the tension and elevated Gao Jiang's status. At least, the latter's expression lightened up.
Lin Jin was infuriated as well, musing that this Xu guy was up to no good, digging a hole for him as soon as he arrived. Although Lin Jin wasn't afraid of Gao Jiang, the man was clearly trying to drive a wedge between them. Lin Jin couldn't let him have his way.
However, since Tan Lin had spoken, Lin Jin couldn't say anything else.
The other party harbored malicious intentions, digging a hole right away. Lin Jin now knew why Tan Lin called him and Gao Jiang over.
She clearly couldn't handle it alone.
Sometimes, one shouldn't be afraid of fighting with weapons. One should be more afraid of people who smile on the surface but stab you in the back.
Everyone took their seats.
Xu Anqiao said, "Chief Tan, now that the official beast appraisers of Maple City are here, let's continue our conversation. I know that you've used your connections to apply for two more official beast appraiser slots in Maple City, and I heard that headquarters has given their approval. However, they haven't officially given their approval yet, so why must you keep those two people? Our Green River City Appraiser Association currently has two empty slots. Give them to us first and you can find more suitable ones when the slots are available. I really don't understand why you're so stubborn, Chief Tan."
Lin Jin listened carefully.
From the looks of it, it seemed to be for someone.
In other words, Maple City and Green River City's Beast Appraisal Association were fighting for their members.
Lin Jin was aware of Tan Lin's request for two more official beast appraiser slots, but he was oblivious to the fact that she was trying to snatch him away.
It didn't matter if he didn't know. He would know very soon after listening.
Sure enough, after listening for a while, Lin Jin figured out what was going on.
In the beast appraiser examination a few days ago, there were naturally people who met the criteria and passed. Among them were two talented individuals who hailed from Maple City.
Apparently, they passed with close to full marks.
To the Beast Appraisal Associations of the various cities, it was only natural that they wanted to recruit these talented individuals with potential. However, in previous years, Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association had failed to live up to expectations. That useless Wang Ji had turned the place into a mess. Just by looking at how they only had two official beast appraiser slots, one could tell how bad Maple City's association was.
Associations from other cities had at least four official beast appraisers while some local associations had more than ten official beast appraisers. Hence, even if they managed to produce talented individuals, Maple City wouldn't be able to retain them in the past.
However, after Tan Lin took office, she wanted to change this situation.
She had applied for more slots to retain talented individuals. This way, Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association could gradually grow stronger.
It was a good idea and a good job was done. But then, something went wrong.
For some reason, Green River City's association wanted to snatch the two talented individuals away from the association. They wanted to recruit them into Green River City's association.
With Tan Lin's temper, how could she agree to that? She was much more stubborn than Wang Ji and refused to let them go. Perhaps only she would dare to do something like this.
The people from Green River City's association weren't to be trifled with, which was why Xu Anqiao brought his men to 'kill' them today.
Tan Lin didn't back down. "Chief Xu, you're wrong. First come, first served. Moreover, Zhang Ze and Mo Huan are members of Maple City and I was the first one to come into contact with them. It's inappropriate for you to interfere at a time like this."
Zhang Ze and Mo Huan must be the two examinees with the best results this year, having passed the Rank 1 beast appraiser examination.
The current situation was a 'contest' between the two chiefs. Lin Jin and the others couldn't interfere at all.
Xu Anqiao chuckled, seemingly unbothered by Tan Lin's' aggressiveness'.
"Chief Tan, it's meaningless for us to argue about this. Why don't we listen to Zhang Ze and Mo Huan's opinions? After all, this concerns their futures, don't you agree?"
It sounded quite reasonable.
However, Lin Jin knew things couldn't be that simple. The other party must have approached them in private and even promised them some benefits.
This kind of competition wasn't appropriate. If everyone did this, the beast appraiser community would be in chaos by now.
However, the other party would never admit to it.
Tan Lin was clearly at a disadvantage in this matter.
In terms of overall strength, Maple City's association couldn't compare to Green River City's. Green River City's association was much larger and had eight official beast appraiser slots.
It was like two companies trying to poach someone. Obviously, the more powerful company would have a greater advantage.
Tan Lin sighed. She had no choice but to summon Zhang Ze and Mo Huan.
If these two were to choose, they would most likely go to Green River City.
After all, humans tended to strive for greater heights.
Lin Jin shook his head. There was nothing he could do to help with this. In fact, Lin Jin thought that if these two wanted to go to Green River City's association, he should let them. Sometimes, the results didn't mean everything, so there was no need to be so insistent on this matter.
However, Tan Lin was a competitive person so she obviously couldn't take this lying down.
Just as her subordinates were about to send the message, a Rank 2 beast appraiser from Green River City suddenly got up and walked over.
"Chief Tan, Appraiser Lin, Appraiser Gao, I've long heard of Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association's exceptional beast appraisal skills. Since we have the opportunity today, I'd like to exchange some pointers. I hope you won't be stingy with your guidance." This beast appraiser was humble, but it was obvious that he was up to no good.
Tan Lin's expression darkened.
Green River City's association had crossed the line. Not only were they here to poach someone, but they were also here to challenge their association.
Looking over, their association chief, Xu Anqiao, clearly had no intention of stopping them. It was obvious that they were planning to challenge their association.
This was going too far.
Since someone wanted to 'learn', she couldn't afford to be timid.
Holding back her anger, Tan Lin said, "Appraiser Ding, I can't say I'm asking for advice, but I can still exchange pointers."
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