Lin Jin had never studied 'Mount Gushan Beast Appraisal Scripture' since his energy was limited. However, with the Museum of Deadly Beasts, it was a piece of cake for him to appraise a pet beast through a single scale.
Hence, Lin Jin didn't interrupt during the theoretical discussion. This wasn't his forte. But when it came to actual beast appraising and writing evaluation reports, no one could compare to him.
Inside the Museum of Deadly Beasts, the scale's appraisal results were out.
At this moment, Lin Jin was a little surprised to see this gigantic fish.
It was a carp.
But it was a little too big.
The stone tablet had detailed the results. After a closer look, Lin Jin realized that this was a 'Yin River large carp'. The Yin River was located in the northern countries and was said to be a gushing river. Yin River large carps weren't considered rare beasts and were hunted as food by the locals.
As pet beasts, Yin River large carps had natural limitations. They couldn't live outside of the river and this fact alone was the reason why not many people formed a blood pact with them.
Conversely, they were the favorite food of many people in the northern countries. Of course, while their scales were huge, not all of them were as tough.
On a Yin River large carp, there was only one scale that was the toughest and it was called 'Solid Scale'. Some people collected Solid Scales to forge armor and use them as protective gear.
What Ding Hong brought was a 'Solid Scale'.
These were the contents recorded on the stone tablet.
Truth be told, the northern countries were quite a distance away from the Jade Dragon Kingdom. The situation there was different. If it weren't for the results on the stone tablet, Lin Jin wouldn't have known that this was a scale from a carp. Moreover, this carp was the local people's food.
According to its rank, a Yin River large carp was just an average large carp. That was all.
After Lin Jin was done reading, he picked up his brush and began writing his evaluation report.
The conclusion was simple but the evaluation process had to be written in detail.
Lin Jin didn't have to worry about that. The stone tablet had detailed beast appraisal theories and they were all capable of withstanding scrutiny. What Lin Jin needed to do was to understand these theories and copy them down.
Seeing that Lin Jin was already writing his evaluation report, everyone had different thoughts.
The beast appraisers from Green River City were obviously disdainful.
They knew very well how obscure and difficult it was to comprehend the Gushan Beast Appraisal Scripture was. Only those who had studied it would know how profound this scripture was.
Evaluating a beast based on a single scale was extremely difficult. Only the appraisal methods in the 'Mount Gushan Beast Appraisal Scripture' could tell a thing or two. Hence, they didn't believe that Lin Jin could come up with a decent evaluation report.
Over at Maple City, Tan Lin was feeling anxious. Of course, she hoped that Lin Jin could create a miracle. As for Gao Jiang, he hoped that Lin Jin could write well, but at the same time, he didn't want him to.
If Maple City's association was embarrassed, he wouldn't be able to lift his head. But at the same, he didn't want Lin to do either.
Even the two newcomers, Zhang Ze and Mo Huan, had figured out what was going on and were waiting curiously for the result.
Lin Jin was done. It was only two pages and it was concise. After all, Yin River giant carps weren't considered ferocious beasts so it was much easier to write.
Ding Hong took a look at it and immediately burst out laughing.
"Appraiser Lin, you must be joking with me. I've never heard of a 'Yin River big carp'. Besides, it's not a ferocious beast but a fish for food. What nonsense."
Ding Hong felt that he had found a breakthrough.
Next, he would unleash a barrage of attacks, shredding Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association's reputation to the ground.
Unhurried, Lin Jin asked, "Appraiser Ding, what kind of beast does this scale belong to?"
Ding Hong's face was full of pride as he said directly, "I appraised it earlier. It's a type of flood dragon scale armor, and it's at least a rank-3 rare beast. Otherwise, it wouldn't be this hard."
Flood Dragon!
This was an extremely powerful beast. Firstly, it was rare, and secondly, it had great potential.
Everyone understood.
According to Lin Jin's appraisal, this scale came from a large carp. Moreover, it was a common river fish that humans used as food.
Ding Hong concluded that this scale belonged to a flood dragon.
There was no doubt that the results were as different as heaven and earth. In other words, the results of the two appraisers might not be 100% correct, but there was definitely one person who was ridiculously wrong.
"Appraiser Lin, I'd like to see how you came up with this evaluation report." Ding Hong continued reading Lin Jin's evaluation report. But when he reached the theory behind it, he was stunned.
The reasoning was clear, the theory was solid, and most of it was classic knowledge. There were also some contents that Ding Hong couldn't understand. If he were to continue reading based on this theory, even he would think that this was a scale from a carp.
How was that possible?
Ding Hong was the first to refuse to believe it.
However, Lin Jin's theory was too solid, so solid that Ding Hong couldn't find any problems with it.
Ding Hong stammered, unable to refute Lin Jin's claim.
The others couldn't sit still.
Tan Lin couldn't resist going over to take a look. Xu Anqiao from Green River City came over as well. The group passed Lin Jin's evaluation report around. Based on the theory of an evaluation report, this was just a slightly larger scale.
Including the lines, texture, and attributes of the research and inference, all of them were reasonable and convincing.
Upon reading this evaluation report, Xu Anqiao knew things weren't looking good.
What was an expert?
One would know the depth of an expert's skills.
As the chief of Green River City's Beast Appraisal Association, he wouldn't be able to reach this position without some skills.
Just by reading this evaluation report, he knew that he had miscalculated.
This Lin Jin was definitely an expert beast appraiser.
It was his first time encountering someone who could produce such a flawless evaluation report.
The theory was too solid.
There was no room for argument.
Could it be that this was really the scale of a big carp?
Xu Anqiao's expression changed. In a moment of desperation, he thought of an idea.
Deny it.
No matter how good the evaluation report was, it was just an inference. After all, no one had ever seen a Yin River large carp. As long as Lin Jin insisted on this point, it wouldn't be considered a win for him.
Of course, they wouldn't be able to achieve their goal either. But now, this was the best solution.
At this, Xu Anqiao wanted to muddy the waters.
But suddenly, someone said, "I heard that a restaurant in Maple City has been transporting a lot of fish products from the northern countries over the past few days. There are even some merchants from the northern countries staying here. They must have heard of the 'Yin River large carp'. Why don't we just let them take a look?"
That was right.
Many people's eyes lit up.
If they got someone from the northern countries to take a look, they would definitely be able to tell at a glance.
Ding Hong didn't believe it at all so he immediately sent someone to invite them over.
Xu Anqiao wanted to stop him but under such circumstances, he had no chance to speak up.
Soon, several merchants from the northern countries who stayed in Maple City were invited over. These people were taller and had deep facial features, befitting of a northerner.
After explaining the situation, a northern merchant laughed. "So that's what you're talking about. That's easy. I live by the Yin River, and I've seen countless Yin River carps. I'll be able to tell if it's a carp's scale."
Xu Anqiao's heart skipped a beat at this.
There really was a Yin River large carp.
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