Although he didn't find anything, nor did he find anything that could reveal the black wind wolf's background, Lin Jin knew that a lone wolf couldn't have learned cultivation and become a monster out of nowhere.
Especially this Dark Wind spell, which was clearly a high-level spell. Where did the black wind wolf learn it from?
There must be some sort of legacy.
There were two possibilities. One was that the lone wolf came across a fortuitous encounter, and the other was that it had already mastered the cultivation method before becoming a lone wolf.
If it was the latter, it would be terrifying.
Lin Jin knew that lone wolves were usually the result of being ostracized by a wolf pack or a conflict within the pack. Either way, it meant that the black wind wolf's previous pack also had members who cultivated into monsters.
Were all wolf packs monsters?
If that was the case, they couldn't afford to offend them.
After cleaning up the scene and dealing with the wolf's carcass, the sky was starting to brighten.
Lin Jin hurried back.
Before he reached Maple City, the sky was already bright. Xiao Huo in his giant wolf form was too scary. Seeing that he wasn't too far away, Lin Jin had Xiao Huo return to his normal size and returned on foot.
The scenery outside Maple City wasn't bad. After exchanging greetings with passersby, Lin Jin entered the city two hours later.
Maple City was much livelier than usual today. Lin Jin noticed this the moment he entered the city.
Many people from nearby villages were rushing over. After asking around, Lin Jin learned that a caravan from the Grassy Continent had entered the city to exhibit their beasts before daybreak. They were trading beasts native to the Grassy Continent for goods, gold, and spirit stones.
Caravans like this were a common sight. However, caravans from the Grassy Continent were rare and it was hard to come across one even once in a while.
Lin Jin knew a little about this world's geography. The Grassy Continent was a large continent in the west with many small countries. Just like the 'Continent of Zhongzhou' where the Jade Dragon Kingdom was located, there were also small countries like Jade Dragon, Dajin, and Sheng Jin.
Comparatively speaking, the Grassy Continent was mountainous and treacherous. It wasn't easy to travel between the small countries of Zhongzhou so this caravan was rare.
Moreover, everyone knew that Zhongzhou was actually the weakest in terms of beasts. The strongest beasts came from the Northern Continent and the Grassy Continent.
Vicious beasts were born in dangerous places. This was something that everyone knew.
Therefore, as long as the Grassy Continent's beast trafficking caravans came, it would be quite lively. Many people would come over. Even if they could not afford the Grassy Continent's ferocious beasts, they would come to take a look and broaden their horizons.
After hearing about this, Lin Jin naturally wanted to take a look. Putting everything else aside, a caravan like this usually brought along hundreds of pet beasts. This was a rare opportunity for Lin Jin to record these beasts.
Lin Jin was in urgent need of the 'Beast Energy Formation Part Four' because only with it could he teach Shang'er and help her improve her cultivation.
However, the matter of visiting the caravan wasn't urgent.
Lin Jin returned to the Beast Appraisal Association first. After all, there were always people waiting for his consultation every day.
By the time he finished his work, it was almost noon.
Just then, Zhao Ying, Lu Xiaoyun, and Han Dong came over, saying that they wanted to take a leave of absence to visit the Grassy Continent Caravan encampment.
It was understandable that young people liked strange things. Lin Jin nodded and the three of them left happily.
Lin Jin still had to tidy up his evaluation reports and he hadn't eaten yet so he wasn't in a hurry. Moreover, he was going to record the pet beasts later. The 'cries' of various beasts would be unavoidable and it would be easy to tell if someone was following him.
However, just as Lin Jin finished tidying up his evaluation reports, a few people pushed a flatbed cart over, looking for Lin Jin.
Lin Jin recognized them. They were the boatmen who used to come here to diagnose beasts. They were the ones who gave Lin Jin his first plaque.
"Greetings, Appraiser Lin!" The boatmen came in and bowed at Lin Jin.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Jin glanced at the flatbed cart behind the boatmen. There was a deer being pulled along.
However, the deer was motionless and looked pitiful with wounds all over its body. If one didn't pay attention, they would think the deer was dead.
"Appraiser Lin, it's like this. We saw a large deer out at sea today and thought it was dead. But when we fished it up, it was still breathing. When we go out to sea to fish, we have to rescue anyone we meet. This is the rule of the sea. Even if it's a ferocious beast, we have to rescue it. We brought it here but no one else can treat it so we had no choice but to trouble you to take a look, "one of the boatmen said sheepishly.
Lin Jin could tell that they had sought help from others, such as the emergency hall or other beast appraisers.
But none of them could treat it so they decided to bring it here.
Without another word, Lin Jin went forward to examine the deer.
With a touch, the deer's condition was recorded into the Museum of Deadly Beasts.
"Huh, it's a rare beast?"
Lin Jin was surprised.
Generally speaking, rare beasts were rare or else they wouldn't have the word 'rare' in their names.
However, pet beasts like these were usually kept as treasures by humans so why was it in such a pitiful state?
There was also something that others couldn't tell but Lin Jin could. This deer's' blood contract 'had just been broken. In other words, it had been abandoned.
Lin Jin didn't know the specifics but all he could do now was treat it.
Because at this stage of the game, he was the only one who could save the deer given its fatal injuries.
Using internal acupuncture, Lin Jin stimulated the deer's heart and lungs to keep it alive. Then, he fed it medicine, cleaned the wound, stopped the bleeding, and stitched it up. Everything went smoothly.
When Lin Jin was working, he was so focused that he didn't notice someone passing by the consultation hall and peeking inside.
Outside, Dong He watched as Lin Jin treated the deer and scoffed. He wanted to express his disdain but then remembered that Lin Jin was already a Rank 2 beast appraiser while he was just an apprentice.
There was no way they could compare.
However, Dong He wasn't convinced. His zodiac sign was that of a duck. After stewing the deer for an entire night, his entire body was limp, but his mouth was stubborn.
After watching for a while, Dong He left. He was in a hurry to head to the Grassy Continent's trade exhibition to look at the continent's pet beasts.
Not long after Dong He left, Gao Jiang passed by. After a glance, he left too.
Jia Qian was here.
She was much more low-key than before. Moreover, she had applied to close her consultation hall to work at the emergency hall. In the eyes of others, this was undoubtedly a foolish decision.
The emergency hall was a deep pit. Once you jumped in, it would be difficult to get out again. Moreover, many apprentices dreamed of having their own consultation hall, the chance to hold a consultation hall of their own.
Jia Qian had it all, but she gave it up.
Others might not understand, but Jia Qian knew.
If she wanted to advance further, she had to make some changes. Having a consultation hall of her own was indeed impressive. In a sense, it was no different from being an official beast appraiser.
But she wasn't willing to stay like this forever.
She wanted to become an official beast appraiser.
Hence, after much consideration, she made this choice.
She had seen that critically injured deer in the emergency hall. From what she could tell, this deer was beyond saving. It would surely die.
It wasn't that she didn't want to save it, but it was impossible. It wasn't just her, the other apprentices had come to the same conclusion.
The boatman dragged the deer away without saying where they were going. But Jia Qian had a hunch that it was so she came to Lin Jin's consultation hall. Sure enough, Lin Jin was treating the deer.
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