Lin Jin gave him a sidelong glance.
He mused, 'Grassy Continent natives sure are tall. With that physique, even his arms are thicker than my thighs. In the modern world, he'd be a muscle man.'
The Grassy Continent natives weren't particular about etiquette. With a suspicious gaze, he glared at Lin Jin. "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Pretty rude.
Lin Jin frowned and his expression darkened. Ignoring the man, he turned to Lieutenant Guo and asked, "What's this boorish man doing here?"
One was rude and the other was even less so.
The Grassy Continent native knew that 'boorish man' wasn't a good word and was about to lash out when Lieutenant Guo quickly said, "Appraiser Lin, this is the expert hunter hired by the Grassy Continent's caravan, Rubba!"
Lin Jin was stunned.
"What's his name?"
"Rubba!"
'Holy sh * t. '
Lin Jin almost laughed out loud. This boorish man had such a creative name. His parents were amazing too. Rubba, go ahead. Why don't you call yourself Lu Si instead?
Although he didn't laugh out loud, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Rubba frowned and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing!" Lin Jin coughed lightly. He couldn't afford to waste any more time. He had to send these two away as soon as possible or else the great white ape might not be able to hold on.
"Commandant Guo, this person is very suspicious. In the middle of the night, in this remote mountain forest, it's obvious that he has bad intentions. Maybe he knows the whereabouts of the white-furred ape." It had to be said that this Luoba's sixth sense was quite strong. He guessed it right away.
Lieutenant Guo was curious as to what Lin Jin was doing here.
Lin Jin said with a straight face, "As an official Rank 2 beast appraiser, it's normal for me to come out into the wild to study beast taming and appraising techniques."
Lieutenant Guo mused, 'Makes sense.'
Beast appraisers would indeed go out into the wild to familiarize themselves with various beasts.
When he explained this to the Grassy Continent native, Rubba was at a loss for words. "Then, why doesn't he come during the day?"
"It's none of your business when I come!" Lin Jin said bluntly.
His words were blunt, but his logic was clear. What did it matter to him whether he came during the day or night?
At that moment, Rubba saw the white ape nearby and was stunned.
The white-furred giant ape used a transformation technique. At this time, its body size was no different from that of a normal ape, but the white fur on its body did not change.
Ruba's eyes were filled with suspicion, and he was about to step forward to check.
"Stop!" Lin Jin reached out his hand to stop him. "That's an ape I just tamed. Its wild nature hasn't been eradicated yet. Be careful not to hurt you."
Rubba understood and laughed maniacally. "I can crush a small ape with one hand. But why does this ape have white fur?"
Clearly, Rubba was a little puzzled, but that was all. He was not so imaginative as to think that this was the giant ape that had escaped.
His physique was different.
He was curious and wanted to find out what was going on.
Back in the Grassy Continent, in the Wildlands, no one had ever heard of the Demonic Arts. Even if they had heard of it, they would not have thought about it.
At Ruba's words, Lin Jin smirked. "Why does it have white fur? You'll have to ask this ape's parents."
Lieutenant Guo could tell that Lin Jin was hostile toward the Grassy Continent natives. Perhaps it was discrimination, so he quickly came over to smooth things over. He simply asked Lin Jin if he had seen a giant white ape.
Lin Jin pointed at the ape on purpose. "Isn't this it?!"
Rubba was enraged again.
Lieutenant Guo: "…"
He wanted to leave. If he stayed any longer, these two would surely start fighting.
"Appraiser Lin, if you find any traces of a giant ape, you mustn't force yourself. You must inform the City Lord Manor first," Lieutenant Guo reminded before he left.
Lin Jin nodded.
He was extremely anxious, hoping that the other party would leave as soon as possible. Silently counting, he had exceeded one hundred and twelve, far exceeding the limit of the white ape's transformation technique.
The white ape must be having a hard time now, and there was a chance that he could transform back at any moment.
If he was exposed, things would get messy.
Fortunately, the two eagles took to the air. Unable to hold back any longer, the white ape broke the spell and reverted to his original size.
Lin Jin wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead.
Fortunately, it was a close shave.
After getting away with it, this area should be safe for the time being. Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility of the other party returning to investigate.
Lin Jin walked over and patted the giant ape's head, saying, "See that? I'm taking a huge risk to help you. You should focus on learning spells and when you can maintain your transformation skills for a long period of time, you'll be able to truly escape from danger."
The giant ape was smart and nodded.
Shang'er and the others came out of the cave too.
As Lin Jin looked at the monsters, he had one thought on his mind.
Letting Shang'er and the others stay on Mount Zoroku wasn't a long-term solution. Although this place was deserted, it wasn't a real forest. If they were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Although Lin Jin was quite capable and Shang'er, Little Five, and the white ape were incredibly powerful, he was still alone. If he had the chance, he would have to find a safer place.
However, staying on Mount Zoroku for the time being wasn't a problem as long as he didn't get himself killed.
…
At the Friar Association.
Yang Jie waited respectfully outside Ye Yuzhou's seclusion room. After a moment, Ye Yuzhou pushed open the door and came out, looking high-spirited.
It had been a long time since Ye Yuzhou had this expression on his face.
His cultivation and pet beast's level had stagnated several years ago. Because of this, Ye Yuzhou had thought of various ways to break through the bottleneck.
Whether it was himself or his pet beast, the Flood Dragon Beast.
If he could break through any one of them, his strength would increase by leaps and bounds.
However, his repeated failures had left Ye Yuzhou disheartened. He might never be able to break through his bottleneck in this lifetime, especially his pet beast.
His flood dragon had a water attribute and could control clouds. However, its potential wasn't great. In the words of an experienced beast appraiser, the fact that it could evolve into Rank 4 meant that it had reached its limit.
In Jade Dragon Kingdom, Ye Yuzhou was definitely an expert, strong enough to rank within the top five.
If his flood dragon evolved, he would undoubtedly become Jade Dragon Kingdom's number one expert. In fact, the entire Jade Dragon Kingdom might even have a chance of becoming a premium country. This was definitely a huge deal.
Over the years, the top experts of Jade Dragon Kingdom had been trying to find ways to evolve, each of them holding back. Initially, Ye Yuzhou didn't even dare to think about this, but now, he saw a path.
The Curator was guiding him on this path.
If he followed this path, his flood dragon would have a chance of evolving into Rank 5.
Of course, it wasn't easy for a Rank 4 pet beast to evolve into Rank 5. Even if there was a way, it would take a long time to prepare and break through step by step.
The most important thing was to choose the right path.
Ye Yuzhou knew that the path he was taking now was the right one. In the past few days of seclusion, he had been studying the evaluation report the Curator gave him. In other words, the evolution method mentioned in the report was feasible.
He had tested it himself.
However, it required a lot of precious materials, including elixirs, elixirs, high-grade spirit stones, and some natural treasures.
This was normal because a Rank 4 pet beast evolving into Rank 5 required a huge amount of financial support. In some places, the entire country's resources would be used to help the pet beast evolve.
The situation in Jade Dragon Kingdom was a little different. But if Ye Yuzhou was confident in evolving his pet beast, he could apply for some resources.
In short, his pet beast's evolution path had finally been opened. Next, it would be time to accumulate and finally, breakthrough.
This process could take a few years or a few months.
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