Now that He Qing's matter was settled, she retreated happily.
Meanwhile, Old Tian sneered inwardly, musing that the Curator was just being perfunctory. Only a naive girl would believe such nonsense.
Serves him right to be fooled.
Of course, he dared not say this out loud. The memory of his Rank 3 pet beast being scared unconscious by the Curator was still fresh in his mind.
"Right, Curator, I've gathered some of the herbs you asked me to gather. But I've never even heard of some of them." Suddenly remembering something important, He Qing quickly took out a wooden box.
It looked like it was filled to the brim.
Lin Jin took it over to take a look. There were several types of precious herbs inside that could be worth up to ten thousand silvers.
Needless to say, this girl was generous.
For this alone, Lin Jin was determined to help her fulfill her wish. Hence, even if he didn't have a good impression of her sister, he would still make a trip to Jade Dragon City for He Qing's sake.
With He Qing taking the lead, the others suppressed their desires and took out the items they had collected as if they were presenting their treasures.
Jiang Ziqi had brought the most variety of herbs and it was obvious that he had put in a lot of effort. However, there were some crucial treasures missing.
It was probably because he couldn't find them.
Black Crow had brought quite a number of items as well, including several extremely precious treasures.
For example, the 'exotic fire crystal'.
No one in Maple City had ever heard of this item before. Adding some during pelletization could greatly improve the quality of the pill. Who knew Black Crow would be able to get his hands on one?
"Not bad!" Lin Jin accepted it. Although Black Crow wasn't very cooperative at first, he became much better after he came to his senses.
Hence, if Black Crow needed any help from now on, Lin Jin would do his best to help.
The quality of Madam Ghost Child's materials was also of high quality. Among them were some of the most important herbs for pelletization and she managed to get her hands on them.
Of course, the materials they collected from each other definitely overlapped and complemented each other. Lin Jin now had all the materials he needed.
Lin Jin was overjoyed.
If he had to collect them himself, it might take years and he might not even be able to collect them all. The amount of effort and money he had to spend would be astronomical.
The benefits of the Visitation Hall were on full display here.
Among the visitors, Old Tian didn't bring anything with him. But that was fine. If he didn't pay, Lin Jin wouldn't return the favor.
Ye Yuzhou did bring a wooden box with him, but Lin Jin didn't accept his gift. Lin Jin didn't even spare it a glance before returning it.
Ye Yuzhou was obviously taken aback.
Unbeknownst to him, Lin Jin had achieved one of his goals today and was currently working on the other.
Ye Yuzhou was also a veteran. Other than Old Tian, the curator had accepted everyone's belongings. Only his own was returned untouched.
There was obviously something going on here.
Ye Yuzhou's state of mind was in a mess.
One had to know that this was very similar to when he accepted tea from a disciple, but because he was not satisfied with that disciple, he purposely did not accept the tea from that disciple.
To express their dissatisfaction.
Generally speaking, the smarter disciples would know that they had angered the teacher.
Of course, he had to think about what the problem was and try his best to fix it.
The current situation was very similar to this.
In front of the Curator, Ye Yuzhou naturally did not dare to put on airs. He knew that he must have offended the Curator in some way. Otherwise, the Curator would not have targeted him like this.
But what was wrong?
Ye Yuzhou couldn't figure it out.
Currently, the Curator was answering Black Crow's questions.
Black Crow asked about the problems he encountered during his evolution from Rank 4 to Rank 5. Black Crow wouldn't be able to solve these problems on his own.
However, the Curator answered each and every one of his questions. Black Crow benefited greatly from this and thanked him repeatedly in excitement.
This made Ye Yuzhou very envious.
He had so many questions he wanted to ask, but he didn't know how to start.
As for asking Yang Jie about pet beast evolution methods, Ye Yuzhou had long forgotten about it. He couldn't even ask his own questions, so how could he care about Yang Jie's pet beast?
Jiang Ziqi also asked some questions, but they were related to pet beasts. Similarly, the Curator gave him profound answers.
Throughout the entire process, Ye Yuzhou felt like an ant on a hot pan, tormented. Everyone else noticed this as well.
The Curator was obviously picking on Ye Yuzhou.
However, no one dared to speak up for Ye Yuzhou. Even He Qing was wondering if Ye Yuzhou had done something to provoke the Curator.
Right now, Ye Yuzhou was like a fish thrown onto the shore.
Left to dry.
Sunbathing.
Ye Yuzhou couldn't hold it in anymore. He took a step forward, wanting to speak.
He had to break this stalemate himself.
However, before he could speak, the Curator suddenly said, "Old Ye, if there's nothing else, you can go back first."
Ye Yuzhou felt like he was struck by lightning.
This was just like the tone and methods he used on his disciples who had made mistakes.
What was going on?
Ye Yuzhou's heart was in a state of turmoil. Naturally, with his current status, being treated like this by someone who didn't even mention the reason made him feel a little indignant and even angry.
He really wanted to leave. At most, he would never come back again.
But honestly, he didn't have the courage to do so.
At his age, how many more opportunities could he have for a breakthrough? Pet beasts, in particular, were more important than his own realm. A pet beast's rank determined a country's level. Just from this point alone, one could tell how important it was.
His soaring cloud flood dragon had reached Rank 4 a long time ago. If it weren't for this fortuitous encounter in the Visitation Hall where he met the Curator, Ye Yuzhou knew very well that his pet beast would never be able to evolve even if he died.
He had consulted many reputable beast appraisers about this but all of them were at their wits' end. Only the Curator was able to provide an evolution method so there was no doubt about it.
In other words, if his pet beast wanted to evolve, he could only rely on the Curator. This was the only way.
Although the Curator had given him an evolution method, it was still extremely difficult to evolve from Rank 4 to Rank 5. If he had to figure it out on his own, it would take him at least three to five years.
Ye Yuzhou didn't want to wait. Even if he could, he didn't want to offend the Curator for no reason.
This wasn't fair.
When a criminal was put on trial in a court of law, the criminal should at least be informed of his crimes before he was sentenced.
Mustering his courage, Ye Yuzhou stepped forward and saluted. "I don't understand how I've offended you, Curator. Please enlighten me. If I've done anything wrong, I will surely correct myself."
Under the mask, Lin Jin smiled, musing, 'Ye Yuzhou, I can't tell you how you've made things difficult for me in the Friar Association. Wouldn't that expose me? So sorry, I'm only here today to vent my anger by making things difficult for you.'
However, he couldn't just keep quiet. Hence, Lin Jin scoffed. "How did you offend me? Think about it carefully. Come back when you've figured it out."
How satisfying.
This was how Lin Jin reprimanded Ye Yuzhou, the number one master teacher of Maple City's Friar Association.
Of course, once this incident was over, Lin Jin's anger would subside and he wouldn't make things difficult for Ye Yuzhou anymore. But for now, it was impossible for him to give Ye Yuzhou guidance.
Lin Jin also noticed a feather in Ye Yuzhou's hand.
A white feather.
He was most likely here to seek an evaluation report and an evolution method.
Ye Yuzhou was most likely here to seek an evolution method for Yang Jie's pet beast. Hence, Lin Jin decided to shut Ye Yuzhou up so he wouldn't have to reject him later.
The disciple tournament was just around the corner, so how could Lin Jin possibly help Yang Jie improve his pet beast's rank and cause trouble for himself?
This was the crux of Lin Jin's plan against Ye Yuzhou.
If Ye Yuzhou were to really seek an evolution method for Yang Jie's pet beast, should Lin Jin tell him or not?
Ye Yuzhou lowered his head in deep thought, as if trying to figure out how he had offended the Curator.
Lin Jin ignored him.
He glanced at Madam Ghost Child and the latter bowed to Lin Jin.
Lin Jin didn't waste any time. He had previously given Madam Ghost Child a treatment method and after checking on her pet beast today, he noticed that her condition was better than before. However, she still needed some time to recuperate.
Using his coiled wire needle, Lin Jin inserted the needle into Madam Ghost Child's pet beast's acupoints to clear up her veins and dissolve the accumulated medicinal effects.
This was the crowd's first time witnessing Lin Jin's coiled wire needle technique. They were all dumbfounded, unable to figure out that such a technique existed in this world.
After a long while, Lin Jin withdrew his needle.
"Alright, it's no big deal. She just needs to follow my treatment method and in a few months, she should be able to fully recover. However, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for her to return to her peak condition," Lin Jin said.
Madam Ghost Child was stunned. She could clearly tell that Lin Jin was implying something else.
Lin Jin had studied Madam Ghost Child's babyface spider in the Museum of Deadly Beasts. This babyface spider was originally a powerful Rank 5 pet beast, but due to its severe injuries, its rank had fallen.
In other words, only an existence surpassing Rank 5 could injure this babyface spider.
Lin Jin didn't ask for details last time, but this time, he had to get to the bottom of it.
After some thought, Lin Jin said, "Madam Ghost Child, your pet beast was originally a Rank 5 but due to its severe injuries, its rank has fallen. You had no choice but to use symbiosis to keep your pet beast alive. I'd like to know how it got injured. Can you tell me?"
Lin Jin wasn't just curious. He wanted to see if he could get his hands on the hair or blood of the creature that injured the babyface spider. If he wasn't mistaken, it was definitely a Rank 6 pet beast.
A cultivator?
In this era, such a strong person didn't exist. No cultivator could injure a Rank 5 pet beast on their own.
Madam Ghost Child suddenly said, "Curator, I'll tell you in detail later. For now, I have a favor to ask."
As she said that, she took out the putrid blood from that night.
"This is the blood of an old friend of mine. Just like me, he used symbiosis. He doesn't have much time left so I would like to ask for your help. However, he can't come in so I can only take his blood first." Madam Ghost Child took out the blood of Coffin Man.
Lin Jin flicked the needle and in the blink of an eye, it was dipped in blood.
In an instant, there was a commotion inside the museum.
"Rank 4 pet beast, Zombie Cthulhu. Dual attributes of wood and earth!"
"Status: Severe injuries. Symbiosis!"
"…"
Before Lin Jin was a soft-bodied creature that looked like a sea mother. It looked like a head with several straps growing out of it, but it also looked like tentacles. Overall, it looked terrifying and it could survive on land.
Zombie Cthulhu. This was Lin Jin's first time hearing this name.
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