"Is the ash flower that expensive? Boss, make it cheaper. "
"Look at me, I'm an official beast appraiser after all. How about I give you a discount the next time you come to the association? How about this six sun grass for a cheaper price too?"
After running around for an entire afternoon, Lin Jin finally gathered most of the ingredients needed to refine the six sun beast soul pill. He had prepared twelve types of herbs and they were all expensive. What Lin Jin didn't expect was that this amount of herbs had already drained his wallet dry.
A few hundred taels were gone in one afternoon. But not all of it. Lin Jin reached into his pocket and found that he still had a few taels of silver left.
Pet beast evolution was a bottomless pit.
And this was only from Rank 1 to Rank 2. Who knew how much more money he would have to spend if he were to go any higher? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a bottomless pit.
Lin Jin took a deep breath, musing that once Xiao Huo evolved, his strength would increase tremendously and he would be able to earn back the money. If all else failed, he could disguise himself and scam Qian Youde for some money.
Although he had the ingredients, he still needed one more thing to refine the six sun beast soul pill.
And that was the 'beast soul'.
Without a beast soul, the effects of a beast soul pill would be greatly reduced. Medicine stores didn't have beast souls, but the Beast Appraisal Association did. Still, it wasn't easy to obtain them and one had to spend money.
Even when hunting beasts to capture souls, most of them would start off with 'flawed Rank 1' beast souls. To be able to be used in medicine, one must at least nurture a 'excellent Rank 1' beast soul.
Moreover, Xiao Huo was of the fire attribute so the beast soul must be of the fire attribute too. Other attributes wouldn't do.
Hunting in the wild would be too late and dangerous. After some thought, Lin Jin decided to seek help from the association.
Counting with his fingers, Lin Jin realized that the only person he knew was Zhao Ying.
There weren't many official beast appraisers in Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association, but there were plenty of apprentices. Even if there weren't a hundred, there were at least eighty.
Zhao Ying was currently chatting with her best friend who was also an apprentice.
"Yingying, stop joking around. Who doesn't know that Lin Jin only managed to become an official beast appraiser because he got lucky?" A young girl, who was also wearing the same apprentice outfit, leaned against the wooden railing and stretched her back. Her slender arms stretched out, revealing the girl's soft beauty and figure. The male apprentices passing by couldn't help but sneak a few glances at her.
Zhao Ying panicked. "Xiao Yun, I'm not joking. I used to think so too, but after getting to know Appraiser Lin, I realized that he's the real deal. Those rumors are all groundless. Maple City is a small city and there are only three official beast appraisers in the association, including Chief Wang. If apprentices like us wish to advance further, we need to be affiliated with official beast appraisers. Chief Wang and Appraiser Gao will never be able to find me, so I've decided to be affiliated with Appraiser Lin and learn from him. "
"You're crazy!" Lu Xiaoyun's eyes widened in disbelief.
"I'm not crazy. My pet beast evolved thanks to Appraiser Lin's extraordinary methods. Don't forget, when you brought me to Appraiser Gao, he concluded that my pet beast wouldn't be able to evolve within a year. Just based on this alone, Appraiser Lin is much better than Appraiser Gao." After Zhao Ying said this, the girl named Lu Xiaoyun was immediately displeased.
Appraiser Gao Jiang was her idol.
"Yingying, maybe after Appraiser Gao examined you, he helped your pet beast open up its veins and that's why it could evolve. That Lin Jin just took advantage of the situation and claimed all the credit for it!" Lu Xiaoyun raised her head to defend herself. In her eyes, Appraiser Gao was the best and Lin Jin was just a good-for-nothing fishing for fame.
Zhao Ying was infuriated. Just as she was about to argue, she noticed someone and her eyes lit up. She got up and walked over.
"Appraiser Lin!"
The person walking over was Lin Jin.
He had been looking for Zhao Ying for quite a while now. After asking around, he finally found this place. This was a garden behind the association. It was secluded with beautiful scenery. There was a small bridge over a flowing river and a pavilion with wooden veranda. Many people usually rested here.
When Lu Xiaoyun saw Lin Jin, an idea flashed across her eyes. A sly glint flashed across her face as she walked over.
"Zhao Ying, you made it easy for me to find you. Come, let me ask you something." Lin Jin wanted to ask if Zhao Ying had a way to get him a beast soul for pelletization.
"Beast soul? I don't have that, but … "Zhao Ying hesitated. Knowing there was a way, Lin Jin quickly said," Zhao Ying, this is very important. Just say it, don't hesitate. "
Zhao Ying said, "I have a good friend whose brother is a famous friar in the city. With her help, we can definitely get a beast soul. But …"
"But what?" Lin Jin asked anxiously.
"But I definitely won't help a fame-fishing scumbag like you!" A crisp voice rang out as Lu Xiaoyun walked over with a haughty expression.
"Xiaoyun, don't spout nonsense!" Zhao Ying was panicking. Lu Xiaoyun tugged at her arm and said, "Yingying, don't be fooled by this guy. People like him don't have any skills and they're good with sweet words. I don't care if he lies to others, but you're my friend. I can't allow him to lie to you."
Having said that, she turned to Lin Jin and said, "Yingying said you could help her pet beast evolve with just a wave of your hand. Why don't you help mine too and see if you can help it evolve as well?"
Right after she said that, a red fox leaped out from behind her. This red fox was crimson in color and its movements were light. One look and anyone could tell it was no ordinary creature.
"I'm busy. I have business to attend to!"
Lin Jin couldn't be bothered with her.
Although this girl was beautiful, even more so than Zhao Ying, Lin Jin was still an official beast appraiser. Why should he be nice to her when she was disrespecting him in front of so many people?
'You want me to evaluate a beast just because you asked me to? Am I that shameless? '
"What do you mean you're busy? You just don't have the guts to do it. I told you he was fishing for fame and you wouldn't believe me. Yingying, I've already exposed him!" Lu Xiaoyun taunted. Zhao Ying was stomping her feet anxiously while Lin Jin remained calm.
"I can't be bothered with a silly little girl like you!"
What a joke. Having lived two lives, how could Lin Jin be angered by a little girl? In terms of shamelessness, no, in terms of mental fortitude, how could she possibly be his match?
Zhao Ying tugged at Lu Xiaoyun. "Xiaoyun, stop fooling around. If you keep this up, I'll ignore you from now on."
To his surprise, Lu Xiaoyun became even more enraged. She shouted at Lin Jin, "I heard you say you need beast souls. Do you dare to make a bet with me? If you can help my pet beast evolve, I'll gladly give you whatever beast soul you want."
Zhao Ying wanted to dissuade her, but once Lu Xiaoyun's temper flared up, not even ten bulls could hold her back. She was now at loggerheads with Lin Jin.
"But if you can't do it, don't pester my Yingying anymore. Otherwise, don't blame me for publicizing your reputation as a scammer."
Lin Jin glanced at Lu Xiaoyun. She was the friend Zhao Ying mentioned could get her a beast soul.
Beast souls were too important. It would be great if Lin Jin could get his hands on them. However, it wasn't easy to help a pet beast evolve. Previously, Zhao Ying's pet beast only managed to evolve because her pet beast had accumulated enough. Lin Jin was only helping to guide the flow and add fuel to the fire.
In other words, under normal circumstances, pet beasts that didn't meet the requirements couldn't evolve no matter what.
However, Lin Jin wasn't an average person. He had the Museum of Deadly Beasts. To others, Xiao Huo didn't meet the requirements to evolve, but the stone tablet in the museum had more than one method to help Xiao Huo evolve.
Truth be told, Lin Jin was tempted.
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