"Curator, if anyone else wishes to have you appraise their beast, can I bring their fur and blood to ask for an evaluation report?" Black Crow asked.
Lin Jin didn't mind. After all, it would be beneficial for him if he could collect more information on pet beasts. However, if it was so easy for him to appraise beasts, the image he had built up as a dignified curator would be downgraded.
After giving it some thought, Lin Jin said, "Since you and Ghost Child have helped me out this time, I can appraise your beasts for free once more. Anything more than that is fine, unless you need help with other matters."
Black Crow nodded.
Meanwhile, Lin Jin handed Madam Ghost Child a few pills for her to give to Coffin Man.
Coffin Man's pet beast had yet to recover from its injuries, just like Madam Ghost Child's babyface spider. Hence, the most important thing for them to do now was to recuperate and wait for their injuries to heal. Everything else could wait until they recovered.
Madam Ghost Child retreated in satisfaction.
Lin Jin then turned to Ye Yuzhou.
Ye Yuzhou had performed well this time. During a critical moment, the appraiser stood on Lin Jin's side so he was rewarded.
Thus, the incident with Snake Country came to an end.
The other visitors didn't know much about the incident. Jiang Ziqi was fine. With his personality, he wouldn't ask about things he didn't understand.
But He Qing was different.
Especially when she heard that this incident clearly had something to do with Jade Dragon Kingdom. Her ears perked up right from the start. If she wasn't afraid of being rude, she would have asked about it.
But now, she couldn't hold it in any longer.
After all, she was a member of Jade Dragon Kingdom's royal family.
Lin Jin knew she was going to ask about it. But he wouldn't tell He Qing about it. After all, it didn't have much to do with her.
Hence, Lin Jin rejected He Qing's question.
He Qing looked annoyed but since the curator wouldn't say anything, there was nothing she could do.
She couldn't get an answer out of him but she could investigate further. But she had to ask about her sister's illness.
Lin Jin's answer to this was even simpler. "Someone will come and treat her in a few days."
He Qing was baffled. But out of trust for the curator, she didn't probe further.
Old Tian, or Tian Bao, took a few steps forward and half-knelt on the ground. He took out a wooden box and presented it with both hands.
"Curator, Old Tian has a treasure to offer."
Old Tian's sudden kneeling gave everyone a fright. No one would have thought that Old Tian, who was previously fearless and arrogant, would actually bow to them on his third visit.
The changes were too great.
The others didn't say much to Old Tian. They weren't familiar with him, so they didn't say anything. After all, they could tell that the Curator wasn't satisfied with Old Tian.
That was how it was. The curator wouldn't hold it against you if you didn't know anything the first time you came. But the second time you came, you still wouldn't cooperate. Everyone could see the curator's displeasure the last time, so everyone kept a respectful distance from Old Tian.
Unexpectedly, Old Tian was so straightforward this time. He knelt down and offered his treasures.
It all depended on the curator's reaction.
Everyone turned to Lin Jin.
Lin Jin was indeed dissatisfied with Old Tian. At first, he didn't want to accept the man's gift, but when Old Tian opened the wooden box, Lin Jin was stunned.
Inside the wooden box in Old Tian's hand was a medicinal herb. It was as thick as a finger and half a foot long, but upon closer inspection, one could see that it was actually a worm.
Worm stalk.
A unique medicinal herb.
However, the worm stalk in Old Tian's hand was covered in a layer of frost.
Just then, Jiang Ziqi noticed the worm stalk in Old Tian's hand and said, "Tianshan worm stalk is a cold plant with annual growth rings. The more growth rings it has, the more valuable it is and the more effective it will be. This worm stalk has more than a hundred annual growth rings, making it the best of the best. It's extremely rare, so you mustn't miss this opportunity, Curator. This item is something that can only be found by chance."
Jiang Ziqi was clearly well-versed in pharmacology. He was saying this out of kindness to remind the curator not to miss out on this treasure.
However, Lin Jin was knowledgeable as well.
This worm stalk just happened to be one of the ingredients Lin Jin needed for pelletization.
For example, the 'beast marrow cleansing pill' for Xiao Huo required an aged worm stalk. Goldy also needed this to evolve into Rank 4.
A hundred-year-old worm stalk might be fine for Xiao Huo, but it was too important for Goldy.
Goldy was a beast with the Golden Crow's bloodline. The last time he evolved was because he ate a 'emerald bloodworm', a creature of extreme Yang energy.
Combined with the sun, Goldy was able to force his evolution.
As for the next step of advancement, it would be very difficult to find something similar to the extreme Yang.
However, he could do it the other way around.
An item of extreme Yin energy would work too.
Or he could refine a supreme Yin pill for Goldy to consume.
Extreme Yin energy could stimulate the awakening of the Golden Crow's bloodline. Once that happened, it would be easy for him to evolve into Rank 4.
To refine the supreme Yin pill, a worm stalk with a cold attribute was a must, especially one that was at least a hundred years old.
Lin Jin had the prescription a long time ago but the herbs required were too difficult to find. Lin Jin had planned to ask the visitors for help but to his surprise, Old Tian had delivered the most important herb to him first.
Although he didn't like Old Tian, there was no reason not to accept such a good gift.
Moreover, with this hundred-year-old worm stalk, Lin Jin no longer found Old Tian as irritating as before.
Lin Jin reached out to retrieve the wooden box and put the herb away.
"I'll be taking this!"
It was a simple sentence but Old Tian was so excited that he was trembling. He knew he had done the right thing. Although it pained him to offer up this hundred-year-old worm stalk, it was more important to change the curator's opinion.
He had been too foolish to realize the curator's prowess. Fortunately, it wasn't too late.
Tian Bao was a man born in the wilderness and had always been a thief. In his early years, he started stealing and when he became stronger, he started robbing openly. In the end, he occupied a mountain and gathered a large group of brothers around him. Feasting and drinking, he lived a carefree life. Hence, when he was first dragged into the Visitation Hall, he was naturally arrogant.
But after experiencing it twice and witnessing the curator's prowess with his own eyes, Tian Bao also asked his villainous friends about Madam Ghost Child's name.
The Five Nanling Deities were a household name, at least in the Southern Continent. Coincidentally, Tian Bao was in the Southern Continent as well. Anyone who heard of Madam Ghost Child's name would be able to recite it to the storyteller for an entire day and night without repeating a single word.
When he found out, Tian Bao shuddered. Madam Ghost Child was someone who could squash him to death with a flick of her finger. Wouldn't the curator, who could easily subdue her, be even more terrifying?
Hence, despite his heartache, Tian Bao insisted on bringing along the hundred-year-old worm stalk that he had treasured for a long time.
Striking while the iron was hot, he brought out another bag filled with the pelts of his subordinates' pet beasts. He knew that the curator usually had his subordinates collect pet beast pelts. Although he didn't know why, it was obvious that the curator could use these pelts to appraise beasts.
If the curator was in a good mood, he could ask him about the evaluation. But if he was in a bad mood, he wouldn't ask.
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