The white cat's shadow was none other than the spirit devourer.
Lin Jin looked at it, patted the cat's head, and said, "Keep it!"
The white cat obediently kept its shadow and shrunk back to its normal size. Looking at it now, it no longer looked as ferocious and terrifying as before.
"Go on." Lin Jin waved. The white cat was reluctant to leave but it nimbly hopped back into Evil Scholar's arms.
While Evil Scholar was excited, he also had a feeling that if Lin Jin gave the order, would the white cat break its blood contract and betray him?
It was highly possible.
Evil Scholar had met all sorts of beast appraisers before, but this was his first time meeting someone like Curator and Appraiser Lin. Compared to these two, the other beast appraisers were nothing.
After this incident, Evil Scholar finally understood why a cold and arrogant person like Black Crow would listen to Curator. He would have done the same if he were in Curator's shoes.
Nowadays, the world was dominated by beasts. Controlling a beast was equivalent to controlling everything. Forget everything else, just the villainous experts Evil Scholar interacted with on a daily basis had tried everything they could to help their pet beasts evolve but to no avail.
Some even begged for this and that to evolve their pet beasts to Rank 2.
Why would they do that?
Having a high-level pet beast meant that one's strength and status would naturally rise. There weren't many rules in the villainous community. Strength was the most important thing.
Without strength, there was no point in talking.
Evil Scholar was an example. He thought his pet beast reaching Rank 3 was his limit. Now that it had reached Rank 4, it was just as he said. From now on, he might not be in the top twenty, but he would at least be in the top fifty on the villainous path's expert leaderboard.
"Thank you for your help, Appraiser Lin." Evil Scholar stepped forward and bowed.
Lin Jin nodded. Evil Scholar had come all the way here with Black Crow to help him. Moreover, the white cat spirit devourer showed signs of evolution too. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy.
If he wanted to evolve from Rank 4 to peerless, it wouldn't be that easy. Even if he knew how to do it, he couldn't do it right now.
White Cat's matter was the last step, so it was not considered difficult. Zombie Cthulhu's matter was relatively more troublesome.
Lin Jin had checked earlier. Zombie Cthulhu's limbs were missing and he didn't come out. Other than the monster's personality, there was also another reason. Zombie Cthulhu's back had fused with the bottom of the coffin so it was difficult for him to come out.
Lin Jin had only just noticed this.
Zombie Cthulhu's condition was clearly more troublesome. Instead of helping him evolve, Lin Jin was trying to save his life. Plus, it wouldn't be as quick as the white cat. Even with Lin Jin's current skills, it would take him more than a month to cure Zombie Cthulhu's injuries.
Lin Jin first performed a simple acupuncture on Zombie Cthulhu's pulse. When it was about time, he explained the situation to Coffin Man.
"I'll also call you Old Coffin. Zombie Cthulhu has been injured for decades, and it's definitely not going to be cured in a short period of time. Moreover, his injury is far more serious than that of the Infant Spider. If it weren't for this coffin made of thousand-year-old locust wood, he wouldn't have been able to survive until now. Moreover, he has become a second nature of killing over the years and is now haunted by resentment. If you trust me, you can leave Zombie Cthulhu with me for at least half a month, or at most a month. Then, you can come and retrieve him.
If you trust me, leave Zombie Cthulhu with me for at least half a month or a month before you come back to retrieve him. By then, Zombie Cthulhu's old injuries should be healed. "
Now that Lin Jin was willing to treat his pet beast, how could he refuse?
"Appraiser Lin, you can leave Zombie Cthulhu here. Even I, Old Coffin, plan to stay by your side as long as you don't find me a bother," Coffin Man said sincerely.
At this, Lin Jin shook his head.
He hated trouble the most. Keeping Zombie Cthulhu around was for treatment but keeping Coffin Man around would be bad.
Moreover, Lin Jin had too many secrets so it would be inconvenient to have someone around him.
Seeing Lin Jin shake his head, Coffin Man was about to say something when Madam Ghost Child spoke up, "Old Coffin, don't stay by Appraiser Lin's side and cause him trouble. Didn't you say that Old Turtle is dying? Let's go look for him. If we can find him in time, Curator or Appraiser Lin can still save him."
Coffin Man's eyes lit up when he heard this. "That's right, that old bastard Old Turtle has to hold on for me. Ghost Child, come with me to find him. If he finds out about your current situation, he'll be ecstatic."
Black Crow and Evil Scholar were tactful. Appraiser Lin clearly preferred peace and quiet. Now that their business was done, it was time for them to leave.
Moreover, Evil Scholar had achieved his goal. After his pet beast evolved, there were still many things he had to do so he couldn't stay here any longer.
And so, the two got up to leave.
This was exactly what Lin Jin wanted.
"My friends, we're friends now. If there's anything you need, feel free to look for me. Or, you can look for Curator when the Visitation Hall is open." Lin Jin got up and saluted them.
Before the four of them left, Coffin Man touched the coffin and said a few words to Zombie Cthulhu before leaving reluctantly.
Although it was already late, no one could stop the four of them from leaving the city.
As they walked, Evil Scholar was all smiles. He had gained the most out of all of them this time.
"To be honest, Curator's supernatural powers are unfathomable. I didn't expect his disciple to be this powerful as well. This has truly been an eye-opener. Curator is elusive and mysterious but his disciple is easy to find. If there's nothing else to do in the future, we should get to know Appraiser Lin better."
Evil Scholar's words were the same thought shared by all four of them.
Even Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child, who were admitted into the Visitation Hall, shared the same thought. The reason was simple. Before the Curator, they trembled in fear. Even though the Curator's tone was gentle and kind at times, he still exuded an intimidating aura that terrified them.
But Lin Jin was different. He gave off a sense of closeness.
It was as if one was a prodigious sun that one could only look up to while the other was a mortal that one could befriend or even call brother.
"With Appraiser Lin's skills, he's already at the level of a Rank 4 beast appraiser."
At this moment, Black Crow seemed to have thought of something and spoke.
"That's right. Being able to promote a Rank 3 beast to Rank 4 means that he's a Rank 4 beast appraiser. But from the beast tattoo on Appraiser Lin's sleeve, he's only a Rank 2 beast appraiser," Evil Scholar added.
"Hmph, it's all because this Jade Dragon Kingdom is trash. The strongest beast appraiser in the Beast Appraisal Association is only at Rank 3. Now, it all depends on whether Appraiser Lin is willing to help. If Appraiser Lin is willing to help, Jade Dragon Kingdom will definitely be able to become one of the top countries in the future," Coffin Man said.
The few of them nodded in agreement.
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