Some of Tan Lin's apprentices recognized Lin Jin so they quickly saluted him upon seeing him.
"Appraiser Lin."
"Where's the chief?"
"She's in the back hall. I'll go report to her."
Lin Jin waved them off. "No need. I'll go look for her myself. You guys go ahead."
Lin Jin waved them off. "No need for me. I'll go look for her myself. You guys go ahead."
And so, Lin Jin headed straight for the back hall.
Meanwhile, Tan Lin was frowning as she read a letter in her hand.
It was a letter from her father, Tan Xun, that had just arrived today. He hoped that Tan Lin could be transferred back to the royal capital's Beast Appraisal Association headquarters as soon as possible to participate in an important 'selection'.
Tan Lin knew the specifics. It was the recruitment test for the premium nation's beast appraiser academy, 'Heavenly Spiral'. Heavenly Spiral Nation was the strongest nation in the Middle Continent, so naturally, its beast appraiser academy was also the strongest in the Middle Continent. Tan Lin's father had studied in Heavenly Spiral Nation's beast appraiser academy before.
Generally speaking, the academy only accepted Rank 1 and Rank 2 students. However, as there were too many people who wanted to study there, it was difficult to get into the academy and the recruitment criteria were extremely strict.
Tan Lin wanted to go last year but failed. But this time, Tan Xun told her that with her experience as a branch manager, her chances of passing would be much higher.
Tan Lin obviously wanted to go but someone had to take over at Maple City first.
Who should she look for now?
Did she have to get headquarters to send someone over?
Tan Lin actually had a candidate in mind and that was Lin Jin. However, Lin Jin wasn't back yet. She had to leave tomorrow at the latest so she couldn't afford any delays.
Just as Tan Lin was worrying, Lin Jin entered.
At first glance, Tan Lin thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. Why did he suddenly appear just as she was thinking of him?
Tan Lin had no idea that Lin Jin was in the royal capital. She only knew that Lin Jin had gone to the royal capital to run some errands. She didn't expect him to be gone for so long. Her father, Tan Xun, had mentioned Lin Jin in his letter but they only met about ten days ago.
Tan Xun didn't mention anything about the strange happenings in the royal capital so Tan Lin had no idea what was going on.
However, it was a good thing that Lin Jin was back. When she saw him, she immediately got up to welcome him.
"Chief Tan Lin, I'm sorry …" Lin Jin looked apologetic. His long absence this time must have caused some trouble for Tan Lin.
Therefore, he didn't care about anything else for now. Apologizing first would definitely not be a problem.
Tan Lin, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind this at all. She had Lin Jin sit down and said, "Appraiser Lin, you're finally back. I'm leaving tomorrow."
"Huh? You're leaving? Where are you going?" Lin Jin was taken aback.
After all, Tan Lin's words were out of the blue.
"Listen to me carefully." Tan Lin realized that she was being too hasty so she told Lin Jin the whole story. This time, Lin Jin understood what was going on.
Everyone in the beast appraiser community knew of Heavenly Spiral Academy. It was the best beast appraiser school in the Central Continent. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a sacred ground.
It was said that the worst teacher in the academy was a Rank 3 beast appraiser. There were many Rank 4 beast appraisers and even Rank 5 beast appraisers.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this place the sacred land of beast appraisers.
"Chief Tan Lin, congratulations," Lin Jin said. This was indeed something worth congratulating. This was Heavenly Spiral Academy after all. Being able to study there was obviously a big deal. It was much better than being a branch chief here.
"That's why I need to find someone to take over," Tan Lin said, looking at Lin Jin.
Lin Jin's heart skipped a beat. But he could guess that Tan Lin must have been looking for him for this reason.
Lin Jin's capabilities had improved tremendously. Even without the Museum of Deadly Beasts, his beast appraising skills could definitely reach the standard of a Rank 2 beast appraiser. He might even be able to reach the standard of a Rank 3 beast appraiser.
With this, becoming the chief of a small city branch wouldn't be a problem at all.
As for age, that was even less of an issue. Tan Lin wasn't much older than him and she was a woman. If she could do it, so could Lin Jin.
Hence, Lin Jin didn't reject the offer and accepted it.
Tan Lin chuckled. "You sure are confident. But to be fair, Appraiser Lin, your abilities are indeed above mine. That's why I recommended you."
Tan Lin wasn't being humble. She knew better than anyone else how good Lin Jin's beast appraising and treating abilities were. Perhaps, it was thanks to Lin Jin that she was accepted into Heavenly Spiral Academy.
Recently, she had been studying Lin Jin's evaluation reports. Sometimes, she would even discuss his skills with Lin Jin. As the saying went, playing chess with an expert would also improve their chess skills. It was the same for beast appraising. After working under Lin Jin for so long, her standards and horizons had naturally improved. Hence, she was able to pass the examination without a hitch.
Perhaps it was because they were about to leave and it had been a long time since they last talked, the two chatted for the entire afternoon. Lin Jin tried his best to tell her more about beast appraising. Of course, Tan Lin was curious about their trip to the royal capital so Lin Jin picked out a few things and told her about them.
However, in the afternoon, someone came to inform them that someone from the City Lord Manor had arrived.
Displeased, Tan Lin ignored it.
But the person outside shouted, "The City Lord has arrived in person."
Lin Jin had to go out and take a look.
"City Lord Bai doesn't come often. Did something happen to him this time?" Tan Lin looked puzzled. Lin Jin smiled. He was much calmer now. Tan Lin was still the chief so if anything happened, she would be the one to deal with it.
Hence, Lin Jin didn't move. Knowing that he had no intention of leaving, Tan Lin went out herself.
However, Lin Jin had just taken a sip of tea when Tan Lin came in with the City Lord Bai Zhenkong.
"Appraiser Lin, City Lord Bai is here for you." Tan Lin looked puzzled.
Lin Jin quickly put down the teacup in his hand and came out to welcome them.
As the city lord, Bai Zhenkong held the highest position in Maple City. If it wasn't something important, he wouldn't appear in person.
However, today's matter was of utmost importance. It was a decree from Jade Dragon Kingdom's emperor so Bai Zhenkong had to take it seriously and do his job well.
At the sight of Lin Jin, Bai Zhenkong didn't show the slightest bit of politeness.
"Appraiser Lin, I heard that you've just returned from the royal capital so I came all the way here. Did I disturb you?"
His words were inexplicable.
Bai Zhenkong wasn't like this in the past. Back then, he was full of authority and would at least put on airs. But now, he was all smiles.
Lin Jin quickly saluted. "What are you talking about, City Lord Bai? How can it be considered a disturbance when you've come to see me?"
Bai Zhenkong laughed but didn't dwell on the matter. Instead, he took out something.
An imperial edict.
"Appraiser Lin, this was written by His Majesty. I'll pass it on on his behalf."
Having said that, he cleared his throat and read it out solemnly.
Jade Dragon Kingdom didn't really practice kneeling. Hence, even if it was an imperial edict, one didn't have to kneel to receive it. All one had to do was bow.
Although the content of the edict was fancy, its core meaning was easy to understand.
Lin Jin understood.
In short, because of his contributions, His Majesty used his authority to make an exception for the Beast Appraisal Association to promote him. This was a show of his majesty's generosity.
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