Lin Jin chuckled. With a sweep of his arm, a sudden burst of flames burst forth from Lin Jin's arm and coalesced into Xiao Huo's appearance on the ground.
The Beastmaster Fourth Scroll allowed the blood contract owner and pet beast to fuse into one and share their supernatural powers. It also allowed the owner to separate the pet beast at any time.
At this, Shang'er's eyes lit up.
"Is this the Beastmaster Scroll?"
Shang'er was clearly knowledgeable enough to know about this cultivation method.
"That's right." Lin Jin nodded.
Xiao Huo was still the size of a kitten. After jumping out, he started playing around. Seeing this, Shang'er also noticed the change in Xiao Huo. She could recognize the Beastmaster Scroll, but she did not know about Dharma Bodies.
Meanwhile, Lin Jin noticed that Shang'er had achieved a breakthrough in her cultivation of the Demonic Scripture. Now that he was back, he could give her some pointers. However, with Shang'er's current cultivation speed, the first three parts of the Beast Energy Formation were no longer enough for her.
To achieve a breakthrough and improve, she would need the fourth part of the Beast Energy Formation.
Lin Jin had been planning to do this for a long time but due to his busy schedule, he didn't manage to increase the number of beasts appraised. Now, he had to consider this.
From tomorrow onward, Lin Jin would officially take over as chief of Maple City's branch. Of course, he would only be acting chief for now. The official appointment would have to be made by headquarters.
But thinking about it, no one would be able to stop him.
Even if there was, His Majesty would find a way to let it pass. Hence, this wasn't something Lin Jin had to worry about.
"Next, I'll have to think of a way to increase the number of beasts recorded in the museum."
Lin Jin mumbled to himself.
The next day, Lin Zao woke up early to send Tan Lin off at the city gates. After all, she was going to Heavenly Spiral Nation this time. Even if she rode on an eagle beast, it would take at least seven to eight days to reach the Jade Dragon Kingdom.
If she were to travel by land, traversing mountains and rivers, it would take at least several months. Who knew when they would meet again after this parting.
As a friend, Lin Jin had to send her off personally.
Tan Lin left in a carefree manner. She had handed over the association's affairs to Lin Jin yesterday. As for the other trivial matters, she told Lin Jin to handle them as he saw fit.
Before daybreak, Tan Lin leaped onto her horse and turned to look at Lin Jin. "Appraiser Lin, when we meet again, I, Tan Lin, will surely compete with you in beast appraising."
Lin Jin saluted. "Until we meet again."
"See you again!"
After Tan Lin finished speaking, she whipped her horse and galloped out of the city in a short while, out of sight.
Lin Jin didn't linger. In this world, all good things must come to an end. Only after parting can one meet again.
Back at the association, Lin Jin was given a bigger consultation hall. He immediately arranged for someone to hang up his registration token and instructed the chief to evaluate as many beasts as he could today. There was no limit to the number of appraisals available.
With that, the number of people who came to hang up Lin Jin's number increased. Putting everything else aside, Lin Jin's reputation in Maple City was now rather well-known. If the news of his promotion to Rank 3 was only known to the Beast Appraisal Association yesterday, by now, almost everyone in Maple City knew about it.
It wasn't every day that a Rank 3 beast appraiser could appraise and treat their pet beasts. Hence, most of the people here had signed up for Lin Jin's consultation today.
Because of this, the number of beast appraisers and apprentice beast appraisers decreased significantly.
However, no one dared to complain about this.
In some places, it was indeed customary for a newly appointed chief to have an unlimited number of beasts appraised on the first day. However, this had never been the case in Maple City's history. After all, this was only possible if one had the capability to back it up.
If one wasn't capable enough, they would most likely end up making a fool of themselves. When that happened, they would become a laughing stock and embarrass themselves.
Even when Tan Lin was appointed, she didn't do this.
"This new chief sure is confident," Bai Zhenkong commented as he listened to Zuo Wentang's report in the City Lord Manor of Maple City.
Bai Zhenkong was now paying close attention to Lin Jin. At the same time, he was trying his best to find out what happened in the royal capital for His Majesty to grant Lin Jin such a privilege.
"Is there still no news from the royal capital?" Bai Zhenkong asked. At this time, he was eating breakfast. As the City Lord, his life was rather luxurious. Even breakfast was not enough. There were seven or eight plates on the table. There were hot dishes, vegetarian dishes, desserts, and fruits. It could be said that there was everything one could want.
Zuo Wentang shook his head. "We've asked all our contacts in the royal capital but they don't know the specifics. However, something major did happen in the royal capital recently but I don't think it has anything to do with Lin Jin."
"Oh? What major event? " Bai Zhenkong took a deep-fried biscuit, broke it open, and placed it into the small bowl of porridge before him. He then added some side dishes and took a bite.
Also, Minister Yu's faction was toppled overnight. To the public, it was said that Minister Yu had died of an illness, but that might not be the truth. After all, Minister Yu was a member of the nation's guardian and a national guardian with a Rank 4 jade dragon pet beast. For him to die of an illness is indeed hard to believe. "" The royal capital has banned news of this matter. But we still managed to find out some information. Apparently, a villainous expert had appeared in the royal capital a few days ago and the entire city has been put on lockdown. No one is allowed to leave or enter, and the city is heavily guarded.
After Zuo Wentang finished speaking, Bai Zhenkong nodded and said, "I'm aware of this as well. The power struggle within the royal city never stops. Maple City may not be big, but it's a good thing that it's far away from the royal city. Moreover, we've never had anything to do with Minister Yu's faction. Whether he died suddenly or was purged, it has nothing to do with us. "
After a pause, Bai Zhenkong added, "Indeed, this has nothing to do with Lin Jin. No matter how capable he is, he's not part of the inner circle."
"That's what I think too." After that, Zuo Wentang added, "There's one more thing. I heard that the Jade Dragon Celestial Temple in the royal city was once sealed, and a few halls even collapsed. However, I couldn't find out the details. Even some of the high-ranking officials in the royal court either didn't know about it, or they were wary of it."
"Jade Dragon Temple?" Bai Zhenkong went into deep thought. As a city lord, he obviously knew how important Jade Dragon Temple was. However, he clearly didn't know about the old dragon's existence so he didn't connect the incident at Jade Dragon Temple to Lin Jin.
"His Majesty's sixth princess, on the other hand, apparently recovered from an illness. His Majesty was so pleased that he even granted amnesty to the people," Zuo Wentang added.
Bai Zhenkong nodded.
He knew about this as well. Speaking of which, Lin Jin was the most likely to be involved. To Bai Zhenkong, the two were most likely connected.
However, Bai Zhenkong felt that he hadn't found the root of the problem yet. Even if Lin Jin had cured the sixth princess, it didn't warrant His Majesty's' attention '.
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