This so-called authority might be a treasure to others, but to Lin Jin, it wasn't. Lin Jin's main goal was to improve his beast appraising knowledge, so he wouldn't care about other miscellaneous matters. As for this so-called authority, it wasn't something that could distract someone like Lin Jin.
In other words, Lin Jin trusted Jia Qian. Otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted such an important task to her.
Jia Qian bowed and said, "Master Lin, I'm afraid I won't do a good job."
Lin Jin smiled. "Just do as I say. Unless you want me to send Xiaoyun there?"
Jia Qian was stunned.
She recalled Lu Xiaoyun's fiery temper. If she were to go, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause?
She covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Jia Qian understands. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, Master Lin." Having said that, Jia Qian bowed and retreated.
She was now extremely respectful and loyal to Lin Jin. Lin Jin could tell that too.
After Jia Qian left, Lin Jin continued organizing the evaluation reports. When he was almost done, he called for Zhao Ying and had her file them away. Next, Lin Jin looked at the box Dong He brought. There were quite a few intermediate-grade spirit stones alone. In addition, there was also this month's salary, a total of fifty taels.
As chief, Lin Jin's' salary 'was probably the highest in the association.
Other than these, there were also many pills and medicinal herbs in the box. They were all sorted out and there were at least twenty to thirty types. Most of them were for daily use, but there were also some rare herbs.
After a glance, Lin Jin knew that the items in the box didn't add much. But there was no doubt that these items had been meticulously selected.
It was probably Dong He's handiwork.
Lin Jin obviously needed these items right now. To his surprise, he saw a set of 'tomb moss' in the box. This herb was rare.
This was especially true for high-quality 'tomb moss'.
This herb was usually used to treat Yin attribute pet beasts. Coincidentally, Lin Jin had been recuperating Zombie Cthulhu's body recently so this would come in handy.
Dong He had stumbled upon it by accident.
"This' tomb moss' is of such high quality that it wouldn't usually be distributed. Even in a medicine hall, it's considered a premium item. I wonder where Dong He got it from. Could it be his private stash?" Lin Jin mumbled to himself.
In fact, he had guessed correctly.
Somewhere in the association, Dong He muttered to himself with a pained expression, "This time, I've given away one of my best medicinal ingredients. President Lin should be able to tell, right?"
Dong He had a conflicted look on his face.
He knew very well that the bag of Tomb Moss was a high-grade item that could only be found by chance, not sought. If it was placed in the medicine hall, it wouldn't even be for sale. It could be used as the treasure of the shop.
If they were to sell it, the price would be more than twenty times more expensive than normal Tomb Moss.
Perhaps, it was only a hundred taels of silver.
However, things didn't work that way. Some things couldn't be bought even if one wanted to. For example, this top-grade 'tomb moss'. Many beast appraisers racked their brains trying to get their hands on it, especially for pet beasts with dark attributes.
Dong He had been working as a steward in the logistics department for many years. Although he did embezzle some of his benefits, he was still a coward and didn't dare to rake in a huge fortune. Still, he managed to get his hands on some good stuff. For example, this top-grade 'tomb moss'. It was considered a rare treasure in his collection.
This time, Dong He had mentally prepared himself by placing it in Lin Jin's box. He knew that it was impossible to change Lin Jin's opinion of him so quickly.
But it didn't matter. After his sister and brother-in-law left for the royal capital, they wrote him a letter.
There was only one thing written in the letter.
He had to curry favor with Lin Jin.
No matter what, even if he had to kowtow to Lin Jin every day, he had to curry favor with him. At the very least, he couldn't let Lin Jin bear a grudge against him.
This was what Dong He thought. He didn't know why his sister and brother-in-law wrote him this letter, but he knew very well that he couldn't afford to offend Lin Jin now.
After all, Lin Jin was no longer the same as before. He was now the esteemed chief.
Although Dong He was dumb, he knew that dripping water could wear away a stone.
The top-grade 'tomb moss' was only his first step. He still had other similar items in his possession. Dong He had made up his mind. If he wanted to live a good life, he had to curry favor with Lin Jin. Hence, even if he had to hand over all of his good stuff, he was willing to do so.
While he was deep in thought, someone smacked Dong He on the head.
"Damn fat pig, can't you see where you're going?" Someone said viciously. Dong He looked up and his heart skipped a beat. What he feared had happened. He was too focused on walking that he didn't notice that he had accidentally bumped into Zhang Youdu.
This was insanity.
Zhang Youdu would always mess with Dong He when he was free. Now that he had run into trouble, things wouldn't end so easily.
Fortunately, Dong He had seen much of the world. He had lost all kinds of face, so he could only admit defeat at this time.
He immediately bowed in apology.
"Manager Zhang, it's all my fault. I was blind when I was walking and offended Manager Zhang. Please be magnanimous and don't lower yourself to my level."
His attitude was quite humble.
Dong He thought that Zhang Youdu would let him off, but to his surprise, a slap landed on his face.
The slap was so heavy that Dong He felt a searing pain on his face. His pet beast behind him immediately growled but was restrained by Dong He.
Across from him, the mustached Zhang Youdu wore a grim expression.
"Dong He, who do you think you are? Do you think you'll be fine after offending someone by saying something so insignificant?" Zhang Youdu waved the slap in his hand. "This slap is to teach you a lesson. After all, you used to be a manager but you failed to live up to expectations and went down the wrong path. You even made things difficult for our current chief. With this, do you still expect to live a good life in the Beast Appraisal Association? I advise you to leave as soon as possible and make a living on your own. "
Having said that, he scoffed, flicked his sleeves, and left.
The few people who followed Zhang Youdu also looked proud. It should be known that among these people, there were some who followed Dong He and respectfully called him Brother Dong behind his back every day.
At that moment, Dong He felt the burning pain on his face but he was enlightened.
'Is this how I used to be? Bullying others and flaunting my prowess. How ugly. ' Dong He rubbed his face. He didn't show anything on his face. He was probably used to being humiliated.
But to be honest, being slapped in public was still a huge blow to him.
"I deserve it!"
Dong He mumbled to himself. Then, he glanced at Zhang Youdu's departing silhouettes before hurrying to the logistics department.
"Zhang Youdu, you've crossed the line even more than I did. I've already been punished. What about you? As the saying goes, if it's not the time, it's not time yet. I'll see when you're done. "
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