"A Rank 3 beast appraiser?" Appraiser Ouyang was stunned. His first reaction was disbelief. In the Jade Dragon Kingdom, aside from headquarters, there were no other Rank 3 beast appraisers in the other branches.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Where did this Rank 3 beast appraiser come from? " Appraiser Ouyang opened the door. Although he didn't think this was true, the title of a Rank 3 beast appraiser still made his heart skip a beat.
It couldn't be helped. In the beast appraisers' circle, a Rank 3 beast appraiser carried too much weight. This was especially true for someone like Appraiser Ouyang, who spent most of his time in the royal capital's headquarters because he knew very well what a Rank 3 beast appraiser represented.
Honor and unparalleled status.
In any case, if this person was really a Rank 3 beast appraiser, a mere Rank 1 beast appraiser like him couldn't afford to offend him.
Appraiser Ouyang glared at an apprentice outside the door with an unfriendly expression. The apprentice was startled but he still said, "It's true, Appraiser Ouyang. That person is really a Rank 3 beast appraiser from Maple City. Have you forgotten? He's the one from Maple City, the one His Majesty gave special permission to …"
Appraiser Ouyang only snapped out of his daze after the apprentice reminded him.
He remembered now.
Maple City.
There was indeed such a thing. A few days ago, His Majesty the Emperor personally ordered headquarters to grant a Rank 3 beast appraiser the qualification to be promoted to Rank 3.
After all, this incident caused a huge uproar in headquarters. After all, a Rank 3 beast appraiser wasn't a child's play. Many people objected to this. Other than a few higher-ups in the association who didn't voice their opinions, most of them disagreed. Some of them even objected vehemently.
Even so, there was nothing they could do to change His Majesty's decree. Furthermore, a few higher-ups in headquarters also agreed. Hence, this' ridiculous' matter to other beast appraisers actually succeeded.
This infuriated most beast appraisers. Only they themselves knew how difficult it had been for them to get to where they were today.
Even a Rank 1 beast appraiser had to start as an apprentice and work his way up one step at a time. Not every apprentice had the chance to do so. Most of them would never be able to become an official beast appraiser their entire lives.
Yet, someone actually used the emperor's authority to forcefully promote a beast appraiser's rank. To most beast appraisers, this was a shameful and dishonorable act.
Most of them were jealous and unbalanced.
Interestingly enough, Appraiser Ouyang wasn't one of them.
He wasn't a very sociable person and honestly, he wasn't well-liked by the other beast appraisers at headquarters. He was considered a marginalized person. Appraiser Ouyang, on the other hand, was motivated to improve himself. Alas, fate made fools of him.
He felt that he was born at the wrong time.
Truth be told, he didn't think of himself as someone who relied on His Majesty's imperial edict to get promoted. After all, he only managed to get promoted to a Rank 1 beast appraiser because he had to pull some strings and pay a lot of money.
Because of this, he didn't dislike Appraiser Lin. In fact, he was quite impressed by him.
His eyes lit up as he asked, "Are you sure it's Appraiser Lin from Maple City?"
"It can't be fake."
"Alright, alright, that's great. I'll go see Appraiser Lin now." Appraiser Ouyang was overjoyed. He quickly straightened his clothes and rushed out of the room. He didn't look sleepy at all.
The apprentice watching from the side was dumbfounded.
He had no idea what Appraiser Ouyang was thinking. In fact, Appraiser Ouyang was planning to befriend and curry favor with that Rank 3 beast appraiser. To him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He had been marginalized at headquarters and often had to work the night shift. All he had to do were dirty and tiring work. This was because he had no backing.
He wanted to find a backer but he couldn't find one.
Firstly, he had high expectations for himself. Secondly, others looked down on him.
However, Appraiser Ouyang had taken a liking to that appraiser from Maple City. If he could befriend him, he would indirectly befriend His Majesty.
Appraiser Ouyang wasn't just making wild guesses. Appraiser Lin must have a close relationship with His Majesty. Otherwise, why would His Majesty issue an imperial edict? Not only that, he even went as far as to force headquarters to accept Appraiser Lin's request. Even when more than a dozen beast appraisers joined forces to protest, His Majesty didn't care.
In other words, Appraiser Lin from Maple City was definitely someone with a strong relationship with Fang Rui.
Now that such a golden backer had appeared, it would be strange if Appraiser Lin didn't find a chance to cling onto him.
Lin Jin was currently waiting up ahead. After all, this was headquarters. Even if he, the chief of Maple City's branch, was here, he wouldn't be able to enter even if he announced his presence.
Of course, Lin Jin didn't have to come in the middle of the night. But when it came to looking through the dossiers, Lin Jin felt it was better to do it as soon as possible.
If it was just the Demonic Appraisal Association and the Qiao family, he wouldn't be in a hurry. But now that the Visitation Hall was involved, things were different.
Lin Jin understood that he couldn't delay this matter any longer.
If he did, he might end up inviting trouble.
Just as he was deep in thought, he heard footsteps coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw a group of people approaching. The two beast appraisers leading the group had solemn expressions and it seemed like they were from headquarters. Following behind them was a group of people carrying several pet beasts. Lin Jin was familiar with this scene. It must be an emergency.
Hence, Lin Jin took a step to the side. Get out of the way.
At this time, they could hear this group of people talking.
"I'm dying of anxiety. How did he get poisoned out of nowhere?"
"Who knows? It's a good thing we found out in time. Now that Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao are here, it shouldn't be a problem."
"I hope it's fine. These pet beasts are too important to our chamber of commerce. We can't afford to lose them."
As they spoke, they approached Lin Jin.
Lin Jin didn't block their way nor did he try to strike up a conversation. He knew they had something urgent to attend to so it was better not to disturb them. Of course, out of habit, Lin Jin took a closer look at the pet beasts.
They were in decent condition, had decent bloodlines, and were top-notch beasts. However, they looked dispirited, as if they had been poisoned. But with Lin Jin's skills, he could tell with a closer look that these pet beasts weren't poisoned.
However, regarding this matter, he would only watch from the side. He would not interrupt, nor would he be a busybody.
The two beast appraisers should have a way to deal with this.
Both of them were Rank 2 beast appraisers and they weren't young either. One look and Lin Jin could tell that they were experienced.
Just then, the two beast appraisers suddenly turned to Lin Jin. The moment they did, they frowned and stopped in their tracks.
"Who is this? Why does he have a three-ring beast tattoo sleeve band?"
"We know all the Rank 3 beast appraisers at headquarters, but we don't know this person."
After exchanging a few words, they cupped their fists and asked, "How should we address you, appraiser?"
They were quite polite.
Lin Jin returned the gesture. "Greetings, appraisers. I'm the chief of Maple City's branch, Lin Jin. I'm here at headquarters for an urgent matter and I'd like to borrow some files."
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