"Over there is Heavenly Jade City, the capital of Heavenly Spiral Nation. This city is at least five times larger than our Jade Dragon City," Gu Mengzhong said.
Lin Jin smiled, musing, 'It's more than five times larger. This place is at least ten times larger.'
Lin Jin's horizons had been broadened during this trip.
At this distance, it wouldn't be appropriate for Senior Mo to carry them on his back anymore. Since they were new here and guests were in a foreign land, they had to keep a low profile.
Gu Mengzhong agreed. After all, Heavenly Spiral Nation's capital was home to all sorts of people. "There are dozens of countries in Central Continent and three of them are premium countries.
"There are dozens of countries in the Central Continent and three of them are premium countries. Among them, Heavenly Jade is the most prominent and naturally, Heavenly Jade is the largest beast appraiser association in the Central Continent. The association also runs Heavenly Jade Academy, which is the holy land for beast appraisers in the Central Continent. Countless people have come to the academy because of its reputation but have no way to study. Heavenly Jade Academy also requires an assessment to recruit students and the worst candidate must be an official beast appraiser. "Gu Mengzhong was quite knowledgeable. He knew that Lin Jin was here to visit the Beast Appraisal Association headquarters in Heavenly Spiral City so he told Lin Jin everything he knew.
Lin Jin smiled. "You know Appraiser Tan Xun, Master Gu. Appraiser Tan's daughter is currently studying at Heavenly Spiral Academy. I even brought a letter from the Tan family."
Chatting and laughing, the two entered the city.
Heavenly Spiral City's gates alone exuded a majestic aura. The gates were tall and the roads were wide. Countless people entered and exited the city. Even the soldiers guarding the gates were clad in bright armor. Beside them were tall and mighty pet beasts, all Rank 3 cloud lions.
On top of the city walls, Lin Jin saw Rank 4 pet beasts guarding the place.
Impressive.
Rank 4 beasts in intermediate countries were considered national protectors. In comparison, Rank 4 beasts in Heavenly Spiral City were much more common.
Senior Mo had shrunk to its smallest size as it followed behind Lin Jin. However, its mind was occupied with the cultivation techniques Lin Jin taught it along the way. Admittedly, Senior Mo was quite willing to study them.
As soon as the two humans and one beast entered the city, a customer sitting at a stall in a teahouse noticed Senior Mo.
"A dragon?" The customer was taken aback. It was obvious that he had some knowledge about beast appraising. There were thousands of beasts in this world, but the ones that were at the top were actually very easy to count.
Dragon beasts were one of them.
"Hmm, the dragon head has no horns, the dragon scales are as black as ink, the color is like iron, four legs and four claws, the head is big and the body is short …" The man mumbled to himself, "This is a Ground Fighting Dragon. The ground is made of earth, and the earth is made of stone, sand, mud, and jade. Its scales are as hard as jade. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a type of jade dragon.
This person immediately turned to Lin Jin and Gu Mengzhong.
"These two people look travel-worn. One look and you can tell that they have come from a faraway place. It seems like they have just arrived here. This is a good fat sheep." The man rolled his eyes and immediately took out a sparrow from his sleeve. He muttered a few words to the sparrow and threw it away. The sparrow spread its wings and flew away.
After letting the sparrow go, the man drank all the tea in his cup. Then, he picked up a pair of walnuts on the table and stood up to follow.
After following him for a while, his companions arrived.
"Is there a fat sheep?" A bald man among the newcomers asked.
The man smiled and winked. "Those two. Shopkeeper Wei, you're an expert. What do you think of that jade dragon?"
The bald man immediately followed the man's gaze and nodded. "Good stuff. Jade dragons are rare even among dragon beasts. Only the Jade Dragon Kingdom can produce them and they're all controlled by the royal family. Very few of them are left in the wild. However, the rarer they are, the better the price. Many people in Tianxuan City like them. Jade dragons are born at Rank 3 and I can't tell what rank this one is without getting close and using a beast appraisal talisman. I'm afraid it's not a good idea. "
"These two fat sheep are foreigners. They've just entered the city so it's a good time to strike. It's a rare opportunity," the first man urged.
The bald man stared at the two and was in the middle of a plan when the young man in front of him suddenly turned to look at him.
Feeling guilty, he was startled and immediately averted his gaze.
'That sharp? No, it must be a coincidence. I'm about ten feet away from him and there are so many people on the street so he couldn't have noticed me. Maybe the middle-aged scholar next to him noticed me. '
The bald man mumbled to himself. At this thought, realization dawned on him but he was still angry.
'How dare you scare me!'
He made up his mind.
F * ck!
Anyone with a jade dragon pet beast was no ordinary person. However, since the other party didn't keep it with the Beastmaster Scroll, he probably didn't have much of a background. After all, anyone with a background would have cultivated the Beastmaster Scroll before.
Of course, they couldn't rule out the possibility that the other party didn't want to keep the jade dragon pet beast on purpose.
But this would undoubtedly create an opportunity for people like them who specialized in stealing other people's pet beasts. No matter who the other party was, they didn't care even if he was a member of the Jade Dragon Kingdom's royal family.
This was Tianxuan Country and they were the local tyrants of Tianxuan City. A powerful dragon couldn't suppress a local tyrant so this was a rare opportunity. They had to seize it.
At this, the bald man ordered his subordinates and the people who were watching them, "We'll take this deal. A few days ago, there was a buyer who wanted a rare dragon beast and the price he offered wasn't low. If we close this deal, it'll be enough for us to survive for a year."
When those people heard this, their eyes lit up, and they looked eager to give it a try.
"Same old rules. Be quick and keep your eyes open. Don't complicate matters." The bald man was a decisive man so once he made up his mind, he immediately got to work.
They were all veterans in this field so at the manager's order, they got to work.
Up ahead, Lin Jin looked away.
"Brother Lin, what's wrong?" Gu Mengzhong asked.
"Nothing." Lin Jin only felt that someone was staring at him, and he had this feeling ever since he entered the city. But since there were so many people in the city, it was normal for people to stare at him. After all, his attire was slightly different from that of the locals.
"We'll see Tianxuan City's Beast Appraisal Association headquarters soon. That place sure is lavish," Gu Mengzhong said with a smile. Gu Mengzhong said with a smile. The two of them continued forward but soon, someone was coming their way. The person was about to collide into Lin Jin. Anyone else would have been hit but Lin Jin was sensitive and agile so he dodged the attack with a tilt of his body.
That person was also taken aback, but he reacted quickly. The package in his hand immediately fell to the ground, and a cracking sound could be heard. It seemed as if some porcelain had been smashed into pieces.
The man's expression immediately turned fierce as he shouted at Lin Jin, "You foreigner, can't you see where you're going? You broke my family's heirloom. Pay up! "
As he spoke, a few more people came out from the man's side and surrounded Lin Jin and Gu Mengzhong.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a scam. Lin Jin and Gu Mengzhong could tell too.
Both of them frowned.
How could Tianxuan City be this chaotic?
In comparison, while Jade Dragon City was small, there had never been a case of extortion on the streets.
Just as Lin Jin was about to argue, he abruptly turned around and grabbed someone's wrist.
It was the person who had been hiding in the back, waiting for an opportunity to attack Senior Mo. This person was holding a talisman with many complicated runes on it. It emitted a black aura that converged to form the face of a strange beast.
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