A place like Heavenly Spiral Academy obviously had its own rules and one of them was that students were not allowed to leave without permission.
After nightfall, Yang Ming suddenly left without saying goodbye. Currently, his whereabouts were unknown, and no one knew where he went.
"Although Appraiser Yang Ming is usually arrogant, he still abides by certain rules. This is too abnormal," a teacher who was close to Yang Ming said.
Frankly speaking, they couldn't figure out why Yang Ming would do something so ridiculous given his personality.
Currently, no one knew who was behind the attack on Lin Jin, but Yang Ming had left without saying goodbye and was nowhere to be found. This was an undeniable fact.
Yang Ming's residence was immediately searched but there didn't seem to be anything amiss.
"Send someone to look for him. We'll definitely find some clues." Zhong Zifeng's eyelids were twitching wildly. He had a bad feeling about this as nothing like this had ever happened before.
Someone actually dared to attack a teacher in the academy. Then, a teacher disappeared without a trace. The most troublesome thing was that the one who was attacked and the one who went missing had a grudge against him.
He had to assume the worst possibility.
That Appraiser Yang Ming plotted against Appraiser Lin Jin and failed. Due to Senior Shu's intervention, Appraiser Yang Ming realized that things were going south so he escaped.
Zhong Zifeng was sure that although no one had mentioned this out loud, everyone was probably thinking the same thing.
As the current person-in-charge of Heavenly Spiral Academy, his role was equivalent to the academy's dean. Zhong Zifeng obviously didn't want to see the teachers of the academy attacking each other or even assassinating each other.
It would be a huge embarrassment.
However, if something like this really happened, Zhong Zifeng couldn't let it go.
Even without Senior Shu Xiao Lou's intervention, Zhong Zifeng couldn't allow this to happen. But first, he had to find Yang Ming.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for the academy.
At the same time, Lin Jin finally completed the blood contract stage.
The process was smoother than Lin Jin had expected. The Museum of Deadly Beasts' reward for forming a blood contract between two beasts was perfect without any flaws or drawbacks.
To put it bluntly, this blood contract method was to 'split' the second pet beast to form a blood contract with the master and the first pet beast. It sounded simple, but in reality, it was impossible to do without a specialized secret method.
That was why Shu Xiaolou had been observing from the side. She could see the logic behind this blood pact, but she couldn't do it in real life.
After opening his eyes, Lin Jin saw Xiao Lou right in front of him. They were staring at each other with their faces less than an inch apart.
Lin Jin was startled.
Anyone else would have reacted the same way. Before Lin Jin could recover from the shock, Shu Xiaolou started bombarding him with questions about the secret blood contract method.
Lin Jin was annoyed beyond words. All he could do was say that he could tell her, but just like before when he traded for the pulse-seeking technique, if he wanted to gain something, he had to pay the price.
Simply put, it depended on what you were willing to trade for it.
"I, I'll take it …" Shu Xiao Lou started to carefully consider this problem. She naturally knew that the secret method to form a blood pact with two beasts was extremely precious. Most importantly, she saw that there was no danger during the process, and the state after the blood pact was extremely stable.
This meant that Lin Jin's blood contract method was better and more perfect than the one she came up with.
As a painting spirit, Shu Xiaolou had been researching her own blood contract method all these years. After all, as a beast appraiser, it didn't make sense for her to not have a beast of her own.
However, a painting spirit was a spirit, not a human, not a beast, not even a monster. No matter how knowledgeable she was and how skilled she was in beast appraising, she couldn't come up with a blood contract method for herself.
She wanted to use Lin Jin's blood contract method as a reference to see if she could find the key to it. From there, she could deduce a method to form a blood contract with a pet beast.
This was very important to her.
Hence, after some consideration, Shu Xiaolou made her decision. "I'll trade an art scroll with you."
Then, Shu Xiaolou performed a magic trick and handed a scroll to Lin Jin.
Soon, Lin Jin knew what this painting was.
He unfurled the scroll and saw a strange-looking giant man. He was tall and sturdy, with a bear's head and iron armor around his waist. He was bare-chested and wore iron shoes. His entire body was muscular, and there were two words written on the painting.
Hercules!
Simple and direct.
"Since I'm an art spirit, I have the ability to control my art. This hercules has been with me for many years and has gained spirituality. I'll teach you how to control it. If you encounter any tasks that require strength in the future, you can just let it help you. It's very convenient."
Shu Xiaolou gave Lin Jin a 'hurry up and accept it' expression. Lin Jin was intrigued. He noticed the spirituality on the painting and if it was as Shu Xiaolou said, it was a rare item.
"Show me. Let me see what you're talking about." Lin Jin was being cautious. Shu Xiaolou quickly invoked a spell and whispered, "Hercules, appear."
The next instant, the hercules on the painting glowed brightly. With a flash of golden light, a giant man about ten feet tall appeared before Lin Jin, just like the hercules on the painting.
The hercules on the painting was nowhere to be seen.
The thing on the painting had obviously escaped.
"It's true." Lin Jin clicked his tongue in wonder. He had never seen something like this before. Then, he watched as Shu Xiaolou controlled the hercules to uproot a tree that was so thick that two people could wrap their arms around it. The fact that the hercules could even split a boulder with its bare hands showed just how strong it was. With just one punch, the hercules could even crack the ground.
The average Rank 3 pet beast probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single punch from this hercules.
Lin Jin was satisfied.
"I'll trade, I'll trade!" This wasn't a bad trade. After all, this hercules could be of great use during crucial moments. However, the only problem was that this hercules was just a puppet. It wasn't very intelligent and was more like a tool.
However, with such a physique and strength, Lin Jin couldn't ask for more.
Moreover, Shu Xiaolou was the first to rescue Lin Jin when he was ambushed. Just based on this, Lin Jin didn't mind losing out a little in this trade.
Lin Jin then taught Shu Xiaolou the secret technique and Shu Xiaolou taught Lin Jin the mantra to control the hercules. Lin Jin gave it a try and the hercules did have its benefits. In essence, the hercules was a spell puppet and not a pet beast so there was no such thing as death. Lin Jin felt more at ease leaving dangerous tasks to it.
Moreover, the hercules wasn't as brainless as Lin Jin thought.
It was more like a 'robot'. Once an order was given, it would complete it no matter what. For example, if Lin Jin wanted it to capture a person, unless that person was killed, the hercules would definitely complete the task.
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