The renovations to his house had yet to be completed so Lin Jin spent the night in the association's consultation hall as usual. Xiao Huo and the sapphire turtle were there, and he even brought Goldy along when he went back. With them around, it was quite a lively place.
The next day, Lin Jin sat in the consultation hall as usual. Han Dong arrived even earlier than Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun. He started cleaning the place diligently.
At first, Lin Jin thought it would be hard to get his number token today. But in fact, it was early in the morning and no one had come to register for his number token. Even if there were people who came yesterday, they were only a small minority. Most people's impression of Lin Jin was still that rumored unreliable beast appraiser.
"There's no rush. Gold will shine sooner or later," Lin Jin said nonchalantly, unhurried. He was quite satisfied with his current situation.
This was much better than before. Back then, he was a one-man army. But now, he had three apprentices affiliated with him to learn from.
"Right, since I have time now, let me share some of my beast appraising experiences with you guys." Lin Jin figured that since Han Dong was affiliated with him, he might as well teach them the basics of beast appraising. Since they were readily available in the museum, he could just pick any one of them and it would be enough to benefit the three of them immensely.
Let's talk then.
Having attended Lin Jin's lectures before, Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun quickly sat down in anticipation. Han Dong, on the other hand, didn't have much anticipation. It wasn't that he didn't think Lin Jin was skilled enough.
Based on his observation yesterday, he knew that Lin Jin was highly skilled and had impressive standards. However, it wasn't as if he had never experienced teaching before.
When he first arrived, he studied under Gao Jiang. However, there were too many apprentices under Gao Jiang. At its peak, there were more than thirty of them.
It was obvious that these thirty apprentices couldn't all be his assistants. Although Han Dong only studied under Gao Jiang, he only had the chance to listen to Gao Jiang's lecture two months later.
He was extremely excited back then.
This was because Appraiser Gao Jiang was a renowned certified beast appraiser. When Han Dong first arrived, he was filled with admiration. Before the class started, he was so excited that he couldn't even sleep. He even prepared a brush and paper, intending to study in earnest.
It was a public lecture, and there were ten other apprentices listening to the lecture.
However, when Appraiser Gao Jiang arrived and began his lecture, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over Han Dong's head.
The so-called lectures, in reality, would not teach anything truly useful.
It was also from that moment onward that Han Dong realized the principle of teaching a disciple to starve to death.
Come to think of it, how could Appraiser Gao Jiang possibly impart valuable knowledge and experience to others? Even if he wanted to teach, he would only teach a small number of 'trusted aides'.
Even if he was a trusted aide, he would definitely hold back a lot.
This was inevitable.
After all, beast appraisers had to spend a long time exploring and summarizing their experiences. They wouldn't teach others so easily.
Han Dong understood this as well. Hence, he knew very well that affiliated beast appraisers wouldn't usually teach any useful knowledge. At best, they would only teach some basic knowledge that was useless and a waste of time.
It was precisely because of this that Han Dong felt disinterested.
However, he dared not say this out loud. If Appraiser Lin wanted to conduct a lecture, he couldn't just refuse to listen. He could only follow Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun to see what Lin Jin had to say.
"Today, we'll be talking about a profound technique in beast identification, the Five Elements Beast Identification Technique …"
Lin Jin suddenly said.
This technique was specifically explained in the Museum of Deadly Beasts. The main point was that one didn't need to activate their spiritual eye or use a beast amulet. All they needed were some basic techniques and techniques to appraise a beast.
Strictly speaking, this was something that couldn't be learned anywhere else. It was a profound technique that beast appraisers had concluded themselves. However, there were too many similar techniques in the Museum of Deadly Beasts. Truth be told, Lin Jin had seen and studied them before, but he couldn't use them on a daily basis.
The reason was simple. Any pet beast would automatically be appraised the moment he touched it and it would be recorded into the museum. Hence, no matter how profound the appraisal technique was, it couldn't compare to this.
However, no one else had the Museum of Deadly Beasts. Hence, any one of these techniques was a priceless treasure.
Lin Jin didn't keep anything to himself. Of course, he only chose to teach them one of the more common and low-end appraisal techniques. After all, there were some high-end techniques that he hadn't even studied yet.
Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun immediately listened with rapt attention. They had attended Lin Jin's lectures before so they knew what he was talking about was the real deal. It was all 'real knowledge' without a single bit of fluff. Hence, they had to listen carefully or they might miss out on some important points.
Han Dong didn't mind at first, but soon, he was dumbfounded.
"That's not right. I'm not talking about those useless things …"
Being able to become an apprentice proved that Han Dong wasn't a mediocre person. He could still tell the difference between good and bad knowledge. This time, Lin Jin didn't even bother with nonsense. He went straight to the real knowledge and they were all extremely important. It was obvious that Lin Jin was speaking from his own experience. Han Dong was dumbfounded.
His reaction was quick. He immediately flipped open his notebook and began recording.
Only an idiot wouldn't listen and learn. Although Han Dong was a spy sent to spy on Lin Jin, he wouldn't let go of an opportunity to learn like this.
Listening to Lin Jin's lecture made him feel hungry and thirsty. Like a drought meeting sweet dew, or like a hoodlum entering a brothel, he was so immersed in it that he lost track of time.
Lin Jin lectured for more than an hour without taking a break. His mouth was dry from all the talking.
"Let's call it a day here."
Lin Jin planned to take a break while the other three looked like they wanted to continue. Especially Han Dong. As he read the information recorded in his notebook, he trembled in excitement. At the same time, he felt extremely dejected.
He was dejected because he didn't pay attention at first and missed out on many important points. If he was given another chance, he would definitely pay attention.
After listening carefully, Han Dong was truly shocked.
Why wasn't this Appraiser Lin playing by the book?
Everyone in the association knew that when official beast appraisers gave lectures, they would only talk about the basics and rarely would they talk about anything useful. Even if they did, they would only talk about one or two important points. If you wanted to listen to all of them, it would take at least half a year to even think about it.
On the other hand, Appraiser Lin had imparted the entirety of knowledge to them in this lecture. Furthermore, while the content was profound, it was grounded in theory. It wasn't just an illusion, but rather, it was backed up with solid evidence that could withstand scrutiny and research.
"This is true experience. This is true skill." When Han Dong realized this, he felt as though his heart had been overturned. All sorts of feelings were running through him.
Then, he turned to Appraiser Lin and waved his sleeve. "If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."
Han Dong immediately felt ashamed.
What did it mean to be virtuous?
What did it mean to be a teacher?
Compared to Appraiser Lin, what were Wang Ji and Gao Jiang?
What did they teach? Even if Appraiser Lin's skills weren't that great, at least he wasn't fooling them with his lectures. He was serious and taught as much as he could.
And what about Han Dong?
At that moment, Han Dong even had the urge to come clean and tell Appraiser Lin that he was a spy. It seemed like this was the only way to make him feel better.
However, at this moment, there was a commotion outside. Very soon, a few people carried a signboard and came in.
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