Nan Gongxian remained silent.
He hadn't participated in the evaluation of Lin Jin's appraisal accident and had only heard about it. Now, it seemed like that wasn't the case at all. Based on the current situation, it couldn't even be considered an appraisal accident.
Nan Gongxian glanced at Wang Ji in dissatisfaction.
How could he mistake an accident? What the hell was this Wang Ji doing?
Tan Lin came forward with a frown, clearly intending to re-evaluate the shadow wolf. The wolf growled. Lin Jin patted its head and it immediately quieted down.
Tan Lin was shocked but she didn't let it show on her face.
She used a seal to appraise the wolf. At first, she was hoping for a fluke, but after the evaluation, her expression darkened. She bit her lip and said nothing.
What else could she say?
As an inspector sent by headquarters, she had just verified Lin Jin's appraisal accident and determined his responsibility. But in the blink of an eye, reality had given her a resounding slap.
The result of her verification was completely wrong.
Clearly, this couldn't be considered an appraisal accident.
But she couldn't bring herself to say it.
What she meant was to turn this incident into a small one. But to her surprise, Lin Jin didn't let her have her way and asked directly, "Appraiser Tan Lin, may I ask if this appraisal accident is justified?"
Tan Lin was obviously embarrassed to be questioned but she could only say, "Based on the current situation, it's not justified."
Wang Ji panicked.
Not justified?
If it wasn't justified, what excuse could she use to blacklist Lin Jin?
He immediately said, "Appraiser Tan Lin, I think we need to investigate this …"
"I said it's not justified!" Tan Lin said through gritted teeth. Although she hated Lin Jin, her pride wouldn't allow her to point fingers and spout nonsense in front of him.
"But …" Wang Ji wanted to stop her.
"No buts. A mistake is a mistake. There's nothing to be ashamed of."
Since Tan Lin said so, Wang Ji couldn't say anything else. He could only glare at Lin Jin as he calculated.
Lin Jin asked again, "Since it's not justified, may I go in for the exam?"
In fact, the exam had already started and half the time had passed. Tan Lin didn't make things difficult for him this time. "The appraisal accident was indeed our fault. You may go in for the exam."
"Thanks!"
Having said that, Lin Jin winked at the trio, flicked his sleeves, and stepped into the examination hall.
"I knew Master Lin could do it." Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun were jumping with joy. Han Dong clenched his fists in excitement.
Only then did the onlookers react.
"So this is what the beast appraisal accident was all about!"
One to ten, ten to a hundred. Soon, everyone present knew about it.
"How could the people from the Beast Appraisal Association make such a mistake? Aren't they just trying to ruin their reputation?"
Some people felt indignant for Lin Jin.
Tan Lin's expression was extremely ugly.
She had indeed been a little too hasty in this matter. When Wang Ji came looking for her with the young man and pet beast for her to verify, she didn't take a closer look. Due to her preconceived notions of Lin Jin, she only needed to listen to the young man's words and take a quick look at the pet beast before making her decision.
She never thought that this matter would embarrass her in front of everyone.
Wang Ji was good at reading people's expressions. An idea came to his mind and he whispered, "This Lin Jin doesn't know what's good for him. Even if he was wrong, he shouldn't have questioned him in person. Couldn't he have said it in private? Now that this has happened, it won't be good for his reputation. This man is too selfish. Even if he has the ability of a beast appraiser, his character isn't up to par. "
Tan Lin didn't say anything.
But she agreed.
That night, Lin Jin took advantage of her. Tan Lin had experienced it firsthand. A person who behaved inappropriately in private obviously didn't have a good character.
No matter how skilled a person like him was in beast appraisal, he wasn't fit to be a beast appraiser.
"Moreover, half of the examination time has passed. Even if I take the examination now, I might not be able to finish all ten evaluation reports in time," Wang Ji muttered to himself.
He knew the contents of the beast appraiser's examination.
Every candidate would be assigned a 'practice beast'. The practice beast was a unique prop with a beast simulation amulet attached to it. An examiner would then activate the amulet. Each amulet would allow the practice beast to imitate a predetermined pet beast. Candidates would have to appraise all ten beast simulation amulets within the allotted time and write an evaluation report.
The score would be assessed based on the number of reports, completeness, and accuracy.
One could imagine that an average candidate might not even be able to appraise all ten beasts within the allotted time, let alone Lin Jin who only had half the time.
Hence, the chances of him passing the examination weren't high.
Meanwhile, Dong He was glaring at Han Dong. However, Han Dong showed no signs of fear and remained resolute.
Last night, Han Dong had sought out Dong He and told him that he would no longer help keep an eye on Lin Jin, nor would he report the situation back to the association.
To Dong He, this was a 'betrayal'.
"How dare you, Han Dong! How dare you betray me? Just wait and see. Once Lin Jin is done for, the next one to be kicked out of the association will be you. "
Just then, two elderly men walked out from the Beast Appraisal Association.
One of them was dressed in black. He was Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association's Elder Mo. The other man wore a three-ringed sleeve band, indicating that he was a Rank 3 beast appraiser.
Even in Jade Dragon City's Beast Appraisal Association, a Rank 3 beast appraiser was a prominent figure.
"Father!"
At the sight of the elderly man, Tan Lin straightened up and hurried over to greet him.
The man was the Rank 3 beast appraiser invited by the City Lord Manor, Tan Xun. He was also Tan Lin's father.
"Lin'er, why are you here too?" Tan Xun clasped his hands behind his back, looking calm and collected. The moment he appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. Wang Ji hurriedly went forward to greet him. Even Nan Gongxian, who had always felt superior, smiled and went forward to greet him.
They were only Rank 2 beast appraisers so how could they dare to be disrespectful in front of a Rank 3 beast appraiser? Moreover, Tan Xun held a high position in headquarters as many beast appraisers were his disciples.
"Elder Tan!"
The group rushed to greet him.
Tan Xun nodded. His main reason for coming to Maple City was to assist the branch here in strengthening the seal on the monster under the geocentric fire vein. For some reason, the seal had loosened a few days ago. Elder Mo had reported this to headquarters, which was why they had to take action this time.
Secondly, it just so happened that Maple City's City Lord Manor had invited him to appraise a batch of mutated beast eggs. That was why he came personally. However, he didn't expect Wang Ji from Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association to be able to appraise the eggs so accurately. Tan Xun had read the evaluation report. Although it wasn't perfect, it was still an outstanding performance for a Rank 2 beast appraiser.
Hence, Tan Xun had a good impression of Wang Ji.
"Elder Tan, you've worked hard. I've prepared a room for you. Please rest first," Wang Ji said with a bow. Good at flattery, he was bowing.
Tan Xun nodded with a smile. He had been reinforcing the seal for the past few days so he was a little tired.
Suddenly, he took a closer look at Tan Lin. As if noticing something, his eyes lit up.
"Lin'er, give me your hand," Tan Xun suddenly said. Tan Lin didn't understand but she handed her hand over anyway.
Tan Xun took her pulse and a moment later, he looked pleasantly surprised.
"Lin'er, the bestial soul curse in your body has been broken?"
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