Wang Ji fainted, but no one pitied him. After all, from the looks of it, Wang Ji using his position to suppress the rising star was already a sure thing.
Everyone knew how he had dealt with Lin Jin recently.
His consultation hall would be shut down, and he would be demoted to the emergency hall. In the end, his qualifications as a beast appraiser would be revoked and he would be expelled from the association.
Wang Ji didn't think so before, but after witnessing Lin Jin's talents, anyone with the slightest bit of judgment would conclude Wang Ji's actions as jealousy.
Tan Lin's way of handling the matter was to everyone's satisfaction.
Wang Ji was carried away.
"Now that the truth has been revealed, Appraiser Lin, it was my mistake to have misunderstood you. I will report this to headquarters and officially reinstate your Rank 1 beast appraiser qualifications," Tan Lin said with her head lowered as she stepped forward.
Feeling embarrassed, she only hoped to make it up to Lin Jin.
Lin Jin smiled. "No need."
Tan Lin panicked. Thinking that Lin Jin was still blaming her, she quickly looked up and said, "Lin Jin, I misunderstood you that night. I made a mistake so I must make it right. You've been stripped of your qualification as a beast appraiser. Even if you take the exam again, you might not be able to pass."
"There's really no need for that." Lin Jin waved.
Tan Lin grew even more anxious. "Even if you don't forgive me, you have to think for yourself. Restoring your qualifications as a Rank 1 beast appraiser is something I should do. It's what you deserve."
Exasperated, Lin Jin mused, 'Why is this woman so stubborn? I've already said no.'
After giving it some thought, Lin Jin had no choice but to tell the truth. "Appraiser Tan, you've misunderstood me. I didn't take what happened that night to heart. As for my Rank 1 beast appraiser qualification, I've already passed it again so there's no need to restore it."
"He passed?" This time, it was Tan Lin's turn to be surprised.
"That's impossible. The Rank 1 beast appraiser's official exam is judged by the association's administrative elder. No matter how fast it is, the results can't be out on the same day." Tan Lin was clearly very familiar with the Beast Appraisal Association's operations.
At this time, a voice said, "Unless the elder of the management office passes the interview on the spot."
Following the voice, Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association's management office's Elder Du walked out with his hands behind his back. Behind him trailed his pet beast, the nimble monkey. The monkey was currently holding a wooden tray with examination papers on it.
"Elder Du!"
"Brother Du!"
Everyone bowed to Elder Du when they saw him. Even Elder Mo and Tan Xun were very polite to Elder Du.
"Brother Tan, you look good." Elder Du chuckled.
Among the three elders of the association, Nan Gongxian was the least experienced. Relatively speaking, Elder Mo and Elder Du were much more senior, especially Elder Du. Back in the day, he served as a teaching instructor at headquarters and was highly respected. Although he had always been a Rank 2 beast appraiser, his abilities were no different from a Rank 3 beast appraiser's.
Usually, Elder Du kept a low profile. He was in charge of the management office and was in charge of the examinees every year. Whether they could pass the Rank 1 beast appraiser exam was up to him.
"Brother Du, Appraiser Lin is …" Tan Xun already knew what was going on but he still had to ask.
Elder Du nodded. "I verified Lin Jin's test paper on the spot and gave him full marks, so I let him pass. Appraiser Tan Lin, what I did wasn't against the rules, was it?"
Taken aback, Tan Lin quickly shook her head. "Elder Du is an elder in charge of the Rank 1 beast appraiser exam. Since you gave him full marks, of course it wasn't against the rules. Uh, wait a minute, full marks?"
Tan Lin's eyes widened in disbelief when she realized what was going on.
Elder Du nodded. "Full marks!"
Elder Du had long heard about Lin Jin being forced to retake the exam. Since he was already 'impressed' by Lin Jin, he went to check on Lin Jin's test paper today.
The results were shocking to him.
Lin Jin used less than half the time the others took to perfectly appraise ten types of beasts. The evaluation report he produced could even be called an exemplary work with no flaws to be found.
There were no flaws and the evaluation report was comprehensive.
Hence, he marked the test paper on the spot and gave Lin Jin full marks, allowing him to pass the exam.
No one was too surprised that Lin Jin was able to pass the Rank 1 beast appraiser certification after participating in the exam. After all, Lin Jin's abilities were obvious.
However, passing with full marks was a little too much.
At this moment, everyone was astounded.
It was rare for a beast appraiser to get full marks in a beast appraiser's exam. After all, it was impossible to be 100% certain every time. Moreover, it was difficult to achieve a perfect grasp of attributes and bloodlines.
If the evaluation report used words like 'perhaps', 'possibly', or 'inferred', it would be impossible to get full marks.
This was the rule.
Unless all the evaluation results were described with certainty and the actual situation was the same as the evaluation report, only then would a perfect score be given.
It was easy to get full marks for one evaluation report, but it was impossible to get full marks for ten evaluation reports.
At least, it was impossible in their opinion.
Tan Xun was obviously shocked as well. He glanced at Elder Du and mused, 'Could Elder Du be related to Lin Jin in some way? Is he his junior? Why else would he take such good care of him? '
Seeing this, Elder Du knew that the crowd wasn't convinced so he said, "I knew you guys wouldn't believe me. You might even be wondering if Lin Jin had given me some benefits or if he's my distant relative and that's why I'm taking such good care of him. Forget it, I've brought his answers. If you don't believe me, you can read it for yourselves."
Having said that, he turned to his pet beast. The little monkey immediately walked over with a wooden tray and placed it on the stone table.
Tan Xun and Tan Lin were the first to step forward and flip through the answers. The others followed suit.
Including Nan Gongxian and Gao Jiang.
Nan Gongxian couldn't save Wang Ji from falling off his horse and he didn't want to either. As for himself, he didn't directly oppress Lin Jin so he wasn't afraid of being blamed.
As for Gao Jiang, he didn't directly oppress Lin Jin either.
However, neither of them believed that Lin Jin could finish evaluating ten beasts in less than half the time of the others. Not only that, he could even write a perfect evaluation report and receive full marks.
Even if they were to take the exam now, they might not be able to do it.
Hence, they gathered around to pick out some 'flaws' to prove their hypothesis, to prove that Lin Jin wasn't as crazy as he claimed.
Out of the ten evaluation reports, each person picked one up.
No one made a sound after reading through them.
They were all captivated by the contents of the reports and immersed themselves in them.
Even Tan Xun was nodding as he read. Before he knew it, he had finished reading one answer.
"His theory is solid and his analysis is comprehensive. He didn't even miss out on a single detail. I can't find any flaws. I can't find any flaws at all."
Having said that, he picked up another one.
No matter how much Tan Xun admired Lin Jin, he didn't believe that Lin Jin could receive full marks.
Even Tan Xun himself had several flaws in his exam back then, so he didn't receive full marks.
However, when he finished reading the second evaluation report, it was just as perfect. There wasn't a single flaw that he thought was wrong. Even if he were to write an evaluation report now, he would probably reach this standard.
By now, Tan Xun was truly shocked. Refusing to believe it, he picked up the third evaluation report.
Tan Lin only skimmed through one before stopping.
All she knew was that even she couldn't produce such a comprehensive evaluation report. As the saying went, 'Seeing a single leaf reveals the coming of autumn'. She was convinced.
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