Glancing at the man's tag, Lin Jin deduced that it was this old man who raised the bid earlier.
Lin Jin could tell from the old man's plain appearance that he was probably an expert in beast observation. At the very least, he could tell that this deformed python was extraordinary.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have raised the bid by so much.
Moreover, as the second round of bidding was about to end, the old man didn't leave. Instead, he stayed by the cage.
Zu Can noticed this old man as well. Noticing that the man had raised the bid higher than his, Zu Can couldn't resist asking Lin Jin softly, "Brother Lin, do you want to raise the bid?"
"Of course. Let me tell you, no matter how much I raise the bid today, you have to buy this pet beast," Lin Jin said straightforwardly. Zu Can's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
Not because of anything else.
But because since Lin Jin said so, this python with a tumor on its body was definitely no ordinary pet beast. Zu Can was excited.
It wasn't easy for him to get the job of purchasing pet beasts for the family so of course, he had to do his best.
How could it be done so quickly?
Spending money was secondary. The most important thing was to purchase a pet beast with potential. This was crucial to the family's future development.
Back then, the Zu family was able to rise to prominence and become one of Maple City's top three families because Zu Can's great-grandfather managed to form a blood pact with a rare beast. Eventually, the beast evolved to Rank 3 and with the strength of this pet beast, the Zu family's foundation was established and passed down for three generations.
But after his great-grandfather and that pet beast passed away one after another, the Zu family reached its peak and began to decline. Over the years, they had been trying their best to maintain the family's status but without a high-level pet beast to watch over them, they weren't as intimidating as they used to be. Hence, while they appeared to be thriving on the surface, they were actually on the decline.
And now, the Zu family only had two Rank 2 pet beasts. Other than them, there was no one else worthy of mention.
From this, one could see how important it was to purchase pet beasts for the family. Because nurturing a pet beast required a lot of manpower, resources, and time. If they bought a pet beast with no potential, then all that time and money would be wasted.
Due to the importance of this matter, Zu Can dared not be careless.
Zu Can had absolute faith in Lin Jin. Through their interactions, Zu Can had some understanding of Lin Jin's character. Appraiser Lin was usually a laid-back person, but when it came to something he was determined to do, he must have full confidence in it.
Just like now, Lin Jin was telling him to buy this pet beast no matter how high the price was.
This was a very obvious hint.
In other words, this python was a rare beast with extraordinary potential.
With a plan in mind, Zu Can immediately stepped forward and raised the price to 300 low-grade spirit stones in front of the old man.
Directly increasing the price by 100 was already very generous.
When the old man saw this, he carefully looked at Zu Can, probably wondering where he came from. After all, someone who added a hundred spirit stones in one go gave off an aura of determination.
At this time, the old man cupped his hands towards Zu Can. "Little friend, this old man is good at treating animals. Seeing that this big python has an incurable disease, I can't bear to see it. That's why I want to buy it and cut off its tumor. To be honest, this big python is good, but ordinary people can't cure that tumor. When the time comes, it's very likely that everything will be lost.
Zu Can smiled and didn't say anything.
He was a descendant of a large family and had seen the world. Did this old man think he could be fooled with just a few words?
What a joke.
Seeing this, the old man immediately said, "I'm doing this for the sake of doing good deeds. My young friend, why must you compete with an old man like me? Can you let me have it? Just take it as giving me face."
Having said that, he symbolically added another twenty spirit stones to the price, making it three hundred and twenty low-grade spirit stones.
Someone noticed the situation and came over to watch. Upon hearing the old man's words, someone said to Zu Can, "This python isn't worth that much. Young friend, you mustn't be impulsive. The old man knows how to treat it, so please let him have it."
Zu Can chuckled and without another word, he directly increased the price to three hundred and fifty spirit stones.
This time, the old man's expression darkened.
He knew that the other party didn't listen to his words at all. Or rather, the other party didn't believe him at all.
Three hundred and fifty spirit stones was not a small amount. Of course, if compared to the real value of this python, it was still a far cry.
"My young friend, you're so stubborn. Are you determined to make life difficult for an old man like me?" Saying that, the old man increased the price to four hundred low-grade spirit stones.
If Zu Can hadn't received Lin Jin's instructions, he definitely wouldn't have gone crazy at this time. But Lin Jin said that he had to get it no matter how much he increased the price. Hence, he didn't hesitate and directly increased the price to five hundred low-grade spirit stones.
The old man was obviously flustered. He wasn't stupid. He knew that the other party must have seen how extraordinary this python was. Otherwise, he wouldn't keep increasing the price to five hundred. If converted to silver, it would be more than a thousand taels.
Ordinary people couldn't afford it. This amount of money was enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for twenty years.
The old man knew that it was pointless to say anything else now. It was time to compete.
This time, he stepped forward and made a bid.
After the price appeared, the onlookers at the scene all let out a cry of surprise.
"Has this old man gone mad?"
"Am I seeing things? H-he actually doubled the price!"
The old man's bid had doubled Zu Can's price.
One thousand low-grade spirit stones.
This time, not to mention the others, even Zu Can was shocked.
The old man was going all out.
Doubled!
This old man didn't look like he was that rich. Who knew he was the real deal?
One thousand low-grade spirit stones was almost half of what Zu Can could use this time. Initially, he planned to buy a few more pet beasts, but if he spent too much on this python and something happened to it, he would be in big trouble. Even if his father didn't reprimand him when he got back, the opposing forces in the family would still gang up on him.
He hesitated.
He glanced at Lin Jin.
Lin Jin didn't say a word because he had already made his stance clear.
It was up to Zu Can now. If he believed him, he would continue increasing the price. If he didn't, Lin Jin wouldn't say anything. He couldn't force the man to buy it, after all.
Zu Can was the one to make the decision.
Since it was rare for someone to double the price during a bidding war, the situation here caught the attention of many and the crowd grew.
Gao Jiang also came over to observe from afar.
He looked at the python in the cage. At first, he didn't think much of it. But after understanding the situation, he realized that Zu Can was bidding against the old man. He knew that Zu Can didn't know beast appraising, so he must have listened to Lin Jin.
A pet beast that Lin Jin cared about must be extraordinary.
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