Despite his disdain, Gao Jiang had to admit that Lin Jin was capable. Otherwise, how could he have passed the Rank 2 beast appraiser's exam?
He activated his spiritual eye and used it to observe the python. Sure enough, he noticed something amiss.
"Could it be …" Gao Jiang's eyes lit up as he thought of a possibility. After all, he was an official Rank 1 beast appraiser. If he were to observe a pet beast closely, he would definitely be able to tell something.
Gao Jiang was tempted by his speculation. He wanted to join the bidding as well.
However, he was still hesitant.
What if it wasn't?
On the other side, Zu Tianli and Master Liao rushed over after hearing the news. They had already gotten the bids for the two pet beasts, which were obviously appraised by Master Liao. Zu Tianli was puzzled. "Master Liao, didn't they say that this python is flawed, has a tumor, and doesn't have long to live? Why are they still bidding like this? One thousand low-grade spirit stones? Are they insane?"
Master Liao was surprised as well. Although he was quite capable, he was probably no match for Gao Jiang. He had to rely on his mouth and acting skills. After taking a closer look at the python, he still couldn't tell what was so special about it.
However, he couldn't bring himself to say that. After all, even if Lin Jin and Zu Can were crazy, the other bidder shouldn't be a lunatic, right?
"Sir Zu, this great python is unordinary to begin with, and might very well be a rare beast. However, I will still say the same thing. It has a tumor on its body, just like a person with outstanding talent who is seriously ill, and might even die at any time. What value is there in investing in someone with outstanding talent like this?"
Master Liao didn't continue talking about the python but cleverly changed the topic to talk about the python's tumor. If that was the case, then he wouldn't be wrong.
After some thought, he said, "This must be that Lin kid's doing. At first, the price probably wasn't that high. It's only because someone else was bidding that your nephew couldn't take it anymore. Look, it's someone else who's raising the price now. The other bidder is also holding back. They're no longer fighting for the python, they're fighting for their reputation. Honestly, I hope your nephew will continue bidding. That way, they'll sink deeper and deeper into this mess. "
Zu Tianli nodded at this, musing that Master Liao was right.
If that python was worth buying, why didn't anyone else bid for it when there were so many people here?
Therefore, Master Liao was right.
"I also hope that my nephew will continue to raise the price, but I don't think he will. Even if he wants to, he won't dare. One thousand low-grade spirit stones was already half of the spirit stones he could use this time. If he increased the price further, that old man would definitely not follow suit. If he were to spend so many spirit stones on a useless pet beast, he would have to bear the consequences when he returned. "
At the thought of this, Zu Tianli really hoped that Zu Can would continue like this.
Zu Can was indeed hesitant. Based on his personality, he would have called it a day. But when he recalled Lin Jin's words, he was stunned.
"Brother Lin, I'll be relying on you this time."
Zu Can made up his mind and stepped forward to raise the price to 1,500 low-grade spirit stones.
The surrounding people exclaimed in shock when they saw this.
Now it was no longer a small fight, but a real fight. The problem was that most people couldn't understand. Wasn't this a big python with a tumor? Was it really worth so much?
According to the Friar Association's evaluation report, this python was only average. It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't the best. It definitely wasn't worth so many spirit stones.
If it weren't for the tumor, it would only be worth three to five hundred spirit stones at most.
Hence, no one could make sense of the situation. But there was nothing wrong with watching the show.
Seeing Zu Can raise the price again, Zu Tianli was ecstatic.
"This kid is crazy. Is he really going to raise the price? Great, great. Zu Tianhong has a good son. Let's see how they're going to clean up this mess. "
Zu Tianli was already imagining how he could use this incident to tarnish Zu Can's reputation and damage Zu Tianhong's reputation in the Zu family. Only then would he stand a chance.
Zu Can raised the price to 1,500, thinking that the old man would give up. To his surprise, a hint of hesitation flashed across the old man's eyes, but he still gritted his teeth and stepped forward, raising the price by another notch.
Two thousand low-grade spirit stones.
This was definitely a high price.
The old man loosened his sleeves and glared at Lin Jin, ready to fight to the end.
"Kid, keep it up. I refuse to believe that I can't win against a junior like you." Clearly, this price was too much for the old man.
Zu Can's expression darkened.
It wasn't because of anything else, but because this was all the spirit stones he could use.
Now that the price had exceeded two thousand low-grade spirit stones, he didn't dare to make any more decisions. He sighed. Although he believed in Lin Jin's judgment, the current situation was beyond his capabilities.
Lin Jin was aware of this as well. He walked over to Zu Can and said, "Raise it to three thousand. If he raises it any further, let him go. I'll go back with you later."
Having said that, he patted Zu Can on the shoulder.
This time, Zu Can was truly shocked.
Lin Jin meant for him to continue raising the price. If anything happened, Lin Jin would explain it to his father. But this was three thousand low-grade spirit stones. If he made a mistake, things would get out of hand.
This was too thrilling.
Increase!
Zu Can decided to go all the way.
Not to mention Zu Can, even the surrounding people who were watching the show gasped in excitement.
This was only the second round of the auction and there was already a bidding war. Moreover, the price was raised to three thousand low-grade spirit stones. Now, it was up to the old man to decide if he wanted to keep up.
The crowd turned to the old man who was rolling up his sleeves.
The latter was dumbfounded.
He didn't expect Zu Can to raise the price again. And this time, it wasn't five hundred, but one thousand, raising the price to three thousand.
He was panicking.
Because he didn't have that many spirit stones left.
The spirit stones he could use were less than three thousand. If he had more, he would definitely raise the price.
The old man's expression darkened. He glanced at Zu Can, then at Lin Jin. He could now tell that Zu Can's increase in price was all thanks to this man.
Taking a deep breath, the old man didn't look at Zu Can. Instead, he said to Lin Jin, "Young man, you have a keen eye. I'm impressed. May I know how I should address you?"
Lin Jin knew this old man wasn't as simple as he seemed. Since he dared to offer two thousand blood energy stones, he must have noticed the 'uniqueness' of this constrictor. Hence, Lin Jin didn't act arrogantly. Instead, he politely replied, "I'm Lin Jin of the Beast Appraisal Association!"
The old man frowned. "Wang Ji isn't a capable man. I didn't expect him to have someone like you among his subordinates."
It was obvious that this old man had a fiery temper.
"Lin Jin, I'll remember you. If there's a chance in the future, I'll pay you a visit."
Having said that, the old man cast a reluctant glance at the constrictor in the cage before turning to leave.
An old man with a strong personality.
These were Lin Jin's thoughts.
The old man clearly bore a grudge against him. By asking for a visit, he was probably going to challenge his association. But why would Lin Jin be afraid of him?
Outside the crowd, Gao Jiang watched the old man's departing figure and mumbled to himself, "Ji? I heard that there's an expert beast appraiser in Linchuan County. He's skilled but has an eccentric temper. His surname is Ji. Could it be this person? "
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