Was it that easy to promote a beast to Rank 4?
Shi Wenjun trusted Lin Jin and knew he was currently a full-fledged Rank 3 beast appraiser. However, rumor had it that only Rank 4 beast appraisers could promote pet beasts into Rank 4.
It was perfectly natural for her to feel skeptical.
With Shi Wenjun feeling this way, it wasn’t hard to imagine what the others thought.
Luo Beihe’s eyes widened and she shook her head. “He’s a prodigy but he thinks way too much of himself.”
Luo Beihe’s opinion of Lin Jin had never changed since the beginning. She held him in high regard, especially when he helped her disciple, Xue Bao’er, with spell research. Since then, Luo Beihe acknowledged that he had immense potential.
Be that as it may, a man shouldn’t be this pompous.
Huangfu Ming shook his head as well. He knew how capable Lin Jin was because the evolution of the pet beast of his disciple, Lu Yunhe, to rank 3 was thanks to him.
The Jade Dragon Kingdom only had a handful of such capable beast appraisers, so when Lin Jin was promoted to Rank 3 and became chief of Maple City’s Beast Appraisal Association, no one objected to it. Huangfu Ming was as happy as everyone else for Lin Jin.
However, while it seemed like Rank 3 to 4 was only a rank’s difference, they were actually worlds apart.
The difficulty of promoting a Rank 3 beast to 4 was so tough that a regular person couldn’t even imagine that it was possible, and Huangfu Ming knew this perfectly well. All these years, he had done everything he could for his pet beast.
His pet beast had long since been stuck at Rank 3. Logically speaking, given his status and resources, Huangfu Ming should have been able to get it to Rank 4 somehow.
And yet, for several decades, he had yet to achieve this feat.
Huangfu Ming had visited every famed beast appraiser in the Jade Dragon Kingdom to request an evolution method, but it was all unfruitful.
Neither the Rank 3 beast appraisers in the royal capital nor the rogue appraisers had solutions for him. Even when they proposed some ideas, the attempts ended in failure.
After that, Huangfu Ming fell into complete despair. His plan was to give up on this futile journey to evolve his companion.
Still, if a possibility ever presented itself, he would still grasp it.
Huangfu Ming knew more than anyone else present, how excruciatingly difficult the process was. For now, it seemed like promoting a Rank 3 to 4, relied on the pet beast’s own potential and luck. Otherwise, talk of evolution would be a pie in the sky.
Shi Wenjun’s white deer was an incredibly average rare beast. While he was by no means a professional in beast appraising, Huangfu Ming could tell that much. Hence, for Lin Jin to promise to promote the white deer from its current Rank 2 to 4 in the span of a single month, forget being skeptical, Huangfu Ming simply didn’t believe it.
Whether or not it could reach Rank 3 in one month was already an issue.
Despite his conclusion, Huangfu Ming didn’t voice them out loud. He only figured that he had to find a chance to talk to Lin Jin.
His hopes of getting Lin Jin to appraise his pet beast was dwinlding rapidly.
Mr. Yi said nothing as he watched Lin Jin with great curiosity. Although he agreed that promoting a pet beast to Rank 4 in one month sounded farfetched, seeing the composure in Lin Jin’s eyes and the assurance in his tone, Mr. Yi thought it didn’t sound like a lie nor an exaggeration.
“Maybe… it’s possible?” Mr. Yi mumbled under his breath.
Hearing this, Ye Yuzhou said to Mr. Yi, “It’s not ‘maybe’, but ‘definitely’.”
To hear affirmation coming from someone like Ye Yuzhou alerted them.
Both Luo Beihe and Huangfu Ming heard him as well.
While they said nothing, both were equally confused as to why Ye Yuzhou held Lin Jin in such esteem.
Just as they pondered, an aura burst forth from the white deer.
Then, the white deer grew larger abruptly. A surge of wood spirit energy engulfed the deer as the air around them was filled with the fragrance of medicine.
Under the nourishment of this wood element spirit energy, some plants in the yard began to grow rapidly. Some flowers even started blossoming as if they were in the middle of spring in a mere matter of seconds.
This all happened right before their eyes.
At Rank 3, not only could a pet beast utilize their elemental powers, but it could also change its physical size. This was common sense, and as mentors of the Friar Association, Luo Beihe and Huangfu Ming knew that well.
Right now, their jaws hit the ground.
Shi Wenjun’s white deer actually evolved, and in such a short time frame, from Rank 2, it became Rank 3.
How did Lin Jin do it?
They did not doubt the notion that Lin Jin could promote a Rank 2 pet beast to Rank 3 as he had previously done so. But what surprised them was how quick the process was that they couldn’t even react in time.
“This, this…” Luo Beihe was flabbergasted. She couldn’t even speak. The toilsome memory of how she promoted her pet beast to Rank 3 back in the day was still fresh in her mind. The level of effort Lin Jin exerted made Luo Beihe’s efforts seem like a complete joke.
“It only took a few minutes for him to evolve the deer to Rank 3. I can’t believe he actually did it.” Huangfu Ming’s expression faltered. Then, he chuckled. “It’s no wonder Brother Yezhou holds Lin Jin in such high esteem. I now know why. Promoting the deer to Rank 4 in one month? That sounds much more believable now.”
Huangfu Ming had always thought highly of Lin Jin but previously thought the latter was only bluffing. However, facts speak louder than words. Being able to promote a Rank 2 pet beast to Rank 3 in the blink of an eye demonstrated that Lin Jin was far ahead of your average Rank 3 beast appraiser.
Which other Rank 3 beast appraiser in the Jade Dragon Kingdom possessed such speed and capabilities?
No one.
Not a single one of them.
“Lin Jin’s skills are probably at the standard of a Rank 4 beast appraiser now.” Ye Yuzhou suddenly threw in a bomb, shocking everyone into drawing a breath of cold air.
A Rank 4 beast appraiser was no joke.
No matter the location, a Rank 4 beast appraiser was highly respected. Not to mention the fact that an intermediate country like the Jade Dragon Kingdom didn’t even have Rank 4 beast appraisers.
Only premium countries enjoyed such a privilege.
How was a Rank 4 beast appraiser evaluated?
This wasn’t something a simple exam could assess anymore. Simply put, those who had methods to evolve a Rank 3 pet beast to Rank 4 were worthy of being called a Rank 4 beast appraiser.
If Lin Jin could actually promote the white deer to Rank 4 in one month, he would undoubtedly have broken into Rank 4.
Forget them, even the emperor of Jade Dragon Kingdom would have to be respectful in the presence of a Rank 4 beast appraiser. An individual of such status was that significant.
Luo Beihe’s heart was racing.
Just like Huangfu Ming, she had begun to lose her desire and conviction. However, who could truly lose their desire and conviction when it came to something like this?
It was impossible.
Without opportunity, giving up was the only option. But once an opportunity presented itself, she would stop at nothing to grasp it, even if it meant she had to rely on a scheme.