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Chapter 44: He’s a Genius, Back to Appraising

Chapter 44: He’s a Genius, Back to Appraising

“Mr . Ling Jiu, this time it’s all thanks to you!”

Wang Chao held Ling Jiu’s hand tightly, and his gratitude was overwhelming . “If it weren’t for you, the Lantian Base City would have been in danger today!”

“Chief Wang, you’re too kind . Resisting the Beast Tide is everyone’s responsibility, I just did what I should have done!” Ling Jiu was not greedy for credits and appeared very humble instead .

“If everyone had the same awareness as you, Mr . Ling Jiu, things would be much simpler . ”

Wang Chao sighed and immediately changed the subject . “Mr . Ling Jiu, I haven’t seen you before . Are you from other cities?”

“Chief Wang, unfortunately, that’s a wrong guess . I’m a true blue Lantian Base City citizen . I’ve lived here since I was little and even my house is here!” Ling Jiu smiled and said .

Wang Chao was surprised . “You’re already a Level 4 Arcanist at such a young age! Our Lantian Base City also has its own genius now . Good news indeed!”

“Chief Wang, you’re too kind!”

The two chatted briefly before Ling Jiu left . Gazing at the latter’s back, Wang Chao turned to look at the staff officer: “Is he really from Lantian Base City?”

“I’ve just checked, and he indeed is!” The staff officer had a look of surprise on his face . “But if you read his information, I’m sure you’d be surprised as well!”

“Hmmm?”

Wang Chao raised his eyebrows .

“According to the database, Ling Jiu is 16 years old, and he has just awakened his Arcana in May . As of today, his Arcana has awakened for seven months!”

“What? Only seven months?” Wang Chao shuddered . “He became a Level 4 Arcanist in just seven months? You gotta be kidding!”

“It’s true, Sir!”

The staff officer stared at a microcomputer . “Back in May, he awakened an Earth-type Arcana during the Arcana Trials in school . After that, he joined the Pangu Arcana Combine . Half a year later, he passed the assessment and took first place, becoming a Level 2 Arcanist in the process!

“Later on, he signed an A+ contract with Pangu and became a Wild Hunter . In this past month, he has entered the wilderness twice and stayed for a total of 22 days!”

Wang Chao’s eyes almost popped out . “That means, in just a month’s time, he reached Level 3, then Level 4 to become a Level 4 Arcanist?”

“Indeed!”

The staff officer nodded slightly .

“It’s too fast . His progress is too fast!” Wang Chao was in disbelief . “It’s too fast to be believable!”

“It truly is too fast! But considering that he signed an A+ contract, it’s probably understandable since part of the contract is an Intermediate-level Gene Arcana secret technique .

“That’s still too fast!”

Wang Chao sighed . “It’s a damn shame that such a genius was snatched away by a commercial company like Pangu!”

“Indeed, Sir!”

The staff officer strongly agreed as well . “With the speed of his progress, his future is limitless . ”

“Now it’s too late to say anything else!”

Wang Chao was extremely frustrated . “With his power as a Level 4 Arcanist, Pangu will definitely take good care of him . It’ll be too difficult to poach him over!”

“It is just as you said, Sir!” The staff officer nodded .

“Although we cannot poach him, we can still build a good relationship with him! I see that he is a decent person, so establishing a good relationship with him will still be beneficial . ”

Wang Chao pondered deeply for a moment . “Didn’t he kill a number of Direbeasts earlier? Later, send those Direbeast carcasses to him personally! Also, that Bloodgorger Bat, send it over as well!”

“But that’s a Class 6 Direbeast… To give it to him just like that…”

“That’s an order!”

“Yes, Sir!”

…

Back at the base city, Ling Jiu did not rush home, instead, he headed straight to the company . Since he had just gotten a lot of good stuff, it was time to cash them out .

“Ol’ Ling, you’re back . ”

Seeing Ling Jiu again, Li Kai looked very excited . “I have some good news to tell you . I’ve become a Level 2 Arcanist!”

“Congratulations, Ol’ Li . ”

Ling Jiu punched his shoulder and congratulated him sincerely . Li Kai was his only good friend, and Ling Jiu was very happy about the latter becoming a Level 2 Arcanist .

“Hahaha!! I’ll buy some barbecued meat later, my treat today!” Li Kai smiled so much that his snot came out . “We should have a good drink tonight!”

“No problem!”

“Oh, right! You’re here for the Direbeast carcass appraisal, right? I’ll take you to my master! Let’s go straight to the appraisal room . You don’t need to queue!”

As Ling Jiu followed Li Kai to the appraisal room, he saw Li Kai’s master, Wang Yun . The old man took the initiative to greet Ling Jiu . “Young man, just came back from the wilderness?”

“Yes, Master Wang . How have you been doing lately?” Ling Jiu smiled and greeted back .

“Haha, doing well here!”

Wang Yun laughed . “Come, let me have a look at the haul you got . I want to see if you have the same level of luck as last time!”

“Okay!”

Ling Jiu walked to the center of the appraisal room and poured out his haul .

Some of them had been hunted by him while some had been by that middle-aged scumbag and the frail middle-aged man . In short, they were all Class 3 Direbeasts and below .

“More than the last time?”

Looking at the Direbeast carcasses that suddenly filled the entire appraisal room, Li Kai’s eyes popped out again . Even Wang Yun gasped . “Young man, how many Direbeasts did you kill? This is far too many!”

“Not much, just over a thousand or so!” Ling Jiu said softly .

He had indeed hunted lots of Direbeasts in the past half a month, especially after he reached Level 4 . Since his Arcana’s area of effect went up to cover a radius of a hundred meters, the speed of his hunting had greatly increased .

In order to precisely control his Arcana, almost all of the Direbeasts in Linyou County and the surrounding mountains had been completely wiped out by him . Everything below Class 4 had been slaughtered .

It was not an exaggeration to say that as many as hundreds of Direbeasts died by his hands every single day for half a month . It was a veritable genocide!

“More than a thousand? That’s insane!”

Wang Yun could not help but shake his head . He immediately put on his mask and gloves before he dived straight into his appraisal work . Li Kai looked at Ling Jiu like he was a monster . Then he picked up a microcomputer and walked behind Wang Yun, recording everything obediently .

“Class 2 Direbeast, Chrysanthemum Skyboar, two fangs, 20,000!”

“Class 2 Direbeast, Rock-shattering Lizard, one spine, 18,000!”

…

After more than an hour later, all of the corpses were appraised, and both master, as well as apprentice, were exhausted . Li Kai mumbled a complaint, “Ol’ Ling, can you hunt less next time? You make me break my back every time I conduct an appraisal for you . Look, my master is already old enough, he won’t be able to stand it!”

“Boy, what nonsense are you talking about?”

Wang Yun rolled his eyes . “Your master makes his living by appraising Direbeast carcasses; the more, the better of course!”

After that, he looked at Ling Jiu . “Young man, you weren’t as lucky as you were previously . While the number this time is several times higher than the last, the money you’ve made is far lesser!”

“That’s true!”

Li Kai interjected . “Ol’ Ling, the value of the Direbeasts you’ve hunted this time is worth 281 . 93 million . Even though it still makes me jealous, it’s not at much as before!”

“What’s this?” Ling Jiu smiled . “What I just took out was only the worthless stuff . I haven’t even gotten to the good stuff yet!”

“What, mate?”

Li Kai and Wang Yun looked at Ling Jiu at the same time .

“Shall we switch appraisal rooms?”

Ling Jiu glanced at the Direbeast carcasses strewn all over the floor .

“All right, all right, come next door!”

When he arrived at the appraisal room next door, Ling Jiu waved his hand, and released five Void Falcon carcasses, followed by a series of Class 4 Direbeasts!