Chapter 47

Sitting behind the table, Lin Yiming gradually realized that he was really doing nothing at the moment. Didn’t Old Qin say that there would be many treasures to appraise today? Why, after so long, has no treasure been brought up for appraisal?

Sitting here like this is a waste of time.

Turning to look at others, in the room, the remaining appraisers were all quietly sitting behind their tables, sipping the fragrant tea on the table, all with a calm demeanor.

Am I supposed to sit here and waste time like them?

Lin Yiming shook his head. Although he came here to make money, wasting time like this is not good. His time is very precious. Besides making money, he needs to constantly enhance his strength to be able to enter the Qi Wang Academy.

However, he cannot practice here, so it seems he can only practice his boxing.

There is a saying that goes, "Practice your boxing a hundred times, and your skills will improve."

Since there is nothing to do now and the hall is spacious enough, he might as well practice his boxing. Although he only knows one set of boxing techniques, the Great Peng Boxing, he has never felt that his Great Peng Boxing is inferior to others' boxing techniques when facing enemies.

The simplest martial arts can surpass others' advanced boxing techniques because he is more proficient in his boxing techniques.

Lin Yiming walked around the table to the empty space in the front of the hall, took a stance, and began to perform the Great Peng Boxing, one move at a time.

In the hall, everyone was sitting in their seats, either meditating with closed eyes or sipping tea. When Lin Yiming suddenly walked out and started practicing his boxing, it immediately caught everyone's attention.

"What is this young man doing?"

"Practicing boxing? He is actually practicing boxing before the appraisal?"

All the appraisers were stunned for a moment, then they shook their heads.

The appraiser who had spoken earlier frowned, his already white eyebrows furrowing. In such a solemn place as the appraisal hall, an appraiser was acting like a monkey, practicing boxing. This was not appropriate.

"Kid, stop practicing."

The old appraiser couldn't help but speak up, not knowing the young man's name, so he just called him "kid."

"Kid, as an appraiser, you must be calm. The appraisal will be very draining on your mental energy. You need to conserve your energy and prepare yourself mentally."

Lin Yiming stopped his boxing, turned to look at the old appraiser, and smiled slightly. "I understand, but I feel very energetic now. Practicing boxing won't affect the appraisal later."

He knew the old man meant well, but he really didn't want to waste time.

The old appraiser saw that his warning was not taken seriously and sighed, not speaking further. Young people are always like this, thinking they are great and not listening to the advice of elders. They will learn their lesson when they make a mistake.

The spacious hall returned to silence, with only the occasional sound of Lin Yiming's boxing.

After practicing the Great Peng Boxing from start to finish ten times, Lin Yiming heard footsteps at the hall's entrance.

Seven or eight auction house staff members walked into the hall.

"Apologies for keeping you all waiting. These are the treasures we need to appraise today. We will trouble you all."

The auction house staff bowed to everyone, curiously glancing at Lin Yiming for a moment, then walked to the appraiser who had warned Lin Yiming earlier, carrying a tray of items to be appraised.

The old man glanced at the items on the tray and immediately had an idea. These items were all very simple to appraise. Although he didn't like the young man who didn't listen to his advice, the old man knew that the young man was brought here by Old Qin and needed to be trained. These items were perfect for him to appraise.

However, he still wanted to give him a lesson, to let him know the difficulties of the appraisal profession and to help him avoid future mistakes.

He picked up another item that looked more difficult to appraise and placed it among the easy items. He pointed to Lin Yiming's position and said, "These treasures, let this appraiser appraise them."

The auction house staff immediately placed a pile of items in front of Lin Yiming. Although he was puzzled by the young appraiser, he still respectfully said, "Trouble you, Master."

Lin Yiming didn't say much, picked up an item to be appraised, which looked like a peach from his previous life but was white and the size of a cherry.

This fruit is called a Qi Recovery Fruit. It is very useful for martial artists. When a person's internal spirit energy is depleted, the true essence in the body needs to be converted back into spirit energy, which takes time.

However, after consuming a Qi Recovery Fruit, this time is significantly shortened. The fruit needs to be appraised for its age, and the older it is, the more valuable it is.

Seeing Lin Yiming pick up the Qi Recovery Fruit, another appraiser nearby opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Young man, this treasure is not easy to appraise. Don't rush, take your time. By the way, I am Master Zhao Cong, your re-appraisal appraiser."

He was an old appraiser from the Appraisal Alliance with very rich appraisal experience. Just by glancing at it, he could tell that this fruit was the most difficult to appraise among all the items.

Lin Yiming smiled but didn't respond. As an appraiser, he knew that appraisals often require at least two appraisers. One appraiser does the initial appraisal, and another appraiser does the re-appraisal to ensure the accuracy of the appraisal.

Holding the Qi Recovery Fruit, Lin Yiming instantly mobilized his mental energy, which quickly penetrated the fruit's skin and entered it.

In his mind, a scene instantly appeared.

A tree about a person's height, a fruit slowly ripening. Then, spring turned to autumn, the seasons changed, and the surroundings cycled through the years. In the twelfth year, a blurry figure appeared, reaching out to pick the fruit.

"This is a twelve-year-old Qi Recovery Fruit." Lin Yiming's mental energy receded like a tide, and he handed the fruit to the old appraiser.

"Already appraised so quickly?" Master Zhao Cong was calmly sipping his tea when he suddenly heard Lin Yiming's words. He choked and coughed, clearly having been taken by surprise.

After a while, he recovered and his somewhat aged face, still flushed from the choking, said, "You've already appraised it so quickly? Young man, you can't just say things lightly. These treasures will be auctioned later. If there's a mistake, it will affect you, the auction, and the reputation of the Appraisal Alliance. You should take your time and appraise it carefully."

"No need, I won't make a mistake." Lin Yiming shook his head confidently. For such a simple Qi Recovery Fruit, appraising it a second time would be a waste of time. Appraising treasures costs money, and the faster he appraises, the more money he earns. He was in dire need of money.

After handing the Qi Recovery Fruit to the old appraiser, Lin Yiming immediately picked up the second item to appraise.

Seeing that his advice was ignored, Master Zhao Cong's face showed a hint of displeasure. He had kindly warned the young man, but the young man had ignored his advice. Young people these days are becoming more and more disrespectful. Back in his day, when they were learning appraisal, they would listen to their masters with all their attention.

To appraise a Qi Recovery Fruit so quickly? Even he didn't have that kind of ability. This young man was either lying or had made a mistake.

Since he was so disrespectful, he would appraise it correctly to show him the consequences and make him learn to take appraisal seriously.

Master Zhao Cong began to appraise the Qi Recovery Fruit, and his actions caught the attention of the other appraisers.

A young appraiser they had never seen before, how could he not attract attention? Moreover, the young man had ignored the advice and practiced boxing before the appraisal, which was unusual.

"This young man, how could Old Qin let such a person join our Appraisal Alliance? To appraise so quickly? Does he think everyone else is a fool? Even Old Qin might not be able to appraise a twelve-year-old Qi Recovery Fruit so quickly. Clearly, this young man is talking nonsense," one appraiser whispered to the only other young appraiser in the room, besides Lin Yiming.

"I'm also puzzled. How could the master know such a person? I've never seen him before. I wonder what the master was thinking. Perhaps he saw potential in him and wanted to train him, but this person is too arrogant," the young appraiser shook his head.

"Yes, he is too arrogant," another appraiser, who was not in a hurry to appraise the treasures, chimed in. "This young man, practicing boxing before the appraisal and ignoring advice, will have a hard time when the re-appraisal reveals his mistake. Making a mistake on the first appraisal will make it difficult for him to develop in the appraisal profession. But it's his own fault for not listening to others."

In the hall, several appraisers were quietly discussing Lin Yiming. Although the re-appraisal results were not yet out, they were already convinced that his answer was wrong.

They didn't believe he could appraise it so quickly.