Attribute Inclination

Over the years, Liu Muning had seen quite a few awakened talent appraisers.

There was also a senior appraiser in the mall who had awakened an appraisal talent, but it took him at least ten minutes to appraise a Titanium Crystal Ragdoll.

At present, Chen Wei was the only appraiser she knew who could produce an accurate appraisal result for a Titanium Crystal Ragdoll in such a short time.

One had to know that although those who awakened appraisal talents could detect a pet beast's racial grade and potential, such talents were not omnipotent.

The more knowledgeable an awakened one was, the faster and more accurate their use of this talent became. Conversely, if an awakened one was poorly educated and shallow in knowledge, their talent would be inefficient, and the results they obtained might not even be accurate.

"Crystal, is that this Titanium Crystal Ragdoll's nickname?" Chen Wei asked softly as he looked at the adorable Crystal, as though he had not heard Liu Muning's question just now.

"Yes, it's quite a nice nickname, isn't it?" Liu Muning replied placidly, an elegant smile always resting on her cheeks.

"A very fitting nickname. It's just that Crystal's Source Power attribute inclination doesn't seem to fall within the scope of this test question." Chen Wei gently squeezed Crystal's plump little paw and asked in return.

Sure enough, compared to the sharp and elegant interviewer before him, he found this Titanium Crystal Ragdoll far more appealing.

"Meow!" Crystal raised her little face and quietly watched Chen Wei for a few moments. Then she pulled her plump paw from his hand and lowered her head to sleep on the table as if she had lost interest.

"Looks like I disturbed her sleep and got disliked." Chen Wei rubbed his head, somewhat disappointed, yet unwilling to expend his strength to use Dragon Power to pet her.

After all, the Dragon Power talent was a trump card he could not let others see, not to mention that this Ragdoll was someone else's cat.

"You have passed the test. However, Mr. Chen is no ordinary appraiser. As your future superior, I would like to learn more about your understanding of pet beasts' Source Power attribute inclinations. Of course, there will be compensation. Is that acceptable?"

Liu Muning spoke with great interest. Her calm words nonetheless carried an unquestionable air. Clearly, this handsome young man whom Crystal had disliked had caught her attention.

Pet beast evolution was no simple matter. After all, it was a special transformation that crossed different forms and attributes, and a pet beast's Source Power attribute inclination served as a reference for measuring the target attribute of its evolution.

A pet beast's Source Power attribute inclination was generally appraised through the crystallization of Donghua Kingdom's science and technology—the "Source Power Attribute Analyzer"—or by an intermediate-level or higher appraiser. Only crystal-type and ghost-type pet beasts were exceptions.

As gem-type pet beasts, crystal-type pet beasts could not be thoroughly examined by the Source Power Attribute Analyzer and could only be appraised by appraisers, especially pet beasts like Titanium Crystal Ragdolls.

Titanium Crystal Ragdolls were crystal-type pet beasts with multiple evolutionary forms. Depending on the Source Power attributes they normally absorbed and the differences in their attribute crystal cores, they would evolve into pet beasts of different attributes. That was why she placed such importance on a pet beast's Source Power attribute inclination.

"Simply put, a pet beast's Source Power attribute inclination is the inclination of its constitution. For example, if a single ice-type pet beast has an ice-type affinity of over seventy percent, then the total of all its other attribute affinities accounts for less than thirty percent." Upon hearing that there would be compensation, Chen Wei answered decisively.

Chen Wei put on a show of observing for over ten minutes with his appraisal skill. Once he felt enough time had passed, he said blandly, "This Titanium Crystal Ragdoll's crystal-type affinity is only fifty percent, while its fire attribute has reached forty percent. I recommend evolving it in the fire attribute direction."

For a single crystal-type pet beast, its fire-type affinity was actually close to half. This indicated that it was more suited to evolving with fire-attribute gems and crystal cores.

"Clap, clap, clap." Liu Muning applauded. She was greatly surprised; Chen Wei's appraisal result was even more precise than those of some senior appraisers in the mall.

His result even differed very little from Elder Liu's appraisal result. One had to know that Elder Liu was the Liu family's only master-level appraiser.

"Mr. Chen, have you ever considered becoming a professional appraiser? In terms of appraisal, you are the most talented person I have ever seen—bar none!" Delighted at the sight of talent and unstinting in her praise, Liu Muning looked sincerely at Chen Wei as she spoke.

"No. Appraisal is only my hobby. I only want to become a professional Beast Tamer." Chen Wei refused without the slightest hesitation.

Chen Wei's thoughts were simple. Working part-time as an appraiser was merely for the sake of making a living.

Rather than working a nine-to-five job, he wanted to travel with Color Spirit, meet more companions, and grow stronger together.

Chen Wei believed that he and Color Spirit would surely become champions of the National Beast Taming Tournament and claim the title of "Crown Rank"!

"Very well. Welcome to our Ragdoll Mall." Despite Chen Wei's immediate refusal, Liu Muning ended the topic without changing her expression. She had no intention of forcing him.

Perhaps Chen Wei's appraisal talent was extraordinary, but in her eyes, he was not an irreplaceable genius. After all, the Liu family already had a master-level appraiser.

Moreover, nurturing a master-level appraiser was no simple task. It could even be called exceedingly difficult.

Chen Wei merely possessed the potential to reach that level, and on top of that, he did not want to become a professional appraiser. In Liu Muning's eyes, this had basically cut off his possibility of becoming a master-level appraiser.

Although Liu Muning felt that someone with such talent not becoming a professional appraiser was truly a waste of heaven's gifts, she did not think there was anything wrong with Chen Wei's wish to become a professional Beast Tamer.

Most people on Blue Star who awakened Beast Taming talents each year aspired to become powerful Beast Tamers. Under the threat of alien beasts, strength was the main melody of Blue Star. Beast Tamers who pursued strength were hardly uncommon.

"I think Mr. Chen's abilities are outstanding, and you are fully capable of taking on more difficult work, such as appraising Titanium Crystal Ragdolls. You would be guaranteed one appraisal a month, and for each Ragdoll appraisal completed, you would receive a commission of ten thousand Star Coins, with no upper limit. How does that sound?" Liu Muning proposed a new arrangement.

"Of course. As long as it isn't full-time, I can accept it." Chen Wei gave nothing away, but inwardly he was somewhat solemn. He could clearly sense the change in this beautiful interviewer's attitude.

Was the appraisal time too short? But that can't be right. Appraising pet beasts doesn't take that long to begin with. Could it be the matter of the Titanium Crystal Ragdoll's Source Power attribute inclination? But I deliberately left some discrepancies in the attribute values I gave. The sudden doubts made Chen Wei feel somewhat irritated.

The interview ultimately ended satisfactorily. Just as Chen Wei stood up to leave, Liu Muning suddenly extended her jade-like hand, clearly intending to shake hands.

Chen Wei looked at the soft hand before him, pink and slender yet fair and full, Liu Muning's nails gleaming with a gentle luster.

He hesitated for a moment, then politely extended his right hand, gave it a light shake, and released it before turning to leave.

At that moment, Chen Wei had no idea how agitated Liu Muning's inner world was after shaking his hand!

Liu Muning first stood rooted to the spot in a daze. Then she frowned, seemingly pondering something.

In the blink of an eye, her eyes widened again as if she could not believe it. Finally, her small mouth fell slightly open, and she hurriedly cried out, "Wait!"