"I don't know either. It was just that after appraising a treasure, I suddenly felt my mind clear up, and many things came to me naturally.
"Then, when appraising treasures, it became much, much easier than before."
Chen Shaojun gave a simple-minded smile. He intended to give this same answer no matter who asked. His breakthrough was already a fact; as long as he stuck to his story, no one could suspect anything.
"Looks like you were truly lucky and happened to appraise a treasure carrying Auspicious Aura.
"Come to think of it, you're already the second Appraiser Apprentice today to have such luck."
Manager Sun truly did not suspect anything. Instead, he spoke with a trace of emotion.
"The second? Who was the other one? Did he also break through and become a Certified Appraiser?"
Chen Shaojun immediately grew curious.
He himself was only a fraud, while the other person had truly hit the jackpot.
Feeling guilty, he naturally wanted to learn more.
"The first was an Appraiser Apprentice from the Ding section.
"Like you, he appraised a treasure possessing Auspicious Aura. However, his improvement was not as great as yours. He only barely raised his Divine Gaze Technique to the proficient level, and I have now assigned him to Room Bing-73."
Manager Sun explained.
Chen Shaojun was slightly surprised.
Room Bing-73 was precisely the room of the Appraiser Apprentice whose corpse had been carried out earlier. He had not expected a newcomer to move in so soon.
As he pondered this, a white-haired old man walked in and said, "Manager Sun, was it this lad who advanced to become a Certified Appraiser?"
"That's right. I was just about to ask Senior Appraiser Nie to verify it."
Manager Sun replied, then introduced him to Chen Shaojun. "This is Senior