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Chapter 104: 104: Stone Ore Gambling (2)
Chapter 104: 104: Stone Ore Gambling (2)
Crimson Cloud's Stone Ore Gambling Hall...
After looking over the stone ores in the south, east, and west areas, Yue Xuexia led the group to the north area, where the most possible jackpot stone ores are located. It was said that a group of stone ore consultants had picked up these stone ores, and most of them had jadeite in them. You just have to find or guess the one with the most prominent stone ore among the choices. There are lots of clients who brought their own stone ore consultant with them.
As Yue Xuexia and Taiyang were escorted by Lin Chiyu to the north area gambling hall, Tan Bingyu left to pay for the cart of stone ores her mistress had chosen from the other three areas. It reached a cost of 10 million RMB, but Tan Bingyu swipes her Mistress's black customized limitless card from the Autumn Field bank without hesitation. At the cashier area, the staff at the hall, including the other customers who are here to pay for their stone ores, are dumbfounded.
The cashier asked, "Esteemed Customer, please follow us to the Cutting Stone section to open up your stone ores."
"We will do it later. My Mistress is not yet done buying. Give me another empty cart," said Tan Bingyu.
This time, hall ground staff happily helped Tan Bingyu push the first cart of stone ores that was paid for while she pushed another empty one towards the north area. The rich people in the hall are all scrutinizing her; unfortunately, no one can recognize her with half of her face covered.
Collective murmuring was heard all around her; Tan Bingyu ignored them and came to look for her mistress.
"That cart of stone ore cost $10 million. She paid for it without hesitation."
"It seems that that wasn't her choice, but instead it was her master's."
"It's a mistress. I saw that mysterious, gorgeous lady being personally escorted by Young Lord Lin."
"The identities of those people aren't simple."
"Even the young man with them looks indifferent under our gaze."
"What are their backgrounds?"
"Are they still buying more? How can they waste money on stone ore that no one knows if there is jadeite inside or not?"
"This is a true gambler. A real gambler doesn't care about money."
Everyone wanted to watch the fun and followed Tan Bingyu in the northern area. It didn't take a while before the area got so crowded, making Yue Xuexia so uncomfortable that her eyebrows frowned in discomfort. Upon seeing this, Taiyang turned his head towards Lin Chiyu and said it with a cold voice.
"Free up a space, or do you want me to do it?" asked Taiyang. His tone was so scary that it made those who wanted to crowd around them tremble and step back.
Lin Chiyu didn't panic and called on the guards. He opened up a wide area near the conveyor belt in the north area, leaving it for Yue Xuexia and Taiyang to move about. The other customers were prevented from approaching the small area as the bodyguards in the hall blocked them.
There are those who complained loudly about the unfairness, but the ones who intentionally wanted to make things big burst into flame out of nowhere, causing panic in the area. Lin Chiyu didn't need to know who did it. He led some people to save the man and send him to the hospital.
Within the crowd, there are some cultivators hidden among the mortals who were terrified by this scene. They only saw the man with the black half mask snap his fingers, and that mortal combusted into flames even without touching him. It was such a mystical scene for the mortals, but for them, it's a deadly flame. They look at Taiyang, who is now smiling at Yue Xuexia, who hid behind him when the crowd gathered.
Taiyang said, "Xue'er, the crowd has dispersed. You can choose your stone ores now."
"Sigh~ that's good. By the way, why is there someone screaming just now?" asked Yue Xuexia. She was hiding behind Taiyang and didn't see the man, who was suddenly engulfed in flames. If she saw it, she would definitely know that it was Taiyang's doing, as she can see through the color of qi and auras.
Taiyang nonchalantly responded, "It's nothing much. Just a fool that got his own foot smashed by a large stone he bought."
"Why didn't he use a cart?" Yue Xuexia asked.
Taiyang responded, "His stone doesn't fit the cart. Ignore him. Let's just choose some stones first."
At this moment, Tan Bingyu had rejoined them, pushing another empty cart. She happily said, "Mistress, I got another empty cart you asked for!"
"That's good. Let's begin then," said Yue Xuexia as she turned around to look at the stone ores moving on the conveyor belt.
The rotation of this conveyor belt is faster than in the other area. One will need to immediately grab the stone they want and observe it. If they don't like it, they must return it to the belt before grabbing another one. The maximum one can grab at the same time is only two, and this is to give chances to the other customers.
Yue Xuexia once again activated her appraisal skill, and lines of information appeared before her eyes once again. Her intention in coming to this place is to get as many raw gemstones as she will need for weapon refinement. That's why she pursues quantity over quality. As long as the estimated price of the raw stone isn't as expensive as the buying price, she will take it all.
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: This is a three-finger-sized raw water-type gemstone.
Price: 30,000 RMB
Est. price worth: 100,000 RMB]
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: Two fist-sized raw wind-type gemstones.
Price: 50,000 RMB
Est. price worth: 220,000 RMB]
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: This is a ball-sized raw earth-type gemstone.
Price: 100,000 RMB
Est. price worth: 800,000 RMB]
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: a thumb-sized raw light-type gemstone.
Price: 300,000 RMB
Est. price worth: 1,000,000 RMB]
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: a thumb-sized raw thunder-type gemstones.
Price: 500,000 RMB
Est. price worth: 1,500,000 RMB]
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: A palm-sized raw sun stone.
Price: 3,000,000 RMB
Est. price worth: cannot be bought with money. This is a gemstone with world qi in it.]
[Item Name: Raw Stone Ore]
Note: A palm-sized raw moonstone.
Price: 3,000,000 RMB
Est. price worth: cannot be bought with money. This is a gemstone with world qi in it.]
Yue Xuexia had taken most of the profitable ones, leaving the other customer dumbfounded. They felt that she wasn't here to gamble on some stone ores but to buy stones like pebbles on the road. They had witnessed her grabbing onto the stone ore without looking and throwing it behind her. The people on the back would catch those stones without question and place them on the cart.
After a while, Yue Xuexia finally got tired of grabbing and throwing stones. Just when they thought she was done with it, they suddenly saw her phoenix-shaped eyes widen as if she saw a treasure. Under everyone's gaze, they saw Yue Xuexia climb on the conveyor belt and run through it effortlessly. She was like a martial artist in the movies they saw. Though there wasn't a rule about one not being allowed to climb on the conveyor belt, they collectively believe that no one would do such a thing.
Now that a gorgeous lady did it all of a sudden just to grab two stone ores the size of a human palm, they believed that these stone ores must have something in them that made this lady lose her composure. The two stone ores in Yue Xuexia's hands are the last two ores that her eyes had appraised.
The sun stone and moon stone shouldn't have existed in this world. As soon as the conveyor belt moved to the area designated for them, Taiyang lifted Yue Xuexia off the conveyor belt. She was still observing the two stones with glowing eyes, as if she had hit a mega jackpot in a casino.
Tan Bingyu asked, "Mistress, are these stone ores different from the rest?"
"Yes, I like it a lot!" said Yue Xuexia.
As for the winged black tiger cub standing on Taiyang's shoulder, as if it found something delicious coming from one of the stone ores in his Mistress's hand, he suddenly jumped on her shoulders, trying to reach the stone ore with moon energy.
Meow~ Nyaa~
"Mama, mama, There's delicious energy coming from this stone. Please give me a bit. Just a small part~" said Yueyue. Thankfully, only cultivators can hear the words of the beast king, like Yue.
Yue Xuexia moved away the two stone ores and whispered, "At home, I will give you a piece."
"Just ignore that glutton. Let's go!" said Taiyang as he grabbed the nape of the tiger cub and threw it in the air.
The black-furred tiger cub's flexible body landed on the ground without getting hurt and immediately hissed at Taiyang. It jumps on him, wanting to scratch his face, but the latter dodges it without effort. Just as Yue Xuexia and their group are about to leave, two young men and an old man block their way.
Their eyes are malicious and full of greed as they stare at the two stone ores Yue Xuexia had passed to Lin Chiyu to hold. She had now removed the dirty gloves in her hand and carried Yue in her arms. These men's targets are obvious. They wanted the stone ore in Link Chiyu's hand.
Tan Bingyu and Lin Chiyu blocked their line of sight and said, "What do you want?"
Even Lin Chiyu frowns at such an event. He knew that things wouldn't end as nicely as expected.
"It's against the rule to steal. Do you want to be banned permanently in the Crimson Cloud Hall?" asked Lin Chiyu. At this moment, his face was cold, and his eyes were narrow and unfriendly. "Young Master Tian. Qiuya, Young Master Xue Mengyan, and this Old Gentleman."
The three men in front of them were not ordinary people. Two were cultivators from the cultivation realm, and the other is the grandson of the famous billionaire and owner of Autumn Field Bank, Tian Qiuji.
Xue Mengyan is Young Master Xue Yan's cousin. He is a cultivator with the 6th rank Qi refinement stage. He is an infamous playboy and loves to force women. But because the Xue Clan in the mortal world is backed by the Snow Clan in the immortal world, they were fearless. The Snow Clan is one of the biggest family clans in the Cultivation Realm.
As for the old gentleman, his face is blocked, and Lin Chiyu couldn't recognize him, but his aura alone is enough to suffocate him. Obviously, this is a cultivator with the Innateness Stage at least. His interest was in the stone ore emitting the sun energy, as he was practicing a cultivation technique that involved powerful yang energy.
Young Master Tian Qiuya only glanced at Yue Xuexia as if he had seen her before and greeted Lin Chiyu next. "Young Lord Lin, I am not here to break the rule. I wanted to bid for those two stone ores in your hand."
"Same as him. But I only want to bid for one of the stone ores—the one on your right hand," said the old gentleman in a tang suit.
Yue Xuexia spoke and said, "Okay, let's start bidding, Lin Chiyu."
Lin Chiyu and Tan Bingyu stood at the side respectfully. Since these are the rules of the Crimson Cloud Stone Gambling Hall, even Lin Chiyu needs to follow it. He facilitated the mini-auction between Yue Xuexia, Young Master Tian Qiuya and the old gentleman.
Lin Chiyu said, "Let's bid for the stone ore on my left hand first. Starting price: 3 million!"
Young Master Tian Qiuya bids, "3.5 million."
Others waited to witness a long mini-auction for the two stone ores and didn't expect that the white veil lady was ruthless.
Yue Xuexia bids, "100 million."
Everyone except Tan Bingyu and Taiyang were dumbfounded.
"WHAT? 100 million!?"
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