Imperial Treasure
Chapter 345 - 244 I Don’t Lack Money

Chapter 345: Chapter 244 I Don’t Lack Money

Chapter 244

Chapter 244

Gong Jiu and company weren’t short on money, but they were proud, especially when it came to saving face in front of people they disliked. Pan Ling had hit exactly the wrong nerve, and the thought of being humiliated to bolster Pan Ling’s reputation was more unbearable to Gong Jiu than death itself. If possible, she would have liked to whip out her revolver and blow Pan Ling’s head off right then and there.

As Gong Jiu was squinting her eyes, contemplating whether or not to use violence—an abnormal means—to kill Pan Ling,

"There’s mist, cut one centimeter inward,"

a cool voice suddenly rang out, startling everyone. They saw Sui Yi’s indifferent face. She looked at the Jadesmith Master and gently added, "Make another cut."

Another cut will do it? Many who had failed at gambling stones now felt a sense of mutual downfall, thinking to themselves that they had chopped up their raw materials into what might as well have been MSG without ever finding jade, and now you’re saying another cut will do it?

"Okay, I also think we should make another cut; this facade looks promising... there’s already mist," said the master, turning the other big chunk of raw material around to face the crowd. When they looked, they were surprised to see a white layer, but was that mist? It didn’t seem very clear...

However, the master’s words clearly served as a wake-up call: could there still be jade in there?

Gong Jiu was puzzled too but still kindled hope, urging the master to make another cut.

"Alright, everyone watch closely...."

The saw blade spun again, delving one centimeter deeper into the raw material, slicing off a thin piece... this was a matter of skill, for if not handled with care, that one centimeter could be cut off unevenly and break...

Powder fluttered into the air, the grinding noise was sharp, almost a cacophony, yet everyone present was eagerly watching...

Until with a clatter, the thin large slice fell to one side, and behind an almost transparent layer of mist, a green hue appeared, about seventy to eighty percent!

"Green is spotted!"

"It went up!"

"There’s jade!"

When most raw materials revealed green, the reaction of others was nothing more than the aforementioned, but it was precisely this trite and unoriginal cheer that made the owners of the raw materials feel like it was the world’s most touching music. For instance, Gong Jiu felt like her mom told her she had failed her college entrance exam, but then her dad said it was a mistake, she hadn’t failed, she had gotten into Q University!

That feeling, oh the thrilling delight!

Pan Ling’s changing expressions at that instant were not missed by Gong Jiu and her group, making them even more delighted, but they did not stoop to taunt her overtly, rather they said magnanimously, "It seems Miss Pan was right, in the end gambling stones really is about one’s character, huh!"

What good is skill! I’ve got character!

Well, considering Gong Jiu’s rival was Pan Ling, even Flower Demon abstained from the urge to mock her.

Nevertheless, Gong Jiu was more concerned about the jade and asked, "How is it? How’s my jade?"

"Miss, we’ll need to fully extract it before we can say for sure, please wait a moment..."

The master’s face showed promise as well because they received red envelopes for their work; otherwise, they couldn’t care less if the raw material had green in it or not!

The subsequent work was meticulous, but the group worked swiftly. In no time, a piece of Green Jade the size of a volleyball, resembling a watermelon, appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Sui Yi had known the outcome from the start, so she was not at all curious. As for Elder Tang and the rest who had previously won some gambles, they were more composed and simply content without the surprise of the others.

Of course, there was also much respect and trust for Sui Yi.

Who could say she had nothing to do with it?

"The green is about five or six out of ten, but the type is good, it’s Ice Type, and the color is very uniform with a large size! It’s high-quality jade!" Some jewelers immediately began calculating, their desire to own this beautiful jade under the sunlight soared.

It didn’t matter that they didn’t uncover jade themselves; another part of their job here was to procure jade, so...

"Miss, I’ll offer eight million to buy it!"

"Eight million? Old Han, you’re being too stingy! I’ll offer ten million!"

Wow, the price just jumped by a million!

However, what made Gong Jiu raise an eyebrow was the jewelers who, like chickens injected with adrenaline, kept raising the price. Although Gong Jiu herself was also wealthy—millions were common, even a hundred million wasn’t unusual for her, especially since their past tomb-raiding exploits could bring tens of millions in pure profit at times—this was her first time earning money directly from a raw stone, without any risk...