Imperial Treasure
Chapter 87 - 73: One Stroke Poor, One Stroke Rich (Need a takeaway of He’s Jade+)

Chapter 87: Chapter 73: One Stroke Poor, One Stroke Rich (Need a takeaway of He’s Jade+)

As Su Ziyi said, Pine Cone, fog and all, even though it’s uncertain what they truly are, Sui Yi feels that the light green layer on the surface of the small stone in her hand resembles a spreading aura of verdancy. Despite being mixed with numerous black spots that make one feel nauseous, it somehow seems different from other stones.

"The Pine Cone in your hand is not bad... If you don’t want it, let me take a look, how about that?" A middle-aged man squatting beside her glanced at the stone in Sui Yi’s hand, his eyes shining brightly.

Sui Yi gave him a look, "Wait until I am finished."

"Sure!" After all, there were rules in stone gambling. One couldn’t fight over or snatch stones that others hadn’t finished looking at; otherwise, everyone in the industry would despise you.

Clearly, this middle-aged man was someone from the industry.

The order-maintaining staff nearby were mostly Zhang Guangbiao’s people, who were typically very aggressive due to their long-term involvement in this field. For some buyers, they were normally quite rude, urging people to put down the stones after only a brief glance. But people, especially men, always treated attractive women with a bit more leniency. Moreover, since both Sui Yi and her companion were aligned with Elder Han, they were allowed to take their time inspecting the stones.

Among the people here, individuals like Boss Qian had fortunes exceeding tens of millions, and it was nothing for them to spend a few hundred thousand. Similarly, the business professionals in the Hundred Yuan Zone who were spending just a few hundred were also numerous.

That said, it’s not the higher the price tag that brings greater returns. Generally, the cheaper ones, if they strike it lucky, offer the most objective profit.

Most people harbor a gambler’s hope, and Su Ziyi is no exception...

Naturally, Sui Yi is the same.

She was ready to test a hypothesis she had in mind.

Her Magnetic Sensation could penetrate through porcelain to see its interior before, and she wondered if it would work on stones too.

As soon as she thought about it, she released her Magnetic Sensation.

When her Magnetic Sensation touched the stone’s surface, Sui Yi felt a strong resistance, much stronger than when probing porcelain, probably dozens of times more due to the thickness and texture. After all, the raw material is a mineral.

However, Sui Yi’s Magnetic Sensation had become incomparably stronger than before, at least twenty times more so. With a focused intention, the Magnetic Sensation transformed into a slender stream, slowly seeping into the infant-sized raw stone in her hand.

But she found it strange that there seemed to be a layer of faint, mysterious force attached to the raw material, impeding the progress of her Magnetic Sensation and significantly consuming it without going too deep.

After using up about one-fifth of her Magnetic Sensation, her sensing vision suddenly became clear.

A thin layer, similar to Ice Crystal, adhered to the surface.

With a thought, Sui Yi looked deeper inside.

Hmm, all was murky gray with only a few ugly, moss-like green stains?

Naturally, this couldn’t be jade.

Having figured this out, Sui Yi put the stone down.

No sooner had she done this than the middle-aged man snatched the stone with the speed of a monkey and began to examine it closely.

Seemingly a bit crazy...

Sui Yi was somehow reminded of a movie titled "The Crazy Stone" which, although not much related to stone gambling, perfectly captured the charm of jade stones.

"Sui Yi, I’ve made my choice, this one... Look, doesn’t it look like an egg? Heh, the Classic of Mountains and Seas mentions that across thousands of mountains and rivers, nature creates miraculous stones; the heavens and earth are round, all part of nature’s workings..."

As someone unfamiliar with the business, Su Ziyi, like everyone else, now held a large round stone resembling a three-dimensional millstone and smiled at Sui Yi with a nod of his head.

Before Sui Yi had the chance to speak, Qian Fengling, who was by his side unknown since when, had already joyfully said, "That stone is very round indeed, Ziyi, you have a good eye..."

Good eye?

Good eye for noticing the stone is round? Is that supposed to be a compliment? Why does it sound so awkward?

Su Ziyi’s expression twisted awkwardly as he looked at Sui Yi.

Sui Yi looked at the stone and nodded, "Yeah, it’s quite nice..."

I can tell you’re mocking me now~~

Rolling his eyes in resignation, Su Ziyi said, "Well, I’m going to pay now. Do you want a drink? I’ll go pay first..."

Without waiting for Sui Yi’s response, Su Ziyi was already heading over with the stone in hand. Qian Fengling shot Sui Yi a glance and followed suit, her voice cheerful as she called out something.

It seems that back in school, this girl had a proud attitude, but why has she suddenly switched to the demure style?

And, wasn’t she into Han Yuanchong?

Shaking her head, Sui Yi turned back and swept her gaze over the stones in the Hundred Yuan Zone. There were plenty, but they were all small. Although she didn’t like squatting down to be at a lower level than others, her Magnetic Sensation could now probe a distance of two to three meters. But that’s for general observation; if she wanted to examine the raw materials, she had to look at them one by one, which would take more effort, feeling each stone by hand.