When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 119 - 91: Saint Maria Aquamarine

Chapter 119: Chapter 91: Saint Maria Aquamarine

The deeper the color of an aquamarine, the more valuable it is. Before the era of magic spirits, gemstone appraisal institutions designated a unique color name for aquamarines with top-tier colors, calling it "Saint Maria" color.

Just like the Jedi Knight for spinel, aquamarine must meet specific color standards to be called Saint Maria Aquamarine.

The Saint Maria color aquamarine and London Blue Topaz have somewhat similar colors, but the color of London Blue Topaz is artificially processed, so the color standards are uniform without any color difference.

Saint Maria Aquamarine, however, is different. Even if they are all Saint Maria colors, the tones can vary from deep to light; as long as they meet certain standards, they can be called Saint Maria color.

This particular Saint Maria Sea Blue Sapphire is noticeably deeper in color than most Saint Maria tone aquamarines and more closely resembles London Blue Topaz.

The old man was good at doing business and had decent calculations, but his professional skill was evidently lacking.

It’s unclear where he acquired this batch of topaz, but it included an aquamarine like this one.

"The color of this aquamarine is so deep; calling it a super Saint Maria color wouldn’t be an exaggeration. I’ve never seen such a deep blue before; at first, I couldn’t even recognize it, and it nearly ruined your deal." The young man examined it for a while, returned the Saint Maria aquamarine to Li Xiu, and said with a smile, "If the old man knew he swapped a ten-plus carat super Saint Maria aquamarine for a one-carat spinel raw stone, he would be livid. Guess this is poetic justice."

The young man paused, looked at Li Xiu, and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why did you tell me about this? If this spreads, it won’t do you any good. It might even stir up trouble."

"If I don’t tell you, will you still intervene if you encounter something similar next time?" Li Xiu asked the young man with a teasing smile.

"Well..." The young man wasn’t quite sure whether he’d still get involved.

"Although I’m not a good person, I don’t want to discourage those with good intentions. People like you are too rare in this era, and I don’t want them to decrease any further," Li Xiu said seriously.

The young man was deeply moved by this, feeling a sense of regret over meeting late and excitedly said, "Meeting you today is my good fortune, I, Chu Jun. Everyone around me has always told me that this era is all about respecting the strong and putting profits first, that I should consider my self-interest more. But I don’t believe that; I want to change this era. Sometimes, I even doubt myself, questioning whether I’m too naive and too childish. Meeting you today reassures me that my persistence wasn’t wrong; I should do something for this era..."

Chu Jun grew more enthusiastic as he spoke and couldn’t help but want to share all the grievances and ambitions he’d carried in the past with the person right before him.

Li Xiu listened intently; he found Chu Jun to be quite an interesting person.

"By the way, I don’t even know your name," Chu Jun said, realizing only after speaking for a while that he still didn’t know the name of the person before him.

"Li Xiu," Li Xiu replied.

"Li Xiu, why did you come to Zhongshan City?" Chu Jun asked again.

"I originally came to participate in the trial, but I was eliminated due to poor physical fitness," Li Xiu said with a smile.

"That’s easy to fix. If you truly want to participate in the trial, I can arrange it for you," Chu Jun said eagerly.

"Does it require money?" Li Xiu was currently very concerned about financial matters.

"No need, leave it to me. Just give me your number, and I’ll notify you once I’ve made arrangements," Chu Jun said warmly.

Li Xiu thought for a moment, then gave his number to Chu Jun. He truly admired this young man; whether Chu Jun could accomplish this or not, making a friend wouldn’t be bad.

The two of them chatted for a while longer. The old man running a stall came in, holding his worn-out cloth, and sat at a nearby table.

"Hey, you two are still here?" The old man greeted them with a smile.

Li Xiu smiled and nodded politely, while Chu Jun, although aware the old man had suffered a great loss, showed no kindness towards him, not even looking his way, continuing to drink his tea.

The old man didn’t say anything further, ordered a pot of tea, and drank while humming a tune, tapping his finger on his leg, appearing totally at ease.

"Let’s go, find another place to continue our conversation," Chu Jun frowned slightly, stood up, and said to Li Xiu.

"Another day, it’s getting late; I need to go back and rest," Li Xiu looked at the sky, intending to return.

Li Xiu settled the bill, and as the two were about to leave, they saw a middle-aged man rush into the tea shop’s door, almost bumping into Li Xiu. Without an apology, he hurried into the tea shop, glancing around and finding the old man before immediately rushing over.

"Dad, where’s that batch of topaz I gave you this morning?" The middle-aged man asked urgently as soon as he reached the old man.

"Here it is, what’s the matter?" The old man patted his waist pouch, asking in confusion.

"Let me see," the old man’s son impatiently said. Rather than waiting for the old man to act, he reached out and unzipped the old man’s waist pouch, taking out bags containing gemstones one by one.

He quickly looked through bag after bag, found the package of London Blue Topaz, examined it repeatedly, and finally poured the topaz out onto the table, inspecting them one by one.