Chapter 12 looks so familiar.
Qiu Yi opened two rough stones, and the two Ores inside were worth a total of about one million crystal stones.At this point, her mindset had stabilized, and she lightly chuckled as she waited for Master Cang Xi to open the third rough stone, which she believed was the most likely to yield good items.Sure enough, after the rough stone was fully opened, it revealed a yellow-veined profound stone that had a decent soothing and calming effect on Mental Energy, estimated to be worth three and a half million crystal stones!
Qiu Yi was also pleasantly surprised, and the pride in her eyes was unconcealed as she looked at Qiu Ling, "Qiu Ling, it's your turn.
If the items in the rough stones you open don't reach a value of four and a half million crystal stones, then you will be completely bankrupt.
"Qiu Ling instructed Qiu Ze to hand the largest rough stone to Cang Xi.Cang Xi was silent for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, this is a decorative stone from the third rough stone shop inside the entrance.
Are you sure you want to open it?"Only then did everyone react, "I was wondering why this stone looked so familiar.
It turns out it's just an ordinary stone brought in with the rough stones, used as decoration because of its peculiar shape.
""I came from that direction and thought I had gone the wrong way, always feeling something was off.
So, the stone at their entrance was bought as a rough stone?
That's hilarious...""Several parts of that stone have been polished smooth by countless passing customers.
If there were anything good in it, it wouldn't have been sitting there for decades!
""This isn't even a rough stone to begin with.
.."Qiu Ling's expression didn't change at all; a smile played on her lips as she nodded, "Open it, why not?
I paid for it, and the shop owner sold it to me.
"The problem was, this wasn't chipped off a rough stone mountain; it was an ordinary roadside stone that had gotten mixed in during transit!
Everyone felt she wouldn't shed a tear until she saw the coffin, and Cang Xi also pulled a long Face, preparing to cut the stone with a hint of anger.Qiu Ling lazily reminded him, "Master, please be careful when opening the stone.
If you accidentally damage what's inside, losing crystal stones is a small matter, but your reputation, built over so many years, would be a pity.
"Cang Xi scoffed twice in anger, "Don't worry, angry as I am, since I promised Lord Long to open stones for you, I will naturally perform with professional standards.
I will absolutely not hold even a sliver of hope for any stone I'm about to open.
"Saying this, he took a deep breath to suppress his anger and began his work seriously.As soon as the blade went down an inch, a faint green was seen.
He paused, then made another cut to the side.
The blade went down two inches and still revealed an unusual color, and the blade, uncommonly, could not penetrate any further.He had encountered this situation many times; it was often a deceptive floating layer, essentially nothing.But as a professional Master, before he was a hundred percent sure it was a floating layer, he had to treat it with the seriousness of opening an Ore.Therefore, Cang Xi made cuts all over this huge rough stone, and after stopping at the unusual color, he switched to a grinding disc, grinding off the outer shell of the stone.Everyone watched as the bluish-green connected into one, their expressions extremely strange, and like Cang Xi, they believed it was a floating layer.However, after the outer shell was ground away, Cang Xi shone a light on the bluish-green stone, and it was exceptionally translucent inside, without a trace of Impurities!
Cang Xi, disbelieving, shone the light over the entire stone again, realizing even more clearly that this was no floating layer, but a complete piece of Ore.This was the first time he had opened such a complete, high-quality Ore.
He felt a faint excitement building in his heart, so he called his apprentice to bring instruments, carefully switched through several tools, and only then ground off a tiny, fragmented piece for testing.The onlookers were also incredibly tense.
This Ore was too large—one and a half meters tall, thirty centimeters thick, and half a meter wide.
As long as it was identified as Ore, with its quantity, the price would be very considerable.
"It's top-grade green smoke stone!""Is it that green smoke stone that's very hard, but has exceptionally good ductility, compatibility, and stability, making it a favorite of Artifact Refining Contract Masters and used as the main material for storage artifacts?
""This is hard to find! It always grows in scattered clumps, and a palm-sized piece can fetch an eight-figure price.
How much would such a large one sell for?
"Upon hearing this, Qiu Yi's entire Face changed, as if she was back at yesterday's wedding, kicked into the dust at the peak of her triumph.She lost. She lost this gamble, and the Storage Ring, which she hadn't even had time to warm up, would be obtained by the Qiu Ling she most resented.
This was more painful than a knife to her heart.Qiu Ling smiled and walked step by step in front of her, extending her fair, slender hand, "Qiu Yi, you lost. A bet is a bet.
The storage ring on your hand belongs to me, perfect for holding this entire green smoke stone.
"Qiu Yi couldn't lift her hand, and even Mu Chi beside her had a gloomy Face, but everyone around them was staring with eager eyes.She tried hard to control her trembling hand, pulled off the storage ring, and placed it in Qiu Ling's palm.Qiu Ling took the storage ring, scanned it with her Divine Sense, and chuckled, "Didn't you say fifty square meters?
How come it's only five square meters? Are you exploiting a loophole in the agreement, trying to fool me with a five-square-meter storage ring?
"Qiu Yi's Face was pale. In truth, the storage ring she received was indeed five square meters, but to save Face, she insisted it was fifty square meters.
"The agreement didn't say fifty square meters," she said softly, forcing herself.Qiu Ling turned her head to Lord Long, "Lord Long, what do you think should be done in this situation?
I sincerely gambled with her. She mentioned a house and a car, and I wrote them all down in the agreement.Yet, she misrepresented the storage ring's situation.
I thought the Princess Consort of Fengyuan Country was a dignified person, and any storage ring she carried would be at least eighty to a hundred square meters.
"As she spoke, she even looked at Mu Chi with a difficult expression, shaking her head with a 'tsk tsk' sound from time to time.Mu Chi clenched his fists.
How did things come to this?Previously, he had allowed Qiu Yi to speak and act freely, not expecting such a commotion.Someone was live-streaming.
To salvage Fengyuan Country's image, he smiled, his heart bleeding, as he removed the vintage jade thumb ring from his hand and handed it over, "This is a two-hundred-square-meter storage ring, as a prize for my Younger Female Cousin.The five-square-meter storage ring in your hand, consider it a meeting gift from your Older Female Cousin's husband.
You can play with it."Qiu Ling accepted it unceremoniously, thanked him with a smirk, and put the coveted green smoke stone into the storage ring, which was three meters high and five square meters in area.Cang Xi still reluctantly looked at the stone debris on the ground and continued to help her open the remaining two rough stones.The basketball-sized rough stone yielded a cyan-veined profound stone, which was two grades higher than the yellow-veined profound stone Qiu Yi had just opened.
Its effect on Mental Energy was more gentle and soothing, making it a favorite high-grade jade for nobles to wear, and its large size was estimated to be in the nine-figure range.Inside the fist-sized rough stone was a quail-sized egg, as black as ink.
The instrument detected no signs of life; it appeared to be a dead egg.Qiu Ling put them all into the small storage ring.At this point, everyone gathered around, "Contract Master Qiu Ling, are you selling the green smoke stone and cyan-veined profound stone you opened? "