Chapter 70.2
Editor: Jodi
On the second day of the Sotho Star Planet’s Emporium, the enthusiasm many had had on the first day of the jadeite event had waned a lot. After all, the number of people who had had rise in bets yesterday had been small, yet the loss of starcoins had been high, a situation which was enough to make them sober up.
However Bai Jing noticed keenly that no matter where he went, there would be quite a few people following him on all sides, at least twenty or thirty.
And although they didn’t dare get too close because Gu Yuanzhao was nearby, they kept standing about four or five meters away, looking and observing him eagerly, as if they wanted to glue their eyes onto this genius stone gambler who had set a new record.
He would just look at a certain piece of rough stone for a little bit longer and the moment he left, a group of people would immediately move forward with magnifying glasses and strong lights to examine that piece carefully, hating that they couldn’t see the hidden beauty within.
There were also some wealthy merchants and aristocrats who, ignoring the cold gaze of the Imperial Major General, would greet him shamelessly from several meters away, their previous arrogance nowhere to be seen. However their enthusiasm made Bai Jing somewhat uncomfortable.
Fortunately, they weren’t inexperienced rookies and so knew that bothering others constantly would be annoying, as they just called him ‘God Yun’ respectfully.
After nodding to another elderly man with graying hair, Bai Jing couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. Sometimes, having too much fame wasn’t necessarily a good thing, especially for someone like him who disliked dealing with others.
However this situation didn’t last long, because after half an hour, everyone was fully immersed in the tense process of selecting rough stones.
As with only 3000 rough stones auctioned off each day, there was already not much time. If they didn’t seize the opportunity to examine a few more rough stones, they would end up losing money again.
Bai Jing had seen certain rough stones around number 4000 yesterday, and so had noted down three to four particularly good ones on his electronic notebook, with rough stone number 3300 being the most anticipated.
This piece of rough stone had a starting price of 1 million starcoins.
However even if it cost tens of millions, he had to win it!
Bai Jing restrained himself from diverting any attention to this piece of rough stone and instead walked straight past it, heading towards the rough stones numbered after 4000.
And the moment he moved, all the people around him followed immediately, wanting to see which rough stone God Yun would choose so they could note it down and bid for it!
Who didn’t know that all the high-grade jadeite came from Gu Yun’s hands? They weren’t greedy; if they could get a rise in bet with just one piece, they would be satisfied!
It had to be known, that no experienced stone gambler would just glance at a few rough stones casually and then start bidding.
They had to observe the performance of the rough stone’s crust carefully to determine which field opening it belonged to, whether it contained jadeite or not, as well as a host of other things.
Perhaps certain stone gamblers would throw them off guard by mixing in a few pieces they didn’t favor, however the rough stones they really valued would definitely be among them.
As for whether they could find them, it depended on their own abilities.
Whether it was casting a wide net or relying on luck, as long as they could pick one piece, they would be able to make a fortune.
Taking a step back, it was much better to choose from these dozens of rough stones than from the 3000 rough stones.
Unfortunately, what they didn’t know was that this method might work well for others, but it was completely ineffective for Bai Jing.
Because after his sense perception ability was upgraded, he could sense any and all activity within a 50-meter radius, hence he didn’t need to touch a rough stone directly to determine the water and color of the jadeite inside.
Just like right now. He was standing next to rough stone number 4055, and bending slightly, he felt the texture of the crust on the surface with his hand.
It was a half-mountain half-water rough stone with a bamboo leaf crust, about the size of a basketball and weighed about thirty kilograms.
Its surface was a yellowish-white, with a delicate and smooth texture, and its crust was relatively thin.
And when a strong light was shone on it, a green color could be seen clearly shining through from the inside.
There was also a long python belt that run around it, and the surrounding pine needle blossoms were compact but not overly dense, indicating that the color bands were relatively intact and that it was a rough stone with very good performance.
However what made people uncertain was the relatively dense gray ringworms around the pine needle blossoms of this rough stone.
If the gray ringworms were dispersed like ordinary ringworms, then it probably meant the rough stone couldn’t be gambled on as it would be scattered throughout the inside of the entire rough stone; however if it was concentrated in a relatively dense area, then it would need to be judged in combination with the pine needle blossoms and the python belt, indicating that it could probably be gambled on.
Bai Jing had already used his sense perception ability to probe this rough stone and had found that its water seed was quite good, reaching the level chartreuse green jadeite of the ice variety, distributed within the middle color band, accounting for about a quarter of the entire rough stone.
However unfortunately, the gray ringworms had penetrated deep into the jadeite, almost consuming the parts with jadeite completely. It was a piece that would definitely be a collapse in bet.
This rough stone had a starting price of 2 million starcoins, not too high but definitely not low, and the final transaction price would probably not be less than 6 million.
However after he finished checking it with his sense perception ability, Bai Jing didn’t leave the spot but continued to probe the rough stone numbered 4060 that he favoured which was separated by 5 rough stones from the one he was standing in front of.
Sure enough, this rough stone with a pear skin crust contained more than twenty kilograms of apple green jadeite of the hibiscus variety, worth at least 15 million starcoins!
Bai Jing removed his hand from the rough stone in front of him in satisfaction and at the same time, recorded rough stone number 4060 in his electronic notebook, noting the starting price of 1.2 million starcoins as well as the color and quality of the jadeite.
This move naturally appeared as ‘God Yun showing interest in rough stone number 4055’ to others, and within ten seconds of him leaving, more than a dozen people rushed towards it!
As for those who didn’t rush to the front, they followed behind Bai Jing at a distance persistently, continuing to observe his movements, causing the teenager to be so annoyed that his brows even furrowed slightly.
And from time to time, excited individuals would jot down the numbers of the rough stone where Bai Jing had paused, waiting to bid big in the afternoon auction to buy them!
However, what they would never have expected, was that, except for a few scattered ones that Bai Jing happened to be interested in, the rest were just looked at randomly to act as coverups.
And during the auction, it wouldn’t be possible for these rough stones to be purchased by the same person, and the person who would have bought them would only think that they had accidentally bought the rough stones Gu Yun had used as a cover and would lament his bad luck.
In the course of the morning, Bai Jing had already seen rough stones numbered around 7000, a speed unmatched by anyone.
However his luck wasn’t as good today, as among the sixteen numbers he had recorded in his electronic notebook, with the exception of rough stone number 3300 that he definitely had to bid on, none of the other rough stones had jadeites of the glass variety, not even high ice variety.
This situation was actually quite normal, as jadeites of the glass variety were rare. What’s more he couldn’t possibly examine every one of the thousands of rough stones.
Because not only would time and energy not allow it, his sense perception ability also didn’t have an unlimited usage time.
However as long as he could bid on the rough stone numbered 3300, then it would mean that his harvest today would be even greater than what he had harvested yesterday!
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