"Mika, don't you miss me at all?" Lan Jue leaned against the counter with a smile, her gaze drifting towards the waitress with the voluptuous figure.
Mika snorted. "What's there to miss about an irresponsible boss who doesn't show up for half a month?"
Lin Guo-guo was also somewhat dissatisfied. "Boss, if you continue to be like this, Sister Mika and I will have to apply to change places with Sister Xiu Xiu and Sister Kerr.
We work ourselves to death here all day without seeing the light of day, and you don't even come to see us. So sad. "
Slapping her forehead, Lan Jue said with a smile, "Alright, alright. Girls, I was wrong, alright?
I'll correct myself in the future, and I'll definitely come to see you guys often. "
Mika's anger turned to joy, and she threw him a flirtatious look. "That's more like it."
"Oh, right. Boss, you came at the right time. There's something that needs your attention," Lin Guo-guo said with a straight face.
However, even so, she still looked sweet. Her healthy and rosy face made people have the urge to take a bite.
"Oh?
What's the matter? "Lan Jue asked.
Lin Guo-guo said, "Yesterday, a customer brought a gem and wanted to sell it. Sister Mika and I both took a look, but we weren't sure.
The price the customer asked for was very high, and we didn't dare to accept it. "
Lan Jue nodded and said, "Let me have a look."
Zeus Jewelry Shop didn't just sell jewelry, it also bought it. Of course, the price of the purchase was lower than the market price.
Most of the gems sold on the surface were magnificent and resplendent ornaments, but this underground Skyfire Avenue was different. Gems were also sold here, but they weren't just ornaments, but real and practical energy gems.
After entering the New Era, humans continued to develop the planet, and gradually discovered some gems that contained special energy. These gems had different functions, and were collectively known as energy gems.
Be it the application of mecha or the creation of special weapons for ability users, they all required energy gems to be upgraded.
Some of the rarer and more powerful energy gems were extremely expensive.
Just like the Fire Spirit Diamond that the hairdresser and Lan Jue had used as the wager today.
The Fire Spirit Drill's effect was to compress energy.
It could compress a unit of energy by five times, reducing its volume to one-fifth of the original, but increasing its power by three times.
The bigger the Fire Spirit Diamond, the more energy it could compress.
The Fire Spirit Diamond in Zeus Jewelry Shop was enough to compress the full power of a Level Nine Talent Arcanist.
Although it would shatter immediately after being used, the power of this attack could very well decide the outcome of a crucial battle.
A one-time use gem like the Fire Spirit Diamond wasn't particularly precious. What was more precious were the various energy gems that could be used repeatedly.
Generally speaking, energy gems of the same effect were at least ten times more effective than rare metals.
As for the price, it could be a hundred times different.
Therefore, a top-grade mecha must be a product of a combination of rare metals and energy gems.
It wasn't long before Lin Guo-guo returned with a silver metal box.
The metal box wasn't large, and didn't look particularly Huali, but Lan Jue could tell at a glance that it was made of heavy lead.
This type of metal box was usually used to store gems with strong radiation.
Most of these gems were harmful to the human body.
Of course, there were some that could stimulate a person's genetic talents and enhance their Discipline.
However, those energy gems were priceless treasures.
"Boss, we've done a radiation analysis.
The radiation from this gem is very strange. It's harmless to the human body, but not beneficial either.
However, its radiation is very strong.
It can penetrate through metal.
The customer seems to be in urgent need of money. He'll come back later, and said that if we don't accept it, he'll sell it elsewhere. "
Lan Jue took the box and carefully opened it. A soft blue glow emanated from his hand, enveloping the entire box. Lin Guo-guo and Mika seemed used to it, and weren't surprised.
The metal box opened, revealing a gem the size of a ping-pong ball.
It was obviously a piece of raw ore. The ore itself was brown and crystallized. There was no structure inside, and it was very transparent. Only the surface was dark.
It didn't look very impressive.
The radiation it emitted was strong, and they could feel it.
"How much does the man want for it?" Lan Jue asked in a low voice.
Once they got into work mode, the two female employees put away their playful expressions. Lin Guo-guo said, "He wants five hundred thousand XND."
Lan Jue said without hesitation, "Give it to him."
Mika's eyes lit up. "Boss, do you know what this gem is used for?"
Lan Jue shook her head. "I don't know.
But judging from the energy intensity of this energy gem, it's at least an A-grade gem.
Its strong radiation came from the powerful energy it contained.
It's just that the energy itself is very pure. It seems to have been compressed inside and not let out. Therefore, the manifestation is only radiation, and there are no obvious energy fluctuations. "
A-grade gem?
Hearing these words, Mika and Lin Guo-guo's eyes lit up like diamonds.
The value of energy gems, from high to low, was: S-grade, A-grade, B-grade, C-grade, D-grade, E-grade, F-grade.
The value of each grade was ten times different from the previous.
Generally speaking, the value of a gem was proportional to its own grade and size.
S-grade gems were rarely seen in the three Major League Leagues, and they were almost always the darlings of top auctions. A-grade gems were generally the best gems one could see.
The Fire Spirit Diamond was just a D-grade gem.
The energy contained in an A-grade gem was enough to rival that of a top-level mecha.
If a top-level mecha didn't have an A-grade or above gem installed, it wouldn't be considered top-level at all.
Lin Guo-guo and Mika were very experienced in this industry. They were familiar with any kind of S-grade and A-grade gems on the market.
But they had never seen this kind of gem before.
But that didn't stop them from believing in their boss.
If this gem was A-grade, then its value was measured in hundreds of millions of dollars.
"I'll contact the seller right away." Mika made a prompt decision and turned to leave.
Finding an A-grade gem, Lan Jue wasn't in a hurry to leave. She played with the gem in her hand.
Five hundred thousand XND was nothing to him. It was only the value of a bottle of good wine. Even if this gem was pseudo-A-grade, there was a need to keep it for research.
And if it was real, this deal would be a huge profit. More importantly, since this kind of A-grade gem was not on the market, it meant that he could obtain information about its origin and further mine it.
Of course, this possibility was very slim. Gems with huge amounts of energy were very exclusive. It was almost impossible for too many of them to coexist.
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I wish all my readers a happy new year. In 2015, I will be with you every day, just like before. I hope you like our Skyfire Avenue and our new books.
I love each and every one of you. In the new year, I will put more energy into writing and do a good job on our Skyfire Avenue.
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