Imperial Stone Workshop.
Zhu Fengbo looked in Yao Yue's direction and sneered, "What an amateur. He actually went to look at that pile of trash. We'll definitely win this time!"
"Third Brother, just in case they're lucky, I think we should get someone to buy two stones from the second floor," Yao Lin suggested.
"No need. There are only a few stones here that might yield primal stones. We'll just buy them all. As long as one stone yields a primal stone, we'll trample that brat to death. I'll definitely get my revenge for the last two times!" Zhu Fengbo said confidently.
"One bet isn't enough. Once he loses, I'll bet with him again. Let's see if he dares!" Fang Chunlan said.
"No, the second round should be left for the seventh prince. I wonder if he's interested?" Zhu Fengbo looked at the Violet Universe Guard and asked.
"Let's see if he has the guts then!" the Violet Universe Guard said arrogantly.
The nearby attendants couldn't help but sneer, "What a rookie. He knows it's trash, yet he still went to look. There must be something wrong with his head."
Another attendant replied, "Maybe he knows he has no chance of winning, so he went there to try his luck. He's so silly that it's cute."
At that moment, a faintly discernible voice rang out in their ears, "If you dare say anything bad about our guest again, you don't have to come tomorrow!"
The voice came from an unknown place, and no one else could hear it. The two attendants were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They didn't even dare to raise their heads.
In another direction, Yao Yue was circling around a pile of waste rocks that had been cut out!
Beside him, Nangong Cai was sweating profusely. He wiped his face with a handkerchief from time to time, looking very hot.
Guan Changyun patted Nangong Cai's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Young Master Cai. Boss knows what he's doing. We won't lose this round."
"Sigh, there's only trash here. How can we find any primal stones? Let's hope they won't give us any primal stones."
Nangong Cai didn't believe that there would be any primal stones here. He also didn't believe that Yao Yue would win. His heart was filled with anxiety.
Losing money was a small matter, but losing face was a big deal!
"Young Master Cai, don't worry. You still don't understand our boss." Zhang Mengfei couldn't help but persuade him.
Nangong Cai shook his head lightly and didn't continue the conversation. He only prayed that the other party wouldn't be able to cut out any primeval stones.
Yao Yue was so focused on the waste that she didn't pay attention to the conversation around her.
Originally, he knew that there were some waste materials here, so he didn't want to come over. However, he saw that there were a few pieces of waste materials here that didn't seem simple, so he ran over.
He picked out six pieces of scrap from the pile and examined them carefully.
He was sure that these rocks were extremely old, and he could tell this from the texture on the surface of the rocks.
However, just because it was old did not necessarily mean that it would produce primordial stones. There were other factors that had to be combined together.
Yao Yue had originally come here to hone his Yuan Seeking Technique. By observing and judging these old stones, he would be able to accumulate experience faster!
"According to the Elemental Inquiring Technique, the first factor is to look at the age of the stone, the second factor is to look at the shape of the stone, and the third factor is to look at the quality of the stone. Looking at the old stone and the stone monster … when all these factors are combined, there is a 100% chance that the stone will produce a Primordial Stone. However, if there is only one factor, then it will definitely not produce a Primordial Stone. If there is only one factor, then it will definitely not produce a Primordial Stone. If there are two factors, then there is a chance that a Primordial Stone will appear.
He eliminated three of the useless rocks because they were only old enough. They did not meet the other requirements, so they definitely would not produce Yuan.
As for the other three pieces of waste stones, they fulfilled two of the conditions, which made Yao Yue think that they might contain primeval stones.
After hesitating for a while, he eliminated one of the stones and took the other two in his hands.
Of these two stones, one was the size of a human head and the other was only the size of a fist. These two stones were much smaller than the stone bench that he had picked out earlier.
Yao Yue took them, but did not confirm that he wanted them. Instead, he turned to the other stones and began to observe them.
He discovered that most of the stones here were only superficial, and it was very difficult for them to produce primeval stones.
However, he still found three pieces of stone that had reached two elements or more, which made him want to go all out and buy them.
"Fatty, can I just buy the stones here?" Yao Yue asked Nangong Cai.
"You can't buy the stones here. You have to cut them up here before you can take them away!" Nangong Cai shook his head.
Yao Yue's brows furrowed slightly as a difficult expression flashed across his face.
If he cut the stones here and produced primeval stones, it would undoubtedly attract attention. He did not want to be in the limelight for the time being.
However, in order to obtain more primeval stones, he was afraid that he could only do this. Moreover, he might not be able to produce any primeval stones!
"Alright, then help me get these stones," Yao Yue hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
"Boss, we can only choose three stones in the bet!" Nangong Cai said softly.
"Don't worry, we'll only choose three stones for the bet. We'll cut the rest ourselves. It won't be counted as part of the bet!" Yao Yue replied.
"Oh!" Nangong Cai replied and called for the servants to carry the stones.
He thought to himself, Fortunately, the stones for the first floor are not expensive. Otherwise, I would have to spend a lot of money today!
The stones for the first floor started at 500 gold coins and went as high as 10,000 gold coins!
Apart from the two pieces of trash that did not have a price tag, the other three stones were priced at 1,500, 2,800, and 6,300 gold coins respectively. In total, it was 10,600 gold coins!
Nangong Cai could still afford such a sum of money. Otherwise, wouldn't his title as the Young Master of Wealth in the Imperial City be undeserved?
After Yao Yue and the others finished picking the stones, they walked to the stone cutting pavilion.
Zhu Fengbo and the others were already waiting for them. They looked at Yao Yue and the others with disdain.
"What are you trying to do by buying so many stones?
Didn't we agree to only bet three stones? "Fang Chunlan could not help but ask on behalf of Zhu Fengbo.
"Don't worry. We agreed to only bet three stones, so we'll only bet three stones. I'm just buying the rest for cutting later!" Yao Yue replied calmly.
"Then may I know which three stones you're betting with?" Fang Chunlan asked again.
Before Yao Yue could say anything, Nangong Cai secretly said to Yao Yue, "Boss wants the last three stones. The odds of winning are higher!"
Nangong Cai was not optimistic about the first three stones at all. When he saw Yao Yue buying three normal stones at the back, he heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood and fainted in the next moment.
Yao Yue pointed at the stool stone and two other useless stones and said, "I'll bet with these three stones!"
Suddenly, Zhu Fengbo and the Violet Universe Guard burst into laughter.
"Are you sure you want to use these three stones?
I can give you another chance to choose! "Zhu Fengbo looked at Yao Yue with disdain.
"No need. I'll take these three stones!" Yao Yue said calmly.
"As expected, he's a fool!" the Violet Universe Guard cursed in disdain.
His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone present to hear.
Guan Changyun could not help but speak up for Yao Yue, "We don't know who's the fool yet. Don't be lazy when you lose!"
"Bastard, do you know who I am?" the Violet Universe Guard glared at Guan Changyun and shouted.
"I only know that the loser is a bastard!" Guan Changyun replied nonchalantly.
The Violet Universe Guard was infuriated. Just as he was about to order his men to attack, Zhu Fengbo persuaded, "Your Highness, don't lower yourself to their level. When they lose, they'll know who's the fool and who's the bastard!"
"Fine, I'll endure it. If you dare to speak rudely again, I'll make sure you won't be able to leave the imperial city!" the Violet Universe Guard said indignantly.
Guan Changyun pursed his lips. He wanted to say something, but Nangong Cai hurriedly stopped him.
For Nangong Cai, harmony was the most important thing in everything he did.
"Enough nonsense. Start cutting these three stones," Yao Yue said impatiently.
"Alright, get someone to cut the stones," Zhu Fengbo said.
Soon, an attendant called over a stone-cutting master who was in charge of the first floor.
The stone-cutting master was middle-aged, and his hands were very rough. It was obvious that he was someone who frequently polished stones.
Most stone-cutting masters had some knowledge of stones. They wanted to cut stones for a long time so that they could tell whether a stone contained a ki stone or not. They wanted to use this to comprehend the mysteries of the ki seeking technique.
The stone-cutting master took out a stone knife and asked, "Whose stone should we cut first?"
He glanced at the stones on the left and right sides and roughly understood what was going on. At the same time, he ignored the three stones on the left.
These three useless stones can produce ki? I'll swallow them all! the stone-cutting master thought to himself.
"Cut my stone first. Those are too small. It won't take long to cut them," Zhu Fengbo said with his head held high.
The stone-cutting master looked at Yao Yue again, and when he saw that the latter had no objections, he began cutting the stones.
Actually, there was a certain degree of care to be taken when cutting a stone. Directly breaking a stone was called destroying a stone, not cutting a stone. That would easily destroy the vitality stone contained within and greatly affect the vitality energy contained within the vitality stone.
Therefore, one had to be careful when cutting a stone. They had to preserve the ki stone as much as possible so that the ki stone's energy would not be damaged.
The stone-cutting master was experienced. He quickly cut the stone knife in his hand into the stone carvings around the stone, cutting off the first stone worth 5,700 gold yuan piece by piece.
As the stone became smaller and smaller, Zhu Fengbo and the others' faces gradually sank.
At this time, Guan Changyun sneered, "Nice to look at!
Looks like this is a real piece of trash. More than 5,000 gold yuan went down the drain just like that! "
"We still have two more pieces. Why are you in such a hurry?" Fang Chuncao glared at Guan Changyun.
"Hehe, we're not in a hurry. You're the ones who are in a hurry!" Zhang Mengfei laughed.