Chapter 109: The Successor of the King of Jade

  The central location of the Jade Stone Cultural Square is still the activity site of Henan Province Jade Stone Association, and those five jade carving machines are still placed in their original positions. These five jade carving machines can only be used by members of the Jade Stone Association.

  One of the lithotripters is already in use, with dozens of people watching on the sidelines.

  "Yesterday, although there were many good results, more of them were gambles, unfortunately, many people can only see the jade that rose in value, but not the stones that fell."

  Looking at the bustling crowd and many excavators digging stones, Sima Lin sighed, many people in this country are like this, their eyes only know how to look for benefits, but ignore those risks.

  Li Yang nodded silently, and he was no longer the Li Yang who knew nothing about gambling stones at the beginning. After multiple contacts with gambling stones, Li Yang had a clear understanding of how vicious the nature of gambling stones was.

  Yesterday, there were actually many more people who lost their bets than those who won, but the Jade Stone Activity Management Office only reports good news and not bad news, so many people don't know about these losses.

  There are also some people who clearly see the risks, but don't care at all, thinking that they will definitely win, just like buying lottery tickets, when you buy them, you first think about winning, without considering how low the probability of winning is.

  You gamble, I gamble, everyone gambles. With the stimulation of yesterday's opening red of the Jade Stone Association, today there are more people gambling on stones than yesterday, and some jewelry companies have already appeared on the scene, ready to purchase the raw materials that have risen in value at any time. The bosses of the Provincial Jade Stone Association, who occupy the geographical advantage, have cast a wide net.

  "Li Yang, let's go take a look over there first and then come back here later."

  As he walked into the bustling crowd, Sima Lin's previous emotions suddenly disappeared. He smiled and pointed to Li Yang at the most lively place. The central area today is only convenient for members of the Jade Stone Association who cannot solve the puzzle in time, and there are no activities now.

  "Alright," Li Yang nodded, and several people sandwiched him in the middle and slowly walked inside.

  From time to time, people who recognized Li Yang would greet him in a friendly manner. The members of the Mingyang Jade Association, who had arrived early, would consciously gather around Li Yang and his group. Wherever Li Yang went, there were always many people following closely behind him.

  Fortunately, this situation did not last long. With the emergence of some gamblers, some impatient slow ones went to choose gambling stones, and the people around Li Yang gradually became fewer and fewer. At least the surrounding feeling had disappeared by half, no longer giving Li Yang a sense of oppression.

  "Li Yang, come and take a look at this."

  Among several people, except for Wu Xiaoli, the relationship between Sima Lin and Li Yang is the best. The first person to notice the gambling stone and ask Li Yang about it was also him.

  What Sima Lin asked was a piece of semi-gambling wool fabric weighing several kilograms. From the appearance, it is a water jade wool fabric. With the tightening of jade resources, water jade wool fabrics have become less and less common, and it's hard to come across one normally.

  Water jade refers to some mountain materials that have been weathered and eroded by wind, and finally fell into the water. After being transported by river water, they form a kind of jade material without skin, which is characterized by the fact that all loose parts are corroded away by river water, leaving only relatively hard and dense parts.

  Water jade material, due to long-term soaking in water, is finer than ordinary agate and has better color, often producing high-quality jadeite.

  However, it is precisely because of these characteristics that the prices of these water-repellent materials are generally very high, and their value is much higher than that of leather materials.

  Li Yang picked up the stone and examined it carefully, while Sima Lin and Zheng Kaida remained silent. Zhang Wei looked at them in surprise, thinking that Sima Lin seemed to be treating Li Yang as a consultant. Although Li Yang was lucky, he was still young, and Zhang Wei didn't believe that his skills in guessing the weight of stones could surpass those of Sima Lin.

  "How about it, can we make a bet?"

  Zheng Kaida also asked a question, the gambling stone was seen by Sima Lin first, and it was also bought by Sima Lin later, but with their relationship, Zheng Kaida's previous question didn't matter.

  Li Yang didn't respond and only slightly shook his head. Zheng Kaida asked the question just as Li Yang had activated his special ability, and he was busy observing the gambling stones, so he didn't have time to answer either.

  This piece of water jade material contains jadeite, but it's not particularly good jadeite, just a medium-grade flower green variety, and its value is around 100,000.

  "Can't it be done?"

  Sim Lin's eyebrows furrowed slightly, this piece of water stone wool fabric was quite good in his opinion, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to ask Li Yang, if it were just him who saw it, there was a high possibility that he would go gamble on it.

  "Not that either. The green mist on the surface is a bit scattered, and this scattered green mist is not a good omen. Besides, Sima big brother, look here"

  Li Yang pointed to the smooth surface of the water stone material and continued: "There are some patterns left here, although they are very light, but if you look carefully, you can see a little bit. From these faint patterns, it is likely that this piece of material will produce jadeite, but the possibility of producing high-quality jadeite is small."

  Simmer Lin, Zheng Kaida and Zhang Wei hastily approached the water stone wool fabric, staring with wide eyes at the python patterns Li Yang mentioned. After careful distinction, they really saw those faint, but very difficult to distinguish python patterns. The three of them had their eyes wide open, especially Zhang Wei, who was full of incredulity.

  This python pattern is something that an inexperienced person can't discover at all, and he didn't discover it, but Li Yang discovered it just by looking for a little while, which made him very hard to accept.

  "Awesome, so according to you, Li Yang is going to stop gambling?"

  Sim Lin nodded in admiration, actually he had long recognized Li Yang's level on the gambling stone. In Zhengzhou that time, Li Yang was able to see the hidden chicken foot pattern, which made him very impressed. This time, he saw again what they hadn't discovered - the faint python pattern, making him feel that Li Yang's level in gambling stone is unfathomable.

  "Ask about the price, if it's suitable then go for it, if not then don't force it."

  Li Yang thought for a moment, and slowly said that the jade inside is worth around one or two hundred thousand. If it's not expensive, let Sima Lin gamble with it, as long as he doesn't lose money, it's fine.

  Li Yang's idea was exactly the same as Sima Lin's, and as soon as Li Yang finished speaking, Sima Lin turned around to ask the stone seller: "Boss, how much does this water stone cost?"

  The jade seller was staring blankly at Li Yang, he had this piece of water jade material in his hands for some time, but like Li Yang, who could see so much just by taking a glance, it was the first time he saw. The faint python pattern, the seller himself knew, but he let an experienced old friend take a closer look before discovering it, and Li Yang spotted this python pattern in much less time than his experienced old friend.

  "This one costs 1 million yuan"

  Sim Lin asked, the seller hastily came back to his senses and looked at Li Yang with great surprise. If this young man was really what he thought he was, wouldn't he be even more formidable than his old friend? His old friend was a well-known jade gambling expert in Yunnan after all.

  One hundred thousand

  Sim Lin furrowed his brow, while Li Yang shook his head slightly. Ten thousand wasn't worth the effort, just a waste of energy.

  "Can you make it a little less?"

  Sim Lin patted the water stone wool material and asked faintly, this was his first favorite gamble stone today, and he didn't want to give up.

  "It really can't be less, if it wasn't for this little brother saying it's so good, at least it would be 120,000"

  The seller immediately put on a bitter face. These people who sell jade stones may or may not have other skills, but they are definitely good at pretending to be poor and pitiful.

  "Sixty thousand, sixty thousand and we'll take it away, no problem with dissolving the stone here."

  Li Yang suddenly said that this water stone wool material is still worth 600,000 yuan, and if you buy it for 600,000, you can make a profit of about 400,000. This deal is not bad either.

  "Alright, little ancestor, 600,000 yuan is not enough. How about this, little brother? Let's both make a concession. I originally bought it for 800,000 yuan, but since you're so enthusiastic today, I'll sell it to you at cost price - 800,000, not a single cent less."

  The seller immediately cried out in grief, but his eyes stared straight at Li Yang. He had already sensed that the group of people in front of him were led by this young man, and this young man was indeed very formidable, absolutely not to be trifled with as an ordinary player.

  Eighty thousand. Li Yang was silent for a moment, eighty thousand would not lose money at first, and could even make an additional twenty thousand, which is actually quite good compared to other businesses.

  Li Yang is used to making big profits and isn't very interested in such small gains.

  Seeing Li Yang did not object, Sima Lin immediately nodded and said: "Good, 80,000 is 80,000, I want it, untie it for me now"

  Simar Lin immediately wrote a check for 80,000 yuan. The seller, who had just looked wronged, suddenly turned into a smiling Maitreya Buddha. After taking the check, he asked others to watch the stall and personally took Simar Lin and others to an empty stone mill in the back.

  Li Yang and a few others followed him, this piece of water stone was not very large, and it wouldn't take much time to solve the stone.

  Zheng Kaida and Li Yang both went to help Sima Lin, the three of them worked together in harmony, and more than half an hour later, the jade inside was completely solved by them.

  Seeing the green flower jade, even Zhang Wei couldn't help but give Li Yang a thumbs up. It's really similar to what Li Yang said, the possibility of it being jade is very high, but the possibility of it being high-quality jade is small.

  The seller also sighed, his expert friend only said that it was difficult to produce high-quality jade, and did not say that it must be able to produce imperial jade. Li Yang's statement was even more detailed than his friend's, when did the stone gambling world come out with such a young expert?

  After Li Yang and the others left, the seller suddenly stood there in a daze, looking back at the direction they had gone in shock. He had just thought of a rumor he had heard before.

  In Yunnan, there was a rumor circulating that in Guangzhou, there was a young man in his early twenties who had an exceptionally high level of skill in jade stone gambling, surpassing even the average expert. Some people said he was the successor to the Jade King and would be the future Jade King.

  The seller smiled wryly and shook his head, slowly walking back to his own stall. Whether this young man was the rumored one or not didn't matter; in any case, he had nothing to do with him. Thinking so much was pointless, it was better to focus on taking care of his own business. With many newbies and ordinary players at the Nanyang market this time, he could make a good profit.

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