Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 241 I can sense what's inside

Ji Dao stared intently at him, trying to discern something, but unfortunately, the person before him had nothing special about him except for being at the Body Refinement Realm.

It is ordinary and unremarkable, with nothing special about it.

"A thousand yuan stones, why don't you just rob me!" Wu De, standing to the side, glared angrily, like a fox whose tail had been stepped on.

Wen Wen shrugged. “Is robbery as safe as this? Besides, making a move here would be tantamount to provoking the Gu Yue family. Even powerful figures wouldn’t dare to cause trouble in the gambling stone market, let alone me who is only at the Body Refinement stage.”

"Alright, Fatty. Nobody forced us to pay for it, and besides, it's their cooking. 1,000 yuan stones isn't expensive!"

For Ji Daoyi, a thousand yuan stone was nothing but a drop in the ocean, not even a fraction of the total.

"One thousand yuan stones, here you go!"

Wen Wen took the spirit stones from Ji Daoyi's hand and put them into his storage bag!

"Actually, the secret is quite simple. Many masters have seen this stone before. It was originally sold in the inner courtyard, but those who saw it felt that the contents of the stone were not as expected! Over time, the stone was placed in the outer courtyard."

Ji Daoyi never expected that he would get such an answer after spending a thousand yuan stones.

He said in a deep voice, "That means you have no idea what treasures are inside, nor can you see through these stones!"

Not only Ji Daoyi, but Wu De, who was standing to the side, was also ready to fight. "You're playing us! Do you believe I'll make sure you don't see the sun rise tomorrow!"

The atmosphere in the arena suddenly plummeted to freezing point, with both sides on the verge of exploding.

"Ahem, you don't need to be like this. Didn't I tell you? This is my secret. I never said I figured it out!"

"I've said it from the beginning: there aren't any good stones in the outer courtyard. My existence is to help you gamble on stones and find treasures! And if you're lucky, you might even make a profit!"

Despite all his calculations, Ji Daoyi never expected this outcome.

On the surface, it seems that his losses have decreased, but upon closer inspection, this jade gambling was a scam designed by the jade gambling shop.

Ji Daoyi's expression changed several times, but he suppressed his anger. This gambling stone market was indeed not the place to make a move. "Let's continue. Once we've raised 100,000, we'll go into the inner courtyard!"

Wen Wen looked deeply at Ji Daoyi. He didn't expect that Ji Daoyi would not only not send him away, but also let him continue to select stones.

"Alright, don't worry. Although I'm not very skilled, I guarantee that all the stones I select will be of good quality! I'll make sure you don't lose too much!"

Watching Wen Wen leave, Wu De asked, "Dao Yi, why did you let him choose? Are you just going to let him go like this?"

"Otherwise what? Do you think we'd teach him a lesson here? Didn't you hear what he said? He was clearly anticipating that we'd turn on him if we found out the outcome, which is why he told you beforehand that even powerful figures wouldn't dare to do anything to him at the Guyue Stone Gambling Market. He's right about one thing: if we chose the stones ourselves, we might not be as good as he was!"

"But I just can't swallow this insult. When have I ever suffered such a loss? I used to be the one making fun of others. Today, I'm being made fun of by an ant, and I can only watch helplessly without being able to do anything. It's so humiliating!"

Ji Daoyi comforted him, saying, "Alright, consider this a lesson learned!"

Soon, Wen Wen finished selecting the remaining stones.

Ji Daoyi and Wu De also arrived at the stone handover point. After Ji Daoyi paid 100,000 yuan for the stones, the stones selected by Wen Wen were sent to the stone-cutting area by the staff.

All jade gambling shops have stone-cutting areas, and all the stones in the shops need to be cut at the stone-cutting area. They also do not allow customers to take the stones away without permission.

As for why, no one knows; all that is known is that none of the stone gambling shops in Stone City are allowed to take raw materials out of the city.

The so-called stone cutting is the process by which specialized people cut stones. These people are all elderly people who have done countless stone cutting jobs.

There were quite a few people queuing up to have stones opened in the outer courtyard, and the surrounding noise was even more intense. Although everyone knew that there were no high-quality stones in the outer courtyard, there were still many people gambling on stones and opening them.

Gambling on stones!

Both parties can only choose stones with similar prices.

The rules of the contest are that whoever chooses a stone will find a treasure that is more valuable than the opponent's!

The one who offers the most valuable item wins the bet.

For these gamblers, the quality of what comes out of the stone is no longer that important!

As long as what you get is better than what your opponent gets, that's fine!

Because the stakes are high enough that the winner could become rich overnight.

Ji Daoyi also discovered the true meaning of "one cut to heaven, one cut to hell".

He originally thought that the losses from mining stones led those who gambled on stones to hell, but he never expected that what truly sent them to hell was gambling itself!

In addition to the loss from the price of the stones themselves, there was also the gambling debt from betting against others!

There is a limit to the value of the stone, but there is no limit to the bets placed on it!

Before long, it was time for Ji Daoyi to select the stone.

Wen Wen spent 100,000 yuan worth of stones, but only selected seven stones for Ji Daoyi. Among them, three stones were the largest, while the remaining stones were only the size of a ball!

The first stone cutter cut was that pitted and uneven stone.

As the stone cutter continued to peel away the outer layer of the stone, the stone gradually became smaller.

Finally, a dazzling red light flashed, eliciting gasps from those around.

"It's shipped!"

"It did indeed come out, but it's a pity that such a large piece of material only yielded an egg-sized Earth Flame Crystal!"

"It's good enough if there's anything at all. Do you really think you can find any bargains in this outer courtyard? It's good enough if you can minimize your losses!"

"Yes, many people lose everything when they open a mine!"

Ji Dao was also surprised to see that the Earth Flame Crystal had been extracted from this piece of stone!

Although this Earth Flame Crystal is not even one percent as valuable as the one his master gave him, it is still a rare treasure.

One stone after another was cut open, and each stone yielded something, more or less, but their value was far less than the price of the stone itself.

The only thing that was truly useful to Ji Daoyi was the Earth Flame Crystal he initially obtained.

Just as Jie Shi was about to cut the last piece of stone, Ji Daoyi called out to him.

"Master, can I cut this last piece of stone myself?"

The craftsman, who was about to cut the stone, paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Of course you can, but you'll have to bear all the consequences yourself!"

"I see!"

Ji Dao then put the crescent moon aside and began to concentrate on cutting the last stone.

Out of curiosity, Crescent Moon jumped onto the stone-cutting platform and touched the stone being cut with its paws.

"Huh, Dao Yi, I can sense something inside? It's a lotus flower!"

Ji Daoyi was shocked. "What? You can sense what's inside the stone? My spiritual power can't even penetrate it!"

"However, I can only sense the stone by touching it, not by sensing it from a distance. Once my claws leave it, I can no longer sense it!"