Chapter 24: The Coexistence of Risk and Luck
Editor: Atlas Studios
Opening a stone, that was the most spectacular part of stone betting. Even for people who could not afford to buy, they would join in the process of opening the stone to experience the anxious and stimulating feeling. The stone purchased by the middle-aged man had a high price so everyone gathered to where it was going to be opened in order to see whether the stone would have the corresponding value.
Ji Fengyan also gathered and naturally stood beside the burly man. The burly man looked at her and did not say anything as his gaze was focused on the stone that was about to be opened.
The process of opening the stone was complicated; to ensure that the ore in the stone was not damaged, it had to be ground bit by bit. There was only the sound of the grinding in the entire store and everyone held their breaths so as not to be distracted and to see what ore would be found in the stone.
Ji Fengyan looked at the powder spattering around without any emotions. There was a layer of faint purple spiritual energy surrounding that stone but she did not understand nor was certain about what the colour indicated about the ore.
After a long period of grinding, there was a shiny purple ore revealed from the grey stone. Only a thumb sized ore was shown, yet the entire store was seething with excitement!
"Oh my god! It was an amethyst! He's going to be rich!"
"Shit, I would have bought it if I had known earlier! This stone has earned back its cost!"
Despite only being an ore at the size of a thumb, everyone was already thrilled, as regardless of the size of the ore, just its type was sufficient to recover the 50 gold coins spent on it.
Ji Fengyan watched puzzledly, she did not understand what this amethyst was, only from listening to the bystanders' conversations did she learn about the details of this ore.
Amethyst was a type of rare ore, although not top grade, it was still a good item for refining enchanted weapons. Besides using an enchanted staff, the sorcerers in this world would also make use of the enchanted weapons to enhance their magical powers. An amethyst on its own already contain exceptional magical powers, and these powers could greatly improve the effects of one's powers, so it was well liked by sorcerers. Even for an amethyst the size of a pigeon's egg, as long as one uses it appropriately, it could produce an outstanding enchanted weapon.
So, when everyone discovered that there was an amethyst wrapped within the stone, they were all exhilarated.
One must know that just from the current size of amethyst that was revealed, it was already worth more than 100 gold coins and that middle-aged man was certain to get back at least twice the amount he paid.
As the grinding process continued, the final size of the ore was revealed to everyone. That amethyst was as big as the egg of a chicken, even though it was considerably smaller than the stone's original size of a human head, the worth of this amethyst had already become 10 times that of its original cost!
The middle-aged man who bought that stone carried his polished ore and triumphantly left the store among the envious gaze of the crowd. Due to his profit, the store that was originally already lively became even more excited, as if everyone had experienced a major stimulation, almost all the stones in the store were bought shortly after.
The burly man standing beside Ji Fengyan seemed to be cash-strapped. He looked everywhere for a long time before choosing a palm-sized big stone and handing over a gold coin while trembling.
"Sir, if I were you, I would choose the piece beside your hand," Ji Fengyan's voice suddenly rang.
Chapter 25: Enemies Are Bound to Meet
Editor: Atlas Studios
That burly man was slightly stunned, and looked at the brat who had been silent the whole time as he frowned. He looked at the stone that Ji Fengyan referred to, its size was even smaller but had the same price as the one in his hands. Moreover, from the crevices and dirty look of the stone, it did not look like it held anything valuable.
"This young fellow, there is a rule that bystanders should not interrupt when others are buying at our store," the store owner looked at Ji Fengyan who had suddenly spoken and reminded her, displeased.
Ji Fengyan shrugged her shoulders.
The burly man hesitated and suddenly withdrew his hands that were originally about to pay.
Seeing that he had lost a customer who had almost bought from him, the store owner looked at Ji Fengyan even more unhappily.
By now, there were already many people who had brought the stone they had bought to be opened, but some were happy and some were dissatisfied at the outcome.
One person was stimulated by the amethyst previously and spent a huge sum of money on a large stone. However when it was opened, it was only an ordinary iron ore and his gold coins had instantly gone down the drain. One needed to know that iron ores were the most common, regardless of their size, they were worth almost nothing.
But there were some people who were lucky and obtained a few rare ores. However, these ores were very small, the largest one was only the size of one's thumbnail. Even though they were worth some money, they were not as profitable as the piece of amethyst.
Ji Fengyan watched the entire process of all the ores that were opened and secretly noted the colour of the ores' spiritual energy. After observing for a while, just when Ji Fengyan was prepared to purchase one to try, there was a sudden uproar in the huge store.
A path was opened up at the crowded entrance and a slender and elegant figure entered slowly into the store.
The store owner who was busy tending to other customers, upon seeing that person's figure, immediately all his work and welcomed her with a fawning look.
"Miss Su what brings you here today?" the store owner smiled like a loyal lackey the moment he saw Su Lingsheng appearing at the store in a silver embroidered dress.
Su Lingsheng's face was calm, as she looked at the store owner trying to curry her favour, and her natural elegance was accompanied with an air of superiority.
"Many ores have arrived today?" Su Lingsheng's pleasing voice could be heard in the store. That voice made all the men in store melt, and their eyes were all glued to Su Lingsheng, but no one dared to approach any closer.
Everyone knew about this beautiful woman's background, even after disregarding her close relationship with the son of the City Lord today, just her identity as the first female official serving the eldest princess was sufficient to scare off all the leechers.
"Yes, a batch just arrived. If you are interested, you can take your time to pick, Miss Su," the store owner laughed as he spoke, as he eagerly followed behind his financial backer.
Su Lingsheng came to Ji City following the eldest princess, so her social status was extremely high and her wealth could not be compared to the common people in Ji City.
Su Lingsheng slightly nodded. The store owner immediately took care of the people to make space, but Su Lingsheng's gaze scanned the store fleetingly and in an instant, she saw the figure of someone she did not expect to see.
Ji Fengyan?
Su Lingsheng was slightly confused as she looked at the unnoticeable figure in the crowd.
Why is she here?
Su Lingsheng's brows frowned unconsciously and she looked at Ji Fengyan unhappily.
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