Chapter 66 - 65: Such beautiful pebbles

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Chapter 66: Chapter 65: Such beautiful pebbles Lin Tian roughly counted and found that there were over fifty jade raw materials laid out on the long table. He had already looked at a third of them, but he still hadn’t found one to his satisfaction. By this time, some people had already picked their materials, each one brimming with confidence, certain that their chosen stones were the best. "Brother Lin Tian, I’ve made my pick. What do you think?" Zhou Botong approached, cradling a stone, and asked. He asked more out of reflex than anything else. Zhou Botong admitted that Lin Tian had a high talent for jade gambling, but thought he was still lacking in experience. Lin Tian used his x-ray vision on Zhou’s raw material and found that it indeed contained jade. The green strands were arranged in parallel, a classic characteristic of ’Gold Silk’ jade. "Not bad at all, it’s much better than what I’ve been looking at." Lin Tian spoke the truth; after half an hour, it was the best piece of raw material he had seen. Zhou Botong really did have some skills, and his luck wasn’t bad either. Perhaps this was the best among the fifty-some pieces of raw material. "Heh heh, of course, did you see who picked it?" Zhou Botong laughed smugly. "Zhou Botong, have you forgotten how you lost last year?" Bai Yuze, holding a stone, taunted. "If I remember correctly, you chose a piece of ****, and you lost your grandfather’s face completely." "You... Do you want to fight, Bai Yuze!" Zhou Botong’s eyes bulged with the urge to rush forward, but Lin Tian quickly reached out to stop him. With Zhou Botong’s skill, he definitely couldn’t beat Bai Yuze, and going forward would just lead to trouble. He might even give Bai Yuze a chance to humiliate him. Lin Tian glanced at the raw material in Bai Yuze’s hand. The stone was dark and unassuming, but upon closer inspection, one could notice that there were subtle, ribbon-like python patterns on its surface. Python patterns are the reflection of internal jade on the surface of raw materials. Typically, ribbon-like python patterns indicate that even if there is jade inside, it’s likely to be stringy and worthless. Perhaps Lin Tian had missed something, because this type of python pattern was a big gamble; even a novice like Lin Tian, who only had theoretical knowledge, could tell, so it was unlikely that Bai Yuze couldn’t see it. "Lin Tian, you better hold him back, don’t let me find the chance to humiliate him." Bai Yuze, caressing the jade raw material in his hand, said lightly, "Sigh, competing with you people is really boring. An outsider and a half-baked enthusiast—it’s beyond me where Manxue gets her confidence in you. But I’ll make her lose, thoroughly convinced. After all, women like being conquered, haha." Lin Tian didn’t care about what he said and just looked at the raw material in his hand. Now that the material was turned to another side, Lin Tian could see it had dark green, almost black, stone moss. So that was it—the piece of stone moss instantly elevated the raw material by two grades, no wonder Bai Yuze was so confident. This was the advantage of playing at home; he must have previewed these stones in advance. But no one could criticize him for that, as he had already said everyone should pick based on their own skill. Whoever failed to spot this piece in time could only blame their own lack of ability. Could this be the best piece of raw material here? Lin Tian couldn’t be sure without using his x-ray vision. With that thought, he directed his gaze to penetrate layer by layer into the material. The view was initially of an ordinary stone structure, but after delving three to four centimeters deeper, a shade of green appeared. There really was jade, and judging by its color and form, it seemed better than the piece Zhou Botong had picked. But when Lin Tian looked deeper, the green suddenly vanished. As it turned out, the jade inside the raw material was just a thin layer. He inspected the interior of the raw material again and found another thin layer on the opposite side, with an overall very small quantity. Bai Yuze had been mistaken. Indeed, in the jade gambling world, while eye power and experience were important, luck also played a significant role. "Hey, Lin Tian, you’re the only one left. What are you daydreaming about?" Bai Yuze suddenly spoke up. "If you don’t know how to pick, just grab any random piece. Why waste everyone’s time?" "Mrs. Xiao, it seems your bodyguard might be an outsider after all, staring at it for so long without a result," Bai Zhengchu said with a chuckle, looking at the scene. The Xiao mother and daughter remained silent, but Elder Zhou spoke up, "Brother Bai, why the rush? We are of an age, can’t a young man have some patience?" Bai Zhengchu’s eyes flashed as he heard this, unsure of the exact relationship between Elder Zhou and Lin Tian and why Zhou always seemed to defend him in conversation. If Zhou grew closer to the Xiao Family because of this, it wouldn’t be good news for the Bai Family. As Bai Zhengchu pondered this, a sudden exclamation of "Ah" from Lin Tian rang out in the room, and everyone involuntarily turned their gaze toward him. At this moment, Lin Tian’s heart was racing. He had been feeling bothered by the process, so he swept his gaze over the area with his x-ray vision and discovered a captivating green hue. He had never seen such a vibrant and pure green; it was so stunning that he couldn’t help but cry out in amazement. Following the green light, Lin Tian walked over to a stone, retracted his x-ray vision, and picked up the raw stone. "What a beautiful cobblestone!" Lin Tian exclaimed loudly. *Pfft*... A guest burst into laughter at Lin Tian’s remark, spraying out a mouthful of tea water and exclaimed with wide eyes, "This young man is even more of a layman than a layman, actually choosing a common cobblestone." "Yeah, the Bai Family is being too, putting a regular stone among all these raw materials." The guests’ murmurs made Bai Zhengchu’s cheeks turn slightly red, and he awkwardly said, "Perhaps it was a servant’s mistake; I don’t even know where this cobblestone came from." The stone in Lin Tian’s hand was slightly smaller than a soccer ball, but it looked so ordinary, almost identical to the cobblestones found in rivers. He rubbed it with his hands a few times, feeling the stone’s very smooth and round surface, likely the result of being eroded by water over a long period. Within this very ordinary-looking stone lay a jadeite the size of a chicken egg. And the quality and color of the jadeite were so beautiful, far surpassing the piece Bai Yuze had chosen. "Alright, I’ll choose this raw stone," Lin Tian announced joyfully. Raw stone? Could this cobblestone be called a raw stone? This thought crossed many guests’ minds, completely defeated by Lin Tian’s serious expression. Xiao Manxue frowned as she looked at Lin Tian. At that moment, she doubted whether she had made a mistake in her judgment. Having seen the high regard in which Elder Zhou held Lin Tian, she made the decision to bet twenty million euros. She wasn’t foolish, or else how could she casually spend that much money? She could only console herself that perhaps Bai Yuze’s raw stone wouldn’t contain jadeite, but even this wishful thinking failed to convince her. She could accept donating over a hundred million yuan, but the braggadocio she professed earlier threatened to become a complete joke. "Sister, is there something wrong with the stone Lin Tian chose?" Xiao Manxuan asked, not understanding gambling stones at all; to her, the cobblestone looked quite pretty, and after looking at it for so long, she couldn’t see anything amiss. "Well, I don’t know what to say about that," Xiao Manxue replied, only half-knowing about gambling stones herself. Bai Zhengchu stood up, laughing loudly, "Hahaha, now that everyone has selected their stones, let’s move on to the next step in the process!" Updated from freewebnove(l).com

Chapter 66 - 65: Such beautiful pebbles

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