Supremely Talented Tyrant

And the driver, once he had regained his senses, propped himself up to make a phone call. After a round of harsh words, he finally hung up.

Hao Jian could hear those words loud and clear, most of which were about telling them to hurry over and help him, and to bring weapons.

"Really too naive."

Hearing the end of it, Hao Jian laughed coldly, shook his head dismissively, and thought that with his current strength, even if there were a thousand more drivers, he could easily take care of them.

Letting the driver make his arrangements, Hao Jian already came up to Moon Goddess Jiang with a smile, pointed to the inside of the Gambling Stone Site, and cheerfully said: "Let's go in, today I'll give you a good tour of the gambling stone culture!"

For gambling stones, many jewelers are there to try their luck, spending money to carve some stones, and if they carve out decent stones, they would immediately process them. Of course, since it's called gambling stones, there's winning and losing: some people spend tens of thousands to get stones worth tens or even hundreds of millions, while others spend millions and end up with nothing, hence the saying "one cut poor, one cut rich".

As long as someone carves out a high-quality jadeite, those jewelers lingering nearby will inform in no time the people who plan to sell their stones of the purchasing price.

"These things are called jadeite rough, commonly known as stones. These stones might contain various types of water-type jadeites, and as long as the water-type jadeite carved out is decent, even a small piece can sell for tens of thousands. A few years ago, a well-known gambler back in the country managed to carve out a top-quality jadeite worth over a billion from a piece that others thought would not produce green, and it was large in size too, causing a lot of jade merchants to bid for it."

Having said this, Hao Jian paused briefly, then continued: "In the end, he had no choice but to auction it at a world-class auction house, and it was finally acquired by a well-known jade group for 1.6 billion..."

"Is this stuff really that profitable?"

Hearing Hao Jian's explanation, Moon Goddess Jiang had a face full of disbelief. Could these weird stones really produce something worth over ten billion?

"Haha, you could say that, but also not, in the Gambling Stone World, there's a saying 'one cut heaven, one cut hell', you may spend a lot of money on a stone only to carve out a worthless water-type, or you might not get anything at all."

Upon hearing Moon Goddess Jiang's words, Hao Jian just chuckled lightly, then pointed to an area not too far away where thousands of stones were piled together and said with a smile: "That's the low-priced stone area, where a stone won't cost more than ten thousand, but the chances of carving out water-type from these are extremely low..."

"For a few thousand stones to carve out something that breaks even or makes a big profit is already considered good luck, so now you should understand the heaven and hell of gambling stones, right?"

This time, Hao Jian came to gamble on stones on a whim, mainly for the novelty, and also because he had previously learned to identify stones to become a professional Assassin, now as long as the stones aren't too awful, he can basically carve out some type of water-type.

"I'll pay five million for your water-type!"

Just as Hao Jian and Moon Goddess Jiang were discussing various aspects of gambling stones, a very loud voice suddenly came from not too far away, and the two of them turned their heads in surprise, peering through the crowd, Hao Jian saw someone holding a just-cut piece of water-type.

This piece of water-type was crystal clear, with a touch of light green, making it invisible as to where its value lay; to the uninitiated, it was merely jadeite, its actual worth indeterminable.

But here, no one's a fool; those who come to gamble on stones mostly have a concept of the price of water-type jadeite. For professionals, the appearance of a top-quality water-type means they will buy it even if it costs all they have.

"Is this stuff that expensive?"

Moon Goddess Jiang also saw that piece of water-type, her face suddenly covered in amazement. For someone like her, an outsider, she only thought the jadeite looked nice, but she couldn't give a precise value for it.

To her surprise, the water-type jadeite, merely the size of a palm, carried such high value.

"Of course, this piece counts as half-green water-type, considered a decently priced water-type. Normally people can only carve out something the size of an egg, worth a few hundred thousand; this time, it's the size of a palm, so the accessories that can be made are more upscale, and naturally, the price is higher too..."

Hao Jian laughed lightly, nodded, then playfully nudged Hao Lu in Moon Goddess Jiang's arms, affectionately asking: "Does Lulu want to play with it?"

"Lulu is still small, don't lead her astray."

Hearing this, Moon Goddess Jiang helplessly shook her head and responded.

"Hehe, then forget it."

Hao Jian let out a light chuckle, then took Moon Goddess Jiang's hand and headed towards a particular area.

Within this area, several sections were demarcated, not only by the price ranges of the stones but also by their characteristics. Commonly, those who engage in gambling stones would directly look for uncut stones, but some, lacking confidence in their skills, feared making a loss with uncut stones.

Therefore, a new type of stone was born: those that had been sliced open to reveal some green. These were cut by the stone factories themselves. Although this resulted in significant losses, the pricing of these stones was no joke.

The price was determined by the size of the exposed jadeite and the type of water-type jadeite. Starting from the lowest, none were below six figures, meaning that if you wanted to buy such jadeite, the minimum would be around a few hundred thousand. Otherwise, you couldn't afford it.

Moreover, since the store specialized in gambling stones, gambling inherently involves risk. Don't be fooled by stones that have already revealed jadeite; there's a chance that what's exposed is just a thin layer of jadeite. Buying such expensive items could ultimately lead to a loss.

These sliced-open stones were more expensive, but the intact stones had prices that were not of the same order at all. The cheapest stones were only a few hundred yuan, while the highest in this area could be several hundred thousand. The most abundant, naturally, were those priced at several tens of thousands of yuan.

Such reasonably priced stones, which are also more likely to reveal green, naturally become the preferred choice for many gambling stone enthusiasts. The Gambling Stone Site also specifically purchased these types of stones from the manufacturers.

After all, with such hot-selling items, who wouldn't want to stock up more to sell? Additionally, this store is considered one of the finer ones within the boundaries of Capital City. Hongda Plaza is renowned for its affluent district, where customers are wealthy patrons not short on cash.

As Hao Jian explained the ins and outs of gambling stones to Moon Goddess Jiang, she gradually began to understand the basic principles of the Gambling Stone World, but she still couldn't discern any differences between these stones.

Both she and Hao Jian were the type of people who were not short on cash—too busy ordinarily to spend time understanding such matters, aside from Hao Jian who, with nothing better to do, would often come to such places to play.

With the current state of Hao Jian's assets, participating in the Gambling Stone Site was merely for purchasing some enjoyment; he didn't expect these items to bring any significant profit. Even the country's highest-priced jadeite wouldn't make a dent in his wealth; it was only a drop in the bucket to him.

"Young Master Ye, the stones here are the latest, just airlifted from the Old Pit, guaranteed fresh!"

Shortly after Hao Jian and his company entered, at the entrance, a high-ranking official of the Gambling Stone Site bowed and scraped before a young man, displaying a respectful attitude. Those gambling on stones around them were instantly filled with disbelief upon seeing this.

This man was the manager of the Gambling Stone Site, wasn't he? On regular days when they came to gamble on stones, those with lower status never received such favorable treatment from him.

Now, to see such a person groveling before a young man made others speculate about the youth's identity.

What kind of person could make the Gambling Stone Site's officials bow their heads and exhibit such a subservient attitude? It was absolutely unimaginable.

Although they gambled on stones here daily, and despite a good number of water-type jadeites being found, even those commanding a high price happened sometimes once a month.

But, naturally, these were the few; the greatest beneficiary was always the Gambling Stone Site itself, its daily earnings enough to purchase a high-priced jadeite worth tens of millions.

As one can imagine, over time, this enterprise's frightening amounts of capital.

"Hmm, this young master is in a good mood today, so I've come here for some fun. Now, the itch in my hands is getting unbearable, hurry up and take me to the latest section of stones. Today, I am going to use this Gambling Stone Site to test my luck for the past few days!"

If Hao Jian were still here, he would recognize at a glance who this young man constantly referring to himself as 'this young master' was—It was none other than Young Master Ye of the Capital City's Ye Family, Ye Wenying!

As a prominent young master from Capital City, coupled with a fondness for gambling stones, he naturally found his way to the best Gambling Stone Sites of Capital City. This time, he had traveled dozens of kilometers specifically from the downtown area to this place, prompted by news that this Gambling Stone Site had brought in a new shipment today.

Eager to gamble, he called upon one of his skilled subordinates in gambling stones and rushed over here, ready to make a big splash...

"Yes, yes, Young Master Ye, right this way!"

The manager nodded obsequiously and then, bending over, started to lead the way for Ye Wenying.

Seeing the manager taking the lead, Ye Wenying walked with his head held high in arrogance, following behind, heading towards his destination for the day…

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