CH 109.2

Lin Luo stopped at a stall. The special thing about this stall was that the jadeite this stall had on display was very large, and even the smallest one was twenty or thirty kilograms.

Among them was a piece of old pit jadeite that was as high as half a person, but it was a thunder stone from the mouth of a thunder field. The so-called thunder field was a place where the wind and rain often drenched the area and the ground was baptized by lightning. The thunder stones were mostly exposed in the upper and middle layers, which would result in the jade having several disadvantages including being relatively dry in texture, lacking in hardness, and with obvious weathering. Additionally there were more cracks and the jade inside was generally hard to extract.

Most of the rough jadeite from the mouth of a thunder field were small, and it was very rare for them to be large like the one being sold. This made Lin Luo interested, and he took a closer look at it.

The surface of this thunder stone had obvious thunder scars which were imprinted on the stone as if lightning had split the stone in half. Through the cracks created by the thunderbolt, some fog could be vaguely seen. If you didn’t look carefully, you might think it was yellow fog, but Lin Luo’s extraordinary eyesight was able to see that it was honey fog.

Honey fog was a good fog for gambling stones, and often indicated that the jade inside was transparent and delicate, and would have a good crystal structure.

Lin Luo had a sudden spike of intuition and put his hand on the surface of the jadeite. Using his special ability, he checked the internal situation of the jadeite. Once he saw the inside, his eyes lit up slightly. There was actually quite a surprise inside the jadeite.

“Boss, how much for this jadeite?”

“600,000 credits!” The stall owner was introducing a well-dressed piece of jadeite to a well-dressed man and a sexy woman. When he turned around, he saw that Lin Luo asked for the thunder stone and directly returned the price.

“Boss, I…”

“Wait a minute!” Seeing that the business here was about to be negotiated, the stall owner replies to Lin Luo impatiently, and continued to talk with the two customers.

Xing Mo’s face suddenly turned grim, but just as he was about to say something, Lin Luo pinched his palm.

“Forget it. It’s okay for us to wait a while. It just gives me to look at other materials.” Lin Luo calmed down his lover in a good temper.

Xing Mo had no choice but to hold back his words temporarily.

However, the customer who was listening to the introduction of the stall owner noticed both of them.

The sexy woman leaned close to her male partner’s ear, whispered something, and the man quietly looked back.

“Boss, I’ll buy this jadeite.” The man said solemnly.

“Good, good! Seeing how straightforward you are, I’ll wipe off the fraction of this jadeite for you. You only need to pay 2.5 million!” The first big deal was negotiated, and the vendor immediately raised his eyebrows.

“I want that piece too. How about a price of 3 million?” The man pointed to the piece of jadeite that Lin Luo had asked for.

“Fine, no problem!” Such a refreshing customer, the stall owner rarely meets, so he can’t wait to agree to it immediately.

“Wait a minute.” Lin Luo frowned slightly, “Boss, it’s against the rules, isn’t it? This piece of jadeite was my first choice. I asked the price just now, but you told me to wait, and I’ve been waiting. How can you go off and sell this piece of jadeite to others now? Is that how you do business?”

“This, this…” Lin Luo’s words seemed as if a basin of cold water was poured on the top of his head. The stall owner only remembered that there was such a thing at this time, and his expression suddenly changed.

“Really? But you didn’t buy it, and you’re now looking at other jadeite. How can you say that you fancy it first?” The woman with delicate makeup sneered as she spoke, her tone full mockery.

However, Lin Luo didn’t even look at the woman; his eyes were just fixed on the stall owner, as if he wouldn’t look away until he got an answer from him.

The stall owner wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and smiled dryly, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, this is all my fault. As compensation, little brother, go ahead and look around the shop and pick any piece you like and I’ll definitely give you the lowest price.”

Having said that, it was clear that the stall owner had actually made up his mind to sell the piece of jadeite to the couple, for fear of picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon[1].

Xing Mo’s face was gloomy and terrifying at this time. He had already turned on his light brain and was ready to contact the organizer of the event, but heard Lin Luo lightly say, “No, I want this piece.”

“This, this, this…” The stall owner really didn’t know what to do for a while.

The faces of the man and woman weren’t much better. They didn’t expect Lin Luo to look soft, but actually be so difficult, which was completely different from what they had expected.

The surrounding people were gradually attracted by the situation at the stall and turned their heads to look at the scene inquiringly.

“So what exactly do you want?” The woman asked through clenched teeth.

Lin Luo smiled faintly, “Since we’re at an impasse, we may as well have a stone gambling battle and use this piece of jadeite as a prize.”

===========Translator’s Corner===========

[1] 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 – Jiǎn Le ZhīMa Diū Le XīGuā – lit. ‘pick up a sesame seed but overlook a watermelon’, idiom meaning to lose out on the big prize due to grabbing at trifles (aka, penny wise and pound foolish)