Chapter 14: Insect in the Stone

"I plan to sell each fossil for ten thousand spirit stones. Who wants to be the first to try their luck?" Long Xuan shouted after scanning the crowd.

At that moment, everyone’s expressions changed. They had just called anyone who bought a fool, but now they all felt like fools themselves.

It was simply too cheap.

Originally priced at ten million, the King of Stones could now be bought in parts for just ten thousand spirit stones each, a fraction of the cost.

Even though it seemed certain that the gamble would be a loss, there was always a chance, however slim. What if a spirit insect was hiding in one of the fossils and hadn't been discovered yet? Theoretically, it was entirely possible.

The key was the low price. Even if they lost the gamble, the loss was bearable.

But if they won, given the quality of the stone, any value of the spirit insect that emerged could make them rich.

It was worth the gamble—a hundredfold return.

Only a fool wouldn't gamble.

The gamblers started breathing heavily, showing greed in their eyes, staring as if they wanted to eat the stone.

At this point, they finally realized that Long Xuan had acquired the King of Stones at no cost. Therefore, he could afford to sell it cheaply and still make a profit. What a cunning little devil.

Long Xuan was very satisfied with their expressions. Indeed, everyone loves a bargain.

As long as the price is low enough, someone will always take the chance and get fooled. His plan was a success.

Qian Duoduo was stunned. He never thought that gambling on stones could be done this way.

Previously, everyone either ground the fossils into powder or took them away whole. Who ever sold the leftover pieces at a low price? This had no precedent.

But today, he witnessed this new method.

He had to admit, it was brilliant. It took advantage of gamblers' love for bargains and their dream of hitting it big. They were actually willing to spend spirit stones to gamble.

Although the profits weren't huge, it was better than losing everything. Moreover, Long Xuan hadn't spent a single spirit stone today; any sale was pure profit.

As expected, things went according to Long Xuan's plan.

Dozens of fossils were snapped up in a frenzy. Everyone lost their rationality, and the fossils were all gone in an instant.

Now, with a rare material in hand, he could create an eye Gu based on it.

Long Xuan had already decided on the direction for this eye Gu.

While he couldn't decide what kind of illusion the eye Gu would have, he could determine its basic abilities.

He didn't care about other aspects, but this eye Gu had to have one specific ability—microscopic magnification.

He hurriedly grabbed paper and pen, sat at his desk, and eagerly started creating his second Gu recipe.

This eye insect was likely an ancient species long extinct, but Long Xuan didn't recognize all the existing species, let alone an extinct one.

But this wouldn't hinder him. Long Xuan had discovered that his golden finger operated based on the host's understanding, not the world's insect terminology.

He could even use modern Chinese characters to create Gu recipes. Many microorganisms in this world hadn't been named yet, so he could name them as he pleased, and the golden finger could still recognize them.

Since he didn't know the name of this insect, he could name it anything. It didn't need to sound nice—he decided to call it "Eye in Stone."

In different places, the same thing often had different names. Why not give it a new name at home?

Long Xuan quickly wrote "Eye of Stone" on the paper. As expected, the golden finger recognized it immediately, and the progress bar appeared.

Long Xuan wrote swiftly, inspired. He recalled an old rural saying: "The cow's eye sees people large, the goose's eye sees people small."

So geese like to peck at people and chase them.

Cows, however, see people as large as the barn and work tirelessly, not resisting even when whipped.

Since cow eyes could magnify objects, Long Xuan's first thought was naturally cow eyes.

He didn't know if putting a cow eye, which wasn't an insect, into the mix would work.

But with the error-correcting device, why not try? It wouldn't cost anything, just a few seconds.

Long Xuan wrote "cow eye," and the progress bar on the Gu recipe increased slightly.

Long Xuan smiled, knowing he had succeeded.