Novel Square
Chapter 25
Chapter 25 The Test at Stone Gamble Town
Stone Gamble Town attracted many stone gamblers. They were willing to come from afar just to experience the feeling of winning or losing it all.
As the car drove on the highway, William drove around 80 miles per hour. After two and a half hours, he stopped at the gates of Stone Gamble Town. The gate was massive, and two jade lions that were almost two feet tall were on each side of the gate.
Many luxury cars were parked by the entrance, so William’s Audi S5 wasn’t particularly eye–catching.
After he parked his car, he dialed Tia’s number. When Tia heard that he had arrived, she smiled and said, “Wait for me, William. I’m going to pick you up.”
A few minutes later, a shuttle bus came out from the gate. Tia was sitting in the car as she waved at
William.
As William sat beside her, he asked. “Were you here early?”
“No, I just arrived too. Come on, let’s go meet my dad and the others.” Tia smiled.
The shuttle bus drove past a green environment and arrived at a three–story building. The first floor was a buffet and lounge, and inside the lounge sat a few men. When Tia led William toward them, a middle- aged man stood up and approached William. Then, he extended his hand before standing in front of him. “We’ve finally met, William!”
William was surprised when he saw how enthusiastic the man was. Are we on such close terms? he thought.
Tia glared at her father and said, “William, this is my Dad. Turner Lloyd.”
“Hello, Mr. Lloyd.” William greeted.
Turner chuckled and said, “You look handsome, William. You looked like me when I was younger.”
“You flatter me, Mr. Lloyd. William smiled.
“Hurry up and come in. Let me introduce you to my friends. Then, he dragged William to the lounge. Among the couches arranged in a circle, he pointed at a man in his fifties who was wearing a white shirt. “This is the expert in stone gambling, Henry Ryeman!”
William nodded and greeted him.
Then, Turner pointed at a middle–aged man who had a short crop. “This is Ronne Lock!”
When Ronne heard Turner’s introduction, he stood up and extended his right hand, wanting to shake hands with William. Hence, William reached out and grabbed his hand. In that split second, he felt a wave of strong energy emitting from Ronne.
“Huh? It looks like he also has Qi. However, it is impure!” Immediately, William knew how strong Ronne was. Although Ronne was a Qi State master, his Qi was impure.
There were five phases of the Qi Cultivation State in the Way of Heaven and Earth: microcosmic orbit, macrocosmic orbit, rhythmic, Qi Emanation, and Qi Ascension. Right now, William was in the rhythmic phase. Sometimes, he would be able to reach Qi Emanation. Although he was unsure how many stages.
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macrocosmic orbit meant that Qi would run among the eight extraordinary meridians accordingly, which was the early phase of the Qi Cultivate State.
Thus, he pumped his Qi, and the Qi in his body surged toward Ronne like huge waves. After withstanding for a few seconds, Rome’s expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, “Splendid!”
Hearing his words, William knew Ronne had surrendered. Hence, he retrieved his Qi and said, “Thank
you
When Turner looked at Ronne, Ronne immediately said, “There’s nothing to say about it. He is stronger than me.”
Turner was delighted when he heard it. Then, he laughed and said, “Wonderful. You are quite a capable man at such a young age. Say, William, do you have a girlfriend?”
“Dad! Let’s get into business!” Tia was embarrassed.
“Right. I almost forget about it.” Turner led William to the couch and said, “I’m sure you know I lost big rime at Southside. I was being set up! Because of this, I was punished by my family, and I lost all my
Go on and show. powers. Hence, I need to head to Southside and win back my money! Today is just a test us what you got. Mr. Ryeman will be your assistant, and we will look upon you. As long as you can win with flying colors, we can head to Southside in no time!”
However, William was composed. As he sipped the tea, he asked, “How much should I get for us to be at Southside, Mr. Lloyd?”
Although Turner looked like a goofball, he was actually smart. After hearing what William had asked, he thought for a moment before saying, “We must reach the result of 130 percent in gross profit!”
He meant that the value of a raw stone that cost a hundred Talons should be up to a hundred and thirty after being cut open. Only then would the stone be profitable.
Willian nodded. “Wait for me while I go and take a look. It was obvious that he was unwilling to have Henry as his assistant. However, Tia followed him with a smile. I’ll be your treasurer, William.”
When they left the lounge, William asked, “Are there many ores here?
Tia told him there were five areas in Stone Gamble Town: Grade D, Grade C, Grade B, Grade A, and Supreme Area. The stones in the Grade D area were the cheapest, costing several Talons each. Since most. tourists would choose to buy stones in this area, it was the biggest area with many cheap stones.
The stones in the Grade C area were more decent and could be sold for hundreds of Talons. After the polished stone was bought, it could be handed over to the workers and made into various jewelry pieces. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
In the Grade B area, the stones decreased significantly, and the price was much higher. A piece of raw stone was worth thousands of Talons. If one were lucky, they could find rare stones here. Therefore, Grade B was the most frequently visited area by professionals, including several people that worked in the jade
trade.
The stones in the Grade A area were high–end. Even the cheapest ones cost tens of thousands of Talons, and those that were expensive might cost over 150,000. There weren’t many stones here, so it was easy to get high–quality stones. Thus it was a favorite place for big buyers.
Finally, the Supreme area, where all stones were at a sky–high price in the millions. There were also several special courtyards in the Supreme area when the Stone Kings were stored. These stones had their. தும்
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titles, such as The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, The Big Dipper, and so on. The trading volume in this area was small, and there were only dozens of transactions every month. However, the trading volume was high.
After William heard Tia’s explanation, he smiled and said, “Well, let’s start from Grade B.
“That’s right.” Tia nodded. “The stones in Grade C and Grade D areas are ordinary. It’s only for commoners to have fun with. For someone who seriously wants to buy stones, we should start at Grade B.”
With that, the duo arrived at the Grade B area. The raw stones were displayed on the deck, and the prices were stated. Some were worth about several hundred, while others were almost close to a thousand.
Before William came here, he had done some research and read articles about jades. He had memorized all the knowledge with his good memory. Hence, he knew the characteristics of some jadeites that the sellers would trick them with, such as imperial jade, ice species, glassy species, and others. It was safe to say that he was an expert himself. After examining dozens of raw stones, he discovered that none of them were worth it! This was also why sellers wouldn’t cut the jade and sold it in half. After all, they wanted buyers to take the risk while making a profit.
After scanning hundreds of stones, he finally found a raw stone that captured his eyes. It wasn’t a big stone, costing 500 Talons. It was an imperial jade stone that weighed about half a pound, and its market price went up to approximately 7,000 Talons.
After William confirmed the stone’s value, he took out his phone and scanned the barcode, paying for it on the spot.
Immediately, a staff member approached him and put the stone in a box. Then, he locked it and gave William the key.
Just as William was about to scan more stones, his left eye felt blurry, and his head was spinning.
“Oh no! I’ve overworked my eyes! It looks like I have to take a break.” William was shocked and immediately stopped using his ability as he felt his body becoming weaker.
He had long found out that his third eye had a weakness; he couldn’t use it for extended periods, or he would be dizzy and feel weak.
Then, William looked at his watch and said to Tia, “Let’s take a break.”
Noticing that he had only chosen one stone after such a long time, she said, “You don’t have to be cautious, William. Just go for it.”
“I have 130,000 Talons on me, and I’m ready to spend it all. To make it worthwhile, I should be more careful. William smiled.
“It’s fine. I can pay for your loss.” Tia smiled.
“I won’t lose any money,” William replied.
As they were talking, a man and woman were heading toward their way. It was Queenie and Tanner. When the duo saw William, they were shocked. “Are you here to gamble too?” Queenie asked with a cold smirk.
However, William ignored her and turned to Tia. “Let’s look over there.”
“Don’t go. Tanner is great with this. We just earned p00 Talons after cutting open a raw stone. Why don’t
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you ask him to help you out?” Queenie said proudly.
Initially, William was going to ignore them. However, since they insisted on causing trou the need to back down.
“Is that so? I think I have better luck than him, though,” William said faintly.
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