The Invincible Mercenary King

Chapter 936

In the beginning, Haylan had scanned all the raw stones in all the stalls. Hence, he knew that emerald could only be found in three raw stones in every stall.

The fact that they were distributed so evenly meant that everything was a trap set by the organizer.

There was only one goal to confuse the public and test who had the true ability.

“Eh? Each stall only has three stones that contain emerald?”

“Well, isn’t this too…

When Jerome and Jerry heard that, they gawked at Haylan in disbelief and admired him more.

With just a glance, Haylan knew everything about all the raw stones in every stall.

His eyes were so powerful.

“It isn’t a big deal. This is a competition after all. If the organizer doesn’t lay a trap, how are they going to test the contestants‘ abilities?” Haylan said calmly.

He picked up the three raw stones and looked at them carefully. But his eyes were filled with disappointment. He threw them to Jerome and said, “These three raw stones are not of top grade. I don’t want them. They’re yours.”

With that, he closed his eyes to rest, not caring about anything else.

Jerome looked at the three emeralds in his hands, then at Haylan. In the end, he said to Jerry in a low voice, “Mr. Jaber is really a remarkable expert.

When the polisher was polishing the stones, he was so nervous that he broke out in cold sweat. His heart was racing and he was on edge, worrying that he would be kicked out in the first round.

On the other hand, Haylan had always been calm and confident. It was obvious that he had seen through the organizer’s scheme. That was why he was so chilled.

Not only had Haylan discovered something amiss in their stall, but he had also detected the ins and outs of the raw stones in other stalls.

His appraisal skills were truly amazing.

“If Mr. Jaber wasn’t a remarkable expert, I wouldn’t have invited him,” Jerry said proudly. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“Alright, the others had to carry on with their competition. Let’s just wait quietly,” Jerome said placidly.

In fact, he was over the moon.

As long as they could advance to the next round, his registration fee would not go down the drain.

So, he also closed his eyes to rest as Haylan did.

At the same time, the emcee said loudly, “Ten minutes are up. Please stop.”

“Polishers, staff, and cameramen, please go to the stalls and do the necessary.”

Following his speech, the staff members went to different stalls to polish the stones.

As the machines were running, the stones were worn down bit by bit.

“The first one is a raw stone, not an emerald.”

“There’s a tint of green. Stall No. 68 has an emerald”

“There’s no emerald here.”

Some stones were emeralds while some weren’t.

Thirty minutes later, almost all the raw stones selected by the stalls were polished.

According to the records, out of the over 100 appraisers in the first round, 38 were eliminated.

“What’s going on? Why did everyone only get three gems?”

“There’s something fishy about this. It’s not accurate!”

“Shit, had I known it earlier, I would have chosen ten stones randomly as Haylan did. I examined the stones for so long and only found emerald in two stones. What a bummer!”

Some of the contestants were overjoyed, while some were dejected.

10:40

The bosses who had successfully identified three emeralds all laughed in joy and kept praising the appraisers they hired.

On the other hand, the bosses who were eliminated looked glum. They glared at the appraisers beside them and berated them harshly.

Those appraisers who had failed hung their heads in shame and did not dare to talk back to their bosses. They could only take it as their bosses lashed out at them.

“Alright, we have the list of contestants that will be moving to the next round. As for the eliminated contestants, please leave the venue, the emcee said loudly.

After the emcee spoke, the staff asked the eliminated bosses and appraisers to leave.

In an instant, the venue looked more spacious with lesser people in there.

Some contestants complained and refused to leave.

In the end, they were dragged away and thrown out of the venue by a group of fully armed soldiers.

“Might makes right” It was especially true at that moment.

“Soldiers?” Haylan opened his eyes and frowned as he looked at the warriors.

It seemed that the organizer of the competition was really the military department of Lightdom City

Many of the weapons those soldiers carried were taken from the military department’s arms depot. He had seen some of them in Dragon Team’s arsenal.

It could be inferred that the organizer was not just Lightdom Military Department. Dragon Team might have a part in that.

The emcee glanced at those who had not been eliminated and smiled. “Congratulations, contestants. You stayed and are eligible to enter the second round of the competition.”

“Staff, please give out the numbers to the appraisers who stay.

“Appraisers, after receiving the number, please move to the red area of the second zone and find your stall.

“The rules for the second round are the same as the first round. Select ten raw stones, among which, at least three must have emerald in them.

“If you can’t identify three emeralds, you’ll be eliminated.

“Please take your seats and wait for my instructions.”

Thereafter, the staff went forward to distribute numbers to the appraisers who had advanced to the next round.

Haylan quickly got his number 38.

“Gosh, this number…”

Haylan looked at the number and was speechless.

He stood up and said, “Mr. Griffith, let’s go.”

With that, he walked to stall No. 38 and sat down.

Jerome and Jerry followed Haylan. They moved all the raw stones in the stall and placed them in front of Haylan. Their eyes were filled with anticipation.

“Mr. Jaber, how is it this time? Are there only three raw stones that have emerald in them like before?” Jerry asked curiously.

Haylan glanced at the raw stones and just nodded without saying anything.

In fact, that batch of raw stones was also a smokescreen.

The organizers used a large number of raw stones to cover up the three stones that had emerald in them.

Moreover, the emerald hid pretty deeply in the stones. It was impossible to identify it with ordinary methods.

It was much harder than the first round.

And it required genuine skills to do that.

Just as Haylan was about to close his eyes and rest, a middle–aged man with hooded eyes appeared in front of Haylan.

He stared at Haylan grimly and said, “Mr. Jaber, I heard that you want to bet. I’ll bet with you.”