"I bid one million one hundred thousand," said the salesperson from Honggang Royal Jewelry.
Shit! The scene exploded into chaos. Over a million! It had been many years since anyone on this street had cut jade worth over a million.
The people around felt that they were in luck today, being able to witness the cutting of a million-dollar rough stone wasn't a common opportunity. From now on, they would all have bragging rights.
"You two are really shaless, thinking you can buy Dragon Blood Jade with a re million?" At that mont, an elder wearing gold-frad glasses and a Tang suit entered from the edge of the crowd.
This elder exuded a remarkable presence, clearly soone of high status.
He walked up close, scrutinized the stone carefully with a magnifying glass, and then finally lifted his head and said to Ding Fan beside him, "Young man, for this Dragon Blood Jade, I'll bid three million!"
Three... three million!
It was as if a bomb had gone off after the elder spoke; everyone felt as though they had been smacked hard.
Even Yun Yuan, who was standing nearby, was dumbstruck—three million! What kind of damn luck had this kid stumbled upon? He had just bought a stone, and now its price had soared like this. And it was still just a rough piece!
Is there no justice in the world?
Mu Zi was completely idolizing Ding Fan now. He had purchased the stone for eight thousand, which first increased to forty thousand, then sixty thousand, followed by four hundred thirty thousand, one million, one million one hundred thousand, and now it had soared directly to three million!
Recalling Ding Fan's performance at the auction, he was truly a little genius at making money!
After the elder made his bid, the salesperson from Honggang Royal Jewelry clearly didn't plan to back down; he imdiately took out his phone and stepped to the side to call, obviously discussing strategies with the headquarters.
anwhile, Master Xie Shi from Hidden Stone Studio also returned directly to his store; three million had exceeded his purchasing limit, so he also needed to consult with the owner behind him.
While Master Xie Shi walked away, Ding Fan was not idle; he directly approached the cutter and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he turned on the saw.
"Young man, are you saying you still want to cut with three million on the table?" The elder in the Tang suit watched Ding Fan with a puzzled expression.
Rough stones that could sell for three million were rare and, in anyone's eyes, that should have been a satisfactory offer. Yet it seed Ding Fan was intending to cut it further.
"I want to see what the jade inside this rough stone really looks like," Ding Fan indifferently responded to the elder in the Tang suit.
Holy shit!
The crowd was dumbfounded, listening to Ding Fan's words. It seed he wanted to cut out all the jade inside.
"Master..."
The spectators had already started to address Ding Fan as 'Master' just for his calm, composed deanor while cutting the stone; he truly deserved the title.
"Master, we believe in you! Cut!"
"Yes, cut!"...
At that mont, while there were so among the spectators trying to convince Ding Fan not to cut, many more were there to cheer him on.
People had initially advised him not to cut, but after the first window showed green, then the second and third windows also turned out green, the price went directly up to three million! So, the surrounding crowd was indeed eager to see how much this stone could eventually fetch.
Squeak...
Ding Fan turned on the saw and began cutting the stone.
Although it was Ding Fan's first ti cutting a stone, his technique was not at all clumsy; he had wielded the Flying Sword, so using a common small electric saw was no big deal at this point.
With expert movents and the aid of his Divine Sense, Ding Fan had already thoroughly explored the jade's veins within the rough stone with his Divine Sense.
Thus, it didn't take long for the rough stone at the top to be cut away by Ding Fan.
As the stone was cut away, a large swath of shimring green was exposed—just at the top, there were two fist-sized pieces.
Those around were literally tingling with excitent upon seeing this.
Dragon Blood Jade was used in the past to create Jade Pendants and hangings for the emperor.
In the late stages of the dynastic period, Dragon Blood Jade had beco very hard to find, and nowadays, it was even rarer to hear about anyone acquiring such jade.
Dragon Blood Jade is precious; jade pieces the size of a fist could sell for several hundreds of millions.
Now, with just the top chunk removed, two fist-sized pieces of jade were exposed, and many people were already estimating in their minds that the final auction price of this piece of jade would probably be in the tens of millions.
At this mont, the elder in the Tang suit hadn't blinked, watching the jade that Ding Fan had cut. His covetousness was barely concealed.
Ding Fan cut halfway and then stopped. The reason for the stop was that the blade on the cutter had beco dull, so he needed to replace it with a new one.
In fact, if there had been no one around, Ding Fan could have simply drawn the Selfless Sword from his storage ring and, with a few swift strokes, carved out the jade.
Now, with everyone watching, if Ding Fan really did that, it would indeed be a bit too shocking.
"Young man, we from Honggang Royal Jewelry will take that jade. Our boss has offered three hundred fifty thousand!" Just then, the Royal Jewelry salesperson who had stepped out to call his boss pushed through the crowd and ca up to Ding Fan.
"Even if you offer him seven hundred thousand now, he's not going to sell..." soone nearby comnted.
The Royal Jewelry salesperson was stunned. When he looked toward the jade on the cutter beside Ding Fan, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
The rough stone had already been split open, revealing two fist-sized pieces of jade inside.
Dragon type! As big as two fists!
Even the experienced staff mber from Royal Jewelry was montarily dizzy at the sight. Dragon Blood Jade was rare, and here was a large chunk of it.
Now, the Royal Jewelry staff mber understood why they wouldn't sell it for seven million, even if you offered ten million for this jade, they wouldn't sell!
Just then, Master Xie Shi from Hidden Stone Studio squeezed back into the crowd, accompanied by a middle-aged man dressed in casual attire.
Those who knew this middle-aged man were aware that he was indeed the owner of Hidden Stone Studio.
After pushing through the people, the owner of Hidden Stone Studio saw the split rough stone on the machine, and his eyes instantly lit up.
This middle-aged man was already an expert in stone-gambling, so when he saw the two fist-sized beautiful jades, his eyes imdiately sparkled.
Hidden Stone Studio had never had a signature treasure.
Throughout the years of running his shop, the middle-aged man had always wanted to acquire a piece of Upper Grade beautiful jade as a signature treasure, but over the years, none had caught his eye.
But the piece of beautiful jade in front of him caught his eye at first glance—it was simply perfect as a signature treasure.
"My friend, we at Hidden Stone Studio are willing to offer eighteen million..."
The middle-aged man had not finished speaking when the elder beside him took over imdiately.
"I offer thirty million..."
Thirty million! A full thirty million!
The people at the scene had already been so shocked that their mouths hung open. Half an hour ago, this stone was rely eight thousand, and now it had shot up to thirty million!
The price had climbed too fast!
After the elder had quoted the price, the staff mber from Royal Jewelry imdiately made a call on the spot.
"Boss, the stone has been split open, it's Dragon type, about the size of two fists, and now soone has already bid thirty million..."
"At all costs, buy it back for !" a frantic voice ca through the phone from his boss.
Dragon Blood Jade was already rare, and with such a large uncarved stone, commissioning a famous artist to carve it could turn its value into billions, tens of billions even.
That's why the owner of Royal Jewelry had instructed the staff mber to secure this piece of Dragon Blood Jade at all costs.
"Okay..." The employee from Royal Jewelry hung up the phone, now with newfound confidence. He looked around at all present and then made his bid directly.
"I bid thirty-five million!"
Wow... A direct premium of five million!
It was madness, a frenzied bidding war over a piece of stone! At this mont, not just the employee from Royal Jewelry, but also the owner of Hidden Stone Studio and the elder were staring at the stone in Ding Fan's hands, their eyes emitting bursts of light.
All three were formidable, each determined to secure the stone.
"Master, could you change the blade for ?" At that mont, Ding Fan said to Master Xie Shi beside him.
What?!
Master Xie Shi was stunned, even doubting whether he had heard wrong.
"Friend, you want to change the blade?" Master Xie Shi asked Ding Fan who was beside him.
Ding Fan slightly nodded. "Yes, the blade is dull, I want to replace it with a new one."
"You still want to cut?" Master Xie Shi widened his eyes and looked at Ding Fan.
Ding Fan said nothing, rely nodded.
All present could only be silent; Ding Fan's composure and his skillful cutting technique made everyone feel that Ding Fan's expertise was far beyond their own.
This was a master-level figure; they simply had no right to critique him.
Yet to cut a treasure worth thirty-five million still left everyone present in awe.
To cut into a treasure worth over thirty million required imnse resolve.
With thunder in his heart yet a calm exterior, such a person could truly be called a General!
For a prize worth over thirty million, to maintain such composure and poise like Ding Fan—who else in the world could do it?
Szzz…
With a calm expression, Ding Fan deftly cut into the stone again with the newly replaced blade.
Ding Fan's technique was extrely adept; in less than a minute, he had cut away the remaining part of the rough stone, revealing a rounded, elongated piece of jade, as thick as a middle-aged man's arm.
Flawless, without a single crack...
The ultimate beautiful jade...
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