The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1698 - 1697: Betting on a Price Surge

"Brother, how much do all these stones cost? You spent so much money just to buy a pile of useless stones? Why not buy one or two first, see how they turn out, and then continue buying?"Opening one or two stones, if there are no Purple Crystals, Tang Rao would feel so disheartened he wouldn't want to open them anymore. So, there's no need for Shu Yi to persuade him. But buying so many at once, paying first and opening later, means if he regrets it halfway, there's no returning them.

Tang Rao understood Shu Yi's concerns, and he knew it was normal for anyone to have such worries, but once he made the choice, he wouldn't back out.

"Sir, since you've chosen your stones, you won't want a refund, right?"

There was still the owner present. Although Tang Rao wasn't swayed by the words, it didn't mean the owner could stay calm after hearing what Shu Yi said.

If the deal Tang Rao made went through, it would be enough business for the owner for many years. This deal absolutely cannot fall through.

The owner was even starting to pray in his heart, hoping this deal wouldn't fall apart.

If this deal fell through, who knows when the owner's shop would get another big deal.

"It's fine, just those. Give me a discount where you can, if the price is reasonable, I'll buy more after opening them. It's all for fun anyway. Just don't take wealth too seriously, folks."

Tang Rao's words were like a calming pill for the owner. Once the owner heard this, he quickly moved all the stones Tang Rao selected and took them to the workshop for cutting.

The workshop was open to the public. The news about Tang Rao spending a fortune in a failing shop to buy stones spread quickly thanks to the owner's wife. It drew a lot of attention, and many people gathered around the once-deserted little shop, mostly to watch Tang Rao make a fool of himself.

They came to see which fool had too much money to burn and ended up squandering it in a neglected store. They also wanted to see the expression on this big fool's face if all the stones turned out to have no Purple Crystals after opening.

"How do you plan to open them?"

The owner walked up to a Magic Artifact and asked Tang Rao about the way he wanted to open the goods.

"No matter how you open it, Purple Crystals can be used. I say let's not beat around the bush and just cut them in half directly. If there's a Purple Crystal inside, it's my good luck; if not, it's my bad luck. With so many stones, opening them one by one, there's bound to be one that's lucky, right?"

In front of so many people, Tang Rao couldn't show that he knew nothing.

He couldn't let outsiders see that he was confident about these goods, could he?

No, it shouldn't even be said that he was confident in the goods, but that he was 100% sure there were good things inside.

Others couldn't see the Purple Crystals inside the stones, and neither could Tang Rao. He dared to pick them because he had the Divine Artifact in his hand.

The Little Hedgehog was formidable at eating and drinking, and just as formidable at treasure hunting. Under Tang Rao's coercion and inducement, the Little Hedgehog finally compromised. As long as it passed by a stone, it would approach to check it out and then tell Tang Rao whether there was something inside.

During the stone selection process, it seemed casual, but only Tang Rao knew he wasn't being perfunctory.

"Cut from the middle? You don't want to leave any suspense with that cutting method?"

The owner wanted to persuade Tang Rao further, but Tang Rao stuck with his plan, instructing the owner to cut directly from the middle.

He seemed not to care at all whether there was something inside.

The buyer is king. Faced with so many eyes on him, the owner had no choice but to cut the stone in half with the Magic Artifact in front of everyone.

The cutting of stones was simple and crude; under the witness of all, a stone split in two, revealing purple crystals inside.

From the middle to the sides, the purple crystals were quite abundant.

"There are Purple Crystals? And this many, this big? Several thousand pounds! This guy's got some luck, he's hit it big!"

Just by looking at the cut-open Purple Crystals, anyone familiar with the market could immediately estimate how much money would go into the pocket.

"Sir, you've hit the jackpot with this gamble? You've struck it rich?"

The owner hadn't opened goods in years. Those stones that looked like they might have Purple Crystals had long been picked through. The ones that looked of poor quality had been sitting there for ages, with no one giving them a glance.

No one expected that the uglier the stone, the more surprising the contents.

"What's this talk of striking it rich? I'm just here for some joy. You know, I randomly picked these stones relying on luck. There are still ten or eight stones over there; cut them all from the middle just like before."

All ten or eight remaining stones, cut directly from the middle?

This Tang Rao is either a genius or a madman, either very wealthy or has a problem in the head.

Regardless of which he belongs to, outsiders only came for the spectacle, nothing more.

The owner, following Tang Rao's words, really moved each thousand-pound stone over, cutting them in half with the Magic Artifact. Among all the stones Tang Rao chose, not a single one was empty; all were top-notch goods, all fine Purple Crystals. Though Tang Rao's face remained calm, the owner was different; he was both happy for Tang Rao and full of regret.

He was just someone who bought and sold stones for small profits. If he had opened these stones himself, he wouldn't be in such dire straits; he would have long become wealthy.

"Wow, who would have thought your luck is so good? Even in a deserted shop, you managed to get 100% fine goods. Those odds are slim. Could it be you have X-ray vision, seeing whether there are Purple Crystals inside?"

Shu Yi was skeptical of Tang Rao's luck, but no matter what he said, Tang Rao refused to admit to anything, leaving Shu Yi at a loss.

"X-ray vision? Why don't you show me yours? I've said it really is just good luck. Hurry and put those stones into the Space Ring, let's go check out other shops. What if luck strikes again?"

Having picked all the good goods in the shop, Tang Rao, in the envious eyes of all, walked out with the swagger of a landlord's naïve son, not caring if anyone plotted against him.

"Hey, what's that guy's identity? Never seen him before; he seems quite bold."

"We haven't seen him, but the one next to him, I know. It's Shu Yi, from the Shu Family, the eldest grandson, and the only heir of the Shu Family."

Shu Yi's identity was recognized, but it held no particular value. They wanted to know Tang Rao's identity, not some heir of the Shu Family.

"I know the one standing next to him is Shu Yi, but I want to know who that big fool is. Whoever knows his identity, I'll buy drinks!"