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Originally, when Wei Yuan was trying to restore his mother's legs, he had acted impulsively and made decisions beyond his initial plan.
For instance, he had been confident in Third Form's Restorative Power, believing wholeheartedly that it would successfully help his mother regain her health.
After all, as a son, seeing his mother in her later years not enjoying the happiness she deserved, but instead feeling downcast due to her broken legs, filled Wei Yuan with immense sorrow.
However, he overlooked one crucial fact: Ability is not omnipotent, and the complexities of the human body are not as simple as he thought. The various unknown nerve centers in his mother's legs could not be completely resolved with just one restoration.
Fortunately, by infusing Restorative Power into a blue potion that acted as a catalyst, Wei Yuan was able to maximize the effects of his Third Form's Restorative Power, which then produced results on his mother's legs.
This led Wei Yuan to act too hastily, drawing from the Mist-like Space in his mind without restraint and continuously mobilizing Dark Cloud Substance.
Due to the inherent properties of Third Form's Dark Cloud Substance, it would continuously absorb surrounding Dark Ink-colored Mist during the consumption process to replenish itself. As a result, the amount of Light Ink-Colored Mist decreased while the volume of Dark Cloud Substance kept expanding.
Moreover, after the restoration, this expansion did not cease; it merely continued at a slower pace, absorbing the dwindling Dark Ink-colored Mist. At this point, if Wei Yuan attempted to use his Repairing Ability, he would inevitably need to check the status within the Mist-like Space.
This is akin to checking the fuel gauge before driving out.
As it turned out, not checking was better; upon inspection, Wei Yuan was immediately alarmed...
He had no idea that so many changes had occurred in the Mist-like Space. Afterward, he couldn't help but feel a bit fearful; he truly considered himself fortunate. Otherwise, he might have faced other issues due to this oversight.
In fact, within the Mist-like Space, the Light Ink-Colored Mist had already been completely consumed by the deep black Dark Cloud Substance. Although after completing the restoration, the absorption rate was less than one percent of its peak performance, changes still occurred over time.
After all, Wei Yuan had noticed that even after completing the restoration, while the absorption rate slowed down significantly, there were no signs of it stopping. It was as if a machine had started running and could not be controlled because he had no idea where the main switch was...
Perhaps only by destroying himself could it possibly stop. The terrifying aspect of this slow absorption was that even when Wei Yuan was in a state of slumber, it maintained a steady rate of absorption.
Jingwei fills the sea, and the foolish old man moves mountains.
No matter how reckless an action may seem, as long as it continues day after day, there will eventually be success. Of course, this is not an encouraging statement, as Wei Yuan himself is unsure whether this is a good phenomenon...
Because when the Ability within his body, specifically in the Mist-like Space that controls the Ability, reaches a point where various changes can no longer be controlled by himself, Wei Yuan inevitably feels a sense of helplessness.
At this moment, the Light Ink-Colored Mist completely disappears, and Wei Yuan surprisingly had no prior awareness of it; he only realizes it upon checking again.
Previously, even when the second form of the Light Ink-Colored Mist appeared, the first form of the Silver-gray Mist still coexisted simultaneously, and its disappearance was very slow and rhythmic, which prevented Wei Yuan from paying much attention or feeling afraid.
However, this time everything happened too quickly and unexpectedly; Wei Yuan felt as if he were a woman forced into something without experiencing any pleasure before it ended.
The disappearance of the Light Ink-Colored Mist is an undeniable fact, which directly leads to the three Dark Cloud Substances becoming even darker in color once again.
At one point, Wei Yuan even had the illusion that this state resembled the natural process of rain; after gathering into cloud-like formations, their color gradually darkened and their volume increased. Wouldn't it soon lead to heavy rain?
Naturally, Wei Yuan does not wish for excessive changes. If they were positive changes, it would be fine; he fears that the Repairing Ability might suddenly vanish, causing him to revert to his original state. What he fears most is that his body might develop other issues.
After all, he has just acquired two girls he likes, his mother is still waiting for him to honor and serve her, and his great enemy Xu Feng is living carefree. How could Wei Yuan bear to let himself come to harm?
Yet the deepening color and increasing size of the Dark Cloud Substance are undeniable facts that make Wei Yuan feel even more troubled.
However, with the newly replaced machinery and the costs required for researching new drugs resting on his shoulders, along with having collected so much jade and stone powder that still needs processing, he cannot afford to give up.
After all, one cannot stop eating due to fear of choking. As they say, fortune lies in danger; taking risks is acceptable as long as there is value in doing so.
The pile of jade before him had already found its destination, as Wei Yuan had planned for them, just waiting for his Third Form's Restorative Power to reshape them and sell them again.
So he had no way back; regardless of whether the road ahead was good or bad, once he took the first step, there was no turning back.
Casting aside excessive concerns, Wei Yuan slowly adjusted his emotions like setting a phone to silent mode. After gradually calming down, he began to repair the jade slowly and efficiently.
Although it was still jade, this time the method differed from when he repaired substandard Jade before. Previously, he applied Restorative Power only to the cracked and damaged areas without any additional materials.
However, this time Wei Yuan's approach was somewhat unusual. He was restoring the powdered stone debris back onto a complete piece of jade. This task was clearly not as simple as it seemed.
The Third Form's Restorative Power acted merely like glue, assisting in reattaching the stone debris and powder that had fallen off the jade.
The first stone was relatively simple because it was purchased from a flirtatious woman in her thirties who wore a low-cut dress. When she bought it, it was a complete Raw Jade Material. The surface's Green Veins and shape were particularly deceptive, which led her to spend money on it.
Since he only needed to completely reattach all the stone debris and powder, Wei Yuan did not have to overly distinguish where to start. He simply wrapped all the large chunks of stone and debris around the jade and adjusted the position to best reveal the surface's Green Veins.
Then, under the influence of the Third Form's Restorative Power, in less than half an hour, this piece of jade that had been cut open and valued at around thirty to forty thousand dollars was restored to its Rough Stone state. Based on its surface shape and distribution of Green Veins, it could be worth three to five hundred thousand dollars; some might even be willing to gamble on it...
Wei Yuan finally let out a sigh of relief and paused for a moment to check on the situation in his mind's Mist-like Space.
"As expected."
Originally slowly absorbing the surrounding Dark Ink-colored Mist in a rhythmic manner without stopping, Wei Yuan felt some concern but was not overly melancholic.
However, when the Light Ink-Colored Mist completely disappeared, upon temporarily checking, he found that the absorption had indeed stopped. At this moment, the remaining three Deep Black Cloud-like Objects had expanded to more than twice their original size.
The emergence of this situation has led to a change in what was originally a Mist-like Space filled with various colored misty substances. The disappearance of the misty substances signifies what kind of situation?
Or perhaps the term "disappearance" is not appropriate, because those Light Ink-Colored Mist have clearly been absorbed and become part of three deep black Dark Cloud Substances, indicating a form of advancement.
However, regardless of the circumstances, a new situation has arisen. When Wei Yuan once again opened the Mist-like Space and activated the three Deep Black Cloud-like Objects representing the Third Form of Restorative Power, another entity within the Mist-like Space became active.
This time, the situation is somewhat different, as it resembles the law of the jungle; only the three Deep Black Cloud-like Objects remain, and they have significantly expanded in size.
This result is due to their absorption of other misty substances. At this moment, the characteristics of the Dark Cloud Substance remain consistent; during Wei Yuan's process of utilizing them for restoration, the Dark Cloud Substance still begins to show deficiencies due to output.
Now, the surrounding Light Ink-Colored Mist has been completely absorbed, and in order to replenish the output, those Dark Cloud Substances must start to cannibalize each other.
It is akin to three individuals left on a deserted island who begin to fight over the last remaining food.
Thus, the three Dark Cloud Substances began to absorb each other, as Wei Yuan, while using the Restorative Power of the Third Form, primarily activated a relatively larger piece of Dark Cloud Substance within the Mist-like Space.
Since activating these Dark Cloud Substances requires considerable mental energy, Wei Yuan naturally chose a piece that was relatively smaller in size.
At this moment, that larger piece of Dark Cloud Substance, from which Wei Yuan extracted some energy for repairing the emerald, shrank again in size. Naturally, it could not withstand the two larger pieces of Dark Cloud Substance.
"It feels like a love triangle."
As Wei Yuan watched the three Dark Cloud Substances continuously absorbing each other, he suddenly thought of it as a love triangle involving one man and two women. The larger piece seemed like the man.
The two larger pieces naturally resembled two women, both wanting to completely dominate that man. However, that man foolishly attempted to absorb both remaining pieces of Dark Cloud Substance with his weak power.
The remaining two larger Dark Cloud Substances seemed to be like women who had been harmed, filled with hatred towards Iron Heart. Since they could not completely possess it, they decided to destroy it entirely together.
Perhaps feeling guilty, Wei Yuan, who was caught between Yang Ying and Lan Xue, unconsciously had similar associations.
However, his imagination could not expand infinitely, as the larger Dark Cloud Substance had already been completely absorbed.
"That was ruthless."
At this moment, the two larger Dark Cloud Substances had finished their feast and fully digested the larger Dark Cloud Substance.
They began to expand again, growing even larger. In the entire Mist-like Space, only these two massive deep black Dark Cloud Substances remained.
Moreover, the two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects were continuously compressing the space between them, as they had begun to collide. The entire Mist-like Space was completely occupied by them.
"What will happen next?"
Wei Yuan dared not imagine. He took out another piece of jade. This piece of jade would likely not require much energy, as its value truly validated a saying in the Gambling on Jade industry: one cut can make you poor, and one cut can make you rich.
It was originally very close to being completely cut open, but the previous owner either lost their nerve or something else happened and sold it for four hundred twenty thousand.
And under the negotiation of that flirtatious woman nearing thirty, it ultimately sold for only four hundred thousand.
However, Wei Yuan knew that if that Rough Stone were completely cut open, the Green Veins would still be so vibrant that its price could reach one million five hundred thousand. It was as if that person possessed some ability.
For example, something like x-ray vision or a sixth sense; they actually chose to sell it at a loss at this moment, seemingly aware that cutting into this stone would definitely result in a huge loss.
Maybe I was overthinking it. After all, that piece of Rough Stone, from its surface, clearly showed that its original owner was also someone who wasn't well-off, essentially a common poor person.
This could be considered the second miracle at the Jade Rough Stone Market, because this time, Gambling on Jade turned out to be quite a grand affair.
This piece of Rough Stone, which appeared grayish-white on the surface, was worth only a few hundred dollars. However, after just a few cuts, it revealed a glistening Green Vein, which made the person a bit anxious and naturally hopeful for a further increase in value.
By the end of the cutting process, the price had risen to around four hundred thousand. If it were fully revealed and the Green Veins remained intact, it could be worth one million five hundred thousand; if it turned out to be a loss, its value would drop tenfold.
It was truly a gamble—one moment you could be on top, and the next you could be in hell.
From the choice of Rough Stone this person made, it was clear that they were not in a wealthy profession. Thus, he was evidently just a pure gambler hoping for luck, and at this moment he was naturally bearing the ups and downs.
So it was quite normal for him to feel flustered and sell it off quickly.
Wei Yuan directly took the last piece of stone chips cut off and a pile of fragments and powder created by grinding with a wheel to place on top of the jade. However, this process required great care; he couldn't cover the Green Veins on the surface of the jade completely. Otherwise, the value of the jade would be obscured, making it impossible to find buyers later.
This method was clearly much less labor-intensive than completely restoring a piece of jade to its Rough Stone state. Less effort also meant conserving energy.
Thus, this time the consumption in his mind's Mist-like Space was actually minimal. Additionally, Wei Yuan exerted effort on both ends, using his consciousness to manipulate the situation within Mist-like Space. He extracted corresponding amounts from two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects according to his estimates to achieve balance.
However, the more one sought balance, sometimes it became difficult to resist the natural development of things.
Whenever there was any consumption, those two Dark Cloud Substances in Mist-like Space had to absorb other mist-like substances or comparable Dark Cloud Substances to replenish themselves or even gradually expand their territory within Mist-like Space.
So initially there were eight Deep Black Cloud-like Objects; now through mutual destruction and absorption among themselves, only two remained. No matter how much Wei Yuan sought balance, it was hard to preserve both Deep Black Cloud-like Objects.
Long separation must lead to reunion, and long reunion must lead to separation. Ultimately, these two remaining Deep Black Cloud-like Objects will still rely on this principle to merge together, resulting in new changes, whether good or bad can only be known at that time.
However, Wei Yuan has already gained some insights. Seeing the two Dark Cloud Substances with similar degrees of incompleteness, Wei Yuan balances the extraction of energy from both sides, but deep down he knows that the trend of merging is unstoppable.
Nevertheless, by extracting energy in a balanced manner, he can at least slow down this change. For now, he does not know whether this is a blessing or a curse; he simply does not have the time to comprehend it all.
Thus, balanced extraction helps the two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects to undergo a gradual merging process. This approach is much safer and more cautious compared to completely extracting one and allowing the other Dark Cloud Substance to absorb it.
At this moment, the piece of jade finally returned to its best condition after Wei Yuan's repair. The surface cut revealed Green Veins that were very watery and prominent, with beautiful colors that indeed stirred a desire to buy it and cut it open completely for a closer look.
What Wei Yuan is selling is this impulse because he knows that if the entire piece of jade is completely cut open, its value would be tens of thousands. However, with this layer of watery Green Veins as temptation, he believes many greedy people will be unable to resist making a purchase.
Originally bought for sixty thousand, these two pieces of jade can now conservatively be estimated to sell for over eight hundred thousand. The profit and speed involved are comparable to any high-profit industry.
"Alright, I've finally secured the two most valuable pieces. The rest consists of some more scattered jades."
Since the university students recruited from the job market are all amateurs, even less knowledgeable than himself, he naturally cannot have too many expectations of them. Therefore, in his basic plan, this recovery operation mainly focuses on quantity and casts a wide net.
This approach has another advantage: it disperses attention and does not easily attract others' notice. Moreover, even if the jades brought back are restored to their most valuable state, they won't be priced too frighteningly high so that too many people cannot afford them; this makes them easier to sell.
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