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"You can come down now!" Lin Yin exclaimed with joy upon seeing Jiang Chen. She noticed that he seemed much more energetic than before.
"Yeah, you've worked hard these past few days! Have you encountered any troubles?" Jiang Chen asked, feeling a surge of affection for her as he noticed her worried expression.
"No, it's been relatively calm these days! Just some minor issues that I could handle for you. I just didn't answer a few calls over the last couple of days!" Lin Yin replied.
Jiang Chen found it strange. "Didn't I give you my phone? You should be able to answer any of my calls."
"Just take a look at your missed calls, and you'll understand," Lin Yin said as she handed the phone back to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen took the phone and checked; all the missed calls were from Old Qin. No wonder Lin Yin hadn't answered. He quickly called back.
"Old Qin, I've been out these past few days and forgot my phone. Is there something you need?"
"Ah, Xiao Chen! There is indeed something. Tomorrow evening at the Kaiyuan Grand Hotel in Nangang, there's a Jade Auction House event. I was wondering if you'd be interested in attending? If you want to go, I'll accompany you. If not, I won't bother with it," Old Qin replied over the phone.
"Sure, I'll attend!" Jiang Chen agreed readily. He believed that with his abilities, attending such an auction would surely be profitable.
"Then I'll have Chungwai pick you up tomorrow!" Old Qin said before hanging up.
"Never mind, I'll go by myself!" Jiang Chen decided against having someone pick him up. Although it would normally be convenient, he was concerned about them running into Lin Yin, so he declined.
The next evening, Jiang Chen arrived at the Kaiyuan Grand Hotel. As expected, a large banner for the Jade Auction House was displayed at the entrance.
As he entered, he was stopped by security.
"Hey there, young man. The Jade Auction House is happening today; you can't just walk in."
"I'm here to attend the Jade Auction House!" Jiang Chen explained.
"Do you have an entry ticket?" the security guard asked.
Oh, I need an entry ticket? That makes sense; otherwise, anyone could just walk in and it would be chaotic inside the auction hall.
But I don't have one! Jiang Chen shook his head helplessly.
"Then there's nothing I can do; you can't go in!" The security guard was very serious about his job.
Jiang Chen pulled out his phone and called Old Qin.
"Old Qin, I'm at the entrance of the Kaiyuan Grand Hotel, but the security won't let me in without an entry ticket!"
"Oh, Xiao Chen! I'm already inside. I had planned for Chungwai to pick you up and bring you a ticket as well. Since you came on your own, of course you wouldn't have one. I'll come right out to give it to you!"
After a moment, Old Qin and Chungwai arrived at the entrance and handed Jiang Chen an entry ticket. The security guard then allowed Jiang Chen to enter.
“Xiao Chen, let’s grab some food at the buffet first! We need to eat well before the auction starts!” Old Qin led Jiang Chen to the buffet restaurant, which was already bustling with people.
After finishing their dinner, the three of them settled into their seats at the auction venue. The attendees of the Jade Auction House were mostly wealthy individuals, many of whom knew Old Qin and greeted him warmly. Jiang Chen, on the other hand, recognized very few of them. A couple of familiar faces belonged to those he had met during a previous dinner at Old Qin's home.
With ten minutes to go before the auction began, each seat was equipped with a booklet introducing the jade stones up for bid that night. Most of the stones being auctioned were jadeite.
Jiang Chen casually flipped through the pages. From the images, he couldn't discern much; however, he noticed that most of the items were uncut raw stones, with only a few being cut or polished jadeite.
“Xiao Chen, these Jadeite Raw Stones are all from Myanmar. The ordinary and inferior raw stones have already been bought up in the past few days. However, the chances of those raw stones yielding jadeite are quite low. The ones up for auction tonight are all top-quality raw stones; they have a good chance of producing jadeite. Of course, it also depends on luck and keen eyesight. You might end up spending tens of millions on a raw stone that’s only worth a few hundred thousand,” Old Qin explained to Jiang Chen.
“Don’t worry, just listen to me during the auction, and I guarantee you’ll profit,” Jiang Chen replied with a faint smile.
“With your word, Xiao Chen, I feel reassured,” Old Qin chuckled. With Jiang Chen's abilities to identify these raw stones, it should be a piece of cake.
Ten minutes later, the Jade Auction House commenced.
The first raw stones up for bid were not the best ones. Old Qin was particularly focused on the last few premium raw stones, which were rumored to have a high probability of yielding imperial green jadeite.
One by one, the raw stones were brought to the auction stage. Jiang Chen scanned them quickly; if he sensed no Spiritual Energy from a stone, he disregarded it entirely. If there was even a hint of Spiritual Energy, it indicated that it could yield decent-quality jadeite.
Although some raw stones emitted Spiritual Energy, they unfortunately did not meet the standards for spiritual stones, leaving Jiang Chen somewhat disappointed. He wasn’t here to buy jade or jadeite; his goal was to acquire spiritual stones.
After more than an hour, the auction neared its conclusion with only one final centerpiece raw stone left.
When this centerpiece raw stone was brought to the stage, Jiang Chen's lazy demeanor suddenly transformed as his eyes sparkled with intensity.
This centerpiece raw stone was quite large, weighing several hundred pounds. While others could not sense it, Jiang Chen could clearly detect that this stone contained rich Spiritual Energy comparable to that of low-grade spiritual stones from the Xiu Xian World.
Although classified as low-grade spiritual stone, such items were extremely rare on Earth, and Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel excited.
Everyone attending tonight's auction had come specifically for this centerpiece spiritual stone because the organizers had announced that after consultation with numerous experts, there was a ninety percent chance that this raw stone would yield imperial green jadeite—or even fully green jadeite.
If such a large raw stone could produce full imperial green jadeite, its value would be unimaginable.
Naturally, since this was the centerpiece item, its starting bid was also set at the highest price: five hundred million.
Just this starting price alone was enough to deter many bidders. Although there was a high likelihood of it yielding imperial green jadeite, it wasn’t guaranteed; if it turned out not to produce imperial green or only yielded a small piece of it, they would incur significant losses.
“Xiao Chen, do you think we can bid on this centerpiece raw stone?” Old Qin asked.
“We must have it,” Jiang Chen replied with a smile.
Seeing Jiang Chen’s eyes gleaming with excitement made Old Qin feel astonished. He couldn’t help but ask again: “Xiao Chen, is it true what they say about this centerpiece raw stone having the potential to yield imperial green jadeite or even fully green jadeite?”
"Let's take a picture first," Jiang Chen said with a calm smile.
"Uh, alright," Old Qin nodded.
Although five hundred million is expensive, there are many wealthy individuals in the jewelry and gemstone industry. Before the auction, many companies sent people to inspect this final Raw Stone and all believed it could indeed yield Imperial Green. While they couldn't guarantee it would be fully green, the volume of green expected should still be quite substantial.
Most jewelry companies have a psychological price range between five hundred million and one billion.
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