The stone was utterly black, emitting a dense, dark mist under Chad's Clairvoyant Eye.As soon as the red cloth was removed, a searing pain shot through Chad's forehead as if a red-hot iron had been pressed against it.However, Chad could not afford to worry about the pain. He was sure that the stone did not contain jade.He rushed toward Grace, grabbed the red cloth, and covered the stone again. "This stone can't be cut!""You think you can just say that? Do you know how much I spent on this stone? Get out of my way!" Grace was furious that the young man had stolen the spotlight and declared that her rough stone could not be cut.Chad turned to Braum, "Braum, control your woman!"Braum quickly stood in front of Chad. "Grace, listen to me. My brother must have a reason for saying this.""Listen to what? You fooled me into thinking he's a miracle doctor, and now you want me to believe he's a stone master?" Grace was enraged.She had already gotten a lot of bids on that stone. Gr
Places like the Great Stone Hall often employed advanced techniques to ensure they knew the contents of the stones without opening them.Grace had ways to determine if a stone contained valuable material without cutting it open. While there might be some outliers, she was usually quite accurate."Well, have you made up your mind? Once you're ready, we'll start. But let me be clear—if you lose, I won't make you pay. You'll just have to work here for two months."Chad, looking to buy time, agreed immediately. "Fine! How do we do this?"Grace smiled, "The wager is this—we each choose a rough stone. Once we've made our selections, we'll cut them open. Whoever has the higher value wins!""Deal!" Chad said, fully activating his Clairvoyant Eye and using the fire folk breathing technique to begin selecting stones in the hall.Under the Clairvoyant Eye, he could see the glow emanating from the stones, each emitting a different hue depending on its quality.Surprisingly, the stones in th
Chad looked at the cut stone and asked, "How much is yours worth?"Grace smiled arrogantly. "Stop stalling. I won't let you get away with it. Now it's your turn to reveal your stone. I want to see how you'll manage without a cutting machine!"Chad responded, "The item inside is whole. I don't want the machine to cut it in half."His words caused a burst of laughter."You really don't know anything about stones, do you? I get it now. You want to polish it out, right?" Grace asked. Instead of cutting, polishing a stone meant gradually revealing the jade or gemstone within its natural lines."Hey, you! Help him polish this stone so he can give up!" Grace felt confident of her victory and looked forward to seeing Chad fail.A cutting machine worker took the stone from Chad and began polishing it. After a few strokes, the worker shouted, "It's turning red!"Everyone was stunned, and Grace was incredulous. The worker continued enlarging the window, revealing more fire-red color inside
"Bring me a hammer!" Chad yelled, and someone immediately handed him a large hammer.Chad swung the hammer and smashed it onto the stone.Clang!Crack!The stone's surface cracked with a single hit.Clang!Crash!Chad delivered a second blow with all his strength, causing the stone's outer layer to shatter completely, revealing a golden color beneath.An irregularly shaped gold nugget, about a meter tall, appeared next to the rockery!"Holy crap! It's real!"Grace could not help but swear, unable to believe what she had witnessed.At that point, Braum whispered in Grace's ear, "Stop it! Chad is Dr. Healy's senior disciple. He's a true miracle doctor! But I didn't expect him to be so skilled with stones!"According to market value, such a large gold nugget was worth tens of millions!The impurities within the gold nugget allowed geologists to determine the location of a gold mine, which was why it was so valuable.However, Chad's performance made Grace even more hesitant t
A large amount of black mist erupted from Grace's orifices, instantly engulfing her entire body. Fortunately, Weldon had brought the specially designed heat blowers. As soon as the transformation started, the machines were pointed at Grace.The heat blowers cleaned the entire Great Stone Hall of black mist, beginning with the first-floor hall. Chad even took the initiative to perform a cleaning ritual on Grace personally. It entailed channeling his internal energy, obtained through the fire folk's breathing technique, into Grace's meridians to clear the black mist from her body.Chad came up with that method on the spur of the moment and was unsure whether it would work, but it did. Grace expelled a large amount of black mist from her body, followed by a significant amount of black Evergrow from her fingertips.During that time, additional special agents arrived. Hundreds of custom heat blowers roared as they meticulously cleaned the inside and outside of Great Stone Hall. Grace's t
"Grace, you're awake!" Braum's voice came through, holding Grace and looking at her with concern. Grace opened her eyes, her face full of confusion. "Braum? When did you get here? What happened to me?"Chad was taken aback. He approached Grace and said, "You were sick.""Sick?" Grace looked puzzled. "How do you know, and who are you?"Braum replied, "He's the miracle doctor I invited to treat you!""Miracle doctor? Him? He can't be much older than my brother." Grace looked at Chad with disdain, clearly having forgotten everything that had happened before."What do you mean? You were just gambling with him on the stones, and—" Braum began to explain, but Chad interrupted him."Braum!"Chad then turned to Grace. "It's nothing. Ms. Lind, you have too many treasures, especially the gold nugget by the entrance, which is truly astounding."Grace frowned and started cursing, "What nonsense is he talking about? What gold nugget—"She did not finish her sentence when she saw the larg
"Chancellor Snyder? Is there a chancellor living in Jeems County? Or is he a fraud?" Braum's first reaction was to doubt the visitor's identity, but the luxurious car outside did not seem fake.Chad was also puzzled. If there was a chancellor in Bloomington, why did he not know about it?Grace sneered, "Are scammers nowadays so brazen? There's no chancellor in Jeems County.""Excuse me, is Mr. Chad Jennings here?"The middle-aged man stood tall and straight, clearly with a military background. The bulge around his waist left no doubt—it was a gun."That's me. What was the name of the person you mentioned? Chancellor Snyder?"To Chad's surprise, the middle-aged man responded earnestly, "You don't need to ask about that. Please come with me."Chad instinctively activated his Clairvoyant Eye, only to see the man enveloped in a golden-purple aura. Few people possessed such an aura, indicating righteousness and fortune.Through the color of the aura, Chad knew he could trust that pe
"Your grandfather left this for you. He gave it to me 30 years ago," Chancellor Snyder said with a smile.Chad picked up the box, puzzled. "Thirty years ago? But I wasn't even born then."Chancellor Snyder chuckled. "But he had already chosen your name 30 years ago."Chad was astonished and looked down at the golden silkwood box, stunned to see a clear inscription. [For my grandson, Chad.]Curious, Chad opened the box and was astonished. Inside was a completely black stone with ancient runes engraved on it.Chad had seen something similar before during his visualization—it was one of the many runes carved on the massive stones under Yggdrasil.Chancellor Snyder's next words shocked Chad even more. "This era is coming to an end, and a new one is about to begin!"Imperious Weasel had spoken similar words. Chad had not understood his meaning then, but he had his own suspicions.However, Chancellor Snyder did not stop with his startling statements. "You killed Marshawn, didn't you?