"Seven hundred thousand!" Leon's face soured even more.If what he sensed earlier was correct, then there was almost certainly a very strong and pure energy coming from inside that raw jade stone. It would be more than enough to set up an Energy Convergence Circle!He was determined not to give up on such a good piece of jade so easily!"Eight hundred thousand!"Brody continued to increase the price."Nine hundred thousand!" Leon gritted his teeth."One million!" Brody looked at Leon with a teasing expression."I..." Leon's face became ashen. His total assets were only 1.4 million. Excluding the 7,000-dollar medical expenses he forked for Serena and the 300,000-dollar security deposit he just paid, he had just over 1.3 million left.Where was he going to get the extra money to rival Brody's offer?"One million?""That small piece of raw jade stone reached one million in that bidding war? Are those two guys crazy?""This is beyond crazy. I think something's wrong with their
Brody had been leading Leon up the garden path, causing the latter to spend more than a million bucks for no good reason!Such an amount of money was not a small sum for him, and he could feel his heart aching after suffering such a huge loss."That dude just took the poor guy for a spin!""Poor young man. He spent more than a million only to look like a fool in the end!""He'll be pissed for sure if that piece of raw jade stone ends up being worthless!"Everyone came to that sudden realization and began looking at Leon with pity and contempt. They all felt that Leon was the epitome of a sucker!Leon suppressed the anger in his heart. He might have been tricked by Brody, but at the very least he was successful in obtaining that piece of raw jade stone. The only thing left for him to do was hope that the jade could provide him with what he wanted. After all, having it fail on him was the last thing that he wanted! He would have been a real fool if that were to happen!"You're jus
"How is that possible? How could a loser like him have Rivercity Bank's Supreme Card..." Brody could not believe what he saw."Was it… Iris who gave it to him?"That thought immediately popped up in Marilyn's mind and she seemed to connect the dots."But I thought he isn't in a relationship with Iris? Why would Iris give him Rivercity Bank's Supreme Card…unless they are together." Having muttered that, Brody shook his head violently as if unable to accept such a cruel reality!Iris was his dream goddess, and he could never accept the fact that Iris was Leon's girlfriend even if Leon produced Rivercity Bank's Supreme Card!There was no way could a useless loser like Leon could be worthy of someone as noble and beautiful as Iris!"He could've tricked her into giving it to him for all we know!" Marilyn was jealous. She initially thought that her divorce from Leon would cause him to sink into depression and perhaps even turn him into a beggar!However, reality gave her a tight slap
"Go on. Keep cutting," Leon urged calmly.The staff cut a few more times but all that came out of it was gravel inside and nothing else."Still nothing?""That's unlikely!""Is it possible that there's not even any low- to mid-grade jadeite inside this rock, not even pea-greens or flower greens?"The shock that everyone felt was such that they did not even bother to bemoan Leon's bad luck anymore!Low- to mid-grade jadeite was the least that such good-quality raw jade stone would usually produce, but nothing of the sort was seen yet. Under such circumstances, he was better off buying a piece of raw jade stone that was extracted from pea-green jade!Even if he were to find some clear jadeite inside, Leon will still be making a loss—it was only a matter of how much that loss was!"Just keep cutting."Leon's heart sank and the calmness that he initially began to slip away.The staff continued to cut the stone. Dust flew everywhere, but still, there was only gravel inside with no
Leon was overjoyed because he never expected those two jade stones to contain such powerful and pure spiritual energy, despite not being worth much.Nevertheless, spiritual energy was abundant inside and it was more than enough to set up the Energy Convergence Circle. Whether or not it was valuable in monetary terms was of no importance to him.The only issue that gave him a headache was that Brody tricked him into spending more than a million. He just gave a sum of money, yet it did not take long for him to revert to becoming a pauper again!"Wait! Do you mind if I take a look at these two jadeites, Mister Wolf?" Kai's eyelids twitched and he walked over."Not at all. Go ahead."Leon did not mind in the least and handed them over to Kai.As Kai looked carefully at the two gemstones, his expression gradually became solemn."They're just two worthless pieces of pea-green jadeite. Don't even bother examining them!" Brody scoffed.Kai's solemn expression turned sour and he glared
"I'll be frank with you, Mister Wolf. Your two imperial greens are pure and transparent, which makes them incredibly valuable. Such items are a rarity on the market, so I can't give you an estimate of the specific market price. If you intend to sell it, we are willing to pay nine million for it!" Kai said in a heartbeat.Top-quality jadeite such as imperial greens was very hard to come by, and if their store was able to obtain one, they could turn it into the store's good luck charm!The only fly in the ointment was the small size of that imperial green, and it was cut in half by Leon at the center. If it was whole, it would have been more valuable!"But..." Leon was stunned. He never dreamed that the jadeite which he assumed to be pea-greens were extremely precious and rare imperial greens!Before Leon could answer, a voice suddenly called out from behind, "I'll give you ten million!" An old man in his 70s entered the shop along with several well-dressed bodyguards.The old man w
"I…"Leon was incredibly hesitant. He had neither heard of the Shears before nor had any knowledge of who the four major families were, but he could tell from everyone's reaction that the individual in front of him was not just your average old man.His ten million bid was no doubt a very high price that far exceeded his expectations. One could not fault Leon for being swayed somewhat.However, he planned to use that jade to create an Energy Convergence Circle, and if he sold those two imperial greens to Benedict, it would be very difficult for him to find one that was more suitable."I'm sorry, sir. They're not for sale. I need them."Leon smiled apologetically.Benedict seemed disappointed and pressed further, "Are you sure you can't sell them? We can always negotiate the price.""I guess I can sell you one piece if you want them, but I would like to keep the other piece to myself," Leon hesitated.He needed only one piece to use as the focal point of the circle, so it was fi
Leon waved his hands repeatedly to respectfully decline Benedict's kindness."I must insist! If you take something as rare and precious as this imperial green and carve it into a piece of women's jewelry, it's almost certain to win their hearts..." Benedict grinned knowingly and gave Leon a little wink as if to say, 'I know what you want them for.'As someone who experienced a lot of things in life, he assumed that Leon's intended to have them crafted into jewelry and given to a current or potential girlfriend. After all, no one would have thought that Leon had some other purpose.Leon was initially still adamant about refusing but was eventually swayed by the old man. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Sir, I'd like to ask for a necklace if it's possible...""Not a problem!" Benedict let out a chuckle.If those two imperial greens were carved into two jade bracelets, the middle that had to be hollowed out was enough to make two necklace pendants, a couple of