area51novel Chapter 17 Magical Material
Chapter 17 Magical Material
Li Chongtian gently waved his folding fan, glancing sideways at Lu Zhao, waiting for Lu Zhao to come over to ask for his advice and offer him a certain amount of resources as a reward.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no sign of Lu Zhao.
"Ahem, since you don't know anything about jade gambling, why don't you come over and ask me for advice? If your attitude pleases me, I might as well teach you some Origin Techniques." Li Chongtian coughed dryly.
"You owed over 100,000 jin of ore, and you've already paid it off so quickly?" Lu Zhao didn't look up, but simply replied indifferently.
"Haha..." A burst of laughter rang out, and everyone around was doubled over with laughter, tears welling up in their eyes.
"You..." Li Chongtian felt as if someone had stabbed him in the lungs.
This simple sentence enraged Li Chongtian.
"Kid, do you dare to make a bet with me? We each choose a source stone, and whoever cuts open a source stone of higher value loses 100,000 catties of source stone to the other. Do you dare?" Li Chongtian gritted his teeth and spoke fiercely.
"Can you still afford to gamble?" Lu Zhao asked calmly.
"My grandfather lives in the Jiang family's stone archway. Even if I can't pay it back myself, my grandfather will pay it back for me," Li Chongtian said with a cold snort.
The argument between the two naturally attracted more busybodies.
They surrounded the two men, wanting to see who would win.
"Alright, I'll bet with you." Lu Zhao finally agreed. After all, why wouldn't he take the extra 100,000 jin of source material?
As for this special Ghost Crack Stone, he has determined that there is something inside.
However, he is not yet able to be completely certain what it is, but there was originally a divine source within this Ghost Rift Stone.
Therefore, Lu Zhao was certain that even the worst Ghost Split Stone was a Divine Source.
However, this divine source was not large, at most only the size of a fist.
Upon hearing Lu Zhao's agreement, Li Chongtian finally smiled, and even the onlookers around him let out a sigh.
"Then I'll choose this one." Li Chongtian grabbed a piece of source stone directly.
This special source stone was something that Lu Zhao had rolled off the pile of source stones before choosing the Ghost Rift Stone, and then Li Chongtian spotted it at a glance.
Lu Zhao quickly scanned the source stone and immediately understood its contents.
He had seen this Originium before; it was a type of Originium called Chicken Blood Red. At first glance, it looked like it had an Originium, but in reality, there was nothing inside.
With just a little knowledge of source techniques, one can uncover the secrets hidden within the bloodstone.
However, Li Chongtian, who relied entirely on his eyesight and luck, couldn't see through the true nature of the bloodstone and didn't know that the stone he chose was a complete waste.
"This young man is still too young. Where would the source be in the Ghost Rift Stone?"
"Speaking of this Ghost Crack Stone, Grandmaster Ouyang Ye also saw it half a month ago, and later Grandmaster Ouyang determined it to be a useless stone."
"These were originally discarded waste stones, but the Jiang family placed them in this area."
Such things are not uncommon. Every time these holy lands and ancient families transport source stones from the source mine, they ask source technique families to investigate.
Some Originium that were certain to be found were transported back to the Holy Land and the Ancient Clans for safekeeping.
Those Originium stones that are uncertain in value, or those that are certain in value but not very valuable, will be placed in the Stone Shop in exchange for more Originium.
"Grandmaster Ouyang Ye is already very close to becoming a Source Earth Master. If even he is certain, then this Ghost Crack Stone is destined to be a useless stone."
"Look at Li Chongtian's expression; it seems he already knew about this."
Li Chongtian sneered repeatedly, his expression becoming increasingly calm.
At this moment, everyone was pessimistic about Lu Zhao, believing that Lu Zhao would definitely lose this competition and that it was a trap set by Li Chongtian to lure Lu Zhao into it.
However, those in the gambling industry around the area are very optimistic about chicken blood stone.
After all, judging from the appearance of that stone, it looked too much like those Origin Stones that had come from divine sources.
"Young man, let's cut the stone," someone nearby said.
Most of these people looked at Lu Zhao and began to feel sorry for him.
A person who has just entered the field of Source Arts is cheated out of 100,000 catties of Source on the very first day. How can he survive in the Holy City after this?
"Since you want to see the result, then please have the stone cutter cut it open." Lu Zhao held up the Ghost Crack Stone and went to the stone cutting area of the stone workshop.
Each level of the stone archway has a master stone cutter.
"Cut mine first. Today I'll show you just how big the gap is between us." Li Chongtian took out the bloodstone.
The experienced stone cutter took the bloodstone and quickly sliced it with his cutting knife.
The outer layer of stone crumbled away, revealing a layer of white stone underneath.
"No, this stone can't be white stone. Keep cutting deeper!" Li Chongtian roared, even taking matters into his own hands.
He took the Originium from the master craftsman and ran his fingertip across it.
Under his powerful finger force, a layer of Originium was quickly peeled off, but inside it was still white stone, and not a single grain of Originium could be seen.
In the end, the entire Originium turned into waste and fell to the ground.
"It's just a piece of waste rock. Not even a single source could be extracted from it. Li Chongtian is still so unlucky. He loses no matter who he bets with."
"You know what, this guy really is like that; it seems like he's never won."
"Why don't I give it a try? Maybe I can win some resources."
"Shut up! Even if I am Bai Shi, his Ghost Split Stone is still a useless stone. It's impossible for it to produce any source. So, we're still evenly matched and can continue choosing stones." Li Chongtian shouted, his face turning bright red.
"That's right, young man, this is a piece of waste rock. It's destined to contain no source. You should prepare for the next round soon."
"Young man, you're in luck. You might not lose to Li Chongtian in the next round."
"Haha, that's right. The title of 'God of Losing' is well-deserved. Perhaps this young man can use it to turn the tide."
"Regardless of the outcome, now that we've chosen the stone, even if it's confirmed to be a white stone, we'll only know for sure after we've completely cut it open," an elder said first.
"Master, cut it open." Lu Zhao handed the Ghost Split Stone to the master.
The master craftsman took the stone from the cracked rock and swiftly sliced it with his stone-cutting knife.
The stone skin of the Ghost Split Stone flew around and was split in two in the blink of an eye.
The center of this Ghostly Rift Stone is largely hollow, and the divine source within has long since vanished.
"Hmph, we're both from the same school of stone, what do you have to beat me now?" Li Chongtian became increasingly smug, no longer showing any tension whatsoever.
He knew he couldn't win with this Originium, but he was certain he could win with the next one.
"I haven't even finished cutting this piece of Originium yet, why are you in such a hurry to draw conclusions?" Lu Zhao just smiled and shook his head.
"Even after all this, you still won't give up?" A look of disdain flashed in Li Chongtian's eyes.
Under Lu Zhao's guidance, Master Qieyuan grabbed a scrap piece of stone and quickly sliced it with his stone-cutting knife, making the scrap piece smaller and smaller.
As the scraps on the other side got smaller and smaller, Li Chongtian's smile became more and more unrestrained.
However, before he could even laugh, the scrap material burst into light.