Chapter 6

"Really stupid, it's just borrowing money. You borrow, you return, but with interest, of course." Lulu rolled her eyes and said.

Huang Yu had a bad feeling, guessing that the interest rate would definitely not be low. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, so he asked, "How much interest?"

"This is a bit high, but I think it's just a small matter for you, my master." Lulu's eyes darted around, like a cunning little fox.

"How much exactly?"

"Four hundred percent per month."

"What? Why don't you just rob people." Huang Yu was furious. What a joke, this is even higher than a high-interest loan. Four hundred percent, that means if you borrow a thousand points, you have to pay back five thousand points after a month. This is too much, even a high-interest loan is only seven in and thirteen out.

"If you don't pay back in a month, the interest will compound, hehe."

Huang Yu was depressed. This is absolutely unaffordable. It's too much of a loss. To pay back five thousand points of life energy in a month, how many wild wolves would he have to kill?

"Master, this is a good opportunity. In the future, if you want to borrow money, you need to get a loan card. Otherwise, there will be no chance to borrow." Lulu added.

"Lower the interest a bit, then it might be okay. With such a heavy interest rate, I, your master, can't afford it."

"Then Lulu can't help it."

...

Soon, Huang Yu followed Huang Dashi to the warehouse, where all the uncut jade stones were stored.

"Master, all the jade stones of our Huang family are here. These on the side are of slightly poorer quality, while the ones inside are of better quality and higher price." Huang Dashi said as he walked, "Our Huang family currently has a total of 15,000 jade stones in stock, all stored in these two warehouses. There are also some already cut jade stones, which are stored in the inner warehouse."

"Old Huang, how much are these jade stones worth in total?" Huang Yu looked closely and asked.

"All the jade stones here are worth about one million gold taels."

More than 10,000 stones, worth one million gold taels, this is too expensive. That means each stone is worth about 70 gold taels on average. Incredible, truly incredible.

"Old Huang, you go about your business. I'll take a look myself." Huang Yu waved his hand and then lowered his head, carefully examining a jade stone at his feet.

On Earth, Huang Yu had heard of jade gambling, but he had never seen it in person. Now, looking at these valuable jade stones, he felt quite excited.

"Lulu said that the detection skill can tell whether there is jade inside the stone. I'll give it a try." Huang Yu used the detection skill on a basketball-sized jade stone in front of him.

Upon inspection, a set of data appeared on the jade stone:

Quality: 0

Value: 0

A quality of 0 and no value, this is just a piece of waste.

Let's try another one.

Huang Yu moved to a huge jade stone not far away. This stone was much larger than the previous one, over a meter tall, with a very smooth surface, like a mirror.

"Detection skill."

Hmm, upon inspection, Huang Yu was surprised. It was all unknown.

Quality: Unknown.

Value: Unknown.

"Lulu, what's going on here?" Huang Yu asked Lulu hurriedly.

"In this case, the thing inside exceeds the range that your detection skill can identify." Lulu explained.

"Does this mean there is something inside, and it's likely to be a good thing, with a high quality that exceeds the limit of the detection skill?" Huang Yu asked while examining the huge jade stone.

"Exactly, that's what it means." Lulu nodded.

Huang Yu noticed the surprise in Lulu's eyes. It seems that there is definitely something good inside this jade stone. Huang Yu was sure that Lulu knew what was inside, but she was unwilling to say. He couldn't force her, of course.

However, since he knows there is something good inside, what it is will be revealed once it is cut open. If it's a spirit stone, he will be in luck. If it's a spirit stone, he can achieve the innate realm. Of course, that would be a bit wasteful. If a spirit stone is put up for auction, the business of the Huang family jade shop will definitely boom.

"Lin Fu, go call some people to carry this jade stone out and cut it open." Huang Yu turned to Lin Fu beside him.

"Yes, Master."

Soon, two stone cutters came. Don't be fooled by their unremarkable appearance; they were quite skilled, both being third-level Qi practitioners, which was no small feat.

After placing the huge jade stone on an open area, the two men began their work. Cutting jade stones is a very cautious task that requires great care. If not careful, the jade inside can easily be damaged. This is a specialized skill that only martial artists can perform.

The two men were very skilled, and soon the one-meter-tall jade stone was cut down by more than half, with broken pieces scattered on the ground. The jade stone was almost completely cut open, but there was still nothing inside. Lin Fu and the two stone cutters didn't think there would be any jade inside.

"Master, should we continue cutting?" one of the stone cutters asked.

At this point, the jade stone was only the size of three basketballs.

"Continue cutting."

Although the two stone cutters were somewhat reluctant, they had no choice but to continue since he was the master.

A few minutes later, the jade stone was reduced to the size of a basketball, and something inside was revealed, which stunned the two stone cutters.

"This is... this is..."

"Congratulations, Master, congratulations, this is a spirit stone, a spirit stone!" Lin Fu also noticed and was pleasantly surprised, quickly saying.

"A spirit stone? You mean this is a spirit stone?" Huang Yu was also very surprised, though he had thought it might be a spirit stone, it was just a guess.

"Yes, this is a spirit stone. Ten years ago, when I was with the master, I saw one. This is what a spirit stone looks like." Lin Fu was very excited.

"Quick, get it out. Lin Fu, go call Old Huang." Huang Yu was also very excited. A spirit stone, he didn't expect to really find one. This way, the Huang family jade shop will be saved. Even if they don't win the so-called jade gambling competition, the business of the Huang family jade shop will not be a concern.

"Yes, Master." Lin Fu turned and walked out.

After a short while, the spirit stone was completely cut out. Holding it in his hand and examining it closely, the spirit stone was only the size of a fist, crystal clear, and the abundant spiritual energy inside could be clearly felt. Indeed, it was a spirit stone.

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