Chapter 43 Gambling on Stones
A few days later, Lu Chen entered an oasis of life called Qingyun, with a radius of five thousand miles, and came to a city where humans gathered.
Cultivation requires a lot of resources, and the source, in addition to containing majestic energy, is also the currency of the practice world, equivalent to gold among mortals. This is naturally an indispensable thing for Lu Chen.
He obtained the Origin Technique of the first generation of Origin Heaven Masters. Although he could search for veins and dig the Origin Stone himself, how could the mining be as fast as the Gambling Stone?
Source, it is wrapped in a special Source Stone skin. Even the monk's spiritual thoughts, eyes of the sky and many other means cannot see through it. It can even affect various characteristics such as the weight of the Source in the Source Stone.
For example, a piece of Source weighs one hundred kilograms, but wrapped in the skin of the Origin Stone, it may weigh only ten kilograms in the hand, making it impossible for the monks to determine whether there is a Source or other things in the Source Stone.
Precisely because of the difficult-to-detect characteristics of Origin Stone, the stone gambling industry has been extended. Among the many life oases in the Northern Territory, there are stone gambling shops in almost all major cities.
Small ones include one person setting up a street stall with a few stones. Large ones include stone workshops run by ancient families and all holy places.
They will first screen out the Origin Stones that they are sure of, and then take out some of the Origin Stones that are unclear or completely invisible, mark different prices, and let others bet on them. This is the gambling stone in the Northern Territory.
industry.
Soon, Lu Chen came to a stone gambling shop named Zhou Ji. It looked small in scale and should be owned by a small sect in this green state. But it didn't matter. He was just trying his best to verify the source of the book.
technique.
Although he has used the Source Technique to explore source mines in the Southern Territory, it is different from gambling on stones. After all, one is looking for mineral veins by observing the mountains and rivers, and the other is observing whether there is sources in the rocks. There are still many differences.
Origin Stone Square generally occupies a relatively large area and is surrounded by high walls. There are many Origin Stones placed inside for stone gamblers to choose from.
"Master, please come inside." There were several ordinary people waiting at the entrance of Shifang. Seeing Lu Chen's well-dressed and extraordinary temperament, they naturally knew that he was a powerful monk and immediately greeted him with a smile.
In addition to the monks, there are also some ordinary people who come to the stone gambling workshop to try their luck. After all, there is no shortage of people of all kinds when it comes to gambling.
There are multiple courtyards in Gambling Stone Square, with Origin Stones everywhere. They can be as large as several meters high and weigh tens of thousands of kilograms. They can be as small as a child's fist, weighing less than a kilogram. They come in all kinds of weird shapes.
The courtyard on the first floor naturally contains the most common source stones, which can be easily pulled back to recharge. There are basically no sources inside, and people who come to Shifang will almost never stay here.
Lu Chen was not in a hurry to leave. After learning the source technique, he naturally had to practice the basics first. It was not about how many sources he could create from here, but mainly about accumulating experience.
After all, no matter how brilliant you practice the Origin Technique, you can't reach the sky in one step.
He walked back and forth in the courtyard on the first floor, turning over this piece and measuring that piece, looking very serious in his thinking.
"Sir, although this is only the first level, there may be big harvests in these Origin Stones." A middle-aged man came over, who must be in charge of the Origin Stones, and said with a smile.
"Really!" Lu Chen smiled faintly and carefully compared the knowledge in the Yuan Tian Book. He knew that in the gambling industry, no matter what the bet was, fraud, fraud, and deception were the most common.
"Of course, Young Master might as well cut a few pieces of Origin Stone, maybe there will be a good source inside!" the middle-aged man complimented. In his opinion, this Young Master is just a stone-gambler.
A lot of Origin Stones were sold.
At this time, several more people came into the stone workshop, all of them looked like young men. Judging from their auras, they were all monks.
"This is the first time I've seen someone selecting stones in the courtyard on the first floor. This is a bumpkin from there." One of the men, dressed in Tsing Yi and holding a folding fan in his hand, said with an arrogant face.
"There is no threshold in the stone square. Even the mud-legged mortals sometimes try their luck with generations of savings, thinking that they can get rich overnight, but they will not stop in the first-floor courtyard. It seems that this person is really a bumpkin!
"Another young man echoed.
Several other people traveling with him also sneered, saying that he was a bumpkin from that small place.
Therefore, people who come to gamble on stones, including mortals without cultivation, all know that the first floor of Gambling on Stones is a junk product and will not stay here. This is almost an industry consensus.
Now a person is looking around here, and in the eyes of others, he is nothing but a country bumpkin! Even the middle-aged man who manages the Origin Stone on the first floor is probably laughing at him in his heart.
"I've become a country bumpkin!" Lu Chen touched his nose in a funny way, but he didn't care about what those people said. To a certain extent, he was really a country bumpkin who entered Shifang for the first time.
"Several students from the Shenhuan Sect, please come in!" A person from the Shifang came out of the inner courtyard and welcomed a few young men in. It was obvious that they were already regular customers here and were disciples of a certain sect.
"Walk"
Several people filed in and went to the depths of Zhouji Stone Gambling Shop, where good source stones can be found.
Finally, Lu Chen walked around the courtyard on the first floor and compared it with the knowledge in the Origin Sky Book. He found that only a few of the tens of thousands of Origin Stones here contained Origin, and the quantity was so small that even if it was opened, it would be useless.
The gain outweighs the loss.
Shaking his head slightly, he also left here and stepped into the central area of the stone workshop. This made the middle-aged man who deceived him about the stone a little disappointed.
There was no further delay this time. I just walked around in a circle and headed to the innermost courtyard. This place was very different. There was a young girl who specially received me and introduced various Source Stones. There was also a Source Master who was responsible for helping to unpack the stones.
Unexpectedly, those young monks who laughed at him were also disciples of the Shenhuan Sect and were also on this floor.
"Hey, this country bumpkin brother also wants to come here to play with his hands?" Someone said this among several people.
When Lu Chen heard this, he glanced at them lightly and said, "Who is the bastard? We will find out who is the bastard!"
"Ha ha……"
Several young men were stunned at first, then laughed loudly and said, "How can you compete with us?"
"If you want to bet with us, how many sources do you have? Let's take a look first?"
A few people didn't take him seriously at all. Their first impression of Lu Chen was that this young casual cultivator from a remote corner.
There was a flash of light, and five kilograms of pure source appeared on Lu Chen's hand. It was crystal clear and flowing with charming luster. He said: "Bet five kilograms first. Do you have it?"
Suddenly, several people became quiet, and then a greedy look appeared in their eyes. One of them said anxiously: "I'll bet with you."
In their opinion, a kid who has just arrived is obviously providing them with resources!
The words of a few people immediately attracted the attention of the people around them, and many people looked over. Betting five kilograms of sources at a time was not a small amount in a place like Zhouji Shifang.
"Admit your bet and accept defeat. Everyone in Shifang is a witness. If you lose, don't blame my disciples of the Shenhuan Sect for bullying you." The man's name was Wang Sheng, and he said loudly.
"Okay, let's testify!" Many people nearby joined in and cheered. It was not too big a deal to watch the excitement.
The people who gambled on stone in Zhou Ji were most happy because whether the two sides of the stone bet were winners or not, their stone dealers would definitely make a profit without losing anything.
Soon, the disciples of the God Ring Sect chose an Origin Stone. Wang Sheng patted the Origin Stone and said, "Boy, it's your turn, hurry up and choose one."
Chapter completed!