The sound made Liu Tao pause for a moment.
What was going on?
Had something really been found?
At this moment, the viewers in the live stream clearly also heard the sound.
"Streamer, hurry and go check it out! It sounds like something was found!"
"I heard it too just now, the streamer isn't afraid to go in, is he?"
"Haha, waiting for the streamer to eat shit live!"
Seeing the frantic comments in the live stream, Liu Tao's expression changed.
He had just made a bold statement, could he really be that unlucky?
Seeing more and more people squeezing in, Liu Tao gritted his teeth and went in again.
At this moment, not only Liu Tao and the onlookers, but even the staff of the cutting workshop had expressions of disbelief.
How was this possible?
Stones like this, without even a shell, shouldn't yield jade according to common sense!
Although the exposed area was not large, only about half a fist in size, even this small amount of jade was worth far more than three thousand yuan.
Hu Tao and Jessica, not far away, were also wide-eyed.
"Dad, look, if I hadn't brought you here, you wouldn't have seen this twist." Jessica said proudly.
"You little rascal." Hu Tao patted Jessica's head.
However, as Jessica said, if he hadn't come along, he truly wouldn't have witnessed this scene.
His gaze fell back on Lin Xiao Tian.
From beginning to end, the Lin Xiao Tian he saw was always calm and composed.
Was it luck?
Or had he seen it from the start?
Hu Tao couldn't help but speculate in his heart.
When he first saw Lin Xiao Tian buy that stone, he thought Lin Xiao Tian was a fool with too much money and looked down on him a bit. But now, it seemed he might have been too shallow.
This young man, whom Fang Wen Hua valued so highly, clearly possessed not only wealth but also considerable skill!
Among the crowd present, the most distressed, besides Liu Tao who had to eat shit live, was the small stall vendor who had also made similar bold promises earlier.
"Buddy, are you going to keep your word? I'm actually feeling quite the urge right now. If you don't mind, I can contribute a bit later." The young man who had previously sided with Lin Xiao Tian said with a smile.
"Ah... this..." The small stall vendor's face turned red, and he couldn't utter a word.
The uncle who had been agreeing with him also dared not make a sound.
Of course, compared to them, streamer Liu Tao wasn't as lucky.
"Streamer, keep your word!" The top supporter said ungenerously.
"Everyone, don't worry, Brother Tao is loyal. This shit, Brother Tao will eat it." The second biggest supporter chimed in.
"666, the great Brother Tao."
"I've already started recording, waiting for the streamer to eat shit."
"Hahaha, don't be like this, the streamer is chickening out."
At this moment, the live stream was filled with harmony.
Liu Tao looked at the cheerful live stream, his face showing a look of utter despair, like Tang Sanzang.
But Lin Xiao Tian was unaware of their feelings.
His attention was entirely focused on the cut surface.
Just now, as he circulated his internal energy, the green energy reacted again.
Lin Xiao Tian felt a special energy surge into his body, and then the green energy increased slightly.
Although it wasn't a large amount, it was close to ten percent.
Feeling the change in his body, Lin Xiao Tian was overjoyed.
It seemed that these unopened raw stones indeed contained things that could increase his green energy, and he had sensed more than one such energy in the venue just now.
If he could find all these raw stones, he could double the total amount of his green energy within a day!
With this thought, Lin Xiao Tian began to act.
The Jade City could store raw stones for guests and even auction them off directly. After some thought, Lin Xiao Tian found someone from the Jade City auction house and asked them to take this raw stone to auction.
The auction house was direct. They estimated the price and told Lin Xiao Tian that the auction would begin in half an hour.
Lin Xiao Tian nodded and didn't waste any more time with them. This made the onlookers admire Lin Xiao Tian even more.
Normally, people who found jade would be ecstatic, but Lin Xiao Tian was so calm. Such composure was not something ordinary people possessed!
Ignoring the gazes of the crowd, Lin Xiao Tian sensed for a moment and had already locked onto his next target.
This time, he went to the stall next to the one where he had previously bought the raw stone.
The owner of this stall was the one who had made the bold promise to eat shit upside down if Lin Xiao Tian's stone yielded jade.
"Boss, coming to buy raw stones?" The small stall vendor asked with a forced smile.
"Mhm!" Lin Xiao Tian nodded.
Then he scanned the items and quickly locked onto his target.
"How much for this one?" Lin Xiao Tian pointed to a palm-sized raw stone.
The small stall vendor took a look and, without thinking, held up one finger, "Ten thousand yuan!"
He had witnessed Lin Xiao Tian's skills just now. Although he knew that his stall wouldn't have any good merchandise, when Lin Xiao Tian asked, he became a little nervous and deliberately raised the price.
If Lin Xiao Tian hesitated or bargained later, it would mean he might have misjudged this stone.
"Okay!" Lin Xiao Tian nodded and directly scanned his QR code to pay.
Before the small stall vendor could even react, Lin Xiao Tian had already taken the stone.
"This..."
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiao Tian looked at him.
"Nothing!" The small stall vendor shrugged.
The trading rule here was that once a price was quoted, if it was accepted, the transaction was complete. This wasn't a wet market where you could casually go back on your word.
"Boss, tell me, what's special about this stone?" The small stall vendor couldn't help but ask.
He saw Lin Xiao Tian's swift decision and wondered if Lin Xiao Tian had seen something he hadn't.
"Jade can be found inside." Lin Xiao Tian said calmly.
"What?" But his casual remark struck the small stall vendor like lightning.
"Are you sure?"
Lin Xiao Tian did not answer him but walked towards the cutting workshop they had just been in.
"Holy crap, that casual?" Liu Tao muttered.
He had also followed Lin Xiao Tian and had recorded the entire transaction process live.
"Is this handsome guy that arrogant? He bought it for ten thousand yuan just like that?"
"Handsome guy: I'm just arrogant, so what? Is being arrogant illegal?"
"Could he have guessed right again?"
"Streamer, hurry and follow him!"
Seeing the popularity of the live stream picking up, Liu Tao didn't waste any words and followed Lin Xiao Tian.
The small stall vendor hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to follow as well.
But as soon as he reached the outer perimeter of the crowd, he heard a burst of excited shouts from within.
"Red jade!"
"It's actually red jade!"
Upon hearing this, the small stall vendor felt utterly numb and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, someone nearby helped him.
"Brother, I can totally understand how you feel!"
The small stall vendor looked up and saw that the person supporting him was his peer, the one who had sold Lin Xiao Tian the raw stone earlier...