243: Chapter 243: Is this how you do trial and error?

The moment she re-entered the stone gambling arena, Xing Yaoyan knew this round was truly doomed.

The moment the receptionist at the front desk saw Xiao Meng and Hu Wang, her entire expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

She picked up the walkie-talkie and said something with a nervous expression, seemingly very wary of this human and fox pair.

Then, Xiao Meng took a shiny gold membership card out of her pocket and tapped it lightly on the front desk.

The receptionist gave a forced smile, looking extremely reluctant as she processed their entry procedures.

"Young Miss Xing Yan, Mr. Qing, we'll be going first!" Xiao Meng smiled, waved at Xing Yaoyan and Tushan Qing, and turned to walk toward the Blue-tier stone gambling area with Hu Wang.

"Miss... why do you look so afraid of them?"

After Xing Yaoyan made a gesture to Xiao Meng to say goodbye, she lowered her voice and asked the receptionist.

"Young Miss Xing Yan might not know... that beautiful lady just now is a Level 1 alert for us. She comes back almost every month, and as soon as she arrives, she goes to the Blue and Purple areas. Ninety percent of the stones she buys contain good items; it's like she's slaughtering us every time she comes..."

Seeing her idol again, the receptionist was visibly happy, but as soon as Xiao Meng and Hu Wang were mentioned, her face immediately fell.

"The stones here are all covered with special shields. Logically speaking, it should be impossible for them to cheat using their Superpower..."

She looked very troubled, completely unable to understand how they did it.

Haha... Senior Hu Wang... why do you always use such a high-class Innate Talent in such a low-class way...

After all, Xing Yaoyan had a rough understanding of Hu Wang's Innate Talent, "Dispelling Delusions." This type of Innate Talent was inherently related to mysterious things like luck, and there probably weren't any instruments nowadays that could detect fate or the like...

"However, it's just some lowly trick that can't be brought into the light; it can only make small profits and cannot accomplish great things."

A disdainful laugh came from behind Xing Yaoyan, and only then did the receptionist notice Tushan Qing.

"Wow~ so handsome..."

Looking at her infatuated expression, Xing Yaoyan naturally knew it must be the work of Tushan Qing's "Hidden Edge."

Fine, it seems Your Majesty and Senior Hu Wang are the same; neither of these two foxes is serious...

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, he is the friend I brought today, Mr. Qing."

Xing Yaoyan quickly stepped aside to let Tushan Qing through and introduced him to the receptionist.

"Hello, Mr. Qing... I..."

Watching the receptionist lower her head, too shy to look at him, Xing Yaoyan felt even more speechless.

Fortunately, the other party was a true professional; even though her face was that red, she still efficiently processed their paperwork.

"Let's enter the White Area first." Tushan Qing said immediately.

This was somewhat unexpected for Xing Yaoyan. She had assumed that with Tushan Qing's personality, he would feel uncomfortable not going to the Red Area; she hadn't expected him to be so pragmatic.

"What? Are you surprised by my choice?"

Tushan Qing understood her thoughts at a glance. He smiled at her, "An old friend once told me: 'You have to eat your meal one bite at a time.' This is my first time encountering this stone gambling thing, so I definitely have to start at the bottom level to try trial and error."

Hmm, indeed. It seems this old friend of yours and I are quite compatible; it's about what I thought...

Xing Yaoyan nodded, fully agreeing with what Tushan Qing said.

After paying one Spirit Crystal as a deposit, Xing Yaoyan and Tushan Qing truly entered the liveliest area of this stone gambling arena.

Because the tier was the lowest, the general price of the stones was not high, so everyone was happy to come here to try their luck. They weren't particularly concerned about profit or loss; they were purely in a state of having fun.

Each stone was covered by a special glass shield, and the stones had serial numbers and base prices. Everyone wrote the serial number and bid for their desired stone on a piece of paper marked with their entry tag number, then submitted it to the trading desk.

The large screen here would display the current bid for each stone, with a new round every half hour. If a stone's price changed frequently within five minutes, it would go to an auction-style final competition.

Tushan Qing pulled out a notebook from somewhere, wandering among the various stones while writing and drawing; he looked quite the part.

Xing Yaoyan, who had no interest in this, focused on her duty as a subordinate to accompany him, following closely behind him.

Of course, she wasn't idle. After learning the special usage of "Hidden Edge," she was now trying to use it to hide her appearance. Although she was still a bit clumsy, judging by the fact that no gazes were lingering on her, she had basically learned it...

"Hmm... that's about it..."

Tushan Qing suddenly closed the notebook, a confident smile still on his face.

"Have you finished selecting for this round?"

"Of course, I have already seen through the distribution pattern of these stones. Such a small game can't stump me..."

Xing Yaoyan was just about to ask him if he wanted to take a piece of paper to write down his bid and submit it to the trading desk, but she saw Tushan Qing head straight for the trading desk with his notebook, full of excitement, without looking back.

At that moment, a bad premonition flooded into Xing Yaoyan's heart...

"Wait..."

Tushan Qing, who was about to hand the notebook in his hand to the trading desk staff, stopped his movements. He turned his head and looked at Xing Yaoyan with some confusion.

"Um... I don't think this is safe enough..."

"Oh~ don't worry, this is just trial and error, it won't cost much money..."

Ignoring Xing Yaoyan's gentle advice, Tushan Qing handed over the notebook in his hand under the gaze of Xing Yaoyan's wide eyes.

Soon... the bids for all the stones on the entire large trading screen changed almost simultaneously, all becoming the maximum trading price for the White Area—one thousand Credit Points!

This was the highest price for submission, representing the buyer's determination to buy; any further increase would require an auction-style bidding process.

Soon, word spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred; everyone knew that this Mr. Qing had bought all the stones in the White Area!

Seeing his extraordinary temperament (which was just pure handsomeness), nobody had any desire to compete with him, and everyone chose to wait and see, waiting for the next batch of stones...

One, ten, a hundred...

Xing Yaoyan's mouth twitched rapidly as she counted down the serial numbers on the screen one by one.

This batch of the White Area had a total of 576 stones, one thousand each; it hit five hundred thousand Credit Points in one go! That's a full five thousand Spirit Crystals!

Is this trial and error? Isn't this just having too much money and nowhere to spend it...

"Oh~ don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Tushan Qing didn't seem to care at all about the bleeding heart of a certain miser at this moment and cheerfully comforted her casually.

Xing Yaoyan couldn't speak at all at this moment; she could only force a smile and give him a thumbs up, signaling that she didn't mind...

I don't mind my ass!!! My money!!!