93: The show begins

Shen Lin gave a bitter smile, "I've already tried, it's useless."

"The Treasure-Seeking Mouse finds Heaven And Earth Treasures within a radius of several miles in the mountains."

"But every spirit ore here contains good things; it just drools in front of every single one. It's hard to find the best one."

If it weren't for that, Shen Lin would have taken advantage of it long ago.

Chen Fei was thoughtful; the Treasure-Seeking Mouse wouldn't work, but he wondered if Wu Yun could.

"Let's go. There's no harm in looking; maybe we'll get something out of it."

All three were men of action. They rushed to the Stone Gambling Arena only to find it so crowded there was hardly any room to stand.

"This place is packed every day!" Shen Lin remarked with a sigh.

Chen Fei and Tang Jian weren't surprised.

Gambling is addictive.

Once someone uncovers something good, they'll look forward to a second and third time, becoming more and more obsessed.

Chen Fei didn't make a move immediately. Instead, he held Wu Yun and walked around to take a look.

The manager, Zhao Yu, stood on the stage and shouted, "Everyone, a total of 3,680 spirit ores have arrived today. First come, first served!"

"Also, these ten Shop-stabilizing Spirit Ores still haven't been touched. I wonder if anyone can enlighten us today!"

Shop-stabilizing Spirit Ores?

Chen Fei looked at Shen Lin, who pointed to the spirit ores over two meters tall behind Zhao Yu and explained:

"Those ten large spirit ores. Each one has a very strong Spiritual Qi fluctuation and costs ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones."

"The exorbitant price has already deterred most people."

"Besides that, it's also because their stability is too poor."

"Someone once obtained an SS-rank beast pet egg from one."

"Ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones definitely can't buy an SS-rank beast, so that was a huge profit."

"Of course, some people only got a few stalks of profound spirit grass, losing everything!"

"As a result, ordinary people don't dare touch these large spirit ores..."

Both expressed their understanding. After all, stone gambling was all about uncertainty.

"Meow~ Among those large stones, several are filled with purple qi."

Before Chen Fei could even ask, Wu Yun spoke up.

It seemed those Shop-stabilizing Spirit Ores really did have something in them.

However, ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones—which is a hundred million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones—was truly a lot.

Currently, Chen Fei couldn't produce that many Spirit Stones at all, so he decided to start with the smaller Ores.

"Meow~ In this one, blue qi takes up most of it, and there's only a little purple qi."

Prompted by Wu Yun, Chen Fei noticed a malformed Ore.

It wasn't large, shaped like an 'L', and bumpy. At a glance, it didn't look like it held anything good; everyone who saw it shook their heads and gave up.

Price: 2 million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!

Due to its poor appearance, its price was several hundred thousand lower than other spirit ores.

Chen Fei didn't buy it immediately but checked if the sacred codex could identify it.

The result was clear: it couldn't!

It was blocked by the rock layer, revealing no useful information.

Seeing Chen Fei staring at it, Shen Lin couldn't help but ask curiously, "You're not thinking of buying this one, are you?"

"Take my word for it, it looks terrible. Even if there's something inside, it won't be big."

Chen Fei didn't listen and countered, "Heaven And Earth Treasures aren't measured by size, but by quality."

"Quantity without quality is useless, no matter how much there is."

After saying that, Chen Fei picked up the Ore and had Tang Jian pick up the one next to it as well.

That one was even smaller, but it had a regular shape and a good color, priced at 1.6 million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Chen Fei was only using it as a decoy.

He couldn't have every Ore yield something good, or the shop would definitely stop selling to him.

Seeing the two of them carrying the Ores to the cutting area, the others made way.

"Yo, a rookie. He picked the two ugliest spirit ores."

"What do you know? Looking at him, he's clearly a student without much money, so he's here to take a gamble."

"No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. This is a top contender in this year's Hundred Cities Tournament, a very powerful Insect Cultivator and a big spender!"

"Oho, an Insect Cultivator. Interesting. Big shot, two spirit ores aren't enough, right? Get a few more!"

The people crowded in the Stone Gambling Arena weren't necessarily there to gamble; sometimes, watching others open stones was also fun.

It was just like opening a blind box; no one knew what was inside, which fully satisfied people's desire for exploration.

Chen Fei finally managed to push through the crowd. "I want to open these two spirit ores."

The stone cutter took a look. "Including the labor fee, it's 3.7 million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in total. Payment first before we cut."

Chen Fei handed over the Spirit Stones without even blinking.

Anyway, this money was won from the Battle Arena.

But in the eyes of the audience, it only solidified his reputation as a big spender.

"Cut the small one first!"

At Chen Fei's instruction, the stone cutter ordered his Yao Beast, the Blade Ghost Mantis, to get to work.

The Blade Ghost Mantis used its scythe-like arms to quickly cut through the rocky exterior of the spirit ore.

Once the exterior was removed, a jade-like mineral appeared.

The Blade Ghost Mantis continued until this jade-like layer was completely cleared away.

A walnut-sized core was revealed.

The stone cutter handed it to Chen Fei for him to open himself.

Others either leaned in or stood on their tiptoes, wanting to see what was inside.

Chen Fei gently opened it, revealing the contents.

It was a bead-like object, crystal clear and emitting a blue-white glow.

Everyone took a look and shook their heads.

"Isn't this just a Moonlight Bead? It contains a faint trace of light element, but it's not very useful."

"At most, this is worth about a hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. A loss, a total loss!"

"Still too young, doesn't understand the essence of stone gambling."

Shen Lin and Tang Jian also felt a bit of pity. Such a good-looking exterior, yet it yielded only this!

Indeed, one would never know what's inside until it's cut open.

"Cut the second one!"

Everyone looked at that malformed spirit ore, none of them optimistic.

On the contrary, Chen Fei was full of confidence. The show was beginning...