49: The Xia Kingdom was ancient and powerful; you are barbarians.

The sudden explosion, which Conrad was closest to and completely unprepared for, scared him into falling onto the ground.

His artistic demeanor was completely gone.

His face was pale, and his carefully maintained long hair was messily clumped together with sweat.

Near the vent, his luxurious suit was scorched black; people would believe he was a beggar.

Conrad, who had been lying on the ground for a long time, thought many things.

His machine had never malfunctioned?

This was the world's most advanced automatic carving machine, valued at three million, and specially researched by their company.

How could it have malfunctioned?

How could such an exquisite machine fail to carve a broken, hand-carved stone ball?

He self-suggested for a long time while on the ground.

Only then did he accept that this was an accident.

As long as he slightly modified the program, replicating a more precise metal ball would definitely be fine.

The audience and Experts on the scene were all stunned by the explosion.

Many people thought there was an earthquake, but later saw that the machine had malfunctioned.

The looks directed at Conrad were full of disdain.

The machine had given warnings long ago, but the idiot ignored them, which led to the explosion.

This person's carving skills couldn't compare to Xia's Masters, and he wasn't much of a person either.

No wonder he lost so completely!

The gazes directed at Conrad were full of disdain. Their previously exquisite-looking carvings,

having lost the halo of being carved by the most advanced machine, looked mediocre and monotonous.

They couldn't even compare to one percent of the ghostly work jade rolling ball displayed on the screen.

Qin Yun and Li Zhengde exchanged a smile.

This boss was too arrogant. How could a small machine decipher a ball with over sixty layers?

Xia has so many Sculpting Masters, yet even they struggle to carve over sixty layers after a lifetime of study!

Hearing the surrounding mockery, Conrad's face turned alternately green and white.

After a moment of hesitation, as if realizing something, he rushed onto the stage in a panic and turned off the screen.

"Today's competition is temporarily suspended and will restart next week at the same time!"

"My machine had a minor accident, otherwise, I definitely could have replicated a more exquisite metal ball, and Xia would have been utterly defeated!"

"Everyone must believe that American carving technology is the best in the world, incomparable to that of a barbaric country from an artistic wasteland!"

Hearing Conrad's sophistry, everyone present felt speechless.

This person was truly shameless.

The gap was so huge, if he lost, he lost. Why wouldn't he admit it?

And moving it to next week? Who has the time to wait until next week?

Qin Yun couldn't stand it anymore. He sneered and walked up to the judges' table, holding the ghostly work jade rolling ball.

"The reason your machine exploded is that the craftsmanship of the ghostly work jade rolling ball is complex and intricate; one mistake renders the entire effort useless. This machine couldn't analyze the carving process at all, and broke down due to forced operation under overload."

"I advise you to accept reality and stop deceiving yourself!"

"Are you perhaps pretending to be stupid because you can't accept the penalty for failure?"

Thinking of this person's contempt for Xia's carving, Qin Yun showed no politeness.

This was also a good opportunity for Xia's carving, especially for Master Li, to gain fame.

When kicking a man while he's down, saying too much is not excessive.

Conrad shook his head, his face full of conflicting emotions.

"No, that's not it!"

"Our American technology is number one in the world, and our carving machine tools are unparalleled. How could they fail to carve a simple broken stone ball?"

"This stone ball was invented by a group of uncivilized monkeys; it has little technical content. How could our American high-tech fail to analyze something created by monkeys?"

"Just give me some time, and I will definitely be able to replicate this broken ball, and even carve a more exquisite metal ball with more layers than this!"

Towards the end, Conrad's face was flushed, presenting a look of full confidence.

Qin Yun shook his head disdainfully, seeing Conrad's self-deceiving appearance.

"Broken stone ball? The technique involved in this—you wouldn't understand it even in a hundred years."

Qin Yun knew that reasoning with such a stubborn enemy was useless; convincing the audience was paramount.

So, ignoring Conrad, he held the ghostly work jade rolling ball and demonstrated its marvels to everyone.

Guided by a red string, the ghost craft ball danced gracefully around Qin Yun like a sprite.

People could see rainbows appearing around Qin Yun.

Accompanied by light, ethereal sounds, it was like a fairyland on earth, leaving everyone around stunned.

Even Conrad couldn't utter a word upon seeing this sight.

The magical aspect of the ghostly work jade rolling ball was something he had never seen or heard of before.

Calling it a "Divine Artifact" wouldn't be an exaggeration!

Li Zhengde hadn't expected Qin Yun to achieve such a result.

Although the ghostly work jade rolling ball was miraculous, it required special techniques to achieve this effect.

Legend had it that the ghostly work jade rolling ball could form a rainbow; he thought people were exaggerating, but it turned out this effect was real.

In fact, Qin Yun used the Profound Vision Treasure Eye to guide the ghost craft ball to chase the treasure light, eventually merging with the treasure light.

He hadn't expected to achieve this effect.

When everyone recovered from the shock, Qin Yun finally began to talk about the ghost craft ball.

"The ghost craft ball has a history of over two thousand years. It was first made of ivory, then wood, and finally jade. The difficulty increases progressively, and a jade ghost craft ball with over sixty layers is world-rare."

"This was developed through the accumulated research of Xia's Masters and artisans over generations, advancing Openwork Carving to its peak, integrating all carving techniques into one."

"This technique dominates the carving world. Without the relevant inheritance, outsiders simply cannot figure it out!"

"Master Li spent his entire life studying the ghost craft ball, taking over fifty years to reach this level. This is unique in the carving history of Xia!"

"Therefore, calling this jade ghost craft ball a rare treasure is no exaggeration!"

Qin Yun was very proud to bring fame to Xia at the Carving Competition.

He felt thoroughly satisfied with such a crushing victory!

Everyone had witnessed the wonder of the jade ghost craft ball and strongly agreed with Qin Yun's words.

Compared to the artifacts produced by machine carving, the jade ghost craft ball surpassed them in every aspect.

They simply had no face left to admit that Conrad's carving technique was impressive.

The Expert who previously recognized the ghost craft ball couldn't help but stand up and agree with Qin Yun's words.

"Our American carving community noticed the wonder of the ghost craft ball a long time ago."

"However, after years of research, we still don't know the exact technique used for carving. Without the correct steps, we can only forcibly reproduce fifty to sixty percent of it."

"The ghost craft ball is simply too difficult."

That Expert sighed deeply, feeling a bit lost thinking about the failures of the American carving community.

Qin Yun acknowledged the Expert's statement and smiled calmly: "That's not strange."

"The jade ghost craft ball is the result of thousands of years of accumulation, containing the efforts of countless Masters and sculptors. It is not easily deciphered."

"When Xia was successively producing national treasures vying for world recognition, this land was still inhabited by Indian Savages!"