The Wager (Continued)

Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard what Chu Chen said. However, they were all clever people and knew that Chu Chen was only saying this because he did not want to draw too much attention. As the saying went, "The tallest tree catches the most wind." Sometimes, deliberately keeping a low profile was also a form of self-protection.

Next, everyone turned their attention to the remaining piece of rough stone belonging to Chu Chen.

This piece of rough stone had gray sand skin and also came from the old mining area. Among the several pieces in the wager, it was the largest, weighing 32.6 kilograms.

From the outside, its signs were both good and bad. The good points were that the sand on its surface was relatively fine, and it had both pine flowers and python bands, covering a fairly large area. However, its flaws were also obvious. There was a crack running straight through the entire piece from top to bottom. In addition, when the crack was illuminated with a powerful flashlight and water, faint traces of green could be seen inside.

As the saying went, one did not fear a major crack as much as a small fissure. Judging from this through-going crack, the rough stone was still worth gambling on. However, it also had several smaller fissures, and unfortunately, they had formed right around the pine flowers and python bands. One of them even affected the pine flowers. With signs like these, it was no wonder Du Yuncheng had not dared to follow suit.

"Old Niu, what do you think of this rough stone?" the middle-aged man from earlier asked again.

His friend shook his head. "If there were no fissures—even with that large crack—I'd say this rough stone had a very high chance of producing