"Amber?"
Hearing the shopkeeper's exclamation, the young man studied the object in Xiao Xiao's palm with even greater curiosity.
He had naturally heard of amber many times.
But he had never actually seen any in person.
He leaned in a little closer. "...There's nothing inside?"
Wasn't amber usually supposed to have little insects or something trapped inside?
He had seen amber on TV and in books before, with little insects inside that looked lifelike.
As if they were still alive.
The shopkeeper couldn't help rolling his eyes. "Who told you there had to be something inside amber?"
"That's just a coincidence that happens in a few cases."
"How could every piece of amber be that lucky?"
"Oh."
The young man understood.
He didn't usually pay attention to things like this.
Because the amber he saw on TV and in books always had things trapped inside, he'd assumed that amber meant something with an object inside it.
The shopkeeper smiled. "A lot of people have the same idea as you."
"That kind of amber is more valuable, so it gets mentioned more often."
"As for this one..."
The shopkeeper looked at the amber in Xiao Xiao's palm. "It's only worth an average amount."
Xiao Xiao smiled. "Boss, how much is this?"
"You want this one?!"
The shopkeeper was surprised.
There were so many good things in his shop.
Which one wasn't better than this piece of amber?
Even setting value aside, his jade ornaments were better-looking.
Why had this young man taken a fancy to this piece of amber?
"Are you sure?"
The shopkeeper checked with him again and again. "This isn't insect amber, and it's not in good condition."
"Look, the cracks on the surface and the mineral impurities are so obvious."
It wasn't completely worthless.