As he spoke, the shop owner did not forget to drum up business for himself. The girl immediately said, "Then get me another identical Blood Red Dragonfish."
The shop owner wore a helpless expression. "Miss, do you know this Blood Red Dragonfish has won awards? Where am I supposed to find another top-grade one like it? Why don't you look at something else?"
"You don't even have any fish worth 800,000, and you still have the nerve to ask me to look at something else? None of the fish here are qualified to go into my father's aquarium."
After saying that, the girl flicked her head and walked straight out the door.
She loudly called out to everyone around her, "Whoever can help me find a fish like this, I'll pay them 50,000 yuan."
Whoosh! The stall owners in the flower, bird, and fish market could no longer sit still. They all rushed over and showed the girl photos on their phones. At first, she looked through them one by one, but after a while, she lost interest.
She shouted at everyone, "You all sell fish. You know exactly what these fish are worth, so don't try to fool me with trash fish."
Seeing her say that, no one came up to promote their fish anymore.
Then, rather abruptly, the girl's phone rang.
She answered it. Whatever the person on the other end said, her face showed no reaction at all. She merely said coldly, "I understand," before hanging up.
The anxiety she had displayed moments ago had completely vanished, replaced by a cold gleam in her eyes.
Ye Yuan had been staring at the Blood Red Dragonfish the whole time and had not noticed the change in the girl.
My fishery has a strong growth-promoting effect on fish. I wonder if a fish that's nearly dead like this would recover if I put it in my fishery.
As he thought this, he saw the girl getting into her car to leave. He quickly took a few steps forward, came to the car door, and asked, "Hello, miss. How are you planning to deal with this fish?"
The girl glanced at Ye Yuan and snapped, "Your whole family is miss. Watch your wording."
Ye Yuan had been mocked for no reason, but he did not get angry.
He had no choice but to change how he addressed her. "Ma'am, how are you planning to deal with this fish? If possible, I'd like to buy it. Of course, I can't offer too much, considering the fish is already in this condition."
"Can you cure it?"
"No." Ye Yuan answered without hesitation.
"If you can't, why are you buying it?" the girl pressed relentlessly.
"To eat."
Ye Yuan answered bluntly.
"I've never eaten such an expensive fish before. It should taste pretty good."
The girl had never expected such an answer from Ye Yuan.
After hearing it, her originally icy expression softened slightly. She said to Ye Yuan, "If you like it, take it. I can't use it anymore anyway. Oh, and deal with the aquarium too. It's useless now."
After saying that, the girl got into the car.
Ye Yuan hurriedly carried the aquarium out of the car. Before he could even thank her, the girl shut the door and told the driver in front to drive.
Watching the SUV disappear into traffic, Ye Yuan shook his head. There really were a lot of rich people in Shangjing. A fish bought for 800,000 yuan was discarded just like that.
Ye Yuan did not waste any time. He returned straight to his car and, after a great deal of effort, placed the aquarium on the back seat.
Finding a spot with few people around, Ye Yuan put the fish directly into Fishery Space, then entered the space himself.
Ye Yuan had recorded what his body outside looked like whenever he entered the space.
To outsiders, once Ye Yuan entered the space, his body looked as though it were asleep. That was why he dared to enter the space directly from inside his car.
The moment Ye Yuan entered the fishery, a notification sounded.
"Life form with nearly exhausted vitality detected. Begin treatment?" "Yes." "This treatment will cost 50 points."
Ye Yuan had not expected the system to have such a function. He immediately asked, "System, can people or other animals be treated when they're in this state?"
"No."
As the negative answer came, another 100 points were deducted.
It would be great if it could save people, Ye Yuan thought.
He looked again at the dragonfish. It was still the same as it had been outside when it first entered the fishery.
After the system deducted the points, a soft white light enveloped the fish. The light entered the dragonfish's body, gradually becoming less and fainter until the dragonfish finally absorbed it all.
Looking at the dragonfish again, it was not only far more energetic, but it had also grown noticeably longer.
Ye Yuan placed the dragonfish into the pool beside the stone monument, then finally left the space with peace of mind.
Today was the day of Ye Yuan's Black Pearl auction. Over the past few days, Ye Yuan had visited every flower, bird, and fish market in Shangjing, but in the end, he had not sold this batch of ornamental fish.
Ye Yuan was a new face in Shangjing. Although the ornamental fish in his hands were all top-grade, the fish dealers still offered extremely low prices.
Later, Zhao Chuan gave him a suggestion. Third Brother Deng Kai's flower shop could sell the fish on consignment. Their shop was located in the flower, bird, and fish market, and all they needed to do was set aside an area near the entrance for ornamental fish.
If sales went well, they could continue. If business was poor, Ye Yuan planned to return to Blue Island and find a stable sales channel. He could not keep coming to Shangjing over a batch of ornamental fish.
For this batch of fish, Ye Yuan and Third Brother Deng Kai tentatively agreed to split the profits fifty-fifty. Deng Kai initially refused, but after hearing that Ye Yuan had Black Pearls going up for auction that could possibly sell for several million yuan, he stopped insisting. After all, his family was not particularly wealthy either.
The auction was that afternoon. That morning, there was a rough stone exchange in the outskirts of Shangjing. Zhao Chuan took Ye Yuan and Second Brother there, while Third Brother stayed behind because of family matters.
This so-called rough stone exchange was actually Gambling Stones.
Gambling Stones was a term in the jewelry industry. It was a method of trading jadeite rough stones, popular around the Yunnan-Myanmar border and inherently gambling-like in nature. When jadeite was mined, it was covered by a weathered outer layer, making it impossible to judge what was inside. Only after cutting could the quality of the jadeite be known. In the early days, Gambling Stones was not called Gambling Stones, but gambling trade.
In recent years, Gambling Stones had become very popular in Shangjing, and even gambling stone masters had emerged as a profession.
A gambling stone master needed several qualities: an exceptional ability to handle challenges, an adventurous spirit, and extensive experience. In the Gambling Stones market, there were people who became rich overnight, but even more who lost their entire fortunes overnight.
Zhao Chuan drove Second Brother and Ye Yuan for an hour before stopping in front of an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Shangjing. The factory looked run-down from the outside, but its interior was completely different.
It was divided into many stalls, each displaying stones of various sizes. A large area had been left open in the center for cutting stones, where several professional stone-cutting masters were chatting.
Ye Yuan and the others had arrived fairly early, so there were not many people yet. As soon as Zhao Chuan entered, he introduced Ye Yuan and Second Brother to a middle-aged man who was examining rough stones in the distance. This middle-aged man was Master Nie, the gambling stone master specially employed by Zhao Chuan's family.
After exchanging greetings, Zhao Chuan asked Ye Yuan and Second Brother, "Are you two going to look around on your own, or come with me?"
"I'll take a look around myself. Take Fourth Brother with you. Don't worry about me."
Ye Yuan also said that he would look around on his own, so Zhao Chuan went with Master Nie to select rough stones.
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