In the crowd, a middle-aged man studied the Rough Stone carefully and muttered, "I've been Stone Gambling for over twenty years, so I know a thing or two. I can't say whether this one will yield a profit, but its presence is certainly strikingly full..."
"I feel the same way. There really is a chance it'll yield a profit!"
"The starting bid alone is eighty million. If it pays off, its value will start in the hundreds of millions!"
"No wonder the Zuo Family and the Su Family are at it again..."
Many people nodded to themselves. Most of those present knew at least a little about Stone Gambling. Even if they could not tell whether a stone would yield a profit, its Divine Patterns and presence offered some clues.
And this Rough Stone looked extraordinary at a glance.
In fact, even someone who knew nothing about Rough Stones would sense that this one was unusual.
In the middle of the crowd.
Zuo Hong, Qiu Yuan, Chu Peilin, and Su Song stood facing one another. Su Song had bid again and again, driving the price straight from eighty million to a hundred and ninety million. At that price, even Qiu Yuan began to waver.
It was not that he lacked confidence in the Rough Stone. The price was simply too high!
A price approaching two hundred million was rare even in the entire history of the Rough Stone Gathering!
Zuo Hong felt the same.
He had already spent three hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stones on Rough Stones. Another two hundred million would bring the total to a full five hundred million!
Hearing the crowd and seeing the hesitation on Qiu Yuan's face, Zuo Hong drew a deep breath and made up his mind.
"Grandmaster Qiu, I'll leave this entirely in