I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

"This is impossible!" Not only the onlookers around, but even the three masters showed deep surprise in their eyes.

That piece of raw stone, they were almost a hundred percent certain it couldn't contain jadeite, and all three agreed on that. Logically speaking, such a thing shouldn't have happened.

"Hehehe, well, looks like I missed the mark!" Master Yu didn't dwell on it too much, as being open-minded is most important in this line of work.

"Imperial Purple! Such color and quality are extremely rare!"

"Keep cutting, this piece might even be bigger than the ice-type jadeite we just saw!"

"This is truly a treasure! The Stone Gambling World hasn't seen such a fine jadeite in a long time."

"Take pictures, record a video!"

Just as people were about to disperse, everyone suddenly crowded around again, the news spreading like wildfire, attracting nearly everyone at the venue, packing the stone-cutting area three layers deep both inside and out.

"It's just so beautiful!" Even Zhang Menglong had to admit, this piece of jadeite was incredibly beautiful! If he were a woman, he probably would have gone crazy.

As for Wang Ling, he was almost drooling.

"We're going to be rich, Zhang Menglong, you might just break even today!" Wang Ling said enviously.

Jadeite of a type superior to ice-type is already rare, not to mention this Imperial Purple. Its value could probably be measured in grams, and with such a large stone, it wouldn't be impossible if it weighed around one hundred and eighty kilograms based on the part that had appeared!

"Damn, I'm not looking to break even. If it really appreciates, I'm going to put it in my bathroom at home, to rest my feet on when I poop!"

"You beast!" Wang Ling looked at Zhang Menglong with clenched teeth, believing that Zhang Menglong could truly do such a thing!

This jadeite was so precious that a worker, who had been in this field for decades, had never seen such before. One person would hardly manage to process it quickly, yet no one was leaving this prolonged and stinky stone-cutting process because they knew such an opportunity was too rare to miss, even once in several decades.

Finally, under the gaze of a captivated crowd, this piece of Imperial Purple jadeite revealed its full glory, and its huge size left everyone stunned.

A few workers joined forces to lift it onto the scale.

"154 kilograms!"

"Wow!" An astonished murmur spread through the crowd.

Until now, the largest piece of jadeite ever to appear in the Stone Gambling World was one that weighed 180 kilograms and sold for 20 billion US dollars, as mentioned by Wang Ling.

Zhang Menglong's piece weighed a bit less, but remember, that piece was only ice-type, while this one was the superior Imperial Purple, which is a totally different concept.

"I doubt anyone here could afford this piece of jadeite!"

The 20 billion from those days was not comparable to today's 20 billion, and they could hardly imagine how much this piece of jadeite would finally fetch.

"Mr. Yu, please give us an estimate, even though we can't afford it, we still want to know how valuable it really is!"

"Hehehe, I, Yu Pingqiu, have also never seen such a large piece of Imperial Purple jadeite in my life, and yet I missed it," Master Yu, stroking his beard, "In my estimate, the price of this piece of jadeite would be no less than 80 billion US dollars!"

"Sss!" Hearing that number, no one could remain calm anymore, everyone had thought Zhang Menglong was going to lose everything today, but this piece of jadeite made him turn the tables and even earn billions more!

"Hey Wang, I think I just heard someone say that if I won the bet, they'd eat these stones today," Zhang Menglong said with a quirky tone.

"Who's that audacious? Isn't this just sponging off others?" Wang Ling acted as if he wouldn't acknowledge such a claim.

"What do you plan to do with this piece?" Wang Ling asked, "Are you really planning to bring it back to use as a footrest? I even feel sorry for it."

"Let me think..." Anyway, there was one thing, Zhang Menglong would definitely not sell. If he sold it, he would instantly have several billion US dollars credited to his account, and all his efforts today would have been wasted.

"Mr. Yuan!" Zhang Menglong called out to Yuan Muye not far away, "Are you interested in this piece of jade raw stone?"

Who wouldn't be interested? If handled well, let alone being a treasure of the store, it could be passed down through generations as a family heirloom, and even be treated as a national treasure if taken to a museum.

But 80 billion yuan, that's just the starting price, who could afford it? Even Yuan Muye couldn't!

His company, although valued far more than 80 billion yuan, mostly consisted of fixed assets. He didn't even have ten billion yuan in liquid assets on hand, and even if he could mobilize it, he would need the agreement of a group of shareholders. He truly had the will but lacked the strength!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Young man, not just me, even if you add up everyone in this whole venue, we probably couldn't gather that much money," Yuan Muye said with a wry smile. Of course, if given some time, he might have had a chance to gather the 80 billion yuan.

"I didn't say I wanted to sell it to you," Zhang Menglong said, "I'm the kind of person who likes making friends. I quite like your style, so I'll give you the jade!"

"What?"

"Zhang Menglong, are you crazy? You're just going to give it to me for free, I'll take it!" Wang Ling immediately became anxious.

As for the others, they simply looked at him as if he were a fool. This was an 80 billion yuan jade, and he was giving it away to a stranger for such a bizarre reason?

"But I do have a requirement!" Zhang Menglong added, "Mr. Yuan, your company is so big, you must have some really fine craftsmen and designers, right?"

Yuan Muye was still in shock from the initial surprise and hadn't even noticed his expression was somewhat dazed.

"Mr. Yuan? Mr. Yuan?"

"Oh, oh, oh," Yuan Muye finally replied, "My company might not be as big as Mr. Zhang's, but my designers are well-known both domestically and internationally, absolutely world-class!"

"How about this, Mr. Yuan. For this piece of jade, carve half of it into a batch of jewelry and ornaments for me, and the other half will be your labor payment. What do you think?"

"Really?" Yuan Muye's breathing hastened. Compared to the sky-high priced jade, the labor cost was nothing, that half of the jade was almost like being free!

"Of course. You can take the jade now, but I hope to get the items I want within a week, can you do it? Oh, and for that piece of ice jade, make me an Ultraman statue. You can take more time with that, I'm not in a rush."

"What kind of bizarre request is that?" Wang Ling suddenly covered her face. In front of so many people, asking for an Ultraman statue was simply too embarrassing.

"Yes! A week is a very harsh timeline. With such a treasure, even a few months of rushed work wouldn't be strange. However, Yuan Muye's company has the best craftsmen and top-tier equipment. Working day and night, one week is not unimaginable."

"Then please do!" Zhang Menglong said, and then he truly walked away without looking back.

"Zhang Menglong, do you know that Yuan Muye?" Wang Ling hurriedly followed and asked curiously. From her understanding of Zhang Menglong, he surely wouldn't do such a thing without reason.

"No," Zhang Menglong shook his head.

"Then you…"

"I really don't want to make any more money, and I actually quite like him."

"Then give it to me, whatever he can do, I can do too!"

"I don't like your style!" Zhang Menglong glanced disdainfully at Wang Ling, "Unless you can eat those stones!"

"I'll eat your pig skin!"

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