"Old Bai, don't be discouraged, don't you still have that semi-gambling rough stone?" Miao Youfeng consoled.

Bai Desheng nodded. He wasn't someone who couldn't afford to lose; it was just that losing in gambling left a bad taste. His gaze shifted to the semi-gambling rough stone at his feet.

That semi-gambling rough stone was bought for 1.55 million, with a window revealing the jadeite of the fine icy kind, considered upper-mid quality. As long as this piece gains, it would be enough to cover his losses.

This semi-gambling material already exposed quite a bit of jadeite. Choosing to cut the stone would affect the value of the jadeite, while polishing it would be more cautious.

For the buyers of semi-gambling rough stones, they generally continue to polish along the already exposed window.

Of course, for those merchants aiming to increase the value of jadeite rough stones, there are specific polishing sequences: polish skin, polish dry, polish flaws, polish pine flowers. Their ultimate goal is to find the true green.

In short, it's all about opening a window on a fully gambling rough stone, letting more green be exposed, thus increasing its value and fetching a good price.

These semi-gambling rough stones come about this way. Jadeite rough stones, once windowed by merchants, allow you to see inside for jadeite and its quality through the window, hence they command a higher price than fully gambling rough stones.

Bai Desheng picked up a handheld polishing tool beside him and turned it on.

"Zzzzzz~!"

As the diamond grinding wheel rotated, the layer of weathered crust on the surface of the stone quickly faded.

"It's misty, it's misty..."

Miao Youfeng, standing close by, suddenly shouted.

Between the outer shell of the jadeite raw stone and the fresh jade, there's a transitional semi-weathered layer. It's not as coarse as the outer shell nor as crystal clear and sleek as the inner jade, vaguely resembling a mist. Hence, people colloquially refer to it as "mist."

Simply put, mist is the transition area between the jadeite flesh and the outer weathered crust. Where there's mist, jadeite often lies beneath. Of course, not all jadeite raw stones have mist; some site stones have thin skins and therefore don't display mist.

Upon hearing this, Bai Desheng immediately stopped polishing, and Miao Youfeng picked up a water scoop, pouring some water over the polished area.

People looked to where the polish had been made, indeed finding a white mist layer with hints of green subtly permeating through.

"It really is misty..."

Bai Desheng exhaled lightly, his complexion recovering somewhat after earlier cracking a fully gambling rough stone.

Zzzzz~!

Bai Desheng continued operating the polishing tool, opening up the white mist layer and revealing the crystalline green inside.

"It's green..."

"It's gaining..."

"..."

However, there's a saying: a gain from polishing doesn't count as a gain, only a gain from cutting does.

At present, this gambling stone still held considerable risk. Some chose to transfer the risk to others after a polishing gain.

"Boss, are you selling this stone?"

"I'll offer 1.7 million."

In the crowd, a short middle-aged man shouted, and before Bai Desheng could respond, he named what he considered a fair price.

"I'll offer 1.75 million."

The crowd fell silent for a moment, then another voice rang out.

Bai Desheng shook his head. As of now, the stone's likelihood of gaining seemed significant. He didn't wish to sell it. His store's stock of upper-mid-range goods was running low, and if this stone could gain, it'd sustain him for at least a couple of months.

"Zzzzz!"

The diamond grinding wheel continued rotating, the weathered crust receding.

More green appeared before everyone's eyes, now double what was initially spotted.

Miao Youfeng poured more water, washing away the stone dust, making the green even more vivid.

"It's still gaining..."

"..."

"Brother, stop uncovering more. I'll take on the risk, I'm offering 2 million."

The short middle-aged man exclaimed again.

"2.1 million."

"2.15 million..."

"..."

This time, the bidding voices in the crowd significantly increased.

"Not selling, not selling."

Bai Desheng's face was filled with excitement, repeatedly saying.

Having been in the jadeite trade for many years, how could he not realize the significant potential rise behind this rough stone? Naturally, he wouldn't sell.

"Fine icy type with bright green material, given the situation now, the jadeite inside likely isn't small; if crafted, it could sell for at least 15 million, tenfold..."

Beside him, Miao Youfeng clicked his tongue, murmuring to himself. When Bai Desheng cracked the fully gambling rough stone earlier, a trace of sympathy crossed his mind. However, seeing the significant gain on this piece, he felt a bit lost, perhaps envious and jealous, as they operated competing jewelry stores and he longed for such a gain as well.

Zzz~!

The sound of the grinding wheel arose, and the onlookers fell silent. The polishing process was quite tiring, but at this moment, Bai Desheng was brimming with energy.

As time passed, a fifth of this large jadeite raw stone had been polished, the clear green shining through lifted everyone's spirits.

Bai Desheng paused, put down the polishing tool, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and lovingly caressed the jadeite.

"Boss, I'll offer 5 million for this stone..."

"5.5 million..."

"I'm offering 6 million, brother, quickly sell it, I'll take the risk beneath."

"..."

"Sure, sure..."

Bai Desheng's face turned red, excitement evident, seemingly ignoring the surrounding bids, only stroking the jade, repeatedly sighing. It's been long since he last gained significantly, probably two or three years ago.

"Hey? There seems to be a slight crack there..."

In the crowd, a voice with a hint of doubt suddenly remarked.

The speaker was the short middle-aged man. Though his voice wasn't loud, many heard it, and immediately their gazes focused on the recently polished spot.

"Water."

Bai Desheng's expression changed slightly, he said.

Beside him, Miao Youfeng quickly took a scoop of water, pouring it entirely over the polished window.

"There really is a small crack."

"That was close, I almost bought it."

"..."

The water fell, revealing the jade more clearly, and a wave of discussions rose among the crowd.

At the newly polished edge, a faint line of crack could be seen, it was very thin and hard to catch without close inspection.

Large fractures on jadeite raw stones are called cracks, while small ones are called flaws, collectively known as flaws. They refer to all fractures in jadeite raw stones.

Large fractures primarily affect the size and shape of the jadeite piece, while most small flaws can severely impact the quality of the jadeite, making those with dense fine flaws essentially worthless.

For jadeite traders, when faced with a decent piece of jadeite, the first consideration is whether it can be made into bracelets, as they hold the highest value, but bracelets cannot have any flaws, even the smallest stone grain would greatly affect the value.

Some small flaws on jadeite raw stones are very deceptive, making them hard to detect. Once the jadeite skin is peeled back and dense fine flaws are found, the jadeite becomes hard to utilize, naturally devaluing it. This is what stone gambling experts mean by: don't fear big cracks, fear small flaws.

And now, Bai Desheng's jadeite showed signs of dense small flaws.

Zzzzzzz~!

Bai Desheng's face darkened, turning on the handheld polishing tool, continuing to polish along the opening.

If it was just the minor flaw, it wouldn't affect the jadeite's value much, but if more flaws emerged, the jadeite's value would drastically drop.

His polishing moves were quick this time, within two minutes, he had already polished an area half the size of a hand.

Plop!

Miao Youfeng poured a scoop of water, rinsing the stone dust off the raw stone's surface.

"There are many small flaws."

"This piece might have failed."

"..."

Everyone urgently looked up, only to see numerous tiny flaws distributed across the newly polished jadeite flesh.

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