Qin Yang walked to the stone-cutting machine. He had just watched Bai Desheng cut the stone. The operation wasn't complicated; you just needed to turn on the power, press down the handle of the cutting machine, and control it well. Another person could slide the cutting table back and forth through a connected handle to speed up the cutting process.

Of course, this operation method is for this 24-inch large cutting machine, suitable for cutting larger pieces of raw jadeite stones. For the smaller cutting machines, just place the stone close to the cutting wheel with both hands and push forward. Remember not to hurt your hands; non-professionals should not operate these.

In the stone gambling venue, both types of cutting machines are available. For the stores selling raw jadeite, usually only the smaller cutting machines are found.

"Here, wear these goggles."

Ling Xiaoyu passed the goggles over.

"This piece is quite large, so let's start practicing with it."

Qin Yang took the goggles, put them on, and glanced over, focusing on the half piece of raw stone left over by Bai Desheng.

"Suit yourself."

Ling Xiaoyu said indifferently.

Qin Yang placed the half piece of raw stone on the cutting table and turned on the power switch.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The cutting wheel began rotating rapidly. At the same time, water fell onto the raw stone. Qin Yang pressed down the cutting handle, slicing into the stone.

Qin Yang started cutting from the edge, and this cut was still some distance away from the jadeite inside. After cutting, the section showed a grayish-white color.

This was naturally within Qin Yang's expectations. Cutting jadeite right away would seem a bit too suspicious, as if he knew there was jadeite inside.

Seeing someone cutting stone, others started gathering around. However, upon seeing only waste material being cut, the crowd mostly dispersed.

Qin Yang continued with two more cuts, but of course still didn't hit the jadeite.

"Hey, Qin Yang, have you forgotten our bet?"

Seeing Qin Yang was about to make a fourth cut, Ling Xiaoyu reminded him. By now, this guy already had a good technique.

"Alright, I'll practice one last cut," Qin Yang nodded and said.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The cutting wheel started again. Two minutes later, two new smooth sections were revealed.

Ling Xiaoyu didn't pay much attention to the sections, but Ruan Xinxue beside her focused intently, pointing at the cut section and saying, "Huh? There seems to be something."

"Hmm?"

Ling Xiaoyu was startled, looked over, and indeed noticed a faint luster on one of the sections.

"There really is something."

Ling Xiaoyu scooped a ladle of water, splashed it on, and then took a strong flashlight from her small bag, shining it on the section, making the halo easily spread out.

"The clarity is superb."

Ling Xiaoyu raised her head, giving Qin Yang a peculiar look. As it seemed, the quality inside was very good. Could it be that this guy was about to strike it lucky?

"Try cutting another slice, make it thinner." Ling Xiaoyu suggested.

Qin Yang made another cut, opening the two sections to reveal a dazzling and transparent luster that caught everyone's eyes.

The smooth sections were as transparent as glass but were not colorless. Inside were irregular blue fuzzy spots that gave the whole section a slightly bluish glow.

"It's glassy jadeite with floating blue flowers..."

Ling Xiaoyu was stunned and exclaimed.

Ruan Xinxue also kept her eyes fixed on the transparent jadeite raw stone section.

"I told you, my raw stone was performing well. How could there be no jadeite at all..."

The gambling stone merchant who sold the raw stone to Bai Desheng, with the stall right beside, was overjoyed upon seeing this scene.

"Glassy jadeite, glassy jadeite… Glassy jadeite has appeared!"

The gambling stone merchant shouted excitedly, fearing others wouldn't know it came from his stall, and lit firecrackers on a nearby stone slab, crackling loudly.

With this shout, a crowd quickly gathered around the stone-cutting machine.

Bai Desheng and Miao Youfeng hadn't gone far and joined the crowd upon hearing the commotion.

At another stone-cutting stall, Yang Buqun had just lost on a full gamble raw stone, a piece bought for fifty thousand that turned out to have only hundreds of dollars' worth of oil-green jade, looking quite displeased. Hearing the firecracker sounds in the distance, he slightly frowned.

Usually, firecrackers are set off only when high-grade jadeite like glassy jadeite or high-ice jadeite is uncovered.

"What's happening up front?"

Yang Buqun asked Black Tiger standing beside him.

"Yang Shao, it seems someone has uncovered glassy jadeite," Black Tiger replied.

"Glassy jadeite?" Yang Buqun raised his brows and said, "Let's go and see."

When Yang Buqun and Black Tiger arrived, a large crowd had already gathered around the stone-cutting machine.

"It's really glassy jadeite."

"Glassy jadeite with floating blue flowers, and it seems to be quite sizable..."

"..."

The crowd buzzed with excitement. There's a saying, "Amateurs look at color, experts look at type." When the type of jadeite is good, the price generally isn't low.

Of course, for truly top-grade jadeite materials, both type and color are essential.

Type without color, like colorless glassy jadeite, is still a high-grade material but valued less than ice-type full green. Color without type, like full green Iron Dragon Sheng, due to poor type and transparency, is of very low value.

This glassy jadeite with floating blue flowers is slightly better than the colorless glassy jadeite.

"Young man, I'll offer eight million, sell it to me."

A middle-aged man was the first to shout.

"Eight million for this? I'll offer ten million."

Another person exclaimed.

"Twelve million, sell it to me."

"..."

Hearing the bidding around him and seeing that the material was his earlier discarded waste, Bai Desheng's face alternated between red and white, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, standing there stunned.

Miao Youfeng beside him also had a slightly peculiar expression, glancing at Bai Desheng.

Previously, Bai Desheng had consecutively destroyed two seemingly good pieces of rough stone; his luck was already unlucky enough. Yet, unexpectedly, someone found a piece of glassy jadeite in the waste he had discarded. For Bai Desheng, it was the epitome of misfortune.

"Should I keep some distance from him?"

Miao Youfeng pondered, as he intended to gamble on a stone himself later.

People in the stone gambling world are highly superstitious about luck, believing that being around someone with good fortune greatly increases the chances of uncovering a valuable stone. On the other hand, being near a jinx greatly increases the chances of failure.

Looking at the glass-like sparkling section, Bai Desheng was filled with boundless regret.

Yang Buqun also wore a slightly gloomy expression because the person who uncovered the glassy jadeite was none other than Qin Yang.

"Unexpectedly, this guy has ridiculously good luck."

Ling Xiaoyu softly tapped her lips and sighed. It was evident that this should be Qin Yang's first time cutting a stone, and from his first cut, he uncovered glassy jadeite. His luck was indeed extraordinary.

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