Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 929: Chapter 925: Violet?

Hattori Keiko looked on with a good temper, and even had the stout shopkeeper provide Huo Sining with a stack of new sandpaper.

However, the onlookers were growing impatient. Seeing Huo Sining abandon modern stone gambling tools to use clumsy manual sandpaper, this action left them bewildered. Was this girl foolish? Using such an obvious and clumsy method to delay time, wasn’t it too stupid?

Nara Nigawa’s gaze was hollow, unable to find focus. At this point, it was impossible for Huo Sining to cheat. Nara Nigawa no longer held any hope, but his hand was tightly clutching the phone in his pocket.

Losing, it’s a loss.

This fist-sized rough material, Huo Sining carefully sanded for five or six minutes, before scooping a small spoonful of clear water from a nearby wooden bucket and pouring it over the rough material.

When the water splashed over, the material was still a plain white, and his action instantly drew sighs and ridicule from the onlookers.

Huo Sining remained calm, unaffected by the surrounding crowd, continuing her previous actions.

Slowly, those who understood began to see the expertise in her actions. Sharp-eyed observers noticed that the material seemed a bit different, like...

”Not right, the fog seems to have changed!”

”Can anyone tell me, wasn’t the rough material just a bunch of white cotton? Why do I seem to see violet fog? Am I seeing things?”

”A metamorphic fog layer, does this stone truly contain jadeite?”

As soon as this person spoke, the crowd fell silent, all following this person’s gaze to Huo Sining’s hand. Indeed, in the blink of an eye, the piece of stone she had just sanded revealed a faint violet fog layer.

Seeing this, the crowd exchanged glances, looking into each other’s eyes and seeing expressions of surprise.

The fog is the edge of jadeite, a transitional product from the jadeite formation process, which can be considered a geological variation.

In other words, if the fog layer is revealed, the probability of extracting jadeite from the rough material becomes very high.

Seeing these proceedings, those who had been mocking Huo Sining for overestimating herself fell silent, none daring to speak for fear of saying something wrong and making themselves a laughingstock.

Hattori Keiko exchanged a glance with the stout woman, both looking a bit astonished. The stout woman looked at the rough material in Huo Sining’s hand, unconsciously furrowing her brows.

However, Hattori Keiko was not too concerned. Even if fog appeared, she did not believe Huo Sining could turn the tide; it was just a brick material after all. Did they truly expect high jadeite to appear from it?

Moreover, with the rough material only the size of a fist left, sanding further would only yield a few ring faces. Such jadeite, could it compare to her five or six pounds of Rose-Jade Nephrite Jadeite?

Nara Nigawa, who had been mentally tense, suddenly shook off his previous dejectedness upon learning that fog had appeared on Huo Sining’s rough material, possibly indicating a positive gamble. He felt invigorated, his eyes glowing like they were about to shine.

With the fog layer revealed, Huo Sining exhaled lightly, and her hands began to quicken their pace.

The violet fog layer grew larger, brighter, instantly igniting the passion of the observers. At this time, everyone forgot the harsh words they previously spoke to Huo Sining, seeing the color, the crowd started to debate feverishly, each acting like stone gambling experts, discussing and speculating on the outcome beneath the rough material.

The situation became clearer; the likelihood of extracting jadeite from the rough material was very high. Most of the spectators were now guessing what kind of jadeite might be revealed, and few doubted jadeite extraction or proposed the material was only green-skinned. Those who did were immediately countered by others nearby.

”I guess it’s at least golden silk type jadeite inside.”

”Golden silk type? You’re underestimating; the fog layer’s pure, transparent appearance indicates a high possibility of cutting high jadeite. I think it can at least reach the Nephrite level. Either way, this material is definitely going to appreciate.”

”Everyone talks about type; why not guess color? This fog is violet, a vibrant color. I think the jadeite inside might be Violet!”

”Violet? That color of jadeite belongs to a rare variant, very uncommon, thus it’s scarce.”

”Indeed, if it really is Violet and reaches Nephrite level, then the value of this jadeite wouldn’t necessarily be inferior to Miss Hattori’s jadeite. If you meet someone who loves this color, it might sell for a price higher than the Rose-Jade variant.”

”If it truly is Nephrite Violet, then how do we determine the winner of this gamble?”

”Hard to judge, but if such a change occurs, this gamble will be fascinating. Wait and see until this Huaxia woman extracts the rough material.”

The crowd’s discussions fell word for word into the ears of the two other people, the stout shopkeeper’s expression grew more solemn, and Hattori Keiko’s face darkened too.

After a few more minutes, amidst the rustling of sandpaper, the purple fog gradually faded, and the color within grew brighter, more vivid. Even from several meters away, the crowd clearly saw it.

”Violet, it’s Violet!”

Seeing the color, someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed. Those who were still somewhat dubious stopped their discussions, their eyes fixed firmly on the jadeite window that Huo Sining had just revealed.

”Really is Violet, I thought it was a joke before, and looking at this translucency, it’s probably truly Nephrite level—it’s going to soar in value!”

Violet, that’s a premium color among violet jadeite, on par in status with Blue Water Piao Hua, Ocean Blue, Chicken Oil Yellow, and several other jadeite colors.

Hearing the discussions around, Huo Sining chuckled softly, neither confirming nor denying, but inwardly shook her head relentlessly.

Is it really Violet? If it were truly Violet, she wouldn’t have expended such effort and troubled with repetitive sanding, she would have simply cut it out swiftly, without delaying like this.

Hattori Keiko exchanged a look with the stout woman, both sensing something amiss. Silently, Hattori Keiko signaled to the stout woman, who immediately understood, looking at Huo Sining who was seriously extracting stones, and, while unnoticed by others, quietly slipped out through the back door of the shop.