Gene Unlocking: I Evolve Every Day

Chapter 94: Chapter 86: Windfall Profits (1/10)

In the middle of the field, the stone master was cutting the stone for Lu Li.

Lu Li had just transferred money to Brother Gu using mobile banking and was now watching the stone-cutting with great interest.

It was his first time experiencing stone gambling, so naturally, he wanted to see how the stone was cut.

Normally, if someone is cutting a stone, those jade merchants would immediately gather around to watch.

However, at this moment, everyone’s attention wasn’t on the stone-cutting, but rather on the man who was continuously shouting to Brother Gu for ”rebelling.”

Everyone was curious to know if Lu Li, this human T-Rex, had done something sensational in the past to make the man so afraid.

This included Chen Man Ni.

In the crowd, there was someone who recognized the man.

A short man in his mid-thirties stepped forward and said, ”Brother Sun, it’s rare to see you so early; usually at this time, you’ve just gone to bed, right?”

”Isn’t that so.” Brother Sun looked at the busy Brother Gu with a smile, ”The boss called me here for something, otherwise I’d definitely be sleeping now.”

The short man handed over a cigarette, ”Hey, Brother Sun, do you know this Mr. Lu?”

Brother Sun took the cigarette and put it in his mouth.

As he lit the cigarette with a lighter, he shook his head and said, ”Don’t know him.”

The short man feigned surprise, ”Then why are you so afraid of him?”

Upon hearing the critical question, Chen Man Ni and a group of jade merchants hurriedly quieted down and listened closely.

Brother Sun rolled his eyes helplessly, ”Do none of you watch the news? Mr. Lu is no ordinary person; he assisted the police in cracking a murder and dismemberment case...”

Oh!

So he has connections up top.

No wonder Brother Sun was so scared.

Chen Man Ni and the jade merchants nodded in thoughtful contemplation.

Unexpectedly, the next moment Brother Sun revealed even more shocking news, ”And just recently, I heard that a dozen hoodlums, unable to see the situation clearly, went to cause trouble for Mr. Lu. Guess what? All a dozen hoodlums with weapons got dealt with by Mr. Lu single-handedly!”

”Holy crap!”

”A dozen hoodlums with knives all got taken down?”

”No way, is that true?”

”Is Mr. Lu that fierce?”

The crowd widened their eyes in disbelief.

A dozen hoodlums with knives is a completely different concept from a dozen with batons.

A baton strike might not instantly incapacitate someone.

But knives are different; they could potentially kill someone with one slash, far more lethal than batons.

No one expected that Lu Li could be so fierce that even a dozen knife-wielding hoodlums could be effortlessly taken down.

But then they thought, although the dozen gangsters earlier were wielding batons, Mr. Lu took them all down in about ten seconds, a demonstration of absolute strength. Even if they were knife-wielding hoodlums, being taken down by Mr. Lu seemed reasonable.

Truly fierce!

Why doesn’t this guy do mixed martial arts?

As everyone thought this, they looked towards Lu Li.

One look was enough.

Someone shouted in surprise, ”Heavens! Such a huge piece of ice-grade violet with floating green?”

”Whoa, it really is!”

”The color and quality are pretty good!”

”Let me see, are there any cracks? Any cracks?”

”Even with a tiny crack, it hardly affects the value.”

The jade merchants were all in an uproar and crowded over.

Liu Kexin and Chen Man Ni, equally curious, stood on the outskirts of the crowd watching.

Brother Gu also seemed surprised by Lu Li’s luck in buying a piece of material and genuinely revealing an ice-grade violet with floating green.

A short-haired jade merchant was commenting, ”Such a big piece of ice-grade violet, it could yield at least four bangles.”

”Very valuable!” a middle-aged woman exclaimed with wide eyes.

An elderly jade merchant, in his sixties with graying temples, couldn’t help but ask, ”Mr. Lu, is this piece of ice-grade violet jadeite for sale?”

Lu Li turned his head, ”Yes, how much are you offering?”

The jade merchant quickly replied, ”Eight hundred thousand, how about that?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged woman immediately raised the bid, ”Nine hundred and fifty thousand!”

Even the short-haired man couldn’t hold back, ”I’ll offer a million!”

Liu Kexin was slightly startled and said in astonishment, ”Is Lu Li’s jade worth that much?”

”Ice-grade jade is inherently expensive,” Chen Man Ni seemed to understand a bit and explained, ”With this kind of ice-grade violet with floating green which doesn’t have many cracks, if made into bangles, each could sell for three to four hundred thousand. Someone just estimated that this material could yield four bangles, and the leftover pieces could be made into pendants and rings. A million isn’t too high a price. My husband’s sister bought a high ice-grade violet bangle for 1.6 million before. This piece, although not as good as my husband’s sister’s, still has room for price increase. I guess more bids are coming.”

Just as she finished, another bid came in.

A bald man with a big gold chain gestured with two fingers, ”One million one hundred thousand! I’m bidding one million one hundred thousand!”

With that, everyone else went silent.

This piece of ice-grade violet is estimated to produce four bangles.

If each finished bangle sells for four hundred thousand, the final value could exceed 1.6 million.

At a glance, the bald man’s offer didn’t seem too high.

In reality, that’s not the case.

They still have to make the jade into bangles and sell them, which carries significant risks.

For example, if there’s a problem during production, you could lose one or half a bangle.

Also, if the jade market suddenly crashes, you could end up losing everything.

Besides, they want to make a profit, right?

Who would buy without a profit?

It can be said that one million one hundred thousand is already close to the price limit.

Naturally, the others fell silent.

Everyone is doing small businesses; they don’t have the guts to gamble on higher profits.

Lu Li used the Mind Reading Technique to probe a bit.

He found out that one million one hundred thousand was indeed close to the gold-chain guy’s psychological price.

He said without hesitation, ”Alright, one million one hundred thousand is yours.”

”Thank you, thank you, Mr. Lu.” The gold-chain guy was very happy, ”Shall we go for the transfer?”

Lu Li waved his hand, ”No rush, let’s wait until I finish cutting the raw material here.”

”Alright.” The gold-chain guy quickly added, ”We’ve agreed on the price, you can’t back out later.”

Lu Li smiled, ”I won’t, don’t worry.”

Only then did the gold-chain guy breathe a sigh of relief.

He was really worried that someone would offer a higher price later and Lu Li would back out.

After all, the opponent’s combat power was overwhelming, if he really backed out, he couldn’t do anything about Lu Li.

The stone cutting continued.

The second piece to be opened was the semi-clear material.

This semi-clear material weighed about 6.5 kilograms and cost Lu Li a full three hundred thousand.

Indeed, the part of the material where the window was opened was icy green, with very good water and texture quality, so thirty thousand wasn’t expensive.

To put it bluntly, just looking at the surface quality, even if it only yields one bracelet, it wouldn’t really be a loss.

If you can get two bracelets out of it, that’s basically a profit, estimating tens of thousands in earnings without a problem.

The stone-cutter asked, ”Mr. Lu, do we cut it directly or wipe it first?”

Lu Li had already used his x-ray vision to look inside the raw material and knew that there was a lot of jade flesh inside; cutting it directly could affect its value.

He said, ”Wipe it.”

”Alright.”

The stone-cutter began his work.

After a short while, someone with sharp eyes shouted, ”It’s turning green! Damn! It’s really icy green!”

”Wow, has it gone up?”

”Just because it seems to have gone up, doesn’t mean it has, let’s see more.”

Everyone restrained their excitement and continued to watch.

Before long, the area being wiped grew larger and larger.

Everyone could only see more and more green being revealed.

Although it wasn’t completely wiped yet, the gold-chain guy couldn’t hold back, ”Mr. Lu, stop wiping, I’ll offer one hundred and fifty thousand, will you sell?”

A crew-cut man raised the bid, ”I’ll offer one hundred and sixty thousand.”

He added, ”Mr. Lu, if you’re willing to sell, I’ll take on the risk from here on, regardless of the quality of the jade that comes out, one hundred sixty thousand is yours!”

Brother Gu looked at Lu Li in astonishment, both pieces of raw material have gone up?

He finally realized that Lu Li might not just have good luck, but also an eye for great opportunities.

The stone-cutter looked at Lu Li, ”Do we keep wiping or stop?”

Lu Li said, ”Keep wiping, take out all of the jade flesh.”

The stone-cutter said, ”Okay.”

The crowd saw that Lu Li was unwilling to sell and could only sigh.

Actually, by this point, they had a rough idea, estimating that there was still room for profit if they continued to wipe.

Sure enough, after a while, the stone-cutter had extracted all the jade flesh.

A piece of icy green jade appeared before everyone’s eyes, almost without any cracks!

The gold-chain guy’s pupils instantly enlarged, and he shouted, ”I’ll offer two hundred and fifty thousand!”

Liu Kexin exclaimed, turning her head, ”Is this jade worth two hundred fifty thousand?”

Chen Man Ni stared intently at that piece of icy green jade and said, ”This jade has excellent water content and color, but unfortunately, minor cracks reduce its value. If made into bracelets, one could be worth around forty thousand. This piece can probably produce eight or nine bracelets, two hundred fifty thousand won’t cut it, there’ll be more bids.”

The crew-cut man immediately followed, ”Two hundred sixty thousand!”

A middle-aged woman, ”Two hundred sixty-five thousand!”

An elderly man with graying temples, ”Two hundred eighty-five thousand!”

Another young woman suddenly offered, ”Three hundred and ten thousand!”

With this offer, everyone glanced over and closed their mouths.

This jade raw material was bought for only thirty thousand.

Now, someone has bid three hundred and ten thousand?

Lu Li already knew that jade had high profits.

But he really didn’t expect it to be this high.

The window material bought for thirty thousand sold for one hundred and ten thousand!

The semi-clear material bought for thirty thousand sold for three hundred and ten thousand!

With just these two pieces, he made a profit of three hundred eighty-seven thousand!

Lu Li was ecstatic, thinking that today he struck it rich.

If he tried a bit more, he might even have enough to buy a luxury house!

Oh right.

There was still a covered material.

Although the quality of the jade inside wasn’t as good as the previous two pieces, it had plenty of jade flesh.

Lu Li figured if this remaining jade could also sell for a good price, he might really have enough for a luxury house!