Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 978: Chapter 977: Truly the Best Quality Among the Best?

As soon as Lin Dong finished speaking, everyone at the scene fell silent.

Afterward, Huang Jie was the first to burst into laughter.

”Hahaha, that kills me. You country bumpkin, if you don’t understand, then don’t pretend to get it, okay?”

”Do you know rough jadeite? Do you have a jewelry appraisal certificate?”

His laughter set off others to start laughing as well.

On the stage, the professional auctioning the rough stones laughingly said, ”Kid, shooting your mouth off here, thinking it will make you popular? Hmph, nothing but a clown!”

”Does this kid not know that Huang Shao is the highest-ranked senior technician among jewelry appraisers?”

”In the industry, Huang Shao’s eyes are known as ’Golden Eyes.’ He has never misjudged a piece of jewelry in years of appraisal.”

”I remember that over the years, none of the rough stones he’s bid on have ever led to a loss, right?”

”Nothing but a clown, yet he dares to say Huang Shao’s rough stone, worth 50 million to bid for, isn’t even worth five millions. Where does he get that confidence?”

”...”

Everyone took Lin Dong as a joke.

At the moment, Tang Jun was also hesitant.

He had come on a mission, this auction, he had to win a rough stone that could be cut into high-quality jade.

Because his grandma was going to celebrate her seventieth major birthday after a while. The old lady was devoutly Buddhist, so the family had given him a budget of eighty million for the highest discretion to buy a jade Buddha statue as a seventieth birthday gift for the elder.

Eighty million might seem like a lot, but if you buy directly, you can’t get that kind of best quality jade carved into a Jade Buddha statue.

Therefore, Tang Jun planned to bid, within eighty million, for a top-grade raw stone at the auction and hoped to cut the top-grade jade from it to then carve it into a Buddha statue.

One can only say his idea was good.

But he was not particularly knowledgeable about raw stones, so he was still somewhat apprehensive.

He knew Huang Jie understood rough stones, and now Huang Jie was determined to land this piece, which made him believe this stone would definitely yield best jade.

That was also why he had been raising the bid until now!

And now, Lin Dong told him that this top-grade raw stone was worth less than two million.

This made him uncertain about whom to believe.

”Divine Doctor Lin, do you understand how to appraise rough stones?” Tang Jun asked.

Lin Dong shook his head, ”I don’t understand, but I know that this raw stone can’t produce the best jade you want.”

”If you trust me, then don’t bid any more.”

”Alright,” Tang Jun ultimately chose to trust Lin Dong.

As for why he trusted Lin Dong so much, it was also due to Lin Dong’s previous displays.

Lin Dong’s credibility in both Martial Arts and Medicine had been so compelling that his current words subconsciously compelled Tang Jun to comply.

And Tang Jun ceased his bidding.

So naturally, the rough stone was won by Huang Jie in the end.

”Hahaha, then I won’t be polite anymore. The rough stone is mine now!” Huang Jie was delighted, as his professional judgment told him that this stone, with such good quality, would definitely yield the best jade.

And this piece was so big, that there must be quite a bit of the best jade.

Even if he spent 50 million to buy it, it would not be a loss.

Later, after cutting out the best jade, he would definitely be able to create quite a few top-grade Jade Bracelets and necklaces. Those bracelets and necklaces would surely be worth far more than 50 million.

After winning the rough stone, he was overjoyed and even more proud.

He gave Lin Dong a disdainful look.

Turning to Tang Jun, he sneered, ”Young Master Tang, this isn’t like you. A scion of the Tang Family actually taking the word of a newbie in the rough stone world, have you taken the wrong medicine? Hahaha...”

Tang Jun’s face flushed with embarrassment upon being mocked by Huang Jie.

Tang Han didn’t indulge him, ”Huang Jie, why are you celebrating so early? Aren’t you afraid of cutting out a pile of waste material?”

”Kid, be off with you, what do you know. With such good quality rough stone, if it doesn’t yield jade, I’ll eat it,” Huang Jie waved his hand, confident in his expertise.

Tang Han made a ghost face, ”I trust my Brother Dongzi, when you cut out waste material, don’t forget what you said, okay?”

”Roll away, I can’t be bothered with you,” Huang Jie scoffed coldly.

By this time, the first rough stone Huang Jie had acquired was already set aside.

The second rough stone auction had already begun on the stage.

This auction was recognized to mainly have two top-grade raw stones.

And these two top-grade raw stones were respectively arranged as the first and last lots.

As for the intermediate raw stones, they couldn’t be said to be poor, but they didn’t count as top-grade raw stones and were incomparable to the first and last ones in quality.

Of course, their bidding base prices were not as high either.

The bidding started at one or two million.

And not many people were bidding.

Most of the people present were more interested in those two top-grade raw stones.

Finally, after more than half an hour of bidding, the last and most highly anticipated rough stone was presented.

The moment this featured rough stone was brought out, it immediately caused a commotion.

Even those who knew nothing about rough stones couldn’t help but shout when they saw it.

”This rough stone is truly the best of the best.”

”On its surface, you can see a layer of jade.”

”And it’s Imperial Green!”

”Just the parts that are exposed are probably worth tens of millions, aren’t they?”

”...”

Upon seeing it, Tang Jun clenched his fists tighter.

”I must win this stone!” he thought.

Huang Jie’s eyes were also burning with desire, thinking the same as Tang Jun, intent on securing the top-grade raw stone.

Red lights seemed to shimmer in everyone’s eyes as they waited for the auction professional to announce the base price.

Seeing the commotion among the audience, the auction professional appeared quite pleased.

He didn’t even go into detail describing the rough stone as he had done before.

Instead, he spoke directly,

”This rough stone, seeing such enthusiasm, I suppose needs no introduction from me, right?”

”Then I will announce its base price immediately...”

”The final, featured top-grade rough stone, weighing half a ton, with a starting price of a billion!”