Chapter 561
The real art of stone appraising was not only to distinguish whether there was a spiritual seed in the Flying Star Spiritual Crystal, but also to distinguish the grade of the spiritual seed.
This was an advanced stone appraising technique.
Only those who had mastered advanced stone appraising skills could be called Divine Appraisal Masters!
"Brother Qin, everyone is waiting for you to choose your stone."
Seeing Qin Yichen standing still, Ouyang Haotian thought that he wanted to retreat, so he urged him proudly.
"Stone selection?"
Qin Yichen shook his head and said self-deprecatingly, "I don't know how to appraise stones. I rely on luck. Let's all help me choose the stones."
He was using the same trick again.
"Shh! … "
Immediately, a wave of boos came from the crowd.
Relying on luck to defeat the Stone Appraisal Technique?
How could this be?!
If luck was useful, then what was the use of the stone appraising technique?
"Master, choose this one. I guarantee that there will be a Spirit Seed in this one!"
Those gamblers from last time appeared again. One of them pointed at a piece of Flying Star Spiritual Crystal that was worth 1.1 million gold coins and shouted.
The shape of this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal was a little strange.
The oval-shaped spirit crystal looked like a pomegranate with half of its side split open. A crack ran from top to bottom, almost reaching halfway.
"Haha! … "
When they saw this scene, a burst of laughter sounded from the surroundings.
The price of the Flying Star Spirit Crystal had already exceeded the value of an ordinary Spirit Seed. It would be fine if he could get a Spirit Seed, but if he couldn't, he would suffer a huge loss.
Moreover, in terms of quality, it was not as good as the other Spiritual Crystals that were worth millions of gold coins.
It had a better color than ordinary spiritual crystals, but it was far worse than other spiritual crystals of the same kind. The price of this spiritual crystal was so high that no one was interested in it.
"Yes, buy that one. If Ouyang Wensu can't get a spirit seed, you win!"
"If there wasn't any Spirit Seed inside, the Water Moon Crystal Workshop wouldn't have offered such a high price …"
The mocking voices of the crowd continued.
Obviously, in their eyes, the man who was rumored to be lucky was just an idiot who didn't know anything. Plus, they wanted to see Qin Yichen suffer.
"This Spirit Crystal …"
Qin Yichen walked a little closer and glanced at the Flying Star Spiritual Crystal. His slightly narrowed eyes revealed a hint of a smile. As if he could not hear the ridicule in the surrounding people's words, he went along with them and said, "Okay, I'll take this one!"
"Uh …"
Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.
Obviously, they thought that they had misheard.
It was not until Qin Yichen took out his gold card to confirm the purchase that the crowd burst into an uproar.
"Haha, I'm dying of laughter. Is this guy an idiot? How can you buy this kind of spirit crystal? "
Many people were convulsing with laughter, and some were even crying.
Initially, everyone just wanted to tease him. No one expected Qin Yichen to be so decisive and buy it directly.
This was because this piece of Flying Star Spiritual Crystal had a history as well. Most importantly, it had a history of being expensive.
It was said that there was once a divine appraiser who observed this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal and concluded that it contained a spirit seed. However, for some unknown reason, that divine appraiser did not buy it.
It was because of that divine appraiser's words that the price of this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal became so high.
While they were laughing, Qin Yichen was laughing too.
That was because he remembered something.
It was about this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal.
Due to its high price, no one was interested in this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal. However, a few decades later, a drunken gambler bought it.
Qin Yichen had a deep impression of what happened after that.
Back then, this incident had shaken the entire Imperial City of Heavenly Dragon.
"Brother Qin, you have a good eye."
Ouyang Haotian smiled happily. Although he was praising Qin Yichen, his tone was full of ridicule. "Brother Qin, I'm sure you've heard some rumors about a divine appraiser who claimed that this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal contained a spirit seed …"
"But Brother Qin, you might not know the reason why that divine appraiser didn't buy this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal."
At this point, those who knew the inside story couldn't help but chuckle.
In fact, this matter was not a secret in the circle of nobles.
That was because that divine appraiser was the Ouyang family's … Ouyang Zhutian!
Speaking of the inside story, no one knew it better than Ouyang Haotian.
According to Ouyang Zhutian, there were indeed traces of spirit energy flowing within this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal. That was a sign that it contained a spirit seed.
However, the spirit energy within it had already been lost.
The reason for the loss of spirit energy was actually very simple.
Spirit seeds were formed by absorbing the essence of the stars, and the process of condensing the essence of the stars into a spirit seed was actually a long process.
If the meteorite cracked during the condensation process for some reason, the essence of the stars it had absorbed would be lost and it would no longer condense into a spirit seed.
However, despite the loss of spirit energy, the traces of the star's essence could still be detected by the divine appraiser's eyes.
It was obvious that this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal had encountered an accident during the condensation process. The crack on its surface was the best proof of that.
As for what kind of accident it was, no one could say for sure. It could have been a collision between meteorites when they were in outer space, or it could have been caused when they fell to the ground.
There was actually another name for this Flying Star Spiritual Crystal … Spirit-dissipating Stone.
Spirit-dissipating Stone was actually very easy to identify because it was unique in that there would always be cracks on its surface.
This was the reason why everyone teased Qin Yichen after he bought it.
A person who bought a Spirit-dissipating Stone could be said to be someone who didn't know anything about stone appraising.
However, what made them exclaim was that such an ignorant person had managed to open four spirit seeds, and one of them was even an intermediate spirit seed.
Hence, they couldn't wait to see the expression on Qin Yichen's face when this one million gold coins turned into a pile of dust.
At the thought of it, they couldn't wait to see it.
After buying this Spirit-dissipating Stone, Qin Yichen, with the help of the gamblers, chose three spirit crystals of different prices.
He chose them effortlessly and didn't even touch the Flying Star Spiritual Crystal. He simply bought the one that everyone was clamoring for the most. It was as if he was doing this just to entertain the crowd.
Soon, Qin Yichen made his choice.
Ouyang Wensu chose five spirit crystals of similar prices while he only chose four. Moreover, due to the Spirit-dissipating Stone, the other three were priced lower.
"Let's begin."
Ouyang Wensu said confidently to the stonecutter beside her.
Then, the stonecutter began.
It was only the first Flying Star Spiritual Crystal but it turned out to be an ordinary spirit seed. Instantly, the crowd gasped in surprise.
To the crowd, Ouyang Wensu becoming a Divine Appraisal Appraiser was already a foregone conclusion.
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