"The child used to be obedient. Why did she make a mistake at such a critical moment?"
In the corridor, Xie Qianhe was still angry. He bellowed, "Who doesn't know that the Glorious Sunlight Group is growing rapidly and that there are infinite benefits to be gained by befriending them? If I am a spineless man, why didn't I say yes?
"Isn't it because I want my daughter to have some achievements in the path of refining?"
"She thinks that I'm trying to harm her despite all my efforts!"
"Old Xie!"
Dong Hanxiang grabbed her husband's arm. "After the incident in the Temple of Immortals, our daughter is indeed much more mature than before. Besides, Sand Scorpion is her savior. It's perfectly normal that she admires and relies on Sand Scorpion in a special way. Now that you have made the decision for her so forcefully, it is only natural that she cannot accept it. She reads novels on the Internet.
"Besides, Iron Plateau has a long and mysterious history. It is not strange that there are some lost arts of refining from five thousand years ago. It is certainly not true that this Master Sand is a complete amateur. I estimate that he does know a thing or two about refining."
"What?"
Xie Qianhe glared at her. "You don't want your daughter to be Sand Scorpion's disciple, do you?"
"Of course not!"
Dong Hanxiang was amused. "If it weren't for the incident in the morning, I might have considered it. What I mean is, don't be so rude and give your daughter some time to think about it. I'll cook something delicious for you and your daughter to talk about it. She will change her mind."
Xie Qianhe found it odd. "In the morning? What happened in the morning? "
Holding back her laughter, Dong Hanxiang replied, "Didn't I participate in an auction of high-end meteorite materials in the morning? In the auction, there was a bizarre-shaped meteorite more than one meter in diameter, with red stripes all over the body and bright gold hair growing on the surface. According to the catalog, it was named 'Red Streak Gold Hair Meteorite'. "
"I know that."
Xie Qianhe nodded and said, "It's said that the meteorite contains a super high purity treasure. It was highly likely to contain the Radiant Crystal, a supreme treasure of the world, and it was one of the meteorites with the highest starting bid in this auction. All the experts were scrambling for it. Didn't we consider it at first? But on second thought, the price must've been astronomical. That's why I didn't ask you to do it. "
"What are you doing?!"
Dong Hanxiang said, "When we arrived at the scene, all the senior refiners sensed the Red Vein Gold Velvet Stone at close range. I also got five minutes."
"I used a secret technique passed down in my family, the Four Eyes, Four Eyes, Four Eyes, Four Eyes, and Four Eyes.
"The red patterns on this meteorite are quite normal in color, but those are golden hairs. Compared to the 'Thousand Threads of Golden Velvet' that grew near the real Radiant Crystal, it's a little too bright. When it's directed at a light source, it even faintly glows green. "
"I immediately knew that what was inside the meteorite was not a Radiant Crystal but a Gray Crystal that was very similar to it!"
Xie Qianhe nodded quickly. "That's right. The appearance of the Gray Crystal and the changes it causes to its surroundings are very similar to the Radiant Crystal."
"However, Effervescent Crystals are a type of spirit energy that can pass through spirit energy. It was a special material that could harmonize Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Wind and Lightning Energies. It's twenty to thirty times more than the crystal marrow! "
"The Gray Crystal, on the other hand, was worthless garbage. The difference in value between the two was tens of thousands of times!"
Dong Hanxiang said, "That's right. At that time, all the refiners who sensed the Red Streak Gold Hair Stone left politely with a mysterious smile on their faces."
"Everybody saw through the mysteries of the meteorite, but they didn't expose it. Naturally, they wouldn't do anything that would ruin other people's livelihoods.
"However, when the Red Vein Gold Velvet Stone was auctioned, no one raised their hands. "But when it was auctioned, nobody raised their paddle!"
Xie Qianhe smiled. "Why would anyone raise their paddle if they had seen through the mysteries of the stone? It's not a big deal to spend some money, but if they bought a fake one, their reputation would be tarnished, and they would become a joke in the circle of refiners! "
"Exactly," Dong Hanxiang said.
"The Red Vein Gold Velvet Stone was about to go unsold, but somebody raised their paddle. Guess who it was?"
Xie Qianhe rolled his eyes. "Sand Scorpion?"
"Yes. He's the one who jumped out and became the sucker!"
Dong Hanxiang slapped her thigh and said, "Sand Scorpion has been spending a lot of time in the auctions over the past two days. He bought countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in a hurry and without any hesitation. His name has long spread out.
"Old Xie, you know that there have been rumors about him over the past few days. They say that he is actually an expert of refining who has been hiding his strength for a long time. Seeing that he bought the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures without blinking and determined to get them, many people were suspicious. Is he really so awesome?
"But as it turned out, he spent hundreds of millions on a useless Red Vein Gold Velvet Stone in the auction. Like you said, it's not a big deal to waste money, but his reputation in the circle of refiners has been tarnished!
"Right now, all the insiders are laughing in secret. Master Sand's expertise in refining is limited if he can't even tell the difference between a Radiant Crystal and a Grey Crystal. It seems that his so-called patents, inventions, and Master Xue Yuanxin's comments are mostly lies. Perhaps, he just spent a lot of money to flatter himself."
Xie Qianhe grimaced and said solemnly, "That's where you are wrong. Master Sand is our daughter's savior after all. That's one thing. It's one thing that I don't want our daughter to acknowledge him as her master, but you should've reminded him at that time."
"He and I were sitting in opposite corners of the auction hall. How could I have reminded him?"
Dong Hanxiang rolled her eyes at her husband. "Besides, he acted very quickly. In one breath, he increased the price by 50 million. He looked as if he was afraid that someone would compete with him. After he made the final decision, his face lit up with joy. What else do you want me to say?"
"You told him in public that you made a mistake, Master Sand. You spent hundreds of millions on a stone that is only worth a few million at best. Wouldn't that be a slap to his face?"
"That does make sense."
Xie Qianhe thought for a moment and sighed. "However, in such a case, even if you didn't slap his face in public, his own face would've been slapped into pieces!
"What do you think of Master Sand? Instead of being the best warrior of the six tribes of Iron Plateau, he chose to join the circle of refiners. Why bother?
"All in all, now that you mention it. I can't let my daughter acknowledge him as her master either. The Xie family has been passed on for almost a thousand years, and we are not very famous in the circle. But we still have our dignity. I can't let my daughter follow him. We will be the biggest joke in the circle if we follow such a nouveau riche! "
Xie Qianhe glanced at his mini crystal processor and slapped his head. "Not good. Master Huangpu asked me to take part in a magical equipment evaluation meeting a long time ago. I almost forgot about it after talking with you for such a long time!"
He hurried out. When he reached the end of the corridor, he thought for a moment. Then he turned around and said, "You should have a good talk with Anan later, especially about what happened at the auction this morning. Right, isn't there an official website and forum for the Edge Sharpeners' Meeting? I assume that the news must've spread out on the forum. You can find some posts for her to read.
"In the eyes of the young people, the words of old men and women are not as good as the words on the Nexus!"
"I've already found some. You two almost quarreled just now. I was afraid that my daughter would be too shy. So, I didn't show them to you. "
Dong Hanxiang activated the light beam and entered the forum of the Edge Sharpeners' Meeting.
In the free discussion zone, several posts were flashing 'popular'. There were already more than a thousand comments.
The title of one of the posts was:
"Tycoon of Iron Plateau bought the 'wondrous' stone from outer space at a high price!"
The word 'wondrous' was in quotation marks, indicating that it was full of sarcasm.
The comments below were:
"Congratulations, congratulations. You've only spent a few hundred million to buy such a 'huge' meteorite back home …"
"I was there, too. It was truly a 'wondrous' stone. What a 'wondrous' stone. Hahahaha …"
"Wondrous?"
"Why are you so straightforward, upstairs? Can't you do whatever you want when you're rich? "
Xie Qianhe sniffed. His heart was finally at ease. He turned around and left.
It was already evening. The refiners who had come for the Edge Sharpeners' Meeting and the tourists who had come for sightseeing were all in the same place. There was still an endless stream of people, and the entire park was packed to the brim.
When Xie Qianhe arrived at the No. 22 enclosed magical equipment testing center, he was already half an hour late. The evaluation meeting had already begun.
In the world of Cultivators, before a new product launch was held for important magical equipment, the refiner would often invite the renowned experts in the industry to analyze and examine the magical equipment in detail.
It was because a lot of important magical equipment was unpredictable and mysterious. A new product launch and several simple real-life tests were not enough to fully demonstrate the power of the magical equipment.
Some magical equipment could be worth hundreds of millions or even billions. How could a single product launch attract customers?
In a small-scale magical equipment evaluation meeting, the insiders would analyze the magical equipment in detail first and then endorse the magical equipment in the product release conference. It was a very popular approach in the industry.
The evaluation meeting had high requirements, too. One had to sign a soul contract in advance, which forbade them from leaking the information about the magical equipment before the product launch or profiting from the inside information they knew.
The more important a piece of magical equipment was, the more complicated the soul contract would be.
Xie Qianhe glanced at the contract that was to be signed today. His heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the magical equipment to be evaluated today was not to be trifled with!
He was even more certain of it when he walked into the enclosed testing center that had been sterilized and dust-free.
Other than several experts from the Silver Heart School's Crystal Suit Refining Center, two specialists from the Red Line School's Crystal Suit Refining Center and a professor from the Refining Department of Heavenly Saints Institute had also come to the evaluation meeting.
They were all famous figures in the circle, and their power was awe-inspiring.
Xie Qianhe's Cultivation was actually the weakest of them all.
"Fellow Cultivator Wang, Master Li, Professor Situ!"
Xie Qianhe did not dare waste any time. He hurried forward and apologized. "I'm sorry. I was delayed by something and only just arrived!"
"Time is precious. Little Xie, cut the pleasantries. Come on."
The host of the magical equipment evaluation meeting was Master Huangpu Bo from the Silver Heart School.
He had white hair and a youthful face. He was short, but his nose was red and round like a meatball and occupied half of his face.
Xie Qianhe changed into a refining suit and asked respectfully, "Master Huangpu, which magical equipment is being evaluated today?"
Master Huangpu replied, "The Unparalleled Extension, a product of the Ares Laboratory of the Refining Department of Flying Star University!"
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