My master gave me a death mission: to go down the mountain and retrieve his granddaughter.

Just as Su Muchen and the others were talking, the stone-cutting master also began to work. He quickly cut open one side of the first rough stone. When the stone-cutting master saw the quality of the jadeite revealed on the cut surface, he was completely stunned.

"This...this boss...your quality is just too..."

The stone-cutting master turned to look at Su Muchen, and you could clearly see the shock on his face. He wanted to say something to Su Muchen, but he stammered and it was unclear what he wanted to express.

"Stop, Master. I know what you want to say. No need to say more, just keep cutting."

Su Muchen understood what the stone-cutting master wanted to express; he was simply amazed by the quality of the jadeite in this rough stone, something Su Muchen had anticipated long ago.

The stone cutter wanted to say something more, but seeing Su Muchen's indifferent gaze, he had no choice but to swallow his words and continue cutting the other side of the rough stone.

Looking at Qian Yutang and Liu Ziyan, even though Su Muchen had just reminded them, they were still shocked when they saw the quality of the jade. It took them a while to come back to their senses.

"Brother Su, I am utterly impressed by your discerning eye. To be able to tell the quality of the jade inside just by looking through the outer layer of the stone is truly remarkable!"

"Brother Qian, you flatter me. I just have a talent for this, so there's no need to be too surprised."

The most excited person at this moment was Liu Ziyan. Before this, she had already earned nearly 70 million, and now the balance in her bank card had reached more than 100 million.

The four rough stones are now worth at least 100 million yuan, which means they have more than 200 million yuan in funds, enough to participate in the auction.

Although she was preparing to bid for a rough stone worth 300 million at the auction, she didn't need to prepare 300 million in funds. After all, the value of rough stones can increase. With Su Muchen's abilities, buying a rough stone worth 300 million with 200 million would be a piece of cake.

Su Muchen saw Liu Ziyan's excited expression and gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.

Soon, under the skillful hands of the stone-cutting master, another rough stone was also cut out. Just as Su Muchen had said before, both rough stones were of extremely high quality glass type, belonging to the top grade of jadeite.

"Brother Su, no problem, I'll give you 100 million for these two rough stones. Adding that to the previous two, it'll be 160 million in total. What do you think?"

This amount is already considered a huge premium. Even for top-grade glass-type jadeite, those two rough stones wouldn't reach 50 million each. However, given the rarity of these two rough stones, a premium is normal.

"Brother Qian, aren't you giving a bit too much? According to the market price, these four rough stones together are worth at most 130 to 140 million. You've overpaid by 20 to 30 million... This..."

Although Su Muchen only had a general understanding of the market price of raw stones, the differences were roughly the same, so he naturally knew that Qian Yutang was giving him a premium.

"Brother Su, this is really not much. Although those two top-grade jadeite pieces weren't worth this much, they are extremely rare and hard to come by. Even at an auction, they would fetch a much higher price. The price I'm offering is quite low, so please don't refuse!"

"Since Brother Qian has said so, then I won't be coy. Whatever you say, I'll accept."

Soon, Liu Ziyan's bank card received another balance of 160 million, bringing her total bank card balance to nearly 280 million.

With so much money in hand, it would be easier to just grab a rough stone worth 300 million at an auction than to buy it outright.

After transferring the money to Liu Ziyan, Qian Yutang generously transferred another 100,000 yuan to the stone-cutting master.

The stone-cutting master initially refused to accept the money, since the stall owner had already said that the stone-cutting fee would be charged to him, and he couldn't break his promise.

However, under Qian Yutang's firm stance, the stone-cutting master had no choice but to accept this huge sum of money.

Of course, Qian Yutang had a condition for transferring so much money to the stone-cutting master: he asked him not to tell anyone about what happened here, including the stall owner.

If anyone asks, just say that the jadeite that was found was of average quality. Qian Yutang doesn't want Su Muchen to be noticed by others, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Fortunately, this was on the edge of the trading area, and there weren't many people passing by. When the stone was being cut, no one else came to watch, which prevented it from causing a commotion.

After instructing the stone-cutting master, Qian Yutang immediately arranged for someone to come and transport the several rough stones away. Then, he continued to stroll around the trade fair with Su Muchen and the other person.

The group spent nearly an hour browsing the trade fair, visiting almost all the stalls, but no more raw stones with significant price increases appeared during that hour.

Even though some rough stones can fetch tens of millions of dollars after being cut, the stall owners aren't completely clueless, and these rough stones often command exceptionally high prices.

Just now, they cut out a piece of jadeite of ordinary glass type quality, priced at around 15 million. However, Su Muchen bought this rough stone for 9 million, which is only a two-thirds increase, not even doubling.

Overall, though, it was a good hour. Liu Ziyan's bank account balance increased by more than 30 million, and now it has exceeded 300 million.

"Brother Su, the auction is about to begin. I guess you're here for the auction too!"

There's about an hour left until the 2 PM auction. It's time to head into the auction room early, since there's a necessary step before the rough stones are auctioned: viewing them.

All the rough stones participating in the auction will be on display in the exhibition hall in advance for everyone to see. This is to give everyone a preview so that they have a general idea of ​​which rough stone they like and can then participate in the bidding at the auction.

Since the auction will not allow bidders to observe the stones again once it begins, all participants will arrive at the exhibition hall in advance to study the raw stones to be auctioned.

"That's right, we're here for the auction. What, Brother Qian, are you interested too?"

"Hehe! To be honest, I came here specifically for the King of Stones at the auction. I've mobilized all the funds I can to try and acquire it."

"Oh, the Stone King?"

"What, Brother Su, don't you know that the highlight of this auction is that 'King of Stones,' which has garnered the most attention in recent years?"

"I really didn't know that. We came in a hurry and didn't learn much about the specifics of this auction. Could you please enlighten us, brother?"

Su Muchen was telling the truth. He and Liu Ziyan had only attended the auction at the last minute, so they didn't have time to learn about it, and besides, no one had told them about it.

"Alright, then let me explain the details of this auction to you. This auction was jointly organized by the vice president of the National Jade Association and the local government. Half of the proceeds will be donated to charity, so it can be considered a charity auction."

"There were more than 30 rough stones in total for the auction, all transported from Yunnan Province. The most interesting items were the two 'King Stones,' especially the number one 'King Stone,' which has been the most sought-after 'King Stone' in China in recent years. It has always been kept in the exhibition hall of the Yunnan Jade Association and is not for sale to the public."

Upon hearing this, Su Muchen looked at Qian Yutang with a puzzled expression.

"Brother Su, don't be in a hurry. I know what you want to ask. Please let me continue..."