Shrouding the Sky: The System Arrived Thirty Years Early

The oasis where Gufeng City is located is not very large, with a population of around 400,000. Such a city is not uncommon in the Northern Region.

There are dozens of jade gambling shops in this city, ranging from branches of major holy sites to small jade gambling shops run by locals.

Among them, the most reputable is the jade gambling market in Yaochi Holy Land. There, you don't have to worry about the owner using their power to bully you. No matter what rare treasures are found, Yaochi will not forcibly take them. If the customer is unwilling to sell, they will also see him off.

"Shall we go to Yaochi Stone Gambling Market?" Lin Jia asked.

"No, let's try our luck at a jade gambling shop run by locals first."

For his first time gambling on jade, Luo Qianqiu planned to find more materials to distinguish different sources, which would also lay the foundation for identifying sources in the future.

Soon, by asking passersby, the two found a jade gambling shop run by locals.

The scale is not large, and the flow of people is even more sparse. Even though the source stones here are generally cheaper than those in the Holy Land, it still cannot change this situation.

Without any scenes of looking down on others, Luo Qianqiu and Lin Jia entered the first courtyard smoothly.

Everywhere you look, there are stones, big and small, of varying quality. They are all obviously substandard, and you could even say that many of them were just brought in from outside to fill the space. Otherwise, if there were just a few source stones scattered around the courtyard, even fewer people would come.

After entering the first courtyard, Luo Qianqiu did not rush to leave, but instead observed carefully.

At this moment, everything in the world has "momentum" in his eyes, whether ordinary or extraordinary, the difference is only the strength of the "momentum".

Based on this method, Luo Qianqiu selected source stones in the first courtyard.

Sure enough, he soon made a discovery: one source stone's 'momentum' was stronger than the others.

Just like the difference between a candle and a torch, the difference between the two is very obvious.

Seeing this, Luo Qianqiu decided to test the feasibility of this method, so he beckoned to a servant.

"How are the Originium stones valued here?" he asked curiously.

The servant was taken aback, as if he hadn't expected anyone to choose stones in the first courtyard. But he reacted quickly and said, "Guest, the source stones in the first courtyard are very cheap. One or two source stones can buy a thousand catties of stones. There are no separate prices listed."

Luo Qianqiu nodded, said nothing, and continued browsing.

He quickly finished examining the source stones in the first courtyard. Apart from the one special one, the rest were all ordinary stones.

So he randomly selected two stones, and together with the one with special "power" from before, he gathered a thousand catties of them. Then he called over the servant again, took out a one-tael source stone, and handed it to him.

The servant reached out and took the source stone, saying respectfully, "Guest, the source masters are in the inner courtyard. Would you like me to have someone carry the source stone in for you so they can cut it for you?"

Luo Qianqiu waved his hand, indicating that it was unnecessary, and golden light flickered between his fingers as he directly aimed at the source stone and began to cut.

"Bang!"

With the sound of a stone hitting the ground, the first Originium was quickly cut open, revealing nothing inside.

Then, the second piece was the same; when cut open, it was completely empty.

Seeing this, Lin Jia narrowed her phoenix eyes and frowned, but when she glanced at Luo Qianqiu and found that he looked normal, she immediately relaxed.

She knew Luo Qianqiu too well; seeing his expression, she knew the situation was still under his control. In other words, the first two stones were just useless; the third one was the key.

Lin Jia couldn't help but hold her breath, preparing to witness the miracle.

"Snap!"

Luo Qianqiu didn't stop. After cutting the second source stone, he immediately started cutting the third one.

Compared to the previous two pieces, he was much more careful when cutting this piece, as if he was afraid of damaging the contents.

Soon, the source stone was also cut open, and a hazy light emanated from the crack.

"The goods have been shipped!" The servant's eyes widened in disbelief.

He knew very well what kind of source stones were in the first courtyard; logically speaking, there was no possibility of getting any here.

But now, someone had actually found real gold in the desert right in front of him, how could the servant not be shocked?

Before long, news of the shipment from the first courtyard spread, and a crowd quickly gathered, all with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Some jade gambling enthusiasts had particularly interesting expressions at this moment. They were in areas with better resources, but they kept coming back empty-handed, while others could find big pieces even in shallow ditches.

This contrast is so stark it makes one feel utterly ashamed.

Luo Qianqiu ignored the changes happening in the courtyard and continued cutting the source stone in his hand.

He moved very carefully, like peeling an orange, cutting the outer skin layer by layer until the inside was revealed.

"Wow, a fiery red source the size of an egg! This guy's made a killing!"

"It's actually a different kind of source; it's probably worth ten pounds of pure source, isn't it?"

"Ten catties! You underestimate the value of the alien source. This piece of alien source is probably worth fifty catties of pure source."

"Exchanging one ounce of source material for fifty pounds of pure source material is more than a hundred times the value!"

Everyone gasped in amazement, envying Luo Qianqiu's good fortune—to be able to produce such a large item in the first courtyard.

"Young man, gambling on stones is all about luck. Since you're on a winning streak right now, why don't you go inside and take a look?" someone in the crowd urged.

As soon as these words were spoken, many people echoed them, saying that it would be a real shame if Luo Qianqiu, with such good luck, didn't go and make a fortune.

These words were exactly what Luo Qianqiu wanted to hear, so his face flushed red, like a naive young man who had been blinded by flattery, and he was pulled into the second courtyard by the crowd.

The source stones here are much fewer than in the first courtyard, but their quality is better, and the price is incomparable.

Surrounded by the crowd, Luo Qianqiu began selecting Origin Stones.

It must be said that the Originium in the second courtyard has a different "power" than ordinary stones, but compared to the Originium from which the fiery red source was cut, its "power" is much weaker.

For example, the source stone in front of Luo Qianqiu weighs about a thousand catties, and it would take a catty of source stone to take it down.

However, the "momentum" of the Originium is a hundred times weaker than that of the Crimson Originium, so cutting it would most likely result in a loss.

But Luo Qianqiu still made a move, not to earn resources, but simply to collect materials to verify his guesses.

He actually doesn't know anything about gambling on stones, not even the most basic knowledge of identifying their origin. He only chooses stones based on their "potential" and has absolutely no idea about the value of the items inside.

Therefore, Luo Qianqiu wanted to earn resources by gambling on stones while enriching his experience in stone gambling, at the very least to have an evaluation standard for the value of the contents of the source stones.

"Sigh, what a loss, what a loss! One pound of Yuan was exchanged for four ounces of Yuan, what a huge loss!"

When the results came out, Luo Qianqiu sighed with regret, as if he had lost a hundred million, but in his heart he was overjoyed.