Douro Continent

Chapter 74 Golden Dragon Beard Needles on a Plate (Part Two)

Tang San, of course, was unaware that Xiao Wu was overthinking things because of his strange actions. He carefully retrieved the head-sized crystal from the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night and placed it on the bed. He gently stroked the crystal's uneven surface, as if caressing his most cherished treasure.

Xiao Wu knew that Tang San was not an impulsive person. Since he valued this crystal so much, it must contain some secret. She squatted down beside him, waiting for his explanation.

"Among crystals, amethyst is not the most precious." Tang San finally said this after a long while.

Xiao Wu asked curiously, "Then what kind of crystal is precious?"

Tang San solemnly replied, "It's hair crystal."

"Rutilated quartz? What's that?" Xiao Wu looked at him in surprise; she had never even heard of this word before.

It's no wonder Xiao Wu didn't know that this concept didn't originally belong to this world. It was brought by Tang San from the Tang Sect.

While at the Tang Sect, in addition to being responsible for making the mechanical Anqi, Tang San was also responsible for helping inner disciples forge various hidden weapons. He was extremely knowledgeable about the research on hidden weapon materials and various precious materials.

"So-called rutilated quartz is when some natural crystals, under certain conditions and influenced by external factors, develop golden thread-like inclusions inside the crystal. These golden threads are called 'rutilated quartz' or 'golden quartz,' just like the hair of a crystal. Regardless of the color of the crystal, if there is even one rutilated quartz inclusion, its value will exceed that of the best quality natural crystal. A crystal with rutilated quartz is called rutilated quartz."

Although Xiao Wu was impulsive, she was also quite clever. Looking at the large crystal in Tang San's hand, she said, "You're not going to tell me this is rutilated quartz, are you? I don't see any golden threads. Besides, I've never heard of rutilated quartz before. Even if it is, it's useless if no one recognizes it. You didn't waste those two hundred gold coins."

Tang San smiled and said, "No, this is not a piece of rutilated quartz, but a plate of rutilated quartz, the finest of all rutilated quartz."

Xiao Wu asked curiously, "What is 'board crystal'?"

Tang San patiently explained, "The gold flecks in rutilated quartz are usually scattered and scarce. However, some rutilated quartz that have existed for a very long time have the opportunity to have more gold flecks. When the amount of gold flecks reaches a certain level and gathers together inside the crystal, forming a plate-like shape, such rutilated quartz is called plate quartz. Because of the large number of gold flecks inside and their extremely regularity, plate quartz is considered the best quality among rutilated quartz."

"Although this crystal appears cloudy on the surface, upon closer inspection, one can see glimmers of gold within. The inner gold plate is obscured by impurities on the outer crystal, but I'm almost certain it contains tens of thousands of golden hairs. This is a miracle that could only occur in a crystal plate that has existed for at least 100,000 years. Let alone 200 gold soul coins, even 20,000 gold soul coins would be absolutely worth it if I had it. I don't want it to resell for profit, but because it has special significance."

Tang San did not directly state the special significance of this, but instead took out his forging hammer from the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night.

His forging hammer was two sizes larger than those used by ordinary blacksmiths. Tang San never changed it after he first used this large forging hammer at Shi San's blacksmith shop.

"Xiao Wu, move aside a bit," Tang San said in a low voice.

Xiao Wu stepped aside. Tang San placed the crystal plate on the ground, and a faint white light slowly emerged, flowing from his hands into the forging hammer. His expression had become extremely solemn, and in an instant, he had raised the internal energy of the Xuan Tian Gong to its limit.

"Xiao San, what are you doing..." Xiao Wu looked at him in surprise. She had a premonition of what Tang San was going to do, but she didn't understand why he would do this.

With a sudden burst of power from his calves and a half-turn of his body, Tang San unleashed the first strike of his Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique—a strike imbued with all of his internal energy. The forging hammer shone brightly with white light, and a series of explosions echoed through the air. The massive hammerhead slammed heavily onto the slab of crystal.

Xiao Wu instinctively covered her ears.

With a loud bang, the entire Rose Hotel shook. A crisp cracking sound rang out under the hammer. Under Tang San's full-force attack, the crystal plate was instantly smashed into dust.

But just as the crystal slab turned to dust, a strange scene unfolded: countless golden specks of light surged forth from within the slab, scattering throughout the bedroom with its heart-shaped bed. It was as if the entire room was enveloped in a golden glow.

Xiao Wu was startled and quickly activated her soul power to block the golden light spots. Fortunately, the golden light was not very strong and did not cause her any harm.

The dazzling golden light was mesmerizing, and the tinkling sounds were crisp and pleasant. Some of the light clattered against the walls, some against the doors and windows, and some landed directly on the heart-shaped bed. The entire bedroom was completely enveloped in a layer of golden light.

The crystal turned into dust, but as the golden light in the air gradually fell, Xiao Wu discovered that there was a layer of golden light spots on the floor and bed in the room. Or rather, a layer of golden particles.

Each golden grain was very uniform in size, about the size of a grain of rice, perfectly round, and shimmering with a faint golden light. Xiao Wu subconsciously picked one up and squeezed it in her hand, finding that the golden grain was slightly soft but very elastic. Even with her soul power, she could not flatten it.

"Brother, these aren't pure gold, are they? Even if they are, they're not as valuable as your two hundred gold soul coins."

Tang San was very excited, truly excited. This was the first time since arriving in this world that he had been in such a state of high excitement, even more so than when he obtained his first spirit ring and broke through the bottleneck of the Mysterious Heaven Technique.

(End of this chapter)

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