Chapter 49: Magic Calcite (1/2)
Chapter 49: Divine Skills for Solving Stones
Stone? Tong Mao laughed wildly: ”You still want to lay the stone, you really can't see the coffin without crying!”
The most intuitive way to prove whether a piece of stone is valuable is to untie the stone skin and see what it contains.
However, in the face of this sleeping baby stone, if Yang Teng insisted that it was worth five million taels of silver from an ornamental point of view, this almost rascal method really made Tong Mao a little difficult to handle.
There are many factors for the price of a piece of stone. The reference price given by the appraiser largely determines the final price of this piece of stone.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, the seller insists on a high price, just like this sleeping baby stone. All appraisers believe that this stone is worthless, but Kistler Xuan still set the high price of 500,000 taels of silver and refused to relax.
Yang Teng bought this sleeping baby stone, and then sold it to others at a sky-high price of five million taels of silver. Tong Mao couldn't just say that this sleeping baby stone was not worth five million taels of silver. After all, this was the transaction price. Price.
So after agreeing to Yang Teng's bet, Tong Mao immediately regretted it, fearing that Yang Teng would join hands with others to play with him.
Hearing that Yang Teng wanted to solve the stone to determine the value, Tong Mao felt very relaxed.
If this sleeping baby stone really contains good things worth five million taels of silver, it would prove that the appraisers who have previously identified this stone are blind!
Obviously such a thing cannot happen.
Tong Mao was full of confidence, ”Yang Teng, we have something to say first. After you untie the stone skin, if there is no good thing in it, you are not allowed to shame.”
Yang Teng laughed: ”Don't worry, I am not as shameless as you!”
Li Guan hurriedly finished the round, ”The shopkeeper, Master Jieshi, please come over and Jieshi quickly.”
There was such a big noise in the Kishishi Xuan that even pedestrians outside were attracted in, and the first floor of the Kishishi Xuan was crowded, and the shopkeeper finally squeezed out to find the Master Jieshi.
The master of Qishixuan Jieshi is an old man in his sixties, holding a black knife in his hand.
”Master, can you start now.” The shopkeeper was sweating profusely and asked Li Guan for instructions.
Li Guan didn't dare to call the shots and looked at Yang Teng.
Yang Teng nodded, ”Go ahead.”
In order to be more intuitive, the shopkeeper ordered a table to be placed in the middle of the crowd, and the sleeping baby stone was placed on the table.
Seeing that this piece was placed in the Kishishi Pavilion for fifty years, it was regarded as a strange stone among the strange stones, and the master Jieshi was also a little agitated.
Analyzing stone is a highly skilled craft that cannot be learned by ordinary people. It requires a high level of cultivation and many years of experience. It requires calcite masters to be very familiar with all kinds of stones, only familiar with the attributes of each stone, and roughly judge. Only the things conceived inside can be cut accurately.
Otherwise, if you cut it down and destroy the good things inside, the value will shrink.
The safest way to dissolve the stone is to peel off the stone skin layer by layer, keeping it to the thinnest every time, so as not to harm the contents inside.
Master Jie Shi didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to untie the sleeping baby stone with his own hands and observe it several times before and after he decided to start with the head of the sleeping baby stone.
Under the gaze of everyone, Master Jie Shi took a deep breath to stabilize his mind, raised his powerful hand, and the black knife hit the stone part of the sleeping baby with a knife.
To some extent, a master of stone calcite is a master of swordsmanship.
Of course, this kind of knife skill of Master Jieshi may not be useful in combat.
”Puff!” With a slight sound, everyone saw a flash of light in front of them, and the head of the sleeping baby stone was peeled off a thin layer.
The stone skin fell off, and the exposed part remained unchanged, still so crystal clear.
Tong Mao looked confident with his hands upside down, with a smile on his face, but he was indeed too ugly, and laughter was better than crying and couldn't see where he went.
”I said that there is nothing in this stone. How many appraisal masters have said that this stone is worthless. What did Yang Teng think about it, and actually said it contains good things.” Someone in the crowd said .
Tong Mao was even more proud, and the stone peeled off with this knife, and Yang Teng just couldn't regret it anymore.
Master Jie Shi raised his head and glanced at Yang Teng.
According to the rules, every time you untie a layer of stone skin, you must get the buyer's permission if you want to continue to lay the stone.
”Go on, as long as I don't speak, you can continue to lay the stone without stopping.” Yang Teng said indifferently.
With Yang Teng's words, Master Jie Shi was full of confidence, and the black knife was raised and dropped, and a layer of stone skin peeled off the sleeping baby stone.
Everyone stared at it, and some people expected a miracle.
Not everyone believes the results of the appraiser's appraisal, after all, through the thick stone skin, who can see through the inside of the stone.
Master Jie Shi paused, but did not hear Yang Teng call to stop, but raised his hand with another knife.
The third layer of stone skin was peeled off.
”It's over, this piece is a waste rock. If you don't untie it, it can still be used for viewing. Now it's really worthless. No one wants to give it away.” Someone sighed.
Solve the stone, three swords will set life and death.