Chapter 1531 - Talent (1/2)
Chapter 1531: Talent
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio <i class="_hr">Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Da Mao was an expert in the trade of stone ga After his interaction with Li Du, he started to hold the latter in high regard Da Mao cah Li Du lay low, he was actually very capable, a lot more than himself
Li Du’s capabilities showed in a few areas For example, when they had to mill the stones, there were a few times where he could not locate where the jade was Li Du, on the other hand, could draw a precise line leading to the jade
In another instance, Da Mao had been indecisive over a few stones After Li Du saw those stones, he made up his mind to buy them In the end, the stones were indeed valuable
Hence, after Li Du questioned him, Da Mao started to feel doubtful He stuttered, “As for that, that should be it I think it is In any case, I think seventy or eighty percent of it would be water foam, not worth the risk”
Li Du asked, “How can you tell?”
Da Mao pulled out a h it He said, “As you knoater foam is formed from Albite It does not have an ounce of jade, but it has Naphtha and Asbestos Look at this piece of stone carefully There are none of those tell-tale signs of jade that could give one confidence”
Zhong Da Pao and Liu Zi squeezed closer and observed the stone intently Then, Zhong Da Pao asked, “Liu Zi, do you see it?”
Liu Zi asked blankly, “See what?”
“Signs of jade!”
Liu Zi said decidedly, “Nope, there’s really no sign of jade in this stone”
Saying that, he caressed the side of the stone that was split open He said, “This piece feels dead Where would it get the liveliness of jade?”
Da Mao looked at him and said, “Don’t make a mess, Master Liu The outer layer is really jade It’s just that it’s a lower quality one What I’h this layer of jade and look deeper, the contents have no signs of jade”
Liu Zi started to groard He touched the back of his head and said nothing
Da Mao said, “It’s just a little bit of feeling This relies on intuition”
Li Du pushed Zhong Da Pao and Liu Zi away and said, “If you guys could tell, it would be strange Da Mao, go on”
Da Mao started to knock on the stone with his torchlight and said, “Did you hear that? The sound is not clear enough It’s a little dull However, there’s so inside is different There’s indeed a stone of different quality inside, but it’s not jade That’s because the sound of a big piece of jade will be very clear”
Zhong Da Pao and Liu Zi sed their saliva and said, “D?”
Li Du could not hear anything different either Being able to hear the difference would be a very superior talent They could only conclude that Da Mao had the right genes and was born to do that job
Da Mao used the flashlight to illuminate the stone and the cut on the side He continued: “I remember that the refractive index of the water foam is about 152, while the jadeite is 166 The refractive index of the water foa enough…”
Zhong Da Pao rubbed his eyes and stared at the stone Then he said dejectedly, “D”
Li Du patted Da Mao’s shoulder and said, “That’s enough Look below This piece is indeed water foam You are very accurate”