This jade auction was extremely large in scale, taking place in a huge estate on the outskirts of Naypyidaw. It is said that the estate is privately owned, but the identity of the owner was not disclosed.

This public auction was divided into two parts. A large area outside the manor was set aside and rented out to some small vendors. Of course, it wasn't just jade and gemstone stalls; there were basically all kinds of food and drinks for sale.

Nangong Jue, Le Yao, Hao Kai, and the others had all disguised themselves, so that unless someone was very familiar with them, they wouldn't recognize them at a glance.

As soon as she got out of the car, Le Yao sniffed: "There's a sweet smell." Then she saw a vendor selling roasted pineapples.

Normally, roasted pineapple is baked in an oven with honey, but here it's baked directly on a griddle like a pancake, filling the air with a sweet aroma, and it looks quite delicious.

Without hesitation, Le Yao sold three skewers and gave one to Tao Qing and one to Hao Kai.

"Sister-in-law, why aren't Brother Jue and the others here?" Hao Kai asked happily. "Am I more important?"

"This stuff is for women and children." Le Yao rolled her eyes at him. "What kind of behavior is it for a bunch of grown men to be holding this up and eating it?"

Tao Qing burst out laughing.

Hao Kai: ...

Suddenly the pineapple in his mouth no longer tasted sweet; he was a man now, not a child.

To enter the estate, a deposit is required, but there are two tiers of deposit. The lower tier is $100,000, which only allows you to wander around the yard and not enter the main hall.

The deposit required to enter the lobby is one million US dollars.

Yuan Bin paid one million US dollars in exchange for six red wristbands. When entering and exiting, the access control has sensors that can identify the person's identity.

The $100,000 bracelet is yellow and only allows entry into the courtyard, but not into the magnificent main building in the middle of the courtyard.

Nangong Jue first accompanied Le Yao to stroll around the stalls outside the courtyard, but they didn't buy anything. In the end, Le Yao and Tao Qing each bought a skewer of grilled pineapple and ate it.

Le Yao also casually spent 100 RMB to buy a fist-sized stone: "When it's cut open, maybe it will yield a top-quality imperial green."

“That would be a miracle.” Nangong Jue nodded with a smile.

"Actually, I've never understood how you can tell the good from the bad when they're all raw stones and you can't see inside." Le Yao only had a superficial understanding of jade gambling, which she learned from books and videos when she was leading tours. She had never actually handled any real jade gambling. "You can judge it just by its appearance? It seems quite unbelievable."

"Actually, there are two types of jadeite rough: primary ore and natural ore, which are commonly referred to as mountain jade and pebble jade. Mountain jade has no outer skin and is directly mined, so it is not considered gambling on jade. Gambling on jade usually involves pebble jade, which is the pebbles of jadeite. These are formed when the rough stone is broken by external forces and carried by floods into mountain streams. They usually have a primary skin or weathered skin. Because you can't see the jade inside, it is called gambling on jade..." Nangong Jue explained some knowledge about rough stones and gambling on jade to Le Yao as they walked. "Experts can judge whether there is green inside by looking at the skin and 'pine flower' patterns... This is why so many people flock to it, because they don't know. It's very exciting to become rich overnight and poor overnight."

"How do you know everything?" Le Yao's eyes sparkled.