"Rough stones?" Paimon waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this. "No, no, we came here...we came here to pick out some stones, didn't we?"
“Night-Mooring Stone,” Zhongli said softly from behind them.
"The condition must be at least 'candlelight' level."
"A Night-Mounted Stone of the Candle Illumination level?" Stone was also surprised upon hearing this and quickly replied respectfully.
"So you're not a tourist after all, my apologies... I'll get the goods right away... Please take a look..."
Immediately afterwards, Stone took out three pieces of Night-Mooring Stone from the cabinet behind him and placed them on the counter.
"How about this? Our Jie Cui shop is a long-established jade brand. Look at this night-moon stone, it's of exceptional quality, it's practically a gift from the King of Rock. Feel free to choose whatever you like."
Stone said confidently.
To speak of the King of Rock's favor in front of him is truly...
"Hmm..."
After examining them carefully for a while, both Ying and Paimon nodded.
"Upon closer inspection, it really is quite different from those dug up in the wild..."
As she spoke, Ying looked at Zhongli with a newfound level of trust.
"But how should I choose? Am I just going to buy any one at random?"
"You can't trust what the jade stall owner says." Ying gently shook her head, looking at Zhongli to the side.
"Mr. Zhongli, what's your opinion?"
Here it comes! Here it comes!
Jiang Mu thought to himself that the exciting moment was about to arrive.
"Very good, it seems you've learned a bit about the survival rules of a trading capital."
Zhongli nodded slightly in approval.
"So, what is Mr. Zhongli's opinion? How should we select these night-blooming stones?"
"Hmm? You want me to make the decision? Fine..."
Zhongli nodded.
"If you ask me, the answer is actually quite simple."
"Hmm? What's the answer?"
Paimon was a little excited.
"Boss, I want them all."
Zhongli looked at the stone and said calmly.
"Huh!"
Not only Ying and Paimon, but even Stone was taken aback. After a moment of shock, he was overjoyed.
"Excellent! Sir, I've long noticed your extraordinary bearing; this gesture is truly generous!"
"No, no, no..."
After a moment of surprise, Ying and Paimon quickly explained to Stone.
"Boss, his opinion doesn't count. Let's discuss it again!"
………………
"Hey, if you only need one type of Nightstone for offerings, wouldn't it be a waste to buy all three and use three times the Mora?"
Paimon said with some dissatisfaction.
"Actually, it's twice the Mora..."
Ying covered her face helplessly.
"Hmm...that's true. I didn't consider that aspect just now; it was my oversight..."
To Ying and Paimon's surprise, Zhongli frankly admitted his mistakes.
"Huh? Why can't we consider Mora when buying things?"
However, it was clear that Paimon was still somewhat puzzled by Zhongli's handling of the matter.
"If you have to consider Mora in everything, it's like having Mora tied your hands and feet in everything."
Zhongli said calmly.
Good grief, so it seems Mora himself doesn't consider Mora at all...?
Jiang Mu internally ranted.
"?"
Paimon was puzzled.
"The morra is naturally a currency, but currency itself is not the morra."
Zhongli thought for a moment, then suddenly uttered a statement full of philosophical implications.
He was talking about economics.
Jiang Mu explained helplessly.
"Is this the world of the rich...?"
Paimon covered his mouth, quite surprised, and then looked at Zhongli with some dissatisfaction.
"You may be very knowledgeable about macroeconomics, but you don't know how to save some 'small amounts of money'..."
“There’s no need to waver.” Upon hearing this, Zhongli shook his head and explained.
“Even though Mora has my hands and feet tied, I still have the ability to solve problems even with those constraints.”
Following that, Zhongli briefly explained to Ying and Paimon the tedium and traps of buying Nightstone.
"Thank goodness, so this thing is really that easy to be fooled..."
Paimon patted his chest lightly, relieved he hadn't placed an order recklessly...
"However, there are still legitimate ways to distinguish them, and true experts can still make the distinction."
"Like a fool pointing at the moon, he observes the finger but not the moon."
"What does that mean?"
Hearing Zhongli's cryptic words, Paimon asked in confusion.
“If you point your finger at the moon, a wise person can see the moon, but a foolish person can only see your finger and not the moon.”
"Hmm...Paymon still doesn't understand."
Zhongli smiled gently and continued to explain.
“The texture and the outer shell are just the fingers. The night-blooming stone is a special stone used for nighttime illumination. Its brightness is as important as the moon in the sky.”
"So... is there any way to detect the brightness of the jasmine?" Ying seemed to understand, but still looked at Zhongli and said softly.
"High-quality noristone has a better affinity for the fire element. In other words, the brighter and bluer the noristone's luster under high temperatures, the better its quality," Zhongli explained.
"So Mr. Zhongli is quite an expert..." Ying nodded respectfully.
After his initial surprise, Paimon couldn't help but hold his head and mutter to himself.
"Is this the refined life of sophisticated people...?"
"I have told you the secret of the jade industry that is worth a fortune."
Zhongli waved his hand and said.
"The next step of the practice depends on you."
"Worth a fortune... Hmm, Paimon thinks that after this, we'll never need it again..."
Paimon complained.
"Boss, we're back!"
The group returned to the stone's stall, and Paimon waved excitedly.
"Hurry up, bring all your stones and let us burn them!"
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