Cutting rough stones is not about randomly cutting pieces here and there.
Instead, like peeling an apple, they use a sharp stone-cutting knife to peel the stone surface layer by layer into a stone skin.
After all, you never know which part of a rough stone might contain a treasure. What if you accidentally cut into the treasure if you cut randomly?
Therefore, cutting layer by layer is the best method.
Once the gem is exposed, you can no longer cut it layer by layer. Instead, you can dig it out without damaging it.
In short, the process is not simple. It is not an easy task to dig the baby out of the stone unharmed!
"As expected of a professional stone cutter, he cut it down to such a small size so quickly."
"Look, we've already cut to this extent, but we still haven't cut anything out of this stone. In my opinion, it won't yield any material."
"Tsk tsk, it seems that Master Wang Qianyuan is going to become a laughing stock from today onwards."
"Haha, it's all this kid's fault. This broken stone has been sitting in this corner for hundreds of thousands of years. It's been a broken stone that no one has paid attention to for hundreds of thousands of years. But this kid had to make a fuss and made Master Wang lose face."
“Whether Master Wang loses face or not, I don’t know. After all, no matter how much he loses face, he is still a near-heaven-level jade gambling master. At most, his ranking will drop by a few places. But this kid is going to be in big trouble. I’m very curious how Young Master Li will deal with him after he wins.”
"Heh heh, he offended Young Master Li so badly today, do you think Young Master Li will let him off? Breaking both his legs, and the kind that can't regenerate, is already considered showing mercy!"
More and more people wore amused smiles on their faces.
In everyone's eyes, Chen Xuan's defeat was a foregone conclusion!
"Kid, you've cut this far and still haven't gotten any material. How confident do you think you are?"
Suddenly, Li Daoshi raised his hand, stopping the stone-cutting master from continuing to cut the stone.
Of course, he wasn't acting out of kindness; he planned to humiliate Chen Xuan again before the stone was completely cut.
"Ten percent."
Chen Xuan spoke calmly.
"Hahaha, I see you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. You've already come to this point, and you still dare to be stubborn!"
Li Daoshi laughed unrestrainedly, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
Then, his expression turned sinister, and he grinned maliciously, "Soon, I'll show you just how big the gap is between you and me!"
"You are like an ant facing an elephant, a mayfly facing a dragon when you face me!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "Whether you're a dragon or a worm, it's not too late to talk big after this stone has been completely cut."
Li Daoshi sneered, "Hmph, stubborn as a mule, keep cutting!"
The stone cutter, having received the order, continued cutting.
In the blink of an eye, the stone was reduced to only half the size of a head.
There was still nothing there.
At this moment, even the big black ox couldn't help but scratch his head and mutter to himself, "Can this stone really yield anything good?"
He was also somewhat uncertain, even though Chen Xuan was very strong and could kill the Great God Emperor like a dog.
However, everyone has their own area of expertise.
Being strong in physical combat doesn't mean you're strong in other areas.
For example, if you ask a top assassin to kill someone, he could probably do it with ease.
However, asking a top-notch assassin to save a terminally ill patient is asking too much of them.
Chen Xuan is in this situation now; being able to kill the Great God Emperor doesn't mean he's good at gambling on stones.
"Tsk tsk, a two-meter-long rock, even after cutting to this extent, still nothing has been cut out. It seems that Young Master Li was right, this is indeed a useless rock."
"Hahaha, five million for such a piece of trash. Even if you went downstairs and bought a low-grade jade stone, you'd have a 50% chance of cutting out a few pieces of divine source crystals."
"I'm dying of laughter. Not only did he lose five million, but he also offended Young Master Li. This kid is having the worst luck today."
Although the stonecutter continued cutting the stone, the surrounding spectators were already convinced that it was a useless stone.
"etc!"
Seeing that the stone would be reduced to the size of an egg if it was cut any further, Manager Liu suddenly raised his hand, signaling the stone cutter to stop.
Immediately afterwards, he turned to Chen Xuan and said, "Young master, based on my many years of experience, you have indeed misjudged this stone. It seems that nothing will come out of it."
"In my opinion, let's just forget about it and stop cutting. You should apologize to Young Master Li, and my Xuanji Stone Gambling Shop won't make any money from these five million divine sources."
"Consider these five million divine essences as compensation to Young Master Li."
"Then, how about we turn our grudges into friendship?"
Manager Liu intervened, wanting to act as a peacemaker and resolve the feud between Chen Xuan and Li Daoshi in public.
In this way, he can gain a good reputation, and Xuanji Stone Gambling Shop can also gain a good reputation for not cheating people.
After all, it's a bit of a rip-off to cut out nothing from a top-grade jade stone worth five million divine resources.
Even if it's just a single golden bean, it would be a consolation prize.
"Turning hostility into friendship?"
Chen Xuan immediately laughed, "I don't care, but I wonder what this Young Master Li is thinking."
Li Daoshi scoffed, "Who does he think he is, daring me to make peace with him? Manager Liu, just be a good manager and don't meddle in things you shouldn't. Don't think too highly of yourself."
"If you say another word, believe me, I'll make sure you can't stay at Xuanji Stone Gambling Shop!"
When Li Daoshi said his last sentence, his tone was already somewhat cold.
This is a blatant threat!
Manager Liu's face immediately turned ugly. He hadn't expected that Li Daoshi would be so disrespectful when he tried to be a good person.
"Young Master Li, this was your last chance, and you missed it."
Chen Xuan smiled with a hint of amusement.
Actually, just now, if Li Daoshi had really listened to Steward Liu's opinion...
In that case, Chen Xuan might actually let him go.
But he wouldn't listen to a word, so there was nothing I could do.
You can't reason with a damned devil!
Li Daoshi immediately retorted sarcastically, "You're about to die, and you're still trying to argue with me?"
"Let me tell you, even if you kneel on the ground and kowtow until your head is smashed, I still won't let you go!"
"You think you'll have a good ending after messing with me, Li Daoshi?"
Li Daoshi waved his hand and ordered, "Keep cutting! Speed it up, I can't wait any longer!"
The stone cutter continued working.
Layer upon layer of stone skin was swiftly sliced off by his nimble knife.
"It's turned green!"
Suddenly, someone shouted.
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