Chapter 988: Rock Gambling!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Andrais’s words were infuriating. It was as though he knew that he would definitely win. That was why he told w.a.n.g Teng not to bother choosing a rock. He wanted him to admit defeat and lose money.

“w.a.n.g Teng, you should just concede. Otherwise, you will have to lose money if you lose your bet, which will be worse.” Cao Guan echoed and mocked w.a.n.g Teng.

“Master Chen Shu is a high-cla.s.s mining engineer. Your mining skills can’t be compared to his. You’re done for!”

A reserved but proud look appeared on the high-cla.s.s mining engineer’s face. “Young man, it’s okay for youngsters like you to suffer a little loss and pay tuition fees. But remember, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. You’re on your own.”

“Why do you seem to think that you will win?” An Lan couldn’t take it anymore and asked.

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“It’s obvious. Look at this ore. It’s more than ten thousand kilograms. Master Chen Shu said that the contents are amazing and it will definitely be extremely valuable when it’s opened up. Do you think you can find another one like that?” Cao Guan scoffed.

An Lan frowned and looked at the high-cla.s.s mining engineer. He then turned to w.a.n.g Teng.

He didn’t think that this high-cla.s.s mining engineer was a fake. The ores at Ju Cai Rock Gamble were all high-cla.s.s goods. A huge piece like that would be valuable no matter what it was. Furthermore, the Parkers wouldn’t have just found any ordinary mining engineer. He was definitely skilled.

w.a.n.g Teng scanned the huge ore and was surprised.

The high-cla.s.s mining engineer was indeed skilled. He managed to pick such a large and valuable piece of ore.

Most people wouldn’t have dared to pick such a huge ore.

However, w.a.n.g Teng smiled and chuckled. “Since when did a high-cla.s.s mining engineer dare to call himself a master?”

A hint of embarra.s.sment flashed past Chen Shu’s eyes.

A high-cla.s.s mining engineer couldn’t be called a master. However, it was an informal t.i.tle for him. His subordinates would call him master, which was meant to be a salutation. As long as it wasn’t said in a formal setting, it wasn’t a problem.

Now that w.a.n.g Teng had said it out loud, he had to eat his own words.

“Since you’re not convinced, pick an ore.” Mining Engineer Chen Shu sneered.

He didn’t dwell on the matter of the salutation. If it blew up, it wouldn’t be good for him. He would only bring shame to himself.

w.a.n.g Teng smiled indifferently, not bothering about it either. He then glanced around and casually pointed at a piece of ore that weighed around a thousand kilograms.

“This one.”

“An Lan, pay for that!”

“…” An Lan looked at w.a.n.g Teng with resentment.

So casual.

Are you serious?

“Pfft. Hahaha. Is your brain damaged? You chose a random piece that weighs a thousand kilograms to compete with Young Master Andrais?” Cao Guan laughed.

“Young man, you’re making a fool of yourself. Do you think that if you choose a random piece, you will have an excuse to say that you didn’t choose one carefully?” Mining Engineer Chen Shu was caught between laughter and tears and shook his head.

Cao Jiaojiao glanced at w.a.n.g Teng suspiciously. Would a sly little fox like him admit defeat so easily?

“Uncle—I’m calling you uncle—let’s be serious. Their ore weighs ten thousand kilograms. If we lose this, we won’t even be left with our pants,” An Lan was anxious and said to w.a.n.g Teng.

“Do you mechas still wear pants?” w.a.n.g Teng looked at him with a weird expression.

“I…” An Lan wanted to vomit blood. “Why wouldn’t we wear pants? You’re racist. I wear pants… Wait. Why are we talking about pants? I’m talking to you about losing money.”

“Don’t worry. You aren’t acting like a heaven-stage martial warrior.”

“So what if I’m a heaven-stage martial warrior? My money is still money.” An Lan retorted.

“Alright. We won’t lose this. If you believe me, buy that piece of ore. You will be leaving with loaded pockets today.” w.a.n.g Teng was confident. “Right, if you win money, you’ll have to split it with me. I’m not helping you for fun. My services are expensive.”

“Are you really that confident?” An Lan was doubtful.

“Believe it or not, it’s up to you,” w.a.n.g Teng answered casually.

“Alright, I’ll trust you this once. If we win, we’ll split it equally. No, you’ll take seventy percent.” An Lan gritted his teeth.

“Very good, you’re smart.” w.a.n.g Teng nodded with satisfaction.

“Have you discussed it already? Hurry up if you’re buying it.” Andrais frowned and urged impatiently.

An Lan didn’t speak and went forward to buy the ore that w.a.n.g Teng had selected.

“w.a.n.g Teng, are you really sure? Did you partner up with that Andrais to scam this mecha heaven-stage martial warrior?” Round Ball’s weird voice could be heard in w.a.n.g Teng’s mind. “I heard that the mechas were simplistic. Now I finally saw it live.”

“Am I that kind of person?” w.a.n.g Teng rolled his eyes. “No matter what, I wouldn’t work together with the Parkers. They are our opponents.”

“Cough, I’m just saying.” Round Ball also knew that w.a.n.g Teng would never be in cahoots with the other party.

However, his way of selecting the ore was a bit unusual. He just bought it with one glance, like he was selecting cabbages at a market.

An Lan walked over with the ore that he just bought. Although he was wearing a mask, w.a.n.g Teng could see the emotion in his eyes.

“I spent three hundred million. My heart’s bleeding,” An Lan patted his chest and said.

“It’s only three hundred million. We spent a full billion on our ore. Poor people are just poor people.” Cao Guan didn’t miss any opportunity to ridicule the duo. He was just looking for trouble.

An Lan glared at him. Right now, he hated anyone who called him a poor man. If they weren’t in the Ju Cai Rock Gamble den, he would have smacked Cao Guan to death.

A celestial-stage martial warrior dared to be brazen in front of a heaven-stage martial warrior.

Tsk, he has a death wis.h.!.+

w.a.n.g Teng shook his head. He felt that An Lan was a bit messed up for a heaven-stage martial warrior. It might be because his brain was wired differently from ordinary people. If it was another heaven-stage martial warrior, they would have flown off the handle already.

“Since you have chosen your ore, let’s start opening it up,” Andrais said calmly.

w.a.n.g Teng had no objections. He wouldn’t stop them when they were in a hurry to give him money.

They then went to the dissection area and asked two masters to help open up the ores.

“They are rock gambling!”

“Interesting, let’s go and watch.”

“Looks like they are playing big. Look at that piece of ore. It looks like it’s worth a billion.”

“Speaking of which, the other one only weighs a ton. Do you even need to compare them?”

“Who knows? They’re throwing a sprat to catch a mackerel. No one knows for sure.”

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Many people noticed what was happening over there and gathered around curiously. They started another round of discussion.

Even heaven-stage martial warriors walked over and took interest.

The universe-stage martial warriors didn’t move and were choosing ores by themselves. However, their attention would sometimes be attracted to them.

No one dared to bother the universe-stage martial warriors. Other people would avoid them when they were picking their ores. Hence, the areas around them were the quietest.

Over at w.a.n.g Teng’s side, things had already begun. The two masters started at the same time.

“Gentlemen, the ores that both of you have chosen are energy stone ores. If there are energy stones within, Force would flow out and get wasted if it is damaged. That is why we have to remove the layers one by one to avoid damage. It may take a long time. Please wait patiently.”

A female staff of the gambling den explained and ordered someone to arrange tables and chairs for the guests. They were then served cakes and tea. It was a thoughtful service.

The masters were indeed veteran craftsmen. Instead of machines, they sc.r.a.ped off the layers of the ores one by one with a strange knife.

After a while, someone suddenly exclaimed.

“There’s a glow.”

“So fast.”

“What a pure Force. This energy stone is incredible. It’s at least a fifth or sixth-level energy stone!”

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Mining Engineer Chen Shu raised his eyebrows. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After the rock layer was peeled off, a fiery red brilliance dazzled the spectators. This was a fire energy stone!

A glow meant that it was an energy stone.

Although he knew that the ore would be profitable, he didn’t know that the energy stone would appear so quickly. The master had only peeled a few layers and it had already started glowing. This meant that the energy stone within would be frighteningly huge.

Andrais was happy. A billion was not a small sum for him. It was a good thing that he would make a lot of money.

“You did a good job,” Andrais complimented Chen Shu.

“Young Master, you’re too kind!”

Chen Shu was a mining engineer hired by the Parkers family, which was why he was very polite to Andrais.

“Hahaha. Did you see that? We have already found an energy stone in our ore, but you guys don’t even have a sign of it. And you still want to gamble with us.” Cao Guan laughed and pointed at w.a.n.g Teng’s ore, mocking him.

Five layers of rock had already been sc.r.a.ped off from w.a.n.g Teng’s ore, but there were still no glows.

w.a.n.g Teng ignored Cao Guan and drank his tea indifferently. He didn’t take him seriously.

An Lan was a bit nervous. He relaxed quite a bit when he looked at w.a.n.g Teng and saw his casual demeanor.

“Hmph, he’s still pretending.” Cao Guan snorted coldly.

“This is irrelevant. The energy stone is just at the surface of your piece of ore. Your ore is so huge; do you think it is possible for the entire ore to be an energy stone?” w.a.n.g Teng said indifferently.

Andrais frowned and looked at Chen Shu.

“He’s not wrong. Before it is exposed completely, no one will know what the situation is inside the ore. However, we have a high probability of making money. It just depends on how much we will make,” Chen Shu replied.

“Even so, we’ll definitely make more money than you,” Cao Guan said.

“We’ll see.” w.a.n.g Teng wasn’t in a hurry.

His state of mind made Andrais and the others uncomfortable. They didn’t have any sense of accomplishment. They were at a loss for what to do.

Cao Jiaojiao glanced at him in surprise. Just that character of his was remarkable.

“It’s glowing, that one is glowing too!” someone suddenly shouted.