Chapter 1655: Chapter 1655: Shock in Snow City

Long Fei glanced over the scattered seats on the first floor and discovered a group of unusual people in a corner.

The young man leading them was none other than the Fourth Prince of Snow Country, Ji Xuan.

Clearly, the Fourth Prince had his eyes on him, yet out of courtesy, he didn’t bother him, which surprised him greatly.

He didn’t interact much with the Fourth Prince either and instead brought Bai Qianqian and a group of onlookers to another large stone gambling workshop.

The scale of this workshop was comparable to the Royal Stone Workshop, and according to some players, the backstage might be connected to the Shenxu Clan of the Snowy Plains.

For this “old friend,” Shenxu, Long Fei felt no need to adhere to formalities.

Since they were willing to open their doors to guests, Long Fei saw no need to hide anything.

Actually, what had happened earlier at the Royal Stone Workshop had already spread here, but the workshop owner thought it was a stroke of luck and doubted any real skill.

So, he wanted to bet against Long Fei.

He deliberately raised the price to twice the usual rate; in the lower-grade spirit stone area, it normally cost a thousand spirit stones, but now it was two thousand.

Middle-grade was twenty thousand, superior-grade starting at two hundred thousand.

As for the top-grade area, it wasn’t open to the public today, specifically to guard against Long Fei.

A group of spectator players all spoke up for Long Fei, saying these stone gambling workshops were being too petty.

Opening a business and yet not allowing people to choose? That’s absurd.

The owner excused himself, saying the top-grade stone gambling area was under renovation and not currently open to guests.

He argued with the crowd for a while, spittle flying, determined not to reveal the top-grade area.

Long Fei didn’t mind; being able to select from the superior-grade area was satisfying enough for him.

He made a loop through the three areas, leaving nothing untouched and avoiding any concealment, bumping into all the top-grade stones.

When it came time to cut the stones, a glance revealed he had selected ten from the lower-grade area, fifty from the middle-grade area, and a hundred from the superior-grade area.

The quantities were roughly the same as at the Royal Stone Workshop.

But the quality inside was different; the number of stones with potential was completely reversed among the three levels.

Out of consideration for the Royal Stone Workshop, Long Fei was still somewhat reserved.

As the stones were being cut, everyone’s attention was fixed, as if witnessing some miracle.

Someone shouted, “Master Zhao’s luck was too good just now, but now it might not be so great, right?”

“Master Zhao went big this time; these stones together must be worth over twenty million spirit stones, right?”

“It’s just the beginning—what Master Zhao earned earlier is enough to spend for a while.”

“Even if you have money, you shouldn’t gamble like this!”

“If this keeps up, he’ll surely lose!”

“…”

As some were still worried, the first stone burst into white light upon Enlightenment, instantly silencing the crowd.

“There’s material!”

“Oh, my god!”

“Is the God of Wealth watching over Master Zhao today?”

“Unbelievable!”

“It really came out; there’s truly material!”

“…”

The Stone-Cutting Master couldn’t believe something so uncanny, for they had already examined these stones many times.

The ones in the lower and middle-grade areas were essentially few and far between.

The superior-grade area had more, but only possibly.

Some had material; some didn’t.

Who knew this kid’s luck would be so good that the very first stone would achieve Enlightenment.

He moved his spiritual power, and a circle of spirit stones floated up.

The Dragon-seeking Technique illuminated, the same as that of Fang Hong, also a Five-Star Seeking Dragon Master, cutting a line like splashed paint.

The small knife danced over the black shell of the raw stone, crackling, continuously peeling away layers of the outer stone skin.

The stone workshop fell completely silent, everyone holding their breath, eyes unblinking, afraid of missing anything.

The workshop owner clenched his fists and glanced at Long Fei.

Judging by Long Fei’s attire, he didn’t look like a brilliant Dragon-seeking Master; it seemed like he just got lucky on the first stone.

Around the Stone-Cutting Master, white lights shot straight into the sky, suddenly flashing through the eyes of the crowd one by one.

Enlightenment!

The crowd was initially silent, then crazily shouted out, “Holy shit, there’s material!”

“Oh, my god! What kind of luck is this! All these spirit stones have material!”

“We’re getting rich, really rich; Master Zhao might become the first billionaire of the Snowy Plains.”

“Let me count; holy crap, it seems like every one of these spirit stones has material!”

“…”

Everyone felt dazzled, staring at the enlightened spirit stones, unable to count them all.

The Stone-Cutting Master cut over twenty in one go, and all twenty enlightened, all large yields, not a single ‘stone material.’

Here, they referred to stones without spirit material as “stone material.”

The players present all bought ‘stone material,’ occasionally getting lucky and hitting a few good ones—there’s no luck like this where every bet stone has material.

Bai Qianqian hugged Long Fei’s arm, grinning widely, her face almost cramping from joy.

The Fourth Prince observed her demeanor thoughtfully, casting Long Fei a different gaze.

The shopkeeper of this workshop, like the Royal Stone Workshop’s shopkeeper, directly fainted, feeling as if his heart was about to break from pain.

With these stones enlightened, their workshop could be said to be all but emptied.

The Stone-Cutting Master trembled as he worked, his beard quivering by the end, never expecting his passed-over stones still held so many hidden treasures.

A total of one hundred and sixty gambling stones were entirely cut, seamlessly and precisely, with not a single imperfect cut mark.

Among them were one hundred Spirit King Stones, fifty Spirit Marrow Stones, and ten Spirit Blood Stones.

Three of these even contained turtle shells.

These spirit stones, whether in size or appearance, were considered perfection, each sure to fetch a fortune at auction.

The crowd felt dizzy; even though the discoveries weren’t theirs, it was as if they were.

Some clutched their hearts, rolling on the ground in excitement beyond endurance.

Amid the commotion, Long Fei calmly packed these spirit stones and pulled out a Spirit Marrow Stone to settle the bill.

The workshop owner, dissatisfied, claimed that stones worth over twenty million should need at least two Spirit Marrow Stones.

Seeing his pitiful state, Long Fei handed him three with a pat on the shoulder and left nonchalantly.

This entire affair seemed unrelated to him.

He showed no expression at all, while only a jubilant sister clung to his arm, bouncing in excitement.

The two seized the moment before news spread and immediately went to the next stone workshop.

Before nightfall, they had cleaned out more than a dozen workshops of various sizes, reaping rich rewards.

In total, they gained over a dozen Spirit Blood Stones with turtle shells.

A group of onlooking cultivators gained benefits; as Long Fei promised them, they’d start drinking and eating at night and could continue until dawn.

Using a Spirit King Stone, he rented out the Drunk Phoenix Pavilion, covering the tab for anyone who came.

Originally numbering over a thousand players, one spread to ten, ten to a hundred, and by the time the night was out, they had gathered over ten thousand people in the building.

With insufficient tables and chairs, they laid down mats in the corridors instead.

Long Fei and Bai Qianqian, after a hearty feast, satisfied their hunger in a private room.

Bai Qianqian, not yet recovered from her excitement, rubbed her face a bit cramped from grinning, baring her white teeth in a coquettish voice, “Brother Long, I feel like we’re going to make a fortune. Let’s not bother with seeking out Black Tortoise Palace, and just sweep through all the stone gambling workshops across the world together.”