30. A Delicious Encounter in Another World
“A high-grade purple crystal!?”
Yan Zilan cried out in disbelief.
She even suspected they had somehow switched stones.
But Yan Chuyue’s purple crystal clearly came from a large raw stone. Any experienced gambler would never choose such a risky stone.
Who would have thought that Yan Chuyue, against all odds, would stumble upon this less than 1% probability?
Had she absorbed all the luck from that unlucky person next door?
This was beyond belief!
The attendant, though shocked, was secretly relieved.
Fortunately, they had agreed to use high-grade spirit crystals. Although something went wrong with Yan Zilan’s stone, his own still had the shop’s mark.
There couldn’t be a problem with his.
The attendant then cut open the raw stone in front of him.
The moment he saw what was inside, his face turned ashen.
Even Shangguan Qingyun couldn’t remain seated, his eyes narrowing slightly.
…It was empty.
Absolutely nothing!
“No, this is impossible!”
Yan Zilan’s earlier exclamation was now echoed by the attendant.
Everything had been done right under his nose.
He had only asked that unlucky customer to hand him the two spirit crystals.
It couldn’t be that the crystals were tainted with bad luck just because that person touched them.
What a joke!
“Um…”
Yan Chuyue almost burst out laughing, raising her hand timidly. “What’s ten times the price of a high-grade spirit crystal…?”
She didn’t know what had happened, but this outcome was even more dramatic than in the book.
A low-grade spirit stone was worth three thousand taels of silver, a high-grade spirit stone thirty thousand, and a high-grade spirit crystal was ten times that, a whopping three hundred thousand taels.
This meant…
The shop and her dear sister…
Each had to pay her three million taels of silver.
That was… three million taels!
This stone gambling shop’s annual net profit, after deducting the quarry’s share, was only around five hundred and twenty thousand taels.
Unless they had a big spender like that Gong fellow every day, but such fools were rare.
This single incident wiped out six years’ worth of income. This wasn’t something a small-time attendant could handle.
Yan Zilan and the attendant exchanged glances.
They had to find a way out of this.
After all, the stone gambling shop didn’t have this head-to-head gambling rule. If they could make it seem like a prank to amuse Yan Chuyue, maybe they could…
But they seemed to have forgotten one thing: there was a so-called bystander present.
“So there’s such a way to play?”
Gong Yiling put down her things and walked to the gambling table, congratulating Yan Chuyue. “This young master has witnessed true luck today.”
“This six million taels of silver must be a blessing from the heavens. I wonder if the young lady could share some of this fortune with me, so I can also find something useful?”
The problem was, you didn’t even want good things!
The other attendant trailing behind her almost blurted this out.
But Gong Yiling’s next question rendered him speechless. “This young master would also like to try this gambling method. How does it work?”
“Uh…”
“What? Do you think this young master doesn’t have enough money?” Miss Gong’s words came like rapid-fire.
“My family has a six-generation legacy. Do you know what we do?”
“N-no…”
“I knew you didn’t. And you dare question my ability to pay?”
“N-no, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then what do you mean? Are you trying to make up some story about how this young lady’s winnings were all arranged, a deliberate show to please her!?”
“Do you think this young master would believe such nonsense!?”
Wow, the excuses they were about to make were all spoken by the young master himself!
“Do I look like someone who lacks money? Or are you trying to fool me, thinking I should just throw my money around and not earn any?”
Gong Yiling was completely immersed in her role, acting like a truly rich and foolish young master. “Where is the owner of this shop? I’m not happy. I’ll tell my mother about this. This is unacceptable.”
The more she spoke, the more awkward it became for the shop staff.
And the casual mention of “mother” made Shangguan Qingyun’s eyes widen.
Could this young master be royalty from another kingdom?
This matter needed to be handled more carefully.
Shangguan Qingyun hurriedly stepped forward. “Young Master, please don’t mind this. This was entirely due to my staff’s unauthorized actions. We don’t have such a rule.”
“You don’t?” Gong Yiling crossed her arms, scowling. “I’m not blind. You were watching just now.”
“Is the First Prince of the Heartflame Empire trying to bully a young lady?”
“This…”
Shangguan Qingyun suddenly realized that coming here early was a mistake.
He couldn’t blame his staff now, and he was stuck in a difficult situation.
“My mother has warned me that the royals of the Heartflame Empire are not to be trusted. General Yan died serving your country, and this is how you treat his daughter?”
“Young lady, since you’ve met this young master today, you don’t have to worry about them refusing to pay.”
She patted Yan Chuyue’s shoulder reassuringly and took out a small, glowing blue stone from her sleeve.
At first, no one reacted to the voice coming from the stone, but soon, Shangguan Yunmi’s expression turned strange.
“Later, just agree with Zilan, and tell my brother…”
These were the exact words she had whispered to the attendant earlier!?
How did Gong Yiling do it? That would require explaining a certain item with a rather cryptic name.
Name: [A Delicious Encounter in Another World]
Acquisition Method: Quest Reward
Item Level: EX
Attack Power: 0
Defense Power: 0
Innate Skill [Speak Up, I Can’t Hear You]: Passively increases the user’s speaking volume by 35%.
Active Skill [Another World Transmigration]: Single use. Transports the user to an unknown location. Ineffective on those who have already transmigrated.
Active Skill [100% Eavesdropping on Awkward Whispers]: Automatically records all whispers within a 50-meter radius—whispers are defined as sounds below 40 decibels. Effective on the user as well, ignoring the innate skill bonus.
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