Chapter 31: New Uses for the Insight Eye

"He Guangda, you need to think this through. This Original Stone is so large in volume, it must be worth a fortune."

"For our He Family to buy this Original Stone, we would likely have to draw out half of our liquid capital."

"If it turns out to be a bust, our He Family will be in a very passive position."

"In business, the thing to fear most is a problem with the capital chain."

He Guangwei said in a measured tone, placing his drained teacup onto the table.

To be honest, he did not think highly of this plan.

It was just that the old family head had gone into seclusion and had temporarily given the authority of acting family head to He Guangda.

Now He Guangda was the acting family head, and he had the right to make decisions.

He Guangda likely would not take his own opinion to heart.

Instead, he might even feel that he was being humiliated.

He Guangda was headstrong and self-opinionated; if it weren't for the fact that his own legs were crippled, this position of acting family head would not have fallen into his hands.

Sure enough, after He Guangda heard He Guangwei's words, impatience appeared on his face.

He clenched his fists, the veins on the back of his hands bulging, and said to He Guangwei: "Big brother, I am the acting family head now."

"The decisions I make do not require your questioning."

He Guangwei pushed his wheelchair out, saying with a calm expression: "Since you have already made up your mind, why bother calling me over? I will head back first and not join in on this excitement."

He Guangda was just getting annoyed at He Guangwei for being tactless when the appraiser hurriedly stepped forward and stated his own view: "Family Head, I have examined this Original Stone; there is a big treasure inside, it won't be a loss."

"It is impossible for it to be a bust; it is just a matter of how much we earn."

After listening to the appraiser's reassurance, He Guangda finally made up his mind; he intended to participate in the bidding for the Original Stone.

He just did not see the slight upward curve of the appraiser's mouth.

"Alright, everyone has waited a long time. I presume that after observing for so long, you all already have an answer in your hearts."

"The Original Stone auction officially begins."

The crowd raised their paddles one after another.

At this moment, Ye Bai discovered another use for the Insight Eye.

His Insight Eye could inspect Tier 1 items; Tier 2 and above were completely invisible, and what he saw was only an unshakeable, thick gray fog.

When he opened the Insight Eye, he discovered that the grayish fog was only coiled around a few spots on the Original Stone.

In other words, the Original Stone only had things in a few locations, and looking at the small area the fog covered, whoever won the bid for the Original Stone would likely suffer a huge loss.

Moreover, those areas of fog were all coiled around the edges and corners.

A look of mockery appeared in Ye Bai's eyes; this Original Stone was clearly a trap. Whoever bought it would suffer, yet those people had not seen through it and were still bidding with extreme fanaticism.

He had not expected that coming to the auction house would lead to discovering an extra use for the Insight Eye.

That's right, items with value would have gray fog coiled around them.

If there wasn't even gray fog, then it was guaranteed to be a fake.

Furthermore, in this state, the pupil power consumption of the Insight Eye was negligible.

"Eleven million Alliance Coins." Someone immediately raised a paddle to signal.

"I'll add two million, thirteen million Alliance Coins." Another person followed up with a bid.

"I'll add three million."

The price of the Original Stone was quickly pushed up by the fanatical crowd.

It soon broke through one hundred million Alliance Coins.

Everyone was arguing until their faces were red, neither side willing to give in.

In the end, the He Family took the Original Stone for the price of three hundred million Alliance Coins.

"Family Head He, congratulations. With this Original Stone, you can step out of Jiaying City and expand into Yandong Province."

"That's right, if the He Family becomes wealthy, don't forget us little people who charge into battle for you."

"Didn't someone offend the He Family before? Family Head He flipped his hands to create clouds and rain, immediately suppressing that person."

He Guangda was surrounded by people spouting flattery, and he was feeling somewhat carried away by the praise.

He probably couldn't even remember his own weight, his surname, or his name.

Ye Bai watched He Guangda's glowing face and grinned: "Let you be smug for a while longer; soon you will be able to feel the pain of going from Heaven to Hell."

After swiping the anonymous Black Card, He Guangda brought his many bodyguards to the Original Stone.

The host smiled and asked He Guangda: "Second Master He, will you open this Original Stone on the spot, or?"

He Guangda was brimming with bravado: "Open it. Open it right here. I want to see what treasure I have won."

"Very well." The host nodded, then reached out his hand and clapped.

A spatial ripple appeared, and an incredibly vicious Four-Armed Mantis emerged.

This Four-Armed Mantis possessed four blade-arms that could cut through iron like mud.

Each blade-arm was one meter long, and its massive mouthparts were like scythes baring fangs and brandishing claws, looking quite ferocious.

It possessed two pairs of wings as thin as cicada wings, and its body was covered in sharp barbs.

This Four-Armed Mantis was filled with a ruthless aura and emitted a faint, lingering scent of blood.

"This is my Four-Armed Mantis. Its attack power is very strong; cutting an Original Stone is like child's play for it."

"Come, Second Master He, you draw the line, and my Four-Armed Mantis will cut the Original Stone according to the line you draw."

He Guangda immediately gave a look to his appraiser, and the appraiser casually drew a long, thin white line on the Original Stone.

The Four-Armed Mantis raised its blade-arms, which were emitting a chilling aura, and slashed heavily at the Original Stone.

A chilling light flashed by, and the Original Stone was directly split in half; the cut was very smooth, enough to see how terrifying the Four-Armed Mantis's attack was.

"This should be a Tier 3 or higher Pet Beast."

With the help of the Insight Eye, Ye Bai saw the Four-Armed Mantis's attack process.

After the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone discovered that it was actually just white marble.

There was not even a single piece of ore inside.

"Four-Armed Mantis, continue to cut the Original Stone."

As the Original Stone became smaller and smaller, it turned out to be only marble inside; it collapsed, completely collapsed.

"How is this possible!"

He Guangda's eyes were wide open.

He grabbed the appraiser by the collar tightly with his hands: "Didn't you tell me that this Original Stone had a big haul?"

"I spent more than half of my fortune to buy this Original Stone because I trusted you."

"You actually lied to me!"

He Guangda's eyes were bloodshot, and he was extremely furious at this moment.

The appraiser's eyes darted away: "I only said there might be a big haul; if it doesn't come out, there's nothing I can do."

He shrugged his shoulders, looking indifferent.

After all, appraisers also have times when they misjudge.

It was over; half of the He Family's liquid capital had been buried by him, and all of this had been predicted by his elder brother.

"Three hundred million, a full three hundred million."

Unable to accept it, He Guangda swung his fist toward the bridge of the appraiser's nose.

Taking advantage of the moment the two started fighting, Ye Bai also took advantage of the chaos to walk to the spot he had selected early on; he intended to pocket those few fragments of Original Stone wrapped in gray mist.

Begging for votes.

(End of this chapter)