Chapter 497: Lucky Physique

A Jin, hearing Gao Qiangqi say that, hurriedly took down the four coconut snails still hanging and lowered the hanging rod.

He hung the coconut snails slightly in the air, then explained: "I heard the boss say that if a pearl falls to the ground it might break."

"That's safer."

Wu An watched and nodded to himself.

Don't judge A Jin by his youth; he's capable, quick-witted, and observant—no wonder Gao Qiangqi keeps him close for special training.

By comparison, A Qing and Mei Wu are slightly inferior.

The Mei Le Pearl was passed around each person's hand and finally returned to Wu An's hand.

Originally, after eating and drinking their fill, everyone was still a bit drowsy, but the Mei Le Pearl's stimulation made them all energetic, staring at the coconut snails.

I don't know if it's due to gravity or what, but the remaining four coconut snails are stable, showing no sign of their shells falling off.

A Qing anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks.

He reached out and pulled hard, but the coconut snail's flesh was as hard as stone, impossible to pull.

After waiting a while, everyone grew a bit weary.

Gao Qiangqi had A Jin go brew tea.

Each person got a cup of strong tea; I don't know how others felt, but Wu An felt as if he hadn't drunk it at all.

Half-asleep, half-awake, he heard A Qing shout: "It's out, it's out!"

Wu An shuddered, feeling his arm about to be slapped off by A Qing, and said irritably: "Since it's out, can't you go touch it yourself?"

A Qing said: "Brother, don't joke; I don't have that kind of luck."

Wu An rubbed his arm; although it hurt badly, he still couldn't help yawning from fatigue.

Besides napping for over an hour, the work time had already approached twenty hours.

Even if one did nothing but endure this, an ordinary person might not be able to withstand it.

Let alone the work they do, which is both exhausting and arduous.

If it weren't for the money, who could endure it?

Gao Qiangqi said: "A An, we really need you."

"After looking at so many White Butterfly Clams, you haven't found a single one."

"What's more, you even opened a pigeon egg."

"Don't doubt your good luck; heaven just likes you—what can be done?"

"Go ahead and feel for it quickly."

He had originally been trying to persuade Wu An, but as he spoke, his tone grew somewhat sour.

Wu An rose to his feet, feeling no strength anywhere in his body, like a rusted machine; just the simple act of standing up from the stool forced him to take a deep breath.

He idly brushed it aside.

Then a pearl rolled out.

Wu An was stunned.

There really was one.

Wasn't it said that Mei Le Pearls are one in a million?

Three of them have already yielded two pearls.

I wondered how he could have such good luck without cheating or being able to sustain his Luck Value.

Could it be that after his rebirth, he also ended up with a Lucky Physique?

A Qing exclaimed joyfully: "Brother, look, look—I wasn't wrong, was I?"

Gao Qiangqi also laughed, unable to close his mouth.

Wu An didn't know what they were happy about; the Mei Le Pearl is different from the White Butterfly Clam's pearl, and he had said from the start that if he could discern a Mei Le Pearl, he wouldn't sell it.

That means Gao Qiangqi wouldn't get a single cent of the profit share.

Just joking.

There are only over two hundred in the world; with such high collectible value, only a madman would sell it.

Unless he's truly short of money, he wouldn't consider selling it.

Papapa—

Three consecutive landing sounds, and the other three all shed their shells as they walked.

Wu An reached out to feel.

One touch, one pearl.

That startled him.

He furtively hid the Mei Le Pearl in his palm and shook his head without showing any emotion.

A Qing hurriedly asked: "Brother, how is it?"

"None?"

"How could there be none? Do you want to feel again?"

Gao Qiangqi said: "A An, stop playing; how many did you feel out?"

Wu An was stunned: "Qiang Ge, how do you know I felt another one?"

Gao Qiangqi coughed: "You can't even keep the corners of your mouth down, you know?"

"You can only fool A Qing."

Wu An spread open his hand.

A Qing began counting: "One, two, three!"

"Brother, you're perfect every time!"

"Too awesome!"

? After saying that, he excitedly hugged Wu An and jumped around.

Wu An shook his head: "Not exactly a hundred percent; it's not that exaggerated— the first one didn't even come out, right?"

Besides, these pearls aren't that big; altogether, their volume is only about two or three taels.

Gao Qiangqi laughed: "A An,? don't show off here, huh."

"Pearls!"

Six came out, five succeeded— what more do you want, a bicycle?

Besides, this is jewelry, two or three taels— you were weighing meat back then.

A Jin said: "An Ge, I brought the scale— let's weigh the exact weight."

Wu An placed the pearls on it.

The five pearls were similar in size; the largest was 25 grams, the smallest 17 grams.

Although they were all pearls, their colors differed; the largest, 25‑gram pearl showed a pure yellow, like cooked egg yolk.

The smallest, 17‑gram pearl resembled ripe papaya flesh, bright orange, and upon close inspection it even had flame‑like patterns.

Gao Qiangqi judged that, conversely, this smallest pearl had the higher collectible value.

Wu An thought the same.

After the pearls came out, he also looked up some information on his phone.

Online descriptions of the pearls were fairly detailed; the finest pearls have a ceramic‑like glossy appearance, and this smallest pearl is exactly that.

Gao Qiangqi quietly reminded him to think carefully about how to divide these pearls.

Wu An thought that made sense, and asked: "A Qing, Mei Wu, you salvaged these coconut snails— what do you think of these pearls?"

A Qing said: "Nothing special, same as before."

Mei Wu added: "Turning them into cash is still the most practical, hehe."

Gao Qiangqi looked at the three of them and smiled speechlessly.

Wu An said: "Fine, I'll keep two."

"The other three will be sold."

He didn't call Lao Fu Tou.

One could tell Lao Fu Tou, a five‑guarantees household, wouldn't think of keeping the pearls as a family heirloom.

"Qiang Ge, do you think Manager Zheng will take them?"

Gao Qiangqi said: "They'll probably take them, but I don't know if the price will be high."

"If needed we can ask later; if that fails we can still contact an auction house and go through proper channels."

"A An, I'll take one; after the other two pearls are sold, I'll pay you at market price."

Such things are rare to come by; he also wanted to keep one to play with.

Wu An nodded, asked Gao Qiangqi for a box, put the largest and smallest pearls inside, and casually handed the other three to Gao Qiangqi.

Looking at the time, it was already past four in the morning; feeling his head swim, he realized he was utterly exhausted, so he hurriedly told A Qing they should leave.