Chapter 1058: Jadeite Mining Site

Yu Qiao walked to the entrance, where a dark-skinned man with a group of people came up to greet him. He laughed heartily and opened his arms enthusiastically: "Yu Qiao, long time no see, haha."

"Haha, Qiao An, brother, long time no see." Yu Qiao also laughed heartily and gave him a bear hug.

"I thought I wouldn't see you again. I heard you ran into some trouble abroad and were framed by enemies. I was actually thinking of finding a group of mercenaries to rescue you inside the country, but I didn't expect you to slip out." Qiao An laughed heartily.

"No, I was indeed harmed by that guy Wang Wei. Honestly, if I hadn't reacted quickly, I would be sitting in prison right now."

"But I felt something was wrong early on, so I ran away in advance; otherwise, you would only be able to visit me in prison now." Speaking of this, Yu Qiao gritted his teeth and said: "That bastard Wang Wei, once I make a comeback, I will definitely kill him."

"Alright, alright, it's good that you're fine. Brother, just stay here from now on. With me covering for you, no one will dare to mess with you." Qiao An patted his shoulder and laughed heartily.

"By the way, Qiao An, let me introduce a friend. This is Mr. Chen, a very capable person. He came here wanting to find some of the Spirit Stones that sold for a high price last time," Yu Qiao said.

"Which stones does he need?" A strange glint flashed in Qiao An's eyes. He looked Chen Yu up and down: "The items aren't a problem, but these things might require a relatively large amount of capital, and they aren't necessarily easy to find."

"Money is not an issue. As long as you have these things, I want as many as you have, and I can pay you three times the market price," Chen Yu said nonchalantly.

He was indeed not short on money, and these Spirit Stones were things that couldn't be bought with money anyway. Moreover, the area beneath this mine contained a vast amount of Spirit Mine; he had really struck gold this time, and he had to find a way to get more.

It was just that this Qiao An before him made him feel a bit unreliable. This guy was of mixed heritage, and his eyes flashed with a hint of cunning. He estimated that the friendship between this guy and Yu Qiao wasn't that solid.

"Good, Mr. Chen is a straightforward person. Let's go to the trading market on the side first to take a look; a batch of goods was indeed unearthed there." Qiao An nodded and led the two to a sightseeing vehicle.

There were four armed guards standing on this sightseeing vehicle. These people had fierce expressions, and their eyes shone with a wolf-like glint; they looked like people whose hands were stained with blood.

In fact, looking at Qiao An's appearance, he should also be working for someone else. If he wasn't mistaken, it was definitely some local big shot, and they only trusted Qiao An relatively; ordinary people wouldn't have the ability to contract a jade mine like this.

The sightseeing vehicle traveled for several kilometers and then arrived at a large trading market. This place was as large as several football fields, and inside, forklifts were constantly transporting raw stones here.

There was also a row of areas where already-mined raw stones were waiting for buyers to come and purchase them.

In fact, what S Country was most famous for was its Blue Sapphire Mine. The blue gemstones were as deep blue as the sea. Many gemstone merchants would gather here, and as long as there were high-quality goods, they would definitely be snatched up.

Glancing at the raw stones here, there were indeed many good items, but Chen Yu was not interested in these things now. What he was more interested in was the Spirit Stone mine.

Qiao An led the two indoors. Inside, there were more than a dozen armed men standing guard. The security level here was very high; if nothing went wrong, there must be something very important here.

After passing through several password-protected doors, they arrived at a metal room, and Qiao An stopped.

The security level of this room was very high. The room was made of steel plates several centimeters thick, so even heavy weapons couldn't break in. Moreover, the room blocked signals; once inside, one lost contact with the outside world.

They saw a few fist-sized pieces of jade ore displayed in front of several bulletproof glass cabinets.

"Yu Qiao, this is the thing your friend is looking for. This stuff can't be mined at any time; the last time it was mined was half a year ago."

Qiao An said: "Originally, this was kept for my big clients, but now that your friend has come, I will give this to your friend first."

"Mr. Chen, look, is this the thing you are looking for?" Yu Qiao said.

Chen Yu stared at the stones. He saw that the stones were crystal clear, with a faint flow of light surging within them, and there was a faint trace of Heavenly Spiritual Energy inside. That's right, this was the most important thing for a Dharma Cultivator: Spirit Stones.

Nowadays, the Heavenly Spiritual Power is no longer as abundant as it was in the ancient times, so to cultivate quickly, one must rely on Spirit Stones. By using these Spirit Stones to set up a Spirit Gathering Array, one could create a small world possessing the power of Heavenly Origin Spiritual Power.

Cultivating in this small world would allow one's strength to advance by leaps and bounds, and with half the effort, one would achieve twice the result.

"Not bad, this is the thing I am looking for." Chen Yu looked at the items, nodded slightly, and said: "Name your price."

"Five hundred million for one piece." Qiao An gritted his teeth and spat out a number.

"Five hundred million?" Yu Qiao was shocked. This price had more than quintupled. Although this thing was expensive, the price of the last transaction was around one hundred million.

"Five hundred million, are you sure?" Chen Yu looked at Qiao An in surprise; he suspected he had misheard.

As expected, he was just an ordinary person, thinking that a few hundred million was already a lot. And looking at this kid's appearance, he had to grit his teeth just to dare to raise the price this high.

These things were Spirit Stones. Even if the grade was average, they were things that contained the power of Heavenly Origin Spiritual Power. Five hundred million was really too cheap.

"How many more do you have? I want them all." Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.

Qiao An was dumbfounded. He had originally raised the price fivefold, thinking that Chen Yu would definitely haggle over it, but he hadn't expected Chen Yu to agree so quickly. This was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Currently, there are only this many. Mr. Chen is indeed a straightforward person. I have decided to be friends with you." Qiao An laughed heartily: "I will notify you the first time more are mined in the future."

"No problem, but what do you call this kind of stone?" Chen Yu asked.

"Top-grade Jadeite Stone," Qiao An replied: "Why?"

"My advice is that in the future, when this kind of stone is mined, the first thing to do is to keep the news tightly under wraps and not let it leak out, because for ordinary people, this thing might be something that can ward off all diseases and prolong life."

"But for cultivators or people with special abilities, it has great use. You must know that people in that world are far more cruel than you. If the news spreads, you will face a fatal disaster."

"Mr. Chen, are you looking down on me?" Qiao An grinned: "My boss is a Councilor of S Jing and possesses his own power. Even the Head of State of S Country has to give him some face."