In addition to the reason to purchase raw materials for the company, there is another reason why Lin Luo rushed to Cantley so many days earlier, and that was to meet Xing Mo.
The Stone Gambling Contest is the most important event of the empire. Tens of millions of imperial people gathered on Cantley Star, and there is a large amount of valuable wool, which cannot tolerate any mistakes. Therefore, in addition to the garrison of Cantley Star, the Empire also dispatched The most elite troops were sent to strengthen the vigilance. The captain of this most elite unit is Xing Mo.
A year ago, Xing Mo captured many wanted criminals in one fell swoop and pulled out the imperial cancer hidden behind the scenes. He made great contributions and was awarded a lieutenant colonel. A few years ago, the empire established a special elite unit, all members of which were the top talents selected through layers of screening. Xing Mo's outstanding combat strength was highly valued by his superiors, who provided him with the opportunity to join this contingent.
In this team, there is Ling Wenhua, Xing Mo's old acquaintance. In just one year, the task force has been running at the forefront of the battle, wherever there is danger, they will go there, and made a lot of military achievements. Xing Mo's ability level has also been raised from level 3 to level 4. From an ordinary player to the current captain, no one in the team is dissatisfied with him.
During this year, Lin Luo and Xing Mo got together less often and separated more. Now it is rare to have the opportunity to meet in an open and aboveboard manner, so naturally they must not let it go.
Although Xing Mo came with a mission this time, after all, he didn't perform the mission 24 hours a day without interruption. During shifts and breaks, he could still find time to meet his lover.
Regarding this point, Xing Mo reported to his superiors before setting off for Cantley. The superior said that as long as the mission is not affected, it is his freedom to meet his lover during his private rest time. After all, the fact that Lin Luo and Xing Mo are a very loving couple is already known to the entire empire, and Xing Mo's superiors will not intentionally embarrass the two of them over such a small matter.
Xing Mo's team arrived at Cantley Star a few days earlier than Lin Luo and the others, and had already started working. After Lin Luo settled in the accommodation area, he sent a message to Xing Mo, waiting for Xing Mo to rest After that, the two can meet each other. Taking advantage of the three days before the competition started, they could spend more time together.
Of course, when Xing Mo went to work, Lin Luo was not idle either. He took Han Xinyuan and He Kun to the outer woolen stalls to see if he was lucky enough to buy some desirable fabrics.
This kind of stone betting event is really rare. Apart from the big wool merchants who cooperate with the organizer, other small wool merchants will not be willing to let go of such a great opportunity to make a fortune.
The spectators who came to watch the game were basically stone gambling enthusiasts. Many of them wanted to gamble and try their luck after watching the game. Therefore, the organizer set up a lot of temporary berths outside the arena for rent. To these wool merchants.
Lin Luo and the others wanted to visit this outer area. Although the game hadn't started yet, there were already a lot of people.
The stall owners are all shouting hard to sell their gambling stone wool.
"The old pit species are all good materials from the old pit species! The audience is 50,000 yuan, so don't miss it when you pass by!"
Lin Luo took a look. The wool on the stall owner's booth did look old, basically black sand, yellow sand, and white sand. But the disadvantage is that these gambling stones are relatively small. At first glance it looks like leftovers.
Generally, such small gambling stones are not very popular, because even if the gambling increases, the increase is limited, but for stone gambling lovers who are casually playing, it is a good choice for them to try their luck. The size is small, and the price is generally not too high. Even if you lose the bet, the loss will not be too great.
In just a short while, a lot of people had already gathered in the stall in front of the stall owner.
"Boss, do you want to go over and have a look?" He Kun saw that Lin Luo had been staring in the direction of the booth, and asked.
The few of them have been following Lin Luo's side all the time, and they admire his strength in betting stones. They have already changed their name to Lin Luo as the boss. If Lin Luo is not willing to accept apprentices, they would like to kneel down and call master.
Lin Luo hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly. Generally, the quality of old pit species is better. Although the size of these wool materials is a bit small, if Gao Cui can bet, there is still a lot of money to be made.
They have not been working together for a short time, so they dispersed in a tacit understanding when they arrived at the booth, and each started to choose. This method is the most time-saving.
After a while, everyone had some gains. He Kun chose a palm-sized piece of wool with a black black sand leather shell. This piece of wool was evenly sanded, with a strong sense of three-dimensionality, and there were still a small amount of rust spots on the leather shell. He judged that this piece of wool should come from the entrance of the Eighth Star Region Fragrant Cave.
Lin Luo had gambled on a piece of this material before, and He Kun remembered that he said that if the rust spots on this material show signs of falling off, it means that the original stone has a good foundation. If the leather shell is very thick, there are many rust spots, and there is no sign of falling off, it means that the foundation is poor, and the transparency may be poor, and the foundation may be gray.
Lin Luo chose a piece of red sand leather wool. The leather shell is amber in color and has an uneven surface, and some of the leather shells are mixed with flesh and skin. This kind of wool is generally not too gambling, but because it was selected by Lin Luo, everyone else felt that no matter how poor the performance of this piece of wool, it must be able to gamble.
Han Xinyuan chose a piece of chicken skin with cracks on the surface, and Han Xinyu and Xu Jian both chose one or two pieces of wool that performed well.
The six people chose a total of eight pieces of wool, and they needed to pay 400,000 credits. Naturally, the stall owner was very happy to sell eight yuan of materials at once, but when he checked out, he recognized Lin Luo and Han Xinyuan, and his mood became complicated...
His materials are all odds and ends collected from the mining area, and the cost is only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. He came here just to make a little difference. Unexpectedly, these two famous stone gamblers would come to his booth Buy these scraps online, is there really good stuff in these materials? Shouldn't he be losing money
However, he quickly adjusted his mentality again. He didn't have the vision of Lin Luo and Han Xinyuan, and if he was not careful, he might lose everything.
If they really gambled something good on their stall, it would definitely bring him more business.
Lin Luo and the others took the woolen materials they had just bought and went to the Jieshi Square specially set up by the organizer for the outer area.
The Jieshi Square covers a very large area, and thousands of automatic stone-dissolving machines are neatly arranged for free use by those who need it.
The six of them entered the Jieshi Square together, found two adjacent unused stone-dissolving machines, and began to understand the stone.
Because the gambling stones they bought were not big, they were very convenient to untie, and it took less than half an hour to untie one.
At this moment, they suddenly heard a commotion, and many people hurried towards Jieshi Square in one direction.
At a glance, it is obvious that someone has gambled up, and it is still soaring, otherwise it would not be able to attract so many people's attention.
"Xiao Luo, shall we go and have a look too?" Han Xinyuan couldn't help but look in that direction. He is now the manager of the stone gambling department, and one of his responsibilities is to purchase high-quality jadeite for the company.
"Okay, let's go and have a look. Xiao Kun, I'll leave this to you." Lin Luo also had the same thought, so he handed over his wool to He Kun, and Han Xinyuan gave his wool to Han Xinyu, and then the two of them Together they walked towards the place where the crowd gathered.
When they arrived, the rock-dissolving machine was already surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and Han Xinyuan and Lin Luo couldn't squeeze in.
"Excuse me, what kind of emeralds are there?" Han Xinyuan asked a girl standing in front of him politely.
The girl stretched her neck to look in, and when she heard the sound, she turned her head and met Han Xinyuan's smiling handsome face, and her cheeks flushed immediately.
"Listen, I heard that it is a sun-green emerald of high ice species..." the girl said in a low voice.
The high-ice type is a high-quality jadeite second only to the glass type, and the color of the sun green is also very positive. It is very good to be able to gamble such jadeite in the outer area, no wonder it attracts so many people to come and watch.
After Han Xinyuan thanked her with a smile, he and Lin Luo took a few steps back and stood aside.
It's not that they are not interested in this piece of jade, but that they can't see anything when they are crowded there, so it's better to wait for the jadeite to be unlocked, and then see if the owner of the jadeite intends to sell it.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the crowd to burst into cheers, and the two knew that the emerald should have been fully opened.
"Excuse me, please step aside, we belong to the energy company." Some people have already started to squeeze in. In a large-scale event like the stone betting competition, there will be a lot of emerald gemstones. As an energy company, of course, it will not let this go. of opportunity. There are people from energy companies standing guard at every location in Jieshi Square. High-quality emeralds such as high-ice jadeite are very popular with major energy companies.
Han Xinyuan and Lin Luo also followed the man to squeeze in. The crowd in front of them heard the man shouting that they belonged to the energy company, and gradually moved out of the way.
This is also the default rule of the stone gambling business, you can't stop people from doing business because of the excitement, right? Anyway, for these onlookers, they have already seen the result they expected, and it is nothing to give up a seat. Even if they stand far away, it is enough to know what price this piece of jade sold for.
"I'll offer half a million!"
"I'll offer five hundred and fifty thousand!"
When Lin Luo and Han Xinyuan squeezed in, someone inside had already started bidding.