"Sir, are you here to purchase Zidel Ore?" Zhang nglong was stopped by a staff mber as soon as he entered the building's entrance.
"Yes, you don't also require a cosmic citizen identification card here, do you?"
"No need for that," the staff mber explained, "we need to verify whether you have sufficient purchasing power. After all, even a single raw stone here is equivalent to several decades of living expenses for an average family within the Izek civilization."
"I see, how do I prove it?"
"You just need to scan any of your deposit devices on this instrunt," the employee said with a comndable attitude, befitting of a staff mber from a large corporation.
Zhang nglong did not have a specialized deposit device, but this sort of minor issue could be easily solved by Gou Dan.
The device flickered for a mont, and upon seeing the number on the dashboard, the staff mber's expression beca much more respectful than before.
The instrunt showed that this oddly dressed human actually had 8 billion Izek Crystal Coins in cash! Soone with such a net worth was definitely considered wealthy in this bustling ore factory that saw a constant flow of people every day.
In fact, most people co here just with enough money to buy one or two raw stones and try their luck. Those with tens of billions are basically those with significant backing.
"Sir, this is your Admission Bracelet," the staff mber handed over a bracelet flashing with purple light, "With this bracelet, you can access any of our company's sales areas."
"What? There are several sales areas?"
"Yes, sir," explained the staff mber, "This building has 102 floors, divided into five areas, each with different qualities of ore. The lowest quality ore on the ground floor prices between 100,000 to 200,000, with about a 0.05% chance of revealing Crystal Stone, and even the quality of the crystals is not high."
"The areas above have prices ranging from 200,000 to 300,000, 300,000 to 500,000, 500,000 to 700,000, and 700,000 to a million respectively, with the chance of finding crystals also increasing along with the prices. On the top floor, if you're lucky, you might even find a Level Five Crystal Stone, of course, you'd have to be very lucky."
"I understand," Zhang nglong got it, the bracelet was essentially a ticket to enter. You needed the corresponding assets to have the ability to spend on the corresponding floor. This kind of setup was very common on Earth as well, "Can this bracelet get
to the top floor?"
"Yes, sir, to gain access to the highest floor, you need personal assets of more than 10 billion, and you have reached this standard."
"10 billion? That much? But aren't the ores on the highest floor just at a million-level? This threshold is a bit too high, isn't it?"
"Sir, you're not aware," the staff mber lowered his voice, "on the lower floors, almost all are gamblers. They are mostly small business entrepreneurs or cosmic martial artists. To put it bluntly, it's a bit shady and mixed, if you get my aning."
"But on the highest floor, those are individuals from big families or those with significant backgrounds. Moreover, you can even encounter so Diviners of Crystal Stone! Up there, making money is a small matter; socializing is key."
"Diviners of Crystal Stone? What, are there professionals too?"
"It's your first ti here, isn't it?" the staff mber chuckled.
"Sort of, just here to broaden my horizons."
"No wonder you didn't know," the staff mber went on, "There are two factions in the field of stone appraisal. One is the experience faction, who often have research experience with millions of crystal-bearing stones, and the top masters can even have an appraisal rate of 10%."
"What about the other kind?"
"The other kind is impressive; they possess special abilities. So rely on Soul Perception, others have unique abilities related to their eyes. They can even sense the flow of crystal energy through the dust clouds of Zidel Ore. I have heard of top masters with an appraisal rate of up to 70%. Such masters are usually powerful cosmic martial artists!"
"Got it!" Zhang nglong nodded. This was just like the high-end clubs on Earth—it wasn't so much about making money, but about eting people of high societal Life Levels.
It seed no matter the civilization, so things remained fundantally the sa.
"However, as a Level Two civilization, we hardly ever see such masters. Those types of individuals are at least Level Four in Life Levels, and are considered big figures in any civilization."
"Thanks a lot." Zhang nglong expressed his gratitude and then walked into the first-floor showroom.
...
"I'll take this one!"
"I saw it first, get lost!"
"It was clearly
who saw it first!"
"Damn it, lost again at gambling, did you guys rig these raw stones?"
"Hahaha, I've got a Crystal Stone! Level Two Crystal Stone! My God hahaha, after losing for so long, I've finally turned the tables!"
"Damn, what kind of dumb luck is that, even such trashy raw stones can produce a Level Two Crystal Stone?"
"A Level Two Crystal Stone this big, it's got to be worth at least 2 billion Izek Crystal Coins, right?"
"In this area, it's rare to find a Level Two Crystal Stone even in 10 years, tsk tsk tsk, what a fat gain!"
Zhang nglong had just stepped into the first-floor venue when he saw a person from the Izek civilization holding a green Crystal Stone, dancing with joy.
Level One Crystal Stones are transparent and colorless, Level Two are green, Level Three are blue, Level Four are red, and Level Five are purple. Judging by the color and size, the quality of this Level Two Crystal Stone was pretty good.
To extract a Level Two Crystal Stone in this area, the probability was definitely less than one in ten million. For soone who relied purely on luck, this was akin to having saved the Milky Way in their past life.
"Interesting!" Zhang nglong glanced around the hall. The display area had at least twenty or thirty thousand stones. In the storage area, there were probably even more. The prices on the first floor weren't high, the lowest was only 50,000 Izek Crystal Coins.
"Sharingan, activate!" Three red magatama suddenly appeared in Zhang nglong's eyes. As the magatama started spinning, the stones began to show various changes in his vision.
Among these raw stones, there was a gray mist. Almost every stone had it, which must be the so-called dust layer that no form of energy or electromagnetic waves could penetrate.
"They all look the sa," Zhang nglong took a quick look around and didn't find anything special.
Suddenly, Zhang nglong noticed a raw stone shaped like an irregular potato. Among the gray mist, it had a touch of milky luster."
"Wuhu!" Zhang nglong glanced at the price tag; this stone was priced at 80,000 Izek Crystal Coins.
"I'll take it," Zhang nglong told the staff directly, "How do you open this thing?"
"Is this your first ti here?" the staff mber asked.
"Yes," Zhang nglong nodded.
"After you make the paynt, sir, you can go directly to the central work area to proceed. We have the most precise instrunts that can separate it without damaging any of the raw stones containing Crystal Stones.
"Oh, thanks!" Zhang nglong paid and ran towards the work area, excited.
"Ah, another newbie trying his luck," the staff mber thought, having worked in this place for years and seen many people who saved up money hoping to strike it lucky, thinking they were the chosen ones, only to end up losing everything!
Most raw stones containing Crystal Stones were fairly regular in shape; these ugly-looking stones were clearly loss-makers. Don't first-tirs do their howork? Can you rely on luck for this?
"My God! A Crystal Stone ca out!"
"This luck is just too good!"
"This young brother looks pretty unfamiliar!"
...
"Another Crystal Stone?" The staff mber looked toward the central work area, where, on the instrunt, a transparent Level One Crystal Stone lay. Given the size and luster of this stone, it was probably worth more than 5 million Izek Crystal Coins."
"It's him!" That lucky guy was actually the newbie he had just thought foolish!
"To get a Crystal Stone on the first ore purchase... this luck... must his ancestors have been blessed?"
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