I Spy With My Secret Eyes

Chapter 135

Wood gambling, much like stone gambling, typically involved immediately cutting the material to reveal the outcome.

However, wood gambling was even more straightforward compared to stone gambling. Assessing raw jadeites was more intricate, while scentedwood was basically cut in half with a saw to check for any ghost-faced patterns in the wood grain. It’s a really simple and direct process.

Manuel totally trusted Oliver, as his personal judgment didn’t discern any potential value in this piece of wood.

After receiving the payment, the wood dealer inquired with a smile and asked Manuel, “Sir, do you want to make the cut now?”

Manuel waved his hand and said, “Of course, let’s cut it. I can’t take this chunk of wood home intact, can I?”

The wood dealer nodded and asked Manuel, “Where do you want to make the cut?”

Manuel asked Oliver, “Where should we cut it?”

Oliver casually pointed to a spot and said, “Let’s cut it from here.”

The wood dealer immediately started cutting the wood at the spot indicated by Oliver. With a buzzing sound, the wood was severed. As soon as the cut was made, the wood dealer bent down and, upon seeing the cut section, exclaimed, “Oh my… It’s a win! It’s got the ghost-faced pattern.”

The wood dealer’s sudden exclamation drew a few people over to the area that had previously garnered little attention, and they all stared at the cut end of the wood.

The cut surface of the wood resembled a black eight-legged spider. In wood gambling, the stakes were all about the branch’s burls. Wood with these features would turn into valuable treasures, whereas wood without them would be deemed firewood, suitable only for burning.

As soon as the crowd saw it was a win, someone immediately asked Manuel, “My friend, how much did you pay for this piece of wood?”

Manuel opened his hand and said, “11,000 dollars.”

The person immediately made an offer, “You paid 11,000 dollars for the wood, and I’ll

Il give you 20,000 dollars for it. Scentedwood is all about luck. This burl has a ghost-faced pattern indeed, but that doesn’t guarantee the ghost-faced pattern will appear in other places. If you take my offer, you’ll make a safe profit of 9,000 dollars. What do you say?”

Of course, he relied on Oliver’s opinion in such

owner holding the saw, “Sir, help me make a

understood that Oliver wouldn’t sell for 20,000 dollars and was continuing

the six positions according

a location was cut, the onlookers would exclaim, “Wow, it’s another

six positions were cut, they all revealed ghost-faced patterns, resembling eight-legged

watching could estimate the potential value of the wood pieces based on their appearance and style,

to downplay it, 20,000

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was a hint of bitterness. He realized that the one making

gamble, the value has surged. Congratulations! It’s almost clear-cut now. These pieces, when processed, will be worth approximately 300 to 400 thousand dollars. I’ll offer 200 thousand dollars for these pieces. What do you say?”

to Oliver. Oliver nodded and said, “Sure, 200 thousand dollars

but Oliver wasn’t that petty. He wasn’t fond of haggling, and building a

In this business, transactions were either cash or electronic transfers, with most transactions below 200 thousand dollars being in cash, which added an extra thrill.

best appearance were taken, and Felix

family. The person who attended on their behalf was a man

by acquiring the five best wood pieces, numbered one, three, five, six, and seven. Only the pieces of

cutting the wood on-site. Felix didn’t start the

family’s representative, a man named

cut the wood in order of value, beginning with number

large piece of wood

core of the branch, with

the substantial piece of

remained expressionless, instructing the craftsman with a calm tone and said, “Proceed.”

second cut also yielded nothing

branch where the facial burl was expected, not a single spot developed into the coveted facial burl.

wood, which was initially priced at 660,000 dollars,

piece, and with their wealth