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?”

Oliver. Of course, he relied on

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

for 20,000 dollars and was continuing with

and drew lines on the six positions according to Oliver’s instructions before cutting them

cut, the onlookers would exclaim, “Wow, it’s another ghost face!”

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

pieces based on their appearance and style, as

much they tried to downplay it, 20,000 dollars was

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made the offer admired Manuel’s luck, though there was a hint of bitterness. He realized that the

value has surged. Congratulations! It’s almost clear-cut now. These pieces,

Oliver nodded and said, “Sure, 200 thousand dollars will do. Let’s make

might have sold for 220 thousand dollars, but Oliver wasn’t that petty. He wasn’t fond of haggling, and building a relationship with these businesspeople was more

either cash or electronic transfers, with

other side, a few large pieces with the best appearance were taken, and Felix spent

The person who attended on their behalf was a man in his thirties, and beside him was a beautiful

five, six, and seven. Only the

Felix didn’t start the cutting; instead, he watched as the Woods

Woods family’s representative, a man named Will Woods, was Jenifer’s older brother.

start cutting. He decided to cut the wood in order of value, beginning with

if this large piece of wood had the coveted ghost face in the burl, it would be more valuable

when it was cut, there were countless tree rings around the core of the branch, with a black spot at the center and

first cut of the substantial piece of wood was a disappointment.

remained expressionless, instructing the craftsman with a calm

cut also yielded nothing of

where the facial burl was expected, not a single

was initially priced at 660,000 dollars, was now

family who had bet on this piece, and with their wealth in the billions, this amount of