I Want a Divorce by Abigail Quinn

Chapter 35

Gregory came back just after dusk, and he also brought back seven pieces of top-notch-looking raw stones.

The official auction would auction were usually raw jadeites with an outer surface reaching a certain quality level while those with rather rough looks would be directly sold off in the offline channels at corresponding prices.

In order to better attend to Oliver and Hailey, Gregory bought a sumptuous feast back from one of the best restaurants in the city to treat them. Just like that, he shared a meal with Oliver, Hailey, and Fabian.

After finishing the food, Gregory served coffee. He seemed to underst

meals.

that Clusians had the habit of drinking coffee after

Indeed, there was no safety hazard in the barracks. Oliver was elated, for he had had a good time practicing shooting during the day.

Fabian told Oliver and Hailey a lot about Mancherniuses, such as Gregory’s name.

Mancherniuses did not have a surname but only first names.

Their names were preceded by various respectful names or titles to indicate social or official ranks.

Gregory was a commander, so his seniors and peers addressed him by his first name. In the army setting, however, the soldiers addressed him as Commander Gregory.

Therefore, he had only the name “Gregory” while the word commander was nothing more than his military rank. After Oliver enjoyed some coffee, he expressed his gratitude toward Gregory. “Gregory, thanks for the hospitality. I’m also very grateful that we were able to practice shooting today. In addition, since you’ve returned, could we take a look at the raw stones that would be auctioned at the official auction first? Could you sell me the stone I’m interested in in advance?”

Fabian translated his words to Gregory on the spot. The latter pondered for a while before answering, “It seemed that there won’t be a problem. You could make your choice first, and should you want to buy any of them, I’ll present you with two -options. First, I contact my boss, and you offer a slightly higher price than the selling price placed at the official auction.

That slightly higher price was actually to bribe my boss. Second, you participate in the auction held at the official auction, and I secretly pass down a message to each buyer to prevent them from bidding for the raw stone you want.”

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top military officer in charge of the official auctions, those buyers would show him reverence and do him a

jadeite, it must already be pricey. As such,

storing the raw jadeites. It was

into sight, the soldiers quickly became high-spirited and saluted the man. They opened the gate of the warehouse according to their commander’s instruction. The group was

that point. Gregory had even fetched her a walking cane from the

had an area spanning tens of thousands of square feet wide. There was not a single window inside, except for a

there were neatly placed raw stones that would be auctioned at the official auction in a few days. Adding in those Gregory had brought back with him that day, there were 244 pieces in total. Large ones were over 2,000 pounds, and the smaller ones

stone had a detailed registration card. Fabian interpreted and explained to both Oliver and Hailey while

solely aimed to maximize the

official auction had become traceable with certain statistical data. For example, if the initial price of an auctioned item was 100 thousand dollars, its final transaction would not

were not actual stone gambling players but middlemen who would trade the items later. Once they secured a bid, they

not be winning all the time at stone gambling. The more money a jade merchant was capable of

gambling, their desire to bet would take over and turn them into addicted gamblers. As long as they

their base auction prices. The lowest

Initially, the price posted by the official auction was already almost 70% of the base value of

five to ten times, which

considered not that expensive back in Clusia. The prominent stone gambling players there were

at the stones every step of the

the stones he had seen before. The possibility of finding a jade in the core seemed to increase by 80% to 90%, and almost every piece of them could produce correspondingly different grades of

a tenfold increase, and if the jade piece were to be identified to have a value equal to or lower

or 20%, he would not buy them. In his opinion, the

when the price was more than 50% of the value, he would consider getting his hands on

when the

unearthed on December 1st, 2020, weighing 215 pounds in total; the weight of

high-definition image of the jade