"Gambling stones! Gambling stones!"

Qin Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart. Under the red cloth lay three large pieces of jadeite raw material.

"As everyone knows, the theme of today's auction is jade. When it comes to jade, we must mention jadeite, which is hard jade. And talking about jadeite, we can't help but discuss the thrilling jadeite gambling stones. After the auction, there will be exciting gambling stone activities outside the venue."

"Before that, the organizers of our auction have selected one high-performing full gambling material, half gambling material, and bright material each. We hope these three pieces of jadeite can bring you good luck and substantial rewards."

The auctioneer's voice was full of enthusiasm, and the audience erupted in applause.

"The organizers put a lot of thought into this, preparing a full gamble, half gamble, and bright material each, and by the looks of it, they're all good pieces," Qin Yang murmured to himself.

Full gambling material, also referred to as "blind material," refers to those jadeite rough stones that have not been windowed or cut. Simply put, they are completely unprocessed stones, judged solely by some characteristics on the skin's exterior to determine the presence and quality of jadeite inside. Full gambling material carries the highest risk.

Half gambling material refers to jadeite rough stones where a small window is cut on the surface, known in the trade as "opening a door" or "opening a skylight."

Many gambling stones in the jadeite market have one or several "doors" cut into them. Sellers carefully choose where to open these doors, trying to showcase the best side of the jadeite, thereby fetching a good price from buyers.

In addition to observing the exterior of half gambling material, sellers can also see the type, color, and quality of jade through these openings. However, the true interior state of a jadeite gambling stone still relies on your experience and luck. The risk of half gambling material is lower than full gambling material, but still significant.

Bright material refers to jadeite that has been completely cut open, with its color and texture fully visible. At this point, the color, quality, shape, and size of the jadeite can be clearly seen, allowing for appropriate jade carving designs.

Traditionally, gambling stones refer to full and half gambling materials. However, bright materials still carry some risk, though it is significantly lesser. The chances of deceit or substantial fortune are minimal with bright material.

"Next, we will auction these three jadeite raw materials in turn. First, let me introduce these three jadeite pieces to everyone."

"Everyone, please look at the jadeite rough stone on the left. It is a piece of full gambling material weighing 36.5 kilograms, originating from the old Pakan production area of black Wusha."

The auctioneer stood beside the first jadeite piece and introduced it.

"Old Pakan's black Wusha? It's quite rare nowadays," Old Zhou murmured, slightly surprised.

Pakan is historically famous for its jade mine, with the earliest mining operations. Its black Wusha skin material used to yield high-quality jade, though black Wusha from this site has been exhausted. The black Wusha jadeite seen in the market today mainly comes from Mawen.

"It must have been hoarded by some gambling stone merchant earlier," Old Mu remarked from the side.

On the auction stage, the auctioneer moved next to the middle piece of jadeite material and said, "The middle jadeite rough stone is a half gambling material weighing 43.8 kilograms, from the Muna Mine, with white salt sand skin."

"They're all great materials from excellent sites," Old Zhou commented.

White salt sand skin jadeite, an upper-grade variety of white sand skin, primarily comes from the Muna Mine. Back in the early 1990s, the initial valuation wasn't high, but it was later discovered that jade from Muna had a high chance of producing jadeite with correct color and good quality. It became increasingly sought after and remains popular in gambling stones today.

The electronic screen displayed a 360-degree view of this half gambling material, finally stopping at the cut window on the material.

A palm-sized piece of jadeite emerged there, revealing a brilliant and translucent green that captivated the onlookers.

"It's icy green!"

"And it's full of color..."

"A rare, excellent piece of material..."

"..."

Many people in the hall had their eyes lit up, staring at the half gambling material, their excited voices spreading uncontrollably.

As the jadeite market continues to heat up over the years, high-grade jadeite becomes increasingly scarce. Glassy and icy jadeites are rarely seen. Judging by its appearance, this half-gambling material should still contain jade.

"The third piece of jadeite material on the far right is a bright material weighing 52.6 kilograms, of white-ground green jadeite," the auctioneer pointed to the third bright material and said.

While introducing these three jadeite pieces, the auctioneer didn't say much. After all, the quality of a piece must be determined by the buyer, and many guests present had years of experience in the business. Overstating the facts would only cause annoyance.

White-ground green jadeite features a base as white as snow. The green color strikingly stands out against the white background, with distinct separations, a fine texture, green often forming clusters, low transparency, being opaque or slightly translucent.

This variety is mostly medium-grade jadeite. Few of these, with distinct green and white separation, vibrant green, and a well-coordinated color base, can reach a high grade.

If the half gambling white salt sand jadeite just now made everyone restless, this white-ground green jadeite bright material delivered a heavy hit to their hearts.

Many jewelers attended this auction, and this type of bright material is what they truly need.

"Such a big piece of white-ground green is rare indeed."

Ruan Xinxue's beautiful eyes sparkled with a flicker of admiration as she softly praised. Unfortunately, she couldn't compete in the bidding. The person next to her had just spent sixty million of hers, and now she only had five million left at her disposal. The base price of this white-ground green jadeite bright material probably far exceeded five million.

"Next, everyone has twenty minutes to closely observe the gambling stones. May I invite our etiquette ladies to move these three pieces of jadeite raw material to the center for you to view. We'll start the auction of these items in twenty minutes," the auctioneer announced loudly.

As his words fell, three etiquette ladies pushed the carts to the guests, while people in the audience pulled out magnifying glasses and flashlights.

As Qin Yang and others were in the front row, the first piece of full gambling material was pushed to their side first.

"The skin is as black as lacquer, the sand is vigorous, and the surface is covered with a layer of black wax shell, indeed a material from old Pakan,"

Old Zhou commented after examining the jadeite rough stone with a magnifying glass for a while.

Qin Yang nodded. It is said, "If you don't recognize the mine site, you don't play gambling stones." Identifying the site of a gambling stone is crucial. Although he recorded a Gambling Stone Encyclopedia using his strong memory, gambling stones are not just about book knowledge; they rely more on practical experience, which Qin Yang still lacks.

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