NOVPUBIn Chen Nan’s view, a cost price of thirty thousand was already very low.
But he could never have dreamed.
That this piece of Nephrite with a reddish-brown skin, priced at nearly two hundred and ninety thousand, had a cost price of only three thousand!
Wang Guodong laughed heartily, "We are legitimate businessmen, how could we do anything illegal?"
Chen Nan pursed his lips, "What you’re doing is no different from robbery."
Wang Guodong cleared his throat, and said with an awkward laugh, "That’s different, robbery is taking someone’s property without their permission, as well as violating state laws."
"While we as merchants let the customers willingly pay the money, and that is protected by the law."
Chen Nan couldn’t help but exclaim, "No wonder you, President Wang, have become a big shot in the Jizhou business community, you deserve to make a fortune."
Wang Guodong gave a wry smile, "I’m nothing much yet, those who deal in jade make much more than I do—one piece of rough jade can set them up for life."
Chen Nan looked doubtful, "Is it really that exaggerated?"
Wang Guodong couldn’t deny it and shrugged his shoulders, "I have a friend who went to Myanmar not long ago, spent eight thousand on a piece of raw jade, and after cutting it open, it surged in value and he sold it for over thirty million."
Chen Nan was greatly surprised, then sighed, "I find that you rich people make money too easily."
There was a pause, then Chen Nan asked, "President Wang, is the cost price of this piece really three thousand?"
He always felt that Wang Guodong wasn’t telling the whole truth.
Wang Guodong explained with a smile, "It really is just three thousand. I had someone buy it directly from the miners near the mine site, cutting out the middleman, otherwise, the price wouldn’t be so cheap."
"Of course, if this piece were a few grams heavier, then the price would definitely double. The larger the piece, the more expensive it gets."
Chen Nan was relieved and, after thinking for a moment, said, "President Wang, could you have someone gather more pieces of this size for me? Of course, the price is negotiable."
He wanted to spread the wealth, to give each one of them an amulet jade pendant.
However.
With his ability, it was very difficult to obtain such top-quality jade.
Wang Guodong said, "It’s possible, but I can’t guarantee getting too many, as such pieces are hard to come by."
Chen Nan paid the three thousand for the cost price, and then said, "President Wang, may I borrow your office for a while?"
Although he had the jade.
But still.
He needed to utilize the True Qi within his body to draw a rune within the jade, which was why Chen Nan suggested borrowing Wang Guodong’s office.
Because there were many pieces of jade here, the spiritual energy was very rich, which could greatly improve the success rate.
"Of course you can!" Wang Guodong readily agreed, then invited Chen Nan into the second-floor office and even brewed some Da Hong Pao tea, which he normally wouldn’t part with.
Chen Nan courteously said, "President Wang, whatever you see in a bit, I hope you can try not to make any noise."
In fact, he would have liked to have Wang Guodong leave, so that he could concentrate fully on the task of drawing the amulet.
But after all, this was someone else’s office, and it would be quite impolite to literally send him away.
"Don’t worry, I definitely won’t make any noise," Wang Guodong had no idea why Chen Nan needed to use his office, but he had a premonition.
Chen Nan was so serious, something mysterious was definitely going to happen next.
Chen Nan took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the sofa.
Then he placed the reddish-brown seed Nephrite in his left palm, and his expression became solemn as he brought the index and middle fingers of his right hand together.
Seeing this scene.
Wang Guodong couldn’t help frowning, filled with curiosity, unsure of what Chen Nan was about to do.
But the next moment.
Yet he instinctively covered his mouth, his pupils shaking violently as if he had seen a ghost.
Even though he had experienced many trials and tribulations in life and encountered a number of exceptional beings,
a towering wave had now risen in his heart.
And it could not be calmed for a long time.
He stared at Chen Nan in dumbfoundment, watching as a faint white glow emanated from the tips of his fingers and, like a spider’s thread, entered the date-red Nephrite under his control.
"How did he do that?"
"Why are his fingers emitting a faint light?"
"Is he an Immortal?"
Wang Guodong watched Chen Nan in shock, not daring to even breathe heavily.
He knew that Chen Nan was an extraordinary person.
Especially his medical skills, which were nothing short of magical.
But he had never dreamed that Chen Nan would also know the Immortal Law.
The scene before him deeply shocked his soul, giving him a sense of awe as if he were in the presence of a celestial being.
Because he knew.
The technique Chen Nan possessed was not something an ordinary exceptional person could have.
An hour later.
Chen Nan stopped.
He was drenched in sweat, breathing heavily, and his face was very haggard.
But.
His eyes revealed an excitement he could hardly conceal; he had crafted an Amulet, infusing True Qi into the jade, etching a mysterious Daoist Rune.
Whenever the bearer encountered any danger, it would activate the Rune within, thereby releasing a protective glow to avert the danger.
"Mr. Chen, please have some water and take a rest," Wang Guodong hurriedly offered Chen Nan a cup of tea, noticing that he seemed very weak, even though he did not understand what Chen Nan had just done.
Chen Nan: "Thanks."
"This piece of jade, it seems to have changed." Wang Guodong stared at the jade in Chen Nan’s hands, his eyes full of curiosity.
Although it was still the same piece of jade.
But he vaguely noticed that the luster of the jade was stronger than before and that there seemed to be a mysterious energy contained within it.
Chen Nan explained, "I used this piece of jade to craft an Amulet."
Wang Guodong gasped, his body quickly covered with a layer of goosebumps, as he stared at Chen Nan in shock: "The Amulet of Daoist legend that can save people’s lives?"
Wang Guodong, though not versed in Daoist culture, was aware of ancient Daoist masters who could craft talismans that saved people’s lives. However, he had not anticipated that Chen Nan, so young, would possess such enigmatic abilities.
Lucky that he had witnessed the faint glow at Chen Nan’s fingertips; otherwise, he never would have believed Chen Nan’s words.
"Yes," Chen Nan said with a grin: "This is the first Amulet I have crafted."
Wang Guodong’s face turned solemn: "It is an honor to witness this sacred moment."
After taking a sip of tea, Chen Nan spoke weakly, "President Wang, if you can help me collect twenty similar pieces of jade, I can craft an Amulet for you."
Wang Guodong’s face lit up with joy. Having learned of the Amulet’s purpose, he was keen to ask Chen Nan to craft one for him but was unsure how to broach the subject,
Because he was well aware that the price of such an Amulet couldn’t be measured in money.
He hadn’t expected Chen Nan to take the initiative to offer to craft one for him?
What was the difference between this and a pie falling from the sky?
