As the red cloths were lifted, the eyes of the crowd lit up like hungry wolves spotting a feast in the middle of winter. The polite applause of the antique section was replaced by a feral, focused silence.
Three heavy-duty carts each held a sizable Rough Stone, or what the industry called "jadeite raw material." They sat there like ugly, grey lumps of potential fortune.
"Every year at the Stone Gambling Festival, the protagonists are, of course, the stones. Antiques are for culture; stones are for destiny. The organizers have carefully selected three exceptional jade roughs for you." Mason Moon walked over to the stones and introduced them one by one, patting them affectionately. "This is a Blind Rough Stone (Full Gamble), this is a Windowed Rough Stone (Half Gamble), and this is an Open
