Cheng Ye looked around the old man and found nothing strange.
He walked up to the stone, looking slightly embarrassed.
After thinking for a long time, he walked to the stone Wei Sheng'an mentioned and picked it up.
The moment he touched the stone, Wei Sheng'an's steady voice came to his ears: "It has changed."
With just two words, something unnoticeable flashed across Cheng Ye's eyes.
He removed his hand without leaving any trace, and then said to Wei Sheng'an calmly: "Then where are you now?"
Wei Sheng'an was also very calm: "Stand far away."
Cheng Ye frowned, pretended to be indecisive, and walked around the stone stand.
The old man suddenly laughed. There was still some sand in the hourglass, and he tapped his fingers lightly on the short wooden table.
It could be seen that he was in a good mood, and even showed an appreciation for Cheng Ye.
Wei Sheng'an's voice sounded slowly: "This time it's in the pile of rocks."
Cheng Ye shifted his gaze to the pile of stones on the upper left, and he politely said to the old man: "Grandpa, can I also choose the stones here?"
Old Chen looked surprised again, but he nodded immediately: "Of course."
Wei Sheng'an said quickly: "Take away the stones on top."
Cheng Ye cooperated very quickly and immediately removed the top stone.
"The center stone, the one on the upper left, is somewhat oval-shaped."
As soon as Wei Sheng'an finished speaking, Cheng Ye got the stone accurately.
Old man Chen's eyes flashed with appreciation again.
But the moment Cheng Ye's hand touched the stone, Wei Sheng'an's voice sounded again: "It's changed again."
Cheng Ye: "..."
He immediately put the stone in his hand outside like the other stones.
"What now?" His voice finally became a little urgent.
In my peripheral vision, I could see that the sand in the hourglass had bottomed out.
Time is running out.
He was about to squander his second chance.
Wei Sheng'an became more focused and closed his eyes directly.
He remembered the position of every stone in the stall, and he was very alert and sensed it quickly.
"Thirteenth in the seventh row at the stall."
Before he finished speaking, Cheng Ye turned around and strode out to pick up the stone.
However, there is no surprise.
The moment his fingers touched the stone, Wei Sheng'an's low and steady voice sounded: "Not again."
At the same time, the old man stood up with a smile: "Young man, your time has come."
Cheng Ye's arms naturally drooped, holding the last stone in his hand, and remained silent for a while.
The old man's eyes were full of smiles: "You have been choosing for so long, do you just want this stone?"
Cheng Ye said softly: "Isn't the time up?"
But the old man didn't care at all: "It doesn't matter, since you have chosen it anyway, I will ask you if you want to buy it?"
Cheng Ye stared at the old man. The wind at night was very cold and blew over, blowing up the old man's shabby clothes.
The old man smiled and still looked at Cheng Ye, as if waiting for an answer.
I have already used two opportunities, and the last opportunity is Xiao Ming.
It was obvious that the old man was also letting off steam and did not strictly follow the rules to restrain them.
But even so, he didn't buy the treasure.
Cheng Ye believed that Wei Sheng'an's judgment was correct, but this treasure seemed to have its own intelligence and could not be obtained through conventional methods.
No wonder...no wonder no one has obtained the treasure in the past two years.
Cheng Ye suddenly had an idea: "Buy it, let's buy it."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Ming and motioned for him to pay.
Xiao Ming's mouth moved, trying to say something but then swallowing it back.
He silently took out the money and took out the only one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Then he looked at Cheng Ye quietly.
The corner of Cheng Ye's mouth twitched. Before he could speak, he heard two million taels of silver being credited to his account and Wei Sheng'an's cold voice: "This stupid system actually charges me 30% of the handling fee."
Cheng Ye couldn't help but smile.
It turns out that Wei Sheng'an can also curse. He thought he would always look carefree.
Cheng Ye quickly made up for the remaining silver coins.
The old man said nothing and silently put away the silver: "Congratulations."
Cheng Ye answered: "Can I open rocks here?"
The old man smiled again: "Okay."
He opened the tool covered with black cloth beside him: "Give it to me."
Cheng Ye handed over the stone.
The old man struck quickly and accurately, and the first cut had already been made, revealing the emerald: "Yes, your stone looks like it is worth more than 500,000 taels..."
"...Do you want to continue cutting? I am now willing to recycle this stone for 500,000 taels."
Cheng Ye's dark eyes seemed to hide abyss.
As expected.
Stones that have been selected by treasures will become truly fine jade.
This is compensation for the buyer who does not choose the treasure.
The treasure has been unlocked and cannot be purchased freely.
This is why the old man is so confident.
There is no point in cutting this stone. The maximum value is 500,000 taels.
This is the treasure's compensation to the buyer. At least the buyer actually selected the treasure, but the treasure didn't like the buyer, so it took the initiative to make compensation.
A second cut would be nothing more than that. It would be better to just sell it to the old man.
Cheng Ye said humbly and orderly: "Okay grandpa, I won't continue cutting. Let's exchange money."
The old man still said nothing, took out the money just now, gave it back to Cheng Ye, and then took away the stone.
After doing all this, he looked at Xiao Ming: "Is there one of you who wants to buy stones too?"
Xiao Ming kept smiling playfully, as if everything happening here had nothing to do with him.
He looked left and right, like a curious child.
After hearing the old man say this, he still had no unnecessary expression and was still looking around like a child.
Cheng Ye's brain was running at high speed.
Since the system has asked this question, it must be solvable.
The stone does not change when the old man holds it, indicating that the treasure is very close to the old man and is willing to be held by him.
Moreover, the old man can also sense the existence of treasures, so when Cheng Ye selected the real treasure, the old man was suddenly surprised.
But unfortunately, Cheng Ye is not the person Baobao wants to choose...
... No, according to current speculation, I should be the person that the treasure wants to choose, but why is the treasure unwilling to follow me?
Cheng Ye's eyes gradually became filled with mist.
He felt like he was getting close to the truth, but just a little short.
At this time, Xiao Ming suddenly started: "I will buy it too. I will buy it too."
Cheng Ye looked at Xiao Ming in surprise.
This is the last chance, how could he be so casual?
But Xiao Ming had already spoken, and Cheng Ye didn't do anything to stop him.
There is something mysterious about this person, and his thinking is different from other people's. Maybe he has his own ideas.
Cheng Ye stood aside and asked Wei Shengan softly: "Where are you now?"
Wei Sheng'an stared at the screen: "The one next to Xiao Ming, on the far right of the second row."
Cheng Ye understood and whispered the answer to Xiao Ming.
Wei Sheng'an stared at the stone intently. He really didn't see how the stone changed.
Xiao Ming didn't even look at the stone. He looked at the old man with a smile and said in a coquettish tone: "Grandpa, I want this at my feet."
The old man glanced at the stone and smiled.
He walked over and pointed at Xiao Ming's feet: "Is this it?"
Xiao Ming glanced at it and said, "This is grandpa. Please open it for me and I'll transfer the money to you."
The smile on the old man's face became even brighter. He took the stone to the tool and prepared to cut it.
Wei Sheng'an didn't look away from the stone, and his breathing was a little rapid.
He didn't know that the stone would change at a certain moment, and he didn't know if the stone would change.
At least for now, nothing changes in the stone.
The old man fixed the stone and then cut it with a knife
At this moment, Wei Sheng'an's voice sounded: "...changed."
When the knife rises, the stone opens.
Another emerald.
The old man's words were exactly the same as before: "Or recycling?"
Xiao Ming said casually: "Recycle it, recycle it."
Cheng Ye said nothing and acquiesced to this plan.
It's useless for them to ask for this stone.
Although he didn't get the treasure, he was not disappointed. He had expected this result.
It was Fatty's first experiment, and they discovered that the treasure would turn into an ordinary stone if another person touches it.
So the second time, Cheng Ye simply did it himself without changing anyone, but his hand changed immediately when it touched the stone.
The third time, Xiao Ming also realized what Cheng Ye was testing, so he chose to let the old man finish the whole process, but he still changed at the moment the stone was cut.
None of the three options worked, and they had no chance.
Cheng Ye sighed deeply, feeling powerless.
He felt that he was very close to the truth, but still a little bit away...
pity……
Three chances have been used up.
Xiao Ming didn't care, and joked: "Let's go, let's go, I'm hungry, let's go get some midnight snacks."
Cheng Ye had no objection, and his reaction was normal.
Things have already happened, and there is no point in being upset. It is better to eat something to replenish your strength and think about what to do next.
So Cheng Ye took Fatty and left directly.
They found a Malatang stall and sat down. Xiao Ming was very excited and ordered a bunch of things.
But the fat man, who had always been very good at eating, lost his appetite.
He sighed, looked downcast, and lost all energy.
Like a sluggish baby panda.
Xiao Ming came back with several bowls of Malatang. He looked at the fat man who had lost his soul and joked: "Oh, you are so desperate after failing once."
The fat man looked up at Xiao Ming weakly and ignored him.
Xiao Ming found it even more interesting and teased: "You can't do this. There is a saying: Failure is the mother of success. How can you lose confidence just because of a single blow?"
The fat man was still not in the mood. He put everything on his face, looking worried.
Xiao Ming continued: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are like this after just one failure. How do you survive until now without ever failing in the game?"
After saying that, he added: "You are so well protected."
Are you well protected?
The fat man lay on the table, thinking of Cheng Ye's past appearance in his mind, and his eyes were moist for some reason.
Yes, he was really well protected before.
He just needs to hide behind his teammates and milk them as much as possible.
Cheng Ye is responsible for planning, Chu Yue often works as an undercover agent, and Ah Hui is a human shield. He seems to be very useless.
He is really useless.
Xiao Ming suddenly panicked when he saw Fatty's eyes bursting into tears.
Oh my god, he had never made a boy cry before.
This time he won't be able to deal with it.
He was in a hurry and didn't know what to do. He scratched his head after thinking for a long time: "It's just a failure. The task can be completed. Don't worry."
The fat man raised his head, sniffed, and said aggrievedly: "...But, the three opportunities have been used up."
His voice became softer and quieter, and the last note was trembling.
It would be unfavorable to open the door, and the fat man thought about the worst outcome.
"Who told you that?" Xiao Ming became anxious and confessed directly: "I used props."
The fat man blinked: "...What, what props?"
Xiao Ming sighed, with a look of helplessness and doting on his face: "Return."
"You can set a time cutoff and then go back to that time."
Cheng Ye glanced at Xiao Ming.
No wonder, no wonder he suddenly jumped out and said he wanted to try it one last time. It turned out that he had been prepared for it.
He also saw how extraordinary the first mission was.
Yes, this is an advanced copy, and the task is just one sentence. This is what Xiao Ming said at the very beginning.
He is smarter than he thought, and more cautious than he thought.
He seemed to be jumping out of his skin, but in fact he was very sure of every step he took.
Cheng Ye chuckled lightly, truly believing that his teammates were right.
He didn't say anything to stop Xiao Ming, and he was able to gain a little trust from him.
The mutual trust between teammates is accumulated bit by bit in daily life.
Cheng Ye asked: "How long will it take to return?"
Xiao Ming sighed. He didn't know whether he was disappointed that he didn't trick the two people in front of him, or he was disappointed that it was not fun at all for him and his trump card to be revealed. He said softly: "Half an hour."
"In other words, you can eat these spicy hotpots in peace and we can discuss it for a while and then start again."
"What is the node you set?" Cheng Ye continued to ask.
Helplessness was written on Xiao Ming's face: "I guessed at the beginning that you were going to call us Wei Sheng'an, so I didn't use any props. After all, this task is not a top-level task, so there is no need to treat it with the highest standards."
"So I only activated the item after it failed the first time."
Xiao Ming can be regarded as someone who has experienced countless dungeons, and his sensitivity to dungeon crises is no less than that of Cheng Ye.
Although Cheng Ye didn't say many things, he also had his own basic judgment.
After the first purchase failed, Xiao Ming had already realized that the second option was also unworkable.
So, without any communication, he added props.
This is what a qualified player should do. Just like when an assistant sees difficulty in the C position, he must be prepared to retreat in advance.
Their team is starting to take shape.
Cheng Ye smiled: "We will succeed."
Xiao Ming said perfunctorily: "Yeah, yeah."
