The Invincible Mercenary King (by Matt Watt) novel Chapter 936

Chapter 936

In the beginning, Haylan had scanned all the raw stones in all the stalls. Hence, he knew that emerald could only be found in three raw stones in every stall.

The fact that they were distributed so evenly meant that everything was a trap set by the organizer.

There was only one goal to confuse the public and test who had the true ability.

“Eh? Each stall only has three stones that contain emerald?”

“Well, isn’t this too…

When Jerome and Jerry heard that, they gawked at Haylan in disbelief and admired him more.

With just a glance, Haylan knew everything about all the raw stones in every stall.

His eyes were so powerful.

“It isn’t a big deal. This is a competition after all. If the organizer doesn’t lay a trap, how are they going to test the contestants‘ abilities?” Haylan said calmly.

He picked up the three raw stones and looked at them carefully. But his eyes were filled with disappointment. He threw them to Jerome and said, “These three raw stones are not of top grade. I don’t want them. They’re yours.”

With that, he closed his eyes to rest, not caring about anything else.

Jerome looked at the three emeralds in his hands, then at Haylan. In the end, he said to Jerry in a low voice, “Mr. Jaber is really a remarkable expert.

When the polisher was polishing the stones, he was so nervous that he broke out in cold sweat. His heart was racing and he was on edge, worrying that he would be kicked out in the first round.

On the other hand, Haylan had always been calm and confident. It was obvious that he had seen through the organizer’s scheme. That was why he was so chilled.

Not only had Haylan discovered something amiss in their stall, but he had also detected the ins and outs of the raw stones in other stalls.

His appraisal skills were truly amazing.

“If Mr. Jaber wasn’t a remarkable expert, I wouldn’t have invited him,” Jerry said proudly.

“Alright, the others had to carry on with their competition. Let’s just wait quietly,” Jerome said placidly.

In fact, he was over the moon.

As long as they could advance to the next round, his registration fee would not go down the drain.

So, he also closed his eyes to rest as Haylan did.

At the same time, the emcee said loudly, “Ten minutes are up. Please stop.”

“Polishers, staff, and cameramen, please go to the stalls and do the necessary.”

Following his speech, the staff members went to different stalls to polish the stones.

As the machines were running, the stones were worn down bit by bit.

“The first one is a raw stone, not an emerald.”

“There’s a tint of green. Stall No. 68 has an emerald”

“There’s no emerald here.”

Some stones were emeralds while some weren’t.

Thirty minutes later, almost all the raw stones selected by the stalls were polished.

According to the records, out of the over 100 appraisers in the first round, 38 were eliminated.

“What’s going on? Why did everyone only get three gems?”

“There’s something fishy about this. It’s not accurate!”

“Shit, had I known it earlier, I would have chosen ten stones randomly as Haylan did. I examined the stones for so long and only found emerald in two stones. What a bummer!”

Some of the contestants were overjoyed, while some were dejected.

“Staff, please give out the numbers to the appraisers who stay.