Alchemy Master

Chapter 550, All In

Translator: Silavin

“Strange, how could a young man with such a mentality be remembered by Ouyang Haotian in a hostile manner?”

Near an exquisite tea table on the first floor, several Young Masters from prominent Families were somewhat puzzled. It seemed that this young man had changed completely from when he confronted Ouyang Haotian earlier, or perhaps this was his true nature?

The moment Qin Yichen stepped onto the second floor and swept his gaze around, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The second floor was rarely populated, and its furnishings were no different from what he remembered.

The Shooting Star Spirit Crystals displayed on the second floor of the Water Moon Crystal House were all surrounded by faint Spiritual Energy, clearly indicating they were of a different calibre compared to those on the first floor.

However, what made people shrink back was that these Shooting Star Spirit Crystals had minimum prices of over four hundred thousand gold coins, and several Spirit Crystals with particularly rich Spiritual Energy were priced at an astronomical one million gold coins!

Perhaps it was precisely because of these prices that the second floor was usually deserted, which gave Qin Yichen this opportunity.

“Young Master…” The moment Qin Yichen began his survey, a beautiful female attendant approached with an enchanting smile.

“This Young Master wants to select Shooting Star Spirit Crystals!” Qin Yichen waved the gold card in his hand and declared loudly.

“Yes, quickly let the Little Brother choose a few Shooting Star Spirit Crystals!”

“Exactly! We’re all waiting to see him get a High Grade Spirit Seed!”

Behind Qin Yichen, several voices chimed in with loud shouts, seemingly wanting to vent their frustration over losing considerable money.

Of course, more than that, they wanted to see Qin Yichen’s embarrassed appearance after losing everything.

“Young Master, please feel free to choose as you wish.”

Faced with these shouts, the beautiful female attendant’s expression remained unchanged, clearly having received strict etiquette training. She smiled gracefully at Qin Yichen with an extremely gentle and sweet voice.

“Very well!” Qin Yichen nodded, slightly raising his head in an arrogant manner, while his peripheral vision rapidly swept across each Shooting Star Spirit Crystal.

“Little Brother, take this one! I’ve had my eye on this one for ages but couldn’t afford it. There’s definitely a Spirit Seed inside!”

As Qin Yichen examined the crystals, a shout rang out from beside him. Looking sideways, he saw a gambler-dressed person pointing excitedly at a Shooting Star Spirit Crystal surrounded by Spiritual Energy.

Seeing the enormous price tag of seven hundred thousand  gold coins beneath that Shooting Star Spirit Crystal, Qin Yichen could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth. [This guy’s issue isn’t about having money or not, but rather not wanting to take the risk.]

Spending 700,000 gold coins on a Shooting Star Spirit Crystal would be acceptable if it contained a Low Grade Spirit Seed, but if there was absolutely nothing inside, the purchaser would undoubtedly be heartbroken.

“Little Brother, don’t listen to him! A year ago, Grandmaster Ouyang Zhutian observed this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal for a long time before leaving due to urgent matters without purchasing it. Buy this one, there’s definitely a Spirit Seed inside!”

“No, no, listen to me! This one will definitely yield a Spirit Seed!”

Following the first shout, continuous encouragement rang out one after another. Those gamblers acted as if they were purchasing the Shooting Star Spirit Crystals themselves, praising the ones they believed contained Spirit Seeds to the skies, as though their recommendations would guarantee not just a Spirit Seed, but perhaps better than Low Grade ones.

Rather than showing any impatience, Qin Yichen appeared thoroughly interested.

“Big Brother, which one are you suggesting? This one? You’re sure it contains a Spirit Seed? Okay, this one then!”

“What? A Shooting Star Spirit Crystal that Ouyang Zhutian examined? No way, I don’t fancy him. I don’t want this one!”

“Oh, you’ve been observing this one for half a year? Okay, let’s go with this one as well!”

Qin Yichen continuously inquired around, and one after another expensive Shooting Star Spirit Crystal was collected with a wave of his hand, while his gold card was held by a Water Moon Crystal House employee who directly deducted the gold coins each time he selected a Spirit Crystal.

In just over ten minutes, Qin Yichen had selected four or five Shooting Star Spirit Crystals. Such extravagance delighted the numerous gamblers who had followed, as if they had made the purchases themselves, satisfying desires they had harboured for years.

Naturally, the vast majority of people coldly watched Qin Yichen’s continuous selection of Shooting Star Spirit Crystals. Anyone who would listen to gamblers who had lost everything could not be saved, no matter how good his luck might be.

However, what nobody knew was that every Shooting Star Spirit Crystal Qin Yichen selected was based on his memories of those that had yielded Spirit Seeds and happened to be pointed out by gamblers. Of course, he deliberately chose two that contained no Spirit Seeds and were slightly cheaper.

Within mere minutes, Qin Yichen had selected five or six Shooting Star Spirit Crystals, including several tens of thousands of gold coins that Shen Ling had lent him with a grim expression.

Naturally, her gold coins were clearly provided by the Elders of the Shen Family, specifically for her to curry favour with Qin Yichen.

“Young Master, your gold coins are insufficient for further purchases…” Finally, with a gentle reminder from the female attendant, Qin Yichen reluctantly stopped.

At this point, amongst the Shooting Star Spirit Crystals he had selected, three already contained Spirit Seeds, and one of those Spirit Seeds was at least a Mid Grade one!

“Hmm…”

Qin Yichen nodded with satisfaction, placing those Shooting Star Spirit Crystals before the crystal cutter and declaring with extreme extravagance. “Cut them! Cut them all open for me!”

*Swoosh! Swoosh!* The crystal cutter showed no hesitation, grabbing two Shooting Star Spirit Crystals, one in each hand, and began rapidly shaving them off.

As debris fell, the two Shooting Star Spirit Crystals quickly turned into a pile of waste, with no trace of light appearing till the very end.

“Cut more!” Qin Yichen’s eyes widened as he declared. “I refuse to believe that I don’t have lady fortune with me!”

*Swoosh! Swoosh!* Two more Shooting Star Spirit Crystals turned to scattered debris on the ground…

“Continue!” Qin Yichen’s breathing became somewhat rapid.

*Swoosh! Swoosh!* Before long, another two Shooting Star Spirit Crystals turned to debris before everyone’s eyes.

“Haha, see? Several million gold coins, just gone like that.”

“Those tens of thousands of gold coins were borrowed, weren’t they? Tsk tsk, another gambler who has lost everything!”

Witnessing this scene, undisguised mocking voices finally rang out again. As for the waste Qin Yichen had extracted, those gamblers who had earlier pointed at these Shooting Star Spirit Crystals and swore they contained Spirit Seeds showed not a trace of shame. Instead, their eyes held a hint of relief and mockery.

Fortunately, they had not purchased them, fortunately this young man had not gotten any Spirit Seeds, otherwise they would have died of envy!

However, at a certain moment, the clamour on the second floor abruptly ceased. Each person who had been mocking suddenly fell silent, as if someone had grabbed their throats, cutting off their words.

The previously noisy second floor instantly became so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping, silent as death!