Thea jumped up in an instant. âAre you kidding me? I didnât make a bet with you. The bet was between
Alex and I. What has that got to do with you?â
The female attendant shook her head. âBut, you made that bet while in the Golden Tower, so you have
to follow the rules of the building! If youâre not willing to admit your defeat, then you can leave a hand
behind. Whether itâs your left or right, the choice is entirely up to you.â
As she spoke, she beckoned to something at the side. Immediately, a security guard of the Golden
Tower came over. He had a fierce look upon his face, and a sharp machete in his hand.
Thea was frightened to the point she almost peed her pants. She hurriedly shouted, âI admit my loss. I
am willing to admit my defeat! I can still fulfill the agreement, right?â
As she said that, she immediately knelt in front of Alex and loudly shouted, âFather, father! I admit
defeat. Please donât let him cut off my hand!â
Alex chuckled lightly, then nodded to the attendant.
The female attendant pointed at the stone cutting place next to her and said, âThatâs a free stone
cutting space. You may go there now to cut your ores, sir.â
Alex shook his head. âItâs fine. I have a hobby where I like to take back the ores and cut them slowly
myself. Just send these ores to the inn where Iâm staying.â
He didnât expect the attendant to shake her head and disagree. âApologies, sir. There is a rule in the
Golden Tower that all ores purchased here must be cut open before they can be brought out. The ores
are not allowed to be taken out of this building.â
âWhat? Thereâs such a rule?â
Alex was stunned.
He wasnât aware of this rule, so he didnât even think about mixing in ores that didnât have any emeralds
among the ones he had chosen. Every single ore in the cart contained emerald inside it.
He had picked up almost all the ores that contained emeralds. If this were exposed on the spot, it
would become a big problem.
He frowned. âWhat if I were to insist on taking them away?â
The attendantâs face turned cold. âIâm really sorry. Then, you canât take a single ore out, and the money
youâve already paid cannot be refunded.â
Alexâs eyes flashed, but then he finally nodded. âFine! Then, letâs cut them!â
Even though he really didnât want to expose his abilities, he wasnât willing to throw out his money to the
Golden Tower in vain. So what if they want him to cut open all the stones here?
âWhen they saw the result, they would be the ones in tears!â
While they walked toward the stone cutting area, Thea couldnât help but say, âAlex, I think that the
eighty over million youâve paid earlier is just water under the bridge. When you canât even get a single
piece of emerald from this, you can cry your eyes out and die!â
Alex glanced at her. âWhat were you supposed to call me? You donât want your hand anymore, do
you?â
Theaâs chest tightened. âYouâ¦â
However, when she saw the security guard raising the knife in his hand, she inunediately shouted
again, âFather!â
The people around who were listening wanted to burst out laughing at that.
Very quickly, the stone cutting master started to cut open the ores.
The venue was big, and there were quite a few stonecutters. There were nine in total.
It so happened that the place was empty now, and the nine stonecutters immediately came forward to
cut the stone, each taking one.
Ten minutes later, one of them shouted out, âItâs green! Jackpot!â
Everyone was shocked and looked over. Thea was even more upset. His wild guesses had worked out.
Howeverâ¦
Three minutes later, another stonecutter called out, âGreen, itâs green again! And itâs the transparent
kind. Itâs an amazing find!â
Another two minutes later, another one of them yelled out, âBig find! Big find! Itâs emerald jadeite!â
âThis piece has it too!â
âHere too, and itâs another emerald jadeite!â
âOh my god, thereâs even a piece of pure green emerald hereâ¦â
âA-All of them have emeralds in them!â
It was dead silent at the venue.
All the people gathered there looked at Alex like he was some sort of monster.