Ghost Catching System

With a glance, he saw the financial luck stream above people’s heads, some red, some gray.

Of course, those with gray financial luck above their heads are likely to lose money betting on stones today.

Not far away, a couple was arguing.

The man nervously said, "Honey, one last bet, I’m sure I’ll cut out a stone seed, just give me one more chance."

The woman angrily said, "Get lost, you’re not the type for gemstone gambling, and yet you secretly came out to gamble again, come home with me and kneel on the washboard."

"Honey, can I kneel on something else?"

"No discussion."

The man was dragged away by his ear by the woman.

At that moment, a card dropped from the man’s pocket, and no one noticed.

Chu Hao naturally didn’t see it either. Unknowingly, he walked to the spot where the man and woman had been arguing.

Zhang Guoguo laughed and said, "Expert Brother, didn’t you say you’re picking up money? Did you find any? I’m not a kid, stop trying to fool me."

Five minutes passed, and after walking past several stone stalls, he still hadn’t picked up a single cent.

As he was about to say something, he felt something under his foot, bent down to pick up a card, and laughed instantly, "Look, what’s this?"

Zhang Guoguo exclaimed, "Where did you find that?"

Chu Hao replied, "Found it under my feet."

Zhang Guoguo puffed her cheeks adorably, "I don’t believe you, you must have thrown it there yourself, trying to trick me."

Chu Hao smiled without explaining, pointed at a piece of stone material, and said, "Swipe this card, I want that piece of stone."

"Please enter the password."

Chu Hao thought for a moment and said, "Uh, how about the last six digits of the card?"

After a while, the attendant returned the card to Chu Hao, "You’ve paid four hundred thousand Shanhai Currency, this stone is yours."

Zhang Guoguo disdainfully said, "You’re still trying to fool me, since you know the password, it must be your card."

Chu Hao ignored her and asked the attendant, "How much is left in it?"

The attendant shook his head, "Nothing."

Zhang Guoguo still didn’t believe it, thinking it must be Chu Hao’s card, trying to fool a child?

Chu Hao tossed the card, picked up a fifty-centimeter diameter stone, and headed to the cutting area.

Zhang Guoguo pouted, just as the couple who had been arguing before returned.

The man looked anxious, as if searching for something, and upon seeing the card Chu Hao tossed on the ground, he happily said, "Honey, I found it."

The woman twisted his ear, scolding, "You sneaked and hid private money behind my back, wait until we get home so I can properly teach you a lesson, today you’re going to kneel on glass shards."

The man wailed, "Wife, I won’t dare again."

Zhang Guoguo was dumbfounded, was that card really not Chu Hao’s? It was obviously dropped by that man, but how did Chu Hao know the password? How is that possible?

"Ding... The host’s infinite pretentiousness is most lethal, gaining 60,000 Showoff Points."

Zhang Guoguo, shocked inside, hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Expert Brother, did you really find that card?"

Chu Hao, holding the stone material, came up to the stone-cutting master and said, "Master, cut this stone for me."

"Alright." The stone-cutting master smiled.

Zhang Guoguo glanced at the stone Chu Hao had chosen and said, "Expert Brother, this stone material isn’t good."

Chu Hao said, "Little girl, how do you know it’s no good?"

Zhang Guoguo stood tall, "I’m not little, my brother is a fan of stone gambling, he talks about it all day in my ear, of course, I know a thing or two. This stone’s quality isn’t good, the outer color is too deep, most people wouldn’t choose this kind."

The stone-cutting master chuckled, "So the little girl understands stone gambling too."

Zhang Guoguo proudly said, "Of course."

Chu Hao said, "Want to make a bet? If I lose, I’ll buy you a juice; if you lose, buy me one."

"Sure."

The master began to cut, concentrating as he started cutting open the stone skin.

One cut, about one-fifth removed, but no stone seed was seen.

Turned to another side, another cut, still nothing.

Zhang Guoguo giggled, "Expert Brother, you’re going to lose. I want a super-sized drink."

Even the stone-cutting master shook his head, "Young man, this stone material indeed doesn’t seem good."

Chu Hao, with arms crossed, appeared confident, "I’ve never lost in stone gambling."

The stone-cutting master smiled, "Many have this mindset, but having confidence is a good thing."

Is that supposed to be comforting?

Another cut was made.

A hint of crystal transparency appeared.

The stone-cutting master exclaimed, "How surprising, it’s an increase?"

The experienced stone-cutting master wasn’t even certain this material held a Yin Yang Stone Seed, and the result was unexpected.

Chu Hao looked at the wide-eyed Zhang Guoguo, "Go ahead, get me a watermelon juice."

Zhang Guoguo, speechless, ran off to get Chu Hao’s juice.

Many people roamed nearby, and upon hearing of the increase, they gathered like dogs catching a scent.

A middle-aged man exclaimed, "Ice Crystal Yin Yang Stone Species, mid-grade quality."

Another young man said, "I’ll buy this stone seed for ten million."

The previous middle-aged man slightly nodded, "This stone seed is worth ten million at best."

Chu Hao shook his head, "This is the first stone seed I’ve ever cut out, I’m planning to keep it for now. Master, continue cutting."

The stone-cutting master nodded and resumed cutting, and the young man didn’t increase his bid.

Another cut, the stone skin fell away.

A beautiful luster emitted from beneath the material, in the stone-cutting master’s hands, it seemed like he was holding a glowing gemstone.

The middle-aged man exclaimed, "A gemstone with transparency."

The surrounding crowd echoed with exclamations, and the number of onlookers gradually increased.

"A gemstone with transparency, the Yin Yang Stone Seed inside must be top-grade, this young man’s striking it rich."

Chu Hao could feel the light emanating from the stone seed, making his whole body comfortable, as if soaking in a hot spring, his Yang Energy fluctuated slightly.

Chu Hao was amazed, so this is the Yin Yang Stone.

Chu Hao asked, "What is a gemstone with transparency?"

The middle-aged man, somewhat excited, explained, "When a Yin Yang Stone Seed reaches a certain level, it’s like an egg inside a shell, absorbing the essence of the world, honed over countless ages, when the stone skin is cut open, it releases the essence."

Countless people exclaimed and flocked around, all staring at the stone seed.

Finally, people saw on the surface of the Ice Crystal Stone Seed, a fingernail-sized milky white stone seed, like an insect egg, imprinted on the ice crystal stone seed’s surface.

Someone shouted, "Look, its shell has cracks, it looks like an egg about to hatch."

The crowd looked closely, noticing the fingernail-sized milky white stone seed with fine cracks, the essence emanated from within.

An old man, a fan of stone gambling, exclaimed in shock, "This, this is a Stone Worm."

Stone Worm, Chu Hao listened to the unfamiliar term.

The old man approached to observe and sighed, "Sadly, in about ten thousand years, it could have formed, becoming a spiritual worm, now cut open, revealing its vitality."

The middle-aged man who spoke earlier exclaimed, "You mean this thing is alive?"

The old man nodded, "Indeed it’s alive, but now who knows."

ps: RNG won, I just want to take a break to celebrate, but I know I can’t, I need to be responsible for my adorable readers.