Immortal Master Invincible

Chapter 1138 Alien World (45)

After the Dongli Military Academy Mixed Martial Arts Competition, the school specially gave a 3-day holiday to give the freshmen a little time to rest. Many people who lived nearby went back home, but Pang Xiaonan lived far away from home, and there were still Many things were not implemented, so I chose to stay in Huahai City to handle a lot of chores.

Because of the consecutive days of competition, Pang Xiaonan's practice has dropped a lot, especially since he thought of a way to increase the effect of practice, he has not had time to implement it yet.The day after the game, he came to the old town of Huahai City and found a blacksmith shop.

This blacksmith's shop is located at the entrance of a run-down neighborhood. Pang Xiaonan spent a lot of time and asked many people before he found it.

There was only one old man in the blacksmith shop, clanging a piece of hot iron.The old man's beard and hair are all gray, but judging by the way he swings the hammer, it seems to be still powerful.Pang Xiaonan took a closer look. The old man was shirtless and wore a leather apron that was full of stains. His arms were very strong, with a trace of muscle covering his entire arm.

"Old man, I want to make something." Pang Xiaonan said politely.

The old man looked up at Pang Xiaonan, did not stop his work, and said, "Wait a moment, I will finish this piece of iron. There is a stool over there, please sit down."

Pang Xiaonan walked to the door of the blacksmith's shop, where there was an armchair standing there alone, Pang Xiaonan sat down and looked around at the dilapidated shop.

This shop has been around for some years, and there are iron parts everywhere. Many iron parts are rusty and look like defective products. The temperature in the store has risen by a few degrees, and there is no fan in the store, so even Pang Xiaonan, who is sitting at the door, is sweating profusely.

In Pang Xiaonan's ears came the clinking sound of the old man's iron. The sound was very rhythmic, like a symphony. If you close your eyes and feel it, it really tastes like the sound of nature.

Finally, the clanging sound gradually died down. The old man stopped the hammer, and put the still red iron piece into the bucket next to it. When the iron piece came into contact with the cold water, it made a squeaking sound, and a mist rose up.

The old man walked up to Pang Xiaonan, took down a pipe from the wall, pulled a small bench and sat down, took out a handful of shredded tobacco from the bag hanging on the pipe, put it on the cigarette holder, lit it with a match, and then He flicked up.

Pang Xiaonan asked curiously: "Old man, are you still blacksmithing at such an old age?"

The old man took two puffs of cigarettes and said, "No way, there is no successor. Now, who is willing to do this kind of hard work?"

Pang Xiaonan looked at the old man's gray hair, and said with some distress: "Then why don't you retire, is your health still able to take it?"

The old man shook his head: "Huh, young man, the retirement you mentioned is only for the government and enterprises to work in. Craftsmen like us, there is no such thing as retirement. Besides, I am also idle when I retire, and I don’t do it every day. I panic when I have something to do, and my regular customers, if I retire, where will they go to find a blacksmith?"

The old man knocked the ashes of the tobacco in the cigarette holder on the ground, and replaced it with new ones, "Although my body is getting worse day by day, I can still bear the effort. Tell me, what do you want to fight?"

Pang Xiaonan moved closer to the old man and said, "I want to hit a big iron ball, hollow and filled with mercury, can I hit it?"

The old man took two puffs of cigarettes, looked at Pang Xiaonan and said, "You can hit it, but what's the use of hitting this thing? It's not cheap."

Pang Xiaonan became interested, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Don't worry about my use, and you don't have to worry about the cost. I can afford the money, and I can give the deposit."

The old man nodded, not because he looked down on Pang Xiaonan, but because the clothes Pang Xiaonan wore looked like a poor student. He explained to Pang Xiaonan: "Because yours is not a standard piece, you have to tell me the size, and then I will make a mold , if you want to make molds, the cost will be high, do you understand?"

Pang Xiaonan said: "I understand, old man, I understand everything you said. As long as you can make it, money is not a problem. How long will it take to print it?"

The old man looked at the iron parts piled up in the store. His business was very good, and there were queues for many businesses. He asked Pang Xiaonan, "Are you in a hurry?"

Pang Xiaonan nodded and said, "It's very urgent."

The old man picked up the pipe and pointed at the iron pieces piled up on the ground and said: "You have also seen that there are many unfinished objects here, and you will have to wait for half a month at the fastest. If you can't wait, then you can find another one." Let's fight."

Pang Xiaonan rolled his eyes and thought for a while. This blacksmith shop is easy for him to find. Where else can he find it? This is probably the only shop in Huahai City. "Old man, can you Join the team? I'll add money!"

The old man shook his head and said, "It's not about money. I'm full of regular customers here. If I ask you to jump in line for money, I'll let them lose their trust in me. You'd better go fight elsewhere." I'm about to get up.

Pang Xiaonan quickly grabbed the old man's hand and said, "Old man, I'll wait, but please hurry up, I'm waiting for him to practice."

The old man was surprised and said: "Practice? This is the first time I heard that someone practiced with an iron ball, filled with mercury! But boy, I have also practiced, otherwise you think I can swing a big hammer at such an old age." , based on what?"

Pang Xiaonan laughed and said, "I've seen it a long time ago, so we are like-minded people, so I ask the old man to take care of me in the future."

The old man knocked on Pang Xiaonan's head with a cigarette pot, but he didn't hit it, and said with a hearty smile: "All right, since you and I are both practitioners, I will work overtime to drive you out, and you will leave a size Give me a call and I'll let you know when I'm done."

"Thank you old man." Pang Xiaonan left the message the old man wanted and walked out of the blacksmith shop.

Picking up the phone, Pang Xiaonan made a call, "Old Wang, have you cooked at home? Okay, I'll order a meal, and I'll have dinner when I come back." Pang Xiaonan looked up at the sky, the sun was covered by dark clouds, and the weather was very hot , it seems to be raining.Pang Xiaonan hurried to the parking space, opened the door of Shepherd's car and got in, then started the car and drove towards Hailong Community.

These days, Pang Xiaonan has been delivering medicine to Mr. Wang. He learned from Mr. Wang that tonight is a black market stone gambling meeting. The two agreed to go to the stone gambling meeting tonight to try their luck, so Pang Xiaonan They were going to have dinner at Mr. Wang's house. The surplus food at the landlord's house was more plentiful than the big meals outside.

Back in Hailong Community, Pang Xiaonan drove directly to Mr. Wang's house and rang the doorbell. It was Su Xiaomei, Mr. Wang's butler, who opened the door.

"Hey, Xiao Nan is here, please come in." Su Xiaomei warmly greeted Pang Xiaonan to enter the door. Since she knew that Mr. Wang's life was saved by Pang Xiaonan, she treated Pang Xiaonan differently.

Pang Xiaonan entered the room with a smile, and said, "Aunt Mei, I can smell the smell of food outside, what's delicious today?"

Su Xiaomei gave Pang Xiaonan a glass of frozen juice with a smile, and said, "Mr. Wang said you would come, so I told the kitchen to make two more dishes, which are all your favorites. Oh no, you must like them. Look at them." With my memory, I don't know what you like to eat, anyway, I prepared a few nutritious dishes, you are still in school, you need to nourish your brain."

Pang Xiaonan leaned back on the solid wood sofa, drank the frozen juice and said, "As long as it's prepared by Aunt Mei, there's nothing I don't like!"

After walking around Mr. Wang's house a lot, Pang Xiaonan and Su Xiaomei also got acquainted quickly. No wonder Mr. Wang asked Su Xiaomei to be his housekeeper. Come, he is very good at coming, Pang Xiaonan has only been here a few times, and he treats Pang Xiaonan as a junior.

Pang Xiaonan is naturally not polite, Aunt Mei is long and Aunt Mei is short and affectionate. In fact, Su Xiaomei and his mother are about the same age, but in terms of looks, they are the same as the other.

"Where is Mr. Wang?" Pang Xiaonan asked Su Xiaomei.

"It's upstairs, it should be drinking tea." Su Xiaomei looked at the second floor, "Anyway, it's time for dinner, I'll ask him to come down."

"No, no, no," Pang Xiaonan waved his hands and got up, "I'll call him."

Pang Xiaonan went up to the second floor and came to the tea room of Mr. Wang's house. Sure enough, Mr. Wang was tasting tea. He turned his back to the door and looked at the vast sea.The room lingers with antique music, which makes people feel refreshed.

This tea room is connected to the study room, separated by a screen that can move freely. The side of the tea room facing the sea has large floor-to-ceiling windows. The invincible sea view makes people look open-minded.The sea is not so boundless, and you can also overlook the city of Huahai City. At night, the lights of thousands of houses are dotted with stars, which makes people feel very comfortable.

"Old Wang, you are so elegant." Pang Xiaonan went straight to the side of the tea table, found a seat and sat down.

"You are here." Councilor Wang reached out and took a small teacup and put it in front of Pang Xiaonan, then grabbed the electric kettle and poured some boiling water to scald the cup, then picked up the purple sand pot and poured half a cup of tea into Pang Xiaonan's cup .

"Well, good tea." Pang Xiaonan picked up the teacup and smelled it deeply. It was Tieguanyin.

"Going to gamble on rocks tonight, are you sure?" Mr. Wang asked Pang Xiaonan with a smile. He knew that Pang Xiaonan's proposal to go to the stone betting conference was definitely not just for a stroll. He must have a plan.

Pang Xiaonan raised his mouth and said, "I've made up my knowledge of jade and jade these days. It should be because I have grasped the essence of jade." Pang Xiaonan clenched his fists and made a cheering gesture. Will come back empty-handed."

"Oh?" Councilor Wang took a sip of tea with great interest, "Then tell me later, why is it called Haoyu?"

Pang Xiaonan waved his fingers and said, "Don't think that I have no idea about jade. Jade is a kind of jade and is also known as the king of jade. So betting on stones is actually betting on whether there is good jade in the original stone."

"Jadeite's Mohs hardness is 6.5~7, so it is the only jadeite among all jadeites, so it is called the king of jadeite. Jadeite is the most difficult to evaluate gemstones. The chance of its formation process leads to the uniqueness of each piece of jadeite. The characteristics are different, even on the same piece of rough stone, the color of each part is different. The difference in the quality of jadeite leads to a very large price difference, ranging from a few hundred yuan to several million or even more expensive, so to evaluate its value, It mainly depends on the water.”

"The species refers to the texture of jadeite. It is the life of jadeite and the root of jadeite. To put it simply, if a piece of jadeite has no species, it is an ordinary stone. There are many theories about the classification of jadeite species. In detail, from high to low They are: glass type, high ice, jelly type, ice type, waxy ice, hibiscus type, waxy type, fine waxy type and waxy type."

"Glass type: As the name suggests, it is as translucent as glass, with extremely fine flesh, without any impurities, fluorescent from the inside to the outside, and has a glass luster after polishing. The general glass type is colorless. If it is colored, it looks It is more vivid and transparent, and it can be called a glass bottom at this time."

"Gao Bing: Different from glass, although Gao Bing has high transparency, it has a little more impurities and is slightly cottony. It is fluorescent from the inside to the outside, and has a glass luster after polishing."

"Jelly species: It looks very similar to jelly in appearance, and is crystal clear. Unlike the former two, it has no fluorescence. It is characterized by a full sense of glue, no cotton visible to the naked eye, and a glass luster."

"Ice species: The most intuitive visual experience of ice species jadeite is like a block of ice, so there is a saying that "three parts are warm and seven parts are cold". "

"Ice seeds: It looks like boiled glutinous rice soup is frozen in the refrigerator. Its transparency is inferior to ice seeds. It is slightly turbid, but still has the feeling of ice."

"Hibiscus species: There is a hazy feeling of beauty coming out of the bath. Most of them have a slightly lotus leaf-like background color, and the cotton is invisible to the naked eye. It is integrated and has low transparency. It can also be called high-waxy."

"The waxy species: the cotton inside the jadeite begins to melt, and the particles are invisible to the naked eye. The transparency is inferior to that of the hibiscus species. The one that melts the best can be called the hibiscus species."

"Fine waxy seeds: The cotton and particles inside the jadeite show signs of melting, but they have not melted. The particles inside the jadeite cannot be seen with the naked eye, and the transparency is low."

"Nuozhong: It feels intuitively like cooked glutinous rice grains, crystal clear and delicate, with lower transparency. And there is a bean seed under the glutinous seed, but the meat inside the emerald bean seed is rough, It can be seen with the naked eye that the crystal particles are large, and its value is low, so we don’t attribute it to a kind of jade.”

Councilor Wang nodded and said, "I have indeed done a lot of homework, but your knowledge is only the most basic way to distinguish jadeite. Anyone who plays with jadeite knows it. Those who don't need to play with jadeite, the general public understands it. .”

Pang Xiaonan took a drink from the teacup, poured it for himself again, and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet."

"Jadeite's species and water are two concepts. The species refers to the structure and structure of the jadeite, and the water is the transparency and surface reflection of the jadeite. In fact, the water is the external manifestation of the species, and the species is the inner source of the water. The two are cause and effect. The relationship can also be understood as a unity. The jadeite with good water quality has a tight structure, high transparency, strong surface luster, and looks spiritual; the jadeite with poor water quality has a fine crystal structure, and the mineral particles formed are not fine enough. Some can even see the jadeite mineral particles with the naked eye. The quality of the planting water is an important factor in the evaluation of the value of jadeite.”

"People distinguish many types of jadeite based on the water characteristics of jadeite, and use the year of formation as a parameter to distinguish new species and old species. New species and old species are relatively speaking. Because there is no quantitative standard, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand. According to the characteristics of the water species, although there are 9 types, there are mainly 4 types that are common: glass species, ice species, waxy species, and bean species.”

"The seed water of each part of the jadeite rough is different, and it may also reflect several different seed waters. For example, waxy ice and ice seeds exist on the same piece of jadeite rough. But they are all the same or close to each other. Different kinds of water are different It is relatively subtle, for example, glass species may coexist with ice species, or waxy species, but it is unlikely to coexist with bean species."

"Glass species, according to the literal meaning, is as transparent as glass. Jadeite is a collection of various minerals, and it is impossible to be 100% pure. Glass species is just a metaphor, meaning that its transparency is the same as glass. Some jadeite It contains a small amount of impurities and is almost completely transparent, so it can also be classified as glass. The purest and transparent glass jadeite is rated as 90 points, and more than [-] points can be regarded as glass.”

"The content of glass jadeite is very small. Among all jadeite products, it is one in a million. Glass jadeite is very rare and its value is very high. In the jade auction records over the years, the price of glass jadeite has always been very high. If it is The glass full of green belongs to the top-grade jadeite, which can be said to be a priceless treasure."

"Common glass types are divided into colorless glass and colored glass. Colorless glass is relatively easy to distinguish. It can be distinguished by purity and reflection. Those with typical glass characteristics can be summarized as glass. Colored glass, such as full It is more difficult to distinguish green jadeite. This kind of jadeite is also distinguished by its purity and light reflection, but it is difficult to tell whether it belongs to the glass type at a glance."

"Colorless glass jadeite is one of the types of jadeite with the largest price increase in recent years. It can be said that its value has doubled. A colorless glass bracelet with a normal size has risen from tens of thousands of yuan in the past to millions of yuan now; A piece of colorless glass noodles has risen from a few thousand yuan in the past to 10,000+ yuan now."

"The colors of glass jadeite are green and blue flowers, and the rare ones are yellow, red, purple, and black. The price of colored glass jadeite has always been high, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions. Some of the better ones can reach tens of millions of yuan. The price difference of colored glass types is mainly reflected in the color tone and type of the glass itself, as well as the texture of the glass itself. The emerald green color is thick and positive, and the emerald texture is fine and smooth. "

"Ice jade is transparent like ice. Ice is transparent, and its transparency is slightly worse than that of glass. It is not absolutely pure and has more or less structures inside. Ice jade also has some structures inside. It can be called "cotton" or "ice slag". The transparency of ice jadeite is also very good, and it belongs to high-grade jadeite, and its value is second only to glass jadeite."

"Ice jadeite has a relatively large span, from ice-wave and high-ice varieties that are close to glass varieties, to ice-waxy varieties that are close to waxy varieties. Due to the difference in the number of internal impurities, the price of ice jadeite ranges from tens of thousands to tens of thousands. Ten thousand, or even millions of yuan, is one of the most common high-end jadeites."

"Glass jade has almost no impurities, so it is easy to identify. It is not difficult to identify ice jade. As long as the jade is as transparent as ice, even if there is a structure inside, it is considered ice jade. If it is colored ice jade, then You should carefully observe the reflection on the surface of jadeite, it is similar to the luster of ice cubes and has a weak mirror effect, but it is weaker than the glass luster of glass jadeite.”

"Ice jadeite has a large span, and there is no quantitative standard. Some merchants will call the ice waxy jade high ice jade to mislead consumers. There are no detailed characteristics and data, which can measure the ice jade to what extent, and its value. How much, in most cases, you can only rely on experience to distinguish the quality of ice jade."

"Ice jade has many colors, basically all the colors of jade are included, except for the common colorless. Green, there are yellow jade, red jade, black jade and violet. Among them, ice violet is relatively rare. If purple If it is elegant, it is also classified as a high-grade jadeite, which is extremely valuable for collection."

"The transparency of waxy jadeite is second only to ice jadeite. It is in a translucent state, seemingly transparent but not transparent. It is like very thin porridge, or rice washing water. It is slightly turbid, and it is difficult to see the particles in the structure with the naked eye. Waxy jadeite is more common, and it is classified as mid-grade jadeite, but there are also some very fine-textured jadeites that act as glue, so they are classified as high-end jadeites.”

"The characteristics of waxy jadeite can be summed up in four words: even but not transparent. If it is not uniform, you can see particles, but it cannot reach waxy seeds; if it is uniform and transparent, it belongs to ice waxy seeds."

"Impermeability is related to the thickness. Waxy seeds with a thickness of 3mm are more transparent than ice seeds with a thickness of 9mm. If the waxy jadeite is cut very thin, it will become very transparent, similar to the effect of ice seeds, so we only Emeralds with the same thickness can be used as a reference to judge the water of emeralds.”

"The waxy jadeite has a softer surface reflection, without the mirror effect of glass and ice jadeites, and only has vague light spots at the edges. Different waxy jadeites have different degrees of fineness of the internal particles. If it is an older waxy jadeite, the internal particles are fine and fine. , the structure is fine, it may appear to play the role of glue."

"The value of jadeite is closely related to the seeding water. In most cases, if the color and craftsmanship are similar, the ice seed will be more expensive than the waxy seed, but this is not necessarily the case. Some waxy jadeite, if the root is even and delicate, In contrast, the ice-type jadeite has more cotton wool inside, so the waxy-type jadeite may have better seeding water than ice-type jadeite, and the price may also be higher than ice-type jadeite.”

"Bean seeds are the most common jade. There is a saying that there are nine beans out of ten, which means that 90% of jadeites are bean seeds. The crystals are thick and have almost no transparency. The stone is relatively heavy and can usually be seen with the naked eye. To its structure. The quality of most bean jadeites is low, and the overall price is not high, but there are also high-end ones, such as bean green and white background green."

"Bean jadeite also has good or bad seed water. According to the particle size of the emerald, it is divided into coarse bean and fine bean. The fine bean has finer particles, and the water is better than the coarse bean. Another measure is Color, some green bean jadeites are also classified as high-grade jadeites. The bean green with the best color is even close to the colorless glass species. Except for this high-value bean green, the background color of colorless bean species The price has a big impact, some have a very white base, some have a gray or even black base, and the two values ​​also vary greatly.”

"Bean seed jadeite is generally used to make mid-to-low-end jadeite pendants. Jewelry-grade jadeite worth a few hundred yuan that you see every day is usually made of colorless bean seed jade. Bean seed jadeite is cheap, simple and has a pea-green background that is faintly visible. There are still many consumers in the market. Some bean jadeites are used to make ornaments, most of the jadeite ornaments are made of bean jadeite, and there are many high-quality goods among them. The bean jadeite with the best color is used to make bracelets And the emerald collar, it can be said to be the most amiable green emerald."

Councilor Wang smiled, gave a thumbs up, and said: "The research is very deep, but we are going to gamble on stones. You can't see the condition of the jade inside the rough stones. How do you gamble?" Although Councilor Wang knew that Pang Xiao Nan must have his own way, and I am still very curious about Pang Xiaonan's way.

"Hey," Pang Xiaonan pointed to Mr. Wang's heart, "Have you forgotten how I cured you? I can even sense the structure inside the human body. How can a stone stop me?"

"Haha," Mr. Wang clapped his hands happily and began to rub, "Look at my memory, it seems that we have gained a lot tonight!"

Pang Xiaonan practiced kung fu near his villa these days, continuously infusing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth into his body. Although the level of martial arts has not improved much, his sensing power has greatly increased. That is to say, complex information such as the material and structure of the object can be sensed without touching the object.

"Let's go, let's go to eat, let's go early!" Pang Xiaonan drank the tea in his cup, got up and greeted Mr. Wang to go downstairs.

As expected, Councilor Wang's food was very rich. There was a steamed sea bass, a plate of garlic greens, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried meat with carrots, a pot of snails, and a large bowl of fish head tofu soup, but only Councilor Wang, Su Xiaomei, Pang Xiaonan and Peng Yuyan had dinner together.

Councilor Wang sat at the main seat, waved his hand and said, "Come on, Xiao Nan, eat, eat. There are not many dishes, and I don't like to waste, so I prepared these few dishes. I don't know if they suit your taste."

Pang Xiaonan picked up a green vegetable with his chopsticks and chewed it in his mouth. The vegetable was crunchy, mixed with the taste of nature and soy sauce, "It's delicious!" Pang Xiaonan licked his lips, "I'm not picky eaters , and I don’t like to waste, this dish is good, come here, don’t be idle, eat and eat..."

After eating and drinking enough, Peng Yuyan drove Pang Xiaonan and Mr. Wang towards the black market. Peng Yuyan's car drove fast and steadily, and soon came to the edge of the city. The traffic flow is not small, Mr. Wang said to Pang Xiaonan: "Most of these cars go to the night market. Tonight can be said to be a big carnival night."

In a blink of an eye, he came to a large ruin-like place, and Mr. Wang said, "We have arrived."

(End of this chapter)