*****“This… this is a stone of fifty million dollars in the market for… for goodness sake!”Someone unconsciously stuttered with a voice behind his breath after a moment of intense shock, however, the elderly man, whose soul had nearly left his body quickly persuaded everybody again that Williams had merely been lucky.Everyone accepted this once more, as that was the only thing they could attribute the present situation to, but Williams only grinned at their foolishness and then offered the third stone to the cutter for cutting.This time around, although everyone had been persuaded by the elderly man that there would be nothing found in the stone, they dared to not focus their attention on the stone-cutting, their heart pounding in their chests as they hoped upon hope that nothing would be found in it so that they could regain their lost courage once more. However...“Was… was that not another color?”“How... how is this possible, how... how is this possible? What kind of luck is t
*****“What's happening here!”“Who are these people!”“Where did they come from?”“Since when do people of this kind have entry to this market?!”Everyone was deeply terrified now and had started to tremble.This was especially true after they had heard what the harmed people had said.They had never witnessed nor anticipated a scene like this before.Even Williams, who had never been to this market before to understand how it functions, hadn't expected this.He had assumed that a market handling billions of dollars worth of goods would have robust and tight security.He couldn't help but examine the harmed men, and when he realized they were professionals, not just random individuals with weapons, his heart clenched.Williams was about to contemplate his next steps and whether he could secretly contact Marcus to send assistance when someone suddenly pointed at him."That's him! That's the person you're searching for! Please, don't harm me!!!""Huh!"Williams' eyes narrowed when he h
*****Williams who was presently studying the person before him realized that he had started to tremble, the gun he was pointing at him some seconds ago already completely lowered. ‘Was he convulsing?’ Williams was thoroughly perplexed. It was as though the person before him had encountered a devil or someone capable of taking his life, rather than the other way around."What in the world are you doing standing there like a fool? Take the fucking bag already, and let's get the hell out of here!"Williams and the others heard the leader of the armed men shouting in rage, but the person before Williams remained motionless confusing and bewilding Williams and the crowd badly.Just as everybody was about to start entertaining all sorts of thoughts, they witnessed the man before Williams simply turn around and walk back the way he had come, looking completely dazed.'What's happening?'They swallowed hard and watched the man in a state of blank amazement, much like the way the man's com
*****[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the submission; "Continue acquiring gemstones in this place until the host is approached by a human who would have a task for the host." You have been offered the following reward, would the host like to accept?]'Certainly, accept!’[Ding, the host has received the following rewards. 200qr points had been awarded to the host for completing the quest beyond expectation. The first level of the treasure-seeking eyes has been awarded to the host, Fem Villa has been awarded to the host.]'What the?'Williams was suddenly shocked badly and couldn't react for a moment. Although no monetary reward was given to him this time around, Williams wasn't sad at all.He was even beyond excited, why? Because of the skill given to him by the system.This was the skill that Williams had used to discover all the gems he obtained in the lapidary market today, and he had initially been extremely sad that he would be losing the skill sinc
*****Both Williams and Grace nodded in agreement to the little girl Lolw and then followed her into the dim and filthy house after sharing a glance.However, Williams' heart trembled immensely as soon as he stepped feet into the house. While he had also experienced poverty straight for the past five years, he knew instantly that he would prefer to end his life rather than live in such a place.With a heavy heart, Williams took out his phone and turned on the flashlight to further illuminate the area.The first thing noticed by Williams upon doing this was the moistened floor, a result of constant water.Without much thought, Williams raised his flashlight to inspect the roof, and as he had predicted, there were holes of various sizes through which one could see the sky outside.Apart from that, various portions of the walls were missing, resembling the roof in their disrepair, of various sizes.There was only one lantern that dimly lit the area before Williams activated his flashligh
*****Both Williams and Grace arrived at the hospital early the next day to check on the mother-daughter duo. Although only a few hours had passed since the woman was admitted, a significant transformation was already evident in her. She appeared several times much healthier and more energetic than the previous day.According to the doctor, the woman's condition wasn't actually severe. She had only a late stage of ulcers due to always not eating, a late stage hypertension due to too much thinking, high blood pressure, and some minor diseases that could have been prevented with better and timely treatment.Both Williams and Grace were visibly delighted upon learning this and they began to beam with joy on behalf of the woman, especially when they saw how relieved Lola, the woman's daughter, was.After receiving endless gratitude from the woman, Grace suggested taking Lola for a bath and change of dress since she was still in shabby clothes that were on the same level as rags from the
***** Looking at Sarah's mother now, she appeared to have aged overnight since they received the news about their house being sold the other night and about the high probability of her being evictedShe not only appeared more aged, but several creases had etched onto her face.The question she just posed was her greatest concern. After her rhetorical question, she glared intensely at her daughter, who seemed to be most affected by the current situation."This is your fault, you know? If you hadn't fought that future son-in-law of mine, we wouldn't be in this situation now! Where are we going to find the money? Where are we going to live? Isn't this going to be our greatest embarrassment?”Her voice quivered, as though she might burst into tears at any moment.When Sarah heard her mother's accusation and saw her present appearance, anger flared on her face, and she felt the urge to respond with equal intensity, but she forcibly restrained herself, knowing it wasn't the right time fo
***** "Have you perhaps mistaken someone here?" Sarah couldn't help but ask the overweight man after she had returned to her senses. It had taken her quite a while to recover from her initial shock and disbelief before she asked this question. It must be known that it wasn't only her that was in this position, but everyone that was there, except for the Fatty and the little girl Lola. They refused to believe that Williams was the new landlord of the enormous and expensive building. To be honest, it wasn't that everyone there except for Sarah and her parents had any qualms against Williams or that they disliked him before. Their sudden distaste for him stemmed from the information they had managed to glean from Sarah and her family. It was true that some of them who had inquired about Williams had learned that he had passed away some years ago, but they didn't mind the lie, as they realized today that it wasn’t that he had died, rather, he had fallen from grace. It should be no