"Did it go up?"
The young man thought seeing red meant an increase in value and immediately felt elated, both happy and excited, "Master, what should we do with this stone next?"
The old master found himself in a difficult position. In fact, he wasn't optimistic about this rough stone, but since he was employed by the shop, it wouldn't be good to openly say the stone was of poor quality. Otherwise, it could ruin the store's business and threaten his own livelihood. Now the young man was asking how to proceed with the stone gambling, and the master felt torn.
If it were up to him, with such a stone, being able to cut out red flesh around the smeared red area, it would certainly fetch the initial investment of 500,000 back if sold. But cutting further into it, what lay inside was anyone's guess.
