Since Vera Xavier was here under the pretext of jade gambling, she had to look the part. That meant getting the essential tools, or else she'd look like a total amateur and arouse suspicion.
In reality, she had no idea what the professional tools were. She'd had to ask the hotel owner, who told her what to get.
Aaron Cheney immediately agreed and went with Jack Judd to buy the tools nearby.
Trellis had long been known as the land of jade. Ever since The Hannon Dynasty, jade from Myrland had entered the country through Trellis. Throughout history, the flourishing jade industry brought immense prosperity to the people of Trellis, giving rise to many highly skilled jade artisans.
With the wave of economic liberalization in recent years, The Jade Market had boomed, attracting countless tourists from home and abroad. They all came to buy raw stones, eager to experience the ultimate thrill of striking it rich or losing it all with a single cut.
