Just as Mu Chen was lost in thought, he heard a sudden sigh from the crowd. Someone lamented, "Ah, my five hundred thousand! I only got a single Spirit Crystal. That's a total loss!"
The words gave Mu Chen a start. He looked toward the source of the lament and saw a portly man. Judging by his brocade robes, he was clearly from a wealthy family. The man's brow was tightly furrowed, his expression sour. "I've already lost over three and a half million today," he muttered. "One last try. If it's another bust, I'm calling it quits!" With that, he turned and headed back toward the Original Stones.
An older man in the crowd glanced at the merchant with pity before turning to Mu Chen. "That's a famous local tycoon, Tufei Yuan. He's in the silk trade and has a fortune to his name. But lately, he's gotten obsessed with stone gambling. Comes here every day, and every day he loses several million Purple Elemental Crystals. At this rate, his entire business is going to be ruined by this."
