Chapter 92        Diamonds

Just one gram of spoils of war, are you kidding me?!

Zhou Qingfeng felt dumbfounded in the washroom. Before he transmigrated to this world, the so-called G.o.d told him that he was allowed to go back to his original world every ten days. He could bring some loot with him. Little did he know that ‘some’ was just a gram.

Should I leave or stay? Of course I’ll leave! I’ll go back even if I could only take a gram of booty with me.

Zhou Qingfeng worked in the tunnel for four days and he stank. There was no water to shower with, no clothes to change into, and the food was limited. He looked forward to his three days of rest.

As for the one gram of booty, Zhou Qingfeng had already planned what to bring. He previously thought that he would be able to bring some gold and jewelry from 2030 back with him and suddenly turn rich. Unfortunately, he could only earn a little now.

Diamond was the most valuable thing Zhou Qingfeng had in hand. Diamonds were priced per carat, and a carat was equal to 0.2 grams. The bigger, the purer, the better cutting equaled more money. Manhattan at the moment lacked food and drinks instead of jewelry.

Zhou Qingfeng found a two-carat diamond and a three-carat diamond. He held them in his palm, then thought, Return. The world in front of him changed. An old and ruined wall, a dusty table at the corner, and a bright screen in front of him greeted him. He was in his room.

I’m back!

Zhou Qingfeng maintained this position before he went into Wasteland. His equipment and armor had disappeared. Instead, he was wearing a T-s.h.i.+rt, a pair of shorts and some plastic slippers. The monitor was still showing the movie t.i.tled “Wasteland”, yet the conversation between him and G.o.d was nowhere to be seen.

As Zhou Qingfeng opened his palm, he found that the two diamonds were still there. They were the only things that proved Zhou Qingfeng went to another devastated world.

“Ha ha ha! I’m back, I’m back!” Zhou Qingfeng jumped around his room, making a huge ruckus.

Soon enough, the resident from downstairs yelled at him, “People up there, you wanna die?! Jump out of the window if you wanna die, don’t stomp on the floor!”

Calm down, calm down, calm down!

Zhou Qingfeng returned and sat in his old chair. He stretched and felt extremely comfortable. As he was stretching, he realized that his s.h.i.+rt had a problem—it became smaller.

Zhou Qingfeng walked into the washroom and took off his s.h.i.+rt. What greeted him in the mirror was a strong and muscular young man. In fact, Zhou Qingfeng was twenty-four years old. His age did not change when he returned, yet his height, weight and even his appearance changed a lot.

As soon as he found out that he could crush an aluminum cup with one hand, he proved that he brought the power of NTZ-49 with him.

“It’s good, good stuff!” Zhou Qingfeng finally confirmed that his life had changed.

The place where Zhou Qingfeng lived was Huaxia, Tianyang City in the northeastern province. He originally came from the south. He was adopted by his parents from the orphanage and was brought to this city.

Unfortunately, a few years ago, his parents broke up and separated. None of them wanted anything to do with Zhou Qingfeng. Because he was already an adult, they simply left him alone. As a result, he lived alone in the city.

Tianyang City was a declining industrial city. The streets were depressing, and everything in the city was very disappointing. As a twenty-year-old young man br.i.m.m.i.n.g with potential, Zhou Qingfeng could not even find a proper job then. His life was very busy, but he did not actually earn a lot.

Fortunately, he brought two diamonds in his hand. They might be able to make his life better. Zhou Qingfeng thought that he could take some diamonds from Wasteland every ten days. He did not expect to be a millionaire, but he was fine as long as he could live well and without worries.

Sell the diamond, sell these two diamonds out! The years Zhou Qingfeng spent in this city were not completely wasted. At the very least, he knew where to sell these two diamonds securely.

Zhou Qingfeng left after he changed. He found around a hundred yuan, put them between his lips and stopped a taxi. “Jianan second-hand supermarket, please.”

As Tianyang City was an old industrial city, several factories had closed. Those who managed to survive did not open that often as well. A large number of old workers in their forties or fifties were unemployed. They could only sell their stuff in their houses as their lives got harder. Therefore, the second-hand market was rather thriving.

As Zhou Qingfeng arrived at the Jianan second-hand market, he went straight to a p.a.w.n shop. The owner of the shop was his sixty-year-old history teacher. The old man was very skilled at identifying stones. He opened this p.a.w.n shop after he retired to earn a little money.

“Mr. Ma, could you help me identify two of my stones?” Zhou Qingfeng was very excited as he saw the old man. Mr. Ma was a good teacher and he treated his students well, and that was why Zhou Qingfeng had the guts to bring his diamonds there.

The p.a.w.n shop would be a good business if the owner did his job well. However, if the owner was not that good, the business would only end in tragedy. Mr Ma was the latter. He was too honest as he was a history teacher. He always felt guilty for earning too much, and as a result, he lost a lot of potential profit.

“What? What kind of stone?” Mr. Ma was very proud that he had a lot of students. He was happy when he saw that his student came. However, his face sank immediately as soon as he saw the two s.h.i.+ny stones Zhou Qingfeng placed on the table.

The old man grabbed one of them and scratched on the gla.s.s table. A visible mark appeared on the gla.s.s counter. “Diamonds? Where did you get them?”

“The legit way.”

“Legit? Bullsh*t! I’m asking you for the truth and you dare lie to me. Little brat, stop dodging, come here!”

Zhou Qingfeng was. .h.i.t a few times with a feather duster, yet he continued to insist that he got them legally, “Sir, I really didn’t steal, didn’t rob or got them illegally. Just pretend that I found them on road. Could you help me to sell them off, please?”

Mr. Ma thought that Zhou Qingfeng was suspicious. He grabbed his monocular loupe and inspected the diamonds. After about an hour, Mr. Ma sighed and said, “They are both with highest of FL, pure and flawless. The best thing is their cutting; a masterpiece’s cutting. The refraction of the diamond is perfect.”

One of the diamonds had 1.8 carats, and the other had 2.7 carats. The latter was a big diamond. It would be worth over five hundred thousand yuan in the market, yet Mr. Ma told him honestly, “The way you got the diamonds are unknown, so fifty thousand would already be a good price.”

“Fifty thousand, then.” Zhou Qingfeng got those diamonds without paying for them. It would be amazing if he could earn fifty thousand yuan every ten days!

“You didn’t steal the diamonds, did you?” Mr. Ma was still worried. “If you obtained them illegally, you’ll mess up my life.”

“Sir, I’ve never done anything illegal for the past few years and I won’t. I guarantee that the diamonds are legit.”

Mr. Ma looked at the two diamonds and could not make up his mind. Since he opened the p.a.w.n shop, only furniture and electronic devices had piled up, and he could not sell them. He even lost his pension for his business.

If he could get these two diamonds from Zhou Qingfeng, he might be able to earn ten thousand, or even twenty. As he was already old, facing hards.h.i.+ps at his age, the money he could gain would be a great help. Also, he knew his student was not a deceitful man, so he said while gritting his teeth, “All right then, give me the diamonds. I’ll buy them for fifty thousand.”

Zhou Qingfeng heaved a sigh of relief. He felt overjoyed!