Chapter 42: The stone carvings are divided into north and south
"Tourmaline, could it be that there is tourmaline in this stone?" After Yun Buregret heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, how could he not expose his Heavenly Eye Technique. Fortunately, after moving out of the reasoning I just had, I was finally able to convince some people.
"I'm not sure, but I think five or six times out of ten there should be tourmaline in it, and I'm not sure what the quality is. Hearing Yun Wu regret saying this, the interest of everyone at the scene was aroused again. Even Boss Hu is the same.
"Hearing what you say, boy, I can't wait to open this black skin stone now. Presumably everyone wants to know if there is a tourmaline in this, so let's wait and see!" After Hu Boss finished speaking, he began to cut it carefully, and they all knew that the cost of this tourmaline was really not cheap. It can even be called a type of gemstone. Especially the kind of girls who have the temperament of showing off their wisdom and wisdom, they like tourmaline even more.
Because they feel that this tourmaline can not only have excellent benefits for the body, but most importantly, it is said to be prosperous, but also has many other meanings. Because of this, many girls like to wear tourmaline. Of course, men also wear it, but it is less than that of women.
After about ten minutes of careful cutting, the bearded boss finally saw a glimmer of light from the bottom of the stone. It wasn't until the whole black stone was thrown away that there was indeed a tourmaline the size of a bowl in the black stone. The whole tourmaline is pale red in color, like blood. Without any polishing, it already looks smooth and bright.
Although most of the tourmaline is relatively dull when it is just polished, the longer it stays, the brighter it becomes. However, the premium grade tourmaline is born with this natural light. Because of this, when Boss Hu held this tourmaline in his hand, the whole person was amazed.
The stone carving referee who was in charge of announcing the results couldn't help but shake his head again and again after coming over: "Although tourmaline is not a kind of jade, its cost is far beyond ordinary jade. In particular, the quality of tourmaline in front of me can be completely juxtaposed with gemstones. ”
In this way, a piece of tourmaline was born. This is the end of the second level of the competition, Yun Buregret scored forty points with two pieces of premium jade, and one tourmaline comparable to a gemstone scored thirty. Combined with the 20 points he scored in the first level, no more, no less, his score is exactly 90 points, and he is also the highest-ranked among the many players at present. In second place is the boy surnamed Na Sun, with a total score of 80 points. In third place was the burly man with a total score of seventy-five points.
The fourth place is Zhao Jie, with 65 points, and Zhang Shuai is tied for fifth with a person named Xu Jin with 60 points. In this way, this second competition is over. But at this moment, a person suddenly walked up from the stage, this person had just shown his figure, and the stone carving master who had been in charge of testing on this stage hurriedly walked over to salute.
"Master Wang, why are you here?" This stone carving master competition was presided over by Wei An at the beginning, but Wei An was old after all, and the time of this stone carving competition was very long, so Wei An had already rested in the afternoon. So much so that when the afternoon competition was held, the host was not Master Wei An.
Master Wang walked up to the stage with a smile: "The reason why I came this time is for this little guy. ”
When he said this, Master Wang walked straight to Yun Buregret's side: "You kid is blessed, this is the jade pendant that the old man asked me to give you." Let me tell you this, there are many carvers on the scene, but there are very few people who can receive the jade pendant given by the old man. Especially the jade pendant still has this word on it, which is even more unique!"
After saying this, this master Wang handed over the jade pendant.
Yun Buregret was stunned for a moment, but immediately took the jade pendant with both hands quite politely, turned it over, and found that there was a "north" word written on the back of the jade pendant. When he saw the word "north", Yun Buregret couldn't help but instinctively tremble in his heart.
I remember that he had heard the master say before that the stone carving industry is divided into two interfaces, which are the southern and northern factions. And some of the masters who appeared in the Jinyu Building arena today are generally regarded as stone carvers of the Northern School. It is said that the current head of the Northern Sect is an old man surnamed Gu Yannian, and according to the master's words, even when he was the most prosperous back then, he was not qualified to enter the Northern Sect.
It can be said that the stone carving masters of the entire north are proud to have entered the northern school, and all the stone carving masters who have entered the northern school can further their studies here. And under the words and deeds of Old Man Gu, you can also greatly increase your skills. The most important thing is that it is still an honor to be in the Northern Sect, but it is a pity that in the entire stone carving world, how many people can enter the Northern Faction?
Even Old Man Gu's apprentice who wants to enter the Northern Sect has to go through layers of assessments, otherwise he will not be allowed to enter at all. Because of this, it is conceivable that those who enter the Northern Sect are all masters among the masters, and what Ling Yun never expected at this moment is that he suddenly has the qualifications to enter the Northern Sect.
Cherishing the jade pendant in his hand, Yun Buregret said lightly: "Thank you Master Wang, and please ask Master Wang to convey Gu Lao on my behalf, thank you Gu Lao for your support!"
A smile appeared on Master Wang's face, and he nodded lightly at Yun Buregret, turned around and walked down.
This is the end of the first two levels of the competition, and at this moment, the third level continues to start. Master Wei An, who had rested for a while, returned again. After all, the next competition is a real carving battle, and this is the time to see real kung fu. As a form master in the arena, how could he not appear?
"Once this person is old, he is useless, and he just went down to rest for a while, and he was refreshed again. If there is any rudeness, please bear with me. Now let's move on to the third and final level. The third level is all about free-for-all, and now many players can choose a rough stone for themselves that will be carved. ”
After the work is completed, it will be scored by the judges on the spot, and the result of the judges is that zero is the lowest score, five is the highest score, and the average of them is finally taken. In this process, Master Gu has five points in his hands. I have three points in my hand. In other words, the full score this time is a total of thirteen points. Combined with the total score you got in the first two levels, the one with the highest total score is undoubtedly the overall champion this time!"
After hearing these announcements, everyone nodded their heads, indicating that they had understood that the rules were actually very simple. At this moment, the contestants have to choose the jade stone tire they want to compete in next. Immediately, I saw that in front of many of the contestants, the originally smooth floor, after a period of lifting, I saw that one by one bookshelves-like objects rose directly from below. On these bookshelves, all kinds of jade tires are neatly displayed.
Some of these jade stones are completely displayed on the outside, some are only implicitly revealing a part of the jade, and some are simply covered with headcover. Therefore, when you want to make a choice in advance in this level, it can be said that the first two levels are completely integrated. No matter how strong your carving skills are, and you choose the most ordinary bluestone, it will be difficult for your carved work to surpass others.
So the selection of the rough stone to use for carving was a very crucial step, and there are still about 50 people left in the arena today. These more than 50 people are also the most elite group left in the whole competition so far. Almost at the moment when these rough stone tires were just displayed in front of everyone's eyes, the players who were closer to them surrounded them with a snort.
By the time Yun Buregret and the others wanted to go over, there was almost no way to squeeze in around those bookshelves, and in desperation, they had to wait outside. After waiting for the other party to finish picking, they go in and choose. Fortunately, there were hundreds of stones for them to choose from this time, so it was enough for them to pick out a stone tire that suited their hearts.
However, the first ones to choose still have a great advantage, after all, the jade stones they selected were all those that were easy to carve. You must know that when choosing these stone tires, not the boxy one is good. You must know that on these stone tires, there are various veins and directions, including some protrusions or grooves on them, which are extremely beneficial to show off their carving skills.
Sometimes, things that are artificially carved are not as beautiful and bony as those that are naturally formed. Therefore, choosing a good stone tire really plays a vital role in your next creation. Seeing that the people in front of the queue have already selected their own stone tires one by one at this moment.
It wasn't until all those people had made their choices, and then returned to their original positions with joy, that Yun Buregret and the others walked over noncommittally. Such a scene made many people watching outside nod their heads in admiration, and these people deserved to be the top five results. There is really the style of a general, which is completely different from those who go to fight in a hurry. Obviously, this demeanor is enough to invisibly show the shine of oneself and the difference from others!
Don't you know that at this time, Yun Buregret and several of them are also anxious enough, but they can't squeeze in. There is no way to do it. In the end, in desperation, there were only a few of them left anyway, and those who were in a hurry simply didn't worry. At this time, when a few people arrived, they saw this shelf-like object, on which were hundreds of stone tires of various sizes.
A few people stood here and didn't busy picking and choosing, but began to look at it first. First of all, you must choose a carving style that suits you, and you must also like the shape of the jade stone tire. It wasn't easy to find a stone tire of this shape, but the faces of the few people were still calm, because they knew they still had enough time to choose.
In this group of selection process, Zhao Jie and Zhang Shuai were the first to complete the selection. Zhao Jie chose red coral, Zhang Shuai chose Dushan stone, just look at the items chosen by the two people, everyone knows what they want to carve. The objects carved by these two people must be related to trees, rocks, etc.
After the two of them finished choosing, they smiled and returned to their original position with a smile and the jade stone tire they had chosen.