"Being pretty is enough." Li Xiu said indifferently.

"Yes, yes, Commander Li is right. Such a large and pure diamond is hard to come by. Although I was deceived today, I still feel somewhat apologetic to you, Commander Li. If you really want it, I'll offer you a deep discount, one million Longevity Coins. How does that sound?" Sun Tianlei quickly said to Li Xiu.

Longevity Coins can only be used in Longevity City, and their purchasing power is about twice that of Space Coins, meaning one million Longevity Coins is roughly equivalent to two million Space Coins.

For a cultivated diamond, this price isn't considered low.

"Selling a cultivated diamond for a million, Sun Tianlei, you're not greedy at all." Bai Ying mocked.

"Miss Bai, even though it's a cultivated diamond, it's not easy to cultivate such a large Argyle Pink Diamond. I have to bear costs when I purchase it, I can't make it myself." Sun Tianlei said bitterly.

Li Xiu took out a box of emeralds, picked a few small ones out, and placed them in front of Sun Tianlei. "Exchange these emeralds for that diamond. Do you think it's suitable?"

Sun Tianlei picked up the emeralds and examined them, smiling, "Commander Li is so straightforward, I have nothing more to say. Take the diamond, and come to me if you need anything in the future."

Bai Ying frowned, silent, and Li Qingyi was also somewhat puzzled, not knowing what Li Xiu intended by buying this cultivated diamond.

Generally speaking, cultivated diamonds have less energy. If used to feed Demon Spirits, although the Demon Spirit appears to consume many diamonds, it digests slowly and gains little energy, which isn't beneficial for the growth and advancement of Demon Spirits.

The member of the Divine Pet Group, Ji Qing, suffered slow growth in her Demon Spirit because she bought a batch of cultivated diamonds, almost causing her to vomit blood from frustration.

If used for opening gates, small cultivated diamonds don't have enough energy, and large ones are too expensive, making them unsuitable.

Aside from some financially strained Trial Takers buying cultivated diamonds to feed Demon Spirits, cultivated diamonds are mostly used for technological purposes.

"Do you have more diamonds like this? Let me see." After putting away the Argyle Pink Diamond, Li Xiu said to Sun Tianlei.

"Yes, yes, I'll show them to you now." Sun Tianlei quickly dug out several bags from his pocket.

From those bags poured out Argyle Pink Diamonds, varying in size from small bundles weighing only a few carats to larger ones weighing two or three carats, four or five carats, and the largest being as big as a quail egg, weighing at least fifteen to twenty carats.

No doubt, these are cultivated diamonds. If they were natural, this many diamonds would sell for astronomical prices. Even the quail egg-sized Argyle Pink Diamond would be priceless.

Natural Argyle Pink Diamonds, the largest are just over twelve carats, much smaller than this one.

"How much does this one cost?" Li Xiu asked, glancing at the largest Argyle Pink Diamond.

He didn't expect to see another Demon Spirit Gemstone, indicating a higher chance of cultivated diamonds producing Demon Spirit Gemstones.

Sun Tianlei pondered, "I'm not sure about the price. Although theoretically, cultivated gemstones can be infinitely large, currently it's easier to cultivate diamonds under ten carats. Diamonds of this size exceed most laboratory capabilities; only Tianhe Laboratory has the skill and technology. I spent a huge sum when I bought it..."

Li Xiu took more emeralds from the box and placed them in Sun Tianlei's hand, "Are these enough?"

"Commander Li, these really aren't enough. I won't even recover my costs. You're always so gracious to me; if these covered expenses, I'd definitely give it to you." Sun Tianlei said bitterly, "Why don't you add two more, just enough to cover my costs."

Li Xiu didn't waste words, handing over two more emeralds directly.

"Great, Commander Li is truly generous. From now on, you're my VIP customer. Whatever you take from me, rest assured it's at cost price, and you'll never be ripped off." Sun Tianlei said, patting his chest.

"I appreciate it." Li Xiu dared not trust him; surely he wouldn't come here to buy gemstones in the future without a good reason.

After getting rid of Sun Tianlei, Li Xiu turned to Li Qingyi, "Why are you here? Taking such an interest in the Gem Market?"

Li Qingyi remained silent, and Bai Ying replied, "Tomorrow is Qingyi's birthday, so naturally she wants to buy some gemstones to celebrate. If Commander Li has time tomorrow, you can attend Qingyi's birthday banquet."

"I see." Li Xiu thought for a moment, then took out the seven or eight-carat cultivated Argyle Pink Diamond he bought earlier and handed it to Li Qingyi, "Consider this my birthday gift to you. I'll be busy tomorrow, so I won't attend your birthday party."

Seeing Li Xiu gifting a small cultivated diamond to Li Qingyi as a birthday present, Bai Ying's lips curved slightly, but she said nothing.

Li Qingyi accepted the diamond with a smile, "I'll gladly accept it. Actually, the large Argyle Pink Diamond you just bought, I saw it at Tianhe Laboratory before. As Sun Tianlei said, cultivating diamonds over ten carats requires technology; otherwise, there might be defects. That one was the first time Tianhe Laboratory successfully cultivated a perfect Argyle Pink Diamond over twenty carats, it's quite valuable, and you didn't actually lose."

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