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Chapter 176 Diamond Set and Obsidian (Subscription Request)
“Diamonds were actually dug out!”

Chen Jue showed joy on his face when he saw this, and quickly put several sets of [Broken Diamonds] x 64 into his backpack and prop column and observed them.

He discovered that these [broken diamonds] were more than a hundred times smaller than the [diamonds] in MC, and were basically the same size as rice grains.

In terms of size, it is like the difference between [Iron Ingot] and [Iron Nugget] in MC.

Moreover, in terms of quality, these Far East [broken diamonds] mined in reality still contain very obvious impurities.

You should know that natural diamonds circulating in the market are divided into two categories: "consumer grade" and "industrial grade".

Diamonds used to make jewelry, wedding rings, etc. are consumer-grade diamonds.

How to judge the quality of a diamond? In addition to the carat size that people are familiar with, cleanliness and color are also very important.

According to the diamond clarity grade rating standard of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), which is to look at the impurities inside the diamond under a 10x magnifying glass, consumer-grade diamonds are divided into six major grades: Flawless (FL), Internally Flawless (IF), Very Slightly Included (VVS), Slightly Included (VS), Slightly Included (SI), and Included (I).

As for the classification of diamond color, there are four categories: colorless (DEF), nearly colorless (GHIJ), slightly yellow (KLM), and nearly slightly yellow (O~Z).

Based on Chen Jue's naked eye observation, the batch of broken diamonds that the Iron Golems dug up in the Far East were at most at the level of 'included grade + almost slightly yellow'.

In other words, it is not even up to the quality of consumer-grade diamonds and can only serve as cheap industrial diamonds (diamond drills), used to make drill bits for hard materials, machine tools, and optical materials for the semiconductor industry.

As the saying goes, 'Don't take on a job if you don't have the diamonds', it is just like the broken diamonds in Chen Jue's hands.

"The quality is a bit poor, I don't think it will sell for much money."

"Try synthesis."

Chen Jue touched his chin, took out a [workbench] from his backpack and placed it on the ground.

Right click to enter the synthesis page, and fill each grid with the [Broken Diamonds] in your hand according to the 3x3 nine-square grid layout.

Soon a new synthesis formula popped up: [Broken Diamonds] × 9 → [Diamond].

"Fuck...fuck!"

"Is this another rule system to remove impurities?"

Looking at the blue and white diamond in the MC's hand that looked like an ostrich egg, Chen Jue felt completely stunned.

This is just like using steel slag waste as [iron particles] and synthesizing them into [iron ingots] and [iron blocks] step by step.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that the MC system clearly violates the law of conservation of mass in the real universe.

But after playing MC for a long time, I feel that this BUG phenomenon is very reasonable.

So after opening his mouth and taking a breath of cold air, Chen Jue reached out and took out the newly synthesized [diamond], placed it in the palm of his hand and observed it carefully.

The transparent and flawless texture, the blue diamond surface under the light of the [torch] in the base, and the seven-color fire emitted by the light penetrating through the [diamond] made Chen Jue's heart beat wildly.

Diamonds of this grade can be easily rated as 'flawless + colorless' in reality.

As long as the cutting process is better and reaches 3EX perfect cut, 1 carat can easily be sold for more than 10 yuan in China.

As for the MC [diamond] in Chen Jue's hand, he casually weighed it on an electronic scale and found that it reached an incredible 2kg.

According to the calculation of '1 carat = 0.2 grams' in the consumer diamond industry, at least 1 carats of high-quality diamonds can be cut out, which would be worth more than 30 billion just by selling them individually.

Although artificially cultivated diamonds have been widely introduced in recent years, driving down the price of natural diamonds by nearly 20%, De Beers has been brainwashed by marketing for a century.

Just the phrase 'diamonds are forever' is enough to make girls all over the world rack their brains and be willing to spend money to buy diamond rings!
You should know that the largest natural diamond discovered by humans today is the diamond known as the "Star of Africa" ​​mined in the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1905.

After being unearthed, the 'Star of Africa' was broken into several pieces, the two largest of which were inlaid on the scepter and crown, symbols of power of the British monarch.

On the other hand, the [Diamond] synthesized by Chen Jue through the [Workbench] is 30 times larger than the Star of Africa, which is equivalent to comparing the size of an egg and an ostrich egg.

The visual impact of holding it in your hand cannot be described in words.

"It's a bit big, but it's too clean! It's not easy to sell." Chen Jue played with the diamond synthesized by the system.

In the past, the global consumer diamond industry was highly monopolized by European and American capital such as the Del Beers Group, including the industry grade standards for identifying diamonds. For example, South African real diamonds are well-known in jewelry districts around the world. The diamonds produced by several major local mining areas in South Africa are very high in both quantity and quality, but 90% of the operating rights of these mining areas were acquired by the Del Beers Group as early as the last century.

How did Africa's 'blood diamonds' come about?
It was formed because of the monopoly of European and American capital.

Including the Far East region of Greater Russia, high-quality and large-volume diamonds were actually produced as early as the Soviet era in the last century.

However, due to industry monopoly reasons, Soviet diamonds were refused to be included in the certification standards by the De Beers Group and were excluded from the consumer market. They could only be sold at a discounted price as industrial diamonds.

Obviously, everyone is mining the same thing, but the monopoly giants in Europe and the United States like to play the game of "calling a horse a zebra". They can only sell it themselves and do not allow diamonds from outside to enter the market.

That is to say, the technology of artificially cultivated diamonds has matured in recent years, and the entire diamond market has been impacted by the information of globalization and mobile Internet, which has opened up some gaps in the monopoly market.

If Chen Jue really took out this MC [diamond], it would not only cause a sensation in the market, but would also likely lead to accusations from the Del Beers Group.

If it is excluded from GIA's standard certification and is called a "fake diamond" like moissanite, it will be sold at a very low price and no one may buy it.

The most important thing is that the synthesis function of the [Workbench] is too powerful.

After carefully observing this MC [diamond] up close, Chen Jue discovered that not only was it difficult to auction the whole thing off for cash, it was also impossible to cut it into small pieces and sell it on the market as artificial diamonds.

Because it is so clean, it can almost be compared to colorless glass.

Such natural diamonds without impurities are unique in nature, and even artificially cultivated diamonds cannot reach such cleanliness.

Once it enters the market, it will be easy to be exposed if it is taken for professional identification.

So Chen Jue gave up the idea of ​​selling for cash. Anyway, he could guarantee a steady stream of cash flow just by selling soybeans and timber, so he didn't need the money from selling resources.

Put the remaining groups of [Broken Diamonds] into the workbench to synthesize [Diamonds].

Continue to enter the nine-square grid synthesis column, first use these [diamonds] according to the formula, and synthesize the graduation diamond set in the original MC, replacing the iron set that he had used for self-defense before.

Looking at the 10-grid armor value on the prop bar that suddenly soared to the maximum, Chen Jue showed a smug expression on his face, as if he was Wang Yousheng getting new shoes: "If there were no mod plug-ins, I would have graduated with a set of godly equipment!"

Chen Jue took a look at his blue and white diamond suit, and his confidence as an MC player began to surge.

He felt that if someone used a Gatling gun emitting blue flames to shoot him at this moment, he probably wouldn't be able to break through his defense.

Unfortunately, there are no wild monsters to kill in the real world, so I can’t test the strength of this diamond set.

If he could have this set of magical equipment that could make him immune to 80% of the damage in MC, he would dare to open a portal and fight the Ender Dragon and a bunch of minions alone.

However, after synthesizing the graduation diamond set, Chen Jue's actions were not over yet.

Continue to the nine-square synthesis page, use the T-shaped layout, and use the formula of [Diamond] × 3 + [Wooden Stick] × 2 to synthesize a [Diamond Pickaxe: +6 Attack Damage, Durability is 1561/1561].

"You can mine obsidian now!"

Chen Jue picked up the diamond pickaxe and swung it twice, then took out a few lava buckets and water buckets from his backpack that he had prepared for the Nether portal.

After digging two rows of grids on the ground of the sub-base, use the 'Infinite Water' feature to repeatedly extract magma and water.

Pour them both into the same grid, and with a squeak, a special purple-black block appears in front of you.

This is the hardest block in MC except for [Bedrock] and [Anvil], and it cannot be mined with [Iron Pickaxe] or [Wooden Pickaxe], and can only be mined with [Diamond Pickaxe].

This is also why Chen Jue used casting to build the portal to the Nether instead of directly stacking blocks of [Obsidian].

After a series of knocks, white spider patterns began to appear on the surface of the Obsidian block.

With a "biu~" sound, the first [Obsidian] turned into a small cube and was automatically stored in the prop column.

However, when Chen Jue held the small purple-black square and looked at the row of subtitles, an incredible look immediately appeared on his face!

[Obsidian: Special material, the solid block with the highest explosion resistance in MC, can only be mined with diamond pickaxes and netherite pickaxes, and can be used to make special items such as nether portals, ender chests, enchantment tables and beacons. (PS: Maybe you can use it to try to resist artificial nuclear explosions?)]

Drinking is harmful to both the body and the brain. I took two days off to recover.

Dear readers, just have a drink every now and then. Health is the most important thing.
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(End of this chapter)