Ancestral Wealth Inheritance System

Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Once Taken Out, Don’t Put It Back

“Young master, this is the third level,” Monchi led them to the next exhibit hall, which was about 400 square meters in size, noticeably displaying fewer diamonds compared to the upper levels.

“Young master, the diamonds on this level are between 10 to 30 carats, with many of high-quality colored diamonds. Actually, the blue diamonds from the second level should be placed here too, but we always need to showcase some real treasures to dazzle the ordinary visitors,” Monchi explained.

Although visiting this third level did not require asset verification, it required an additional ticket costing about 20,000 Huaxia currency, so not many people were willing to spend that money to enter. There were only about five or six visitors on this level.

“In total, there are 509 diamonds on display on this level. Of course, this isn’t all our diamonds; most are stored in a treasure vault. The most valuable here is an extremely rare green diamond. Please come this way, young master!”

In the center of the exhibition hall was a magnificently luxurious display stand, enclosed with a large piece of tempered glass, surrounded by four cameras monitoring the spot with no blind angles.

On this display stand lay a diamond necklace, with a green diamond whose color appeared like the aurora borealis. The size was almost like a quail egg, brilliantly cut to show a dazzling spectrum.

Even more amazingly, under the lighting, an aurora-like color appeared to hover over the green diamond!

“This case is filled with a special gas, hence the auroral effect. The original weight of this diamond was 53 carats; after cutting and polishing, it was 28.77 carats. This special light effect was an accidental presentation. The master diamond cutter claimed it’s the most perfect work of his life, and even he found it difficult to replicate a second one!”

“It’s so beautiful!” Being able to go to the Arctic to see the aurora is a dream for many people, and a diamond capable of creating such a visual delight was simply wondrous.

“Does it have a name?” Fang Jueyu inquired.

“Yes, it’s called ‘Night of Infinity,’ named by that master cutter.”

“A great name!”

“Mr. Monchi, how much is this thing worth?” Wang Chao asked curiously, though he knew it must be an astronomical number!

“We haven’t precisely estimated it, but years ago, a 14.7-carat green diamond was auctioned at Christie’s, and the price then was 56 million US Dollars. The value of ‘Night of Infinity’ would not be less than 100 million US Dollars!”

“Wow! No way, I must take more pictures! This might be the only chance in my life to see something like this!”

Although photography was prohibited in the museum, as friends of Fang Jueyu, they naturally had the privilege.

Aside from “Night of Infinity,” there were also several valuable colored diamonds here, though most were under 15 carats in weight, yet priced several times higher than white diamonds, indicating the rarity of colored diamonds. In comparison, those twenty-plus-carat transparent diamonds seemed less impressive.

“Next is our most treasured section,” Monchi opened the last grand door, “To enter here, not only do you need assets worth over 50 million US dollars, but you also have to pay a 100,000 US dollar ticket and provide a 10 million US dollar deposit. Nearly 70% of the world’s largest and most precious diamonds are here!”

Monchi was not bluffing. Although this mine’s yield might be much lower than others of the same scale, due to its formation from a meteorite impact, its conditions far exceed those of geothermal and geostatic settings, thus producing large diamonds!

“Creak!”

As the door opened, there appeared a sea-blue diamond about the size of a basketball! Its luster and size were enough to blind someone’s eyes!

“How is that possible?! How could there possibly be such a large diamond in the world? Absolutely impossible!” Shao Zhou’s face turned somewhat pale.

To date, the world’s largest diamond, known as “Cullinan,” weighed over 3,000 carats, equivalent to an adult man’s fist. It’s a diamond full of legend and acknowledged as a world-class treasure.

But this diamond’s size was at least ten times that of “Cullinan,” with an estimated weight of tens of thousands of carats, and it was even the most precious blue—how could such a diamond exist on the planet?

“Hahaha, to be honest, I was also shocked when I first saw this diamond. It’s the largest and most precious in the entire museum, but it didn’t come from our diamond mine. It was brought here by Mr. Fang Huai 12 years ago.”

“What? My dad brought it here? Where did he steal it from?”

“Young master, even if he wanted to steal, the world would need to have such a large diamond for him to steal!” Xiao Yi interrupted at that moment.

“Then this diamond…”

“This diamond isn’t from Earth. When your grandfather first returned to Earth, he thought he ought to bring a gift back for your father, so he picked up a rock on his way past Neptune!”

“Neptune…” Fang Jueyu’s expression turned a bit dazed.

Neptune’s pressure is 11 million times that of Earth’s sea level, with temperatures reaching 50,000 degrees Celsius. Under such high pressure and temperature, carbon is compressed extremely to form large quantities of diamonds. Even on Uranus and Neptune’s surface, the land is essentially made of diamonds—a basketball-sized diamond there is just another stone by the roadside.

“Yes, while local people would consider it a treasure on Earth, in the vast universe, it’s just a stone no one would bother to pick up. It’s only human horizons that limit their thinking.” With this thought, the priceless Diamond Museum became immediately worthless in Fang Jueyu’s eyes.

“Wow, a 57-carat pink diamond!”

“There’s also a 110.2-carat yellow diamond here!”

“Wow, if you add a black diamond, they could even form Tencent’s diamond membership here!”

“Sir, black diamonds are the least valuable among colored diamonds. Our largest black diamond here is over 300 carats, yet its value is only tens of millions of US dollars.”

“Only tens of millions of dollars… Do they have a misunderstanding of the word ‘cheap’?” Wang Chao and Shao Zhou felt full of confusion.

Counting them up, there were over a hundred diamonds exhibited here. Aside from that basketball-sized blue diamond, the total value was roughly around 17 billion US dollars!

“I’m reluctant to leave this place.”

“If you like, you can wear them and take some photos,” Fang Jueyu smiled.

“Can we?” Hearing this, everyone felt overwhelmingly excited.

“Of course. Mr. Monchi, please open the showcases for them.”

“Yes, young master.” Since these items belonged to Fang Jueyu, he was in charge of everything here.

Jiang Yi chose a pink diamond necklace, Zhang Meng picked a pair of purple diamond earrings, and Zhang Shiyu selected a blue diamond pendant.

“Your clothes don’t seem to match well!” Although the jewelry was high-end, their casual wear indeed seemed a bit mismatched.

“Young master, the museum has many dresses prepared for guests who want to take pictures. These young ladies can put them on!”

“You really have thought of everything!”

The three girls immediately burst into joy and changed into dresses. Set off by three high-end gowns, the jewelry glistened brightly—this was how they should appear.

After half an hour of photo sessions, they reluctantly returned the diamond jewelry.

“Mr. Monchi, please package these three items for me!”

“Ah?” The three girls were momentarily stunned.

“The pieces taken out won’t be returned. They are gifts for you, a token of our years of school friendship!”