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Chapter 176 Diamond Set and Obsidian (Subscription Requested)

"We actually mined diamonds!"

Chen Jue's face lit up with joy at the sight, and he quickly put several stacks of [Crushed Diamonds] x 64 into his backpack and tool bar for observation.

He discovered that these [Crushed Diamonds] were more than a hundred times smaller than the [Diamonds] in MC, basically the size of rice grains.

In terms of size, it was like the difference between [Iron Ingots] and [Iron Nuggets] in MC.

Moreover, in terms of color, these [Crushed Diamonds] mined in reality had very obvious impurities.

You should know that natural diamonds are divided into 'consumer grade' and 'industrial grade' when they circulate in the market.

Diamonds used for jewelry, wedding rings, and the like are consumer-grade diamonds.

How to evaluate the quality of a diamond, in addition to the well-known carat size, clarity and color are also very important.

According to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) diamond clarity grading standards, which is to look at the internal impurities of the diamond under a 10x magnifying glass, consumer-grade diamonds are divided into 6 major grades: Flawless (FL), Internally Flawless (IF), Very Very Slightly Included (VVS), Very Slightly Included (VS), Slightly Included (SI), Included (I).

The color grading of diamonds is divided into 4 categories: Colorless (DEF), Near Colorless (GHIJ), Faint Yellow (KLM), and Very Light Yellow (O ~ Z).

The batch of crushed diamonds that the iron golems mined in the Far East, in Chen Jue's estimation, was at most at the level of 'Included grade + Very Light Yellow'.

In other words, it couldn't even reach the level of consumer-grade diamonds, and could only be used as cheap industrial diamonds (diamond bits), used for drill bits, machine tools, and optical materials in the semiconductor industry.

The saying 'Don't try to carve porcelain without a diamond drill bit' describes the type of crushed diamonds in Chen Jue's hand.

"The quality is a bit poor, I guess it won't sell for much."

"Let's try synthesizing it."

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

Right-clicked to enter the synthesis page, and according to the 3x3 grid layout, filled each grid with the [Crushed Diamonds] in his hand.

Soon, a brand new synthesis formula popped up: [Crushed Diamonds] x 9 → [Diamond].

"Woah… Woah crap!"

"Is this another case of the rules system removing impurities?"

Looking at the blue and white diamond, which looked like an ostrich egg in MC, Chen Jue was completely dumbfounded.

This was just like using steel slag waste as [Iron Nuggets], and synthesizing [Iron Ingots] and [Iron Blocks] step by step.

Thinking carefully, you will find that the MC system obviously violates the law of conservation of mass in the real universe.

But after playing MC for a long time, this kind of BUG phenomenon feels very reasonable.

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

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

Diamonds of this level can easily be rated as 'Flawless + Colorless' in reality.

As long as the cutting process is done well, reaching a 3EX perfect cut, 1 carat can easily sell for 100,000 in China.

And the weight of this single MC [Diamond] in Chen Jue's hand, he casually weighed it with an electronic scale, and it actually reached an astonishing 2kg level.

According to the '1 carat = 0.2 grams' calculation in the consumer-grade diamond industry, at least 10,000 carats of high-quality diamonds can be cut out, and just selling them separately would be worth 3 billion.

Although artificially cultivated diamonds have been widely introduced in recent years, reducing the price of natural diamonds by nearly 20%, under De Beers' century-long market marketing brainwashing.

The sentence 'A diamond is forever' is enough to make girls all over the world sharpen their heads and willingly pay money to buy diamond rings!

You should know that the largest natural diamond in terms of volume and weight that humans have discovered so far is the diamond known as the 'Star of Africa', which was mined in the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1905.

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

Looking back at this [Diamond] synthesized by Chen Jue through the MC [Crafting Table], the single size is 30 times larger than the Star of Africa, which is equivalent to comparing the size of a chicken egg and an ostrich egg.

The visual impact of holding it in your hand is already beyond words.

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

In the past, the consumer-grade diamond industry around the world was basically highly monopolized by European and American capital such as the De Beers Group, and even the industry grade standards for identifying diamonds were determined by them.

For example, South African real diamonds are very famous in the jewelry districts all over the world. The diamonds produced in the major mining areas in South Africa are very high in both quantity and quality, but the operating rights of these mining areas were acquired by the De Beers Group as early as the last century.

How was the African 'blood diamond' born?

It was formed because of the monopoly by European and American capital.

Including the Far East region of Great Russia, in fact, high-quality and high-yield diamonds were produced as early as the Soviet era in the last century.

However, due to industry monopoly reasons, Soviet diamonds were rejected by the De Beers Group from being included in the certification standards, and were squeezed out of the consumer-grade market, and could only be sold at a discount as industrial diamonds.

Obviously, everyone is mining the same thing, but these European and American monopoly giants just like to play 'calling a deer a horse', they can only sell it themselves, and they don't allow outside diamonds to enter the market.

It is only in recent years that the technology of artificial cultivation of diamonds has matured, and the entire diamond market has been impacted by globalization and mobile Internet information, which has opened up some gaps in the monopoly market.

If Chen Jue really takes out this MC [Diamond], it will not only cause a sensation in the market, but it is also very likely to attract the De Beers Group to label it.

Squeeze it out of the GIA standard certification, saying it is a 'fake diamond' similar to moissanite, and at that time, it may only be sold cheaply as cabbage.

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

After carefully observing this MC [Diamond] at close range, Chen Jue discovered that this thing is not only difficult to take out for auction and monetization as a whole, but also cannot be cut into small pieces and sold on the market as artificial diamonds.

Because its clarity is too high, it can almost be compared with colorless glass.

Such a natural diamond without impurities is unique in nature, even artificially cultivated diamonds cannot reach this level of clarity.

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

So Chen Jue gave up the idea of selling it for money, anyway, he can now rely on selling soybeans and wood to ensure his continuous large cash flow, and he doesn't need the money from selling resources.

After putting all the remaining stacks of [Crushed Diamonds] into the crafting table to synthesize [Diamonds].

Continue to enter the nine-square grid synthesis bar, first use these [Diamonds] according to the recipe, synthesize the graduation diamond set in the original MC, and replace the iron set that I used to defend myself before.

Looking at the 10 grids of armor value on the tool bar that soared and filled up, Chen Jue's face showed a smug expression like 'Wang Yousheng changing into new shoes': "If there are no mod plug-ins, this can be considered a god-level outfit for graduation!"

Chen Jue looked at his blue and white mixed diamond set, and his self-confidence as an MC player began to explode.

He felt that if someone swept him with a Gatling gun that spewed blue fire, he probably wouldn't be able to break his defense.

Unfortunately, there are no wild monsters to farm in this real world, so there is no way to test the strength of this diamond set.

If there was this set of god-level equipment that could immunize 80% of damage in MC, he would dare to open the teleportation door and single-handedly challenge the ender dragon and a bunch of endermen.

However, after synthesizing the graduation diamond set, Chen Jue's actions did not end.

Continue to enter the nine-square grid synthesis page, using a T-shaped layout, use the recipe of [Diamond] x 3 + [Stick] x 2 to synthesize a [Diamond Pickaxe: +6 attack damage, durability 1561/1561].

"I can mine obsidian!"

Chen Jue picked up the diamond pickaxe and waved it twice, and took out a few [Lava Buckets] and [Water Buckets] that he had prepared for the Nether portal.

After digging two rows of grids on the ground of the sub-base, repeatedly extracted lava and water using the characteristic of 'infinite water'.

Pouring them into the same grid again, with a squeak, a special purple-black block appeared in front of him.

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

This is also why Chen Jue used the casting method to build the portal when synthesizing the Nether portal before, instead of directly stacking blocks with [Obsidian].

After a burst of "Dong dong dong ~" tapping, white spider veins 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 collected into the tool bar.

However, when Chen Jue held this purple-black cube and looked at the line of subtitles, his face immediately showed a bit of disbelief!

Obsidian: A special material, it boasts the highest blast resistance among solid blocks in Minecraft. It can only be mined with a diamond pickaxe or a netherite pickaxe and can be used to craft nether portals, ender chests, enchanting tables, beacons, and other special items. (P.S.: Perhaps it could be used to try and withstand a man-made nuclear explosion?)

Drinking hurts the body and the brain. I had to take two days off to recover.

Esteemed readers, please only drink moderately. Your health is the most important thing.