The jewelry appraiser was a French woman in her 50s.
Daniel introduced her to me.
“[This is Stella.]”
Her impression was very good.
I showed Daniel and Stella to the first floor store.
There were no items in the showcase yet, but with all the lights in the store brightly lit, it felt like business had started.
“[Store interior is amazing!]”
“[That’s right, it’s a very beautiful store.]”
To Daniel’s praise, Stella also nodded in agreement.
They were conversing in French.
Daniel, being Swiss, also spoke French.
Switzerland has four official languages, the most spoken being German and the second being French.
Inside the store, the manager and Kim Seo-yeon were standing.
They were wearing neat uniforms and had updos.
The appearance of the beautiful golems doubled the dignity of the store.
“[God, they are so beautiful!]”
Stella opened her eyes wide in admiration for their beauty, covering her mouth with both hands.
“[Welcome to our store]”
Daniel was also surprised when Kim Seo-yeon greeted them in French at the level of a native speaker.
“[The staff aren’t just beautiful, they’re talented!]”
The jewelry has not been showcased yet, but the atmosphere has become warm.
Lee Seo-yoon, a jeweler, will introduce jewelry first and then the last.
Lee Seo-yoon was now in the workshop on the second floor.
“[Let’s look at the stone first.]”
I glanced at her and the manager spread out several golden boxes in front of Stella.
These boxes are custom-made to be used as packaging boxes for future jewelry sales.
Famous jewelry companies, such as Tixni’s ‘Blue Box’ and Carxtier’s ‘Red Box’, had a box for packaging jewelry in a single color that symbolized their brand.
I also wanted to make a packaging box unique to our gold and silver room.
It wasn’t like following a famous brand.
Since it is impossible to pack and sell precious jewelry that has been painstakingly polished, I naturally came up with a packaging box that is differentiated from other stores.
“[The color of the box is so beautiful. But it just doesn’t seem like a normal golden color.]”
As expected, Stella, like a gem appraiser, was very sensitive to color.
The color of the box is similar to golden, but not completely golden.
I named this color ＜Elixir Gold＞.
It was because it imitated the color of the elixir.
At first glance, the elixir looked like the same color as gold, but upon closer inspection, it was less cloudy.
According to the manager’s explanation, the ‘sap of desire’ was filtered during the extraction process, and the color became clearer than gold.
I went to a color specialist and reproduced a color similar to the color of the elixir.
And he applied for a patent under the name of ＜Elixir Gold＞.
It was Kim Seo-yeon’s opinion to patent the color.
She roamed the web every day, searching for vast amounts of data, and was well aware that the fashion world was always fighting a court battle over color.
Anyway, since we applied for a patent, this color cannot be used for commercial purposes anywhere other than our gold and silver room.
“[Even the box is so beautiful, I can’t wait to see how beautiful the stones inside are!]”
Stella opened one of the jewel boxes.
Inside was a pink diamond.
“[Oh my goodness!]”
In an instant, Stella’s pupils widened.
The manager handed Stella the file.
“[This is Stone’s appraisal.]”
Lee Seo-yoon took some of the stones he made by trimming Caribbean gemstones to the ‘Korea Gem Appraisal Institute’ for identification and appraisal.
There, experts use optical machines and chemical solutions to determine whether a stone is synthetic or natural.
It also evaluates the grade of a gem by looking at its color and transparency.
However, the Gem Appraiser only extracts scientific and objective numerical data, but does not set the value of the stone in terms of amount.
That’s why I asked Daniel to introduce me to Stella.
She was a discerning appraiser who often encountered precious jewels, so she was able to compare the jewels made by Lee Seo-yoon with the world’s best jewels.
Stella studied the pink diamond closely under the microscope and opened her mouth.
“[The design is unique and the polishing technique is amazing! At this price, there are people who would want to buy it even if it costs several times more than the price of other gems of the same grade!]”
It was evaluated that Lee Seo-yoon’s craftsmanship was significantly raising the value of jewelry.
‘Oh yea!’
Stella’s words sounded like money rolling in to me.
She opened the other jewelry boxes one after another, examining stones such as emeralds, sapphires, and rubies.
And he didn’t hold back his praise.
“[If you look at the craftsmanship alone, it is definitely the best in the world!]”
I glanced at the manager.
Then she brought out a large jewelry box and put it in front of Stella.
Stella opened the box.
Inside was a necklace studded with hundreds of colorful stones.
Seeing that, Stella’s mouth widened.
“[Great! I’ve never seen anything like this!]”
Analyzing patterns and creating new ones was a golem’s basic ability.
Lee Seo-yoon used that ability not only for polishing gems but also for arranging gems.
Hundreds of beautifully polished jewels were clustered together, bringing out each other’s beauty to the limit.
Stella opened her mouth, examining the necklace as if her eyes would pop out.
“[You should never wear this necklace to a party with the Queen of England! The royal jewels will lose their luster in front of this necklace!]”
It was a huge compliment.
The place that had the greatest influence on modern jewelry culture was the European royal family.
Because they were the main customers of the long-established jewelry brand.
In particular, the British royal family was famous for possessing jewels made by splitting ‘Cullinan’, the world’s largest rough diamond.
The 530-carat ‘Cullinan I’ embedded in the Queen’s royal scepter, the ‘Cullinan II’ embedded in the crown, and the ‘Cullinan III’ and ‘Cullinan IV’ brooches, respectively is worth hundreds of billions of won.
“[Looking at this necklace, I know for sure! Just because a jewel is big doesn’t mean it’s beautiful. The small jewels work together to create a quality that is comparable to that of a large jewel!]”
In fact, among the gemstones of the Caribbean, there are diamonds weighing hundreds of carats.
But it was not yet time to put it out into the world.
When my gold and silver room has grown tremendously and can stand shoulder to shoulder with the world’s mainstream jewelry companies, I will be able to receive higher value when I disclose it.
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“[I want to meet the craftsman!]”
Just like a satisfied gourmet asking for a meeting with a chef, Stella visited Lee Seo-yoon.
“[Let’s go to the jewelry workshop.]”
I led her to the jewelery workshop.
“[Welcome, welcome to our workshop.]”
Lee Seo-yoon greeted the guests in work clothes.
“[Oh my goodness! I never imagined that you would be so young and thin!]”
Stella ran to Seoyoon Lee and took her hand.
“[In my eyes, you are the most valuable jewel. You will bring a new wind to the jewelry industry! A strong wind like a typhoon and a fluttering wind like a spring wind!]”
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I tried to give her an appraisal fee, but Stella didn’t take it.
So instead, they served expensive food.
I ate charcoal grilled Korean beef.
Six people, including the golems, ate it, but when I calculated later, each person ate an average of 1 kg of meat.
The meat cost alone exceeded 2 million won.
“[See you later!]”
humming-
The taxi with Stella and Daniel set off.
trudging-
I walked home with the golems.
“I think it tastes different from when we grilled it together in Icheon.”
“that’s right. The one I bought at the mart was also ‘one-headed’.”
At Lee Seo-yoon’s words, Kim Seo-yeon shook her head.
“Is the taste the same even if the grade is the same? Beef tastes different depending on how it is aged.”
“Was it like that?”
The golems had a heated beef discussion.
As I listened to their stories, I remembered Stella’s feelings about jewelry once again.
‘Just because the grade is the same doesn’t mean the value is the same.’
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As soon as I got home, I sat on the sofa in the living room.
I will use ＜Eyes and Ears＞ to keep an eye on the Suzuki guys.
Their progress has been progressing rapidly lately, so I’ve been monitoring them twice a day, morning and evening.
As I closed my eyes and concentrated, I began to see the Mongolian desert.
The sun had already set in Korea, but it was just getting twilight there.
***
A desert 600 km northwest of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
doo doo doo-
Helicopters were flying over the desert, raising sandstorms.
Suzuki’s helicopter unit was conducting flight training.
This desert lies on the border between Mongolia and Russia.
Mongolia has no sea and is bordered only by Russia and China.
In such a situation, Mongolia allowed the visit of the Dalai Lama, and relations with China became distant.
So now I was cooperating a lot with Russia.
The desert here, far from the border posts of the two countries, was deserted for tens of kilometers in all directions.
It was perfect for secret military training.
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Suzuki was looking at their camp from the top of the hill where the sandy wind was blowing.
He planned to wage war against Keshikten with an army raised here.
‘Let’s see if I can put on an arrogant expression then.’
Suzuki scratched the side of his face.
The part of the ear that had been cut off by Keshikten decades ago was itching.
Soon you will be able to avenge that time.
“hey! Are you feeling sentimental again by yourself?”
A man approached Suzuki.
He was Hayashi to command the infantry unit.
Suzuki’s army is largely divided into three units.
A helicopter unit to transport supplies and emergency patients back and forth between the rear and the contact area;
and armored vehicles to support troop transport and strong firepower;
The last was an infantry unit to infiltrate the enemy’s heartland.
The most important of these was the infantry unit.
They will join the expedition and enter the Khan’s Tomb immediately after the Keshikten are annihilated.
The helicopter unit and the armored vehicle unit were commanded by former Japan Self-Defense Force officers.
And the most important infantry unit was commanded by Hayashi, an old friend of Suzuki’s and former member of the French Foreign Legion.
Hayashi, who could no longer serve in the Foreign Legion because of his age, moved to the United States and set up a small private military company (PMC).
And it has been used countless times in civil wars in Africa and Afghanistan.
In recent years, it has expanded its activities to the sea and dealt with pirates in Somalia.
He was a mercenary, but money was not his number one goal.
He was a war fanatic who enjoyed the battle itself.
“how is it? Are the yakuza usable?”
Hayashi answered Suzuki’s question with a grin.
“A competent commander does not blame the soldiers. Even the trashy yakuza can only be reborn as great soldiers if they go through my hands.”
His team, which Hayashi brought from the United States, consisted of about 20 people.
With that number, Keshikten could never be matched.
So, he brought in yakuza and gave them basic military training.
“There are some guys who look pretty budding. I want to take those guys to America after work, right?”
Hayashi also doubted at first whether the gangsters would follow the military training well.
However, as I trained, there were also talented people who were so talented that I wanted to properly raise them.
Suzuki nodded.
“If you win the war, of course you should be rewarded that much.”
“You don’t have to cut off your fingers when you quit the yakuza, do you?”
Suzuki smiled and answered Hayashi’s question.
“Isn’t it okay if I don’t have a little finger?”
“All ten fingers are important to raise as a sniper.”
It was then.
kwaguawang-
A fire broke out in the camp with a great roar.