Neon nodded: "It's a very precious jade! In some ancient countries with long histories, it was even called the King of Jade!
"It is said that this stone is often used to symbolize a person's moral character, embodying the jade's wisdom, benevolence, righteousness, courage, and purity, symbolizing a person's integrity, tolerance, and self-cultivation.
"And you know, if you want to make it into expensive jewelry, it has to go through very complex processes."
Listening to Neon's account, the two of them listened attentively.
With their intelligence, they immediately understood that Bisky seemed to be "using stones to describe people" based on her own perspective and experience. Kevin had shown them great kindness, so they were eager to learn more about this Uncle.
And make the connections one by one.
Seeing the two of them looking like attentive listeners, Neon became even more enthusiastic.
Usually, she couldn't keep up with training or studying, but now was a good opportunity to be ahead of the two of them.
"Emeralds are usually hidden inside some large stones, and it's hard to see them from the outside. You have to cut them open to see the emerald inside.
"Even cutting it open isn't enough; you still have to engrave and polish it, and the engraving needs to be 'tailored to the material'!"
"What does that mean?"
Kurapika asked the question at the right time, acting as an excellent foil.
"I looked up information online and saw lots of pictures. They're really beautiful.
"After emeralds are mined and cut, there are different colors of 'fei' and 'cui'. The shades vary,
and they will blend with each other, and they have clear natural patterns, not just simple colors.
"Excellent carvers will carve different works based on these colors to fully showcase the artistic conception that these different colors and patterns can express."
"Also, it's said that emeralds are prone to have inclusions and cracks, but for top sculptors, these inclusions and cracks can instead showcase a different kind of beauty."
When Bisky said this, she had a look of pride, because she was exactly that kind of top sculptor.
As she spoke, Neon deliberately twisted her waist, and only then did the two of them notice that she had a flat, round jade stone hanging from the belt of her inner lining, with a emerald green and a hint of pure white color, and a red tassel dangling from the end.
"Is this an emerald?" Pairo asked eagerly.
Neon nodded proudly: "This was given to me by Sister Bisky, and she carved it herself!"
This was her big treasure recently, and she wore it on her body every day.
Carved on the jade stone was a bird they couldn't name, with long, beautiful tail feathers.
"So this is an emerald."
Kurapika looked as if he had just learned this.
As he spoke, he actually pulled out a similar emerald ornament from his own inner pocket.
Its shape was identical to Neon's.
"Ours are the same!" Neon excitedly hugged Kurapika's arm.
Although she didn't know why she was happy, seeing that the two of them had the same thing just made her happy.
However, the emerald ornament on Kurapika's was not a bird, but a long, strip-shaped animal.
"I know this, it's a type of totem, I think it's called a dragon," Pairo said directly.
"A giant dragon?" Neon asked.
As soon as she mentioned dragons, she thought of the image of an evil dragon stealing a princess.
Pairo shook his head: "No, it's just a dragon, not a giant dragon, evil dragon, or anything like that."
At this moment, Kevin, who was standing in the center of the dojo, although he had been maintaining the bursting state of his Nen, his perception of the surrounding movements had not decreased at all.
He clearly heard the conversation of the three children.
He rolled his eyes helplessly in his heart.
How could he not understand Bisky's intention in giving these two things? She was just trying to force a couple.
He didn't know where she came up with these symbolic meanings, but Kevin had to admit that they were quite fitting and even made him feel a sense of nostalgia.
At this time, Pairo fell into contemplation.
The conversation between his two friends made him feel uneasy.
Undoubtedly, both of their gifts were from Bisky.
Now that both of them had one, guess who didn't?
It wasn't that he cared about the gift from Bisky, but mainly because Bisky used emerald, this kind of jade stone, to compare Kevin, which made him want one too.
Damn it, this vengeful old woman.
I'll buy one myself later.
"Bisky said you are like a blood diamond," Neon said, looking at Kurapika.
She continued the previous topic.