Hans and the black driver were exaggerating, but Whiskey Avenue was just as the name suggested: it was full of bars and beer houses.
When they arrived, a group of big men staggered out with their arms around each other's shoulders. Hans shouted to them, "The moon is really nice now."
One of the big men looked up and grinned. "Yeah, the stars are shining."
Another man muttered, "I thought it was already morning, but the night is not over yet. If that's the case, why are we in a hurry to go back? Let's keep drinking. "
Mr. Li looked at his phone in surprise. Yes, the time was right, one in the afternoon.
There were many drunkards on this street, and there were many drunkards in the bars. Hans said, "There are only two kinds of people here: drunk people and people who are about to get drunk."
Li Du shrugged. "I'm an exception."
Hans had to admit that. "Yes, you can hold your liquor very well."
Li Du's alcohol tolerance had been average before, but now it depended on the situation. If he used the little bug and his energy was depleted, drinking alcohol could be converted into energy to replenish his body. If he didn't use the little bug much, his alcohol tolerance would still be average.
There was a bar where treasure hunters gathered, called Tequila Night. After they entered, Hans introduced a few people to him.
The two of them were well-known throughout Arizona. After they sat down, they quickly became the center of the treasure hunters. About ten people sat down and chatted.
A young man named Rusla asked, "What news did you get this time?"
Hans shook his head. "Same as you guys, there's no definite news about this storage unit. But if we're lucky, we'll find something valuable. After all, this is Prescott."
The crowd booed him. "Big Fox, you're too stingy."
Hans raised his bottle. "I swear on the name of good wine, we really didn't get any inside information."
"Then let's hope we can find something good the day after tomorrow. Maybe there are antiques hidden in here," a red-haired middle-aged man laughed.
They drank until sunset before they left the bar.
At this time, Whiskey Avenue became lively. People in all kinds of costumes came here. Middle-class men in suits, slum gangsters with bare arms, and scantily clad girls. Not long after they entered the bar, they quickly became drunk.
ML Hotel, where they were staying, provided breakfast. A sweet biscuit with a sausage in gravy. There was a big bottle of chili sauce on the table, which could be added as one liked.
"Don't stand on ceremony, buddy. Eat as much as you can," Hans said. Then, he began to chew on the cookie.
Li Du took a bite. This sweet cake was a bit like the thousand-layer cake from his hometown. It was soft and fluffy, divided into many layers, and each layer had a little honey jam. It tasted sweet and delicious.
The sausage was chopped into pieces and mixed inside. Hans added two spoonfuls of chili sauce for it. It tasted fragrant and spicy, with the freshness of vegetable soup. It was quite delicious.
Mr. Li had a good appetite. He ate the pancake and soup, while Ah Meow ate the sausage. After eating two servings, he was barely full.
Wiping his mouth, he lamented, "I didn't expect the breakfast here to be so delicious."
Hans said proudly, "Of course, otherwise why would I choose this hotel?"
The company conducting the auction was called the Railway Station Storage Company. The railway passed through the city, which led to the booming development of the local storage industry.
There were a total of six storage units up for auction: two medium storage units and four small storage units.
After Hans got the numbers of the six storage units, he led Li Du to them.
They entered the first storage unit, which was number 11. Li Du waved his hand and let the little bug in.
The little bug flew around and found nothing. It was a garbage storage unit, which stored household garbage, abandoned furniture, and the like. There was no value in it.
The second storage unit was number 15. There were some construction tools, a small cement mixer, an electric saw, an electric welder, a mortar machine, and so on.
These things were not very valuable, but because they were practical, they could be sold for some money.
The next two storage units were also of no value. When it came to the fifth storage unit, which was number 58, the little bug suddenly broke free from Li Du's control and went straight to a leather bag.
Li Du was shocked. This was the first time the little bug had been so active. Previously, he had been the one controlling the little bug!
After flying into the leather bag, the little bug rushed directly to a pile of yellow and tattered toilet paper. It looked like it wanted to eat them.
Li Du quickly controlled it and made it lie on the leather bag. Then he looked at the toilet paper strangely.
The toilet paper looked old and was about two centimeters thick. The edges of the paper were rough, and the color was a mix of gray and yellow. It was full of words that he could not understand.
For paper, a thickness of two centimeters meant that there was a lot of paper. However, there were only about a dozen of them. The toilet paper was very thick and looked like it came from an era when papermaking was not advanced.
He could not understand the words on the paper, and did not know which era it came from. However, he knew that the paper should be antiques and must have existed for a long time. Otherwise, the little bug, which liked to absorb time from objects, would not be so excited.
After memorizing the storage unit number, he pulled the little bug out and let it enter the last storage unit.
There was no way to continue staying in warehouse 58. As long as the little bug was near the thick sheets of paper, it would want to fly in and absorb the Time Energy contained in them.
The last storage unit was similar to the first one. It was filled with household garbage. However, what made Li Du happy was that he found a safe in the corner!
A safe was a place used to store important property. However, it was very common in the United States. Many families had it, mainly used to store firearms.
When Americans saw a safe, the first thing that came to mind was not money or jewelry, but pistols and shotguns.
Li Du let the little bug fly in, and sure enough, he saw two well-preserved pistols in holsters.
A pistol would cost at least a few thousand dollars. With two guns here, the storage unit became valuable.
However, Li Du was most interested in storage unit 58. The toilet paper in it was definitely antiques. He had to get it and study it.
Of the six storage units, there were three that looked like they were worth a lot of money. However, these three storage units were not guaranteed to make a lot of money, including unit 58. It looked like some antique toilet paper, but in reality, its value was unknown.
Not everything that was old was an antique and was worth a lot of money.
On the third day in Prescott, rain began to fall early in the morning. Li Du and Hans drove the new truck into the parking lot of the storage company and began to prepare for the bidding.
Seeing the truck, the surrounding treasure hunters whistled and greeted them:
"Cool, Iron Knight, this is a good car!"
"Big Fox, you guys are really making money now. You actually drove the Iron Knight to the storage auction!"
"What a big truck! Are you going to take all the storage units?"
Hans laughed. "We only want the most valuable storage units."
Li Du shook his head. "No, we are going to bid on more storage units today. I don't want to go back to Flagstaff empty!"
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