Looking at the big pit, Li Du took a deep breath. This was different from what he had imagined.
In his imagination, or in Musa's vague description, this should be a barren mountain near a river. The river washed away a lot of Kimberley rocks, and there would be rough diamonds in the river and along the coast.
But in front of him, this was an abandoned diamond mine, a diamond mine that had been reclaimed!
At least, this was a reclaimed mine. The surrounding area was full of pits and potholes, and there were small hills on the ground. There were signs of mechanical work in many places.
Not long after he arrived at the abandoned mine, someone climbed out of the pit.
Obviously, Musa was not the only one who knew about this place. Many people knew that there were diamonds here!
The people who climbed out were two middle-aged black men, covered in mud. They were talking and laughing together, but after noticing Li Du and the other two, especially Godzilla, who was as strong as a bear, they immediately shut their mouths.
The two of them looked at the three of them warily, clutching the small cloth bags on their waists, and slowly walked along the pit to the other side.
Li Du released the little bug into the small cloth bags on their waists to take a look. Both of them had diamonds in their bags. One of them had two diamonds, and the other had one.
This discovery made his disappointed mood improve. Judging from what the two of them had found, there should still be diamonds to be harvested in this mine.
If that was the case, why did the previous owner of the mine abandon this place?
He did not know the answer, and no one would give him an answer now.
Li Du walked up another hill. From this position, he could overlook the river and see more people.
Dozens of black men and women were busy in the river. They bent over and shook the sieve in the water, letting the water wash away the mud and fine sand, looking for diamonds.
He sighed and walked toward the river.
The people in the river soon noticed him. They all stood up and stared at him.
Li Du smiled and said, "Hi, good afternoon, everyone."
No one answered him. They just looked at him warily.
Li Du asked, "Excuse me, is this mine abandoned?"
The black men still did not speak, still looking at him coldly.
Seeing this, Li Du shrugged. It seemed that it was impossible to get an answer from these people.
After they appeared, the people in the river started to become cautious.
Most people no longer sifted the sand here to look for diamonds. Instead, they put the sand in the sieve into sacks and used small carts to push the heavy sacks away.
Li Du looked at the place and did not know how to use the little bug's ability. It seemed that looking for diamonds here was not much easier than looking for diamonds in the Diamond Park.
It was already afternoon. No matter what, they couldn't leave.
Li Du motioned for them to set up camp there for the time being. Brother Wolf and Big Ivan wandered around and found some houses.
Now that they have a house, they don't have to sleep in tents anymore.
These houses were low and simple. Most of them had no windows or doors. They were small, shabby houses built with mud or stones.
Li Du was easily satisfied. He felt that it was not bad to be able to find such a house in the wild.
There were about twenty to thirty houses, probably used by the mine workers in the past and now abandoned. However, they were not deserted, and most of the houses were still occupied.
The people living in them were black men who dug for diamonds in the mine. Finally, there were two houses that were empty. Li Du went in to take a look and came out with a frown.
He was not picky, but these two houses were too shabby. They were full of garbage and feces. There was not even a place to stay. It would be better to live in tents.
The four little ones looked from the window and were also disgusted. Ah Ow went in and sniffed the feces on the ground. She looked interested and licked her mouth with her tongue, as if she was salivating.
Sophie dragged her out by the ear and shook her head. "We have tents to stay in. Let's choose a place to stay."
Big Ivan played with the knife in his hand and said, "No need. Some of the houses here are not bad. I'll just drive the people out."
Li Du gave him a sidelong glance and said, "You better behave. There are many locals here. We are outsiders. It's best not to have any conflict."
There was a lot of trouble in the wild. Most of these black people were poor. They were not afraid of death. If there was a conflict, there was no telling what would happen.
Li Du was not afraid of a conflict in the open. He was afraid that someone would play tricks in the dark.
There were many strange things in Africa. For example, some of the plants in the wild could be refined into poisons and drugs, which could harm people without warning.
In the end, they did not want to cause trouble, but it did not mean that they could live in peace here.
In the afternoon, when they arrived at the mine, Li Du let Godzilla and Big Quinn set up the tents. He and Sophie took the little ones to walk around the mine to check out the situation.
A few black men stopped the two of them. A big man with a bare upper body looked at Li Du with cold eyes and asked, "Hey, which country are you from?"
Li Du smiled and said, "Hello, buddy. We are from America. This is —"
"This is not a place for you. Get lost," the big man said overbearingly.
The other men crossed their arms in front of their chests and pushed Li Du and the others to leave. One of them waved impatiently and said, "Get lost, don't stay here."
Li Du avoided the pushing arms and protected Sophie behind him. He did not want to get into a conflict, so he did not fight back. However, the four little ones were very protective of their master. Seeing that the two of them were being bullied, they immediately rushed forward.
Ali was the most aggressive. It jumped up and hit a big man's lower abdomen with a Black Tiger Heart.
Ah Ow pounced on a young man and pushed him to the ground. Ah Meow stared at the big man and opened his mouth to show his ferocious fangs, making a hissing sound.
Crispy Noodles went to the ground to get a stone. He followed Ah Meow and slammed the stone on the ground.
"Damn, damn it, Buick, save me! Chase this son of a b * tch away! " The young man who was pushed down was shocked. When Ah Ow was in attack mode, she looked like a wolf and was very aggressive.
The big man who was punched by Ali also screamed. He was furious and chased after Ali to kick it. Ali was very cunning and ran toward Little Flathead. When it felt the big man behind it kick it, it suddenly jumped over Little Flathead.
Just like that, the big man kicked Little Flathead, causing it to roll on the ground twice.
This was trouble. Little Flathead got up and did not say anything. It raised its head and attacked!
It pounced on the big man. While the big man was chasing Ali and did not notice it, it jumped on the big man's leg and opened its mouth to bite his calf.
"Ah!" The big man screamed, his voice mournful.
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