The next day, Steve contacted a truck from the nearest town and loaded it with the carcass of a mammoth along with rocks and frozen soil.
When Li Du got into the car and was about to leave, the little white monkey suddenly caught up and stood at his feet, looking up at him.
He had been there for three days, and for three days he had been feeding the little white monkey, sometimes apples, sometimes bananas, and sometimes dried fruit.
The little white monkey liked to eat dried fruit. Li Du was right. Its intelligence was beyond that of ordinary animals. It soon learned to peel its own peanuts and even ate melon seeds with its teeth.
Li Du took out an apple and handed it to it, then spread out his hands and said, "You stay here by yourself. I'm leaving, but I should be back."
The little white monkey held the apple and continued to stare at him, its eyes clear and serious.
Sophie squatted down and held out her hand to it. "Would you like to go with us?"
The little white monkey looked at her, then looked up at Li Du, its eyes as serious as ever.
Obviously, it did not understand what that meant.
Li Du thought about it and asked Brother Wolf to dig a hole to see if they could bury the white ape's body. If the little white monkey was still not allowed to be touched, then they would have to leave the little white monkey behind. Otherwise, he could take the little white monkey away.
The temperature on the ground was higher than in the cave, and the two white apes' bodies had been exposed to the hot air, so they had rotted faster these days.
The white ape's body gave off an unusual stench. Brother Wolf dug a hole and put on gloves to send them into the cave.
The little white monkey looked at this scene and did not stop him this time.
In fact, when the white ape's body was rotting faster, it did not approach it as much as before. Perhaps its biological instinct made it refuse to approach the rotting body.
Many animals have a natural resistance to scavenging. Carrion contains a lot of bacteria, viruses, and parasite eggs, which can easily cause them to get sick and die.
After burying the white ape, Li Du gave the little white monkey two more peanuts. It held one in each hand. Li Du opened the door and got in the car. It hesitated and wandered outside with the peanuts in its hand.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the little white monkey still refused to get in the car, Li Du sighed, closed the door, and said, "Let's go."
The driver started the engine and Ah Meow suddenly raised its head from the back seat. Li Du looked out and saw the little white monkey appear on the car door. It was holding the door handle with one hand and pulling the window with the other. Its body was nimbly climbing up the car.
Even though the heavy off-road vehicle was moving quickly, it still couldn't shake it off.
Li Du stretched out his hand, and the little white monkey jumped up agilely, hugged his wrist, and was dragged into the car.
After entering the car, the little white monkey sniffed, opened its mouth, and spat out a peanut. Then, it picked it up and handed it to Li Du.
Li Du did not know what it meant. Sophie smiled and said, "This is its recognition of you. It is sharing its food with you. In a group of beasts, this means that it treats you as a partner."
Hearing this, Li Du could not help but laugh. "This is the food I'm giving you, okay?"
He took out another apple and split it in half. The little white monkey took one half, jumped up, and sat on the back of the front passenger seat. It swung its legs and ate leisurely.
The road was rough, and the car was very bumpy. However, the little white monkey seemed to have a balance board under its buttocks. Its body swayed along with the car, but it did not fall off.
Li Du looked at Sophie and said, "It is one of us now. I want to give it a name. What do you think it should be called?"
Sophie crossed her slender legs and said leisurely, "With your style, it should be called Ah Bai, right?"
Li Du laughed heartily. "That name of yours is too lame. But who asked you to be my wife? My wife calls the shots, so let's call it Ah Bai. "
Sophie rolled her eyes at him and said, "My name is bad? This is the name you want to give it. "
Li Du was not convinced and said, "Who said that?"
Sophie said, "Well, then tell me, what do you want to name it?"
"Ah Chi, Ah Hou, something like that," Li Du said with a smile.
The truck did not return to Krasnoyarsk Krai with the off-road vehicle. It stayed in the wilderness, and the off-road vehicle returned alone, with two large elephant tusks on the roof.
There were many ivory hunters in Krasnoyarsk Krai. This was a place for them to rest and replenish their supplies. It was also a mammoth ivory trading market.
The two ivory tusks that Li Du brought back this time were big and of good quality. They were superstars in the market. The car swaggered into the city and immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Some of them were members of the Flint Gang. They recognized the car of Li Du and his group. Such a domineering off-road vehicle was unique in the small town.
After bringing the ivory into the small town, Li Du and his group went straight to a bar.
The name of the bar was Golden Ivory. From the name, one could tell that the bar had something to do with the ivory trade.
In fact, the owner of the bar was called Shiva Shebog. He used to be an ivory hunter and was very famous for his ability to find ivory.
However, once they encountered an ice storm in the wilderness. Coincidentally, the group had run out of fuel, so the ice storm hit them hard. Of the six people in the group, four froze to death and the remaining two suffered frostbite.
After that lesson, the owner never went out again. He used the money he had saved from digging ivory over the years to open the bar. He made a small living and no longer went out to risk his life.
When Li Du and his group entered, there were dozens of people drinking and chatting inside.
The bar was not big. Besides the owner, there was a bartender and a waitress. The owner himself sat at the counter. He was a Slavic man in his forties, with chestnut-colored short hair and a strong body.
Li Du sat down, took out a roll of US dollars and said, "Bring up some drinks. Everyone here has a beer!"
Because mammoth ivory was basically traded in US dollars, the US dollar was a hard currency in the small town. It was even more popular than rubles because it was stronger in terms of foreign exchange.
After hearing Li Du's words, the owner looked at him in surprise and said, "Buddy, did you get anything today?"
Li Du nodded and smiled. "Of course, and it's not bad. I got two big ivory tusks."
The owner whistled and said, "Cool, brother. Congratulations."
He whistled again and said, "Everyone, a glass of Golden Malt beer. Today, my buddy got two big ivory tusks. Let's congratulate him!"
Hearing that someone was giving them drinks, some people excitedly slapped the table and some shouted happily. The atmosphere in the small bar became cheerful and lively.
Someone came up and asked, "Shiva Shebog, my brother, your buddy looks unfamiliar. Where are they from?"
Shiva Shebog smiled and said, "America, they are from America. This time they came to Siberia for mammoth ivory. You guys have to be careful. They want to dig up all the ivory here."
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