One of the ivory hunters laughed and said, "Ha, then they are too powerful. No one knows how many tusks there are in the Mossy Mountains, and no one knows where they are buried …"
However, the boss said seriously, "But they have a way to find out. Buddy, I know these guys. They brought a new machine that can detect buried tusks."
A few of the ivory hunters around shook their heads. "How can there be such a machine? That's impossible. "
The boss said, "That machine is called a nuclear magnetic penetration and feedback analyzer. I don't know how it works exactly, but in short, it can shoot a type of particle at the ground. This particle is labeled with the density, hardness, and other data of the tusks. When it encounters the tusks underground, it will give feedback in time, so it's easy for them to find this thing."
Seeing how serious he was, the ivory hunters around the counter were shocked. "Is this true? There's really such a thing? "
"It was invented by the Americans." The boss shrugged. "It's said that it's still in the experimental stage. The real use of this machine is not to find ivory, but to conduct experiments."
Someone was still doubtful. "There's such an advanced machine? Why haven't I heard of it? "
This time, it was the boss's turn to laugh. "What can you possibly hear? Do you know the identity of my buddies? You can ask around. They are all from the big families in the United States. The laboratory that designed the nuclear magnetic penetration and feedback analyzer is controlled by them. "
A big man next to him nodded and said, "What Shiva Shepard said is true. These b * stards have a powerful background. Our boss has investigated them, and one of them is from the Ford family, the Ford family that manufactures cars."
"So powerful?" The few of them were shocked.
"If they're so rich, why are they still fighting with us for food?" someone else said gloomily.
Shiva Shepard shrugged and said, "They're here to look for a b * stard, and also to check on the use of this machine."
"Black Snake Bryant. They're here to look for Black Snake. I know that," the big man who had spoken earlier replied again.
An ivory hunter asked, "Oh, I know who they are. Your Flint Gang had a conflict with them before? I heard that your boss, Flint, even embarrassed himself? "
The big man from the Flint Gang mumbled, "It's all gossip, fake, fake."
"Fake?" Someone chuckled. "I've seen it before. I was eating at the Antler Restaurant and saw what happened from the second floor. That Flint guy took off his pants in front of them, right?"
The burly man from the Flint Gang flew into a rage. "Don't spread rumors! Damn it! Our boss didn't take off his pants in front of them. His pants fell off!"
"Hahaha." Cheerful laughter rang out, and even the burly man from the Flint Gang laughed. This matter was truly too hilarious.
They did not take Shiva Shebog's words to heart. Digging mammoth ivory depended on experience and luck. How could there be any advanced machines? They didn't believe it.
The next day, the off-road vehicle returned. There were still ivory on the roof, but this time there were four ivory tusks.
Some ivory dealers went to negotiate the price. They checked the quality of the ivory and gave a good price. The four ivory tusks were sold for 150,000 US dollars.
On the third day, when the off-road vehicle returned, there were still two elephant tusks on the roof of the vehicle. This time, there were two elephant tusks of average quality. They were sold for 50,000 dollars.
The ivory hunters were shocked. They had never seen anyone excavate ivory at such a speed.
After the geological changes, the remaining ivory was buried deep in the tundra. It was very difficult to find them. The average ivory hunter's gang could not find more than a few tusks in a month.
Many of them were small teams of five or six people. It was even more difficult for them to find ivory. They were considered very lucky to find one in a month or two.
Often, the ivory hunters could work in the wild for more than a month without being able to find a mammoth carcass. Many small teams could only find two tusks after working for half a year.
Li Du and the others were better off. They could transport two or even four tusks a day. The speed at which they discovered them was a little scary.
The ivory hunters wondered if they had bought the tusks from somewhere else and sent them here. However, they could not figure out the purpose of Li Du and the others.
Moreover, some people went to observe the ivory up close. They were all experts and could easily tell that the ivory in the car was freshly excavated. It was not the ivory that had been excavated in the market for some time.
Shiva Shebog knew this the best because he had been helping Li Du and the others with the ivory. The excavated ivory was sent here and he helped to contact the buyers.
The hunters came to the Golden Ivory Bar to drink. As they drank, they asked, "Old man, do they really have some kind of machine?" "There's such a powerful machine in the world?" "D * mn, this is unbelievable!"
Shiva Shebog said, "I told you, but you didn't believe me. They really have the ability to excavate all the ivory in the surrounding area."
The hunters panicked. Someone slammed the table and shouted, "Then what are we going to eat?"
Depending on the mountains, depending on the tundra could only eat the mammoth tusks below.
Speaking of which, the ivory hunters were actually living a good life. Even if a team of five spent two months to find a mammoth's carcass, they had only found two tusks, which could be sold for fifty to sixty thousand US dollars. After splitting the profits evenly, each person would earn five to six thousand US dollars per month.
In the Siberian tundra, working normally, people could not earn five to six thousand rubles a month. The exchange rate between the US dollar and the ruble was more than fifty percent!
On the fourth day, Li Du and the others drove out early in the morning. Some of the ivory hunters followed them to see what they were going to do.
A pickup truck was waiting in the wilderness. The truck had been modified. The rear compartment was built like an RV. There were many small instruments and wires outside. There was something like a radar on the roof. There was a scanner-like machine at the back of the truck, which continuously sent signals into the ground.
The pickup truck stayed in one place. When the off-road vehicle arrived, the people started to dig. When someone started digging, the pickup truck would leave and continue to wander slowly in the wilderness.
One of the ivory hunters pointed to the pickup truck and asked, "That nuclear MRI machine is in the truck, right?"
No one could tell him the answer, but it was obvious.
After some digging, some fossilized bones were dug out. A hunter looked at the excavation site with binoculars and said, "I don't think these bones are from a mammoth."
There was a cheer at the excavation site. Brother Wolf climbed up from below and dragged up an animal skull. There were two things that looked like broad, flat machetes on the skull.
This was not mammoth ivory. The tusks were very long and round, about two to three meters long. However, this broad, flat machete-like thing was not more than two meters long and had a very flat shape.
Someone recognized the object and said in surprise, "God, the fossil of a wild rhinoceros!"
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