After finding the mammoth cemetery, he had to excavate and sell it.
The latter two jobs were easy. There were many hunting and nomadic tribes in the Siberian tundra. They were cheap labor and could be hired to dig for ivory.
Selling ivory required channels. Li Du found the owner of the Golden Ivory Bar to contact buyers. He had bribed the owner. He was the one who had spread the news that they had a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging machine.
This was a great help to Li Du. If they had spread the news themselves, the ivory hunters might not have believed it. However, it was different with the owner of the Golden Ivory Bar. He was a well-known figure in the ivory industry.
Two mammoth cemeteries were discovered, and a large amount of ivory was dug up. It flowed continuously into the market and was exchanged for money for Li Du.
He had to thank Steve for this. He was the one who had found people to manage the mammoth cemetery. After all, it was quite dangerous to dig underground. It was Steve who had used his friend's connections to find a local professional engineering team to take care of the safety.
Following the map, Li Du found four more mammoth cemeteries. Together, he could earn at least twenty million dollars on this trip to Siberia!
For his current net worth, 20 million USD was not a lot. Supporting Remonin would cost him 10 million USD, but it was better to have some income than nothing.
The construction work on Seagull Island was on track, and the snakes were almost gone. Li Du was preparing to build a private small power station on the island, which was another expense.
The good news came from the diamond mine in the Amengda area. It was a rich mine, and diamonds were already being produced. However, the diamonds had to be verified and reviewed by the Antwerp World Diamond Center before they could be put into the market for money.
Li Du did not need to worry about that. Cole was more concerned about it than he was, because the diamonds dug up would be supplied to the Harry Winston group.
Steve suggested that Li Du hire a professional accounting team and poach talents from the world's top four accounting firms. His current assets were large and complicated, and he needed professionals to manage them.
Li Du accepted the suggestion. He would solve this problem when he returned from the North Pole. In May, they should enter the North Pole. To be exact, they were going to enter Severnaya Zemlya.
According to the map, Severnaya Zemlya was almost at the northern end of the Central Siberian Plateau, but if one continued north from the Central Siberian Plateau, the road conditions and weather would become very bad.
Therefore, after Li Du's work was over, they would first go to a city, where they would repair and reorganize, and then go to Severnaya Zemlya by water. Among them, heavy SUVs would also be transported by water.
While Li Du was looking for the last mammoth graveyard, Steve and his men went ahead to prepare for the trip to the polar region.
At the beginning of May, Li Du arranged for the excavation of the best mammoth graveyard and then drove to a nearby town. There was an airport there, and they took a flight to the next city — the Arctic Black Pearl, Vorkuta.
Vorkuta was the administrative center and main coal-mining center of the Pechora Coal Mine in Russia. The nickname of the Arctic Black Pearl came from the city's resources.
In fact, before the discovery of the coal mine, the city was a place of exile for political prisoners in the Soviet Union. It was located in the northeast corner of the Komi Autonomous Republic of Russia, 160 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, and had a population of 200,000.
As far as Li Du knew, it was a very simple city, built entirely on the foundation of a coal mining company. Vorkuta Coal Company, one of the world's most famous energy companies, and the Northern Steel Group were located there. Half of the city's population was related to these two large groups.
The plane they were on was very simple, even a little shabby. The sofa cushions of the seats were almost crushed, and it was uncomfortable to sit on them.
Li Du wanted to fasten his seat belt, but when he reached out and pulled, he found that there was no seat belt.
He asked in surprise, "Sir, is there no seat belt on the plane?"
Not only was there no seat belt on the plane, but there was also no stewardess. There was only a big pilot and a little old man, who was not sure if he was a mechanic or co-pilot.
The old man turned around and said in unclear English, "What, you want a seat belt? What do you want that for? Sit tight, we're going! "
"Up in the sky, buddy!" The pilot laughed, and the engine of the plane whirred as it glided forward.
It was an exaggeration to say that the plane was probably flying at a low altitude, so the airtightness was very poor. There were even gaps in the fuselage, and as the plane took off, cold wind blew in.
Not only that, for some unknown reason, there were some potatoes, apples, and other things in the cabin. When the plane lifted off, fruits and vegetables rolled out.
Li Du was stunned. He was really afraid that he would become one of these fruits and roll to somewhere else!
Fortunately, the plane was very shabby, but it was flying quite steadily. After the first takeoff and balance, it flew up with a whistling sound. Everything was going well.
The old man in the co-pilot came in from the cockpit like a monkey and picked up the things that had rolled on the ground.
Ah Bai was quick to pick up two apples from the ground. He quickly gave one to Li Du and hugged the other one.
The little old man was very easy to talk to. He smiled and said, "Is this your monkey? It's very cute, and it's very brave. Sir, maybe you should learn from this monkey. Don't be afraid, our plane is very safe. "
He could see that Li Du's expression was not good.
Li Du forced a smile and said, "I have a fear of heights, so it's inevitable that I'll be afraid."
The little old man handed him an apple and said, "Then have some fruit. Good food will dispel the fear in your heart. Also, do you have a fear of heights? Then it'll be easier for you to go to Vorkuta. There are many trains there. "
Vorkuta's coal resources had to be transported by train, so in terms of transportation, the city had the most train lines in Central Russia.
There, trains were the main means of transportation, and the airport was only open in spring, summer, and autumn. As for the roads? Sorry, the roads in Vorkuta were internal roads, connecting various coal mines and gas fields, and not the outside world.
That meant that if they drove to Vorkuta by land, there were no roads to take. They would still have to go through the tundra.
Flying at a low altitude was very dangerous. First, they might run into flocks of birds, and second, the airflow was unstable. Hence, after a thrilling journey, they finally landed successfully at the small airport in Vorkuta.
The old man and the fat pilot took a picture with Li Du and the others. Li Du asked what it was for, and the pilot laughed and said, "Some guests don't have confidence in our plane. When the time comes, I will show them the pictures of my guests to give them confidence."
Li Du smiled helplessly. He always felt that he was really lucky to be able to arrive at his destination safely on this plane.
Anyway, they arrived in the city of Vorkuta. Steve said that they could enjoy good food here, and the local cuisine was the best in Russia.
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