More than half a month ago, Tang Chaoyang had said that he would give him a gift, a map of a jade vein.
Li Du had been quite interested at the time, but after the cave incident and the continuous sales of houses, he had forgotten about the map.
The Chinese youth left after giving him the gift box. A treasure hunter came over to greet him. "Big Li, come and continue to tell the story of your ancestors risking their lives to steal treasures. Their experiences were amazing."
Of course it was amazing. Li Du translated the story of "Candle Blowing Ghost" and told it as a story.
In fact, he could not be blamed for bragging. "Candle Blowing Ghost" started the story in the first person. Li Du also told it in the same way, and the treasure hunters took it seriously.
Dickens looked at the gift box in his hand and said, "Hey, what is this? What did he give you? Be careful, I heard that some gangs send bombs to their opponents in boxes. "
"Nonsense, how could that happen?" Olly retorted, drinking his beer. "Wouldn't the world be in chaos then?"
Li Du did not know what was in the box. The box was only about 20 centimeters long, wide, and high, but it weighed more than 10 kilograms. Logically speaking, it was just a map. Even if it was made of cowhide, it should not be so heavy.
He opened the box in confusion, and then the crowd gathered to take a look. They all exclaimed in unison, "Oh my God!" "My God, what is this?" "It's beautiful, it's a work of art!"
There was a statue in the box, well-proportioned and green. The color was too bright, like a tender leaf after the rain, so green that water could drip out.
Especially under the sun, the statue looked even more crystal clear, as if there was a layer of glossy gloss flowing on the surface. It was so beautiful that it was intoxicating.
Compared to the gorgeous material, the statue itself was more valuable. It was carved with a topographic map, with mountains, rivers, roads, vegetation, and some small towns.
There was no doubt that it had been carved in miniature. The small statue depicted a rather large piece of land. On it, the trees were smaller than ants, and the towns were only a little bigger than the pads of a thumb. However, there were pavilions, people, carriages, cows, and horses!
The treasure hunters were all boorish people. They had never seen such a statue before, and were stunned.
Someone could not help but want to touch it. Dickens slapped it and said, "What if you break it? This thing looks like it's worth tens of millions. Can you afford it? "
Olly mumbled, "I just want to confirm if it's real or not. I feel like I'm dreaming. How can there be such a beautiful thing?"
"It's obviously real. The question is, what is it made of? I've never seen such a gem before. It's so big. Is it some kind of jade? "Turis asked curiously.
Li Du hid his smile and said, "It should be a type of jade. It looks good. Someone gave it to Ah Meow and the others. They are really fanatical fans."
He was just talking nonsense. This thing was carved from a whole piece of jade!
It was such a big jade, and it seemed to be a high-quality jade with a good head. Maybe it was a glass type. It was very valuable in itself.
Dickens said it was worth ten million, but Li Du felt that it might be more than that. This thing was worth tens of millions!
Just this jade statue alone was valuable enough. However, it was just a representation. The hidden jade vein behind it was really valuable!
Hearing that, Olly was the first to shout, "I don't want to do storage auctions anymore. I don't want to bid for real estate either. I want to go back and raise pets. I want to open a zoo. D * mn, just the money I can earn from receiving gifts is enough to support me for the rest of my life!"
"Then can you transfer the two houses in your hands to me?" Someone giggled.
Olly raised his middle finger and said, "Dream on, b * stard. I'm just saying. If I really open a zoo, I'll just be waiting to be food for the animals."
Li Du handed the statue to Brother Wolf and asked him to keep it carefully.
He wanted to call Tang Chaoyang, but he did not use his old number. He had changed it to an anti-tracking number, so he did not manage to call him.
He could only give up.
Originally, he was not interested in the so-called jade mine. He had enough minerals in his hands. The opal mine and the diamond mine were very valuable. Even if he lived extravagantly, he could basically live the rest of his life.
However, now that he saw the statue, he had an idea. This kind of jade statue was really beautiful!
He was planning to marry Sophie, but he had not thought of a proposal gift. Looking at this jade, he had a bold idea.
After entertaining the treasure hunters, at night, Li Du took the statue out again to study it.
He avoided Sophie. He did not want to bring Sophie with him this time. He wanted to do it himself.
Under the night light, the jade statue looked crystal clear and lovely. Under the light, the statue emitted a faint green fluorescence. That beautiful color was really intoxicating.
Li Du caressed the sculpture. It was summer, but it felt cool to the touch. Obviously, it was carved from a piece of jade of high quality.
Tang Chaoyang had said that the jade vein was in the northwest of Myanmar. Even if he did not say it, Li Du would have guessed so, because 90% of the world's high-quality jade came from there.
He snapped his fingers and Brother Wolf spread out a huge map of Myanmar. Lu Guan turned on the computer and pulled up a Google 3D map. Then they began to compare and determine the location of the statue.
Myanmar was a country with a long history. After forming a unified country in 1044, it went through four feudal dynasties: Bagan, Bogu, Toungoo, and Konbaung.
Between 1824 and 1885, the United Kingdom launched three wars of aggression and occupied Myanmar, and then in 1886, the United Kingdom designated it as a province of British India.
In 1948, Myanmar declared independence from the British Commonwealth. On the map of the modern world, the country was bordered by India and Bangladesh in the northwest, China in the northeast, and Thailand and Laos in the southeast.
The local security was not good. It was one of the areas in the world still shrouded in the shadow of war. For the past 20 to 30 years, Myanmar had been under the rule of a military government.
Until now, there were still guerrillas supported by the opposition. The government forces and the guerrillas often fought. Li Du saw the recent news in Myanmar and there was an introduction to the war.
It was not easy to find the specific area from the map. At least, it was more difficult than the map. There were no landmarks on the statue. There were only five small cities without names, so Li Du could not figure out what the city was after studying it for a while.
Brother Wolf was an expert at reading maps. After studying it, he shook his head. "There is no such distribution of cities. The locations of the five cities are wrong. Also, looking at the surrounding mountains and rivers, they can't be compared with the map."
Li Du made up his mind and said, "Look at the 3D map, look, look everywhere!"
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