Now that they had joined the Hundred Thousand Club, not only did they have access to more information, but they also had to raise their status.
When they returned to the Steampunk Hotel, the tone and attitude of the treasure hunters changed when they chatted with them.
Status was a strange thing. Once it appeared, the way people treated them changed immediately.
Li Du still remembered that when he and Hans came to Phoenix, they would always be teased, and there was no lack of malicious taunts.
Even though they had made a lot of gains at the auction, even though they had dealt with all their opponents, the attitude of the treasure hunters was still not good.
Maybe it was because they were envious, jealous, or resentful. In short, the more they gained, the more people wanted to find trouble with them. There were even people who just debuted who wanted to use them as a stepping stone.
But now everything had changed. He had joined the Hundred Thousand Club, and when he met the treasure hunters again, they were much friendlier.
When the three of them entered the Steampunk Hotel, the treasure hunters who were relaxing at the front desk took the initiative to greet them.
"Hey, Big Li, Big Fox, good afternoon. I heard you guys joined the Hundred Thousand Club? Congratulations. "
"Come on, guys, come and have a drink. This is a good time to celebrate!"
"Share some of your experience, let us learn from you. How did you do it? How enviable! "
Li Du smiled and greeted them, then whispered, "Wow, these guys are really well-informed."
They had joined the Hundred Thousand Club for at most two hours, but it seemed like all the treasure hunters had heard the news during lunch.
Hans said, "We have a forum where the identity of the treasure hunters is updated. Phoenix will do a special topic for us to introduce the new club members."
When they were checking in, Iron Man smiled and pushed a cocktail for each of them. He said, "I'm really glad, guys. I'm glad I gave you free check-in."
Li Du said, "That's fate."
Iron Man raised his glass and said, "Then let's toast to fate. I hope I have fate with more members of the Hundred Thousand Club!"
After drinking and checking in, Li Du took Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles to rest. Hans and Playboy joined the gathering of the treasure hunters and started drinking again.
In the afternoon, Hans came to find him and said, "We're in luck, bro. This time, we can attend an interesting auction in Phoenix."
"What kind of interesting auction?" Li Du asked excitedly. "Is there anything good?"
Hans said, "I'm not sure if there's anything good. I haven't gotten any information yet. This auction is very interesting. I'll take you there to broaden your horizons."
"What does it mean?"
"You haven't participated in a silent auction before, right?" Hans laughed.
Li Du had indeed never participated in one. He asked curiously, "Silent auction? What auction is this? "
Hans lay on the bed lazily and said, "Don't worry, we'll stay in Phoenix for two days. After two days, you'll experience it for yourself. That way, you'll understand it better."
The auction would be held in two days. Li Du gave Godzilla a call and asked him to contact Big Quinn. Both of them would need at least two days to arrive.
The next day, Li Du and Hans went to the storage company to check on the value of the storage units.
The name of the storage company was Desert Coastal Storage Co., Ltd. Hans said that the company had been around for more than 80 years.
"When the company was founded, World War II hadn't even started yet. Man, my grandfather was just born then," he said as he drove.
Li Du asked, "And then? Would there be better things in a more experienced storage unit? "
Hans laughed. "Not necessarily, but this storage company follows the old-fashioned auction rules. When the number of storage units exceeds 20, to save time, they use the silent auction method."
Li Du understood. "You mean, there are more than 20 storage units waiting to be auctioned this time, right?"
Hans nodded heavily.
The more storage units there were, the more likely there was to be good things in them.
When they arrived at the storage company, they saw the auction notice posted on the bulletin board at the entrance. Only then did they realize that the number of storage units being auctioned this time was not a small number, but a very large number. There were a total of 28 units.
Li Du understood why the storage company used the silent auction method. If everyone were to bid, it would take at least two days to sort through all 28 storage units.
The specific storage unit numbers were written on the notice. He let out the little bug to do a sweep to see if there was anything from the past that would attract the little bug.
In the end, he let the little bug fly to the fifth unit. Although there was nothing there to attract the little bug, when the little bug flew past a big box, Li Du saw something strange inside.
From the outside, it looked like a thick and short iron pipe. However, upon closer inspection, the iron pipe was very thick and heavy, and it was surrounded by intricate steel parts.
Li Du sized it up. The length of the iron pipe was less than a meter, and the caliber was about 20 centimeters. It looked like a cannon barrel, but it did not have the majesty of a cannon.
He let the little bug fly out. Under the box, there were two big wheels. The wheels were larger in diameter, about a meter and a half, and were carefully wrapped with oilcloth.
In addition, there were a few small boxes in the storage unit. Inside were some rivets, iron chains, large bolts, and other parts. The color was the same as the iron pipe and iron wheels, and the exterior was painted black.
Under the iron pipe, there was a thick black iron plate.
Li Du estimated that this thing looked like the base of a cannon.
Could it be that he had discovered a cannon?
Of course, this cannon was not a very powerful field cannon. It could be a weapon used in small-scale conflicts.
However, as long as it was a cannon, it was valuable.
Not long ago, when Li Du went to buy a gun, he saw a replica cannon model in Veterans World. That thing was only used to hold the fort, but it was still worth forty to fifty thousand dollars.
There was a row of letters on the iron base. Li Du studied it and felt that it looked like German. However, he did not know and could not search for it.
After studying the short and fat cannon, he decided to bid for this storage unit. It looked like it had some value.
After walking around the storage unit, in addition to the cannon, he also found some car chassis and skeletons. Unfortunately, they were all rusty and were not carefully protected like the cannon.
Apart from this storage unit, there was nothing in the other 20 or so storage units that Li Du was interested in.
From his point of view, there was nothing particularly valuable in these warehouses.
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