Li Du's tone was not pleasant. Of course, he did not have to be nice to these people.
The few of them still thought he was a coward. They either crossed their arms or puffed out their chests and surrounded him.
Sophie was worried that Li Du would be at a disadvantage and hurried over to stand with him.
Li Du turned around and gave her a warm smile. He blocked Sophie and looked at the group of people with a sneer. "What's up, everyone? Want to get some food?"
These people did not make a move directly. The bare-chested young man rubbed his chin and said, "Coward, you'll get beaten up if you talk like that, you know?"
Li Du said, "Before you make a move, find out who your opponent is, lest you die a wronged death. The scenery in Winslow is not bad, but the countryside is a small place after all. It's understandable that you guys don't have good taste. "
After listening to his words and looking at his confident expression and contemptuous eyes, the few burly men were a little hesitant.
They had provoked Li Du because they were jealous that he had a beauty like Sophie. Secondly, they felt that he was very soft. However, now that they were confronting each other, Li Du's toughness was beyond their expectations.
These people were not gangsters or military men. They could bully the weak, but if the other party was strong, then they would not dare to make a move.
After all, most white people bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Hearing Li Du's words, a man with a cigarette in his mouth asked in a low voice, "Who is this guy?"
Li Du did not want to fight them. With Sophie here, he could only rely on the little bug's ability to fight. His fighting skills were average and he might not be able to protect himself.
Therefore, the best way was to intimidate these people.
As soon as the man with the cigarette in his mouth finished speaking, he immediately used the Time Deceleration ability. At the same time, he took a big stride forward and quickly and accurately pinched the cigarette.
With the cigarette in hand, he took a step back, and with a sweep of his right hand, he pressed the cigarette butt on the bare-chested young man and extinguished it.
Stepping back, the ability ended. He raised the cigarette butt to show them, and then flicked it away with a light flick. He said expressionlessly, "Don't smoke in public."
Only then did the bare-chested young man cry out, "F * ck, it hurts!"
He only dared to curse. With Li Du's move, these gem hunters did not dare to make a move.
In fact, not only did they not dare to make a move, they were also scared stiff.
Li Du's hand was as fast as a ghost. Before these people could even see clearly, the cigarette in their mouths had already been taken away and burned.
So, if Li Du was holding a knife in his hand …
The others thought of this at the same time. They looked at each other, shrunk their necks and walked away, not daring to look at Sophie again.
Sophie hugged Li Du's waist from behind and laughed softly. "Wow, how are you so powerful?"
Li Du spread his hands and said, "It's just faster."
Sophie was also worried that there would be a conflict between the two sides. She had a gentle and peaceful temperament, and was satisfied to see the opponent who provoked her suffer.
As she spoke, she took Li Du's hand and led him to the other side.
The two of them were in a Petrified Forest, so they walked around while holding hands.
The scenery of the national park was not bad. Other than the natural petrified landscape, there were also some Native American buildings.
The area surrounded by the Petrified Forest National Park had been inhabited by different Native American tribes before Columbus discovered the American continent. Hence, there were some unique buildings.
Li Du had looked up information about the park on his way there. Seeing Sophie amazed by the size of the petrified wood, he introduced it to her. "There are many legends about them. Do you want to hear them?"
Sophie asked expectantly, "What are they?"
Li Du said, "Do you know the Paiute? This tribe believes that the petrified wood is the giant arrow shaft of Thor. And the Navajo believe that they are the bones of the mythical giant Yietso. "
There were a few small houses next to the forest. They used to be Native American dwellings, but now they were fenced and used for tourists.
These houses were built by the Native Americans using petrified trees and clay mud. They were fireproof, waterproof, and sturdy. According to the introduction, the houses had been around for more than 1,200 years.
The Native Americans had a strong sense of aesthetics. When they built these houses, they purposely chose more beautiful stones. When the sun shone on the houses, some of the houses would glow in different colors.
Sophie exclaimed, "No wonder they are called Agate Houses. They are really as beautiful as agate!"
As the two of them were sightseeing, someone among the gem hunters screamed, "F * ck f * ck f * ck! Oh my God, I found it! "
There were quite a number of tourists there. Hearing the gem hunter's scream, everyone turned to look.
The other gem hunters gathered around. Someone held a small stone above his head and walked toward the tourists.
As he got closer, Li Du could see the stone clearly.
The stone was very small, about the size of his fingernail. It was shaped like a cobblestone and had a murky orange-red color. The person held the stone high. Under the sunlight, a rainbow appeared in the stone!
Sophie gasped when she saw it. "Oh my God, it's beautiful! This is a fire opal! "
Opal was one of the most beautiful and precious gemstones in the world. Its chemical composition was a mixture of silicate molecules and water. It could be divided into colorless, white, light gray, dark gray, and black. Different colors of opal had different names and different charms.
The person was holding a fire opal in his hand. This was one of the most precious types of opal. It was produced almost exclusively in the Mexican border of North America and parts of the southern United States.
Of course, the Petrified Forest National Park was an important source of fire opals. The gem hunters were mainly there to look for them.
However, fire opals were very rare. Very few people were able to find them. Most people were mainly there to pick up beautiful agate stones and chalcedony stones.
Seeing the fire opal in the person's hand, the tourists immediately surrounded him and exclaimed in surprise.
"God, this thing is beautiful!"
"It's too beautiful, darling. I like it!"
"This lucky b * stard, he found a treasure!"
Li Du looked at Sophie's mesmerized eyes and asked, "Do you like it?"
Sophie nodded instinctively, then shook her head vigorously. "Not really. This fire opal is a little murky. It's not good. I don't really like it."
Even a deaf person could hear the involuntary tone in her voice.
However, she was right. This fire opal was not of the highest quality. Opals were amorphous, non-crystalline gemstones left behind in the cracks and caves of the strata in the form of gelatinous or liquid silica.
In this way, in the process of flowing, the silica would be stained with things such as animal and plant residues, tree fragments, shells, and bones.
It was for this reason that the opal eventually became murky. It was also these things that formed some of the magical sights in the opal, such as the rainbow in this piece of opal.
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