Li Du turned into a hardworking little farmer, trying his best to search through the pile of stones.
He knew that he had won this bet. There was no doubt about it, and it was a clean win.
However, he could not show the results directly, or it would easily raise doubts.
Thus, he could only pretend to be searching hard for gems, quickly using a small pickaxe to cut open the stones and search for traces of gems.
Pretending to be good but not being able to show it made him feel very frustrated. What was even more frustrating was that there were people beside him who were chattering.
"Dude, what are you doing? Do you look like you're searching for gems? "
"You're farming, right? You want to start a vegetable garden here? But Asians are good at farming. "
"What a rookie. You're like searching for fish in the waves. There's no way you'll find anything!"
"..."
Sophie came up to help Li Du, clearing the stones for him to look at.
She also felt that this was not going to work, and whispered, "Dear, are you sure this will work?"
There were gem hunters around them making sarcastic remarks about Li Du. She was worried that her words would add fuel to the fire, so she quickly added, "I'm not doubting you, but is this a good method?"
Li Du gave her a smile and said, "It might not work for others, but it works for me. You might not know this, but I rely on my observation skills in storage auctions. My observation skills are different from ordinary people."
Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles also came to help. Ah Ow used her claws to dig up a few stones. She was still young, and her claws were very tender. Very soon, she felt the pain and switched to using her mouth to open the stones.
They did not understand what Li Du and Sophie were doing, but seeing the two of them continuously lifting the stones, they learned to do so.
At this time, they saw Crispy Noodles' skill. The structure of a raccoon's claws was different from that of other animals. They had a thumb, which was used to grab food and wash it.
In terms of digging up stones, a raccoon's palms was very useful. They could learn to use their claws to pick up stones, which was faster and more efficient.
Seeing this, the tourists were amazed, and many took out their cameras to take pictures.
Seeing Crispy Noodles skillfully lifting the stones, Li Du had an idea. Maybe this time he could use Crispy Noodles to show off, just like how he used Ah Meow to show off.
Crispy Noodles' fighting ability was far inferior to Ah Meow's, but his concentration and endurance were far superior. He kept trying to lift the stones. As for what was under the stones? It didn't care. In reality, it didn't know what it was doing.
Raccoons are good at flipping rocks. It's in their nature to do it.
In the wild, raccoons liked to live by small rivers. Firstly, there was an abundant water source. Secondly, there were small fish, shrimps, and crabs in the water for food.
Small fish, prawns, and crabs liked to hide under rocks by the river. If the raccoons wanted to catch them, they had to lift up the rocks.
This was what Crispy Noodles was doing now.
As he worked aimlessly, Li Du found something for himself to do, which was to consider whether he should temporarily change his job.
Facts had proven that using the little bug was convenient for him to find gemstones, and gemstone hunting was much more profitable than storage auctions.
He was now searching for opals. A piece of opal was worth tens of thousands of dollars, and that was just an ordinary opal. If it was a top-grade fire opal, it would not be a problem to sell it for hundreds of thousands or even millions.
However, it would be difficult to search for items worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars from the warehouse.
He had already explored more than half of Arizona. He had seen the situation of the warehouses. It would be difficult to get a big haul in the future.
As he was thinking, Crispy Noodles arrived at the location where he had found the opal. He waved his two little paws and threw out the rocks.
One of the tourists was attracted and said, "This long-nosed raccoon is really amazing. Look at how nimble its paws are, and how good its endurance is."
"Maybe we should tame the raccoon to look for gemstones?" a gem hunter joked.
Someone next to him curled his lips and said, "Unless you put a human soul into this guy's body, otherwise —"
Halfway through his sentence, Li Du suddenly walked quickly to where Crispy Noodles was. He threw away the pickaxe and replaced it with a small shovel. After cleaning up a few times, he reached out and took out a small rock.
The rock was orange in color and translucent. There were some speckles on it. From a certain angle, it looked like blooming flowers!
Seeing the rock he took out, the gem hunters who were joking were dumbfounded. The tourists exclaimed, "He found the fire opal. He really found it!"
Fire opals came in many colors, ranging from orange, bright orange, orange-red to red and even scarlet. The material could also vary from translucent to transparent.
The beauty of the color of the rock directly determined its value. The closer it was to the color of the flame, the more valuable it was. Red was the most expensive. The redder, the better. Accordingly, orange-red was more valuable than yellow.
Top-quality fire opals were as beautiful as burning flames and were extremely transparent. These were the favorites of collectors. One piece could be worth millions!
In terms of quality, Li Du's piece was not inferior to Cyril's piece. His was more yellow, which was not comparable to Cyril's piece. However, under the sunlight, his piece was more transparent.
Previously, when the little bug had seen it under the rock, he had not noticed the difference in transparency due to the light. Therefore, he had thought that the value of the rock was small. However, that was not the case.
Looking at the rock in his hand, the gem hunters who were waiting to watch a good show were dumbfounded. A group of people looked at Li Du in shock. Someone cried out, "God, he really found it?!"
Sophie turned her head and saw the scene. She immediately cheered, "Darling, you found it!"
Li Du smiled. "Not me, it was Crispy Noodles who found it. However, it belongs to me, so of course, it counts as me finding it."
As he spoke, he lifted Crispy Noodles and placed him on his shoulder. The raccoon squatted on top of him and hugged his head, grinning foolishly.
Sophie cheered and ran over. She lifted the rock and exclaimed, "The Native Americans were right. This is a beautiful jewel like a bird of paradise!"
Fire opals had a long history. As early as the Mayans and Aztecs, they were regarded as treasures by the natives. Like Sophie, they called the warm and mesmerizing orange-red gemstone "a jewel as beautiful as a bird of paradise."
Li Du cleaned the dust off his body. He handed the gemstone to the gemstone dealer, Owen, and said, "Buddy, come and appraise it. Is there any problem with it?"
Owen looked at him in surprise. "Brother, what do you have to do with God?"
He had to ask this question because the gem hunters were right. The probability of finding an opal within an hour was too low. Furthermore, Li Du was a rookie!
Li Du said, "I'm a good person. God bless the good. My girlfriend is a devout believer. Perhaps that's the reason."
Owen inspected the gemstone and said, "He won. Everyone, this is a real opal!"
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