Looking at the last sunset, Sophie put her hand on the warm surface of the rock and sighed. "God, I feel like I'm touching the fragments of a million years of time …"
As she sighed, the sun got closer to the horizon, and their shadows grew longer and longer.
Li Du took Sophie's hand and jumped onto a rock wall. They watched the sun go from a red fireball to a little dark and disappearing at the edge of the desert. The process was fast, but in the eyes of the two, it was slow.
In their field of vision, the whole Stone Forest Park was illuminated by the afterglow. Everywhere was flashing a fiery red light, as if the earth was burning.
In addition to the fiery red light, because there were many fossils and ores on the ground, there were more flashing colors.
At first, the fire dominated the scene, but as the sun set, other lights began to flicker.
It was as if the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period and the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period were performing something on the stage of history. Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, all kinds of colors appeared, changing the national park into different colors.
A flock of big birds appeared in the sky. The sky was dark, and the birds' figures gradually blurred, but the vitality they brought did not diminish.
The sun had completely set, and at this time the desert turned from red to purple. Even the sky shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun turned purple.
The twilight was still there, and it used the desert as a palette.
The colors of the earth, hills, and fossils changed, and finally, the brilliant starry sky began to reveal itself. At this time, the starry sky was not dark, but a dark blue.
In this way, the endless dark blue light shone on the earth, turning it into a tide-like grayish-blue.
Standing on a huge rock, Li Du felt like he was facing the sea, which had been frozen by magic into hills. The huge rock under his feet was like a surfboard, making him feel like he could walk on the waves at any time.
It was not until the sky was filled with stars that the two of them woke up from the spectacular sunset scene.
Li Du glanced at Sophie and said, "It is magnificent! The lonely smoke rises in the desert, the round sun sets in the long river, I dare say it is nothing more than this! "
He said this poem in Chinese, and Sophie did not understand it, so he explained it to her.
However, using English to interpret it could not fully understand the mood. This could not be helped. Chinese poetry was broad and profound, and the mood of many poems could only be understood in Chinese. After translation, the taste would be lost.
Hearing his words, Sophie thought for a moment and said, "How about you teach me Chinese? I'll learn Chinese, and then I'll appreciate your poetry culture."
This was a good request, and Li Du was happy to teach Sophie Chinese. After they got married, Sophie would have to communicate with her parents, and it would be more reliable for her to learn Chinese than for her parents to learn English.
Under the moonlight, the two of them returned to the visitor center.
There were a few pickup trucks parked at the entrance of the park, and some shirtless brutes were smoking around them. Among them were a few gem hunters who had lost to him in a bet.
It was obvious that these people were here to cause trouble. Li Du had recovered most of his energy and was not afraid of them. However, he did not dare to take the risk of bringing Sophie along, especially at night.
Therefore, he called Godzilla.
Godzilla and the others quickly drove over. Hans was there as well. He did not go back. Instead, he stayed behind.
The four of them got out of the car, and Li Du and Sophie walked up to them.
Seeing Li Du, the gem hunters' expressions changed. They all stood up and walked toward him.
Li Du met up with Godzilla and Big Quinn. Seeing the two of them, the gem hunters' expressions changed again. They all walked around Li Du and the others and re-entered the national park.
Looking at these people, Big Quinn frowned. "What the hell are they doing?"
Hearing his complaint, the gem hunters walked even faster, almost running all the way into the national park.
Big Quinn's appearance was even more intimidating at night. Li Du felt that it was time to give him a raise. With him around, it would save him a lot of trouble.
On the way back, he took out the five fire opals he had on him and gave one to each of Hans and the others. He kept the purest one for himself.
Godzilla held it in his hand and asked curiously, "What is this?"
Lu Guan was shocked. "Dogsh * t!"
Godzilla said, "How can there be such beautiful dogsh * t?"
Lu Guan said, "Don't interrupt me! Dogsh * t! This is a fire opal! This thing is very expensive. This is a gemstone! "
Hans obviously knew what it was. He played with the opal and said, "Where did you get so many fire opals? This one is worth 10,000 dollars, right? "
Hearing his words, Big Quinn tightened his grip on the gemstone in his hand.
Li Du gave a brief introduction of the bet and said, "Crispy Noodles and I got these stones together. Crispy Noodles is an expert at digging. He seems to have some kind of connection with the fire opals. Coupled with my observation skills, we found these stones."
Hans said, "You must have found them. Raccoons and fire opals are related? Dogsh * t, if they are, I am willing to adopt 100 raccoons. "
In an area like Flagstaff, which was close to the national park, raccoons were considered an irritating animal. They were reckless and destructive, often entering people's backyards to wreak havoc. The residents did not welcome them.
As soon as Hans said this, Li Du sighed in his heart. He and Hans were too familiar with each other. His words could not be deceived.
Luckily, Hans did not know the real reason why he could find the valuable storage units and fire opals. He thought that Li Du had really found them with his extraordinary observation skills.
Li Du did not explain further. He said, "I found a new way to make money. If we can't make money from the storage units, we can come to the Petrified Forest National Park to look for fire opals."
Hans nodded. "This is a reliable way to make money. If we can find some top-grade fire opals, we won't have to deal with storage units anymore. We can enjoy beautiful women and good wine for the rest of our lives."
Of course, the most important thing at the moment was the upcoming storage auction.
In the morning, Li Du brought Sophie and the others to the storage company. They were late, so most of the treasure hunters had already arrived.
Now, they no longer had to go to the storage company early to observe their opponents and come up with a strategy like when they had first entered the industry.
Now that they were relying on their reputation and ability to crush their opponents, they could not go early. Otherwise, if people knew that they were interested in a certain auction, it would definitely attract a lot of treasure hunters.
Even without him, the auction had attracted many people. Winslow's storage units were very famous, and many people had come across good items there.
Moreover, it was not just treasure hunters who came. A group of tourists wearing white hats and holding small flags came to the storage company. Seeing these people, the treasure hunters were stunned.
It was the auctioneer who introduced them. He said that these people were tourists who came to the storage company to observe the industry of storage auctions. They were from Asia and had never seen this industry before.
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