The cactus meat was roasted first. Godzilla brought a portion over. Li Du knew that Sophie could not eat strong flavors. Seeing that Big Quinn mainly roasted the black pepper and chili flavor, he knew that Sophie would not like it.
So he went over to find the honey sauce and roasted another portion.
Big Quinn was impressed. "Boss, you brought enough things out to work?"
Li Du smiled proudly. "Too bad we are not driving a truck. Otherwise, I would have even moved the entire kitchen over."
"Then you should buy an RV," Big Quinn said.
Li Du pondered for a while. This was really a good idea. When he earned more money, he would really buy an RV.
His profits from this trip to find fire opals would not be low. That afternoon, he had already found more than ten opals of good quality. It would not be a problem to sell them for 1.8 million dollars.
He sent the honey roasted cactus meat back. Sophie lay on the recliner and giggled. "Wow, it's so sweet. I'm so glad that I met a man like you."
Mr. Li was elated.
His taste was heavy, so he ate the spicy cactus meat. After it was roasted, it was still a little crispy, and it tasted good with a crunching sound.
Seeing that they were eating happily, Ah Meow and the other two little ones also came over to eat.
The roasted meat was cooked. Big Quinn dug open the ore and took out the steaming cactus and ball cactus. When he opened them, the aroma of meat wafted over.
As he cut the meat with a ceramic knife, he said regretfully, "These rocks are very hot. If there were other things suitable for roasting, I would definitely be able to roast another batch."
Li Du laughed. "Who said there wasn't?"
He went to tidy up the carriage, took out a few potatoes, and buried them in the pit. He covered the surface with the hot stones so that it could be roasted again.
Big Quinn was shocked. "Boss, how many things did you prepare?"
Li Du said, "Even if we encounter the end of the world, it will be enough for us to live here for a while."
He had originally intended to use these potatoes for potato chips or mashed potatoes, but seeing the hot rocks, he simply took them out and roasted them.
Sophie exclaimed, "How much do you plan to eat?"
Li Du pointed at Godzilla and said, "With him around, you don't have to worry about wasting food."
A happy smile appeared on Godzilla's face. It seemed that these potatoes were prepared for him.
Li Du continued, "Don't laugh, buddy. Don't touch those potatoes. Those are our supper. They'll be warm in the wee hours."
Godzilla couldn't laugh anymore.
Big Quinn had started four or five bonfires in the wilderness. The wind was strong at night, and the bonfires made loud noises as the wind blew. Sparks flew into the air and crackled in the dark night.
"Why are there so many bonfires?" Sophie asked.
Big Quinn replied, "Because there are more insects and animals, especially reptiles, that come out at night to hunt for food. I light a fire to raise the temperature here. They hate heat and fire, so they won't come close to us."
Sophie nodded in realization. So that's how it is.
Li Du continued to bring Crispy Noodles with him to search for opals. He expanded the search area and not only searched within the one-hectare area, but also the surrounding areas.
Most of the opals were very small, only the size of a thumb. If they were the size of a quail egg, they would be considered relatively large.
Having just eaten dinner, he had recovered a lot of energy. Therefore, the little bug flew faster and was more focused, so it was faster to search for opals.
There were quite a lot of fire opals, at least in the national park. However, after many years of digging, the surface layer had been completely picked up.
These things were not peanuts or potatoes, which could not be reproduced every year. They were a non-renewable resource. Once the surface layer had been picked up, it would be very difficult for people to find more.
In the past 20 years or so, the national park had probably been searched hundreds of times by different people. Every year, a large number of gem hunters would come to try their luck.
Because of the policy, gem hunters were unable to search for gemstones using machinery and were unable to dig deeper underground.
Therefore, even though the surface layer had been picked up clean, there were still gemstones deep underground. Moreover, the number of gemstones was about the same as it had been decades or even centuries ago.
Li Du was searching for these stones. Relying on the little bug's ability, he could always find these stones.
Of course, this was also thanks to the little bug's vision. Its vision was the same as Li Du's, as if Li Du was looking at things.
However, the difference was that it could ignore the limitations of light. Regardless of whether it was under the sun, in the warehouse, underwater, or underground, its vision was the same.
After finding opals, he would stuff the preserved fruit into it when no one was looking. When Crispy Noodles went over to dig, he would immediately call for people to search for opals.
This way, his search efficiency would naturally not be low. By the time midnight came and it was time to rest, there were already 22 fire opals of various sizes in the safe in his car.
Sophie was very depressed. After sitting down tiredly, she said, "How did Crispy Noodles find them? Why can't I find any opals no matter what? "
Li Du comforted her. "Crispy Noodles is talented in this area. Didn't we not find any gemstones? Look, Big Quinn and Godzilla put in a lot more effort than you did. "
That was true. When Crispy Noodles did not find any gemstones, the two of them would also search and put in a lot of effort. This was because Li Du had said that if they found any gemstones here, they would belong to him.
However, they did not find a single one.
After using the little bug for so long, Li Du was exhausted.
After he sat down, he did not want to move anymore. Seeing this, Sophie went to get him a roasted sweet potato and said, "Eat something and drink some warm milk. Let's rest early."
She could see that Li Du was tired. This way, she would not be upset about not finding anything because she felt that she did not work as hard as Li Du.
Eating the fragrant sweet potato and feeling the autumn night wind in Arizona, Li Du felt less tired.
However, when he went into the tent and laid down, he immediately fell into a deep sleep.
He was really too exhausted!
Sophie had wanted to fetch some water for a simple bath. Seeing that he had fallen asleep with a tired face, she sighed. She touched Li Du's face, but he did not move.
Seeing this, she looked left and right. Seeing that the tent was blocking everything, she took off Li Du's shoes and placed the basin of water at his feet.
Mr. Li was usually very hygienic, but after a day of trekking in the hot wilderness, his feet inevitably smelled.
Sophie covered her nose and gently slapped his legs. Then, she moved both his feet into the basin and rubbed them for him.
Ah Meow, Crispy Noodles, and Ah Ow lay at the side and watched. They also put their claws into the basin and played with the water there.
Sophie put on a straight face and slapped their claws away. She said in a low voice, "Still not going to sleep?"
The three little ones quickly dispersed, leaving only the sound of the water splashing in the basin.
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