After supper, Li Du went to bed.
He had originally wanted to sleep for three to four hours before waking up to continue working, so he had set an alarm.
When he woke up, it was already bright outside. Looking at his watch, it was 8: 30, and he was immediately depressed. "The phone alarm didn't go off?"
Seeing him get up, Sophie giggled. "It was turned off by someone. Someone saw that someone was sleeping so soundly and decided to let him sleep a little longer."
Li Du also laughed. After a good night's sleep, his mental state was indeed better.
"I can do it. Actually, you don't have to worry." He went over and kissed Sophie.
Sophie said, "Do you remember what I said last night? A stress fracture is an injury caused by excessive fatigue. When the muscles are overused and are unable to absorb the vibrations from repeated collisions, the stress is transmitted to the bones, eventually leading to a fracture or fracture. "
Li Du understood what she meant and laughed. "How is that possible? How is this fatigue?"
Next, he continued to search for fire opals. Searching piece by piece, he was more focused, more efficient, and more productive.
After two days, he found another 40 opals on this hectare of land. In total, he had found 58 opals. Although the number was not double that of the previous time, it was already much higher.
However, Li Du was also half-dead from exhaustion!
In the past two days, he had used the little bug more frequently and for more time than before. This was also the reason why he could find more fire opals.
Finding 58 opals in two days was a great harvest. It seemed that finding gemstones was very easy.
In reality, it was not. Finding fire opals was very difficult. There was a reason why ordinary people could not find one in a month.
The fire opals that Li Du found were almost all inside the gravel beach. The lighter ones needed to dig through a layer of stone that was 20 to 30 centimeters thick, while the heavier ones needed to dig through a layer of stone that was more than a meter thick.
In addition, most of the fire opals were not exposed to the outside. After millions of years, most of them were wrapped in soil and gravel.
This way, without the little bug, Li Du would not be able to see the true form of the gemstone.
The little bug could penetrate all kinds of physical objects at will, which was equivalent to having X-ray vision. This was very helpful in finding fire opals.
The reason why it was difficult for ordinary hunters to find fire opals was that their work efficiency was too low.
People were not allowed to bring machines into the national park, so they could only search by hand. After they found a lump of gravel or mud, they had to crush it to see if there were gemstones inside.
Just like that, he had to pick up the stones one by one and crush them one by one. The workload was just too much.
If they were to go half a meter deeper into the ground, it would be considered fast if they could search an area of one or two square meters in an hour. Twenty square meters in a day would be the best they could do.
Li Du had practically swept away all the easily found fire opals on the land. After him, it would be even more difficult for the gem hunters to find fire opals.
Fortunately, the national park was very large, covering an area of a few hundred square kilometers. One square kilometer was 100 hectares, and the area that Li Du could search was still limited.
He kept the fire opals he had harvested and did not sell them directly.
If he were to sell a few dozen pieces of fire opal every two or three days, it would definitely raise suspicions.
After packing up the 58 fire opals, he brought the three of them to the hotel to rest.
After waking up, he received a call from Hans. "Hey bro, how was your stay in the national park?"
"We've gained a lot. Do you want to join us?"
Hans said, "Forget it. I've been a gem hunter before, and I didn't find any dog sh * t for two months. From then on, I swore that I would never do such a stupid job again."
Li Du laughed heartily and said, "You haven't found the trick."
Hans asked, "Did you find Big Quinn and Godzilla? What did they find? "
Li Du stopped talking. Those two poor kids didn't even find dog sh * t.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Hans laughed heartily.
Li Du asked helplessly, "Don't laugh, don't laugh. Why did you call? Don't tell me you're just concerned about my harvest? "
Hans said, "Yeah, I was talking nonsense with you and almost forgot the main point."
Li Du said, "F * ck you!"
Hans laughed. "Don't be in a hurry to scold me. You should praise me. The first thing is that I've already sold off all our sporting goods. Do you know how much I sold them for?"
Li Du pretended to be deep in thought, and then asked, "A million?"
Hans did not speak for a long time.
This time it was Li Du who laughed heartily. He said, "I'm purposely provoking you. How was it? What else do you have to say? Alright, I was joking. A million is bullshit, but there should be at least 200,000, right? "
After a while, Hans' lazy voice came again. "I didn't say anything because I was provoked by you. I was provoked by you looking down on me."
Li Du was surprised. "What?"
Hans said, "I sold a whole set of football autographs for 240,000!"
Li Du was stunned by this sentence. He said, "You're joking!"
Hans said, "Come back and look at the bill. This time, we're going to have to pay taxes very badly. It's a total of 1.66 million dollars. After selling all the sporting goods, it's 1.66 million dollars!"
Hearing this price, Li Du gasped and said, "1.66 million dollars? Are you sure it's US dollars and not Thai baht or Zimbabwean dollars? "
Hans said, "I'll show you the bill when I get back. I'm looking for you for the second thing. I just received news that there will be a cash auction in Las Vegas in two days. Do you want to go and try?"
Li Du was still immersed in the terrifying price of a bunch of balls and a few machines being sold for 1.66 million dollars. Hearing Hans's words, he said casually, "If there's a chance to make a profit, we'll go."
Hans said, "Of course, of course there's a chance to make a profit. Every time there's a cash auction, someone will make a profit."
Hearing this, Li Du reacted and asked, "Cash auction? What do you mean, we can only use cash? Why is there always a chance to make a profit in this kind of auction? "
Hans explained, "Yes, we can only use cash. So if we want to go to the auction, we have to prepare enough cash. As for why there's a chance to make a profit? Because cash auctions usually have a large number of storage units up for auction. The chances of making a profit are higher! "
Cash auctions were large-scale storage auctions. The reason they used cash for transactions was that the auctioneer wanted to evade taxes.
With the rise of online banking, it was easier for the tax bureau to audit accounts. Many auctions used online banking to conduct transactions. The tax bureau and the bank could conduct an online audit.
If cash transactions were conducted, there was a chance to falsify the accounts and evade taxes. Large-scale storage auctions often had a large amount of money coming in. Evading taxes could save a lot of money.
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