Faced with everyone's doubtful gazes, Li Du laughed. "How is that possible?"
"Why not? You're driving a pickup truck, "someone said.
A gem hunter who was about to enter the national park said, "Hey, Old Charlie, don't look for trouble. We know this fella wouldn't do that — he's very loyal!"
Someone beside him said, "Yeah, if it weren't for Boy Wonder, who knows how much money Christopher and those sons of b * tches would have swindled from here!"
"That's not all he did — this fella was the one who paid for the unlucky Old Deckard and the others."
Li Du nodded in gratitude, thanking these gem hunters, whom he did not know, for speaking up for him.
A bald black man extended his hand to him and said, "We respect you, Boy Wonder from Flagstaff."
Some of the gem hunters were not friendly toward Li Du. One of them sneered, "He's really loyal — he's practically the generous Apostle Peter."
The Apostle Peter was an important figure in the Bible, a cornerstone leader of Christianity.
According to the Bible, before Jesus was arrested, Jesus had predicted that Peter would refuse to admit to knowing him three times in a row before the rooster crowed.
As a result, when Jesus was being interrogated, Peter refused to admit to his relationship with Jesus three times out of fear.
Peter had always regretted this. Later, when he was martyred in Rome, he asked the executioner to hang him upside down on the cross because he felt that he was not worthy of Jesus.
After Jesus' resurrection, in response to Peter's refusal to acknowledge him three times, Jesus also asked Peter to feed his believers and be a generous and righteous person.
However, it was often a little ironic to use the term Apostle Peter to describe a person as generous, because his generosity was conditional — it was Jesus who demanded it.
Li Du was not a Christian, and had not studied the Bible, so he could not hear the irony.
However, someone could. The bald gem hunter glared at that person and said, "Using groundless reasons to guess a person's good intentions — that's despicable, that's really despicable."
"Who are you calling despicable?" The gem hunter could no longer keep his composure and showed his anger.
The bald gem hunter glared back at him and said, "What do you think? Who else could I be talking about besides you? What, you want to fight? "
Li Du stopped him and said with a smile, "Being despicable is the passport of the despicable, and being noble is the epitaph of the noble. Why bother with these lowly people?"
The bald hunter looked at him and said, "Buddy, we all saw how you helped a lot of people the last time. We're very grateful to you. I hope you won't misunderstand our group because of a few petty people."
"Of course not. Gem hunters are the same as us treasure hunters. When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds. But overall, there are still more good people," Li Du said.
Someone applauded and said, "You are really full of golden phrases. Despicable is the passport of the despicable, noble is the epitaph of the noble; when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds. Haha, these words are very interesting."
Li Du had only translated some Chinese idioms. He did not deserve the compliments from the crowd.
After lingering at the entrance for a while, he drove into the national park.
As usual, when he entered, the security checked his car to prevent him from carrying any contraband, such as a small excavator or a teleporter.
Everything was fine. They followed the security guard to the rock beach they had chosen.
When they arrived, Godzilla and Brother Wolf started to use a rope to circle the land. This was a necessary preparation before every job.
According to the rules, the rope circled the land they had rented. They could only search for gems on this land.
In addition to circling the whole land, Godzilla also used the rope to divide the land into pieces. This was the reference that Li Du had chosen. The little bug searched the pieces one by one.
These two hectares of land had been carefully chosen by Li Du. There were more fire opals in it.
In the national park, Li Du felt like a dragon entering a gold mine. Everywhere he looked was a treasure. As long as he searched carefully, he would be able to find a fire opal every few minutes.
With this profit, he had already thought it through. Why bother with treasure hunting for storage units? He could just stay here and look for fire opals. The profit he could make in a day was more than what he could earn in a month.
As he was happily working, Brother Wolf strode over and said, "Boss, there's another flying device."
Li Du raised his head to look at the sky and saw a familiar black shadow.
This time, the other party was very cautious. The flying device was flying very high and was constantly moving. Unless professional anti-aircraft weapons were used, there was no way to shoot it down.
Li Du cursed and asked, "Do you have any way to shoot it down again?"
Brother Wolf said, "Not now. Give me some time to make an anti-aircraft gun. Then there won't be a problem."
Li Du was shocked. "You can make an anti-aircraft gun?"
Brother Wolf thought for a moment and explained, "It's not an anti-aircraft gun as you understand it. It's just a metal tube that uses high pressure to shoot things in a certain direction. It can only be used against civilian flying devices."
That was also very powerful. Li Du now understood why countries were so strict about retired special forces soldiers. They were like walking armory in society.
He asked Brother Wolf how long it would take to make it. Brother Wolf said that it would take at least half a month to find the tools and raw materials.
It would be useless if it took too long. Li Du shook his head and rejected the suggestion. In that case, he might as well use the little bug to destroy the flying devices.
Of course, this was also a bad idea. The other party obviously had more than one flying device. He could destroy it once, but not this time.
Otherwise, if a normal flying device crashed above his head, people would suspect that there was something fishy going on.
Fortunately, with the surveillance at this height, the other party could not see exactly what he was doing. They could only roughly see their figures.
After all, the flying device was equipped with an ordinary camera, not a military drone search radar.
Li Du opened the umbrella. In this way, even if the flying device had a radar, it would be useless, unless their cameras had X-ray vision.
There was a lot of harvest in the afternoon. The little bug continuously swept a hectare of land. He found hundreds of fire opals of good quality, which added up to tens of millions of dollars.
As the sun set, night gradually fell.
Li Du waved to Godzilla and Brother Wolf to get ready for dinner. Ivana sat eagerly by the bonfire that her father had set up. With Ah Meow in her left hand and Crispy Noodles in her right, she waited for dinner to start.
After getting some ingredients from the car, Li Du walked over and asked, "I'm going to roast something to eat tonight. I also want to braise something. Is there a more suitable stove?"
Brother Wolf nodded. "Yes, sheltered from the wind."
Li Du asked, "Is it complicated to make?"
Brother Wolf said, "Leave it to me. The terrain here is just right."
He went to the small hill next to them and dug a large square pit at the bottom of the slope, sheltered from the wind.
The pit was about 20 centimeters deep and more than a meter wide. Brother Wolf quickly used branches, wire, and tent poles to tie a tripod.
The pot was hung on the rack, and the pit was filled with dry wood and smokeless charcoal. A field stove was ready.
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