While he was polishing the gems, the news that Li Du had 12 pieces of good black opal had spread, and more than a dozen gem merchants had heard the news.
Li Du listened to their offers, but did not make a decision. He told the crowd that he had to go back and find a jewelry expert to rate and value the gems. Now he could not set a price.
This was normal. The 12 gems in his hands were all of high quality and could be sold for at least two or three million dollars. It was impossible to sell them at a random price.
The 12 gems that Li Du was polishing were carefully selected from all the gems he had dug up. The rest were either small, low-grade, and cheap.
The reason why Li Du was polishing these valuable gems first was that he wanted to use them as bait to catch other big fish.
With these gems as proof, people quickly forgot the rumor that Li Du had been cheated by Blanchett to buy the number 15 mine.
Now the town's mine owners and miners believed that Li Du had bought the number 115 mine for a reason.
There was a rumor that Li Du had chosen the number 115 mine because he had gotten a hint from Bob's geological diary.
"Who is Bob? Is this guy that good? "
"Bob Lime, I know him. I have a good relationship with him, but I don't see how good he is. Of course, he works hard."
"Bob Lime is not only hard at work, but he is also very smart, remember? When he has nothing to do, he will wander around the various mines. "
"Yes, I remember that too. I always thought he was just wandering around. I didn't expect him to take the opportunity to inquire about the gem reserves of the various mines."
"He has been eyeing the number 115 mine for a long time, but he has a bad relationship with Blanchett, so he can't buy the mine from him. That's why China Li is so lucky."
"Is there any other description of mines in Bob's diary?"
"If only we could find a way to get our hands on it …"
The 12 gems that Li Du had displayed had set off a storm of discussion in the town. For the past few days, people had been talking about him before and after meals.
There was a constant flow of new information, some of which Li Du had asked Lu Guan to make up, and some of which were told by the locals themselves.
People were like this, with a strong tendency to blindly follow. When someone gave them a hint, they could associate it with more things.
This was the effect that Li Du wanted.
Blanchett returned to the number 114 mine and hired miners to conduct a large-scale survey of the mine in search of gems hidden inside.
Another piece of news came out, saying that Blanchett was jealous of Li Du's harvest. He believed that the number 114 mine, which was adjacent to number 115 mine, also had veins in it, and was determined to mine his own mine.
In this case, the miners all raised their value, and Blanchett got more money than usual to hire miners to work for him.
If it were not for Li Du's provocation, Blanchett would not have spent so much money to hire miners.
But now he was anxious. Li Du's harvest and what he had said to him that night had deeply stimulated him. He could not wait to find the gemstones in his own mine.
Therefore, even though the miners demanded a high price, he still gritted his teeth and hired them.
Compared to the priceless black opal, the wages of the miners were nothing.
When Li Du returned to the number 115 mine, there was still ore being dug out every day.
Sophie had nothing to do at the mine, other than taking care of the four little ones, making coffee, squeezing juice, or making desserts.
From time to time, Li Du invited Blanchett over for coffee and desserts. Occasionally, Hans would mail him some good beer, and he would invite Blanchett over for a beer.
The relationship between the two became closer and closer. Blanchett was interested in making friends with him. Every time he came, he would not come empty-handed. He would bring some food or gifts.
Under such circumstances, Li Du's gains could not be hidden from his eyes.
Seeing gems being dug out almost every day in Li Du's mine, Blanchett's eyes turned red with jealousy.
He wanted to know what Bob's diary said about the gemstones in the number 114 mine, but Li Du clenched his teeth and refused to reveal any relevant information.
Blanchett tried his best to get no useful information out of Li Du. Later, he changed his strategy and brought good wine to treat Li Du to a drink.
He wanted to get Li Du drunk and then get him to talk.
Once, Li Du had drunk too much. In his drunken stupor, he said that the gemstone had something to do with the snakes.
However, that was all he said. When Brother Wolf, who accompanied him, saw that he was drunk, he helped him to leave.
For a few days, Li Du's life was not peaceful.
Blanchett wanted to get information about the location of the gemstones in the number 114 mine, while the others wanted to see Bob's gem diary in his hands.
Most of the miners were bold. They knew that Li Du would not voluntarily let them see the diary, so they used various means to get close to it.
Some wanted to steal the diary, some wanted to use violence to force Li Du to submit, and some wanted to use honey traps.
Li Du would deal with whatever came his way. Ah Ow was there to deal with thieves and thieves. Ah Ow's hearing was extremely sensitive. She could hear people approaching from two miles away.
If someone wanted to use violence, leave it to Brother Wolf, who had beaten up a lot of people during this time and made a name for himself in the town with his fists.
As for honey traps? That was even less useful. There was no girl in the whole town who was half as good as Sophie. Li Du had a beauty in his arms. Why would he be interested in Sophie?
Godzilla and Brother Wolf were responsible for digging out the gemstones from the mine. Li Du had nothing to do, so he took Sophie and the four little ones to play around the town.
Lightning Ridge was a large area with many places to play. What attracted Li Du was a river, the Lightning River.
The Lightning River flowed through the north of Lightning Ridge and eventually merged into the main stream into the ocean. The river did not flow all year round. Sometimes it stopped flowing.
Because of the heavy rain, the Lightning River, which was almost dried up, had water flowing again. The water flowed ceaselessly.
In mid-May, after learning of the river's existence, Li Du went to a fishing gear store to buy fishing rods.
Seeing this, a miner laughed and said, "You want to go fishing in the Lightning River? It's harder than digging out gems in a dog sh * t mine. "
Li Du said lightly, "The number 115 mine I bought is called a dog sh * t mine, but didn't I still dig out gems?"
The miner choked and said, "Well, you are really lucky, but you can't catch fish in the Lightning River. At this time of year, the river must be full of little monsters."
"Little monsters? There are monsters here? "Li Du asked.
The miner nodded solemnly. "Yes, in groups, countless little monsters, they are very scary when they appear together."
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