After leaving Little Rock Canyon, they were not far from the Diamond Mine National Park after an hour's drive.
Li Du and the others were not bored on the way. In addition to the occasional stalls in the countryside, the driver kept introducing them to Little Rock Canyon and inviting them to visit.
Of course, if they wanted to rent a car to tour Little Rock Canyon, the driver hoped that Li Du and the others could contact him.
Arkansas was not well known. Most of the rural areas within its borders were conservative. Little Rock Canyon, the capital city, did not sound grand from its name and seemed to be very conservative.
This was not the case in the 21st century. Little Rock Canyon was considered a young, progressive city. It was not conservative at all, and even a little radical.
It was also tolerant and friendly to new immigrants. In this regard, Little Rock Canyon was one of the top cities in the United States. Many immigrants chose to settle here.
With the driver's enthusiastic introduction, the car passed through layers of trees, meadows, and lakes, and a dark brown land appeared in front of them.
From a distance, the land looked like the black soil of the northeast plains of China. It was vast and fertile, plowed into neat rows, neatly divided, and orderly.
"Welcome to the Diamond Mine National Park," the driver said cheerfully. "I wish you all the best. I hope that when you leave, you can enter the park's hall of fame."
Various sports and activities in the United States liked to set up halls of fame, and this park had one. According to the size and value of the diamonds dug out, they could enter the hall of fame if they reached a certain standard.
The car stopped at the entrance of the national park. Godzilla unpacked the things in the car, and Sophie went to rent a room. They worked together to move the food in.
Li Du went to buy the tickets. It was six dollars for adults and three dollars for minors, which was very cheap.
He took out twenty-four dollars and gave it to the ticket seller to buy four tickets. The ticket seller saw that he was empty-handed and asked, "Just for a tour or looking for diamonds?"
Li Du said casually, "Let's see first. If we're lucky enough to find a diamond —"
"Then we're here to look for diamonds," the ticket seller interrupted. The ticket seller interrupted him. "I have to tell you in advance that you can use any tool you can carry, but these tools can't have batteries, motors, wheels, or other parts that are used to drive."
"Of course, I understand," Li Du said.
This requirement was the same as in the Petrified Forest National Park. They could only search for gems by hand, and the tools used could not be automated.
Seeing that he agreed readily, the ticket seller smiled and said, "If you have tools, you can go in now. If you don't, you can go forward. There is a service department in front that provides rental tools."
There were many small supermarkets around the park that sold and rented digging tools. Brother Wolf went to prepare a full set of tools, including a sun hat, gloves, a sand tray, a shovel, a bucket, a wicker basket, and so on.
The four of them met up and Li Du entered the park.
In the end, they were stopped. The security guard pointed at Ah Meow and the other four little ones and said, "Pets are not allowed in …"
Brother Wolf stepped forward, put his arm around Li Du's shoulder, and walked to the side. He gave Li Du a hundred dollars and said, "Give them a way out, brother. They won't cause trouble."
The black security guard accepted the 100 dollars without batting an eyelid and said, "Look after them. I don't want to receive any related complaints."
After the matter was settled, they finally entered the park.
The park was thirty-seven acres in size, and they were opened in batches. Excavators and bulldozers were at work in closed areas, flattening the potholes dug by tourists.
There were many people interested in diamonds. In the huge open area of the park, there were people digging the land everywhere, and it was a spectacular scene.
Godzilla said simply, "Every autumn, the sweet potato fields in my hometown become like this. Everyone is busy digging sweet potatoes out of the ground."
Brother Wolf smiled and said, "There is a scene like this in Vietnam, but they are digging land mines."
Sophie sighed, "That's too bad for them."
Brother Wolf added, "The land mines were planted by the Americans."
Sophie was embarrassed.
The diamond mine park was located in a volcanic lava channel about 95 million years ago. When the volcano erupted, diamonds were thrown into the upper part of the lava, so a large number of diamonds were buried under the surface of the park.
In addition, under the action of heat and pressure, the volcanic lava also formed peridot, garnet, amethyst, agate, and other semi-precious stones, which were now exposed to the surface after being corroded and weathered.
Therefore, people came not only for diamonds but also to find other precious stones. These stones were beautiful and could also be sold for money.
There was a large marble wall at the entrance of the park. There were colored photos on it, with names, time, and a size number below.
This was the park's hall of fame. The photos were originally colored, but over time, the wind and rain had faded the color and turned black and white.
Li Du looked at the hall of fame and laughed. He whispered, "My God, no matter what kind of diamond I dig, I don't want to be on this wall. Is this a hall of fame? Why do I feel like this is a mourning hall? "
The combination of the black and white photo, name, time, and size seemed to be information about the deceased. Although the time on it was the time when the diamond was dug, it also looked like the time of death.
Sophie and the others laughed, and the people next to them were unhappy. They looked at him contemptuously and said, "Hey, kid, didn't your parents teach you how to talk? Your mouth stinks. "
Li Du's words were not nice, but he did not speak loudly. He was just joking with Sophie and the others, and he did not expect others to hear him.
As soon as this person spoke, he felt embarrassed. He wanted to apologize, but the other person's words were too harsh, and it was a personal attack.
Li Du felt that he was in the wrong, and he had to admit his mistakes. Therefore, he kept his mouth shut and did not argue.
The other person took his low profile as cowardice. He picked up a stone with his foot and kicked it at Li Du. He said, "Aren't you very good at talking? Continue … "
Seeing that Li Du was being attacked, his loyal followers were furious!
Ah Meow reacted quickly and slapped the stone away with his paw. Ali jumped up and rushed to the man, and with a straight punch, it hit the man's crotch!
"Ow!" The man screamed, clutched his crotch, and knelt on the ground with his legs between his legs.
Ali learned boxing from Brother Wolf every day, and now it was very good at it.
And unlike ordinary kangaroos, which had thin and weak arms, the more it grew and trained, the more developed its upper body muscles became. This punch hit the most vulnerable part of a man, and even a man of steel could not take it!
Not only that, after the man knelt down, Ali jumped up again and punched the man in the nose.
The man howled and shook his head back. Ali used its tail to support its body, jumped up with its thick hind legs, and kicked the man in the chest, making him tumble.
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