Li Du released the little bug and began to search the surrounding land.
It was not easy. The park's land had been turned over hundreds and thousands of times. Tourists and treasure hunters were plowing the land over and over again, almost turning it into a soft beach.
Finding diamonds here depended entirely on luck. There was no pattern or technique. At most, some people had more experience and could work faster.
The little bug shuttled through the ground. After a while, Li Du did not find anything.
He did not make a move, so Sophie and the others did not either. They followed him.
A black woman noticed them, walked over with a smile, and said, "You can't find gems just by looking. Guys, you can't just be tempted, you have to act …"
She was talking to Sophie. Obviously, Sophie's pretty face and tranquil temperament attracted her.
Sophie politely chatted with the woman. Li Du ignored her and continued to control the little bug to shuttle through the ground.
After talking to Sophie for a while, the black woman left them and went back to work more than ten meters away. Suddenly, she shouted, "Hey, hey, someone come and see, I found a diamond, I think I found a diamond!"
Hearing her shout, the surrounding people gathered around and asked, "Where, where, where?"
The woman raised her arm. The skin on her hand had been soaked in water for a long time. The skin was a little white and looked a little scary.
This was the price of being a diamond treasure hunter in the park all year round. They had to constantly deal with mud and water, and after a long time, the skin on their hands would be soaked and peeled.
In the woman's hand was a small glass flask. There was a sparkling stone in it. It was quite big. If this was the diamond she had found, she would be lucky.
Li Du and the others, who were close by, went up to see what was going on and stood beside her.
Then there were a lot of people squeezing in. The black woman took back the flask worriedly and shouted, "Don't push, don't push, or I'll call security!"
Some people, who had bad intentions and wanted to take advantage of the chaos, bumped into the black woman and almost knocked her down.
Sophie held her up. Brother Wolf and Godzilla took the initiative to stand next to them and act as a human wall to help them block the surging crowd.
Many people said, "Let me see, I just found a diamond yesterday. I know what they look like."
"This is a diamond, a good diamond. Damn it, she's rich!"
"No, my god, that diamond is too big. How could she have such good luck?"
There was an appraisal department in the park. Treasure hunters could go there to get their stones appraised. The park's policy was to help tourists protect the things they found and provide free diamond appraisal and registration services for tourists.
The news that someone had found a large diamond quickly spread. Two appraisers from the appraisal department came to offer their services.
The security guards also came and separated the crowd of onlookers.
Seeing the appraisers, the woman trusted them and handed the diamond to them.
One of them picked up a pair of tweezers and carefully picked up the stone in the flask, while the other used a magnifying glass to examine it from all directions.
Li Du recognized at a glance that it was a diamond, a real raw diamond. It had not been cut, so the diamond was not as dazzling and beautiful, but raw stones were like that.
He was unlucky. The gemstone was right beside him, but the little bug had not discovered it.
After the two appraisers turned the diamond over and over, they nodded to the woman and said, "Ma 'am, what's your name?"
This was a good sign, and the black woman said excitedly, "Ondra, Kelly Ondra, I'm Kelly Ondra from New York."
One of the appraisers said, "Congratulations, Kelly Ondra from New York. You will be in the Hall of Fame. You can also go back to New York and buy a big house."
The black woman clutched her chest, her eyes wide open. She cried, "Ah, ah, ah, this is a diamond, I found a real diamond, right?! I'm going to be rich! My children's school fees! We have the money to buy a house! "
One of the appraisers said, "Yes, congratulations!"
The appraiser carried an electronic scale with him. He put the diamond on the scale to weigh it. With a shocked expression, he said, "6.35 carats! You can go back to New York and buy a house! "
Li Du had already noticed that the diamond was quite big. He did not expect it to be 6.35 carats, which was a very big size. Although it was now a raw stone, there would not be much wear and tear when it was cut and polished.
The onlookers and treasure hunters were in an uproar. People whispered to each other and looked at the black woman with envy and jealousy.
The evaluation criteria for a diamond were very complicated. If the diamond had an excellent quality, its price could easily soar to millions of dollars.
The diamond looked good, and it might have an excellent quality grade.
The diamond mine park was very good at this point. Historically, many high-quality diamonds had been produced. For example, in 1990, Shirley Strong, a native of Arkansas, dug a 3.03 carat diamond here and named it "Strong Wagner."
When Strong dug up the diamond, Bill Underwood, the chief gem appraiser in Arkansas, happened to be there. He looked at it with a magnifying glass and was called a rare gem by the latter.
In 1998, the diamond was appraised as an OOO grade, which was the highest grade of diamond. It was very perfect and only appeared in one in a billion diamonds.
Kelly Ondra screamed excitedly. She hugged Sophie and kissed her on the face. Then she turned around and hugged the appraiser. She was so excited.
Sophie and the appraiser were happy with her. The discovery of the diamond would become the focus of local public opinion in the near future. Many media outlets would come to interview them.
The two appraisers had only carried out a preliminary appraisal. They had to go back to the appraisal center to use more advanced equipment and more methods for testing.
Escorted by security, they walked to the appraisal center. The black woman was very excited and kept shouting.
"I thought it was a piece of glass. I couldn't believe it. I wanted to throw it away. Really, I didn't just think about it. I even did it …
"I threw the diamond away, haha. But then I thought, why didn't I have more patience? Why didn't I take a closer look?
"Thank God! Thank the merciful Mother of God! I did it. I picked it up again! Oh, my God, I almost missed my Stone of Destiny … "
Not long after, more news came out. The diamond was a natural raw stone. It weighed 6.35 carats. The specific grade had not been evaluated.
According to statistics, this was the eighth largest natural diamond dug up by tourists since the park opened. It was also the largest diamond found here in the past eight years.
That day, the news about the diamond became the topic of conversation.
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