After talking to Lion Hunter, Li Du got a general idea of his character.
He was an exquisite egoist, ambitious, intelligent, and knew how to use the environment for his own personal gain.
Obviously, he had succeeded. He had entered the upper class of South Africa and could hire a large number of white people to work for him and serve him.
Lion Hunter arranged some activities for them, but they were not in the villa.
His exact words were, "I don't want any black people here except me, and these activities require my people, so we have to go somewhere else."
Li Du was disgusted and frightened by the man's attitude toward his compatriots, so he did not respond enthusiastically. He just said that they were too tired and did not want to participate in the activities.
Lion Hunter realized this and rarely talked to him about the situation in South Africa and his views on his compatriots.
After two days' rest, Li Du and his party were ready to visit his mine.
There were many diamond mines in South Africa, the most famous of which was the Kimberley Diamond Pit. The mine had been closed for hundreds of years, but its legend still circulated in the diamond industry.
The pit was dug in 1866 and closed in 1914. It had existed for less than half a century, but through the work of 50000 miners, a total of 2,722 kilograms of diamonds were unearthed.
The Kimberley Mine was the largest hand-dug mine in the world. It had a depth of 1097 meters, an opening diameter of 1.6 kilometers, and an area of 17 hectares. Now it had become a deep lake, and the South African government was planning to declare it as a world heritage site.
However, South Africans hated this place. Think about it. A century and a half ago, how much effort did it take for black people to dig such a mine with their hands and bodies? How many people died in it?
There was a local saying in South Africa: If you want to hear the cries of the dead, go to the Kimberley Cemetery and wait.
For the suffering South African miners, the Kimberley Pit was a pit of death. Instead of getting rich from diamonds, they lost many of their loved ones because of them.
The lion hunter's mine was located in the province of Limpopo, just north of Johannesburg. It was about 800 kilometers away from Johannesburg, which was relatively far.
After two days' rest, they were ready to visit. Lion Hunter had prepared a helicopter so that they could fly there in three or four hours.
The helicopter was silver-white in color and could accommodate two pilots and sixteen passengers. Its length was thirteen to fourteen meters and its height was close to four meters.
Big Ivan saw it and said, "Zhi-15. Boss, this is made in China."
With a cigar in his mouth, Lion Hunter laughed and said, "Yeah, it's a Chinese plane. Chinese goods are very popular in South Africa, man. Haha, this plane is very exciting. Come on."
Li Du did not know much about helicopters and did not know much about them. After listening to Big Ivan, he realized that this was the Zhi-15 that had gained a lot of popularity in China when he was in high school.
At that time, after reading the information about the Zhi-15, Li Du even joked with his classmates that he would definitely buy one in the future to support the country's construction.
At that time, the news reported that China's helicopters were being boycotted by the overseas market. The quality of the helicopters was fine, and the prices were low. However, the European and American countries were trying their best to block their market.
He did not know how the performance of the Zhi-15 was, but judging from the appearance and cockpit configuration, it was a relatively high-class helicopter.
Big Ivan told Li Du that the helicopter was very safe. It was developed according to the latest airworthiness standards, and its safety could meet the latest airworthiness standards. It had a five-blade spherical hinge main propeller system and a fuselage structure that met the most stringent certification standards.
Li Du did not understand these things. What he could feel was that the cabin of the helicopter was very spacious and equipped with luxurious decorations. Of course, this was a kind of crude luxury, almost a patchwork of famous products, with no connotation.
But judging from Lion Hunter's attitude toward the helicopter, this kind of unsophisticated decoration was exactly what he wanted.
Li Du adjusted the curvature of the seat. The spacious footrest and horizontal space allowed him to sit comfortably on it. The seat had a massager. As the helicopter took off, it began to work, reducing the discomfort caused by riding in an aircraft.
In addition, the helicopter had large windows, so they did not have to deliberately lean against the window to overlook the city.
The helicopter flew north and soon left the urban area. As the helicopter climbed, and there were no high-rise buildings on the ground, they could not see anything clearly.
However, they encountered some hot air balloons on the way. South Africa was a paradise for hot air balloonists and held related competitions every year.
The hot air balloons flew very high, and from the helicopter, it felt like the two sides could touch.
Limpopo is one of the nine provinces of South Africa, formerly the northern part of Transvaal, a famous agricultural land.
The province covers an area of 123900 square kilometers and is nicknamed the Land of Legends. Unlike people's understanding of Africa, there are no deserts here, but many forests.
The forests of Limpopo province are called ancient forests. They are full of ruins and ruins, trout can be seen everywhere in the water, and there are countless hot springs and waterfalls.
The area has not changed in appearance for more than half a century, so it is also known as the Virgin Land of Africa.
However, with the discovery of some gold mines here in recent years, the local ecological environment has begun to be damaged.
It was not that Li Du wanted to excuse the Europeans and Americans. If the gold mines were bought by some big European and American companies, they would pay more attention to protecting the environment. If it was developed by Africans, it would be really rough and wild.
A few hours later, the helicopter began to descend and the destination was close.
Li Du looked down from the window and first saw some tall baobab trees sparsely dotted in the bushes. There were also baobab trees on Seagull Island, but they were not as tall as the baobab trees here.
His field of vision extended into the distance, and a mine shrouded in a fog of greenish-gray dust came into view. This was the location of the mine. The dust in the air was the result of crushing kimberlite during diamond mining.
Kimberlite is a kind of volcanic lava from the earth's internal organs. Now it has solidified, and diamonds are hidden in it, so to get diamonds, they have to be mined.
Li Du had learned before that about 30 or 40 years ago, a French prospecting team found an amazing diamond vein in this area. At that time, people realized that there were diamond veins here.
However, at that time, South Africa was still in the hands of the British, and the black South Africans were pursuing their legal rights.
Discerning South Africans realized that the British would eventually leave, and so would the white people, and that the mine would eventually belong to them.
So the black leaders called on the local people to protect the area where the mine was located, and there were many bloody confrontations with the white people, not allowing them to mine these places.
After a lot of hard work, the diamond mines in Limpopo province were preserved by the local people. Then, the history of black governance began in South Africa, and the mines were divided by the black rich and powerful.
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