The lion hunter's two mines were called Bimok and Tarasiko, both of which were spoken in the local Zulu language. Bimok meant "land of hope," and Tarasiko meant "lush hills."
Bimok was larger, with a diameter of 200 meters. It was surrounded by a staircase that circled down. Two huge elevators were working, constantly bringing up the reclaimed rock.
The lion hunter gave Li Du and the others safety helmets, all red.
The color of the helmets in the mine was particular. Red was for visitors, yellow was for managers, white was for technicians, and blue was for workers.
The main visitors to the mine were local government officials, who came here either to show off or to ask for money. The workers despised them, but they respected them the most.
After the political reform in South Africa, officials had more power, and the people at the bottom were eager to have a good relationship with them.
Therefore, when Li Du and the others went down into the mine, some of the ascending workers noticed them. They looked at them strangely, with annoyance, envy, and awe.
The lion hunter shouted, "It's dangerous down there. You must pay attention and follow me, guys. I don't want any trouble because of safety. Follow me, okay?"
There were many people on Li Du's side, and they all followed. Sophie didn't have to go down to the mine, but she was curious about the process of diamond production and wanted to see it.
There were many caves in the mine, and as they descended, there was a dull roar at the bottom. This was the sound of explosives blowing up the cave, and the workers followed the explosion.
The workers stayed on the working surfaces, which were wide enough to accommodate activities such as resting, eating, and playing cards.
In addition to the workers staying on the surface, there were excavators, loaders, and bucket elevators parked on the working surface. After the explosion, the workers followed the excavators in.
Modern diamond mines require a lot of financial support, such as the elevators responsible for transporting kimberlite. They were like elevators, but much larger than elevators. The main body was three or four meters high, unusually heavy, and carried by dozens of steel cables as thick as an adult's arm.
The lion hunter told Li Du that the elevator weighed 240 tons and transported 5,000 tons of kimberlite every day, 24 hours a day!
Li Du exclaimed, "This is really a steel monster. Its transportation ability is too strong."
Lion Hunter shrugged and said, "It's nothing, man. When I worked at the Kimberley Diamond Pit, the elevators there could transport 3,000 tons of stones an hour!"
Li Du asked, "You worked in the Kimberley diamond pit? It's a place full of legends. "
The lion hunter smiled and did not continue the topic. As the elevator went deep into the mine, he began to introduce other tools.
A huge blower was working below. Along with the whistling sound, a large amount of oxygen was sent into the mine.
The miners in ragged clothes worked hard under the watchful eyes of the supervisor, who kept writing something in the notebook in his hand.
Lion Hunter said that they were evaluating the miners' performance, which was related to the bonus.
The mine was a few hundred meters deep. Li Du stood at the bottom of the mine and looked up at the sky. His heart could not help but tremble.
Here, the sky was an unreachable place, and sunlight was a luxury. Even though the mine was funnel-shaped and had the largest opening at the top, the sun could not shine in at any other time except at noon.
In addition, there was no vegetation, no green, no animals, no wind blowing, only grayish-white ore and various metal-colored machines.
There was a lot of noise in the mine. It was all the sound of machines working and ore crushing. It was very disturbing to listen to it.
Li Du re-examined his bet with Carlston. The diamond mine was not so easy to get, and he might have been a little hasty at the time.
They began to enter the mine, and now they could not even see the sky, only the dim yellow light inside.
Some miners went in and out, white and black, men and women, with the same numb expression on their faces. When they were not using tools, they looked like walking corpses, and when they were working, they behaved like robots.
It was not until they saw Sophie that the men inside finally changed.
For historical reasons, South Africans had a different aesthetic than other African regions. Men here preferred white women.
The workers in the mine didn't even see a portrait of a beautiful white woman, so when Sophie appeared, they were immediately excited.
A few men stood at a corner of the pit and stared at Sophie. Some of the male miners heard the commotion and came over. They each found a corner that they thought was hidden and stared at Sophie.
Their eyes were scary, like hungry wolves looking at a fat sheep.
Li Du was upset that his woman was being stared at like that. He said, "What are they doing? Haven't they seen visitors before? I think they should go to work. "
Lion Hunter threw away his cigar and said, "You can't control them. They are trapped in the mine and become like beasts. If you provoke them now, they will risk their lives."
Not everyone was interested in Sophie. Seeing Lion Hunter throw away his cigar, a woman ran over and picked it up. She took two puffs, her face showing an intoxicated expression.
Then she cut off the burning end of the cigar with a small blade, took out a plastic bag, and carefully put it away.
The scene in the mine made Sophie's scalp go numb. She said, "God, this is hell."
Before she could finish her sentence, they turned into a mine shaft. A muscular black miner walked up to Sophie with his bare buttocks and began to groan at Sophie.
Li Du could bear it if there were people looking around, but now there were people coming up to do it. He could not stand it anymore. With a wave of his hand, Brother Wolf rushed up.
The big man was like a madman. Brother Wolf punched him to the ground, but he did not care and shouted, "That's so cool, baby!"
Li Du was stunned. Except for Lion Hunter and his men, everyone else was stunned.
What shocked them even more was that the burly man was not joking. He really made a pool of blood for the group of people. Sophie almost vomited when she saw it.
After that, the big man seemed to know he was in trouble. He knelt down and kowtowed to them.
Li Du did not know if he was mentally ill, but he did not dare to provoke such a person. He decisively said to Big Quinn and Big Ivan, "Take Sophie up!"
They had only entered the mine less than 20 meters, and this had already happened. Who knew what crazy things would happen later?
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