Chapter 567 566. Harvest Again and Again (5)

He simply dug open the stone and stuffed the preserved fruit into his mouth, while Li Du took out the fire opal from the ground, lifted it up and said with a smile, "Hey, we have harvested again!"

Seeing that he found a piece of fire opal so quickly, two ore pickers who had just left stopped immediately, and shouted in surprise: "You found the opal just after you came here?!"

"When did Opal become so easy to find? This is a precious gem!"

Opal production is very low, especially fire opal, which is four to five thousand kilograms per year.

Four to five thousand kilograms add up to four to five tons. Many people think that this is already a lot, but after comparing it, you can see how strange it is:

According to the statistics of the International Gemological Association, the annual output of diamonds in the world is about 100 million carats, which is 20,000 kilograms, or 20 tons!

These things belong to very rare gemstones. Of course, opals are incomparable with diamonds in terms of status. Diamonds are gemstones recognized by people from all over the world, regardless of poverty or wealth, while opals are targeted.

According to Li Du's knowledge, Europeans, Americans and Hong Kong people are most fond of opal stones.

Opal has many meanings. In addition to the October birthstone, it was also a talisman that brought good luck in ancient Roman times. At that time, people believed that Opal symbolized the rainbow and brought a better future to the owner.

In addition, because the surface is extremely clear, it can be used as a metaphor for pure love. It is also called "Cupid's Stone", which is why Li Du gave Sophie the stone last time.

It is for these reasons that Europeans love it. For Americans, the meaning of Opal has changed, and it is considered the Stone of Freedom.

The founding spirit of Americans is the spirit of freedom, so it is conceivable why they like Opal.

What's more, no matter where people are, they like Opal because Opal is very beautiful.

Li Du handed the gem to Sophie and asked her to pack it up. Sophie washed it with water, rinsed it with water, and carefully preserved it.

Pickers walked over to have a look at these stones, and were shocked when they confirmed its authenticity. They asked Li Du, "Can you, a raccoon, find Fire Opal?"

Li Du didn't want to be troublesome, so he smiled vaguely: "Who knows? Maybe, this is a very powerful child, and it is very talented in searching things."

"But what it is good at is searching for hidden food." Sophie helped him cover, she thought that the ability of crispy noodles should not be exposed, this kind of thing should be low-key.

As a result, she didn't know, she told the truth, the crisp noodles are good at finding and searching hidden food.

Pickers noticed that the two had covered up the matter, and they thought they had discovered the truth, so they discussed in low voices and left.

As they left, they looked back.

Godzilla spat and said, "Be careful."

Li Du also saw the greed in their eyes, and said: "Everyone takes turns to be on duty at night, the law and order in the park will not be very good, we have to be careful."

But he wasn't very worried. First, he brought weapons and two crossbows here. Second, Ah Miao and Ah Ao had very good hearing. If someone approached secretly, they would definitely be found.

Ah Ao not only has good hearing, but he is also very territorial, running around and peeing.

Li Du released small flying insects to search carefully on the gravel beach. This is a job without technical content, as long as mechanical search is enough.

After everyone accepted that the crisp noodles had the ability to search for opals, digging became a simple matter.

He found an opal, put a piece of preserved fruit there, and simply ran around looking for these foods. After smelling the aroma of the preserved fruit, he would run to dig the stone and take out the preserved fruit to eat.

Li Du paid attention to it, and after seeing it digging up the stone, he took Dao and Godzilla to dig it.

But he had to pick a good time, so that the two of them could not find out that the crispy noodles had found the preserved fruit from under the stone.

In addition, there cannot be a 100% success rate of digging treasures with crispy noodles. He will also bury preserved fruits in some places where there are no opal stones.

Da Ao and Godzilla were sweating profusely in their small vests. As long as they simply dug a place, they immediately rushed over with tools and dug it all the way down.

Sometimes they can find opals, sometimes they can't because there might not be any opals there.

But the two of them didn't know that they would continue to dig. Li Du was in charge of overseeing the work, and he would usually stop them when they dug to a depth of more than one meter.

It is dangerous to continue digging, the stability of the gravel is not good, and it may collapse.

The excavation work is not easy and time-consuming, because according to the regulations of the national park, ore pickers can dig holes, but they have to fill up the holes before leaving, and no abnormalities can be seen.

The local government is very concerned about the protection of this national park. If it was purely for short-term interests, then given the value of Opal, the government would have sent an engineering team to dig it out.

This is what the African government does. When they find out where there are diamond mines, they drive large machines directly into them, destroying the local ecological environment together, and use mechanical power to find gems.

The U.S. government does not dare to do this because the local residents do not agree. Even if they are given dividends, they will not be willing to make money at the cost of destroying their homes.

So sometimes it is interesting to say that the capitalist country of the United States respects the opinions of the people, while some small countries in Africa under the banner of "democratic countries" are rampant with warlords and dictatorships.

When evening came, Li Du dropped his work and took Sophie to watch the sunset. He found a small hill and sat side by side with Sophie.

Li Du hugged Ah Miao, and Sophie hugged Ah Ao, squeezed between them. They looked at the sunset on the western horizon and quietly.

A large flock of homing birds flew slowly and freely in the sky, and a beautiful little bird with red, green and white feathers landed not far from them. The little bird tilted its head and looked at them, its eyes twinkling and shining.

Ah Meow was immediately excited, and was about to catch him.

Li Du held it down and gave it a stern look, and Ah Miao let out two grunts from her throat, so she could only stay obediently.

The mild sunlight shone down, and the wilderness shone with colorful lights. These are all ores of different textures, and some beautiful ones can be sold for money.

Of course, the price is one world lower than opal, just like the price gap between cod and tuna, which are all fish in the sea.

There are also cacti growing in the wilderness, which is the most common vegetation in Arizona, and the cacti grow lushly all year round.

The last ray of sunlight fell, the wasteland turned gray-blue, the moon disappeared, and the starry sky was brilliant.

Li Du sighed leisurely, and said: "It's another sunset, so beautiful."

Sophie raised the camera and said: "I stayed today, and I will send it to my face-book when I get back. I bet many people will envy us."