Chapter 338 This Is Fame (1/2)

Chapter 338: This Is Fame

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Pershing Square, a landmark in LA, was named after General Pershing. Located in the heart of the historic part of the city, it was the first public park in LA as well as a tourist attraction.

Since its completion in 1866, the square had undergone several rounds of repairs and improvements. That was why it had managed to keep up with the times, and today still served the function of entertaining the public.

The most recent renovation to the square took place in the February of 1994. It was redesigned in a postmodern style. Although the square had not undergone any major overhaul since, minor repairs were carried out periodically.

For example, a recent repair was carried out at the beginning of the year. An Internet network was installed at the square, and people could now connect to WIFI.

Pershing Square was a hard-to-come-by open space in LA’s historic core. Li Du and the rest had reached the auction company very early, but did not enter. Instead, they hung around the square for a while.

The sun was hanging in the eastern sky. The golden rays were shining down but it was not that warm and hence not uncomfortable at all.

There were some food trucks offering breakfast in the square. Godzilla bought a pile of sandwiches, burgers, and other fast food items: he and Big Quinn devoured them happily.

Li Du was not interested in such items. He saw a Chinese food truck, and went to buy a portion of steamed dumplings.

The dumplings were unexpectedly delicious—there was broth within each morsel. And so, in the end, he bought four more helpings of dumplings and some soya milk to wash them down with, spending a total of fifty dollars.

Considering that it was downtown LA and the slow production of the dumplings by the food truck, it was a high price to pay for breakfast. However, he could still accept the price of 50 dollars. He sat down on a seat in the square to have his meal.

These seats were very interesting—the backrests were images of old postcards.

The postcard seats had a very artistic appearance. Depicting scenes of the LA city from long ago in black and white, the high-definition images could help people remember the city’s past.

Having eaten breakfast, and after resting at the Square for a while, the four of them went to participate in the auction.

A total of six storage units were up for auction; there were more than 40 people present. There was no shortage of people in LA, and the city was evidently not lacking in treasure hunters either.

Hans looked around and shook his head. ”There’s no threat.”

Li Du said, ”Quite a few people.”

”All unemployed tourists,” Hans sneered. ”These guys regard storage auctions as an industry without a threshold, and want to try their luck at making a fortune. Their thinking is too simple.”

Although the two of them were communicating in private, the storage company was a large place, and except for the necessary hallways, the rest of the space was taken up by storage units.

This was downtown LA—nobody made jokes about money here.

More than 40 people had gathered in the hallway, and even if Hans had kept his volume low, somebody nearby would have inevitably heard him.

They were still chatting when a big black man suddenly gave Hans a shove and said aggressively, ”What did you say just now?”

Hans staggered from the push, and Li teased him: ”Buddy, you’ve got to work out. How come your body’s so weak now?”

The treasure hunters around them burst out laughing. Most of them did not know the two of them and so thought that they were having an internal conflict.

In the end, there were some who knew of Hans and Li Du. Having seen the black man push Hans, they retreated, so as not to let him bring harm to the innocent.

Hans did not get angry, but staggered to gain his balance, then said, ”Let me give you a reminder: not everyone can do well in storage auctions. If you want to make money through luck, you’re better off buying the lottery instead.”