Chapter 563 Three-Stone Stove (1/2)

Chapter 563: Three-Stone Stove

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Du gave a peculiar look and asked, ”You know me?”

Owen matter-of-factly replied, ”How could I not know the millionaire amongst treasure hunters? I also know you possess extraordinary observation skills. That's why you will have a great harvest here.”

Li Du grinned. ”With your blessing, I hope so.”

Owen earnestly said, ”I am not joking. You are an X-Man. Your abilities are meant for searching gemstones and not for storage unit auctions.”

”I am here looking for gemstones now. Hopefully, I won't let you down.”

After a brief exchange between the two, Owen gave him a rundown of the local situation that included which areas produced high-quality fire opals, which areas produced the most fire opals and which areas had already been searched by others.

Owen's enthusiastic and sincere attitude, which left a great impression on Li Du, could have been a result of his desire to do business with him.

After bidding farewell to Owen, the pickup truck continued along the road to its destination. He chose to start in the same area as before.

He had found a few gemstones in the area previously but was unable to retrieve them. This time, with the help of his strong subordinates, mining the gemstones became a paltry task.

He could not go straight into finding the fire opals as the gemstones were buried under crushed rocks and were not visible to the naked eye.

However, he had a plan. He could make use of Crispy Noodles, who had been starving for half a day because of him, to highlight the traces of fire opals.

He assigned Godzilla and Big Quinn the task of setting up camp while Sophie, with the three pets following her and a camera in her arms, scampered off to take pictures.

Li Du packed in his bag some preserved fruit and small jerky that were Crispy Noodles's favorites.

He found the supposed location of a fire opal and promptly began opening up the rock before stuffing two pieces of jerky into it.

When no one was noticing, he stuffed preserved fruit around the surroundings of a few pieces of opals. He took the opportunity to dig out some gemstones while waiting for Crispy Noodles to arrive.

He buried preserved fruit in those places and not jerky as Ah Meow and Ah Ow, who had a stronger sense of smell than Crispy Noodles, also liked to eat jerky.

If Li Du were to bury jerky, Crispy Noodles would not be the one to dig it out. Instead, it would be the two rascals with a great sense of smell.

Big Quinn and Godzilla pitched two large wind and water resistant tents. The tents were comparable to a small house, to the extent that meals could be prepared inside.

However, Li Du was not looking to try new things and chose to prepare the meals outside as per usual.

After pitching the tents, Big Quinn began preparing lunch.

Big Quinn had rich experience when it came to surviving in the wild due to his having frequently hunted in the past, and making jerky, bacon, and ham to sell to earn some extra money.

While walking out with firewood and coal, Big Quinn asked Li Du, ”Boss, did you come across three stones of similar sizes? Around 10 to 15 inches?”

Li Du replied, ”Why are you looking for stones? Although, finding stones fitting those descriptions won't be hard. Come, follow me. There are some stones here.”

They were standing on what seemed like a riverbed. However, unlike a riverbed, which had mostly pebbles, this place had stones in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

With each other's help, they quickly found three stones of similar height. Big Quinn proceeded to place them on the ground and said, ”I am making a three-stone stove.”