Chapter 869 They Are All Acquaintances (1/2)

Hans headed into the Steampunk Hotel, and there was a yell of surprise. ”Hey there, rare guest, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Am I hallucinating? Big Fox? Is that you?”

”Of course it's me, d*mmit. I'm not dead. Why do you look like you've just seen a ghost?” Hans said gruffly.

The Steampunk Hotel's boss, Bedes Rothschild, laughed out loud. ”Although you aren't dead, you disappeared from here. It's been a year. I heard that you left the country?”

”I've been to China and Australia. You know, we men have to go out there and see more of the world during this lifetime,” Hans said proudly.

Bedes gave him a thumbs up and said, ”Nicole, give our old pal a glass of beer, a salute to him for believing in bravely going out into the world.”

Li Du had brought Godzilla, Big Quinn, and Brother Wolf along, so Bedes ordered a round for them as well. ”Get a few more glasses. Today we have many old friends coming here.”

Nicole, who still dressed up like a gentleman, was watching the gang curiously. She took out a few big glasses and poured beer in them in one smooth action.

Lu Guan grabbed a glass and grunted, ”D*mmit, I haven't had ice cold beer in so long. I hated the weather in Australia. The heat in Phoenix is still much better!”

Li Du was also prepared to take a glass of beer when Nicole asked, ”Hey, I have sour sweet wine. Do you want to try it?”

”Sour sweet wine?” Li Du was wondering and asked, ”What is that?”

Nicole said, ”I will give you a glass. I bet that you will prefer it. For you, this is even better than beer.” She kept explaining as she opened the fridge and took out a crystal jug. The color of the wine inside was a cloudy white.

Li Du recognized it at first sight. The sour sweet wine that she was talking about was the sweet rice wine that he had taught Nicole to make last year.

”Would you like this?” Nicole swirled the wine jug, and the rice wine swirled inside it, just like the waves lapping on the sides of Seagull Island in the wind. This connection made Li Du happy, so he nodded and said, ”You are right, it does appeal more to me. Give me a glass.”

Nicole poured the wine into his glass, and at the same time she smiled slyly. ”The sour sweet wine is not free. It is ten bucks a glass. You have to pay for it yourself. Are you sure you still want it?”

Li Du smiled bitterly. How could he say no now? This cunning girl had already poured the wine into the glass.

The gang was having their drinks around the bar when someone else walked in. Seeing Li Du and the gang, these people immediately exclaimed, ”Hey, Big Fox, Boss Li, are you guys back? Didn't you guys leave the country?”

”It's not that big of a surprise, pal. This is indeed the auction of government storage. We would be back even if we had gone to Mars.”

”Long time no see, Boss Li. What good news do you have this time?”

”Do you guys want to have a drink tonight? I will book the restaurant for your welcoming party. You're welcome.”

Li Du turned around and greeted each and every one of them. They were all treasure hunters from Arizona. They were all acquaintances whom they could chat with. Even though not everyone had played together in the past, they had at least met before.

The news that they had come back had spread quickly through the hotel. All their close acquaintances such as Reeves, Big Beard Carl, Dickens, and even Olly had appeared.

Upon seeing Li Du, Olly gave him an enthusiastic hug as he said, ”Boss Li, you are really unloyal. You went to make money alone in Australia? Why didn't you bring us along?”

Li Du said, ”We went there for a vacation and caught some abalones while we were there. You need an abalone harvesting permit for that. Don't tell me that you guys also have harvesting permits in Australia.”