Chapter 1016 Achieve (1/2)

Li Du had known that many Africans loved to express their emotions through song and

dance. They would spontaneously start dancing and singing around a bonfire.

Now, he learned that they also expressed their sorrow and mournfulness using song

and dance. Once the party started, the Golden Grass tribe played the drums and some

sort of string instrument as they danced around the bonfire.

Initially, they sang in somber tones to praise the deceased as a gesture of mourning.

However, as they continued to sing, their voices became more spirited and their

dance moves merrier, losing the earlier melancholy. Li Du found them to be strangely

happy.

At first, almost everybody participated in the dancing and singing. As time passed,

however, people began to drop off for a hearty drink.

The alcohol lifted their spirits and the men became even more joyous. The drumming

became louder, and while some of the men blew the buffalo's horn, the women danced,

the bells on their ankles tinkling. It was a scene of jubilance as everyone sang and

danced.

As Li Du sipped on the fruit wine that was a specialty of the Golden Grass tribe, he

remarked, ”Back in my country, if someone dared to do this after a burial, he would be

scolded for a long time.”

Godzilla chimed in, chewing on a piece of grilled chicken, ”In my hometown, we actually

have a similar custom. After the burial, we also sing and dance.”

Brother Wolf said, ”I feel that when a soldier passes on, gunshots should replace the

drumming. That would reenact the scene of a battlefield, which is a soldier's home!”

The tribespeople gave free rein to their love of singing, dancing, and drinking. The party

dragged past midnight, and other than the soldiers on duty, every other officer and

soldier was there to sing and dance with the tribe.

As the burial procession ended, Li Du was determined to bid farewell to Remonin and to

return to South Africa.

Remonin held onto Li Du's hand, saying, ”I hate to part with you so soon, Li. We are not

only business partners, but also close allies that had fought together. Are you sure you

don't want to stay for a while?”

Li Du said, ”I have other matters to attend to, General. I have overstayed my time here.”

Remonin wanted to keep him and nurture their relationship further. However, he knew

he had no choice but to resign himself to say goodbye.

Li Du was happy to work with him. As he left, he would take with him the unrefined raw

diamonds that Remonin had harvested.

Since Remonin's diamonds were considered blood diamonds, though there had been

no bloodshed at the mining site, they had not received international credentials. Those

diamonds would not be easy to work with.

Li Du's offer was very low. Remonin had at least five thousand carats of diamonds,

some of which were high-quality, but there were also many bits and pieces of melee

diamonds.

”The melee diamonds are not valuable. In the international market, one carat of

diamond can fetch a few hundred US dollars. I would mainly profit from high-quality

diamonds. Regardless, I will give you five million US dollars, how about that?” Li Du

asked.

Remonin's diamond mine was relatively new. Lion-Hunter was the only connection he

had in the diamond industry, and Remonin turned to him for advice.

Lion-Hunter nodded, ”The price is reasonable, General. Even if they undergo Kimberlite

processing and have the Rough Diamonds International Certificate, the price can only

fetch up to ten million US dollars.”

His words were only partially true. If the diamonds were all melee diamonds, five

thousand carats of them would not be worth more. However, the larger diamonds were

the size of green beans and some were even the size of peas. Such diamonds were

valuable.

Li Du estimated that if sales were good, those diamonds could fetch up to 50 million US

dollars.