Chapter 1173 Ice Ship (1/2)

The rock that Li Du was holding had a mass that did not match its look. The rock was

the size of a volleyball or slightly smaller. If it were a granite, it would weigh at least ten

kilograms.

However, the rock only weighed a few kilograms. Li Du could lift it up with just one

hand. One of the possible reasons for that could be that the rock resembled a beehive

and had many small holes on its surface.

Steve was ecstatic and called out, ”Give it here, hurry, let me have a look.”

Steve squeezed his way through again, bumping into even more penguins than before.

Hence, he had also provoked more penguins, and around a dozen angry birds started

to gang up to attack him.

One of the bodyguards rushed forward to protect Steve, but the two of them could only

retreat when the penguins poked them harshly.

Carrying the rock in one hand and pulling Ah Meng with the other, Li Du squeezed

through the penguins. He walked carefully and did not bump into the Emperor penguins,

hence he was not attacked.

Once Li Du walked out of the crowd of penguins, Steve stretched out his hand and

snatched the big rock from him.

Hardly taking a second look, Steve said excitedly, ”God, this is right! No doubt about it,

this is the Wilkes meteorite!”

Elson looked at Li Du strangely and said, ”Who was the priest that baptized you? He

must have supreme powers to bless you with such immense good luck!”

Sophie smiled. ”Li Du is a Taoist, he has never been baptized.”

Li Du was surprised too. Is that really a meteorite? He was really a lucky charm. It was

just his second day in Antarctica and he already found a piece of a meteorite.

He said, ”Sophie has been baptized. In reality, it's Sophie's who is lucky. This rock was

just beside her snowmobile. My pet knocked it into me…”

Ah Meng was still scratching at the ground. It seemed determined to take revenge.

Elson nodded. ”Sophie, I must get to know the pastor who helped to baptize you.”

Holding the rock, Steve looked like he would never let it go.

Seeing Steve's enthusiasm for it, Li Du waved his hand and said, ”I'll gift that to you.”

Surprised, Steve looked at him and said, ”Would you really? Ha, do you know how

much this rock is worth?”

”I can guess. Fifty thousand… a hundred thousand?”

Steve smiled mischievously and said, ”No, at least five million!”

Li Du gasped. ”Is it soo expensive?!”

Steve nodded. ”Very few Wilkes meteorites have been found. You've seen the weather

here. It's only suitable for humans to live in during the warm season. At other times, it's

impossible to come here.”

”Even if someone managed to make their way here, there are layers of ice and piles of

snow on top of them. The snow blocks all view. There is no equipment to detect rock,

no sensors. In any case, you can only rely on luck to find meteorite shards!”

”I've been in Antarctica since the time when I attended your engagement ceremony. I

had not found a single meteorite piece. Some of my friends who have been here for six

months have not found a single one either!”

Li Du asked, ”But what exactly is its use?”

”It can reveal the secret of the Wilkes meteorite…” Steve said seriously.

Li Du nodded and said, ”I have zero interest in that. This rock belongs to you now.”

Li Du inwardly debated whether he should spend the rest of his time in Antarctica

looking for the meteorite. He had no interest in Steve's Fifth Dimension, but he was very

interested in the money.

Now Mr. Li had a big family and a big business. He had a mine to develop, an island to

build upon and a government official to support. All that required money!

Steve said, ”I'm really grateful to you, Li. you are my lucky star. I found what I really

wanted once you arrived here. I estimate that this rock is worth around five million, you