Chapter 1238 Telescope (1/2)

Li Du was not insane. How would he mess with Texas treasure hunters?

It was the first time he had ever been so comfortable at an auction.

However, he only took down two warehouses and did not bid anymore on the rest.

This made the local treasure hunters feel better, but it also made them feel the rumors were probably true.

Li Du's reputation was one of a person who would give you respect if you treat him the same way. If someone provoked him, he would take revenge.

If applied to auctions, Li Du would retaliate more forcefully if someone went against him, but if everyone knew their place, Li Du would give them a chance, such as at this auction, where he only took down two warehouses.

He did not make a move, but the treasure hunters of Flagstaff did.

Texan treasure hunters were not going to give them the chance, so the competition for the other warehouses was fierce.

Though there were only eleven warehouses, the bidding went on and off until the evening. The auction was supposed to end in the morning, but after all the time dragging and lengthy lunch, the grumpy Texas treasure hunters complained again.

The owner had a good temper and said, ”What is the hurry for? Take your time and enjoy life.”

”Can we take our time cleaning up the warehouses we won?”

The owner waved his hand and said, ”Yes, but you'd better finish within two or three days, because there will be a star-gazing party soon, and I think I will have a new business.”

The treasure hunters stopped talking. The pace here was really slow.

Li Du cleaned up his warehouses. Both warehouses had astronomical telescopes, which was the reason why he bid for these two warehouses.

Opening the case and looking inside at the disassembled structure of the large telescope, Hans was not surprised.

Lu Guan tapped his shoulder and said, ”In fact, getting good stuff is very easy, right?”

Hans knew what he meant, and muttered, ”Shit, I was just unlucky the other day…”

”So if you came to this auction alone, would you take down these two warehouses?” asked Lu Guan.

”If there was no one to bid against me,” said Hans, ”I could take down all these warehouses!”

Even if a warehouse cost a thousand dollars, eleven of them would only come up to eleven thousand dollars, and the telescope they found was worth a hundred thousand.

These telescopes were not like the ones in a hobby store, but rather like the ones that Li Du used in his cooperation with Princeps to set a trap for Conrad, with front lenses measuring 30 to 40 centimeters!

The two telescopes had their own features. One was all made of steel tubes, and there was no mirror tube. The upper and lower lenses were supported by six steel tubes, like Gatling heavy machine guns.

The other was an all-wood telescope, its tube made from the trunk of a huge tree, carved with delicate, intricate patterns depicting the star gods of Roman mythology.

There were many wires inside the steel tube telescope. A few plugs could be pulled out from the tube. Some could be used to connect with a computer, and some with a power source. Li Du did not know the specific purpose of each.

Anyway, they got two telescopes that looked really good, and it was a big gain.

The two telescopes were so high-grade that they were worth a lot of money.