Chapter 1249 Message (1/2)

Mammoth Ivory hunting was now dominated by gangs and clans, which had to do with working conditions.

As mentioned earlier, the Siberian wilderness was too dangerous, and the more ivory one dug there, the riskier it would be without reliable help.

For Li Du, $30,000 to $40,000 was not a lot, but for these laborers living at the bottom of the heap, such a sum was equal to a few years' living expenses for the family.

Killing someone and taking their mammoth tusks with hardly any risk of being caught was a tempting option for many.

According to their research, Jonas Malone joined four gangs: the Sea Dragon, the Big K, the Horn, and the Ice Tomahawk.

The gangs were so dominant in this field that many people would wash their hands of the business after getting a batch of mammoth ivory, and use the profit to start a small business in the city, rather than being chilled in the wilderness.

There were many dangers in the wasteland. Wild animals, venomous spiders, poisonous insects, and deadly swamps were waiting for the careless adventurer. This money was not easy to make.

Jonas Malone joined too many gangs, which caused problems for Li Du and his team because they did not know if Malone was still in the Ice Tomahawk group.

However, the name of Ice Tomahawk was a clue, and they had to start with something.

As soon as they entered the bar, someone whistled at them, and a tattooed man with a giddy smile said, ”Wow, what a pretty girl. Come and have a drink!”

Godzilla, Big Quinns, and the others then came in, and the tattooed man silently turned away and returned to his beer bottle.

Most of the bar thugs were good at bullying the weak and were afraid of the tougher crowd, and although they were rude, they were not inclined to get into trouble.

Bar fights could be unpredictable. No one wanted to offend the wrong people and then be left hanging by the tail, as it was impossible to know who was armed and dangerous.

Since the tattooed man started first, Li Du would not be polite. He decided to make a breakthrough starting from this guy.

He sat down and the others followed.

The tattooed man was able to understand he was in trouble. He stood up with his glass in hand and tried to walk away.

Li Du nodded, and Godzilla clenched his big hands like metal tongs on the tattooed man's shoulders, forcing him back with brute force.

The tattooed man was a little panicky. He took the lead by admitting that he was wrong. ”Ha, guys, I just said a bit too much because I was a little drunk.”

”Yes, don't take this idiot seriously,” the person next to him spoke as well.

Another said, ”It doesn't mean anything, the things you say in a bar, right? Everybody knows that's how it is, right?”

Li du tapped the table and said to the bartender, ”Serve us beer. Craft beer. Fill these guys' glasses. I am treating them.”

The tattooed men were at a loss. They were not sure what Li Du was trying to do.

Li Du said, after a sip of iced beer, ”Cool! I feel from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet.”

The tattooed man sneered, ”If you go into Sakha, that's how you would feel even if you don't drink cold beer.”

Li Du smiled and nodded. ”I am about to explore the area. Do you often go there?”

”Occasionally, well, you know… there is mammoth ivory, right?”