Chapter 252: Advantages of the Hundred Thousand Club (1/2)

Chapter 252: Advantages of the Hundred Thousand Club

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Du was shocked by the price he heard and exclai! ”

Dr Clinken said, ”No, I’, what you have with you is the Mauritius dodo’s complete skeletal specimen There are only five of these in the entire world!”

Li Du was thrilled; he couldn’t believe what he was hearing ”Really? Is my specimen that rare? You mentioned that what I have is the Mauritius dodo, so do you mean the dodo lived in other places as well?”

Dr Clinken replied, ”Yes, besides the Mauritius dodo, there was also the Rodrigues dodo, which was slihtless as well

”In addition, there was another white dodo In actual fact it was not a dodo, but a réunion ibis, which belongs to the genus of storks that happens to be extinct as well”

The professor said s about the dodo, but the terms used were too specialized for someone like Li Du to understand

He understood one : the Mauritius dodo was discovered in the 17th century but became extinct shortly after

At that time, people did not have the concept of species conservation, therefore many species like the dodo had suffered Specimens like Li’s—which had been preserved for hundreds of years—were few and far in between That hy the specimen was so precious

”How did you preserve your specimen? It’s a miracle that the specimen was so well preserved—even after hundreds of years—without decaying This is truly exceptional,” Dr Clinken declared

Li Du laughed, ”Well I’ot the speciave an account of how he had gotten the speciood luck

After the enlightening conversation with Dr Clinken, Li now understood that the A

During their lunch at the Amish home, Ricky had mentioned several times that the specimen had been around for several hundred years Li hadn’t taken it seriously or believed it was true, but he had been wrong!

Both Li and Dr Clinken were very worked up about the speciether Dr Clinken could not contain his excitement as he had found a complete dodo skeletal specimen, whereas Li Du could not believe that he owned a specimen that orth millions of dollars

After both parties had calmed down, the professor told Li Du a fact as well: the speciht have been worth millions, but in reality, it was hard to sell for that kind of price

”It’s not hard to understand hoorks,” the professor explained ”Although the speci to buy theht not want to pay sothat ”Okay, howto pay for the specimen?”

Dr Clinken hesitated for a ht be around 100,000 dollars”

Li Du felt like throwing his phone The offer amount was a far cry fro that orth millions could only be sold for a hundred thousand dollars?

But on second thought, this was still an unexpectedly high price So he calmed down a bit

However, it was hard for Li Du not to feel cheated, as the price difference was too significant He even thought that he should just keep the speci it