Treasure Hunt Tycoon

Chapter 135: A new use for the little bug

Having failed to get hold of a storage unit two times in a row, especially the second unit, Hans was furious.

While Li Du was indifferent, Anthony and his men were overjoyed. Someone made a phone call and Li Du heard them greet ”Boss Lucas.”

So he suspected that he had been marked by Lucas and his men. Anthony was the one sent by the Hispanic man to keep tabs on him. Whatever storage unit he was eyeing, they would bid for it.

He tested it with the two storage units after, but there was no result. Anthony kept staring at him, but did not follow to make any bids.

Hans also noticed this, and said, ”This fella is not easy to deal with, he is good at analyzing someone’s next move through their expressions. It won’t be easy to fool him.”

Li Du simply said, ”Then let’s ignore him, we shall continue with our bidding.”

At the fifth storage unit, he looked intently at what was inside. He first saw some hunting equipment, but it was a mess. There were harpoons, spray guns, lassos, and some cutting tools.

There were also some animal specimens in the storage unit, including two gazelle specimens, a reindeer head, and some crocodile heads.

The crocodile heads were kept in boxes. Li Du used the little bug to fly in there to take a look; there were twelve ferocious-looking crocodile heads.

Other than the crocodile heads, there was also some well-kept leather. The color of the leather ranged from white to black, and was in pieces; some were coarse while some were smooth. What was in common was the beautiful bamboo grain on them.

Upon seeing this, Li Du’s heart fluttered. The bamboo grain on the leather and the crocodile head specimens made Li Du think of crocodile skin; perhaps it was crocodile leather. But this was an assumption. To know for sure, professional knowledge would be required.

A day before, Li Du would not be able to gauge the leather’s quality, but now that the little bug had a new ability, this became effortless.

The little bug flew onto a piece of leather. He thought ”time reversal,” and a new scene appeared before him.

Seeing it through the little bug’s eyes, he saw someone use a knife to kill the crocodile, and then skin it, before it was washed and cut up into pieces.

In a far-away river, someone had held a harpoon, a lasso and a gun for catching of crocodile. The water in the river had been colored red; it was very cruel.

After learning what the leather was, he immediately stopped using this ability.

Time reversal was extremely energy-consuming; he was a bit exhausted after using it for just a few seconds.

Freddy who was standing behind him, started to shout, ”Mr. Auctioneer, he broke the rules—he has stood here for more than one minute already!”

The young auctioneer said, ”Is that right? Li, buddy, your time is up, please move away.”

Li Du had neglected the passing of time, and on hearing the reminder, he nodded and said, ”Alright, sorry, I forgot to watch the time.”

The young auctioneer smiled, and said in a friendly manner, ”Never mind, if you would like to look, just come back later. Just put in some bids for this storage unit, as a favor.”

He could already tell that the treasure hunters present trusted Li Du’s opinion, and they would bid for the storage units that Li Du eyed.

Auctioneers were dependant on high bids. If the storage units could not fetch high prices, they would not be able to earn much. If bids were like how it was between Li Du and Anthony, then they would make a fortune.

Under such circumstances, the auctioneer would naturally show Li Du some favoritism.

Upon walking away from the storage door, Li Du gave Hans a look. ”Get this one!”

The treasure hunters finished viewing and the auctioneer said, ”Alright, guys, let’s start with the pricing. This time let’s move quickly, as we do not have much time to waste…”

”Then, this storage unit for five hundred dollars. Five hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, who’s willing to take it?”

Five hundred dollars was not considered a high bid. Although the hunting equipment in the storage unit looked broken and not worth much, the antelope and reindeer head specimens had some value and could be sold for one or two thousand dollars in total.

Hans glanced at Anthony and Freddy, and deliberately wore an expression meant to provoke them, saying, ”One thousand dollars!”

Freddy pretended that he did not see him, and while Anthony was considering to bid, there was some hesitation in his eyes.