My own war game

Chapter 338 Mr. Lucky
Diamonds! Dazzling diamonds!

Not one, not two, but four medium-sized diamonds were placed on the table.

Young Mandela rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

A person went out, walked around the dilapidated mine for a few days, and then discovered a new vein of ore, and even mined four diamonds by himself? ! !

Although the diamond in front of him was not very large, it was still very expensive. Even in South Africa, a place rich in diamonds, it was enough to be sold at a price that an ordinary person could not earn in his entire lifetime.

This is a diamond! Not a potato buried in the ground!!!

"Incredible, how did you do it?!" Mandela looked at He Chi as if he was a monster.

"Maybe I'm just lucky." The Oriental man was mysterious and didn't explain much.

Then he turned to face the black youth and said, "You came at the right time. Can you do me a favor this time?"

Half an hour later, Mandela, still in shock, brought good news to the nearby village - the diamond mine was about to start recruiting workers, with wages and meals provided. The only requirement was that the workers had to be under 15 years old.

The villagers were very excited. Although the life of a miner was hard, it was the best job they could get since the implementation of the apartheid law. A group of people raised their hands clamoring to send their children over.

Not to mention the wages, even if they didn't get paid at all, the fact that they provided meals was enough to attract all families.

As for whether these underage children are capable of distinguishing diamonds in the sand, that is not their concern.

In fact, He Chi never considered letting this group of children create benefits for him. The so-called diamond mine was just a pure cover to cover up the large amount of diamonds he suddenly obtained.

According to later data, the coastal area from Cape Town to the Gul River is rich in coastal sedimentary diamonds, which were formed by sea water and sand deposits.

The place where he is now is the Cole Mountain Mine in later generations. According to the information, it was originally regarded as an abandoned barren mine, but the real ore vein was not discovered until the 60s, and the annual production capacity reached more than carats.

He Chi found the general location of the mining area based on historical data and then used 3D vision to search for mineral veins and large diamonds. This task was not much more difficult for him than digging potatoes.

Not only does his daily gains amount to money printing, He Chi also has his ultimate goal - the world-famous red diamond "Tears of the Scarlet Girl".

Red diamonds are the best of all diamonds. Unlike rubies which contain minerals themselves, red diamonds do not have other impurities inside. The principle of their formation in the earth's crust has not yet been fully revealed by the scientific community.

All people know is that it is extremely rare and very small.

A one carat red diamond is considered super large, and the world's largest red diamond, the "Morga", is only a little over 5 carats.

Although the Scarlet Girl's Tears are not as big as Morga, their bright red color and teardrop-like shape make them known as the "most perfect red diamond."

This diamond was discovered in the Cole Mountain Mine. It is the only red diamond jewelry that has not been cut and processed. It was later estimated to be worth about US$2 million.

This one diamond is enough to feed all the crew members on the Minerva.

Although He Chi has not found it yet, he believes that as the search area expands, this will happen sooner or later.
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The day of work arrived, out of trust and respect for Mandela, the villagers handed over more than 20 children to him, and then the lawyer sent the children to work. Each of these children held a small iron bucket and a sieve in their hands, and they were as excited as when they were playing football.

He Chi and Margaret received them personally, and the children gave them a big surprise on the first day - they took off all their clothes, leaving only a few small strips of cloth on their lower bodies.

Margaret's face turned red, and Mandela acted as an interpreter at the right time.

"This is a tradition in South African diamond mines. Every worker needs to take off all their clothes before going to work to prevent smuggling."

"Mr. Mandela, we don't need it. Let them put on their clothes. This will be more convenient for the ladies." He Chi took the initiative to come forward and throw the clothes back to the children.

The young lawyer took the initiative to step forward and said, "Mr. He, although you are the boss, I still have to remind you that it is best not to completely trust personal ethics when it comes to precious metal mining. This will be good for you and the children."

He Chi thought about it and then said, "Then let the children just take off their outer clothes, so that no one will feel embarrassed."

Mandela obviously hesitated for a moment. "Well, to thank you for your trust, I will emphasize the discipline issue with the child's parents and will definitely not cause you any trouble."

"Like my master, I believe in your integrity."

The small diamond mine opened, and the children's daily job was to squat in the river and use small iron buckets and sieves to wash the mud and sand at the bottom of the river.

Diamond panning is different from gold panning. Diamonds do not usually float on the surface of the water in a river like gold. They are heavier and will settle in the sand or mud of the riverbed.

Therefore, the key to finding diamonds is to sift and pan the mineral deposits, which takes longer and requires more physical effort.

However, the children who went to work were still very excited. They used a sieve with specific fine holes at the bottom to separate the larger stones and sand, retaining the smaller particles to form "rich sand" that might contain diamonds. They then handed the rich sand to He Chi, the on-site manager, for a second selection.

This process has to be repeated back and forth for several hours.

At the end of a day's work, all the children gathered together and stared at a door. According to South African tradition, if the mine owner had a harvest today, all the miners would be rewarded.

squeak~
The door opened, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked eagerly at the man opposite. Amid these expectant gazes, He Chi slowly raised his hand - with two sparkling crystals on it.

Long live! ! !

Cheers broke out from the children's mouths. Each of these little people on the first day received a brand new banknote and could also take away a portion of cheese and candy when they left - this was prepared by the Orientals long ago.

As a result, this small mine seemed to be blessed by the goddess of luck. There were new harvests almost every day, and sometimes even some exciting "big guys" emerged.

The children were very happy, and so were the villagers. Many people believed that this was the blessing of the goddess of luck, giving them, the indigenous people who had been driven out of their homes, hope for life again.

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.

A week later, word of what was happening here reached the ears of senior bank executives in Cape Town.

(End of this chapter)