947. Flying to the Ancient Forest (1/5) (Page 1/1)

After some communication with the lion hunter, Li Du got to know him as a person.

This is a refined egoist who is ambitious, intelligent, and knows how to use the environment for his best selfish gain.

Apparently, he succeeded, and he entered the South African high society, where he could hire a large number of white people to work for him and serve him.

The lion hunters arranged some activities for them, but these were not in the villa.

His exact words were: "I don't want any black people to come in here but me, and these activities require the participation of my people, so we have to go somewhere else." ”

This person's attitude towards his compatriots made Li Du disgusted and frightened, so he didn't respond enthusiastically, but just coped with things, saying that they were too tired and didn't want to participate in the event.

The lion hunter was aware of this, and rarely talked about the situation in South Africa and his thoughts on his fellow citizens.

After a two-day break, Li Du and his party were ready to set off to visit his mine.

South Africa is home to a number of diamond mines, the most famous of which is probably the Kimberley Diamond Pit, which has been closed for hundreds of years, but the legend lives on in the diamond world.

The pit was excavated in 1866 and closed in 1914, less than half a century old, but 50,000 miners worked around the clock to unearth a total of 2,722 kilograms of diamonds.

The Kimberley Pit, the world's largest artisanally excavated mine, covers 17 hectares at a depth of 1,097 metres, has an opening diameter of 1.6 kilometres, and is now a large deep lake that the South African government is planning to inscribe on its World Heritage List.

But South Africans hate this place, and think about it, a century and a half ago, how much effort did it take for blacks to dig up such a mine by hand and body, and how many people died in it?

There is a proverb among the South African locals: if you want to hear the wailing of the dead, go to the Kimberley cemetery and wait.

For the suffering South African miners, the Kimberley pit was a dead man's pit, and instead of getting rich from the diamonds, they lost many relatives because of the diamonds.

The Lion Hunter's mine is located in the province of Limpopo, just north of Johannesburg, about 800 kilometers away from Johannesburg.

After two days of rest, they were ready to visit, and the lion hunters prepared a helicopter so that it would only take three or four hours for them to fly over.

The helicopter is silver-white, can accommodate two pilots and 16 passengers, has a length of 134 meters, and a height of more than 3 meters to nearly 4 meters.

Big Ivan saw it and said, "Z-15, boss, this is made in China." ”

The lion hunter laughed while holding a cigar and said, "yes, Chinese planes, Chinese goods are very popular in South Africa, buddy, haha, this plane is very exciting, come on." ”

Li Du didn't study helicopters and didn't know much about it, but after listening to Big Ivan's words, he knew that this was the huge Z-15 that he had spread in China when he was in middle school.

After reading the information of the Z-15 at that time, Li Du also joked with his classmates, saying that he would definitely buy a Z-15 in the future to support national construction.

Because at that time, the news said that Chinese helicopters had encountered resistance from overseas markets, and the quality of helicopters was no problem, and the price was low, but Europe and the United States tried their best to block their markets.

He doesn't know how the Z-15 performs, but judging from the appearance and cockpit configuration, this is a relatively high-grade helicopter.

Big Ivan introduced to Li Du, saying that the safety of this helicopter is very good, it is developed in accordance with the latest airworthiness standards, its safety can meet the latest airworthiness standards, with a five-blade ball hinged main propeller system and a fuselage structure that meets the most stringent certification standards.

Li Du didn't understand these, what he could feel was that the cabin of this helicopter was very spacious, and the decoration was very luxurious, of course, this was a rough luxury, almost a patchwork of famous products, with no connotation.

But judging by the attitude of the lion hunters towards the helicopter, this meaningless decoration is exactly what they want.

Li Du adjusted the curvature of the seat, the spacious pedaling and lateral space allowed him to sit comfortably on it, and the seat was equipped with a massager, which began to work as the helicopter took off, alleviating the discomfort caused by the human body because of the aircraft.

In addition, the helicopter has large windows, so they don't have to lie on the windows to get a view of the city.

The helicopter flew north, and soon left the city limits, and as the helicopter climbed, and there were no high-rise buildings on the ground, so it was impossible to see anything.

However, they ran into some hot air balloons on the way, and South Africa is a paradise for hot air balloon lovers in the world, and related competitions are held every year.

The hot air balloon flew very high, and from the helicopter, it felt like the two sides could make contact.

Limpopo is one of the nine provinces in South Africa, formerly known as the northern part of the Transvaal, and is famous for its agriculture.

With an area of 123,900 square kilometres, the province is nicknamed the Land of Legends, and contrary to what people think of Africa, there are no deserts here, but many forests.

The forests of Limpopo province, known as the Old Forest, are full of ruins and ruins, trout in the waters, and there are many hot springs and waterfalls.

For more than half a century, it has not changed in the slightest, so it is also called the virgin land of Africa.

However, with the discovery of some gold mines in recent years, the local ecology has begun to be damaged.

It's not that Li Du excuses white Europeans and Americans, if the gold mine is bought by some big companies and big chaebols in Europe and the United States, but pays more attention to protecting the environment, if it is exploited by Africans, it is really rough and wild.

A few hours later, the helicopter began to descend and the destination was approaching.

Li Du looked down from the window and first saw some tall baobab trees sparsely dotted among the bushes, and there were also baobab trees on Shaou Island, but not as tall as the bread trees here.

Stretching into the distance, a mine shrouded in a blue-gray dust mist appeared in his eyes, this is where the mine is located, and the sand and dust in the air is the product of crushing kimberlite rock when diamonds are being reclaimed.

Kimberlite is a volcanic lava from the earth's internal organs that has long since solidified and diamonds are hiding in it, so to get them, they have to be mined.

As Li Du had already learned, about thirty or forty years ago, a French prospecting team discovered a staggering amount of diamond veins in this area. At that time, it was realized that there were diamond veins hidden here.

However, at that time, South Africa was still in the hands of the British, and the black South Africans were chasing their legal rights, and the dawn of South African autonomy was already on the horizon.

Discerning South Africans realized that the British would eventually leave here, the whites would leave, and the mineral deposits would eventually belong to them.

As a result, the black leaders called on the locals to protect the areas where the veins were located, confronted the whites and engaged in many bloody clashes, not allowing them to mine the areas.

With great difficulty, the diamond mines of Limpopo Province were saved by the efforts of the locals, and then the history of black rule began in South Africa, and these mines were divided among the black tycoons and those in power......

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