章 889: A Slum

His brief statement on the matter created an uproar in the crowd. The treasure hunters seemed quite stupefied. A few people loudly asked, "Are you kidding?"

Li Du smiled. "People of Lightning Ridge, please pass this message to everyone you know. I should have quite the reputation in town."

Conrad was stunned. He yelled, "That's impossible. You think that money is disposable? You think you can use money however you want?"

Hans looked at him and said, "Alright, whatever. Let's not talk about the gemstone mine in Lightning Ridge. We made few million just from the black abalones in Tasmania. I'm not going to share the details since you won't believe me anyway."

Even the magician was surprised. He asked, "Are black abalones that valuable? A few million in six months?"