Africa is rich in diamonds, gold, oil and even rare earths. It is hard to imagine that it is so backward and poor. They are unable to mine the rich minerals and can only contract them out to foreigners at low prices, which has led to the African gold rush.
Lao Xia’s personality is that of a gold digger in the wave, rich but low-key. His accumulated assets have been circulating abroad, and he has only recently started to expand into the domestic market.
After visiting these mines with hundreds of years of history, Xia Yu felt a lot of emotion. No matter where the mine is, it is like digging a house to make a fortune for the third generation, but in Africa it is even more naked and bloody.
There is a Hollywood movie called "Blood Diamond" that tells such a story. If this is true for diamond mines, why not other mines as well?
After the tour, the group did not return to the train, but were taken to a nearby wildlife sanctuary to camp.
This is a five-star jungle camp where bush meets desert, dangerous yet beautiful.
After taking a picture of the dusk scene here, Xia Yu crawled into the white tent with a very African style. He was very suspicious whether there would be a big cat licking his tent cloth when he woke up tomorrow morning.
That's also good, I can pet the cat until it becomes bald.
Unfortunately, Xia Yu discovered during dinner that the security outside was very strict. Not to mention big cats, even rabbits couldn't get in. Regular pest control could also prevent reptiles. In short, it was very safe.
After filling his stomach and returning to the tent, Xia Yu took out his mobile phone and connected to the camp’s WiFi, and returned to reality.
The system does not require an internet connection to sign in, but WeChat does not work. When I click on it, a series of messages buzz around and the screen almost freezes.
Among them were work news from Manager Jin and Master Tan, as well as friends who tried to chat with Xia Yu and found out he had lost contact. Among them, one person spoke the most.
Lin Hao: "Old Xia, you're back now. Let's go out and have some skewers together!"
Lin Hao: “???”
Lin Hao: "Fuck, your girl is out of touch!"
Lin Hao: "...It seems so. Do you want Brother Lin to rescue you?"
"roll!"
Xia Yu replied directly with one word.
When I borrowed money, it was Brother Lin, but now the only thing he said is "get out". Life is so realistic.
Lin Hao was his best friend in high school. He had borrowed money from him to get the critical hit card from the novice gift package. After the critical hit card was returned, Xia Yu paid the money back soon. However, several months have passed and the two have not been able to meet each other.
"You actually replied. I thought you were arrested!"
"How is that possible? My brother is a law-abiding citizen. He's just hanging out in a foreign country and is just now connecting to the internet."
Xia Yu responded righteously to his friend's teasing.
Because the Pride of Africa train pursues retro style, it has all kinds of services except WiFi. In the first two days after it was launched, there was still 2G signal on the mobile phone, but after going deep into the grassland, there was really no signal at all, so Xia Yu was always out of contact with the outside world.
"Where is this place so backward that there's no internet? It can't be Africa!"
"You guessed it right. My parents and I are in Africa."
Lifting up the cloth window on the tent, Xia Yu took a picture with his mobile phone and sent it over.
"Oh my god, what are you and your family doing in Africa? But you know what, it's quite beautiful!"
When Lin Hao, who was hiding in the air-conditioned room, saw Xia Yu's photo, he sat up.
"Travel, and also to take care of some things. I just found out that my father invested in some businesses here when he went abroad."
After thinking for a while, Xia Yu replied that he wanted to convey some information through Lin Hao's mouth.
The social circles of college students in their hometowns are mostly high school classmates, and high school reunions are a plot that is mentioned in every urban novel.
After becoming rich, the protagonist will take this opportunity to take revenge, to settle grievances, or to pretend to be cool and slap others in the face if he has no grudges or grievances, causing the class beauty he admired in high school to admire him and lick his ass in return, which makes the readers very embarrassed.
Maybe there are many people who can really enjoy it, but after reading too many books, Xia Yu can't appreciate it anymore. Where do the goddesses come from in the monk class? The beautiful ones are all in other people's classes.
Of course, these are not the main points. The main point is that he plans to let Lin Hao spread some news for him, so that he can do whatever he wants when he returns to his hometown without having to hide anything.
"He has industry. Doesn't your father have a factory in Africa?"
As a close friend, Lin Hao knew that Xia Yu's father had been to Africa for three years, but he didn't expect that there was something else involved.
"No, it's not."
Xia Yu denied it.
"If it's not a factory, then it can't be a mine!"
"Um!"
Seeing Xia Yu’s reply, Lin Hao, who wanted to continue guessing, was stunned. Was he seeing things?
“???”
After reading it twice to confirm that it was correct, Lin Hao deleted the half sentence he had just typed, slowly typed three question marks and sent it.
"I just found out about this too. I'll tell you the details when I get back."
Xia Yu pretended to be mysterious, but his words made Lin Hao feel like he was being scratched by a cat.
It's okay to tell me in detail, but you can also give me a general idea. For example, if there is a mine, who knows what kind of mine it is? It can't be a gold mine, right?
Lin Hao didn't know what he meant. Xia Yu hadn't had time to buy these mines yet, but he would definitely be able to get them before returning.
As for the funds used to purchase the mine, coincidentally, Xia Yu discovered that he had an additional offshore account, and the 100,000 yuan he signed in every day became 16,000 to 17,000 US dollars. The specific amount fluctuated every day with the exchange rate.
This system is quite user-friendly, but the maximum amount available for fifteen days is only US$250,000, and the transaction certainly cannot be left until the last day. To be on the safe side, Xia Yu exchanged another US$300,000 worth of Bitcoin.
It just so happened that China recently announced a ban on Bitcoin transactions in the country, so Xia Yu also switched his transactions to a foreign platform.
More than 500,000 US dollars may not seem like a lot, but it can be used to take over the depleted gold mine with decreasing output.
There was no conversation that night. We slept comfortably in the tent. After breakfast, we got back on the train and headed for Namibia.
"Look, it's Fish River Canyon!"
The old earl pointed out the window and shouted, and everyone looked out.
The entire spectacular Yuhe Canyon was displayed outside the car window. The towering cliffs on both sides wrapped around the winding river and extended into the distance, which was completely invisible to the naked eye.
Witnessing such a magnificent scene, Xia Yu couldn't help but take a few more photos. You know, this is a natural wonder second only to the Grand Canyon in scale.
We have already reached the end of the nine-day journey. Further ahead is the Kalahari Desert, a truly barren land.
In fact, Xia Yu wanted to visit the Sahara Desert in North Africa, but Africa is too big, and his schedule is tight, so he simply doesn't have enough time.
After enjoying the last two days on the train, the nine-day journey officially ended and the train stopped in Swakopmund.
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