Chapter 1175: The Ford Brothers

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Seeing that Li Du was enjoying the krill, Steve reminded him, “Just eat a few, not too

much. They have a high amount of carbon in their body and need to be processed.

They are not suitable to be eaten directly.”

The krill had only one vessel for digestion and did not have a well-developed digestive

system. Hence, their digestive functions were poor and as a reason, there was a high

amount of carbon in their feces.

Of course, ‘high amount’ was a relative term. Other seafood also contained a lot of

biochar. Metabolizing the biochar in a human body might be more taxing, but it would

not be a problem.

Steve’s diet was restricted by nutritionists and he had to be careful about what he

consumed, unlike Li Du and other people.

The ice s.h.i.+p was not easy to drive. When the wind was blowing in the wrong direction,

they had to keep the sails down and rely on their paddles.

Li Du and Brother Wolf worked hard paddling together, but the s.h.i.+p continued to float

further and further away from where they had started.

As they became anxious, they could only put in more effort in paddling against the wind.

After floating around the ocean for a long time, they finally saw the sh.o.r.eline ahead of

them.

While he was paddling, Li Du noticed the richness of life in the Antarctic Sea. They had

encountered several groups of shrimps behind them. It was as though there was a

whistle that had summoned them to gather, as the amount of shrimps was almost

boundless.

Such an environment was a major habitat of the krill. The South Indian Ocean had a

cold current that flowed along the Antarctic continent. It sank when it flowed northward.

When the warm currents from the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian

Ocean descended south, they encountered this sinking cold current and formed an

upwelling.

The upwelling was rich in nutrients and the water was comparatively warm. That

encouraged the microorganisms to grow rapidly, creating an ideal ecosystem for the krill

to rest and feed in.

After the ice s.h.i.+p neared the sh.o.r.e, Brother Wolf anch.o.r.ed it using the rope and Li Du

pulled the krill off the s.h.i.+p. Ah Meow and Ah Meng followed behind and clawed at the

krill to consume it as they walked.

Once they got on the snowmobile, they started their journey back to where they had

come from.

Li Du and Brother Wolf had repaired the small snowmobile so that the brake could be

used.

In the end, they did not need the brake. Ah Ow remembered what had happened before

and when Sophie shouted to stop, it slowed down and gradually brought the

snowmobile to a halt. It was a very soft stop.

When the snowmobile stopped, Ah Ow turned to look at Sophie, its tail wagging. Ah Ow

wore an expression suggesting that she wanted to be petted and praised.

Sophie had no choice but to hold her head and kiss both sides of it. After all, Ah Ow had

indeed improved.

Elson got some people to bring the krill into the kitchen. He was an outstanding chef

and had always been in charge of Steve’s diet.

Paddling on the ocean had tired Li Du out as he had expended a huge amount of

strength. He was perspiring throughout.

When he walked out of the shower, he noticed that there were two more guests in the

living room. The two people looked alike, both of them fair-haired and blue-eyed. They

seemed to be discussing something with Steve.

The rock Ah Meng had found was placed on the coffee table in front of the three people.

Seeing Li Du, the three of them stood up and Steve waved at him saying, “Hi, Li, let me

introduce two new friends to you. This is Myron Ford, and this is Newman Ford.”

Li Du shook hands with both of them. From their appearance and last name, he

deduced the duo were siblings.

Elson handed Li Du a cup of warm coffee and Steve broached a new topic. He asked,

“Li, what’s your opinion of Ford cars? Do you like Ford?”

Li Du had no idea why Steve would ask that question. However, very quickly, it dawned

on him when he recalled the last name of the two new guys.

Li Du replied, “Of course, I love Ford cars. Ford is always the benchmark and leader in

the worldwide automotive industry. The first car I bought was a Ford Raptor pickup, and

it was awesome.”

These two brothers are from the Ford family!

Indeed, hearing Li Du’s opinion, the two brothers revealed reserved smiles. Steve

narrowed his eyes at Li Du and smiled, saying, “If you can make these Ford brothers

here happy today, perhaps they can give you a customized car.”

The younger brother, Newman Ford, was around thirty-four or thirty-five years old.

Compared to his brother, he was livelier. He smiled and said, “If Mr. Li is interested, it

would be our honor. We would be happy to provide a vehicle for the person who found

this piece of meteorite.”

Li Du put down his coffee mug and started on the niceties. That was the foundation of

socializing, everyone would have to exchange a few compliments.

Both the Ford family and Steve’s Vanderbilt relatives came from famous huge clans in

America. One was the master of land while the other was the king of s.h.i.+pping.

In terms of fame, the Fords were more famous. At least half of the entire world

population have heard of that family, and even those who didn’t would know of Ford

cars.

However, according to Li Du’s knowledge, the situation of the Ford family was not better

than that of the Vanderbilts. In terms of wealth, perhaps the Fords were richer, but in

development, the Fords were on a downward spiral.

Just as he said, the Fords were the pioneers of the car industry. However, that was

many years ago. Since 2005, Ford cars entered a decline that had continued for many

years.

Furthermore, the leaders of the Ford family had handed over the position of the

managing director in Ford. Now, a representative of the family was only the CEO of the

company.

Of course, Li Du would not voice out his thoughts. He had no wish to annoy these two

representatives of the powerful Ford clan. Their connections and wealth were far

beyond what Li Du could imagine. He was not on the same level as the Fords.

As they started to chitchat, Steve explained to Li Du that the Fords also had a living

area in Wilkes. Their area was much larger than Steve’s and there were more than thirty

people staying there.

Like Steve, they were also hunting for meteorites. The two of them had been searching

every day.

“However, in two years, the only piece we found was not even half the size of the one

you have here,” Newman gestured towards the rock and said to Li Du, “I really envy

your good luck, buddy.”

Li Du said, “This rock does not belong to me anymore. I’ve given it to Steve.”

Hearing that, Myron, who had looked very phlegmatic, was shocked. He asked, “Has

Steve explained the value of this rock? You know how much it’s worth?”

“It’s not just about the market value, buddy. It’s extremely hard to find. If someone is

selling a piece of the Wilkes meteorite, he can quote me any price, and I would buy it,”

Newman added.

Steve smiled and said, “Are you guys jealous of this rock that I’ve got? Don’t forget

about our agreement. What I have is also what you guys have, so you guys have the

same rights to it.”

Newman said, “We must get it through legal means, however. We were afraid that you

coerced Mr. Li.”

Steve said, “Then you guys have overestimated me. I don’t have such abilities. Besides,

Li does not care about the kind of money he can get from selling this rock. He has

enough cash. He spent 170 million to buy an island in Tasmania.”

The Ford brothers were further shocked. The two of them started to look at Li Du more

respectfully. When they continued to chat, it was clear they now placed Li Du on the

same level as them and paid special attention to him.

Steve did not stop praising Li Du throughout the visit. It was as though he was doing his

best to promote Li Du. Hence, the Ford brothers also paid increasing attention to him.

Li Du understood what Steve was doing. His friend was helping him to develop his

connections.