The gunshots soon stopped. Kaim expressed his apologies and led his men to the place where the gunshots came from, apparently to deal with the matter.
Roy led his group to the prepared camp to rest.
"Mr. Shen, Mr. Yang, because this is a diamond mining area, the security will be very strict. If it is not necessary, please do not leave the camp at night." Roy said.
"I understand." Shen Yuxuan nodded slightly. The diamond ore is the foundation of the Kage tribe and must not be lost. Even if they are partners, they cannot go to some places without permission.
Shen Yuxuan was very clear about this. If you touch the taboos of the Kag tribe, they will not reason with you.
Although there are many places in the mining area that cannot be visited, it is relatively free in the camp. In order to show sincerity, the soldiers of the Kager tribe even retreated outside the camp to facilitate Shen Yuxuan and others to move around in the camp.
"Sister Shen, it's so messy here. I've only been here for one day and I want to go back immediately." Xu Jiajia said.
Although Xu Jiajia had been to a jade auction before, compared with the situation here, that place was simply a holy place on earth.
"Among all the highly profitable industries, how many are peaceful?" Shen Yuxuan shook her head.
The group had anticipated this and did not find it too hard. They only had to visit the mining area tomorrow and finalize the cooperation, and then they could leave.
The vitality of the heaven and earth in the camp became even thinner, to an outrageous degree. No one rested well that night, after all, there were soldiers with live ammunition outside. Although the two sides were in a cooperative relationship, everyone did not dare to be too reassured.
Fortunately, apart from the gunshots when they first arrived, the night was peaceful and nothing else happened. The next morning, after a simple breakfast, they met up with Kaim under Roy's leadership and headed to the mining area.
After walking more than a hundred meters, we saw dozens of soldiers armed with live ammunition, who were checking the workers who were preparing to mine. Before going to work, they needed to check whether the miners had anything that could hide diamonds. When leaving work, they needed to check whether anyone had smuggled diamonds away.
The miners all wore thin clothes without any pockets, and even the cuffs were cut off, and the miners had no shoes to prevent them from putting diamonds into their shoes.
Although the miners' work is hard, their income is not bad. As long as they don't steal diamonds, they will have no problem supporting their family. Therefore, even though they know that working in diamond mines is very dangerous, there are still many people willing to do this job.
"This is the diamond mine." Kaim said as he looked at the miners who were transporting ore out of the mine under the supervision of soldiers not far away.
Cartloads of stones were transported out, and in the sunlight, one could vaguely see some bright light on the ore, shining brightly. This was a diamond mine.
Then, Kamyi led everyone to the crushing area. The ore needed to be crushed, then screened, and finally graded by professional diamond experts before it could be sold.
"This is where diamonds are screened." Every few meters in a small river, a miner would hold a cloth sieve and carefully screen the crushed and selected ore, and then put the screened diamonds into small bags.
The diamond screening process is also where theft is most likely to occur, and almost every miner is guarded by an armed soldier.
It was also the first time that Yang Qi and his team saw the steps from diamond mining to diamond forming. Compared with jade, the process of diamond from mining to finished product is more complicated, which is very similar to gold.
“This is the final process in the diamond mines: grading.”
Compared with the previous miners, the final grading area is much more professional. The grading is divided into two processes: rough selection and fine selection. The so-called rough selection is to pick out diamonds that are not suitable for making jewelry. These diamonds will be used in industry. Diamonds are the hardest material and have a wide range of industrial uses.
Segmentation is to classify diamonds suitable for making jewelry into different grades, which requires extremely strong professional knowledge.
"This is the final diamond." Kaim winked at Roy, who immediately took out the diamonds that had already been divided.
These diamonds are about the same size as pearl grains and are crystal clear. Although they have not been cut, they are still dazzling in the sun.
"Lin Wei." Shen Yuxuan looked at the middle-aged man beside her. This middle-aged man was a diamond expert who had recently received a large sum of money from Shen Yuxuan. He was responsible for the identification of diamonds for Shen's Jewelry. This cooperation required the identification of diamonds, which was the most important part, so he naturally had to do it himself.
Lin Wei nodded slightly, then took the diamond from Roy, opened the briefcase in the bodyguard's hand, and began to inspect it.
Diamond testing is a complicated process. Only professional appraisers can correctly identify the grade of diamonds. Lin Wei is somewhat famous, otherwise Shen Yuxuan would not have come to him.
"Mr. Shen, there is no problem with the diamond, and all indicators have met the requirements." More than ten minutes later, Lin Wei finished the test and spoke.
Hearing this, Shen Yuxuan also breathed a sigh of relief. This time, most of the matters concerning the cooperation had actually been discussed long ago. What she really needed to confirm was the grade of the diamonds and the attitude of the Kage tribe towards the cooperation.
"Mr. Kaim, the diamond is fine, I wish you..."
"Boom~"
Shen Yuxuan looked at Kaim and just as she opened her mouth, a loud noise suddenly came from the distance.
"What's going on?"
Hearing the loud noise, everyone's faces changed. They all recognized that the sound was not a gunshot, but an explosion.
Not only Shen Yuxuan and others, but Kaim and others were also obviously frightened by the sudden explosion. Roy immediately took out the walkie-talkie and asked.
"Oh no, it's someone from Itom's side." Roy said with a somewhat grim expression.
Itom
Yang Qi and his group looked at Roy in confusion.
"Yitom is the chief of the second tribe of Jinjia, and has always been at odds with the Kager tribe." Chen Wei explained.
He had been in Jinjia for quite a long time and had some understanding of the domestic situation. Naturally, he knew something about Yitom's background.
“Let’s leave here first. Yitom must be coming for me. We’ll be safe as long as we get back to the camp.” Kaim, who had recovered, spoke quickly.
Everyone nodded, and with the help of Kaim's guards, they hurried towards the camp. However, as they rushed towards the camp, the sound of gunfire became closer and closer, and it was obvious that the enemy knew where Kaim was. (To be continued)