Chapter 901 Overlapping Skeletons
Bifang wrapped the torch around his forearm and fixed it, tied a thin piece of animal skin on his forehead, and at the same time made a second torch, found the gap between the rocks, and inserted it into it to provide light.
Everything was ready, and Bifang climbed down the rock wall next to the circular platform little by little.
Harley stood at the edge of the circular platform, poked his head out to look around, raised his front limbs and grabbed downwards a few times, but finally retracted his claws and paced on the platform.
Since entering the mine, the unique environment has left it no room to maneuver, so the leopard's presence has not been high.
As it looked further and further away, Harley called out a few times, but seeing no response, he could only lie on the ground helplessly, waiting for Bifang to come up within the circle of light.
"call."
The air surges through the mouth and nose into the lungs, and flows to the limbs and bones.
There were no stable enough fixed points nearby, so there was no way to tie a safety rope, so I had to climb with my bare hands. Plus, there wasn't enough light, so you can imagine how difficult it was.
The audience was all terrified and their palms were sweating.
The depressing environment and the difficult movements made even Bifang sweat profusely.
At this time, the animal skin on the forehead comes into play. It can effectively absorb sweat and prevent it from slipping into the eyes. You don’t have to wipe it off specifically, and you can concentrate more on climbing.
"If you are not a professional and do not have adequate safety measures, please do not imitate me, otherwise..." Bifang lay on the rock wall, took a deep breath, and continued, "Remember, one misstep can lead to eternal regret."
Seeing such a scene, netizens couldn't help but doubt whether those few diamonds of poor quality were worth it for Lao Fang to take such a risk.
Bifang stopped on a protruding rock, leaning against the rock wall for a short rest. After hearing this, he smiled and said, "My purpose is not for money, or money is only a small part of the reason."
Are diamonds valuable?
There is no doubt that it is valuable. Anyone who says it is not valuable can send it to me and I will take as much as you have.
So is this marketing scam that everyone is talking about fake?
No doubt about it, they are all real, common diamonds. The value of them will depreciate as soon as normal people buy them, and second-hand goods cannot even be sold at half the price.
It sounds like a contradiction, but in fact both exist and are not contradictory.
The fundamental reason is that diamonds are valuable, but not that valuable, or in other words, not worth the price marked in shopping malls or big-brand jewelry stores.
The existence of marketing scams does not mean that diamonds are worthless.
"Rough diamonds are a type of mineral product. According to the Theory and Methods of Mineral Resource Exploration, a mineral deposit is defined as a geological body with economic value, and an ore is defined as a mineral or rock with economic value."
"The definition of mineral products is 'economically valuable excavated, separated or purified materials from geological bodies'. This is a generally accepted definition and not something I made up."
"Because diamonds come from mineral deposits and need to be separated from the ore, they are mineral products, so they have economic value, by definition."
"Secondly, according to the National Mineral Reserves Committee Office, the Mineral Industry Requirements Reference Manual and DZ/T0205-2002, the industrial grade of diamond deposits is 0.0008 grams."
"I know you don't understand what I mean, so I'll explain it here. To put it simply, if you can dig out more than 1 gram of diamonds from every 1,250 tons of ore, you can recover the mining costs."
"If we change it to gold ore, the cost can be recovered by refining 1 gram of gold from 1 ton of ore. It can be seen that the average value of diamond per unit mass is greater than that of gold."
【Don’t expose someone’s shortcomings when you scold them】
[Tell me the truth, was Lao Fang a miner before? ]
【Gold miner, right?】
[Strange knowledge has been added]
【The main focus is on one profession】
“So from a cost perspective, high-quality diamonds cannot be worthless. The cost of mining alone is already very high.”
"But one thing we need to pay attention to is that diamonds are not investment products, but consumer products!"
"This needs to be clearly distinguished from gold, or in other words, most gemstones are consumer goods, not investment products."
“This is also the key reason why the two seemingly contradictory points mentioned above appear at the same time.”
Buying things that make you look good, feel comfortable, and happy is called consumption.
On the contrary, the behavior of wanting to maintain or increase the value of a product is called investment.
For most people, whether they are buying skin care products, cars , clothes, or jewelry, the purpose is definitely not to maintain their value.
Buying a diamond ring worth thousands or tens of thousands is the same as buying a piece of clothing or a car, you buy it to wear it.
The goal is to look good and have face.
But like clothes and cars, it depreciates as soon as it hits the ground and cannot be converted into cash at any time like gold.
Especially when you sell a diamond ring purchased from a jewelry brand again, you will find that the diamond ring you originally bought for 20,000 may not be sold for even half of the original price. Unlike gold, if you originally bought it for 20,000, you can still sell it for 20,000 or even more if the gold price goes up.
Unless you are buying a rare pink diamond worth tens of millions, that behavior can be called an investment.
In the foreseeable future, as long as there is no sudden emergence of a diamond mine that can be mined with existing technology, has huge reserves and is of extremely high quality, it will be a store of value.
And this has basically nothing to do with ordinary people.
Moreover, in addition to various conditions, artificial diamond technology is becoming more and more mature. Bifang has heard that diamonds can now be grown and are exactly the same as natural ones. Although it is not known whether it is real or not, it has definitely made the depreciation of diamonds faster.
But no matter what, diamonds can depreciate in value.
After explaining to the audience, Bifang continued to climb down.
Everyone finally understood that the so-called "eternal legacy" and "worthless" are both biased.
Based on the fact that diamonds are valuable, it is not difficult to understand Bifang's behavior at this time.
Of course, he didn't really need this little money, unless there was a pink diamond the size of a pigeon egg underneath.
Few people know that Bifang has some hamster fetishes, especially this kind of thing is very rare in the wilderness.
Just like the scars on a hunter's body, they are a symbol of courage.
Those rare trophies are also proof that Bifang has been to this wilderness, and they are medals.
The process of obtaining it yourself is the act of hanging the medal on your chest.
The soles of the shoes landed on the ground without much noise, and the dust as thick as a carpet created a perfect effect, with some of the dust raised almost reaching the calves.
Bifang raised his foot, and a clear shoe print appeared in the firelight.
There is almost no wind in the cave, but the fallen rock ash has accumulated over the years, making the dust underneath several millimeters thick.
Holding the torch and shining it around, Bifang walked a few steps along the curved passage between the circular platform and the rock wall. After turning the corner, he saw an astonishing scene.
Two skeletons, dressed in tattered denim overalls, are stacked together in a weird overlapping formation.
The skull at the bottom was shattered, with only half of it remaining intact. Its empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at the explorers who had entered this place.
The live broadcast room was like a nuclear explosion, and the crowd was excited.
But two skeletons were definitely not the place to set off the crowd.
Bifang shifted his gaze to the side not far from the skeleton. There was a palm-sized leather bag. The elastic at the opening had long been broken. The bag, which could not be tied, fell to the side and some of its contents poured out.
In the light of the fire, everyone could see clearly.
Sparkling diamonds.
