In the evening, Feng Yi went to the cafeteria to have an unsatisfactory dinner, and when he returned to the dormitory he met a roommate.
When the roommate saw Feng Yi, he was stunned and walked towards him.
"Chen Wei, from Guicheng, arrived one day earlier than you."
Feng Yi stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.
"Feng Yi, I came here from Yangcheng today."
Chen Wei was a little excited when he saw Feng Yi. "I know you! You specialize in catching big snakes. I've read the news in Yangcheng. I heard that the little green dragon found in Yongcheng was caught by you?"
"It's me." This kind of thing is no longer a secret within the company, so Feng Yi doesn't need to hide it.
Anyone who can join the python hunting team must have a certain understanding of the team members. To put it bluntly, this circle is not big, and if you suddenly see a new name, you will definitely investigate and ask other people.
In addition, the several times Feng Yi caught snakes, whether during the scientific expedition or later in Yongcheng and Yangcheng, sparked a lot of discussion in this small circle.
In this small circle, Feng Yi is a talented newcomer and the main force of the python hunting team. Many people will pay attention to him.
Chen Wei is only a few years older than Feng Yi, and is also a practical talent. This time, the python hunting team needs to go out and catch snakes. His family background is similar to Tang Kui's. Both of them have breeding farms at home, and they have been exposed to snakes since childhood.
"I can handle small and medium-sized snakes, venomous snakes, pythons. I have rich experience in snakes under three meters, so I can handle them alone. For snakes above three meters and below four meters, I can consider it as appropriate and barely fight them. I basically don't touch snakes above four meters." This is how Chen Wei positioned himself, and he is very knowledgeable.
It's not that he lacks skills, but that his physical strength can't keep up. He doesn't have the strength to catch a big python, so it's easy to flip over. This time when he went to Florida to catch pythons, he only targeted those that were smaller.
It was precisely because he couldn't catch the python that he was excited to see Feng Yi.
"I have confirmed with the Joint Security Bureau that you were able to deal with the two giant pythons in Yangcheng by yourself! One of them was caught in the water at night! Do you have any special skills passed down from your family?"
"No. I just have a little talent." Feng Yi looked sincere.
A unique family skill
No. Catching snakes is of course based on instinct!
Chen Wei didn't know whether he believed it or not, but he looked like he believed it. "A python is just a big muscle controlled by a small head with a simple structure. To catch them, the technique is actually very simple. But catching a big python requires more than technique! I see that we are about the same size, so why is there such a big difference in strength? Come on, let's compare them."
Chen Wei rolled up his sleeves and wanted to arm wrestle with Feng Yi.
One minute later.
Chen Wei rubbed his wrists, his face full of disbelief.
His two wrists couldn't even beat the other person's one!
"Now I really believe it. You are gifted! Your physical fitness is so strong! Your genes are amazing!" Chen Wei sighed.
Feng Yi saw the other person rubbing his wrist, and he didn't want to act too relaxed, so he raised his hand and rubbed it too, as if he had just used a lot of strength and his wrist was overloaded.
After rubbing it twice, I realized that I was rubbing the wrong wrist. It was not the one I had just used force on, so I quickly switched.
Fortunately, the other party didn't notice, and Feng Yi remained calm when he changed his wrists.
Not wanting to talk more about "extraordinary talents" and "skills in catching pythons", Feng Yi asked about the other two roommates.
"Oh, them. Two busy people. You can hardly see them during the day. Brother Zhai lives in this room. Zhai Yiyou is a bit famous in the circle. You should have heard of him. He is not in the dormitory. He is probably in the actual combat training. He also arrived yesterday. Teacher Huang lives in the room over there. He is a theoretical and technical person. He stays in the laboratory. He is different from us..."
Feng Yi didn't know much about these two people. He had never been in this circle before, so of course he didn't know them. Later, he joined several expert exchange groups and heard a little about them.
Zhai Yiyou is from Beijing, a second-generation scientist. He is somewhat famous for popularizing science online, and is a practical and theoretical talent. Both of his parents are researchers in key laboratories. He is one of the most talented second-generation scientists. He stepped out of his comfort zone very early and made a name for himself.
The remaining teacher, Huang Xin, is from Yacheng and is a researcher at the Key Laboratory of Amphibians and Reptiles, with an emphasis on theoretical and experimental techniques.
According to Chen Wei, Huang Xin had no teaching tasks before, but this year he had students and the pressure increased dramatically. This time he joined the python hunting team and came here for training many days in advance. During this period, he had to write a paper and revise the papers for students.
"Teacher Huang stayed up late last night to revise students' papers. I don't know what stimulated him, but this morning he said he was going out to buy blood pressure-lowering tea." Chen Wei smacked his lips, "So people like me can't be teachers. I don't have that kind of patience."
As a senior who arrived early, Chen Wei briefly told Feng Yi about the training base.
"The Haicheng training base is a large comprehensive training base. If you want special training in catching snakes, you still have to go to a special training base, such as our Guicheng one, and Yacheng. Yacheng is very warm this season, so you can directly conduct outdoor training, and you can even simulate training in the jungle and wetlands. But these are not useful to us yet. We have no shortage of practical skills, and the training here is mainly to supplement some theoretical knowledge."
"Have you ever caught a crocodile?" Chen Wei asked.
"No." Feng Yi said.
"Then you have to practice in the training room. Python hunting is in January, which is still the dry season in Florida. At this time, crocodiles are less active and basically only stay near water sources. If you are careful, you will generally be fine. After all, there is still a gap between alligators and real crocodiles. The temperament of the Michigan River alligator is relatively milder. But to be on the safe side, you still have to make more preparations. You can practice in the training field."
Alligator family is the Alligator family, such as the Milwaukee Alligator and the Yangtze Alligator.
The true crocodiles are the family of crocodylidae, including the notorious saltwater crocodile and Nile crocodile.
Compared to those ferocious real crocodiles, people are not so wary of the wide-faced alligators.
"Well, I see that you can make a reservation for the training ground online, but you need to make a reservation one day in advance." Feng Yi replied.
"There are a lot of people going to the training ground recently. We came relatively early, but we still have to make an appointment in advance. Training Ground No. 1 is for smaller crocodiles. I went to Ground No. 2 today, but I don't recommend Ground No. 2." Chen Wei said.
"What's wrong? The crocodile in field 2 is not big enough?" Feng Yi asked. He checked on his phone and found that the crocodile in field 2 was more than two meters long and almost three meters long, which was considered big.
"That's not the reason. The crocodile in Field 2 loves to roll around."
Chen Wei took out his cell phone and showed Feng Yi the photos and videos he took today.
"Today I went to Field No. 2 and approached the crocodile. I was studying its blind spot when it suddenly rolled over from one end of the training field to the other. It made my thoughts incoherent."
Feng Yi looked at his phone.
In the video, a strong and thick-fleshed Milwaukee crocodile rolled like a drum, without any obstacles along the way and without stopping, and it rolled so smoothly.
In addition to the famous death roll when hunting, crocodiles will also roll when using an escape strategy, but there are differences between individuals. The Michigan crocodile in Field No. 2 that Chen Wei mentioned is probably an unusual individual.
"For this kind of crocodile that rolls over at any time, you can tie a rope around its mouth and it will roll over and tie its mouth tightly without you having to exert any force. There is no sense of accomplishment!" Chen Wei concluded, "If you want to practice, make an appointment for the venue after the 3rd. Venues 1 and 2 are for beginners to practice for fun."
Feng Yi took note of all these suggestions.
Chen Wei was so enthusiastic about Feng Yi, firstly because he admired Feng Yi's ability to catch large pythons, and secondly because they were both practical people. He had no say in the discussions of the theoretical and technical people about topics such as genes, protein structure, and the impact factors of papers.
Chatting with Feng Yi is different. Besides talking about food and drink, we also talk about catching snakes and crocodiles.
After ten o'clock in the evening, Feng Yi finally met his two other roommates, but they were busy and didn't chat much.
The three people who shared the same room were roommates and group members. After spending a few days together at the training base, they would go to Florida together. There was no rush to exchange feelings.
After returning to his room, he ate two compressed biscuits, washed up, and laid down. It was great that he didn't have to write a paper.
I just couldn't fall asleep. Normally at this time, I would fall asleep automatically as soon as I lay down on the bed. But here, I fell asleep with difficulty.
After getting used to sleeping on that big pancake bed, I found it a little bit uncomfortable to sleep on a normal bed.
The single bed here is only 1.2 meters wide, and I feel restricted and unable to stretch my body.
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!
I still have to get used to it. It will be like this for the next month or so.
The tail will not be released for the time being.
Feng Yi shed his skin again at home before coming here. Now he has better control over his tail and doesn’t have to worry about his tail popping out in the middle of the night.
It has nothing to do with the size of the bed.
In a single bedroom, you don't have to worry about being seen by others if you lock the door.
but!
When the tail comes out, the body is in its original state, and the weight is different!
Feng Yi is not worried about scaring people, he is worried about collapsing the bed!
You can't do the tail-drifting style when you get up in the morning.
One drift and the bed would be broken and the floor would collapse.