In the eyes of many people, snakes symbolize threats and dangers.
Feng Chi's cousin was born in the year of the snake and has a special feeling towards snakes.
People are afraid of snakes and cannot avoid mentioning their image and name. Over time, their attitude towards snakes becomes more and more complicated.
Prehistoric giants such as the Titanoboa have an even stronger impact.
Children have a fear of giant beasts. These creatures are really scary and majestic, not to mention that this one is a snake.
Seeing such a realistic model of the Titanoboa left a very deep impression on me, whether it was the psychological trauma or the gradual obsession.
Children who are already sensible know that what is placed in front of them are all fake, and that these creatures are extinct and no longer exist. However, they will still fantasize and make an assumption: What would it be like if such creatures still existed in the world
However, all the emotions generated in the fantasy were directly shattered by Feng Chi's "1, 2, 3".
It is obvious that the two sides are not on the same page!
Cruel and boring adults!
Feng Chi’s cousins looked at each other and decided to reduce communication with this cousin!
Expelled from the chat group!
Feng Chi, who was treated coldly, didn't mind the attitude of these minions at all. After getting the contact information of several model teams, he sent emails or text messages to them. He also searched the Internet for more pictures and videos related to Titanoboa, thinking about what kind of pattern to make at that time.
Feng Chi had one guess correct.
Because the museum took the mental health of minors into consideration, it made some suggestions when communicating with the model-making team, and the model's movements and expressions were relatively conservative.
Want a more fierce and cool look? Sure!
But it doesn't fit here.
Now this model only shocks and intimidates the viewers with its size and appearance.
The image of the Titanoboa was originally established based on very limited fossil vertebrae and skull fragments. No one knows what this creature looked like more than 60 million years ago.
The Titanoboa model in the museum was designed based on the skin pattern of the anaconda. Feng Chi doesn't like anacondas very much. In terms of appearance and pattern, he prefers those that are more peculiar and colorful.
Besides, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a Titanoboa. There must be more than one kind of giant snake 60 million years ago!
Who stipulated that it must be this long
This one is less than fifteen meters long, I want to make a twenty-meter one!
Add some crawling background sound!
Deterrence plus!
Feng Chi was so excited just by imagining it, and was secretly preparing to cause trouble.
On the other side, Feng Yi cooperated with the museum in publicity and began preparing for the afternoon meeting.
During the preparation period, I also chatted with Wei Hongxi and others from the Joint Guarantee Bureau to enhance our relationship and learn more about the inside information of the circle.
Now Feng Yi can be considered a member of the Joint Security Bureau. Wei Hongxi and others feel closer to Feng Yi when chatting with him, and regard Feng Yi as a half-comrade-in-arms.
Although Feng Yi's involvement is not required in everything, they can ask Feng Yi for help when necessary, and the cooperation between the two sides will be closer.
In the afternoon, in a conference room of the museum, Director He held an appointment ceremony for Feng Yi as a special consultant and presented him with an honorary certificate. Yangcheng official media also took photos and recorded the event.
This meeting not only included Feng Yi's appointment ceremony, but also other matters.
Feng Yi noticed that Director He mentioned the prevention of various disasters and stressed that the climate may experience some minor fluctuations in the next two years, and all departments should be vigilant and prepared.
Feng Yi had not paid much attention to it in the past, and did not know much about the impact of this climate fluctuation. However, during the chat with several people from the Joint Security Bureau before the meeting, Feng Yi also learned more information. The abnormal climate period lasting for 20 years made the ecology fragile, and it has not really recovered until now. A slight fluctuation in the climate may cause the existing balance to tilt slightly.
The phenomenon that is most closely related to Feng Yi’s life is the increase in the number of rats.
It won't cause a big disaster, but the small waves are annoying.
Feng Yi is familiar with rats. Last year, he made a fortune by catching rats in Yongcheng! There are indeed many rats. It is not uncommon for residents in the community to encounter rats dancing on the ceiling. The community organizes a large-scale rat extermination operation every month or every few months.
The increase in rats is also an ecological warning.
Feng Yi also thought of the snakes on Xiaofeng Mountain. There used to be so many snakes on the mountain, but now they are sent to other places. Those foodies can eat some mice. Overall, it may not have much effect, but there are definitely more similar methods. If not snakes, there will be other animals.
Rats have so many natural enemies, how could an outbreak still occur
The natural enemies are not strong enough!
After the meeting, Feng Yi was pulled aside by Director He for a heart-to-heart talk.
Director He encouraged Feng Yi to take on more tasks from the Joint Security Bureau. It is not easy to be an expert in the Joint Security Bureau. If you do not do well or do not have enough achievements, you will be kicked out. But at the same time, there are two opportunities to upgrade your level every year.
If you have enough ability, you can gain both fame and fortune.
Director He said this not only because he was worried that Feng Yi would "waste his talent" by entering the entertainment industry, but also because he was worried that Feng Yi would waste his time by getting involved in the struggles among wealthy families.
After confirming that Feng Yi had no intention of entering the entertainment industry for the time being and that he understood what he meant, Director He left with satisfaction.
In the evening, when the museum was about to close, Feng Yi did not go back immediately, but walked around the museum.
There were not many people in the museum at this time, and most of them were staff checking everywhere.
There were too many things to do during the day and it was not convenient to walk around, so now was a good time. Feng Yi went to see the snake exhibition area.
Compared to the last time I saw it before the museum opened, the background layout is now more complete and the exhibition area looks more harmonious.
However, only the local snake species and other well-known snakes are on display here.
Feng Yi looked at the snakes here, and then looked at the Titanoboa in the central exhibition area.
It's quite a sense of accomplishment to see them all put together and exhibited together.
Feng Yi couldn't help but think that he would go everywhere to catch snakes, and he didn't know how many he would catch in the future. If he didn't put them together, he wouldn't have a clear idea in his mind, and others wouldn't be able to imagine it if he told others about it.
If, for every species I caught, I asked someone to make an exquisite model of it, I would collect it and put it together later...
Wei Hongxi, who was about to leave, saw Feng Yi still staying here to watch, so he came over and asked, "What do you think?"
"A little bit." Feng Yi didn't mention that he wanted to collect models. He glanced at the Titanoboa model in the central exhibition area and said, "Is the Titanoboa really only this big?"
only
Wei Hongxi raised his hand and pointed at the giant snake model: "You call this 'only'?"
After a pause, Wei Hongxi continued, "That's right. For someone like you who can catch a seven-meter python with your bare hands, an anaconda of this size is indeed not considered huge!"
Feng Yi raised his hand and gestured, "Not really, I just feel that in the age of giant beasts, this size is really not big."
I don't know if it's because my mentality has expanded. Feng Yi looked at the realistic model of the Titan Anaconda in front of him and didn't feel any deterrence. He just felt that compared with the giant pythons he had caught, this giant anaconda was more powerful than the others.
How far can a tail pull it without exerting force
Can you withstand being beaten if you have thick skin and flesh
Wei Hongxi had no idea of Feng Yi's thoughts. He looked up at the Titanoboa model and said, "How big is the real individual? Who knows? The error in estimating the size of organisms 60 million years ago based on a few vertebrae fossils is too large. I think it's more than that. Even if the size simulated by the vertebrae fossils found is like this, it does not prove that all Titanoboas at that time were like this. There are differences between individuals. When you catch snakes, there are also regular individuals and extreme individuals. There are smaller ones, and of course there are larger ones. It is not impossible that there is a difference of one or two times."
At this point, Wei Hongxi laughed again and said, "Anyway, such a biological model restored based on fossil simulation does serve as a reference for the public. I am really scared by those rumors on the Internet that start with 20 or 50 meters. I don't even have the interest to refute them!"
Feng Yi thought about the exaggerated title puzzle he saw during the interview today and couldn't help laughing: "That's right!"
Wei Hongxi's gaze shifted from the giant Titanoboa to the snake exhibition area. "Snakes are really natural survivors."
Feng Yi raised his eyebrows: "Why do you say that?"
"More than 60 million years ago, there was a very important node."
"You mean the fifth mass extinction?"
Feng Yi knows this.
The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, commonly known as the "dinosaur extinction" event, is also known as the fifth mass extinction.
In that extinction event, more than 70 percent of species on the planet may have disappeared.
"Yes." Wei Hongxi looked at the snake specimens. "Some people have integrated data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of snakes and believe that the extinction event enriched the diversity of snake species. They don't need to eat frequently, and one meal can last for a long time. In addition, the number of natural enemies has decreased, and the species diversity of the surviving snakes has gradually increased."
Feng Yi thought about it and agreed.
For example, anacondas and Burmese pythons will find a place to sleep after eating, sleeping for several days, half a month, or even longer, and come out to look for food when they are hungry. They grow fast, and as long as they don't die, they can keep growing.
After the fifth extinction event, many natural enemies were wiped out and competitors were not very strong, so doesn't it have to flourish
"It's a pity that there are too few snake fossils! I don't know how many species of giant snakes existed before the fifth mass extinction. Fossils are rare, and snakes are even rarer," said Wei Hongxi.
How difficult are fossils
First, the creature must die in the right place and decay without contact with oxygen. Then, it must successfully survive countless crustal movements. During this process, the relative integrity of the bones must be maintained. After tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years, it must finally be discovered by people.
"The probability may be only one in 100 million or even one billion."
Wei Hongxi thought of an article he had read in a journal. "There are paleontologists who study Tyrannosaurus Rex. Based on the approximately 100 complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils known so far, they speculate that there may have been more than 2 billion Tyrannosaurus Rex on our planet, and they have reproduced for more than 100,000 generations. So, according to them, if some creatures once existed, but their numbers were too small, not even a single bone fossil could be found."
"In other words, if humans existed 60 million years ago, but their numbers were too small, no bone fossil evidence would be left behind?" Feng Yi asked.
"Maybe. There's nothing from six million years ago, let alone 60 million years ago. Without enough evidence, who knows what happened tens or hundreds of millions of years ago?"
"Come to think of it, maybe there were even more magical creatures that once existed!"
"for example?"
"For example, a creature whose upper body is like a human and whose lower body is like a snake."
Wei Hongxi laughed and patted Feng Yi on the shoulder: "Why don't you just say Fuxi and Nuwa! I didn't realize that you are still a young man who loves to fantasize!"
Feng Yi also laughed, but didn't say anything more.
But I was thinking to myself: When I create a personal achievement collection hall in the future, I will put all kinds of snake models in it, and then make a life-size model of myself and put it in the collection hall so that everyone will know!
Since it existed, how could it not leave any trace
It appears in front of everyone in a way that is both real and fake. Everyone who sees it will think it is just a fantasy. Who would believe that it is real
Who would believe it? ! !
Will memories in the electronic information age last
After returning home from the museum, the first thing Feng Yi did was to eat!
This is particularly inconvenient when you are away from home. You may not be full, so you eat the museum staff meals. You will still be hungry after eating, but you dare not continue eating. There are too many people paying attention to him today, so he must restrain himself.
Fortunately, he returned to the car halfway and secretly replenished some food in the car, otherwise his stomach would have started to rumble long ago.
To be honest, when he saw such a big and fat anaconda in the museum, his first reaction was: greedy!
However, due to the presence of many investigators and leaders from the Joint Security Bureau, Feng Yi held back.
After finishing his meal and replenishing his energy, Feng Yi replied to Feng Chi.
Feng Chi had left him a message before saying that he had something to share with him.
But Fengchi probably can't make a phone call right now, so he just sent a text message -
Fengchi: I have a brilliant idea!
Feng Yi: I also have a great idea!
Feng Chi: No, your idea is definitely not as good as mine!
Feng Yi wanted to say "You're kidding", but he replied: Maybe. What do you think
Feng Chi: Let's keep it secret for now. You'll know once I realize this idea. What about you? What idea can be as brilliant as mine
Feng Yi: It’s still confidential now. I don’t know when it will be realized.
Feng Chi: Then you lose. My brilliant idea is already being implemented! Just wait and see!
Feng Yi thought about the current situation of the Feng family and reminded Feng Chi: Don't make it too big, otherwise the old man will make a will and take back your share.
Feng Chi didn't think so: Oh, it's okay! Don't worry! The old man didn't take me seriously at all. My presence in the Feng family is not strong. I have tried to test it before. The little noise we made seemed to be a big deal to us, but the old man didn't care. He wouldn't notice me.
After talking with Feng Chi, Feng Yi pondered his own idea.
To make it into a collection, background is indispensable, making it a three-dimensional presentation of the photos and videos.
If he wants to continue to rise in the Joint Security Bureau, he needs to achieve more results, which means catching more snakes.
This requires even more space.
First, you have to buy a piece of land.
So here comes the question.
Where’s the money?!
The instruments in the underground laboratory haven’t been fully assembled yet!
Feng Yi walked into the bathroom and looked at the mirror.
He rubbed his cheeks to feel the presence of the venom glands, and then two big white teeth popped out.
“It’s up to you!”