A city near the rainforest, not large in area, but developing vigorously.
Unlike those villages far from towns, this place has long been developed into a tourist area with complete supporting facilities. Tourists of different skin colors can be seen here, and various languages can be heard in the conversations coming and going.
In a city that has multiple tourist attractions, mid- to high-end hotels are indispensable.
One of the high-end hotels, Xiaojia and the others are waiting here.
That day they took a plane from the village of Sulaim and did not return by the same route, but flew directly here.
This was also the place Feng Yi had arranged in advance. When Feng Yi came out of the rain forest, they would stay here for a few more days, just like a normal vacation.
After Xiaojia, Xiaoding, Caibin and Fengshou arrived, Fengshou returned home first. Because he had obtained the tree seeds, Fengshou could not wait to go back to the orchard to take care of the research.
Cai Bin continued to follow Xiao Jia and the others, waiting for Feng Yi here. His translation task was not over yet, but compared to the village of Sulaim, this tourist resort city would make his work easier, and he would not have to be on guard against the moody villagers all the time. There was electricity and internet here, and the living conditions were completely different.
In fact, Cai Bin also had many questions in his mind, but he could not get the answers from Xiaojia and Xiaoding. He waited for Feng Yi at the hotel, not knowing how many days he would have to wait.
It doesn't matter. He gets paid every day and doesn't have to pay for the rent.
But he was not idle during the waiting period. He went to inquire about the latest news and see where to have fun. After the sponsor came out of the rain forest, he would have to play here for a few more days.
Cai Bin returned to his hotel room from outside, took out several documents he had received today, spread them out for analysis, and made notes.
Just as I was writing this, my cell phone rang and the caller ID showed it was a colleague.
"Hello? Have you finished that order? So quickly... I don't have time to drink, I'm still following orders!"
The other side asked: "I see you are in the group quite frequently, why are you so free to follow orders?"
Cai Bin: "Waiting for the sponsor to come out."
The people over there were shocked, even a little excited: "Oh, your sponsor was locked up?! Why? How long will he be incarcerated?"
Cai Bin said sternly, "Bah! Your sponsor is the one who was locked up! It's not what you think! He went into the rain forest to do research."
The other side lost interest: "Oh, weirdo."
In their view, those so-called expert researchers who run deep into the rainforest from time to time are a group of strange people.
"You're brave! Who's your sponsor?" the other side asked again, "Entering the rainforest is a very challenging act. Seriously, what if he can't get out?"
Cai Bin also thought about what to do if the sponsor did not show up at the agreed location.
But he didn't dare to ask.
But he also didn't want to hear others say these discouraging words.
Just as he was about to say something back, Cai Bin received a message from Xiao Jia.
After taking a quick glance at the message, Cai Bin perked up: "I won't chat with you anymore. My sponsor is here! Let's get to work! Bye~"
The person on the other end hurriedly said, "Wait a minute! Does your sponsor need any other work? I have an opening here and can take orders anytime!"
Cai Bin said perfunctorily: "Okay, I'll ask for you."
Ask a fart!
How can I share my job with my colleagues!
He is the almighty Cai Bin!
After hurriedly packing up, Cai Bin rushed to meet his sponsor, taking with him the local travel guide he had been researching over the past few days.
Feng Yi came out of the rainforest and arrived at the hotel at the appointed time.
When Cai Bin came over, Feng Yi was having dinner in the hotel suite.
In fact, I have already eaten a meal just now. This is the second round, and I ate more leisurely.
After arriving at the hotel, Feng Yi took a shower and changed his clothes from head to toe. Therefore, when Cai Bin saw Feng Yi's clean and tidy clothes and shoes, he did not think it was strange.
In fact, even if someone saw Feng Yi walking out of the rainforest wearing intact shoes, it would be fine.
The backpack Feng Yi carried when he entered the rain forest was very large, but no one knew what was stuffed inside. Maybe there was a pair of shoes they didn't know about, and he changed them halfway
At this time, Cai Bin's attention was still on Feng Yi's health condition.
A few days ago, he suggested to Xiaojia that they make an appointment with a doctor to check Feng Yi, but was rejected.
Xiaojia just told him that Feng Yi had his own private doctor, and that he would ask the private doctor to give him a comprehensive examination when he returned.
From now on, Feng Yi seems to be in good health, with no obvious scars on his body. His complexion has not deteriorated but improved, and his face is more rosy than before entering the rainforest, as if he had taken some panacea!
Cai Bin took out the travel materials he had sorted out and asked about the next arrangements: "Brother Yi, how do you want to play?"
Feng Yi said: "Take a rest for two days first."
I just spent all my time wandering around in the rainforest, without much sleep and the meals were also a bit poor.
Now that I have the conditions, I can eat more and sleep more to replenish my energy.
Cai Bin could understand Feng Yi's choice.
In Cai Bin's opinion, the financier really needed to rest. After all, he must be very tired after surviving in the rain forest for so many days.
"You can go out and have some fun after two days of rest." Feng Yi looked at the travel information that Cai Bin had sorted out: "It's all good. I'll think about it in the next two days. Oh, and do you know anyone who knows the local area better?"
Cai Bin: "I know the local area very well!"
Feng Yi shook his head: "I mean, someone who has a deeper understanding of the humanities and history here."
Cai Bin affirmed: "I have studied local humanities and history. Although I am not as good as professionals, as long as you give me some time, I can definitely collect information that will satisfy you!"
Feng Yi thought about it and it was okay. He didn't come here specifically to study humanities and history, so he could just let Cai Bin collect information and take a look.
So Feng Yi said: "The scope doesn't need to be too wide, you should search for the ancient river channels first."
An ancient river channel is a river channel that is abandoned after a river is diverted.
That is, it is not a river channel now, but there was one there long ago.
Cai Bin accepted the task immediately.
It is quite simple to just search for information related to ancient river channels. He can look for talents in this field to search for information.
The sponsor is really a researcher. I don’t know what he has discovered in the rainforest, but he actually wants to investigate the ancient river channel.
Two days later.
After a good meal and sleep, Feng Yi received the ancient river channel information handed over by Cai Bin.
Cai Bin has consulted professionals in hydraulics and river dynamics over the past two days. These are the data he collected in the past two days. Time is limited, so he can only collect so much, but if the sponsor has subsequent requirements, he can also complete them.
Feng Yi first took a quick glance at the information and then took out a few copies to look at them carefully.
He was actually just curious about where the ancestors who had been here were most likely to have wandered.
In his original form, he preferred to be active in forests and surrounding areas with rivers nearby. I wonder if his ancestors were the same as him.
Looking at the ancient river channel information, Feng Yi secretly compared it in his mind with the places he had run in the rain forest.
I've been here.
Ah, I've been to this place before, but I didn't expect it to be an ancient river channel! I can't see it at all now!
The river is still there, but now it is just a small wild river, not as wide as described in the information.
The information may not be completely correct and is only for reference.
Feng Yi didn't take it too seriously, he just wanted to know some information.
Cai Bin, who was waiting quietly nearby, was moved when he saw Feng Yi looking at the ancient river channel information. He had also heard some of the opinions when he was searching for this information these two days.
So Cai Bin tried to explore: "Many mining areas are related to ancient river channels. There are several diamond mines in this area."
Feng Yi looked up.
Cai Bin perked up and continued, "This is nothing new. If we go back a few decades, there were more mines and unlicensed miners everywhere. It was only later that the management became stricter, and the mines were almost fully mined, so many mining areas without output were closed. The mines that still exist are all seeking transformation."
Feng Yi was curious: "Transformation?"
Cai Bin nodded and said, "Some of the closed mines have been turned into scenic spots, and some have been used for other purposes. Some of the mines that are still open now have chosen to open to tourists. The mining areas are not profitable, and have been severely cracked down by regulatory authorities and some social organizations. They are having difficulty operating, so they came up with this idea."
As he was talking, Cai Bin took out his phone and opened a travel-related APP. He clicked on one of the pages and handed it to Feng Yi to read:
"To experience diamond mining, you only need to pay the entrance fee. You can take away any diamonds you find, and the mine will also help issue a certificate. All the diamonds are legally earned. This type of tourism project is quite popular. Many people who come here to travel will go and experience it. If you find diamonds, it can probably offset all the travel expenses."
Feng Yi was actually quite interested: "Dig diamonds? Can you dig them?"
Seeing the sponsor's behavior, Cai Bin quickly told him all the information he had learned, including the large and small mines he had found out about that could be involved in this project.
"It is said that some tourists have dug it up, but most people get nothing, they just try it out for the experience. Brother Yi, if you are interested, I can ask someone who is more familiar with this type of tourism project to come and ask."
"Okay, go find one."
Cai Bin took the phone and went out to make a contact.
Soon, a young man in his twenties came over.
Cai Bin has already told Feng Yi his identity information.
This man is called Mark, with the surname Ma, he is of mixed race from three countries, can speak four languages, and his grandfather is Chinese.
Mark is young, but he is skilled in his business. He usually takes tourists to various mines to experience diamond mining projects.
The meeting place was chosen to be an outdoor restaurant. Feng Yi was wearing sunglasses and Mark did not recognize him.
I have seen many people in my daily life, but I have only seen the news online, so I don't have a deep impression of him. At most, I think Feng Yi looks a little familiar. That's all, there are too many people who look like him. And six out of ten people here are wearing sunglasses.
The sun is too bright outside.
At this moment, Mark only has the task in mind, which is related to his reward.
Mark directly opened a mine distribution map and recommended several mines that were not too far away to Feng Yi. These mines were not big, but the tourist experience was OK, and some tourists had actually dug out diamonds.
Feng Yi listened to his introduction, compared it with the map in the ancient river data, and thought about the scenes that appeared in the dream. He raised his hand and pointed to another icon: "Where is this mine?"
Mark paused and lowered his voice and said, "This mine is a medium-sized mine, larger than the ones I introduced earlier, but the project experience may not be as good as the previous ones."
As for the rest, I won't say anything more.
Cai Bin secretly made a gesture to Feng Yi.
These local business people have local rules to follow, and Cai Bin told Feng Yi about this in advance.
Feng Yi tilted his head to signal Xiao Jia.
Xiaojia took out a few bills and pushed them in front of Mark.
Mark took it smoothly and cleared his throat. "I don't recommend tourists from other places to go there. That mine can't produce diamonds. It has changed hands several times. The current business model is different. It has a lot of advertising online, but in fact, it has not been able to mine diamonds for a long time. Those that appear in the promotional video, well, are just for publicity."
These are all diamonds deliberately placed there by the people in the mines, who hired others to act in coordination with them, just to cheat you foreign tourists!
Mark felt that the local mineral resources should not be sold out completely for the sake of money, so he said: "In fact, there are tourists who know this, but they think that even if the mine is fake and deliberately throws bait in, as long as they dig it up, even if it is a small diamond, it is money. Boss, don't you think so
“The mine owners want to make money, and the tourists want to experience it, it’s a two-way joy!
"Don't take life too seriously."
Feng Yi smiled and said, "Are the diamonds thrown into the mine real?"
"Probably." Mark picked up the water cup and drank.
Feng Yi gestured to Xiaojia.
Xiaojia skillfully took out a few more banknotes.
Mark put down the water cup, took the bills again smoothly, and smiled:
"There are definitely real diamonds, but only in commercials. Other times I believe they threw other things in, like broken glass from a bar, or cartloads of rock slag from the river... well, to make it more interesting."
The tourists were excited and thought they had found something, but after identification, they found it was glass. It was indeed exciting and interesting.
However, Feng Yi's focus was not on these interesting things, but on the pause that Mark had just made.
"Besides glass and stone slag, what else did they throw into the mine?" Feng Yi asked.
Mark continued to drink his tea.
Xiaojia continued to take out money.
Mark looked around warily first, then glanced at the empty plate in front of Feng Yi. Seeing that no one was eating at the table, he continued:
"Everything is thrown away. Small, hard, stone-like particles stuck with mud and sand. When digging, you can't tell what they are. Only by washing can you separate the diamonds from the other debris.
"Most tourists only experience the diamond digging project and wash the diamonds they dig instead of directly searching for diamonds in the muddy water. So sometimes when they dig up some harder particles, they will have a wrong perception.
"According to the confirmed news I heard, Xiao Ma, the things that the people in the mine threw into the mine include but are not limited to stones, rotten teeth, dry foot skin, and so on."
Cai Bin... Cai Bin wants to vomit.
Feng Yi also had a stern face.
Mark asked, "So boss, do you still want to go now?"
Feng Yi: "Let's go and see it first."
Mark: “…OK.”
You pay and you are the boss.
After deciding on the itinerary, Feng Yi asked Xiao Jia to rent a car first.
Xiaojia had made a reservation in advance, so he just drove over.
While waiting for the bus, Mark did not sit there idle. He continued to expand his business and recommended seaside tourist areas to Feng Yi.
Mark can get a bonus from the hotel, especially if he brings a wealthy client like this, the bonus will be even higher.
Mark said enthusiastically: "Boss, do you live by the sea? No? Well, you can experience it. The seaside is a completely different scenery from the jungle. The sea view beach here is different from other places. We can also provide private services and enjoy your own private beach..."
Feng Yi: "I have an island."
Mark: “…”
Excuse me!
He thought the employer was just a little rich, but he didn't expect him to be a wealthy man! Judging from his age, is he a second-generation or third-generation rich? Or a child of some aristocratic family
It should be that he is just rich but not prestigious enough, and the show is not grand enough.
Mark thought about it in his heart, and smiled enthusiastically:
"Then let me tell you a joke!"
Since there is no material temptation, let's try some small adjustments to soothe the mood.
"Those of you who come from other places know that there are many rainforests here. Even if you are not in the rainforest, you can often see snakes. There are two most typical snake hunting skills: strangulation and venom.
"The ones with strong strangulation power are represented by pythons. The ones with deadly venom are cobras.
"But boss, do you know why those snakes with extremely strong strangulation power don't have venom? Or, why are snakes with deadly venom not strong enough in strangulation? Even a king cobra, with the same size, can't really compare to those that specialize in strangulation skills."
Mark paused skillfully.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him and their attention was focused on him, Mark was very satisfied with this reaction.
Seeing Feng Yi remained silent, Cai Bin replied: "Snakes only need to possess one of these skills to survive, they don't need both."
Mark: "But why isn't there someone with top-notch dual skills? Why isn't there such an invincible existence?!"
Mark said seriously: "Can you imagine, if a snake has both powerful strangulation power and deadly venom, when it hunts, will it strangle first? Or use venom first?"
Mark laughed out loud.
"The hunting time is so short that it doesn't even have enough time for it to think!
"Whether it's strangulation or venom, by the time it makes the decision, the prey will have already escaped!"
Cai Bin also laughed “Hahahaha”.
Feng Yi had a blank expression on his face.
Xiao Ding was watching quietly at the side, with a look on his face that said: Bold!