Living in this rainforest, it is common to encounter anacondas, and the tribesmen are also familiar with this kind of snake.
Anacondas, or more precisely, green anacondas, are lazy and docile in temperament compared to the more ferocious reticulated pythons which have a history of eating people.
But, this does not mean that they are weak in lethality.
The chief also recognized the anaconda that was resting on a dead tree by the river.
It doesn't have a bad temper, but it's not a very good one either.
Generally speaking, the tribesmen and the big snake do not bother each other. They will avoid it when they meet it and will not let children get close to it.
They live in peace with each other.
Before, there were scientific expedition teams that came to the village to rest. The chief had seen researchers catch the big snake and record data. At that time, there seemed to be three or four researchers who took a lot of effort to catch the big snake and put it on the boat. They put it back into the water after making records.
But in all these years, this was the first time the chief had seen someone taking pictures at an extremely dangerous distance without making any defensive preparations!
No professionalism at all!
Just like a tourist who is seeking death!
But this "suicidal tourist" was on his own ship and had a special identity. If something really happened to him, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble and he would also have to face an investigation by the Joint Security Bureau.
The chief, who was in a bad mood, looked gloomy and was about to reprimand.
But Feng Yi said before he opened his mouth:
"Don't worry, I'm a professional."
As he spoke, Feng Yi stretched out his hand and gently slid it across the anaconda's torso.
He wanted to see where in the snake's body the vertebra in the chief's hand was.
If the skeleton was complete, Feng Yi could sort all the bones, but the chief only had one vertebra, so he was not so sure.
Fortunately, with some reference objects, we can quickly find the anaconda in front of us.
"Ah, here."
Feng Yi pointed his finger at a certain spot on the anaconda's spine and said to the chief: "The vertebra in your hand is at this location."
The chief still had a stern face, dark eyes, and remained silent.
They were familiar with anacondas, and now they could see that this anaconda had no intention of attacking at the moment, nor was it dodging or alert. It didn't even move. If it wasn't still spitting out its tongue, someone would definitely suspect that it was not a living creature!
Feng Yi finished filming the footage, recorded some data, put away the camera, thanked the anaconda, and then turned to the chief: "Shall we continue?"
Today he wants to talk to the chief about the "giant beast Serpan" and wants to visit the area where Serpan's tomb is located.
The chief rowed the boat away. After rowing a distance forward, he looked back at the location of the anaconda.
After they left, the snake quickly slid into the water. The snake, which seemed clumsy on land, was very flexible in the water. It swung its long body, swam for a while, and sank into the water.
Throughout the whole process, it didn't look like it was sick.
There was a hint of doubt in the chief's eyes.
Why did this wild, healthy rainforest killer behave so docilely just now
The doubt was not answered, but the chief did not dwell on it, and soon they began today's conversation.
Maybe because the scene just now was too shocking, the chief's attitude was okay throughout the conversation, and he also gave positive responses to the things he was originally considering.
Feng Yi wanted to see the tomb of the giant beast Serpan, and the chief agreed.
"So let's go ashore now, rest for a while and then set off?" Feng Yi said, "Or you can point me in a general direction and I can go there by myself."
"The place is not easy to find. We have experienced storms before, and the area is difficult to travel in," said the chief.
He was worried about Feng Yi going alone, not because he was worried about Feng Yi's safety, but because he wanted to watch with his own eyes to see what this man would do.
The distance was not short and time was tight, so in order to return to the village before sunset, they went back quickly to make preparations after the discussion, and the chief also brought three villagers with him.
The villagers walked very fast in this rainforest. Originally, the chief was worried that Feng Yi could not keep up, but they soon discovered that Feng Yi could not only keep up, but he could also shoot footage along the way!
In other words, if it weren't for the purpose of shooting materials, Feng Yi would have left the villagers far behind!
The tribal villagers also felt unwilling to accept the defeat, so they quickened their pace and arrived at their destination nearly an hour earlier than expected.
Feng Yi observed the area.
The area was once ravaged by storms and floods during a period of abnormal climate, and there were not many ancient trees left. However, after twenty or thirty years, the re-covering of vegetation has allowed this traumatized area to recover rapidly.
The chief and villagers first performed a kneeling ceremony here.
This is not only the cemetery of the giant beast Serpan, but also the place where they lived for generations.
After the ceremony ended, the chief looked at Feng Yi not far away.
As a tribal chief, the development of the tribe is important, and faith is also important.
He needs to consider many factors to make the right judgment and decision.
They do regard "Serpan the Beast" as their patron saint.
If it were a few years ago, the chief would not have agreed to bring Feng Yi here.
But now the situation is different. He knows that other tribes have also dug up a bone in other places, but those people did not recognize it.
In the future, perhaps more people will dig up the remains of the giant beast Serpan.
If it is bound to be exposed, it would be better to transfer the problem to the experts of the Joint Security Bureau!
The faith still exists. If Serpan's tomb had not been destroyed by the storm during the disaster period, the people of their tribe would have been guarding the tomb and would not let anyone disturb it.
But the tomb was destroyed and the remains were scattered everywhere. Once discovered, those who seek profit will sell Serpan's remains all over the world, or maybe someone has already taken action in a place he doesn't know.
That's blasphemy!
Serpan should belong to this rainforest!
Let the Joint Guarantee Bureau take over and let those profit-driven blasphemers be disappointed!
Finding the remains is very difficult. Storms destroy tombs and floods wash away the remains. No one knows where the remains will be scattered.
It could be close or far away.
This is a long process that requires a lot of manpower, material resources and time. It is not an easy task.
The chief thought that Feng Yi would immediately contact the Joint Security Bureau team to get more people involved and develop a plan.
Then I saw Feng Yi take out a shovel from his bag.
Chief:
Over there, Feng Yi arrived at the target area and felt the lingering breath here.
Too much time has passed, and large areas have been destroyed, so of course there isn't much information available today.
However, there were still slight energy reactions in the vertebrae of the "Giant Beast Serpan". What Feng Yi sensed at this time was not the smell information, but those subtle energy reactions.
The energy signal inside is too weak, and it is difficult to receive it at a distance.
The good thing is, there is.
Feng Yi squatted down and touched the ground under his feet.
From the things the chief told, Feng Yi could tell that his people from hundreds of years ago really did not hide anything! They might have concealed their true form, but they did not hide their pets at all!
But now, times have changed.
The satellite network covering the sky makes the "mysterious legends" on the ground no longer mysterious.
The development of science and technology has not only enabled more sophisticated detection and monitoring of every corner of the world, but also provided weapons with increasingly powerful lethality.
As for our side, survival resources are shrinking and development is becoming increasingly difficult.
When my old aunt was young, she could move freely for many years, but starting with Feng Yi, the constraints would only become tighter.
Feng Yi thought of the "Rainforest Travel Notes" he had read before coming here, all of which were written by previous explorers or people who entered the rainforest with other purposes.
To people today, those contents are all "stories and legends" and "exaggerations and fictions."
"They don't believe that you really existed." Feng Yi whispered.
The land once destroyed by extreme climate has once again given birth to countless lives.
Tall trees with dense branches and leaves block out the sunlight from above.
In the dark ground and moist soil, plants of varying heights act like a lid, and together with the soil, they bury many past events in this forest.
Racial secrets cannot be made public, of course. However, “pets” that are on the edge of legend and reality can reappear in the world as a witness of history!
The man who was bold enough to make a statue of the original and show it to the world has once again extended a tentative step toward the world.
Feng Yi took out the folding shovel from his backpack, dug up the plants on the surface along with the soil, and moved them aside, trying not to damage their roots and letting them grow in another place.
After digging through the surface vegetation, continue digging downwards.
The chief came over with three villagers.
"What are you going to do?" asked the chief.
"I want to dig up history!" Feng Yi continued to shovel the soil.
"Are you planning to dig up the remains of the 'Monster Serpan' here?"
The villagers brought by the chief were all his confidants, and they also knew the purpose of bringing Feng Yi here, so he did not avoid them when talking.
The villagers who followed him at this time had the same idea when they saw Feng Yi's behavior: What is he dreaming about? Is it so easy to dig up the remains of the giant beast Serpan? !
After the storm ended that year, the chief secretly brought people here to dig. After a lot of effort and many days of digging, they only found a vertebra.
Later, they came here to dig many times intermittently, but found nothing. Instead, another tribe accidentally dug out a piece when they were out collecting.
The rainforest is huge, and the storm floods that year were also huge. After so many years, no one knows where the remains of the "giant beast Serpan" will be found.
The three villagers looked at the chief, wanting him to persuade them or for them to help dig.
After all, this expert is throwing money around in the village!
As the party that has benefited, are we just going to sit there and watch
The chief did not speak immediately. He planned to persuade Feng Yi after he had finished digging the hole.
His advice will only be useful if he has experienced it himself and knows the difficulty of excavation.
More soil was dug out. After another shovelful, Feng Yi adjusted the force and dug down carefully.
Seeing Feng Yi's performance, the chief's eyes moved slightly and he took a step forward to look over.
Feng Yi dug out an object covered in mud from the pit.
Wipe away the dirt to reveal its original appearance.
The chief was stunned.
Look at the newly dug bone, and then look at Feng Yi.
The three villagers did the same thing.
All the processes were completed in front of them without any fraud.
"How did you do it?!" the chief asked excitedly.
"My professional ability." Feng Yi said.
The chief didn't understand, everything before him was beyond his comprehension.
What kind of professional ability can dig out such accurately? !
The chief stared, took the vertebrae covered in mud and identified it, confirming that it was real!
After rough cleaning, the general appearance of the bone can be seen.
This is also a vertebra. Its position on the entire snake skeleton is further back than the vertebra in the chief's hand and it is slightly smaller, but it is obviously larger than the anacondas that still exist in the rain forest.
Most people can't tell it. What they usually see is the complete body of the anaconda armed with muscles, not the skeleton.
But the indigenous people here can be identified by the tribesmen at a glance.
Feng Yi took the vertebrae back from the chief and said to him, "The giant beast Serpan, right?"
Buried in the tomb three hundred years ago, the bones were well preserved before the tomb was destroyed.
But after extreme weather destroyed this place, the remains scattered everywhere were eroded by the environment at an increased rate.
For example, the bone on Feng Yi's hand has been eroded. If left alone, the remaining weak energy reaction will disappear, and it is estimated that in ten years or so, there will be no intact bone. The more time passes, the faster the erosion.
Feng Yi looked at the vertebrae in his hand.
Since a member of the tribe built the Tomb of Serpan here, there is no need to bring it to another land.
It is also impossible to keep it in the rainforest as the conditions here are limited and it is difficult to maintain it.
It can be placed in the tropical research center established by the FBI on the edge of the rain forest. There is a huge exhibition hall there with special care and guards.
But before that, Feng Yi had to find more bones first.
After digging out a piece of bone, Feng Yi did not plan to complete the rest of the work by himself.
The remains were buried all over the rainforest, and not only did they need to be dug up, but they also required careful and meticulous cleaning and protection measures. Feng Yi did not intend to take on all of this busy work by himself, and he was not professional enough in the cleaning work.
Even if all the remains are dug up, they will not be completely his. This is what the current laws and regulations require.
Feng Yi did not contact the local joint guarantee bureau immediately.
Even if they belong to the same organization, the discoverers and excavators have different rights of speech than others. Once they are connected, Feng Yi will have nothing to do.
In this matter, Feng Yi wants to have more say.
He also had no plans to contact the domestic expert committee immediately.
The committee is all about the bigger picture and making more people profit.
What should I do if I want to have a say and find someone to share the work
step by step.
He must first find an expert who has the authority, has a genuine passion for this kind of work, and has sufficient professional knowledge and skills!
It would be best if you could go through the green channel, have easy access to documents, and be able to move across borders quickly.
Feng Yi stood up, looked around, found a suitable place, took out the satellite phone from his backpack, and started an encrypted call.
There is the FGB logo on the satellite phone. It is a special equipment of the FGB, but Feng Yi doesn’t use it often.
This matter can be handled with the equipment of the Joint Security Bureau.
Find the number and dial it.
Answer the phone over there.
Feng Yi: "Hello, Steve?"