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Chapter 472 What a familiar routine

The chief still took the hanging ornament, but only for viewing, not to remove:

"The straw rope wrapped around it cannot be destroyed and removed!"

Feng Yi didn't need the steps of dismantling at all.

He said he wanted to watch it, just to introduce the following topic.

The chief respectfully placed the ornament on the table, and watched Feng Yi vigilantly, in case Feng Yi would take action on this special ornament.

Feng Yi just looked at it silently for a moment before saying: "The vertebrae are well preserved."

These are not some of the ancient, deformed fossils that are dug up.Here are the vertebrae that are real and in place!
The species should be the iconic creature in this rainforest - the anaconda.

Just bigger.

But what Feng Yi is most interested in is that there is still a little energy reaction left on this vertebrae!

From these energy reactions, Feng Yi speculated that this giant boa constrictor might have been a pet raised by a senior in the clan when it was alive.

Shouldn't be food.

If it is food, it is unlikely that such a well-preserved skeleton is still preserved.

"I would like to ask, is there any special relationship between your tribe and this giant anaconda?" Feng Yi asked.

The chief's face was grave.He thought for a long time, thinking about how to answer the other party's question, is it perfunctory?Or tell the truth?
Thinking of the identity of the opponent's United Nations Security Bureau expert, the professional strength he showed just now, and the attitude Feng Yi has shown so far, the chief still said:
"Thurpan the Beast, that's what we call him.

"It once protected this land from pirates..."

When pirates invaded, they would seize the tribe's gold, kill some rebels in the tribe, and capture the rest as slaves.

But under the guardianship of the giant beast, they spent the most flustered years.

Because of this, their tribe regards the giant beast Serpan as a patron saint.

Their tribe will also eat other snakes in the rainforest, but they will not eat anacondas.

They regard anacondas as descendants of gods. Even in contact with the outside world, these beliefs are always ridiculed by outsiders, laughing at the exaggeration of their stories, and laughing at the ignorance and hypocrisy of the indigenous villagers.

But they remained firm.

Because they know that what they say is true!
The giant beast Serpan really exists!

"If you know the history of our tribe, you will know that before the climate abnormal period, our tribe was not here..."

The former residence of their tribe was destroyed by continuous storms and floods during the abnormal climate period. Under the disaster, they were forced to relocate and finally settled in the current place.

And the former residence...

"The place where we used to live was very close to the tomb of the giant beast Serpan. I went there to dig out this vertebra after the disaster.

"The storm destroyed our former homeland, and also destroyed the tomb of the giant beast Serpan. The land that the storm passed through became unrecognizable. When we went there, we only dug up this vertebrae."

Feng Yi quietly listened to the chief's narration.He originally thought that the chief would refer to the three major snake mothers in local mysterious legends, that is, Yakumama.

Didn't expect the chief to tell another story.And the authenticity of this story, judging from the emotional information, is likely to be true!

However, there are many places in this story that make Feng Yi puzzled.

"The giant beast Surpan? What name did you choose?" Feng Yi asked.This appellation means "big snake" in the local language system.

The chief shook his head slightly: "I don't know. It might be a sage."

Feng Yi: "Who is the sage?"

The chief's eyes were full of reverence: "He once appeared with the giant beast Surpan, taught us to identify herbs, taught us to fight against pirates, he must be the messenger of God!"

Feng Yi: "..." What a familiar routine.

Chief: "Until one day, there was a bang and the ground trembled. When everything subsided, my ancestors went there and saw that there was an additional hill where the giant beast Sierpan often appeared. The sage said that there was the tomb of the giant beast Sierpan .Then the sage also disappeared."

Feng Yi nodded.He roughly knew the development and direction of the story.

In general, it all happened 300 years ago, and the tomb has existed for a long time.

The skeleton remained so intact after so many years, perhaps because of that tomb.

But during the climate anomaly, after the catastrophe raged, the tomb was destroyed, and the chief only dug out one of the vertebrae.If the remaining ones are scattered in the rainforest, the rate of erosion and decomposition will be accelerated.This is also the pity of the chief, he failed to dig out the second bone.

The chief caressed the straw woven hanging ornament on the table.

This vertebra has not been taken out, and it has been disguised because the chief is worried about being coveted by outsiders.

According to the records handed down by the ancestors, the pirates would ruthlessly plunder all their rare treasures and kill the villagers of the tribe.

Some people are scarier than pirates these days.

Once exposed, with the strength of their tribe, they cannot protect this treasure.

"Why are you willing to take it out now?" Feng Yi asked.

If the chief had firmly denied it just now and hid it afterwards, Feng Yi would not have insisted.

For this question, the chief showed helplessness and bitterness.

"It will be exposed one day. I just found out recently that other tribes have also been dug up. They may not know each other, but they may trade it. I can't stop them from selling the remains of the giant beast Serpan to those merchants who spend a lot of money. and tourists."

Feng Yi immediately asked: "You have this one, do you want to sell it?"

Chief: "Not for sale!"

Feng Yi: "Who else has dug it? Can you ask me, I can pay for it. Oh, and, can I go to the tomb of the giant beast Serpan?"

I can dig it myself!

The chief stared at Feng Yi for a moment with eyes full of oppression: "It's getting late, we can talk about some issues tomorrow."

Feng Yi was not in a hurry: "Okay, then I will bother you tomorrow. Oh, I still have a question, and I hope to get your answer."

Feng Yi looked at the chief and said seriously: "What does the giant beast Surpan eat?"

This anaconda, which is suspected to have been transformed by its ancestors, should be more than 12 meters in size!

Can the environment here afford such a body type?Even 300 years ago?
The chief looked over with a frown, as if hearing a stupid question, but replied:

"As long as it is suitable, eat it."

"For example?" Feng Yi asked.

"For example, the animals in the rainforest, or the invading pirates," the chief said.

Feng Yi was silent.

Understood, but also cannibalism.

But at that time, some tribes here were also cannibals.

No longer bothering the chief, Feng Yi returned to the guest house that the villagers had prepared for him.

After turning off the lights at night, lying in the hammock, Feng Yi recalled what the chief said.

There are many legends about this ancient rainforest, which cannot be confirmed.

But after summarizing, Feng Yi guessed that maybe more than one of his ancestors came here to raise pets!
Or play?
or foraging?
Either the pets I kept were discovered by people, or when the original form was making waves in the jungle, the natives saw the part that did not belong to people, and then passed it on to ten, ten to a hundred, twisted and twisted, and became 30 meters, 50 meters Mi-level monsters.

It's a pity that most of them have no detailed written records, just some simple symbols and pictures, and stories passed down from generation to generation.This kind of distortion will definitely occur in the process of inheritance. It is not absolutely true, but it is also a reference.

The "sage" who pretended to be a ghost was probably a senior of his family.

Thinking of this, Feng Yi suddenly realized one thing:

"Have my ancestors seen the Mayans?"

If the ancestors wandered here thousands of years ago, they should have intersected with the lost civilization, right?
Snakes also have their particularity in Mayan culture. I don't know if the ancestors communicated with them.

The next day.

After eating and drinking enough, sleeping well, getting up in the morning and having another full meal, Feng Yi went to the appointment in a good mood.

Some things are not finished yet, continue today.

But today's conversation is not at the chief's house.

The chief had someone move out a long, narrow boat similar to a canoe.The material is obviously not locally produced, but made of high-tech fiber material, which is lighter and easier to carry.

Obviously, this is also the material obtained by the tribe from communicating with the outside world.

After the strict control of tree harvesting, some original tools have also been changed accordingly.

High-tech canoes are also one of them.

After moving out the canoe, the chief sent an invitation to Feng Yi.

According to local rules, the boat will row to the middle of the river, and the people on the boat will have one-on-one conversations.

There are a lot of people going out during the day, the sound insulation of the house is not good, and there are many hidden dangers in the jungle, so when they want to have some more private conversations, they will do it in this way.

It is a means of conversation, with deterrence and secrecy.You can also test the sincerity of the other party.

Villagers won't continue talking with you if you don't have enough guts and sincerity.

Slender canoes made their way down the river.

At this time, only Feng Yi and the chief were on board.

Not far away, there are other tribesmen following, but they don't get close.

Feng Yi was at the bow of the boat, but he was not facing forward, but facing the chief, and he did not look at the villagers who followed the chief at a distance from behind.He looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest.

The boat rowed slowly to the center of the river.

The chief watched Feng Yi's expression.

I can't see the slightest uneasiness.

Considering his status as an expert from the Fengyi United Insurance Bureau, the chief did not park the boat in the center of the river, but planned to continue to row forward to a place closer to the shore. This is also a way of showing respect.

The boat continued to move forward, approaching the shore in a diagonal line.

Seeing that the distance was almost the same, the chief let the boat float slowly with the current, ready to start today's conversation.

On the boat, Feng Yi stood face to face with the chief, and did not look around.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, the chief was about to speak when his eyes suddenly focused:
"Maybe this isn't a good place to talk."

"No, no, I think it's pretty good!" Feng Yi raised his finger and pointed behind his back.

"Are you worried about this guy?"

A section of dense branches protruded from the sky, and the leaves blocked the line of sight.Behind the branch is a thick piece of dead wood, standing obliquely on the shore.

A big snake rested on the dead wood infested by water vapor.

One of the specialties of this rainforest is the anaconda.

Preliminary judgment, at least five meters.Very menacing shape.

Seeing the boat drifting over there, getting closer and closer.

The chief held the paddle in his hand, his face tensed.

Feng Yi turned over the bag skillfully, and apologized:
"Excuse me, please wait a moment."

Now that you have encountered the material, of course you can't let it go!

Get out your camera and take photos and videos up close.

On the dead wood, the big anaconda was spitting snake letters, and the eyes that could not see emotion and temperature made the chief's muscles all on alert.

Yet there was also a cheerful voice on board.

"Chief, do you want to take a group photo?" Feng Yi asked.

The chief looked at a certain expert who was about to stick to the anaconda, and his face became even tighter: "No!"

The chief's heart: Can you maintain even a little reverence for the descendants of the gods? !

(End of this chapter)