Chapter 375: Danger lurks
"It's daytime now, let's take a little rest, squint for a while, and then let's go!" Li Qingming said.
The crowd nodded, and immediately collapsed.
"You also go to sleep, you are a woman, your physique is not as good as a man, hurry up and rest!" Li Qingming let Qin Heluo's head rest on his lap.
"What about you, you haven't slept all night!" Qin Heluo asked.
"I'm fine, go to sleep!" Li Qingming ordered.
Qin Heluo nodded and fell into a deep sleep.
When it was close to noon, Li Qingming woke everyone up.
"Master Li, you haven't slept all the time, or we go to find it, you can rest here, and we will leave someone to give you the wind!" everyone said when they saw Li Qingming's haggard expression.
"No, let's go early and come back early!" Li Qingming said.
"By the way, let me give you a brief introduction to the environment. And the origin of the blood orchid and the giant python!" Li Qingming said.
Everyone nodded. The whole thing is incredible. They were also curious about what was going on. Why is there a blood orchid, why is there such a big python.
"This blood orchid is rumored to be in the deepest part of the dense jungle, an unexplored wilderness, and the dangerous geographical environment has become a natural protective barrier for all kinds of rare animals and plants - the "blood orchid" grows here. It is an extremely rare red orchid, and it is said that the slurry it secretes can "stay young forever". When the "legend" emits the smell of copper, it becomes a kind of motivation that can drive people's hearts. Li Qingming said.
"Then why are there so many pythons?" the crowd wondered, "and so huge!"
Li Qingming thought about it and recalled the plot of "Python Disaster 2".
In fact, the place where the "Blood Orchid" grows lies the deadly giant anaconda, which seems to be the guardian of the "Blood Orchid", but in fact it is only because the "Blood Orchid" happens to grow on their territory. The strange effect of the "Blood Orchid" is carried over to the pythons, making them ferocious and abnormal, and at the same time removing the limit of their own lifespan, like the immortal goddess of revenge, any uninvited guest who dares to step into their territory will be killed when they return to their senses...... Li Qingming said.
Everyone was stunned. I see.
"Okay, let's walk and talk together. Li Qingming said.
"I'm going to tell you about this jungle!" Mr. Li said.
Now if you want to go back, not only will you have to face the group of giant pythons, but also this unpredictable jungle, and you will have to introduce something!
"This jungle, according to my observations, covers at least 7 million square kilometers. The biodiversity of this rainforest is remarkable, with 2.5 million species of insects, tens of thousands of plant species and about 2,000 species of birds and mammals, and a fifth of the world's total bird population. Some experts estimate that there are more than 75,000 species of trees and 150,000 species of higher plants per square kilometre, including 90,000 tons of plant biomass. Scientists point out that there are between 96,660 and 128,843 species of invertebrates in Brazil alone. The Amazon rainforest has the most diverse plant species in the world, with experts estimating that 1 square kilometre may contain more than 75,000 species of trees and 150,000 higher plants, and 1 square kilometre may contain 90,790 metric tons of surviving plants. The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest habitat for animals and plants. One in five of the world's birds lives in the Amazon rainforest. At present, about 438,000 species of plants of economic and social interest have been found in the Amazon rainforest, and many more are yet to be discovered and classified. Li Qingming said.
The crowd was stunned.
"Of course, it's also dangerous here!" Li Qingming shook his head, "Especially in the context of this magnetic field disorder, many species here have changed!"
Li Qingming remembers that in the 60s of the 20th century, Brazil's rapidly growing population settled in the main areas of the Amazon rainforest. Forests are being cut down for timber or pastures and farmland, resulting in a rapid decline in rainforests. In the 90s, the Brazilian government and international organizations began to work to protect parts of the rainforest from encroachment, clearing and destruction.
As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon rainforest is ecologically important, its biomass is enough to absorb a large amount of carbon dioxide, and the protection of the Amazon rainforest has become an important topic, the Amazon rainforest relies on the very humid climate of the Amazon basin, the Amazon and its more than 100 tributaries flow slowly through this plain with very small elevation differences, and the Brazilian city of Manaus on the banks of the river is 1,600 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean, but only 44 meters above sea level.
Some environmentalists have suggested that there is not only a biological motive for rainforest conservation, but also an economic motive. Fruit, rubber and timber are worth about US$6,820 per 1 hectare of Peruvian Amazon rainforest, US$1,000 if commercial timber is cultivated in an unsustainable way, and US$148 if forest land is converted to pasture, but this assumption has been widely questioned.
The Brazilian Air Force has been monitoring the Amazon rainforest with Embraer R-99 surveillance aircraft as part of the SIVAM program. At a meeting in July 2004, science warned that rainforests would not be able to sustain the millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases they used to absorb each year, as the rate of destruction of rainforests was increasing. In 2003 alone, 9,169 square miles of rainforest had been cleared.
In Brazil alone, more than 90 indigenous tribes were destroyed by colonialists in the 1900s, and centuries-old knowledge of the medicinal value of rainforest species was lost. As a result of the continued deforestation and ecocide, such as in the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous tribes are disappearing.
This led directly to flooding.
The Amazon and its tributaries are frequently flooded by seasonal rainfalls, which reach an average depth of 40 meters and widen to an average of 38 kilometers during the rainy season, when the water rises from November until June of the following year and then falls back into October. Its tributary, the Negro River, rises and falls at the same time as the main stream, with the rainy season starting in February or March and rising in June to fall along with the main stream. Another tributary, the Madeira River, rises and falls two months earlier than the mainstream.
During the rainy season, the Amazon River inundates hundreds of thousands of square kilometres, and in some places the depth of the flood is 12 to 15 metres higher than when the water level is lowest during the dry season, 6 metres higher near Iquitos, 15 metres near Tefer, 11 metres near Óbidos and 4 metres in the Pará River.
"So, this is a very dangerous place, so you have to be careful. Alright, let's go. It's dark, it's even more dangerous!" Li Qingming sighed.
Everyone nodded, the jungle at night was terrible. Last night, everyone realized it. Didn't want to have a second night. If you can't find the spider helper, everyone will have to die here.