Chapter 754: Escape from Death
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Chapter 754: Escape from Death
"Camera, my camera—" When Smith sobered up, he kept muttering this sentence in his mouth, and his eyes were glazed, as if he was stupid, and the fat man remembered Xianglin's sister-in-law.
The fat man also thinks this guy is strange and pitiful, and has studied the water monster all his life, but he passed by it when he really saw the water monster, and did not capture any valuable information. If it is announced to the world, I am afraid that the world will be shocked, and it seems that this is the fate. So he comforted: "We have an old Chinese saying, stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood, we can come again in the future——"
Smith shook his head, and his beard fluttered: "No, soon, your government will intervene and send an expedition team in the name of the official, and our efforts will all be in vain——"
The fat man scratched the back of his head, thinking about it, many times, the name of the discoverer will go down in history, such as Columbus, it seems that although Smith has the quality of this explorer, he can't get rid of the shackles of fame and fortune, so he no longer persuades.
"Captain, what should we do next?" The team members all gathered around, and everyone's faces were also printed with deep regret.
"Let's draw it first—" Smith could only use this most primitive and unconvincing method now, better than nothing.
took out the drawing paper and pencil, and the few team members who had witnessed the monster drew with their own eyes, and the fat man looked at them one by one, basically the same, and Tom drew the most vividly, and also marked some rough data, which seemed more professional.
"We are seven stars in a row, I don't know what will happen in other lakes?" the fat man muttered as he looked at the jewel-like lakes in the distance.
Everyone's hearts moved, but then they were gloomy, even if there were any more monsters, it would be meaningless to them.
"Let's go down the mountain, it's getting colder—" The fat man saw that after noon, the mountain wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the temperature was rapidly dropping, so he urged everyone to set off.
"I'm going to stay here—" Smith's bullish temper came up again, and he was in a position to live and die with the monster.
"It's useless, to be able to see with our own eyes that prehistoric monsters have survived to the present, we should also be satisfied. Tom knows the truth of contentment, and is not as persistent as Smith.
Smith sighed, then stood up and took two steps, staggering, and about to fall again, presumably with some concussion in his brain.
The fat man scratched the back of his head: "Probably my punch was a little heavier, come on, I'll carry you on my back." ”
After descending the mountain and walking into the evening, I camped on the edge of the birch forest. The fat man divided the big white fish into pieces, and roasted them on the fire, and prepared to bring food and drink, and several bottles of medicinal wine. The mountain is damp and cold, and the medicinal wine to dispel the wind and cold is also a must-have.
Everyone has no appetite, only the fat man and Tom eat very happily, I don't know if they are wide and fat, or they have no heart at all.
After eating and drinking, I lay down in the tent, got into my sleeping bag, and opened my eyes again, and it was already the next morning.
The fat man led Tom into the iron birch forest: "See that spike by ear with saffron, that is Alpine Rhodiola rosea, Tom, you can pick some and bring it back, this thing is now old and expensive." ”
"Rhodiola, how's it going?" said Tom shrugged, he hadn't heard of this.
The fat man was also stunned by him, yes, this thing used to be soaked in wine, and if it was sent to a biopharmaceutical factory, I don't know what products it can process.
Thinking of this, the fat man was overjoyed, paclitaxel is precious, but it is too simple, if it can enrich some other medicinal plants, such as alpine rhodiola, immortal grass or something, wouldn't it be better?
Tom saw that the fat man was busy with his work, and whether it was good or bad, he cut a small bundle first. The two of them returned with a full load, only to find that the station was in chaos: Smith was gone!
The fat man was shocked, recalling the appearance of this guy in a trance yesterday, and probably turned back to the mountain. In the high-altitude mountains, needless to say, those fierce beasts, even the cold and strong winds are enough to kill.
"I'll lead a few people back to search, and the others are stationed here, don't move, it's really dangerous in the mountains. The fat man commanded, and then called three or four strong team members to form a temporary search team.
"Bring food. Tom exclaimed.
The fat man waved his hand: "No, don't remember, wait for me to come back and then go down the mountain." "In this area, because the climate is relatively cold, except for the occasional black blind man who comes to escape the heat, there are few large beasts to visit.
When everyone went up the mountain, they encountered wolves, tigers, and bears, and if it weren't for the fat man's leadership, they wouldn't have been able to get here at all, and of course they didn't dare to go down the mountain privately.
Unable to eat, the fat man led the search and rescue team to set off. Early in the morning, the mountains were cooler, and the white mist was entwined in the depression, feeling cold to the bone.
Walking all the way, several team members still called Smith's name loudly, but they were stopped by the fat man: "You can't make noise, since this guy sneaked away by himself, he is afraid that we will find him back, if he hears the movement, he may hide somewhere." ”
After pondering for a while, those people felt that what the fat man said was reasonable, so they dispersed, gathered dozens of meters between each other, and then searched carefully. Until the top of the mountain, there was still no sign of Smith. Looking under the crater again, there was no one, and an ominous premonition rose from everyone's hearts: Could it be that Smith really didn't want to live and got into the belly of the water monster?
"Heck, I forgot that Smith is old and his legs are not good, so he must be behind us. The fat man patted his head and remembered a possibility.
"Could it be to the lakes ahead?" asked some members of the expedition team.
"He wouldn't go that fast—unless he ran away in the middle of the night. The fat man rolled his eyes and decided to go back first.
This time, even he was shouting "Smith-" in his throat, and with his physical and mental condition, he would definitely not be able to reach the top of the mountain, and he might have been dying of freezing in that place.
"There—" After walking a few hundred meters, the fat man suddenly snorted, and then ran to a large rock in the distance, only to see Smith lying quietly on the moss behind the stone.
"This old man, it's—" The fat man rushed forward, turned his body over, tried his breath with his hand, felt nothing, and quickly took off his gloves again, and felt the pulse. Fortunately, the pulse was still beating slightly.
At this time, those people also ran over, and when they saw Smith's face was pale and his lips were blue, they were all overwhelmed with fright.
"It's okay, you hold him first. The fat man set up a fire and boiled half of the ginger soup in a tea jar. There is moss in the vicinity, and there is no firewood at all, so the fat man takes advantage of the unpreparedness of people and takes out a wooden halberd and dried firewood and grass, so that he can boil ginger soup.
After the tea jar was removed from the fire, it cooled after a while, pried open Smith's teeth, and poured the ginger soup down one by one.
After a long time, there was still no reaction, and the team members couldn't help but cry, and one of them reverently drew a cross on his chest.
"People aren't dead yet, so don't be busy praying. The fat man smacked his lips, then took out a piece of ginseng, broke off a piece, chewed it, spit it into the tea jar, and brought it to the fire to boil.
Time was in a hurry, and it was too late to simmer until the heat was ready, so after opening, I took it down and poured Smith a few more times with a spoon. The few people next to him all stood motionless and watched the fat man busy, and in their consciousness, Smith must be hopeless.
After pouring half of the ginseng soup, the fat man felt that it was almost over, so he handed the tea jar to the person next to him: "There is still some left, don't waste it." ”
The man shook his head again and again, when the fat man chewed the ginseng just now, he must have even gotten saliva on it, and there was still one to eat.
"If you don't eat, I'll come by myself. The fat man poured the rest of the ginseng soup into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. At this time, only to hear Smith let out a low moan, and he turned to wake up.
"The captain is awake!" the few people were ecstatic, and then regretted it again: I had known this, and I had drunk the contents of the teapot just now, it was a panacea.
"Where am I?" Smith was not fully conscious, and the vitality of his body had not been lost, mainly due to too much emotional shock, coupled with the cold, it was a hundred times better than the old man Wang who was treated by the fat man with ginseng soup back then.
One of the team members babbled on and on about the situation to Smith, who was in a daze for a moment before struggling to his feet. However, quadriplegia is weak, and it can't be taken at all.
"You can't joke with your own life at any time-" The fat man still has a little respect for this guy, after all, there are not many people like this.
After escaping death, Smith also thought about it, and he nodded at the fat man: "From today onwards, I can retire." There is a bit of detachment in the words, but there is also a bit of detachment, which is a kind of clarity after untying the knot.
"Hehe, I can't say that, Mr. Smith can cooperate with our country's expedition team at that time, after all, we are the first to discover the monster. The fat man was a little selfish at first, but now he is also moved by Smith's fearless spirit. Anyway, this thing doesn't involve any secrets, unlike inventions and creations, weapons development and so on. This kind of natural science aspect is really suitable for the sentence: science has no borders.
Smith's eyes lit up, and the fat man's words brought him great hope, but then he shook his head: "Your government does not want outsiders to interfere in such a major matter. However, I would like to thank Mr. Huang. ”
The fat man scratched the back of his head, and without further ado, he bent down and picked up Smith on his back, and strode down the mountain. The temperature here is too low to stay long.
Back at the camp, the expedition team members cheered, Smith was very popular, very liked and respected by everyone, and they were all happy for him when they saw that he was fine.
"I'm hungry, I haven't eaten until the morning—" the fat man cried, and then he lit a fire and boiled water. When the water was hot, he mixed a bowl of honey and royal jelly for Smith.
Looking at Huang Chengcheng's slimy liquid, it must be extraordinary, maybe it is some kind of panacea. The people who followed the fat man to search for and rescue Smith chirped, and one of them came up: "Mr. Huang, can you give us a taste too?"