The matter at the dock made Li Sheng feel relieved. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info he didn't know if there would be landslides on the riverbank in other places because the riverbed was deeper. He also told the herdsmen to take a closer look.

The results are optimistic. Because the grass on the bank of the river grows well, and with the protection of the grass, the river water, which is not very urgent, does not wash away the soil.

However, some workers reported seeing crocodiles near the river.

It was a morning when a herder radioed a large crocodile found on the bank more than ten meters from the river.

Crocodile, that's a big deal. The crocodile is the great white shark in the river, and one accidentally ends up in two bites. Thomas was an expert on the farm, and was called by Lin Ming to go with him.

The crocodile has climbed ashore, and it is likely to attack the workers. So this time Li Sheng brought a gun.

Of course, Li Sheng was also worried that it would climb to a small lake in the pasture. If that happens, it's really bad.

Soon they flew to the scene in a helicopter. It's already a long way from the wooden house area and close to the Amazon River. The woodland, which had been submerged by the river for a long time, can also be clearly seen.

Before they landed, the gray-black crocodile was probably frightened and quickly returned to the water.

Thomas said to Li Sheng, who was piloting the plane, "It's a black crocodile." The largest crocodile in the world. Now the number is scarce. ”

Li Sheng doesn't care if it's less: "The bigger it is, the greater the threat to herders." Can you find it?"

"Don't worry, it'll be on the surface soon. ”

Li Sheng muttered, "It's better before it rains." It's also because it rarely rains in the morning in the rainforest, so he dares to fly a helicopter to the edge of the pasture. These areas are the rainy zone of the pasture, and the rain from the surrounding rainforest will always spread to the edge of the pasture.

"It's in front of that! Thomas shouted.

Li Sheng had already "seen" it. He just didn't want Thomas to see the anomaly, and he could see the situation underwater at a glance as long as he sensed it. If he wants, he can even let the water lift the crocodile to the height of the plane.

On the surface of the river, the crocodile swam downstream along the Nyamonda River like a fast-moving log. And it seems to be heading in the flooded woodland that belongs to pasture. The plane followed it for a while, and sure enough, the crocodile entered the woodland. Of course, there was no way for the plane to continue tracking.

Li Sheng didn't want to give up.

There was such a dangerous animal around the ranch, how could he rest assured? The plane returned to the edge of the woodland on the south side of the ranch and descended. He and Thomas jumped off the plane. Both were armed with guns. And Li Sheng is even more armed with three guns, which can be said to be fully armed.

After they entered the woodland, Thomas introduced the black crocodile as he walked: "The black crocodile is also called the black caiman, but in fact it does not belong to the caiman, only because it lives in the same place as the caiman, so it has such a name." Caimans are much smaller in size than black crocodiles. And black crocodiles are only found in the Amazon jungle. They rarely attack people, but they can attack livestock and even eat other crocodiles. But it is not too harmful to humans. They are now in large numbers, but they are still listed as endangered in Brazil. I guess it's not a good idea to shoot it, and it would be against the law. ”

Li Sheng blinked and said, "I'll see if it will attack people." I don't think I'll deal with it if I really won't. He quickened his pace as he spoke.

"Hey, Lee, wait for me. "Li Sheng's speed is very fast, and this forest that was once flooded by the river has no vines, so the canopy is not so dense, and even the trees are not so tall. Li Sheng is almost running and walking. He knew that this woodland was more than 50 kilometers long and about 20 kilometers wide, but after he brought up the silt from the river to fill it, there was more land than 15 kilometers wide, and only 5 kilometers wide water forest remained.

For a distance of fifteen kilometers, they walked for almost an hour, which is considered a very fast speed, and of course the terrain is very flat.

Thomas also noticed this anomaly: "Lee, the ground here is too flat. Is this also a miracle created by your black technology? You know, if it was in the past, it would have been a meter or two of water here. ”

But he soon saw water deeper than three meters.

Li Sheng also discovered a situation. Before, the embankment was at least eight meters above the river, but now the river is almost overflowing.

Thomas looked at the water, frowned, and said, "There must be a surge downstream." ”

The tidal surge he is talking about is due to the fact that the mouth of the Amazon River is very wide, and after the high tide, the sea water is narrowed by both banks, and the Qiantang tide is also formed for the same reason. Because of the low altitude of the entire Amazon plain, the tides can go all the way up to Obidos and even a little further upstream. However, the impact here is relatively small. However, the top of the tide will also raise the water level of the river.

"It should go down soon. Thomas saw that the river was flowing slowly, or even at all, and knew that it might be the time when the tide was at its highest. "I estimate that it will fall back at least a little more than a meter. Normally, the water level here does not overflow. ”

Li Sheng was also a little worried when he saw that the tide almost overflowed to land. But hearing him say that, I was relieved.

But he also needs to be precautionary: "When we go back, we warn the workers not to come in here on a rainy day, and not to come in when this place is flooded." Even without crocodiles, piranhas and electric eels are dangerous things. ”

Thomas nodded and said, "I think we're going to have a more conservative estimate as well." It's not yet the height of the Amazon River, but it's close. And the water upstream doesn't seem to have arrived yet. "The lower Amazon River flows very slowly, only 0.1 to 1 meter per second. It takes a lot of time to get the water from the upstream to the downstream. On top of that, the tributaries also cause the water level of the river to soar due to frequent heavy rains. "I think there is also a lot of jungle in the upper reaches of the country, and the ability to conserve soil and water has decreased too much. ”

Li Sheng doesn't care about that. He was searching for the crocodile.

Soon he found it. It didn't come to shore, but floated like a dead tree on the surface of the water. It is also a kilometer or two from the nearest shore, which is completely beyond the range of the M16.

He frowned, the crocodile had probably made its home here. This is not good news. He pointed to the crocodile's side and said to Thomas, "It's over there." How can we get it here?" But he thought it was tasteless. He can kill them, but he can't coax them to come over and kill them like that.

"I know you're worried that it will threaten the safety of workers. Thomas took the little telescope and sure enough, he saw the crocodile that was still that day. "But if you kill it, will you keep the banks safe? If you knew that there are five to fifty crocodiles per kilometre in the Amazon river, I don't think you would think like that. ”

"Are there really so many?" Li Shengleng paused.

"Uh-huh!" Thomas said seriously, putting down his binoculars. "In fact, the black crocodile is one of the most powerful killers in the Amazon, with no rival other than the Mori Anacond. Not only will it eat other animals, but it will also eat caimans. It is precisely because their numbers have decreased that the number of caimans can still increase despite the fact that humans hunt them in large numbers. ”

"You mean that if I get rid of it, there could be a thousand more crocodiles in the river near the ranch?"

"That's right, the crocodile that can grow up to three meters in size and can attack humans. ”

"So it's the patron saint of the ranch?" Li Sheng couldn't help but laugh.

Thomas shrugged his shoulders and said, "The world is so magical, the so-called one thing descends to one thing." That's it. But I think it's too lonely to rule the waters. ”

Li Sheng was thoughtful, he could give orders to those birds, and he could also make those calves obediently get off the boat, and he didn't know if he could make this crocodile accept his orders. He pierced his energy wave through the water onto the black crocodile and ordered it to come. Li Sheng could feel its hesitation, and Li Sheng did not use the attitude of command anymore, but sent a friendly signal like an invitation.

Thomas, who was observing, suddenly said, "It's coming this way." I don't think you're going to shoot it, are you?"

The black crocodile swung its tail leisurely and swam towards the shore where the two of them were. At this time, the water level is high. When Thomas waited for it to swim no more than twenty meters from the shore, he said to Li Sheng, "We need to be a little farther away from the shore." "This level, as long as it's close to the shore, it can pounce on it with a flick of its tail.

"Hey, Lee. Dangerous. Thomas pulled out his pistol, but saw a shocking scene. Li Sheng, who just said that he wanted to kill the black crocodile, actually walked to the water's edge with the black crocodile, squatted down, and reached out to touch the crocodile's head.

Thomas lowered his voice and cried out, "God." Am I dazzled?"

Li Sheng was also nervous at first. After all, those cold crocodile eyes make people feel a little chilled to look at. But he seemed to feel the crocodile's closeness to him. And also have the confidence to control the crocodile with water before it opens its mouth. Water is a flexible thing, and if a rope is formed, no matter how strong this black crocodile is, it may not be able to open its mouth.

He reached out and touched its head, and the crocodile blinked as if grimacing.

Thomas slowly approached in surprise and whispered, "Lee, how did you do that?" Oh, my God. It's the first time I've ever seen someone come into contact with a crocodile in the wild. ”

Li Sheng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Actually, he is a good boy." I think it's probably eight years old. He turned around and said earnestly to the crocodile. "From now on, you will be called the Black-Faced God. Remember, the black-faced god can't attack humans in the future, and he can't attack the livestock in this place. If you are obedient, I will reward you. Do you understand, and if you do, blink your eyes. ”

He now figured out that the animals wanted to be close to him because he could communicate with them and make them feel his kindness. And these animals are as innocent as children, they do whatever they do just to survive. He was only able to communicate with the animals, not control them. He doesn't have that ability.

Thomas looked at the black crocodile and blinked.

Li Sheng smiled happily and said, "Go play." Come to me tomorrow and I'll give you something to eat. ”

The crocodile blinked again, then swam away.

Thomas watched the crocodile grow farther and farther away until he disappeared from sight and refused to withdraw his gaze. After a long time, he said to Li Sheng, who had already stood up, "Li, I really believe that you can do magic now." ”