17. The fruit of Elpis
Its name is "Elpis", and once it grows, it is an A-class creature.
The name "Elpis" is taken from the Greek goddess of hope, who was once locked in Pandora's treasure box, and when the box was opened, all kinds of disasters flew out of it, and only Elpis remained in the box.
As an A-class creature of the Nibelungen, it possesses an extremely rich range of nerves, and although it does not have what humans call a "brain", it has the ability to think and perceive complexly. When Zhou Qing saw the information of this creature, he had a feeling that it would become a breakthrough in curing his brain tumor.
GD Group has been conducting research in the Nibelungen for many years. Elpis has always been one of the focuses of their research, but they have never had the opportunity to obtain its fruits and seeds, let alone take samples.
And at this moment, Zhou Qing actually held its fruit in his hands?
That qiē just now was not an illusion.
That S-class creature really came!
But why did he help himself in this way?
Well, whatever his purpose, he has nothing worth taking away from the other party.
If it is for his life, he can give it to him...... There's nothing unfair, and there's no pity.
On the contrary, he was grateful to him.
The aroma of Elpis seems to have a calming effect. Zhou Qing felt that his mind was galloping on a field, galloping with the wind, and his freedom was boundless.
He fell asleep.
"Zhou Yu! Zhou Yu! Wake up! ”
Someone was slapping Zhou Yu's face, and Zhou Yu sat up suddenly, almost knocking off Wu Yun's nose.
"Oh my God, you slept so deeply. Even Dr. Daniel woke up before you. Wu Yun looked at Zhou Yu and raised his hand to cover his forehead.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yu asked.
"It's nothing, I thought you had a fever. But your temperature is very normal. ”
Wu Yun got up and went to wake up Han Li and Li Qian.
Zhou Yu pressed his face, he felt incredible.
What's going on? How did you sleep so deeply?
Obviously a very alert person, after closing his eyes last night, he was not even wary at all.
Looking down at the little thing again, it was sleeping soundly and didn't react at all.
"Hey, if you think there's something wrong with it......" Wu used his gaze to hint at Zhou Yu's matching gun.
"I thought you'd say you had to bring it back to base for research."
"That's what I mean. Even if you think there's something wrong with it, we'll have to bring it back to base. It has a high research value. Wu Yun nodded.
Zhou Yu didn't want to ignore him, so he directly put the little thing in the silk scarf, tied it around his waist, and continued to walk forward. He looked at Zhou Qing.
I don't know if it's because of the night's sleep, Zhou Qing's spirit looks much better than yesterday. Not only the spirit, but even the face is no longer so pale.
"Professor Zhou, you can give me something. I'll help you carry it. "Dr. Daniel mentions.
"No thanks. I think today was okay. Zhou Qing not only respects Dr. Daniel, but is even more grateful.
Li Qian and Han Li's spirits were obviously not as good as Zhou Qing's, and both of them lowered their heads and rubbed their eyes.
Wu Yun came to them, clapped his hands and said, "Hey! Cheer up! Strive to get out of here today! ”
"Actually, we were really lucky. There was no attack by dangerous creatures all night. Dr. Daniel said.
Li Qian and Han Li nodded and felt that their luck was very good, but Wu Yun and Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing knew very well in his heart that the peace of this night was mostly because the S-class creature was protecting them, but he couldn't tell everyone.
First, it would cause panic, and second, with Zhou Yu's personality, he would definitely want to protect him and cut off his dealings with that S-class creature.
But Zhou Qing didn't want such a thing to happen. He wanted to know more about that S-class creature.
Not only because of the scholar's intellectual curiosity, but also because he longs for each other in the depths of his mind.
It was as if there was some kind of resonance between him and the S-class.
He wants to keep this unique tacit understanding all the time. Even if the ending is that he becomes the prey of the other party.
"Probably because we were all injected with inhibitors and didn't emit any hormones that were labeled as prey." Zhou Qing replied.
"Maybe." Zhou Yu withdrew his gaze.
"Alright, don't waste any more time, keep walking." Wu Yun saw that Zhou Yu didn't seem to intend to pursue the answer, so there was no point in persisting on his own.
"Are you sure we're headed?" While walking, Li Qian asked Wu Yun not very surely.
Wu Yun raised his hand and glanced at his watch, which was equipped with a special compass that could tell the direction with the Nibelungen's magnetic field.
"We were in the right direction, but we took a long detour to avoid the two-headed tarantula." Wu Yun replied.
"You won't be able to get out until tonight, will you?" Han Li asked worriedly.
"Quite possibly."
Wu Yun thought that his answer would make everyone very nervous, but he didn't expect that Li Qian and Han Li, the two people with the biggest ups and downs, would be very calm.
They walked for a while, and the little guy on Zhou Yu's waist arched and seemed to wake up. It poked its head out of the silk scarf, opened its big eyes, and looked up at Zhou Yu.
"Hey, it's awake!" Han Li walked up to Zhou Yu and touched the top of its head with his fingers.
It turned its head to look at Han Li, its expression seemed to be smiling, the tip of its tongue licked the back of Han Li's hand, and then rubbed its head upward, like a little lazy cat.
Han Li was also amused by it: "Do you think we should give it a name?" ”
"You see that its whole body is black, so it might as well be called a black briquette!" Wu Yun is a serious mention.
Han Li gave him a direct look: "What kind of name is this." ”
"It's okay to call Xiao Hei." Li Qian also came over to join in the fun, "Xiao Hei, are you hungry?" ”
After speaking, Li Qian also stretched out the unfinished half of the compressed biscuit in front of it and shook it.
The little guy's head followed Li Qian's hand to the left for a while, and then to the right, every time Li Qian put the biscuit to its mouth, it opened its mouth and closed its eyes, but Li Qian would move his hand away again, and after repeating it a few times, it simply turned its head, and the little head was attached to Zhou Yu's waist, ignoring Li Qian to show its dissatisfaction.
Zhou Yu's palm pressed on its little head: "Don't name it." If you have a name, you will have feelings, and if you have feelings, you will no longer have the patience to give it to those researchers for research. ”
Zhou Yu's words made everyone suddenly silent.
The little thing seemed to understand what Zhou Yu said, and showed him an expression completely different from pity, dissatisfaction, and grievance.
That's disappointment.
At that moment, Zhou Yu wondered, could it understand human language?
Before he came, he had heard that many creatures in the Nibelungen had intelligence, and a small fraction of them were ...... Even more than humans.
Zhou Yu teased it with his fingers, but it didn't react in the slightest. Zhou Yu slid his index finger along the soft hair on the top of its head, but it stretched out its wings to wrap its head and prevent Zhou Yu from touching it. In this regard, Zhou Yu inexplicably felt funny.
"Is that why you want a name?"
The little guy peeked his head out from under his wings, glanced at Zhou Yu, retracted it again, and continued to get angry.
After walking for more than an hour, the humidity in the air was significantly higher than before.
"I seem to hear something...... Wu Yun turned his head sideways.
"It's the sound of water." Zhou Yu replied.
Everyone turned their ears and listened carefully, and the sound of water became more and more obvious.
"Is it a waterfall?" Dr. Daniel asked.
"It seems to be ......"
"I suddenly wondered what the waterfalls in the Nibelungen were different from those in our world......"
Li Qian said as he noticed that Wu Yun's face seemed to sink a lot.
When they saw a huge stream of water falling from the zenith through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the trees, they all looked up and let out an "oh......"
The waterfall has a large flow and is deafening.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is supposed to be the largest waterfall in this primeval forest, and the source of the river in this forest, Angel Horn." Wu Yun said.
"This is the angel horn? It's spectacular......" Zhou Qing sighed, "According to the research data of Juli Group, the ecological diversity of Angel Horn is not inferior to our Amazon!" ”
"So...... There's a piranha in there? Li Qian swallowed his saliva and asked.
"Piranhas are already gentle." Zhou Qing replied.
In the ecosystem of the Amazon, there are many creatures that are more ferocious than piranhas, not to mention the Nibelungen.
Li Qian's face suddenly turned white.
"Then let's not go near this waterfall!"
Wu Yun didn't say anything, just continued to walk forward. Everyone followed him in silence. Li Qian didn't know it, so he dragged Han Li: "Aren't you afraid?" ”
Han Li smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's useful?" Wu Yun knows this place very well, if we can get around, how can he not take us around. Surely the detour will take more time. And the inhibitors in our bodies can't support that time. ”
Hearing Han Li say this, Li Qian also lowered his head and was silent.
The closer you go, the more you can feel the mist from the waterfall. With that kind of impact, Li Qian had no doubt that if he was hit by the water flow of the waterfall, he would definitely be crushed.
Beneath the waterfall is the longest river in the forest, Angel Tears.