Chapter Seventy-One: The Rebirth of Species
Jiang Huiyin did not relax, and immediately retreated along the original path after landing on the ground, distancing himself from the beast corpse under the tree, so as not to fight back on the verge of death.
This response made Jiang Mubai very satisfied, although the beast was dead, but caution could not be wrong.
The martial arts road is bumpy, difficult and dangerous, and it is impossible for the reckless and reckless to go to the end.
Jiang Mubai didn't hide his figure when he raised his gun to aim, so Jiang Huiyin saw him at a glance when he raised his head.
"Brother?" The little girl called softly, the expression on her face was subtle and complicated, there were both surprise and stunned, but also doubt and confusion, without waiting for Jiang Mubai to respond, she pinched her arm first.
Jiang Mubai saw her small movements in her eyes, and guessed in her heart that this girl might think that she was dreaming, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Senior Brother Shi and Senior Sister Qiu are not wrong, you are indeed a martial arts wizard, Huiyin, your response just now is very good."
Before criticizing education, Jiang Mubai first fed a candy with words of encouragement and affirmation.
Recalling Jiang Huiyin's entire process from encountering the beast to killing the beast, she showed composure and courage far beyond her peers.
First, he turned around and pretended to run away, tricking the beast into pursuit, and then relying on the terrain to change his position, using the advantage of his agility and the disadvantage of the beast's hind leg injury, to make up for the gap in size and strength, and seize the opportunity to kill the enemy with one blow.
Jiang Mubai didn't think that she had a plan in her head before taking action, even an adult with a sound mind might not be able to think of this in a short period of time, let alone a child whose brain was not yet fully developed.
If Jiang Huiyin really only acted on instinct, it would prove that she was really a one-in-a-million martial arts genius, because her body instinct was subconscious. Helping Jiang Huiyin kill the beast's subconscious is a skill talent that countless people can't ask for.
"Hmm-" Jiang Huiyin was convinced that she was out of danger when she saw her brother, and she was very excited to be praised at this time, but she knew that she had done something wrong, and all kinds of emotions came to her heart together, making her at a loss.
Jiang Mubai saw her biting her lip and blinking, and her ears were red, and the anger in her heart melted away in a blink of an eye, and the stern reprimand that had been beaten a few times turned into a gentle care when it came to her mouth: "It's not hurt, right?" Tired or not? ”
"No, brother, I'm not hurt." Jiang Huiyin hurriedly shook his head, "Brother, are you angry?" ”
It's a little bit angry, no, a little bit more than a little bit, well, there should be two points of anger.
Jiang Mubai said witticism in his heart, but the expression on his face was very serious, and after approaching Jiang Huiyin's side, he asked in a deep voice: "Tell my brother, why did you sneak here alone?" Did you know that this is dangerous? ”
"I know." Jiang Huiyin's answer was unexpected, "Every year the martial arts class teacher will take the seventh grade martial arts students to the mountain to hunt, I heard my classmates say that I know it is dangerous to go up the mountain alone." ”
"Knowing the danger, but still taking the risk?" Jiang Mubai tightened his eyebrows, "Why?" ”
"Because, because ......" Jiang Huiyin twisted his cuffs with his fingers, and his voice became smaller and smaller, "because I want to know if I am weak or brave, if I tell my brother, if my brother comes with me, I will ...... There's no way to know. ”
I see.
It's hard to guess what the girl is thinking.
Jiang Mubai shook his head with a smile and asked, "I found out this time and came with me, what about next time?" Have you ever wondered how I would feel if something happened to me? ”
"I didn't ...... I didn't think about it, I'm sorry, brother. The little girl lowered her head and honestly admitted her mistake, "I was wrong, I shouldn't be impulsive, I shouldn't take risks, brother, I promise, there will be no next time." ”
Jiang Mubai sighed deliberately and said earnestly: "Now, you have proved your courage and determination to yourself, I hope you promise me not to take risks like this in the future, at least, you have to consult with me beforehand, okay?" ”
Jiang Huiyin nodded vigorously: "Well, brother, I promise you, I will be obedient in the future." ”
Jiang Mubai nodded, and then moved his gaze to the beast corpse under the tree.
The beast was elongated, with a fox face on its head and a dozen black-brown horizontal stripes resembling tiger stripes on its back, waist, and rumps, but its body structure was that of a canine.
The more Jiang Mubai looked at it, the more strange he felt, he had never seen this kind of animal, but he had an indescribable sense of familiarity.
After examining it for a long time, Jiang Mubai formed a claw with his right hand, clasped the back of the beast's neck, and strangled the beast's jaw with his left hand, lifting up the corpse that was still warm.
This beast is about fifty or sixty pounds, and its size is not small, but the bones under the skin and flesh are slender, with five toes on the forefoot and four toes on the hind foot, and the chin is like a dislocation, which can be easily broken dozens of centimeters.
Jiang Mubai's left hand continued to grope and explore, and when it reached the beast's abdomen, his movements suddenly stopped.
He remembered the beast's scientific name, and understood why he was familiar with a creature he had never seen before, for in the belly of the strange beast, he felt a bag that opened backwards, the kind that the mother kangaroo used to raise her young.
It's a thylacine!
Because of its markings, it is also known as the Tasmanian tiger, which is the largest carnivorous marsupial in modern times, and like marsupials such as kangaroos, the thylacine mother has a nursery pouch for raising cubs.
This nocturnal animal was once widely distributed in the rainforests of New Guinea and the Australian grasslands, but in 1936 the last thylacine died from exposure to the sun at Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
This is an extinct species!
Jiang Mubai is very sure of this, and the reason why he is familiar with the thylacine is because the news that "the cloning project team announced that the thylacine DNase replication was successful, and it is possible to clone the thylacine and resurrect the extinct species" spread all over the world.
Seven years after the successful replication of thylacine DNase, the Australian Museum suspended the thylacine cloning project, and various media organized a more vocal critique meeting in order to attract traffic.
When searching for clues in the bookstore before, Jiang Mubai had seen the statement that "the revival of aura makes extinct species reappear in the world" more than once, but at this time, looking at the real thylacine corpse in his hand, he was still deeply shocked.
How can Reiki revival bring extinct species back into the world?
Jiang Mubai couldn't figure it out, and there was no reasonable explanation in the book, but the facts were in front of him and there was no doubt.
Jiang Huiyin saw the abnormality and asked worriedly, "Brother, what's wrong?" ”
"Huh? Oh, it's fine. Jiang Mubai calmed down, put the thylacine corpse into a sack, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's almost dawn, let's go, I'll take you to school." ”
"To school?" Jiang Huiyin thought of today's special assessment and looked depressed.
"Yes, take this thylacine and go to school. I'll teach you how to say and do it, although there is no guarantee that you will pass the assessment, but you have to try, what do you say? ”
"Hmmm! I listen to my brother! ”
"Listen to me?" Jiang Mubai squatted down with a smile, "Then you come up, I'll carry you to school, and you can sleep for a while." ”
"Ah, well, okay." Jiang Huiyin hugged Jiang Mubai's neck, and suddenly became happy, "Brother, you haven't carried me for a long time." ”
"Well, special circumstances, special treatment, take a break, recuperate, and go to the examination room!"
"Uh-huh!"
The nerves that had been tense for a long time finally relaxed, and the sleepiness that he had not dared to appear before struck violently, Jiang Huiyin no longer resisted, his head was tightly pressed against the back of his brother's neck, and he fell into a deep sleep.