461, at first sight
However, something unexpected happened.
The night was not as dark as before, but it was a little brighter.
When the clouds at dusk were still enjoying the residual warmth of the setting sun, a few stars had already appeared in the sky, and as the light clothes of the colorful glow gradually faded, a large area of reddish light and mist appeared in the middle of the canopy. Both of these are done at the same time, and the lighter the glow, the thicker the light and fog. There are some dazzling dots in the light mist, which shimmer blue or white.
It was impossible to tell exactly when night fell, and it was not until the whole sky was covered with such light and mist that it was certain that it was the starry sky at night on this island.
The red haze in the sky is diffuse, with a diffuse arc at the outermost part and a few clouds in the middle, either light or dark. At first, Aoki thought it was a cloud, but it wasn't until Su Huilan reminded him that it was a nebula in the Milky Way.
The stars in the nebula are getting brighter and brighter, and the brightest of them emit a dazzling blue light that makes it seem like looking up at the LED bulbs on the ceiling.
The spectacular starry sky was a little suffocating, and people almost forgot about hunger and the chill of the night wind, and everyone held their breath and looked up silently, just like countless sages did when facing the brilliant stars.
Only Anderson sighed, "Ah, this kind of night is really a good time for fishing, if you take a pair of fishing rods and go boating on the lake now, what a beautiful scene it would be!" ”
The sound of chanting could be heard in the distance.
Aoki looked out and saw that under the stars, the wild men had extinguished the fire and were prostrate on the ground. The savage wizard also knelt on the ground, holding a scepter in his hand, and took the lead in chanting incomprehensible prayers. The head of the scepter pointed to the brightest cluster in the middle of the starry sky, and like a large bird, it spread its wings in the center of the arc-shaped red mist that surrounded the sky, its wings fanning a stellar storm, and its body glowing with a rainbow of colors.
The crow spread its wings and shouted, "Quack! As cool as the way I fly! ”
I meowed half-loudly, looked at the crow, looked back at the nebula in the sky, and took back the half-"woo" behind me.
The same chanting could be heard from the hillside on the other side, but it was too far away to see what was going on. Aoki brought the binoculars again and looked over there for a while, but didn't see Situ.
He decided to go over now. Su Huilan suggested that she and the two of them go over, and the others stayed where they were, just in case, the two of them had enough ability to protect themselves, and once they encountered danger, it would not be a problem to get out.
Aoki thought for a moment and said, "Let's be together!" Everyone is after the catastrophe, and it is not appropriate to separate again. In case they get separated, it will not be easy to get together again in the future. And I believe that Situ is not an enemy, and if he takes 10,000 steps back, if there is a conflict, with the ability of a few of us and the weapons on our bodies, we may not be afraid of them. ”
He touched the willow branch in his arms, and his confidence increased a little.
Petru and the others agreed with him and thought that they should not be separated, so Su Huilan said no more, and the group began to set off towards Situ's camp.
The starlight shone down, and although it was obscured by the dense foliage of the trees, it was enough light compared to the dark hell that had no light at all the night before.
The wind gently shook the leaves and made a rattling sound. The insects in the field chirped. The creaking of human feet on the soft ground, interspersed with the sound of a tap.
It was only at this time that everyone felt that the wind was blowing on their bodies, and occasionally one or two drops of cold dew fell, and there was a feeling that it was late autumn and was about to enter winter.
They walked cautiously for fear of alarming the savages. As they approached Situ's camp, they saw the wild men in the camp also prostrate on the ground, muttering words in their mouths. At this moment the prayer was presided over by an elderly savage with a scepter, two Russians on both sides of the woodland, and Situ resting under a large tree in the woodland.
Aoki apparently alarmed the wildlings as they approached, and the wildlings let out a whimper from their mouths, and the wildlings became nervous and grabbed their weapons on the ground.
The savage priest ran over and respectfully handed the scepter to Situ, but instead of answering, Situ patted the savage on the shoulder, and the savage relaxed, glanced suspiciously in Aoki's direction, and then went back to preside over the prayer ceremony.
Situ just stood there, like a host who greeted his guests, with a smile like a spring breeze on his face, welcoming the arrival of Aoki and his party.
"It's Mr. Aoki!" Situ's voice is very magnetic, like a prince on the stage of a drama, with a handsome figure, sonorous voice and the air of a king.
Aoki was slightly stunned and said, "It's the first time we've met, how could Mr. Situ know me?" ”
Situ smiled heartily, "Didn't you also see me for the first time, why did you recognize me?" ”
Aoki thought about it too, and smiled unconsciously. He is a person who does not want to think too much, not to mention that this question is not worth thinking about in the first place. Situ gave him a good feeling, in addition to the natural comfort brought by his appearance, his speech and demeanor also made people feel like a spring breeze. When he stands in front of you, whether you and he know him in the past or not, you will feel that this is your old friend who has not been seen for a long time.
Su Huilan looked at Situ curiously, and then turned her face to look at Aoki, she found that the two men were not similar in facial features, but if you look at it for a long time, you will indeed have an illusion that they look a little alike. She didn't know why this was happening, she thought it was the influence of their subconscious, could it be that people with strong mental power would give people such an illusion?
So far, Su Huilan has not met anyone stronger than Aoki's spirit, and with just one glance, she is sure that the spiritual power of this Situ in front of her will not be worse than Aoki's. But that wild man's mental power is also very strong, why doesn't he have such an illusion?
At this time, Situ had already greeted each other one by one. He was polite to everyone, just like his own friend, and did not distinguish between him or his mental ability. It was only when confronted with Mrs. Larry that Szeto showed more respect
"Madam, I have admired your name for a long time, and I have long wanted to see your face, but unfortunately I am sorry for it. Speaking of which, I had a relationship with Mr. Jaeger, who was a great scholar whose views on the Gendaya civilization had gone beyond the current level of human understanding of civilization, but it was a pity that the world was short-sighted and regarded him as a scientific heresy. I believe that in the near future, his thoughts will shine again! ”
"Thank you!" Mrs. Larry's voice was suddenly choked, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she could not say anything else after only two words, and her voice was full of gratitude.
She remembered her husband, the German who was even more stubborn than she was, firmly believing in the existence of the Gendaya civilization, and adventuring again and again in the jungles of South America and the islands of the South Pacific. His academic radicalism, especially his theory of biological degradation, caused great controversy, and not only was he not recognized by the mainstream academic circles, but he was also dismissed as a heretic, calling him a madman and an anti-anthropologist. His stubbornness did not even understand his wife at one point, and until his death, he was a lonely man.