There was a pair of old men and women sitting in the car, they all looked to be in their sixties, the old man was wearing a cardigan and gold-rimmed glasses, although there were few hairs on his head, he looked very energetic, and his temperament should be a scholar. The old lady is similar to the old man in temperament, with short wavy silver hair, no glasses but neat dress, and powder on her face, which I don't quite understand, why do you still wear makeup when you are old, although this makeup is not glamorous and not too scary, but this behavior is still very surprising to me when I step out of the country for the first time.

"Let me introduce these two paleontologists from Japan, this is Mr. Kazuo Washifune, and this is Ms. Hayashi Natsue. They are the people sent by the Japanese side to help you with this expedition. Xiao Dong hurriedly walked up and said.

The two old men stood up, looked very polite, and nodded at me, and I reached out to shake their hands, and then found a seat and sat down. After sitting down, the fat man whispered in a puzzled voice, "Why are you looking for two old people to help us?" Could it be that they have seen real dragons before? What a fucking fool. ”

I shook my head and said, "I'll talk to them when I get to the place." ”

The minibus shuttled through the streets of Japan, and it was the first time I had left the country, but I didn't feel that the sky in a foreign country was particularly blue, and the city in a foreign country was particularly good. However, in the 90s, Japan's economy had already begun to enter a crisis of economic collapse, unemployment was very high, many factories and enterprises were forced to go bankrupt and close down, and even many private banks could not survive. So, when I first came to Japan, I went to Tokyo, but I felt that the whole city was fast-paced, but I was already depressed, and I could see a lot of homeless people who made cardboard temporary shelters on the roadside, pedestrians in a hurry, and the city houses were very narrowly spaced, and in some places there was only a gap between the houses. Many floors are posted with slogans that are sold at reduced prices.

"Japan's economy isn't doing well." The fat man muttered.

"Yes, the bubble economy of the seventies and eighties has passed, and recently Japan is experiencing an economic crisis. Many people are unable to save their jobs, and the suicide rate is also very high. Suicides are reported in the newspapers almost every day. In addition, non-marriage is now becoming popular among young people in Japan. However, the comic book industry and the television industry are booming, and I have heard that many young people are starting to aspire to become stars, so that they can get applause and light cheers and make money. Xiao Dong explained the current situation and national conditions of Japan in great detail, I nodded, and heard the fat man behind me mutter: "You say, can I meet Akira Toriyama?" By the way, is there Ultraman in Japan, and there is Gundam, oh my god, I seem to have grown up surrounded by little Japan when I was a fucking child! ”

I smiled bitterly, but Xiao Dong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "There is no Ultraman, no Gundam, by the way, no Godzilla." If you want to meet Akira Toriyama, I can try to get in touch. ”

"Really? So can I get a set of his signed version of Dragon Ball back? The fat man came to his heart, and his eyes lit up.

"Alright, we're here to work!" I couldn't help but pour cold water on the fat man.

Although I have always felt that China's Tsinghua University and Peking University are so low in the world university rankings because of Westerners' prejudice against China, from an objective point of view, the University of Tokyo has always been among the world's top universities, and it has always been regarded as the best university in Asia.

"Why did you send us to the University of Tokyo?" I asked curiously.

"I'm just following the itinerary, and the two experts will talk to you in the special research studio at the University of Tokyo. Please ...... here."

The five of us, except for Tang Yuyan, who is a serious college student, almost all of the rest can be called uneducated blind streams, I barely spent high school with the fat man, but the little knowledge we learned has long been returned to the teacher, and I was also a bastard when I was in high school. Yuan Feng and Luo Qiong are less than us in reading, one has been practicing the art of goblins with his master since he was sensible, and the other is growing up hunting in the Great Black Mountain since he was a child, and it is good to be literate and arithmetic.

The words "education" and "institutions of higher learning" are not the same as our four poles.

The Japanese don't celebrate the Chinese New Year, so when we arrived, the students came back to study. It's hard to describe the atmosphere, and everywhere you can see people holding books, college students in a hurry, and of course a few young people sitting on benches talking and laughing. Moreover, even in such a cold winter weather, you can still see young girls in skirts on the road.

"Look, this is what a girl should look like, how literary is this dress?" The fat man and Luo Qiong said with a grin, looking around with obscene faces.

"In front of me is the meeting place, which was originally the Volcanic Research Center of the University of Tokyo, and now it is vacant for you to use as a conference room."

To my surprise, there were quite a few people standing in the conference room, about forty or fifty people, as if they had been waiting for us, and when we entered the door, everyone applauded and was quite enthusiastic.

Xiao Dong introduced a few of us in Japanese, and then translated: "These are all graduate students led by two old experts, and there are also professors in the original volcanic research center and archaeology. ”

I nodded, and at this time the meeting officially began, and the chair was presided over by the old professor Kazuo Ferrato, and after a few words, I got to the point.

"We noticed strange signs of volcanic activity on Mt. Fuji, and about half a month ago, residents in the neighborhood began to frequently witness some strange images and heard some explosion-like shouts. A week earlier, a black shadow appeared in the sky, and according to many eyewitnesses at the time, it looked like some kind of bird flying with its wings outstretched, and it was so large that it even alarmed the attention of the Self-Defense Forces when it flew over Tokyo. We believe that this dark shadow may be some kind of strange creature, or even an ancient creature. Xiao Dong translated word for word, his face was serious, and the deviation of the translation was not large.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask." I interrupted Kazuo Ferryboat and said, "Did you take any pictures?" ”

Kazuo Ferratome nodded, and then the young graduate student next to him immediately put some photos on the projector, and the content of the photos appeared on the light screen played by the projector. The first one that appeared was a large black shadow, a black shadow reflected in the building, and the next few were not clear.

"I don't know the photos......," I said, shaking my head.

But the next photo that appeared was supposed to be a surveillance photo of the Self-Defense Forces, and it was clear that some kind of creature could be seen flying in the sky despite the poor light source. Although the whole picture was not taken, or the whole picture was obscured by the clouds, it was clear that it was a strange big guy flying in the air.

"According to eyewitnesses, the thing is estimated to be 20 to 30 meters long when its wings are spread, it is very huge, and it flies very fast, and it is accompanied by flames. One of the Self-Defense Forces planes was almost hit by flames as it approached the big guy. And there is also a loud noise. Xiao Dong continued to translate, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"They said they wanted to hear from you." Xiao Dong asked.

I pondered, if I want to tell them directly that this is the ancient dragon, if they say it, they may find a way to prevent us from transporting the ancient dragon back to China, but if we don't say it, this ancient dragon has made such a big noise now, I'm afraid it won't stop, and we also need their help when we rescue the rich daughter's daughter later. So after weighing it up, I still said truthfully: "Xiao Dong, you translate it to them." The shadow they saw was an ancient dragon that had flown in from Romania and had been awakened from its slumber on Mt. Fuji. ”

Xiao Dong nodded at first, and then immediately changed his face when he heard my words clearly, and asked in surprise: "You're not joking?" ”

I said with a serious expression, "Do you look at my face like a joke?" ”

Sure enough, when Xiao Dong translated my words to them, all the Japanese experts present were speechless in surprise.

"It's the hometown of Ultraman and monsters, and a dragon scared them away." The fat man scoffed disdainfully.