Chapter 55: A Journey to the Amazon
The Maya is located in the northern part of the Amazon plain, with a total area of 380,000 square kilometers, and the green island is numbered 118. Maya was discovered in IC63 by Park Cheon-hye, Stefan. May, Hinata Jiro, is the largest forest green island discovered in the history of the Scavengers Alliance. Mayan migration began in IC68 and lasted for 8 years, and as the population expanded, a large amount of forest was cleared to expand the area of settlement. The peak population of this green island occurred in IC82, reaching 148 million, accounting for about 43% of the total population of the Americas at that time. In IC97, the Inter-American Alliance forcibly relocated the population to the surrounding green islands on the grounds of protecting the Mayan ecology, and the ecology of the green islands gradually recovered. By IC119, the Mayan population had remained between 36 million and 38 million, with little change.
ββThe Complete History of Green Island. Maya IC131, Deep. Neuer
IC63 December 24, Christmas Eve, Canberra, MΔori, Prime Minister's Office Reception Room.
This is a joint request for a meeting between two great scavengers of the Scavengers Alliance. Oron knew there was something else going on in the meeting, so much so that Andy decided to abandon his personal and employment relationship with Maori altogether.
He understood that this was Andy's kindness, so he postponed the meeting until Zhang Aijia and Luo Chuan returned from their recruit training in Bergasus.
Now the two of them sit in the meeting room, attending the meeting as Oren's staff, along with Phoenix, Lu Chengyuan, and Liszt. Rein, apparently the Prime Minister has already anticipated the content of the meeting.
"We set off from Mexico City on March 7 of this year and headed south, across the Panama Canal, into South America." in the living room. Park Tianhui is dressed in traditional Korean costumes, like a tour guide who promotes the history of the nation, "A group of three. It took 4 months to reach the Amazon River and follow it towards the Atlantic Ocean. β
"You say you're exploring the old ways?" Zhang Aijia frowned, "As far as I know, as the largest impact plain in the old world, the Amazon River basin has been trampled by people. So far, there are more than 30 miniature green islands with an area of less than 50 square kilometers, but the only suitable place to move is Manaus, and it is impossible to have such a large green island waiting for you to discover. β
"Not bad." Park Tianhui smiled bitterly, "Stefan and I also have such concerns, but because the initiator of this search is Hinata, we decided to accompany him." β
"Yuji Hinata, a second-level scavenger, is also a second-order martial artist, a lone ranger, has joined the scavenger alliance for three years, found a total of 7 ruins, and 4 sets of 42 unique documents. Stefan. Mei Yi, a level 5 scavenger and a second-order martial artist, has joined the Scavengers Alliance for 12 years, and has formed an exploration team with Ms. Park for 8 years, and is an old partner. Phoenix flipped through the papers in his hand and gave everyone additional instructions.
"He's still my love." Park Tianhui's eyes were a little red, but she quickly adjusted and continued to introduce, "Hinata is a newcomer to our group, I met Stefan last year, and I fought bravely, but I wasn't very good at exploring the White Sea. Park Tianhui sighed, "This time he offered to explore the Amazon Basin, and his enthusiasm was very high, and we didn't want to break his confidence, so we agreed." β
"There were no surprises along the way, we didn't find anything, and after three days of repairing in Manaus, Hinata suddenly proposed to leave the river and head north, after that, we found Maya."
"From Manaus to the north?" Zhang Aijia looked surprised.
"From Manaus north to Maya, the distance in a straight line is close to 300 kilometers, and there are many nests of mutant creatures in between, and there are no miniature green islands to rest on. Except for Park Tianhye's group, which has enough experience and strength, it is difficult for other exploration groups to cross. Andy easily relieved everyone's doubts.
Crossing 300 kilometers in the sand sea is difficult because the exploration route is not in a straight line, but in a zigzag as dense as possible.
Due to the high cost of organizing a large team to investigate, after 20 years of IC, each Green Island invariably stopped this behavior and encouraged this kind of exploration behavior in small group adventure teams, which is the main reason for the rise of the Scavenger Alliance.
The advantage of the team's exploration is that it can make full use of the miniature green islands as recharge stations without disrupting the natural recovery process of these green islands, and the disadvantage is that it is not strong enough to carry out non-resupply exploration with a straight span of more than 200 kilometres. It is almost synonymous with death, which everyone here has heard, so Zhang Aijia was surprised by Park Tianhui's choice.
"In fact, before this time, the farthest exploration distance between me and Stefan was 120 kilometres. If it weren't for Hinata's insistence. We couldn't finish this journey at all, and I had a feeling that Hinata seemed to know what was there, like a revelation from heaven to him. Park Tianhui looked at the chandelier on the roof and fell into memory, "He has always encouraged us and was steadfast in choosing the direction, but unfortunately, on the 29th day he died and did not see Maya with his own eyes." β
"The guide is dead, but you keep going." Phoenix said lightly.
"When he died, he kept looking north, and he couldn't see it, so we had to go and see, and Stefan and I didn't have the ability to go back at that time." Park Tianhui didn't pay attention to Phoenix's wording and tone, but just smiled wryly there, "Food and water are at a loss, and he is covered in wounds, Hinata was not killed by some creature, but died from the inflammation of the wound, in fact, at that time, our situation was similar." β
"I'm sorry."
"There is no need for mercy, it is our own choice, not to mention that we discovered Maya, it was Maya's water that brought us back to life." Park Tianhui waved his hand at Phoenix, "After that, we used the flying rangefinder to survey Maya, and then we realized what we found." The largest green island outside of Maori, the largest forest in the world to date, this is where God asked Hinata to bring us. β
"Congratulations, Ms. Park." Prime Minister Orren said, "If I could, I would like to thank you and Mr. Maye in person for your immeasurable contribution to all of humanity. β
"What he can't hear, he's dead."
"Dead?" Luo Chuan asked in surprise, "You just said that you have recovered your health...... Sorry, I mean. It's hard for me to imagine that a second-order martial artist who has recovered his health would lose his life on the way back. β
"It is true that he did not die on the way back, he died in Maya." A hint of fear appeared on Park Tianhye's face, "When the flying rangefinder surveyed Maya. Something special was also discovered, a pyramid of pure gold, which was right in the center of the Maya, surrounded by hundreds of worshippers, as if performing some kind of ritual. β
"Another Greenwich?" Phoenix asked curiously.
"It's not Greenwich, those things just look like people, they're new beings made of metal."
"Brand new ...... That's impossible! Phoenix startled, and the others were no better, and the atmosphere in the entire hall fell into an awkward freeze.
"We saw them, and they found us." Park Tianhui hugged his shoulders and trembled uncontrollably, "They saw flying machines, a priest-like golden man commanding from the tower, more than 100 warriors, riding on the same golden lion, swooping down on us, they used spears and bows and arrows, just like the legendary Mayan warriors, skilled at tracking and hunting. After that, there was endless hunting and fleeing, and we couldn't get rid of them until the seventh day, when Stefan had his leg cut off, and he laughed and broke the back, and only I escaped. β
"Only...... 100 pcs? Luo Chuan had never felt that he was so bad at words, his voice was dry and weak, slamming back and forth in the hall, spreading unease.
"100 metal men of at least the level of a first-order martial artist, 100 metal lions of comparable strength, an inexhaustible rain of spears and arrows. And the endless stream of traps, and if you don't think that's enough, all I can say is, yes, only 100. Park Tianhui finally collapsed, she began to choke, tears flowed down like beads with broken threads, and it was difficult to contain, "Stefan and I are covered in wounds and lack of supplies, and we tried our best, but they can't kill them, and the dead warriors will turn into golden water, fuse with their mounts, and finally turn into sphinx-faced monsters, even more powerful monsters!" β
"Ms. Park, General Luo doesn't mean anything else, I think you need to rest now." Prime Minister Oren hastily ended the talks, and the presenters were emotionally out of control, and there was no need for such talks to continue.
Thereupon. Park Tianhui was taken down by the staff to rest, everyone transferred to the conference room behind the reception room, Andy was also left, Park Tianhui's Amazon trip he had already heard about it, and he could understand the psychology of the Maori people, and he also asked for a meeting in the name of the Great Scavenger because of this, after all, in his opinion. The demands of the alliance were abrupt for MΔori.
"Looks like we need to talk about what to do next." Oren clapped his hands, and everyone sat down in order, "Andy, are you a Great Scavenger now, or our Director of Foreign Affairs?" β
"I think in this matter, my identity can only be Andre, a great scavenger. Tolstoy, the spark is endless, and the hope is not endless, my Excellency Prime Minister. β
"Okay." Prime Minister Oren shrugged regretfully, "Your Excellency the Great Scavengers, tell me about the request of the Scavengers Alliance." β
"I think you've guessed it." Andy smiled wryly, "The Alliance believes that our own strength is not enough to investigate the secrets of the pyramids, so we want Maori's help." β
"Let's talk about it, everybody." Andy's description so far, Prime Minister Oren understands that he does not want his words to affect the judgment of his comrades.
"It's not in the interest of MΔori." As always, Zhang Aijia expressed a clear opposition, even if Andy played the friendship card, it would not affect her judgment, not to mention that he didn't want everyone to be affected by emotional factors.
"Seconded." Liszt. Rein raised his hand, he did not need to have his own position, there were times when Prime Minister Oren could not say it, it had to be said by him.
"Abstain." Luo Chuan and Lu Chengyuan spoke at the same time, looking at each other and smiling.
Now only Phoenix remained, and everyone looked at her, but she was in no hurry to say anything.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you believe in the myth of divine revelation about that Hinata?"
"It's hard to say, behind every major discovery, there is always something that science can't explain." Lu Chengyuan spread out his hand and knocked on the table, "Whether it's speculation or rumors, at least the parties believe it very much, I can see it." β
"What science can't explain, I can explain." Phoenix's expression was very solemn, and he took out the sketchbook he had with him and handed it to Prime Minister Oren on the main seat.
The sketchbook was Phoenix's tool for divining her fate, and she regarded it as a treasure, as did Maori. Every time a copy is completed, Maori will have someone photocopy it and store it in a certain layer of C3-3 Brain, a position that only 3 people know, all of them are here.
Prime Minister Orren opened it inexplicably, and after each sketch there was a date, which was the time of painting, sometimes one a day, sometimes one every few days, starting from December 17, there was only a date on the sketchbook, no paintings.
"What is this?"
"This is the result of the sketch from December 17 until now." Phoenix motioned for Prime Minister Oren to pass the sketchbook to the others, "Ever since I heard about Maya, divination has never stopped one day at a time, but you have seen it, and there is nothing. β
"Capability failure?" Liszt. Lei Yin didn't know about Dunhuang, so he reacted the most.
"I guess I can't see anything.