In Ariaú in the Amazon Basin, the first forest inn began as a six-story wooden tower built on high wooden piles, with the forest in its back and facing the river, resembling a water pavilion in the rainy season and a pavilion in the sky during the dry season. After its expansion in 1994, it became a veritable forest hotel with 8 timber-framed towers. The largest of these towers is 7 floors high and has more than 80 rooms. The sixth and seventh floors of each tower are luxury suites, with the most luxurious suites occupying an entire floor.

In addition to the towers, the Ariau Lodge also has 9 separate superior rooms scattered through the dense forest, which are outwardly hidden in a large canopy, as if they were built directly on top of the trees. Each Superior Room has multiple bedrooms and a swimming pool for families with many children. The hotel also has wireless broadband Internet access, computers and communication signal enhancement equipment, and mobile phone calls are very clear. Therefore, even if they are in the depths of the dense forest, they do not have to worry about losing contact with the outside world.

Because many tourists are afraid of poisonous snakes and do not dare to walk on the ground, the Ariau Hotel has also erected more than 10 kilometers of aerial viaducts, most of which are asphalt roads, and only one or two kilometers are wooden bridges. These tours include boat rides, forest walks, king lotus viewing, piranha fishing, crocodile hunting at night, visits to "riverside" families and fishing villages in the forest, and more. Adventurous visitors can take part in adventure tourism activities such as overnight stays in the jungle and puffer fish feeding. Visitors are accompanied by a tour guide and the only means of transport is a boat. The Ariau Lodge alone has 5 yachts, more than 10 motorboats and more than 20 motor boats.

"Three kings,...... I'm sorry, but I won again. ”

In the guards' lounge, Joe happily dropped the cards and personally pulled out the pale green color from the breast pockets of several colleagues who were constantly cursing. Mr. Jackson's avatar bills: "I really love these fragrant little babies!" Oh, don't be so frustrated, I'm going to treat you to a beer tonight! ”

"You damn miser! You've won us at least $200 today, and you're only going to invite us to a beer! Alright, I'm going to take over! ”

One of the losers complained and stood up, checked the gun in his waist, and made it click, and the person next to him laughed: "Calm down, don't go off and kill Joe." ”

"You idiot, be careful!" Joe snorted unnaturally: "Go and take over, you've been late twice this month, and you'll be fired again!" ”

The young guard continued to complain, but he quickly walked to the door. In Brazil, a well-paid job like a security guard at an Arriau hotel is not easy to find.

He viciously pulled open the not-so-sturdy door, only to see his successor standing in the doorway with a pale face.

"Damn it!"

Startled, he cursed loudly, "What's the matter, Ram, what's going on!" What the hell did you see? Why did you come back by yourself before it was time to take over? ”

Everyone in the room stood up and drew their pistols.

The word tourism, depending on the destination, has a thousand meanings, some places are otherworldly, some places are warm and romantic, some are long-standing, and some are modern...... The story of the Amazon is that there are nine dangers lurking between the jungle and the currents: crocodiles, poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, piranhas, infectious diseases, drug traffickers, guerrillas and hijackers, and you never know what will happen in the next minute. In particular, luxury hotels like Ariaou, deep in the jungle, were both a paradise for the rich and a favorite place for the guerrillas. In order to continue this lucrative business, the owner of Ariawu has given a lot of benefits to the military, so the hotel not only has a variety of guns of different weights, but even the guards are also fierce people who have retired from the actual combat unit.

"I really saw the devil!"

Ram grabbed his throat and said, "Do you remember that little girl?" The one whose father took her to stay in Superior Room 6? ”

"What's wrong with that little angel, is she like the beautiful guest you provoked last time and took out a 10mm caliber 'Colt' and aimed it at your 'little head'?" Joe shouted impatiently, "I warned you a long time ago! As long as those damn guests don't do something like tearing down the hotel to sell, leave them alone, even if they stick their heads in crocodiles' mouths? Ariau's rent is paid! He gave the young guard a look, who shrugged helplessly and dragged Ram into the room.

"You're five minutes early today, Ram, and you'll have to pay me back next time."

He said this, and walked out of the room.

"GIVE RAM A GLASS OF GUARAANA! (Note 1) is on my account! Joe patted Ram's shoulder with his broad palm: "Okay, sit down, Ram, don't be frightened like a big jumping frog." ”

"I, I saw the girl, she was with Anaconda......"

"Oh my God, just because of this, that forest snake? I already knew, 'This is Merry, my babysitter. Joe mimicked the little girl's tone vividly, causing the others to laugh. No big deal, the snake was her babysitter for years, and her father promised us that it wouldn't leave room 6. He reassured.

"You don't understand, that's Anaconda! Not python (anaconda)! Anaconda could not have been domesticated by humans, only the devil could do it! Devils, devils, they are devils! ”

"Alright," Joe said laughing, "we know you're not a coward, you're just a little afraid of snakes, oh...... Just a little bit. Joe leaned in to Ram: "I suggest you go back and get a good rest, yes, a good rest." ”

He straightened up, left poor Ram, and staggered out of the lounge, the moon on the Amazon as big as if it could swallow the little tower, and he stared at the moon for a long time, spitting at his feet.

“××！ I have to tell my boss that he's going to have to be replaced! ”

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"Alright, I'm going to sleep, go back...... Oh," Sasha said, grabbing the tail of a small forest worm, "Don't climb into my clothes, and don't get into my blanket later, for when my father sees you, you're going to make soup, and you know what it means to make soup?" In the moonlight, the cute little girl tried to make a hideous expression and said to the group of forest snakes that almost submerged her.

"Let's go, let's go, I'll be here tomorrow."

At repeated urging, the dark green, vine-like vines slowly loosened their entanglements with each other, and one by one, they returned to the dark jungle along the tower, though they did not want to leave this strange, warm creature...... But a voice told them that the creature's orders were not to be disobeyed.

"What about you, Merry, when are you leaving?"

The huge dark neck gently and carefully rubbed the soft curls of the sand, and the giant forest python knew that the body of the creature below it was too fragile compared to itself.

"I love you, Merry, I really love you."

Sasha held up the black head, the crystalline, topaz-like eyes reflected the girl's violet-blue eyes, and the long blood-red tongue kept licking the young face.

"Merry," Sasha said, "seriously, your stomach is not swollen, or...... I asked my father to prescribe some digestive medicine for you, what do you think? ”

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"We can only hope now that the snake will have indigestion."

In the departure hall, Jack expressed a little disdain for the light coffee and shriveled bread offered at the airport before putting them in his mouth one after the other, his laptop open and glowing on a small and simple table.

"Now we can probably know where Martin and Maria ended up...... The next step is to find the forest snake...... Oh, look, Catherine, the highest record, a ten-meter-long forest snake swallowed three people! ”

Jack said happily as he pointed to the GG search results on the screen.

"I don't want to know this, Jack, is there really no other flight to Brazil?"

"Nope." Jack swallowed the dough, "Please, Katherine, don't walk around all the time, do you think you can go to the Amazon like this?" You're too nervous, listen to me, take it easy, it's good for you. ”

"Your easy way is to joke about the misfortunes of your colleagues?"

"Well, whatever you want, Catherine. You'll get it one day. Jack shook his head indifferently: "I have a hunch that we had better not meet that Mr. Hopkins, really, I think I would have preferred to meet that snake, but...... I don't want to see that Mr. Hopkins. ”

His face, illuminated by the fluorescent lights of the airport, did not seem to have even the slightest color of blood belonging to a living person.

(To be continued)

Note 1: GUARANA wine - contains a special plant, Brazilians call 'guarana', the fragrance is particularly strong, long-lasting, and the biggest feature is that it can effectively replenish the body's energy consumption and promote the body's rejuvenation, the "national drink" of Brazilians.