Chapter 123: Chartering a Boat
The primeval jungle of Borneo, the dangerous terrain environment, and the hidden disasters from nature in the depths all deeply protect the "immortal flower" blood orchid in this jungle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It has a dormant period of seven years, and the flowering period is half a year, if it is not picked within half a year, it is not eaten by wild animals, and then it falls into the soil and becomes fertilizer to protect the next flowering.
The history of the existence of the blood orchid is unknown, but it was first discovered by a man named Horton this year, after which the blood orchid was acquired by a company, and through scientific research, they discovered a chemical component in it.
It is this chemical composition that can break through the law of the Haphick limit, that is to say, this will break the century-old destiny that has been handed down to the present, if the ingredients in the blood orchid are successfully studied, it is not a luxury to increase people's lifespan several times.
Hyfrick's limit law is a theory proposed by Hayfrick after many studies, and after years of experimental observation, it has also confirmed the correctness of this theory, he proposed that cells can only replicate fifty-six times before death, and then completely die, which is also the reason why human beings will always die.
Now the appearance of the blood orchid is a variable in the medical world, if they develop a potion that breaks this theory.
At that time, the longevity problem that everyone worries about will be gone, and they will be able to obtain wealth comparable to the world by selling this medicine, and they will scoff at any Nobel Prize.
Wealth, fame, life, these things will go into their hands.
Due to the limited number of raw materials, the company's scientists can only roughly determine that they have this chemical composition in it, and for a more specific analysis, a large amount of raw materials is needed.
The shareholders who originally invested in this company wanted to recoup their money because of their inaction and instead invested in another company that could bring them benefits. Mitch (Jordan. Michelle), after informing the blood orchid, aroused strong interest among shareholders.
The wealth in the hands of these shareholders has made them relatively indifferent to money, and the aging body is deeply tormenting their minds, no matter how advanced health medicine can not slow down their aging speed, at this time I heard that there is a flower that can make them stop aging and prolong their lives.
Without even consulting with each other, all the shareholders present slapped the table and directly allocated a sum of money to invest in this company, so that they must find the blood orchid and research the potion.
This kind of medicine, which is equivalent to the "fountain of immortality" in the medical world, is incomparable to money for them.
When the head of the company Jordan. Mitch said that after the Blood Orchid only had two weeks to bloom, the shareholders sitting there couldn't hold back any longer, pushed away their chairs, and stood up, all of them with the same expressions and even words.
"Hurry up and get me out to Borneo to pick the blood orchid."
That's it, with the head of the company, Mitch, the excellent scientist Jack and his assistant Sam. Rogers, Supreme Leader Gail. Steele, who likes Gail's class, and Negro Kerr.
This team includes scientists, company white-collar workers, IT elites, and well-equipped materials and equipment, and it is not difficult to enter Borneo to collect blood orchids.
However, the flowering of the blood orchid happened to bloom during the rainy season in Borneo, and it rained heavily for five days a week, and the remaining two days were also cloudy, and the ships did not dare to sail at all, even if they were given more money, they would not go.
Without excellent sailing skills and experience in observing river channels, once you set sail, you will get lost in it, and eventually you will either starve to death or be eaten by wild beasts.
After a long time to no avail, they learned that there was a man named Jin Song here, and as long as he had enough money, he could set sail.
Even if they didn't believe in the skills of such a nameless man, the blood orchid only bloomed for a week, and if the rainy season passed, it would be two or three weeks later, and they couldn't afford to delay.
With the attitude of treating a dead horse as a live horse doctor, several people came to a dilapidated bar.
Some of the dimly lit bars were full of people, smoky, and the smell of inferior cigarettes irritated the olfactory nerves of several ladies.
Shaking the water off his raincoat, Jack found the bartender.
"Jin Song?"
The bartender was visibly stunned, then pointed to the smaller area on the other side.
Jace, as Jack's assistant, naturally followed, and shook off a few greasy hands in some disgust, and they reached the corner of the bar.
A man with long black hair and yellow skin, a muscular and strong body, after taking a sip of wine, watched with interest the arrival of the two.
After Jack chattered into the note, the man couldn't hold back any longer and laughed.
"Your Indonesian language sucks."
"Do you know English? Let's speak in English, I heard you can take us upstream? ”
"Upstream? During the rainy season? The man's face changed slightly, and it was very dangerous to sail in the rainy season, but he still said, "It's not cheap." ”
Jack said, "We can pay you twenty-five thousand, if you can take us upstream." ”
Only halfway through a glass of wine, the man stopped and looked up: "I need to talk to the captain." ”
"What, you're not the captain?"
The man didn't answer, but led them to a nearby wine table, where a white man with a peaked cap was sitting and drinking.
"You're Jin Song?" Gail, who had come with Jack and the others, had an exaggerated expression, apparently not believing that this man who seemed to have only muscle mass could have qualified ship piloting skills.
After shaking the wine glass a few times, and then putting it down, the man nodded: "That's right, I'm Jin Song, but it's just a nickname given by the locals, my name is Johnson, Bill. Johnson. ”
After taking a sip of wine, Jin Song didn't look at them, but said lightly: "You can hire me for 25,000, just if you want me to drive the boat, you need to add it to 50,000." ”
"Fifty thousand? Are you stupid, forget it, you don't have to answer this question. Gail screamed, turned to Jack and said, "I don't believe this man anyway." ”
Waving his hand to leave, Johnson put down his glass and looked at her: "If there is a ship to carry you, and you are now on the ship, you came to me because you were helpless, my price is 50,000, if you don't accept it, then don't talk about it." ”
Johnson's words can be said to be in their hearts, if there is a ship, they will not come here to beg him, and after glancing at each other, Jack and Jace nodded.
Gail had no choice but to agree: "I hope you can successfully take us to our destination, otherwise I won't pay a penny." ”