Section 9: Advent
In central Africa in the thirties of the twentieth century, there were indeed very few traces of human beings.
The British and French colonists were only concerned with harvesting the prosperous and wealthy regions. For remote places, it is basically a situation of stocking package tax. The vast African savannah, although the water and grass are abundant, are not suitable for ethnic settlement.
Too vast, too flat. There is a lack of shelter and the water source changes with the rainy and dry seasons.
Of course, the most important thing. There is a place that is better, more comfortable, and more abundant than the prairie.
Modern people talk about African refugees at every turn, as if Africa is a barren and miserable place – and that's wrong, Africans may be poor, but Africa itself is not. The land of Africa is the most fertile in the world, and Africa is never short of rain and sunshine. Africa has so many products that it is unimaginable for those who have actually come out of the bitter cold. Before the establishment of the modern economic system, the word poverty was never associated with Africa.
They are poor because they have no tradition of farming or even herding cattle except in the Nile Valley. Because there is no need, because this land has been too rich for thousands of years. Those who are rich enough to go out can see small beasts, and those who are thirsty can see fruit trees when they look up. There is no shortage of food and water, and there is no need to fight for a better tomorrow. And this has led to the majority of the inhabitants of this land ...... Lazy.
Of course, this is a one-sided conclusion. There are many reasons for poverty in modern Africa – but the reincarnations need not care about that. All the reincarnations need to know is the fact that most of Africa is too rich to break away from the tribal system and thus have a well-developed civilization.
Without civilization, there is no inheritance.
Without inheritance, there is no story.
Without stories, there would be no myths and supernatural power systems.
And that means safety.
Jiang Yu opened his eyes—the slight heat of Afrika was accompanied by the smell of grass. What catches your eye is an endless vast prairie - unlike the wasteland of lv426, which is nothing but stone and sand, this novel resort has a very abundant breath of life.
This is Sub-Sahara, or more accurately - Central Africa, the Congo region. Of course, there is no independent French colony in this area. The land here has not been developed much in another 100 years, and it has a unique vitality in a no-man's land.
A group of wildebeest let out a loud cry and looked at the Reincarnators of Middle-earth who had suddenly appeared on the prairie with confusion. In the distance, herds of bison are heading towards the nearest river. A few lazy lions basked in the sun a few hundred meters away, ignoring the reincarnations, a group of uninvited guests who were still far away.
They should be wary.
"I've had a dream since I was a kid and I'm ...... Wrestle with lions! Cheng Xiao, a strange scream. Dressed in casual clothes, he made a big jump of hundreds of meters, but he crashed headlong into a soft mud field, but it startled the nearby herbivores. And he didn't care about the dirt on his body, so he crawled out with a muddy face directly, opened his teeth and claws, and pounced on the lions who were also stunned.
The guy who saw the strange thing...... He said not long ago that he was going to ride an elephant.
Jiang Yu didn't bother to pay attention to him, just turned his head and glanced at Zheng Zha.
The latter shrugged his shoulders - it was obvious that he didn't really want to control the goods.
"Alright, everybody." So Jiang Yu also pushed the boat down the river. "It seems that our landing point is safe, so let's set up a temporary base here. And after that, everyone is free to move. ”
A signal, a cheer. The reincarnators acted on their own, and Jiang Yu nodded to Zhan Lan.
- "Investigate the surroundings. ”
He said in his heart.
- "Leave it to me. ”
She replied in her heart.
There is no dangerous smell in the air, and there is no trace of the land being polluted by industry or even human traffic. Zhan Lan closed his eyes, and his spiritual power extended to the outside of the earth's surface. Jiang Yu raised his foot and stepped lightly towards the ground.
Bioforce field, unfolded. The powerful shock wave, with the blessing of the power of the thunder god, spread to the land within a radius of several hundred meters. There are no mineral deposits, no oversized underground undercurrents. The mud pit that Cheng Xiao stepped on was the only 'trap' connected to the underground water system within a radius of 200 meters. And the rock layer is tens of meters below the surface.
It's a good place to camp. Chu Xuan waved his hand, and several golden multi-legged intelligent robots that looked quite terrifying robot style, but were more delicate and dexterous than them, jumped out of the storage equipment. Gather resources, measure, and transform the nearby ground.
They are windproof and dustproof.
Therefore, Zheng Zha turned over the Black Sutra of the Undead and recited a spell. A storm accompanied by a spell wiped out the slightly uneven surface beneath the reincarnation's feet in an instant, and scared away the hordes of animals that roamed around. Except for the group of unlucky lions who were entangled by Cheng Xiao, the other bison, wildebeest, and other bison, wildebeest, all ran away quickly in fright.
The floor has become tidy. Mu Gang turned into an aerospace fighter and flew high into the sky with an orbiting satellite. And Jiang Yu also walked to the mud pit that Cheng Xiao fell into. The force field is actuated, and then it silently levitates and glides over the center of the crater. Then, clench your fists.
'Gurrah——! ’
Thunder flickered and gathered. On Jiang Yu's raised right arm, it turned into a pale blue nail pile. Resonance, spiral. And then...... One hit to smash down!
'Boom——! ’
The tremor of the earth is conveyed hundreds of meters. In the distance, a river is connected by underground water veins that turn into a waterfall that rises backwards.
A straight shaft nearly 30 meters deep was dug through.
The sound of rushing water rang out, and Jiang Yu turned around, avoiding the spring that erupted in place a few seconds later. The muddy muddy water sprayed several meters high, and it probably took some time for it to clear again...... Maybe longer.
A water source was made.
And it will soon be cleaned up into a pond.
Jiang Yu's feet landed on the dry ground a little farther away, and he unsurprisingly heard an extra noise.
"It's too rough." Zheng Zhe let out a grumbling sound, although the punch didn't get the dust on him—he only glanced at Jiang Yu slightly conspicuously, and the next moment, a large expanse of dark red flames broke away from his body—they didn't disperse, or spread around. Rather, it is condensed, converged, and there are vague signs of materialization!
The dark fire that broke away from the shell turned into two floating giants with the outline of the palms. The outline of the palm gradually became clear, and Zheng Zha's eyes widened slightly, and they pounced on the puddle opened up by Jiang Yu, and they all shaved indiscriminately!
The water vapor is evaporated and the mud is ablated. The palm of the embodied hand actually produced a slight physical collision force effect, although it was not very fine, but it did not take long to burn the mud pit into a pond, and bake the soil in the pond into porcelain and pottery.
The difference between destruction and construction is clearly demonstrated here.
And how long has it been?
In just two hours, he had mastered the power of this talent exchange so finely?
"How?"
Zheng Qi snorted lightly and raised his chin.
And Jiang Yu didn't see the bloodshot under his eyes and the heat of the sweat behind him. He only briefly reflected on whether he had lived a little too indulgent in the first two hours of preparation—but he quickly dismissed the idea, and discovered another small sign of the event in his memory.
- After I redeemed the intelligence upgrade, this guy hasn't left yet...... And asked me what enhancements I was buying.
- So......
"How much intelligence did you buy?" Jiang Yu hit the nail on the head.
"Just a few of them." Zheng Zha, his eyes are firm.
However, a number quietly appeared in Jiang Yu's thoughts.
"So you bought a thousand?" Jiang Yu, the tone is affirmative. "Looks like you've finally spent your resources where they got it right."
“…… Jiang Yu, has anyone ever told you that you really can't speak. ”
"I'm low in culture, blame me."
The air sank for a moment. Small blades of grass peeled off by sandstorms, automatic without wind.
Until Mu Gang, who flew through the atmosphere of the flesh, returned to the surface.
"The liftoff was not hindered, and the placement of the satellite was also very smooth......" Mu Gang returned to the human form, and only half a sentence could feel a subtle change in the atmosphere. …… Hmm, maybe I should check it out again? ”
"No, I don't." It was Chu Xuan who stopped him, and the three glassless men ignored the delicate situation dozens of seconds ago. "The system is connected and the timing is working just right. Based on geomagnetic and star orbit calculations, I can be sure that we have been gone for eight years – it is now 1933, the year of the scorpion, which happens to be the year of the scorpion. ”
"Then it looks like we'll have something to do soon." Zheng Zhe looked away and nodded. "But it doesn't look like autumn or winter right now, so we still have time to prepare."
- "I'll clean you up when I'm done." ”
"The air was humid and the temperature was good. It should be summer...... The turn of summer and autumn. However, we also need to take some necessary precautions in case something unexpected happens. Jiang Yu agreed, and many of his previous worries turned redundant at this moment. The three major forces that appeared before the end of World Three still seem to be useless backgrounds.
And when Zheng Zhe looked over, he returned a fighting gaze.
- "When the time comes, let's see who has done it." ”
Both of them turned their heads at the same time, looking at different places.
At the same time, Cheng Xiao, who had bullied the poor lions, also returned to the makeshift camp - the wind around him was strong, and the sludge and blades of grass stained with his casual clothes were all expelled from his body. Even the dyed cotton structure is clean again, leaving no trace of stains.
"The animals here are wild, they haven't seen people much. At least not in the short term. From the mouth of this not very serious guy, serious words came out.
"Within a radius of 100 kilometers, there are no large-scale settlements." And Zhan Lan also opened his eyes. "The nearest large settlement is two hundred and seven kilometres away from us. The nearest city is more than 300 kilometers away. At the same time, seventy-five kilometers away, there is a volcano with signs of activity. If I'm good at geography, it's probably the most dangerous Mount Niragongo in Africa. In this day and age, no matter how much we mess around here, we think of it as a by-product of volcanic activity. ”
The safety factor has been greatly improved.
So......
"Looks like we can prepare our dinner with peace of mind......" Zheng Qi nodded, and then suddenly something came to mind. Jiang Yu, are you interested in going fishing? It is said that African river and seafood are abundant and delicious. ”
"I'll forget it, I don't have that patience." Jiang Yu waved his hand, and then, bad intentions gradually rose.
"But you can pull Chu Xuan up. He's definitely good at fishing. ”
"I haven't fished." Chu Xuan, state the facts.
"............" and Zheng Zhe subconsciously looked at the zero point of the last time as a fishing friend, and found that the other party was also looking at him.
"Oh, then you're going to have to give it a try. Fishing is a great activity, and it's not much better than staying in the lab every day. A hearty smile came out of his throat, and Zheng Zha appeared next to Chu Xuan in the blink of an eye, and then, hooking his shoulders and back, he couldn't hide the excited smile between his eyebrows.
"It's not on my schedule." Chu Xuan frowned slightly, facing Zheng Zha's hand on his shoulder. He's ...... Not adapting.
And Zero also quietly completed the bag clip. And as if by magic, he took out three sets of fishing gear.
"We have a lot of time today." Zero o'clock today, a lot of talk.
"Let's go, let's go." And Zheng Zha directly pulled Chu Xuan and ran, shouting at the others while running. "We will be back in three hours at most. Everyone is waiting for the whole fish feast, I'm the little prince of fishing, haha! ”
Poor baby.
Jiang Yu believed that the Whole Fish Feast existed, because he knew how strong Chu Xuan's fishing power was. It's just that the self-esteem of a self-proclaimed little prince of fishing can be worthy of this fishing power...... It's hard to say.
"Help me bring a crab back! To the river! And he still remembers the planning he made before he traveled.