Figure 1: The dirt road in the forest between Kano and Lunuk made Zhang Lisheng know how flat the road in Lunnuk City was.

Like sitting on a rough raft and watching the original dense forest landscape on the roadside, the road will sway at a speed of no more than 15 kilometers per hour, and it looks like it is about to fall apart at any time, and the armadillo lizard, high-crested chameleon, monkey-tailed skink... Leaving far behind, Zhang Lisheng spent more than three hours, and finally returned to the BRICS Hotel after a long farewell.

The checkout is 1,300 yuan, which is even more expensive than taking the 'Greyhound bus' around the country.

After getting out of the car, Zhang Lisheng took out the money and paid the bill, and the first thing he did was to go to the hotel front desk to ask if he had rented the service of 'satellite GPC', and planned to be 'self-reliant' in all his future trips in Tattutu.

"Of course there are satellite locators, which are divided into two levels: professional and travel, you need..."The waiter at the front desk of the Golden Brick Hotel was smiling back to Zhang Lisheng's question, when suddenly a dissatisfied female voice came from a distance, "Zhang Lisheng, finally back."

Do you remember that you came to Tattutu like your companions, and this is the third death..."

"Tina I'm sorry, it's true that I was wrong this time, but I'm going to do my best to make amends.

I was asking the front desk lady if there was a 'satellite GPS'..."

'That kind of thing was ready for Walter last night.

Hey, what's on your palm, is it hurt?" Tina approached Zhang Lisheng, and suddenly saw that one of his hands was covered with colorful gauze, and asked urgently.

"No, this is an interesting thing I bought in Rinnouk.

The seller said that it was obtained from the otherworldly realm, and it could be deformed and glued to the body..."Zhang Lisheng said as he untied the jelly stone from his palm, stretched it a little more after playing with it, and wrapped it around his wrist casually.

"Are you still a child? Tina didn't dare to be interested in the 'little toy' in Zhang Lisheng's hand, and said in a low voice: "We may set off to the jungle tomorrow..."

"Much sooner than I thought, it seems that the appearance of the tough Captain Hatton has really backfired.

Before leaving, I thought we would be staying in the hotel for at least a week, but after that, Trisy couldn't bear to be anxious, so she dragged you to 'die'..."

"Since you're going to set off with us, can you not be so vitriol?"

"Sorry, sometimes the truth always gives way to unpleasantness. ”

Tina glared at Zhang Lisheng fiercely, "In fact, the decision to set off so suddenly was not only due to the opposite effect of Hatton, but also because of Mr. Tubarin, who appeared last afternoon.

It's hard for you to imagine that the natives of the jungle have such a cultivated and extremely knowledgeable old man.

In the early 70s, he received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in just three years, and just as he was about to make his mark in the field of physics, Tattutu suddenly suffered a great plague of deaths.

This incident had a huge impact on him, and after seeing that the suffering of his compatriots did not attract the attention of any of the world's top biological laboratories, you know that in those days, scientists were not as rich in 'initiation' ideas as they are now, and he also transferred to biomedical related departments and obtained a second doctorate.

Yesterday, Tracey had a high fever that didn't go away, and the hotel doctor recommended that we go to Dr. Tubarin, who had just returned from a jungle expedition, for help..."

From Tina's respectful and chattering description, Zhang Lisheng knew that after he left, Cuixi had a high fever and did not go away.

Tina and Cheria followed the advice of the doctors at the BRICS Hotel and asked for help from an indigenous veteran who had dual PhDs in both basic physics and biomedical sciences.

Lao Ren used a miraculous medicinal powder to cure Trixie's high fever very easily, and accepted Trisy's invitation to dinner.

In the process of getting along, his profound knowledge, noble sentiments and gentlemanly demeanor impressed the young recruits.

After learning the reason why Tracey had come to Tattutu, and trying to persuade him to no avail, he reluctantly recommended a group of reliable guides for the young recruits.

"We had lunch with these guides at noon.

According to Mr. Tubarin, they are all aborigines of the jungle, and they have been guides for more than ten years.

It's easy to find out who Henry and Harrick hired to lead the way to the jungle, analyze their white spoon course of action, and..."

"And then I'll take you guys to find a couple of piles of animal manure... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, but don't you think what you're saying sounds like a myth?"

Tina was silent for a moment, "Do you have any other way?"

"Nope. ”

"Then shut up.

Now come with me to meet Tracy and Celia, who are all waiting in the cafeteria. ”

Zhang Lisheng stretched out his hands, closed his mouth helplessly, and approached the restaurant with Tina.

After a while, on a long table by the window of the restaurant, Zhang Lisheng saw a simple bacon omelette, talking and laughing in Tubalin.

Among the three meals in the West, lunch is the simplest, often a few small tomatoes are a meal, and it is obvious that Lao Jin continues this habit.

"Walter, although I am a doctor of science, I would like to advise you not to study basic physics, the kind of discipline that analyzes the macroscopic mysteries of the entire universe, which is difficult for a mentally normal person to control.

As far as I know, of the outstanding fundamental physicists, I was the only one who was paralyzed in a wheelchair and said 'ho-ho'.

Others either became the progenitors of mailing bombs, or changed careers to become hippies after the age of sixty.

And the reason why we are normal is because I cherish the motherland, and he only has the heart and eyes to move. ”

"Oh. Mr. Tubarin, I didn't expect you to be so humorous.

But this joke, this joke is not so polite to Professor Hawking. Shelia said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Miss Shelia, Hawking won't care if I say that about him, we were crammed into a small brick house in Cambridge back then, and we got along for four whole years, and we made all kinds of jokes. ”

"Oh God, you, you and Professor Hawking are classmates!"

"Yes, in fact the theory that the universe is a page of book was a piece of our whims.

Later, God put him in charge of describing this theory to the world in simplified language, and I was put in charge of finding the 'bookmarks' that could zìyóu cross the pages..."

"The term 'bookmark' is very novel and vivid.

Doctor, do you mean a 'string' that can penetrate space?" asked Walter, who had always been interested in cutting-edge physics.

When Zhang Lisheng heard the 'bookmark', he suddenly felt a little familiar, and blurted out: "Bookmark, the brother of a friend of mine is a mathematician and is also studying 'bookmark'..."

"Mathematics is the mother of all sciences, and it is the only one that can compete with fundamental physics... Oh, it's so boring to say this in front of you young people.

You are Mr. Zhang Lisheng, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

"I'm Zhang Lisheng, and it's an honor to meet you, Dr. Tubarin. ”

Zhang Lisheng was shaking hands with Lao Jin, and Xitu on the side suddenly shrugged his shoulders and said: "The topic you just talked about is not boring at all, traveling through time and space is one of the science fiction themes that young people are most interested in..."

"It's not just a time travel, it's probably an overlap of the entire plane," Tubarin said with a smile, "but this theory is too illusory, and it may only stay at the theoretical stage forever, and it cannot be tested."

But even so, I continue to do research in my spare time. ”

Hearing him say this, Walter said respectfully: "Dr. Tubarin, if you are not burdened by the motherland, you will definitely become a great scientist like Professor Hawking." ”

Tubarin was stunned for a moment, with a strange expression on his face, a wordless smile, and said nothing.

At this time, the hotel waiter walked to the long table with a few thin and barefoot Tuiru, "Dr. Tubarin, these gentlemen say they are your friends?"

"They are my friends, thank you for bringing them.

Tuta, Duta, Wataruru, PugutaMy friends, it's good to see you again. ”

The leader of Tu Irizhong, whose face was tattooed with black patterns like flames, his skin was dark, and his head was bald, and he couldn't tell his age, smiled stiffly, and said in a thousand bitter English: "Dr. Tubarin, I didn't expect to receive a call from you just after hearing the news that you have returned from 'Midori Ze'.

Why don't you recuperate for a while and then set off?"

"No, you misunderstood Tuta, it's not that I want to hire you, but that these young people want to hire you into the jungle to find their missing relatives. ”

Only then did Tuta turn his head and look at Tracy beside Tubarin, "The price of our white spoon is very high. ”

"I've heard Dr. Tubarin talk about the price of your white spoons.

I'm willing to pay 20,000 meters to hire you as a guide, and if I find my brother, add another 50,000 meters. ”

"20,000 meters is the hiring price of Dr. Tubalin, and you want 50,000 meters. ”

"It's so unfair, Dr. Tubarin hired you to go into the jungle once and come and go for at least three months, we may have less than a month this time..."

"Dr. Tubarin, unlike you, is a nuisance to himself in the jungle, but you are a burden. Tuta said coldly and mercilessly.

His arrogant attitude made Tricy feel more at ease, "Okay, I'll pay for 50,000 meters."

Tina, dear Tina, I'm afraid I'm going to need your help. ”

Hearing this, Tina immediately made a 'all right' gesture, "Mr. Tuta, do you want cash or a transfer check, or just transfer the money to your white spoon account?"

After adding a few details, the deal was negotiated very smoothly, and after receiving the deposit, Tuta and his men coldly declined Tina's invitation to lunch and left the hotel to prepare.

When the young adults thought of the jungle adventure that they were about to start tomorrow, their faces showed a look of excitement and longing, but also some fear and worry.

Only Zhang Lisheng took the jelly stone off his wrist, and kept fiddling with it between his fingers, his expression was extremely flat.