Chapter 55: Potential Dangers
In the dense jungle, the group was struggling to walk.
There were scholars, doctors, and soldiers.
"Oh, Shet, I bet it's the hardest road I've ever walked!" cried a white lad who looked like a soldier.
"Alright, Louis, don't complain, we're all elites, and this is going to be a big problem for you?"
"Captain, we are all soldiers, this is different from the battlefield!"
"Louis, don't complain, think about it, this trip will pay more than we can fight for three years, and maybe when you go back, you will be a real officer!"
A black soldier laughed.
"Come on, brother, I don't want to be an officer, sergeant major is my dream!"
"Oh, our little Louis is about to become a sergeant major......" a group of soldiers began to heckle.
"Don't make trouble, pay attention to safety, there are a lot of poisonous snakes in this generation, be careful of their sudden attacks. ”
"Head, don't worry, we're not rookies!"
This soldier, as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan noticed an abnormality in the grass!
"Poisonous snake on the left!"
Lu Yuan reminded loudly
Under Lu Yuan's reminder, the soldiers found the attacking poisonous snake in time.
"Lu, thank you very much, without you George would be in trouble!"
"It's okay, we're all teammates, this is what I'm supposed to do!"
The group continued downstream along the Marañon River, where the road became more and more difficult and the dangers were increasing.
The soldiers are also becoming more and more cautious, and they have realized that this time the operation is completely different from the previous battlefield.
The enemies on the battlefield are visible, and the dangers in the jungle come from the shadows.
It's likely that a small, inconspicuous bug around you will easily kill you when you're not looking.
Four days later, Lu Yuan and his entourage finally arrived at the most spectacular rapids of the Marañón River, Pengo de Maceric.
Facing the incomparably magnificent scenery, except for Lu Yuan, the rest of the people had no intention of appreciating it.
After four days of highly intense marching, everyone was exhausted.
Because of the insistence of several scientists, they did not go to a nearby hotel to live, but planned to continue camping.
In order to allow everyone to rest better, Lu Yuan found a dry cave nearby for everyone to rest.
The cave that Lu Yuan found was not far from the river, and it would not delay the next time.
The cave itself is also relatively dry and safe, allowing everyone to recover their strength.
The group was very satisfied with the cave that Lu Yuan had found, this was already the best place for everyone to live in the past few days.
After the group settled down, Lu Yuan was about to go to the neighborhood with Ryan, the captain of the soldiers.
"Oh God......"
Professor Ariel suddenly shouted.
"Come here, everybody, and see what I've found!"
Professor Ariel's voice caught everyone's attention.
Except for the two soldiers in charge of the guard, the rest were attracted to him.
In the deepest part of the cave, the professor found a fresco.
The murals looked very old, and several scientists hurriedly stepped forward and carefully removed the various things covering the murals.
After several hours of struggle, the full picture of the petroglyphs finally appeared in the eyes of everyone.
On the left side of the petroglyph is a disc-shaped object landing on the ground and being greeted by someone on the ground, and on the right side is a red object flying towards the ground.
Several archaeologists have studied it and believe that the left side should be depicted as a local greeting outsiders.
Because of the excavation of cultural relics from the Kara Empire and the strange trucks salvaged by Lu Yuan, many archaeologists have now begun to believe that there were flying machines in ancient times.
So this time several archaeologists did not argue whether the disc was a flying machine or not.
As for the picture on the right, several scientists believe that the record should be a meteorite impact on the earth.
It's just that it's so old that it is not possible to determine the time and place of the meteorite impact from this simple petroglyph.
"Damn the Westerners!"
Hoppe Drake couldn't help but scold. Originally, the Nanmi Yindian people had their own written and historical records, but unfortunately most of these things were destroyed by the Westerners during the colonial period.
Nowadays, those who study the history of Indien have little affection for either the West or Portugal.
The discovery of the cave petroglyphs suddenly raised the morale of everyone.
After staying in the cave for two days, everyone continued downstream.
Along the way, two more petroglyphs were discovered, which made everyone realize that the Andes Mountains were inhabited by people a long time ago, and the population was not large, otherwise it would not have been possible to find so many petroglyphs.
On this day, the expedition team finally arrived in Ikisto.
Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon jungle region with a population of about 440,000 people, is the capital of the province of Mayanaus in the Loreto region.
It is located on the banks of the Amazon River, and so far there is no road or rail connection to the outside world, and external traffic is completely dependent on air and Amazon shipping.
Although it is 3,700 kilometres from the mouth of the Amazon River, small ships can travel upriver to Iquitos, making it the world's farthest seaport from the coast.
Lu Yuan walked on the streets of Ikisto, and a sense of disobedience rose in his heart.
The urban architecture here is completely European-style architecture, and there are many rococo style buildings, but the people Lu Yuan saw were basically yellow Yindians.
But these Indians have completely forgotten their ancestors and Wenhua, and even the language has changed to Spanish.
An inexplicable sadness rose from Lu Yuan's heart, and he suddenly had a kind of fear and happiness in his heart.
100 years ago, some people in Zhuxia also set off a campaign to abolish Chinese characters, but fortunately in the end it was unsuccessful.
Otherwise, Zhu Xia is no different from the Yin Di'an people he has seen now, and he will lose his soul.
The words and history of one's own ancestors will be completely forgotten.
Lu Yuan and his entourage prepared to stay in Ikisto for three days.
In the past three days, Lu Yuan also experienced the life of the locals.
Go to the locals' big grass huts during the day and try the grilled piranha at night.
The large thatched huts here in Ikisto are quite distinctive, they are very tall and can accommodate hundreds of people, which is very different from the grass huts in other places.
The women and girls here like to wear topless and straw skirts, and often hold parties where various dances are performed.
It is said that these dances are all evolved from the witch dances of the past, but whether they are or not, the locals do not know.
The men here are equally fond of wearing flocks of grass, and they like to wear a kind of blowtorch.
The blowguns are made of poisoned arrows, made from the juice of a toad in the rainforest and the juice of a plant, making it a very formidable weapon.
Lu Yuan lightly said that when he saw two locals who were not suitable for each other, they attacked each other with blowing arrows, and one of them lost his life in just a few minutes after being poisoned by arrows.
Because it is located in the Amazon rainforest, the climate is very humid, so the houses where the locals live are also very distinctive.
People live in wooden huts built on wooden stakes, sleep in hammocks, and depend on fishing for their livelihood.
The most famous local specialty is the grilled piranha, which is more ferocious than Bakappa's.
Three days later, Lu Yuan and his party set off again, this time they chose to go north.
Shortly after their departure, they were in trouble, next to an unknown tributary of the Amazon.
They met the famous Amazonian poison dart frog.
The soldier at the head of the group, Vladica Sosa, was attacked by poisoned dart frogs.
Although the accompanying doctors immediately injected him with serum, they were unable to save his life.
Vladica Sosa's death has further awakened the horrors of the Amazon rainforest.
After burying their companions, the group continued on their way with a heavy heart.
A day later, the crowd was attacked again, this time by a caiman.
A soldier was dragged into the water by a caiman lurking by the river, but fortunately, Lu Yuan reacted in time and killed the crocodile with a body length of 6 meters with his bare hands.
After this incident, Lu Yuan suddenly gained the admiration and recognition of the soldiers.
No one thought that Lu Yuan's seemingly thin body would be able to burst out with such tremendous power.
"Lu, you are amazing, is this the legendary kung fu?"
Lu Yuan nodded and smiled: "Yes, this is kung fu!"
"Oh, this is amazing, can it be that everyone in Zhuxia knows kung fu. ”
“NO. NO, NO, of course this is impossible, it takes a lot of time and money to learn kung fu, in fact, only a few people in Zhuxia can learn kung fu!"
Another three days in the rainforest. Lu Yuan finally discovered the scene he was familiar with.
He looked around and turned to the members of the expedition team
"Everyone, pay attention to safety, there are a lot of pythons in this area. ”
"Lu, I seem to have seen this on the video, is this where you found that monster?"
"Monster?" Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, he was talking about the giant python that was 40 meters long.
Lu Yuan shook his head, "There is still some distance, a little further from here is the swamp, and the giant python is the ...... I found on the edge of the swamp."
"Come here, everybody, and see what I've found?" one soldier shouted
When everyone looked up, they saw that he was holding a miniature submachine gun in his hand.
"Howst, where did you find it?" Ryan asked
"Captain, I picked it up by the river!"
Ryan took the submachine gun, looked at it, and said, "This is the favorite weapon that mercenaries carry when fighting in the jungle!"
Lu Yuan said: "The boiling disappearance of mercenaries that was rumored some time ago is likely to happen here!"
Lu Yuan suddenly thought of the giant python in his heart at this time, if it launched an attack on the mercenaries, then the mercenaries would definitely not be able to escape.
Ryan nodded: "Lu, there is a way to bypass the area where the giant python is located!"
"I want to think about ......"