The helicopter, covered in water vapor, circled the island's perimeter and finally landed at the northernmost tip of Skull Island.The island's mountain range terminates here, and there is also a small sandy beach washed by the water, much like some tourist island.And in the alternating mountains and sandy beaches, in the forest, hides a white building.Much like a large villa, with an organic lawn, a garage, and a small pier with two small boats parked in the dock.When the helicopter landed, next to the tarmac, a man and a woman were waving at the helicopter, although they were wearing T-shirts, shorts, and slippers, like backpackers, but they were actually researchers from the Imperial Order on Skull Island."
It's Mark and Emma."
Dr.
Serizawa, who stepped off the plane, introduced Merlin to the couple of researchers in front of him, and said, "Mark and Emma are both brilliant biologists, Mark is also a master photographer himself, he is responsible for collecting any valuable clues on Skull Island, and Emma is responsible for finding and locating various native species, as well as dealing with the local indigenous tribes." ”"Huh?"
Merlin hugged the pale Ciel, and he said suspiciously, "Are there still indigenous tribes on this island?"
You mean, humans?
”"Absolutely!"
Vivian, who helped Dr.
Serizawa carry the bag, said, "The reason why the Imperial Organization believes that KONG can become a friend of human civilization is not based on utopian dreams, but a conclusion drawn from reality. ”"WHEN WE FIRST EXPLORED SKULL ISLAND IN 1973, WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN INDIGENOUS TRIBE OF NEARLY 3,000 PEOPLE ON THIS ISLAND, WHO WORSHIPPED KONG AS A GOD AND OCCASIONALLY OFFERED SACRIFICES TO KONG, AND KONG ALSO ACCEPTED THEIR WORSHIP AND EVEN CONSCIOUSLY SHELTERED THEM.""
The relationship between these natives and KONG has reached the most basic level of vassalage and vassal!"
Emma of the research institute watched Merlin and helped the seasick Hill up, explaining, "If KONG can accept the existence of these natives, it means that it can also accept our existence. ”"Heterogeneous biologist, Merlin.
Nicholas.
Grant. ”Merlin stretched out his hand to Dr.
Emma in front of him, and he asked softly, "And I'm curious, do you mean that we want to worship KONG like those natives?"
I don't think the big names in Washington and London are going to like this kind of 'acceptance' too much. ”"Of course not."
Mark next to Emma stepped forward, he shook Merlin's hand, and said, "What we want to build with KONG is an equal relationship between what needs and what is needed.After all, we can give KONG more than the natives. ”"It's too idealistic."
Merlin shook his head, and he followed Mark and Emma into the villa in front of him, and as he went, he said to Dr.
Konzawa beside him, "With my experience and lessons learned from years of studying alien creatures, I have to advise you not to harbor such idealistic thoughts.First of all, what we give is not necessarily what KONG needs. ”"Secondly, an alien with a high level of intelligence like KONG, or a titan, must have their own values, and the values of beasts and humans are never the same.""
Oh, how do you say?"
Dr.
Serizawa seemed intrigued by these and asked, "Can you give me an example?"
”"The simplest example, unicorns."
With his hands in his trouser pockets, Merlin spoke to the four biology PhDs around him: "Dowreth and I tracked a baby unicorn in Wales and were lucky enough to come into contact with it.You know, in the myths that ordinary people hear, the unicorn can discern people's hearts and allow only pure virgins to ride it, but what is the real situation?
”Merlin smiled and said, "The truth is that if a unicorn has to carry a person, it will instinctively choose an underage girl, because in all the comparison situations, the underage girl weighs the lightest, and the unicorn does not like to have an extra few dozen kilograms of weight on its body out of thin air."
So it stands to reason that it should choose Dowries over me...""
But I 'bribed' it with a bag of pine cones, and the young unicorn chose me between me and Dowris, and meekly carried me through a small forest.""
What I'm trying to say is, don't use human thoughts to figure out the minds of aliens, they tend to think more simply.Like KONG, you hurt it 22 years ago, and it's still holding a grudge until now, and it's likely to continue to hate outsiders...
Unless you regain its trust by some kind of behavior. ”Merlin turned his head to look at Dr.
Emma, and said, "As for what you said, you have to form a relationship with KONG between demand and demand...
This is even more nonsense, this island is its home, and it is the king here!
It has it all.Excuse me, what should you bribe to curry favor with a king who loves freedom?
Is it possible to use an inexhaustible banana?
”"You guys, it's too simple."
After Merlin had finished speaking, he went to see Hill, who had fallen into the after-effects of seasickness, and the young girl was probably in need of a few hours of recuperation in this villa after the terrible journey just now."
Unicorns?"
Dr.
Emma said to Dr.
Serizawa with a skeptical expression, "Doctor, when are you going to start recruiting this kind of citizen scientist too?"
Look at the examples he gave, it's terrible. ”"yes, he looks like one of those people who is immersed in his own fantasies."
Mark also said to his wife with an approving face: "I don't think it's a good thing to let him come here. ”"Dr.
Merlin is a true heterogeneous biologist!"
Dr.
Serizawa lowered his voice and gave his companion a few glances, saying, "He successfully helped us solve the problem of not being able to get close to Ratton, which gave us hope for our research on Mona Island.I brought him to Skull Island, hoping that with his research results, we can get a way to get close to KONG and study these Titans up close. ”"But the ones he said...""
Hey, man."
While a few people were discussing, Merlin had returned to them at some point, he held a glass of water, and said with a calm face, "You should know, even if you lower your voice, I can still hear it, right?"
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”At this moment, several people were embarrassed.But Merlin ignored these doubts, he picked up his backpack and said to Dr.
Serizawa, "Just let Dowis rest here, I'm going to see some ecology on this island, and I need to collect some samples of the strange plants and animals you mentioned." ”"Now?"
Dr.
Serizawa looked up at the sky and said, "Then I'll go with you." ”"Bring weapons!
Doctor. ”As Serizawa and Merlin were about to leave, Mark approached with a black shotgun and said to Dr.
Serizawa, "Don't go deep into the island, just fire a flare in any situation, and we'll pick you up right away."
In recent days, the island has not been very peaceful. ”"Huh?"
Dr.
Serizawa's expression immediately became serious, and he took the weapon and looked at Mark, "Those underground demons have reappeared?"
”"It's hard to say right now."
Mark also replied with a serious expression: "In the past two days, we have seen KONG patrol the island several times, and we have also heard the roar of KONG when he fights with some kind of creature.The underground creatures must have reappeared, but the timing was a little wrong...
It's not even 10 years old. ”"Well, it should be Godzilla's sudden appearance that disturbed those monsters."
Dr.
Serizawa said softly, "The chain reaction, the breath of the king's awakening, makes those lower-level monsters feel fear, this is normal.Don't worry, Mark, we won't be near that boneyard. ”Merlin listened to Serizawa and Mark's exchange, and he heard something, but he didn't immediately ask.Instead, he got on an off-road vehicle with Serizawa and walked along the coastline all the way to the nearest mountain."
Stop!"
Merlin suddenly raised his hand, and Dr.
Serizawa immediately slammed on the brakes.Merlin jumped out of the car and walked briskly to the edge of the swamp-like terrain next to him, carefully putting on his gloves and brushing away the weeds in front of him.At the water's edge, Merlin used his collection device to remove a plant with white petals, no leaves, and rose-like barbs on its branches, put it in a wooden box, and put it back in his backpack.Beside him, Dr.
Serizawa watched Merlin's movements in its entirety, and it wasn't until Merlin finished collecting it that he asked, "What is this?"
”"Evening primrose, the raw material used to make chameleon elixir."
Merlin stood up, he looked at the vast meadows and hills in front of him, his eyes shining with joy, and he said to Dr.
Serizawa, "The moon flower is on the verge of extinction in the outside world, and can only be found in some inaccessible places.But look here!
”Merlin pointed to the swamp ahead, and at the edge of the swamp, at first glance, there were at least a dozen of these white strange flowers.He rubbed his hands together and whispered, "You're right, Serizawa, this is a treasure house, a real treasure house!"
”Dr.
Serizawa focused on another point, asking, "Chameleon Elixir, what is that?"
”"It's what you need most right now."
Merlin looked back at him, then made a tiptoe motion, and said, "This potion, like the cooling potion, has a special effect after taking it.It allows ordinary people to become incognito like chameleons for a short period of time, and it allows your researchers to easily penetrate deep into the island.Unless KONG sees you with his own eyes, he will only think you are some kind of animal in the forest. ”"KONG'S SENSE OF SMELL IS VERY KEEN.""
It's not just about hearing and seeing action. ”"Chameleon Elixir can mask your breath, and by adding different raw materials, you can transform your breath into different beasts."
Merlin moved his fingers and said to Serizawa, "That's what I did when I tracked down the dangerous Thunderbird in North America.I even managed to touch the Thunderbird's nest...
TRUST ME, AS LONG AS KONG DOESN'T SEE YOU WITH HIS OWN EYES, IT WON'T NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ”"The problem now is that if I'm going to disguise myself as a beast on the island, then I'm going to have to take some of their blood."
Merlin looked back at the rolling hills behind him, and he shook his finger: "A little blood will do, and it will definitely not affect their health."
Preferably the kind of creature that is common, docile, and does not arouse suspicion when it appears anywhere on the island. ”"Serizawa, do you have any recommendations?"
Merlin looked at Dr.
Serizawa, who frowned and thought for a moment, then took out an oversized tranquilizer gun from the car behind him, threw it to Merlin, and beckoned to him: "Come with me, there is a creature that meets your requirements very well, and it is in this swamp." ”Serizawa took Merlin with him, following some kind of mark that the Imperial Organization had drawn on this swamp that was unwilling to get away from the beach, all the way down into the grassy swamp.A few minutes later, they came to a waterhole.Merlin noticed that there were some trees on the surface of the water that resembled collapsed tree trunks, covered with moss and some old cloth.And in the dark perception that is turned on at all times, Merlin can also perceive that under this waterhole, there is a giant creature hidden in the water.The activity of life was obvious, as if there was a burning flame in the darkness.Merlin set up the tranquilizer gun, and Dr.
Serizawa crouched down and patted lightly in the water.The next moment, the "tree trunk" that stood on the surface of the water slowly lifted, and the water of the entire small pool was pushed to the sides, and in the low sound of the water, a huge creature nearly 6 meters tall appeared in front of Merlin and Serizawa.That's a...
A buffalo about the size of a reef in the sea.It was covered with algae-like things, its black skin had water-soaked manes, and on the top of its buffalo-like head, the horns that had grown for an unknown number of years had grown into a shape similar to the trunk of a tree, constantly extending into slender horns, intertwined with each other, really like a collapsed tree trunk.According to Merlin's eyesight, the moss-covered horns are nearly 15 meters long.The creature seemed to have just been awakened from its slumber, its two yellow pupils moving, and it stared blankly at Dr.
Serizawa and Merlin in front of it.The huge creature didn't seem to care about the two humans in front of it, it didn't have much wisdom in its eyes, and after staring at each other for a few seconds, it turned around, as if it was going to sink into the water in a different direction and continue to sleep."
We call it the 'Reef Bull Demon.'"
Dr.
Serizawa took a step back, looked at the behemoth weighing at least 20 tons in front of him, and said softly, "It is a herbivore, very powerful, but docile, and on the other side of the island, the local natives also domesticate it as a pack animal.This buffalo is found everywhere there is water on Skull Island, but it is almost the lowest creature in the food chain here. ”"ARE YOU SURE KONG'S RECIPE DOESN'T HAVE IT?"
Merlin aimed his tranquilizer gun at the buffalo in front of him, and he asked softly, "I don't want you to be hunted down by KONG for dinner." ”"KONG LIKES TO EAT AQUATIC CREATURES, IT LIKES THINGS LIKE SWAMP GIANT SQUID AND NIGHTMARE SQUID, IT DOESN'T EAT BUFFALO."
Serizawa explains, "Actually, we think of KONG as his 'subjects', and Mark has captured images of KONG helping these creatures get out of trouble. ”"Good!"
Merlin nodded, he pulled the trigger, the tranquilizer gun in his hand let out a low hum, and three anesthetic needles large enough to numb an adult elephant in a matter of seconds pierced the lone reef bull demon in the ass.The sudden pain sent the docile creature a low growl, but before it could turn around, the super-powerful anesthetic had already taken effect."
Bang" It fell on the edge of the pool, like a collapsed hill, and its body was still shaking.Merlin handed Serizawa the tranquilizer gun, he took out a small test tube, walked to the buffalo, crouched down, and began to take blood in an orderly manner.And at the moment when Merlin finished taking the blood and was about to stand up, a strange hiss followed the rapid shaking of the ground on the other side of the swamp, and entered Merlin's perception.He jerked his head up and looked to the other side of the swamp, where in the dark perception there was something massive that was rushing towards the place where Merlin and Serizawa were, along the passage that might exist underground.Merlin's hand went deep into his pocket, and he turned to Serizawa, who was holding the shotgun, and said, "This neighborhood, except for KONG...""
Are there any other predatory creatures?"
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