Seeing that the topic was getting further and further away, Wei Kang quickly pulled it back and said, "I was just talking about the mural from the New Dynasty, which depicted ancient Egyptians taking cats to the swamps and wetlands to hunt. The age of this mural was 3,500 to 3,000 years ago, and the cat in the mural still had mackerel markings all over its body. There seemed to be no spots visible to the naked eye, which proved that the spots appeared no earlier than 3,000 years ago. "
Wei Kang turned to Fina again. "So although there is no direct evidence, I personally think that the spots and mackerel markings appeared 2,500 to 1,500 years ago."
Anyway, there was still some time before the plane took off, so Zhang Zian was not in a hurry. He watched them argue, admiring Wei Kang in his heart. He had actually narrowed the scope of speculation without direct evidence.
He really wanted to tell them the answer directly. Don't guess, it was 2,000 years ago.
But he couldn't say it. Even if he said it, he wouldn't be able to win their trust, because he couldn't explain how he knew. If possible, during this trip to Egypt, he planned to find a way to prove the age of Fina's mixed markings.
The nerdy Du Xuetao adjusted his glasses and asked carefully, "Teacher, isn't Egypt a piece of yellow sand? Where did the swamps and wetlands come from? "
Wei Kang shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. It involves geographical issues."
Zhang Zian interrupted, "I've heard a thing or two. It should be caused by climate change, and with the growth of the population, the original arable land can't support so many people, so people cut down a lot of forests and turned the grasslands into arable land. In the end, it led to uncontrollable desertification. A long time ago, the Sahara was a grassland, not a desert, just like Lop Nor used to be the largest saltwater lake in China. It is said that during the Shang Dynasty, there were elephants in the Central Plains. This is unimaginable to modern people — of course, except for the elephants in the zoo. You can see them with tickets. "
Wei Kang and the others sighed, and no one had anything to say.
This was a natural disaster, and it was also a man-made disaster.
Of course, they knew that during the process of climate change, many magical species would quietly disappear in the history of the earth, as if they had never appeared. They could only sigh.
"Okay, let's not stand here. Xiao Zhang still has a lot of paperwork to do, right? We'll help him carry the luggage in, "Wei Kang said." A lot of the luggage is our equipment, so be careful when you move it. "
After all, they were all men, and it was easy to do rough work. Even the thinnest Du Xuetao picked up the box with the PTZ camera, and the strongest Gao Ke had a box in each hand.
First, Zhang Zian took Famous to the toilet — of course, it was the men's toilet. He let Famous excrete its waste, and then he took it to go through the check-in procedures.
Then, he led Fina to the departure lounge to meet up with everyone.
He He was sitting on her luggage, her head lowered, focused on her phone game. She only reacted after Wei Kang called her a few times.
"What took you so long? I thought you guys got on the plane and left me here alone, "she complained as soon as she opened her mouth.
"How is that possible? Our luggage is still here." Gao Ke smiled and put down the suitcase. He moved closer to her, wanting to see what game she was playing.
"Aiya! Is this the cat? So cute! " He He noticed Fei Na and turned off her phone screen. She jumped down from the suitcase and reached out to touch Fei Na's head.
"Don't touch it!"
Zhang Zian had a headache. People like her who wanted to touch strange cats and dogs without saying a word. Did they really think they were the so-called cat lover? Who was to blame if they were bitten or scratched?
Fei Na had already raised one of its front paws, its eyes wide open. It let out a threatening howl and looked like it was going to scratch.
He He was so scared that she quickly retracted her hand. "This cat is so fierce! It's not a wild cat, is it? "
In fact, if Fei Na really wanted to scratch her, she wouldn't be able to retract her hand. It was just that it was eager to return to Egypt and didn't want to cause trouble.
"Not all cats have a good temper, especially this cat. It likes to scratch people the most. If you don't want to get hurt, it's best not to provoke it. Let me say this first: I'm not responsible for paying you money. Don't say I didn't warn you," Zhang Zian warned solemnly.
He He pouted. "What a bummer! Right, didn't you say that the Best Actor dog was going to travel with us? Where is it? I heard that the Best Actor dog has a good temper and never refuses the fans' request to take photos with it. "
She looked around, but she didn't see any dogs.
"Famous is going through pet consignment. During the flight, it will stay in the oxygen cabin used to transport pets. If you plan to accompany it …" Zhang Zian stopped talking, not wanting to offend her too much.
He He was speechless.
"I also wanted to take a photo with that dog. I forgot just now," Gao Ke said regretfully. Previously, their attention was all on Fei Na, and Famous was very low-key. Its light was completely covered by Fei Na's strange fur color and markings.
Wei Kang interrupted in time. "Okay, it's not too late to take photos when we get to Egypt. There'll be plenty of time then. Before the plane takes off, I'll talk about the itinerary after we arrive in Egypt. Otherwise, when we get on the plane, we'll affect the other passengers if we talk about this. "
Everyone quieted down and listened to Wei Kang's explanation, but not everyone listened very seriously. He He lowered her head and played with her phone, while Gao Ke watched her play with her phone.
In fact, the itinerary had been set in advance, but sometimes plans couldn't keep up with changes, so Wei Kang emphasized it again.
According to the plan, after arriving in Egypt, the first day was free time to get over the jet lag.
From the second day onwards, Wei Kang would take his four disciples to visit the University of Cairo and hold meetings with local biology scholars to discuss the evolution of domestic cats. This stage would last about three days, depending on the situation. Only when Zhang Zian needed to appear with Fei Na would he participate in the meeting. At other times, he was free to move around.
On the fifth day, they would ask local scholars to introduce reliable guides and rent off-road vehicles. All of them would enter the field exploration phase, and the duration was to be determined.
In other words, Zhang Zian had about four or five days to move around freely, which made the other young people very envious.
It was important to emphasize that this was only a predetermined arrangement, and the specific implementation would be flexible.
Wei Kang specifically told Zhang Zian to go out as little as possible. After all, he was alone in Egypt, unfamiliar with the people and the language barrier. The local situation was not stable, and it would be terrible if he encountered trouble.
Of course, Wei Kang was more worried about Fei Na, because Zhang Zian did not put a leash on Fei Na. He was afraid that Fei Na would get lost, and the loss would be too heavy.
Zhang Zian agreed verbally, but in fact, he had already started to plan the tour route.
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