Other than the entrance of the gathering place that was more than 30 meters wide, the area that was 50 meters away from the city wall was obviously isolated. When the pedestrians on the street saw someone coming out of the tunnel from afar, they did not even bother to look at him for an extra second time at all.
It was already close to the New Year. Even though the temperature change on the island was much smaller than on land, the night wind still carried a heavy chill.
When the group of scientists walked up to the surface from the warm bunker, a gust of cold wind just so happened to blow by. Some of them shuddered and shrunk their heads as they whispered, "Sh * t! It's not strange for there to be 'animal migration' in such a low temperature."
The surrounding scholars who also felt the cold wind could not help but let out a burst of good-natured laughter. Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, did not care about the jokes of the professors and doctors around him. Instead, he looked around and secretly sighed at the powerful strength of the US government.
In just three months, the area of the gathering place had expanded by at least five times. Just the construction of the city wall alone had already wasted an unimaginable amount of manpower and material resources. In fact, there was no modern industrial enterprise on Shrimp B1 Island yet. All of the building materials had to be transported to the island from the human world.
"General Rowling, it looks like the government's investment in the development of Shrimp B1 Island has increased very quickly recently. It doesn't look like it's going to be completely opened to the public for development at all," Under the dim moonlight, he could not help but say thoughtfully.
"Young man, you're also concerned about this kind of thing?" Rowling was stunned and asked in astonishment.
"General, other than studying biology, I've also run some industries. I'm very interested in the future development of this island."
"You can rest assured that the government has been continuously expanding this gathering place in recent months to make it operate independently as soon as possible to enhance the confidence of those domestic large consortiums.
There's news that the financial development budget for Shrimp World No. 2 will shrink significantly next year. " Rowling smiled wryly and walked up the steep stairs to the city wall. "Everyone, please follow me. Hold your breath. Soon, you'll see an unforgettable scene."
Upon hearing the general's words, the scientists looked at each other in astonishment and shrugged. Following the curved and deep stairs, they walked into the fortification of the city wall.
The eight-meter thickness of the gathering place's city wall that spared no expense made the fortification space at the top very spacious. It was enough to defend against medium-sized artillery and ground-to-ground and ground-to-air long-range missile launchers.
The university professors, who were not mentally prepared, walked up the stairs in a relaxed and curious mood. The moment they showed their heads, they saw hundreds and thousands of professional soldiers standing in an orderly and solemn manner, waiting for orders to fight. Their bodies involuntarily stiffened, and then they heard a strange sound that they had never heard before suddenly echoing in their ears.
The sound was like a hurricane blowing through the forest.
It also sounded like some kind of animal, such as mules and horses gathered together to be skinned.
Listening to it again, it sounded like the roar of motors and the loud sound of tires rubbing against the ground, which was unique to the race track.
"It has already begun. Everyone, let's go to the lookout." After the strange sound resonated, Rowling led the scientists to an observation hole with a gloomy expression on his face. "I want to observe the 'animal migration' on the island directly without the help of video equipment. It'll give everyone a more intuitive feeling. "
"A more intuitive feeling, General? Since you've said so …" Stephen put his head close to an infrared telescope without any modesty. The horrifying scene that appeared in front of him made him swallow his questions right away.
Under the effect of the infrared night vision function, he could see hundreds and thousands of ape-like red-skinned monsters with a height of at least ten meters in the dark jungle in the distance. In horror, they were tearing the branches and vines on the trees that could be said to be short compared to their body size. They floated around rapidly, leaving a mess wherever they passed by.
Behind them, a group of black-haired house rat-like monsters that seemed to have been magnified thousands of times with sharp sawteeth and two fangs were jumping and running with all their might.
These giant rats had a strong jumping ability. After sprinting for a few steps, they would leap up high. Under the moonlight, after gliding for a while while baring their teeth ferociously, they landed heavily on the ground and stirred up a swamp.
Due to the excessive panic, many of these big rats did not choose the direction when they jumped. From time to time, they would collide with the red-skinned apes that fell behind. This would often lead to a bloody battle of life and death.
"It feels like the oxygen content in the air on the island is not high at all. Why would such a huge species evolve … Gravity!
This gravity is similar to the Earth as well! This doesn't conform to common sense … "Looking at the monsters from afar, Stephen muttered to himself with his mouth wide open in fascination.
After that, he continued to move the telescope and carefully observed the different foreign world's animal populations that were fleeing in panic.
These creatures either looked ferocious and ferocious, full of the characteristics of aggressive beasts.
Or they were abnormally agile and looked like vegetarian animals.
Or they had the common characteristics of the former animals, showing an omnivorous attribute. At this time, they gathered together without distinguishing each other and ran straight towards the gathering place, giving off a sense of horror.
"Sh * t! General Rowling! T-these animals seem to be a-running towards us …" In the silent fortification where only heavy breathing could be heard, an unknown scientist suddenly put down his binoculars. His forehead was drenched in sweat as he said in a trembling voice, "Sh * t!
"Yes, Dr. Harbit. Recently, there would be an uncountable number of animals attacking the gathering place every night. However, don't worry, our artillery and missiles are not toys placed in the fortifications."
As Rowling's cold words left his mouth, the artillery and missiles in the city fortifications suddenly launched in unison, launching a continuous and violent attack towards the animal population that was gradually approaching the gathering place.
In an instant, the explosion that resonated through the clouds, the fire that soared into the sky, and the armed helicopters that took off from the deck of the battleship that were attacking to fill in the gaps proved the power of modern human civilization with iron and blood.
In the midst of the splattering flesh and blood and horrified roars, the beast tide began to slowly change its direction. After 34 minutes, the gathering place had completely gotten rid of the danger of the beast tide's attack.
"Professors and doctors, this is the dilemma we're facing now." After the dust had settled, Rowling became silent for a while and looked at the scientists who were also silent. With a heavy voice, he said, "The animals on this island seem to have no memory. We drove them away today, but they'll still charge again the next time.
In the last period of time, we'll have to rely on artillery attacks every day to bypass the gathering place. Fortunately, the situation did not continue to deteriorate … "
"This is bad enough, General Rowling." Without warning, a tall and fat old man with gray hair interrupted Rowling's words unceremoniously. "The behavior of these animals will only appear before the outbreak of a devastating large-scale natural disaster, such as volcanoes, earthquakes …"
"Professor Turing, it's impossible for the abnormal reaction of the animal population to last for 20 days before the occurrence of a natural disaster …" Immediately, someone among the scientists raised a different opinion.
"But this is a foreign world, Dr. Marshall. Some of the 'general standards' of the human world may not necessarily be effective on this island."
"You've also said that this is a foreign world, Professor Turing. In this case, whether there's a connection between the crazy migration of animals and the outbreak of a devastating natural disaster is debatable …" Upon hearing the tall and fat old man's defense of his own judgment, another scientist joined the discussion.
There was a famous saying in the Western academic world that went, 'The more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes.' If there's one, then there's two, and three, then there's four, five, and six … Very soon, all the scientists who had weight and the right to speak in the fortifications were involved in the discussion.
Unfortunately, the existing information was too scarce. The scholars argued and debated from evening to late at night, returning from the fortifications of the city wall to the bunker's conference room, but they still could not form a unified conclusion. In the end, they could only put aside their disputes in exhaustion and go to rest first.
As Stephen's assistant, Zhang Lisheng and his supervisor were assigned to a suite with a small living room and two bedrooms in the bunker. The accommodation conditions were not bad.
"Professor, please let me know at any time if you need anything." After bringing the two of them to the room, the orderly saluted and was about to leave when Stephen suddenly said, "Sergeant, I really have something to trouble you with.
Please help me tell Major Mark that I've asked him to help me collect the foreign world's creatures. Please give me a reply as soon as possible. Without enough 'materials,' it's hard for me to be of any help. "
"Yes, Professor! I'll pass on your words to Major Mark as soon as possible." The orderly nodded and turned to leave.
"Today's really a rich day! What do you think, Lisheng?" Looking at the back of the sergeant leaving, Stephen breathed a long sigh of relief. When he saw the instant coffee on the coffee table in the living room, he made a cup for himself and looked at Zhang Lisheng, who took out a can of iced Coke from the refrigerator in the corner.
"I think it's very thrilling, Professor.
This has aroused my curiosity and desire to explore. I plan to personally go to the jungle to do an investigation tomorrow. " Zhang Lisheng could not find a way to leave the gathering place without leaving a trace no matter how much he pondered about it. For this reason, he could only use his supervisor's question to seize the opportunity to directly tell him his plan.
Stephen was stunned. "It's too dangerous, Lisheng! It's too dangerous! The way the animals live on this island is completely different from Earth.
The ferocious beasts actually live in groups … Of course, they may also gather together temporarily. Your initial judgment sounds very absurd, but I don't know why, but I feel that it makes sense now. These animals seem to be afraid of something.
They run away at night to avoid some kind of danger, but what kind of danger could exist so invisibly and seriously affect the ecosystem of a big island with an area of more than 30,000 square kilometers … "
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