"Thank you, Chief Sergeant!" Mark brought Zhang Lisheng and the other two into the inner room. Right away, everyone saw the cement floor in the room was making a rustling sound as it slowly carved out a circular entrance that was over two meters long, revealing a long downward spiral passage.
"Everyone, please pay attention! The stairs are very steep!" By the time the passage was completely opened, Mark took the lead to step on the stairs and led the three Stanford biologists down the bunker step by step.
Not long after, a spectacular underground base with a wide tunnel leading in all directions appeared in front of Zhang Lisheng.
"Didn't they say that the development of Starfish World No. 2 will be completely presided over by the civilians? How come there's actually an entire underground military fortress in the settlement?!" Looking at the professional soldiers who were busy working in the underground passage, the young man could not help but ask in bewilderment.
"Mr. Lisheng, if there's no underground fortress, the settlement wouldn't have been born at all," Mark explained and brought the three of them through two sections of the tunnel. Ma Ke explained and led the three of them through two corridors. After turning a corner, he pushed open the door of a conference room and saluted, "Reporting to General, Professor Steven and his assistant from Stanford University have arrived."
"That's great! We need the opinion of a top biologist right now!" The old man, who was sitting around a giant screen that was seamlessly connected by more than 20 special tablets placed on the conference table, together with more than ten people who looked like scholars, suddenly raised his head and strode up to Steven before extending his hand. "Professor, welcome to Shrimp B1 Island.
I'm sorry, the situation is special so you may not be able to rest. We'll have to work soon so please take a look at this picture. "
Bringing Steven back to the conference table, Rowling ordered the sergeant by the side, "Play the simulation of the animal migration information collected by the Hummingbird on the island yesterday again …"
"General Rowling, before Professor Steven looks at the simulation of the animal migration on the island, please let me remind you that the temperature difference between the day and night on Shrimp B1 Island did not exceed seven degrees Celsius yesterday. There was no abnormal weather at all."
"Oh, Professor Mododo, you're right.
Professor Steven, this is Professor Mododo from the Department of Geography of Harvard University Research Institute.
Harvard University has applied to build a complete meteorological observatory on this huge island in the other world under our feet. Professor Modoto is the host, "Rowling pointed at the skinny old man of Indian descent opposite him and said.
"Oh, General Rowling, you said that he's Professor Mododo from Harvard? He doesn't look like the one in the photo.
Hello, Professor Motordu. I've heard a lot about you. Your 'The Impact of Earth's Climate Change on the Evolution of Species' is my favorite academic treatise by a non-biologist, "Steven said with a smile.
"Professor Steven, I've also heard a lot of rumors about you, especially those 'outstanding experiments' you conducted in the 'national laboratory'.
The 'beetle puzzle' that you've recently published in Science magazine is said to be the easiest paper to understand among the annual papers of Science in the past 30 years. I like it very much too, "Mododou said in a tit-for-tat manner.
The two professors from Harvard that 'before the United States, there was Harvard' and Stanford that 'was equal to Harvard plus the University of California, Berkeley', the small sparks that unintentionally or unintentionally brushed against each other when they first met caused Rowling to frown deeply.
"Since the two professors appreciate each other, it's best for you to work together. Now, let us continue with our business." As expected, he waved his hand at the technical sergeant by the side. Immediately, a 3D map of Shrimp B1 Island appeared on the big screen composed of tablets on the conference table. Then, it began to automatically produce the animal population with spots on it.
Standing behind Steven, Zhang Lisheng carried his metal box and looked at the migration evolution of hundreds of large animal populations on the 3D map on the screen with interest. However, he still could not understand the abnormality in it.
"General Rowling, it's not strange for a sudden animal migration to occur in this kind of living environment without drastic changes." After watching the entire simulation, Steven pondered for a while before adding, "On Earth, migratory birds often migrate to areas with a warm climate all year round before the weather turns cold. Some beasts also have this characteristic.
Of course, for such an island with a maximum diameter of no more than 350 kilometers and a small overall climate difference to have such … "
"Don't jump to conclusions just yet, Professor Steven. Please take a look at the animal race distribution map on Shrimp B1 Island eight days ago," Rowling said with a wry smile.
The technical officer immediately transformed the screen on the conference table into a 3D map that was completely different from the one just now. The animal population distribution on it was very different, but it seemed to be faintly related.
Steven stared at the new map in front of him attentively and slowly frowned. Without warning, he asked, "Lisheng, do you see anything?"
"Professor, compared to the map just now, the animals that originally stayed in the center of the island have moved to the coastline while those that originally lived near the sea have migrated to the center of the island's jungle."
"Is this young man your assistant, Professor Steven? He's observing very carefully." At this time, Rowling finally looked at Zhang Lisheng. "Young man, what if I tell you that such an incredible 'animal migration' will cycle once every seven to eight days and that every time it starts at night and ends in the early morning?
The sound waves were so loud that they could overturn the colony. How do you think we should explain that? "
"There are only two possibilities for this to happen. Either these animals have gone mad," Zhang Lisheng shrugged and said, "Or they're afraid of something."
"The migrating animals are strange, including the beasts at the top of the food chain on Shrimp B1 Island. Your hypothesis doesn't hold water, young man." Zhang Lisheng's look was very young in Rowling's eyes. He was just casually asking him to elicit the opinion of Steven, who had been silent for a long time. "Professor Steven, what do you think?"
"General, I can't give you a conclusion without investigating the environment on the spot." Steven shook his head with a solemn expression. "However, I can remind you that the US has already discovered this big island for quite some time.
It's been quite some time since the US discovered this big island. I think there should be linguists who can summarize the characteristics of the indigenous language on this island and communicate with the natives freely.
At the end of the day, we're just 'guests' on Shrimp B1 Island, so it's impossible for us to know more than the 'master' … "
"I understand what you mean, Professor Steven." Rowling pointed to the youngest lady around the conference table. "Dr. Donna is a linguistics expert at Cornell University. She has communicated with the natives on this matter before.
Unfortunately, the natives on Shrimp B1 Island are all stubborn. Other than exchanging what they need, they're never willing to talk to us, nor are they willing to work for us. "
"General Rowling is right. I've come into contact with some of the natives who look very disheveled in the city and I can feel that they must have come here to take refuge.
Even so, these natives would rather take the risk of going out of the city to hunt and maintain their livelihood by bartering than to talk to me about the situation on the island, let alone doing those simple but rewarding jobs for us … "Donna nodded.
"Wanting to tame a civilization with just a few pieces of dried fish? What a 'creative' idea …" As the linguist was speaking, Zhang Lisheng, who was by the side, suddenly muttered rashly.
His voice was neither loud nor soft, causing Donna to suddenly shut up. She turned her head to look at him and asked, "Sir, you seem to have a different opinion about what I said?"
"It's not that I have a different opinion, Dr., but I just think that the direction of the whole thing is wrong." Under the burning gaze of everyone in the conference room, Zhang Lisheng pondered for a while before saying, "I think that a theologian who is proficient in kickboxing is far more useful than a linguist to communicate with these aborigines on the island."
"Young man, you're not the only smart person in this world. Many theologians have gathered on Shrimp B1 Island before.
Wait, what did you just say? "
"I said, 'A theologian who is good at kickboxing is far more useful than a linguist,' General.
These aborigines are short and strong. Many of the gods they worship are living monsters, just like how our ancestors would depict tigers, lions, and other fierce beasts on rock paintings to worship.
It's difficult to influence them with empty beliefs. If we want them to really understand how to listen and communicate, what we need is … "
"A theologian who is proficient in kickboxing …" Rowling frowned and muttered, "Not bad, young man! You're right! This is a new idea! Yes, this is a new idea …"
"However, no matter how good the idea is, it's still just an idea before it's tested." When Zhang Lisheng saw that his expected goal had been achieved, he shook his head calmly and said, "General, we've already digressed a little."
"That's right! We've digressed!" Rowling snapped back to reality and sighed with some regret. Carefully studying the Chinese young man who looked to be in his teens or twenties, he asked, "What's your name, young man?"
"Zhang Lisheng. I'm Professor Stephen's graduate student, General. "
"Zhang Lisheng, Zhang Lisheng …" After muttering the young man's name a few times, Rowling waved his hand and took the lead to walk out of the conference room. "Alright, professors, doctors, oh, and young Mr. Zhang Lisheng, it's almost time.
Eyes are always more useful than ears, that's why it's in the front. Let's go and see what's going to happen on this island at night. After you've seen it, there's a lot of things that don't need to be explained. You'll naturally understand it. "
Most of the scientists in the conference room had also just arrived on the island today. It was just that the time was different. They followed behind Rowling and kept shuttling in the underground passage in doubt. After walking for a long time, they finally climbed out of the bunker along several straight exits and realized that they had already arrived under the thick cement wall.
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