From the Island Owner to the King

At the farmer's market, many people gathered around and surrounded the place where Chen Rui was standing.

At this time, the guide Labachi Kamba said something to those people, and then showed them pictures one by one.

Then, those people chattered.

Chen Rui looked at Labachi Kamba and said in English, "How about it, did you get some useful clues from them?"

"!" Labachi Kamba waved his hand and said, "They're just curious about the dinosaurs in the picture."

The pair left the farmers market disappointed.

Next, Labachi Kamba took Chen Rui to the nearby villages along the river bank and the edge of the rainforest, hoping to get some clues.

After a few days, there was no clue at all.

Chen Rui plans to go upstream along the Congo River, enter the jungle, go to the most primitive and wild places in the world, and look for tribes living in the depths of the rainforest, hoping to find it from these people who have dealt with the jungle all their lives to some clues.

However, Chen Rui is very unfamiliar with this vast area of ​​the Congolese rainforest, which is second only to the tropical rainforest in the Amazon Basin and known as the "second lung of the earth".

It is very difficult for Chen Rui to find the primitive tribes living in the jungle by himself, to communicate with the people of the primitive tribes, and to inquire about clues.

Therefore, Chen Rui needs a few guides who are willing to enter the Congolese rainforest with him.

These guides require a very familiarity with the environment of the rainforest.

It is also required to be able to understand Lingala, or Ki-Congo, Chiluba and Swahili, one of Swahili languages.

Chen Rui briefly explained his requirements to Labachi Kamba, and offered him $4,000 to hire him, asking him if he would continue to be his guide. Enter the rainforest.

$4000 is a very large amount of money.

For a simple comparison, China has many mining companies in Congo (DRC).

Hiring a black casual worker is paid 1,500 Congolese francs a day, or about $1.75. Equivalent to about RMB 10, there are a lot of people willing to do it.

A monthly salary of $200 is middle class in Congo (DRC).

$4000 is a very large amount of money. Labachi Kamba is of course very willing.

Chen Rui asked Labachi Kamba to find three more guides. The hiring price was US$3,000, which was 1,000 less than Labachi Kamba. He also needed more than a dozen security guards to protect everyone's safety.

Day three.

Labachi Kamba found three guides and a dozen security guards that Chen Rui needed.

More than a dozen security guards, some with guns.

Chen Rui was ready to set off and walked along the Congo River.

Because the Congo River flows very fast. In particular, after the Congo River passes through Kinshasa and Brazzaville, there is a rapidly descending watershed, which is called a waterfall.

However, due to the large amount of water, people cannot see the real waterfall, and what is displayed in front of people is the rapids.

If it can be counted as a waterfall, it is the largest and fastest waterfall in the world.

Boats cannot go up the fast-flowing river.

Under the guidance of the guide, we had to walk along the river bank.

Because, it is not easy to get lost in the vast rainforest, and. Easier to find tribes that live in the rainforest.

Because most of the tribes lived along the river.

The river can provide them with sufficient water, and. It can also bring them abundant food. There are many fish in the Congo River, and there are various wild animals living on the banks of the Congo River.

Chen Rui walked in the middle.

Today, Chen Rui wears a jungle hat, a denim shirt, quick-drying loose pants, military shoes, and a canvas waterproof backpack.

The guide in the team, the security guard did not dress as formally as Chen Rui, but he also covered himself tightly. A gaiter was made on the foot with a strip of cloth.

In the jungle, this must be worn.

There are a lot of poisonous snakes and insects in the jungle.

Second come. Second, to prevent mosquitoes, it is the rainy season. It is the time when mosquitoes breed in large numbers, and the weather is sultry, the jungle is densely covered with vegetation, and it is dark and humid, which breeds the breeding of mosquitoes. There are many mosquitoes, like the bombers of World War II, densely packed.

Mosquitoes in Congo (Kinshasa) are more virulent than domestic mosquitoes and are susceptible to malaria. Malaria in Congo (Kinshasa) is very frequent, and if this disease is not treated, it will definitely be fatal.

The number of people who die each year from malaria in the DRC is equivalent to the number of people killed in a moderate war.

Even if the lives of Congolese people are worthless.

But no one wants to make fun of their own little life.

Chen Rui followed the team to walk in the rainforest. The dense plants blocked the sunlight. Through the dense leaves, the vines could reach the ground with very little sunlight. The surrounding environment was very dark and humid, and the ground was covered with dead leaves and plants. , there are bursts of unpleasant smell in the air.

A variety of shade-loving snakes and insects haunt them.

It just rained heavily today.

The rainy season in Congo (DRC) is from November to May of the following year.

At this time, it is November, the rainy season in Congo (DRC) has just arrived, and it basically rains every 2 to 3 days.

Chen Rui's clothes were soaking wet, sticking to the skin slippery, and the sultry weather made Chen Rui very uncomfortable.

"Everyone, take a rest." Chen Rui said.

Chen Rui found that the black man's physical strength was very good. He walked several kilometers in the jungle with 20 to 30 pounds of salute on his back. He looked very relaxed and didn't catch his breath.

In fact, it is true. The physical fitness of white people and yellow races is far less than that of black people. There are many long-distance runners and sprint champions in the world. Almost all black people. The East African race for long-distance running and the West African species for sprinting mean that the Olympic men's 10,000-meter long-distance race is monopolized by black athletes whose ancestors came from East Africa, and the 100-meter sprint is monopolized by black racers whose ancestors came from West Africa.

Everyone sat down, drank some water, ate some dry food, rested for half an hour, and continued to set off.

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Walked in the dense rainforest for 3 or 4 days.

Finally came to a black village.

The village is very simple.

The houses are thatched huts, built with a frame of wood that can be cut down at will, covered with leaves, thatch, and then smeared with mud, which is their residence.

A house like this can only simply shelter from the wind and rain. In the event of heavy rain, it can only be crammed temporarily. Wherever there is poor water, it will be blocked.

Chen Rui walked over.

People in this village may not have seen outsiders for a long time.

The whole village ran out.

Curiously looked at Chen Rui and his party. (To be continued)