Technological Hegemony

The car is a short-wheel Suzuki Jimny, which looks at least 20 years old. The exhaust pipe is full of rust, as if it is about to fall off the body at any time. The seat springs are exposed, and the owner of the car A layer of straw mat is added on top to prevent the spring from scratching the rider's buttocks.

The four of them drove this tattered little jeep into the jungle. The driver was the guide's son, and since the guide himself entered the rainforest area, his eyes suddenly became sharper.

Holding an old-fashioned Remington rifle, he kept standing all the time, with his head sticking out of the ceiling, observing the surrounding jungle.

At first, the dirt road was paved with gravel, but soon the road became muddy, and the jeep was driving very slowly. On average, Di Wuchang and Wei Chen had to get down to push the cart every 30 minutes.

When encountering more severe conditions, the electric winch installed at the front and rear of the jeep can play a role, drag the steel rope out of the winch, tie it to a tree, and then use the torque of the motor to pull the jeep out of the mud.

On the first afternoon, they only advanced 73 kilometers in five hours. They lived in the woods that night. The guide let Wei Chen and Di Wuchang stay in the car, and they slept outside with their son.

They lit a bonfire to prevent wild animals from approaching, and sprinkled some foul-smelling liquid around the jeep. It is said that it is the product of some kind of animal urine mixed with herbs to prevent poisonous snakes from approaching.

At dawn, Di Wuchang was awakened by gunshots. He hurried out of the jeep, but was grabbed by the guide's son.

Wei Chen also got up and asked the guide why he shot. The guide shook his head, saying that he didn't know, but he felt that danger was slowly approaching, maybe it was an ape, or maybe it was a cunning jaguar.

Finally, until dawn, I guided my son to check in the direction of the shooting, and brought back the body of a raccoon.

The corpse was covered with huge Amazon red ants, which were eating the raccoon's internal organs and brains. The guide's shot accurately hit the raccoon's neck.

The next afternoon, the road disappeared.

The river washed away the muddy path, so Di Wuchang and the others had to get out of the car, guide their son to take off his clothes, swim to the opposite bank with a cable, tie the rope to a big tree, and ask Di Wuchang and Wei Chen to grab the rope and swim across.

Di Wuchang was terrified to the extreme. He clearly remembered that this was the territory of piranhas. Those small things with sharp teeth and flat bodies were hidden somewhere in the water.

"Don't be afraid, the current is very fast. Even if there are piranhas, they will be washed away by the water, before they can bite our nipples." Wei Chen joked, but things backfired, and Di Wuchang trembled even more.

With the determination to die, Di Wuchang closed his eyes, firmly grasped the rope with both hands, and walked into the river with difficulty relying on his trembling legs.

suddenly~

His foot stepped on a rock at the bottom of the river. The rock was loose and twisted to Di Wuchang's ankle. His body lost his balance and he fell into the river. Only his hands were still firmly grasping the rope.

"Be careful!"

Wei Chen and the guide rushed towards him at the same time. At this time, Di Wuchang finally stood up after struggling and taking a few sips of cold water.

The strong fear made him forget everything, grabbed the rope, climbed desperately, and finally reached the other side of the river smoothly, but in the process, the waterproof bag behind him disappeared.

"Satellite phone, flares, first aid kit, that's about it."

Wei Chen comforted Di Wuchang, but Di Wuchang's face turned pale, and he lost his only satellite phone to communicate with the outside world in the jungle. This is by no means good news.

But no matter what, the road continued, and the four of them started on the road again, and walked forward for another two full days in the deserted jungle.

At night, Di Wuchang and Wei Chen slept in hammocks, endured the bites of mosquitoes, plugged their ears, and did not listen to the howling of animals in the distance, while the guide and his son stayed nearby.

Just when Di Wuchang's nerves were extremely tense,

When he felt that he could no longer sustain himself and was eager to return to the human world, a miracle finally appeared.

They met a group of local aborigines, who carried shotguns and prey on their backs. The children picked up many wild fruits and bird eggs in the jungle, and the adults hunted several large birds with colorful feathers and looked very plump.

The aborigines didn't wear grass skirts, nor were they naked, but rather worn out clothes worn out by urbanites. Moreover, they weren't barbaric, they didn't eat human flesh, but they greeted each other politely.

A teenager asked Di Wuchang and Wei Chen in fluent Chinese, "Are you Chinese or Korean? Or people from other countries in East Asia?"

Di Wuchang was stunned, Wei Chen said in Chinese, "We are Chinese, why can you speak Chinese?"

"Because my teacher is from Huaxia." The boy said.

Afterwards, he talked with the elders among the hunters in the native language. It seems that not everyone here understands Chinese, and the older ones still only speak the native language.

The elder's expression gradually became solemn, and he looked at Wei Chen and Di Wuchang with surprise in his eyes, and said to the boy with a whine.

The young man translated: "Since you are from the teacher's hometown, welcome!"

 …

The village is built by the river and is small in scale, with only about 200 people.

There is also a pier in the village, but due to the shallowness of this tributary, larger boats cannot pass. The aborigines will drive a kind of canoe made by hollowing out a whole piece of wood. The small canoe can only accommodate one person. Some can take three or four people.

Although the village is far away from civilization, technology has still entered the local area. They use solar panels to generate electricity, light up street lamps, and buy tableware and kitchen utensils for cooking from towns. In addition, they also have a satellite receiver and a Hisense TV shared by the whole village.

Besides hunting, the main source of income for the village is logging.

Find the rare wood in the jungle, cut it down, tie one end to the canoe and the other end to the wood, go down the river, and sell it to the wood buyer in the town.

The purchaser then changed hands and sold it to a Chinese timber merchant living in Manaus. In the end, the timber was transported across more than half of the world on a freighter to China, where it became expensive furniture.

The brothers of the Wen family that Di Wuchang had been looking for all the way lived in this village.

They have four wooden huts on the edge of the village, one of which is the children's classroom and the other three are where they live and eat.

Although one piece of luggage was lost, fortunately the most important piece was still kept. Di Wuchang opened it and took out two bottles of Moutai, while the Wen family brothers asked the villagers to cook some barbecue.

Four Chinese people, in this strange country, in the wild rainforest, toasted and drank together, it should be considered an anecdote in the world.

"I thought I'd see two Chinese men wearing furs and blood, wearing animal skins. I didn't expect you to have a high status here, and you became the teachers of the village, and this village is much better than we imagined. Even the street lights Yes." Wei Chen took a sip of Moutai and said, after going through this ups and downs, now he is finally completely relaxed.

Wen Chengling smiled, "It's the 21st century, and the real barbaric tribes probably only exist in movies. This place can be regarded as the eve of civilization. After all, the Brazilian authorities are not as good as China, and their management capabilities are limited. The river is too shallow for large ships to pass. , and there is no road, so the development is slow, these are not problems for our country, but for the Brazilian authorities, it is an impossible task.”

Wen Chengfeng nodded, "Well, if there is a road, or if the river can be dug deeper, this may become a tourist attraction. After all, this is the deepest village in the Amazon region, and if you go further inside, it is really a barren land. .”

The four had a pleasant exchange. It turned out that the Wen brothers also knew about Xingchen Technology. Every time someone from the village went to the town, they would bring some old newspapers. In addition, the village has satellite TV. These can help the Wen brothers understand the information of the outside world.

The person was finally found, but how should he speak?

Di Wuchang pondered quietly.

At this time, Wen Chengling suddenly took the initiative to say: "You guys should come to me because of ultra-ultraviolet lithography, right?"

Di Wuchang was slightly taken aback, looked at each other with Wei Chen, then nodded and said, "To be honest, I came to Brazil this time to invite the two of you back to China. At present, the global competition in science and technology has reached a fierce stage..."

Di Wuchang was about to say what he had already thought up, when Wen Chengling interrupted him.

"No need to explain, taking such a big risk and coming to such a remote place, we can feel the sincerity of Xingchen Technology." Wen Chengling said.

He raised his head and looked at the starry sky, suddenly his whole body twitched in pain, then he lowered his head deeply again, Di Wuchang saw that at this moment, his eyes were bloodshot.

"It was also such a night, the rare good weather, we chatted with the captain on the upper deck, talking about macaws in the rainforest, and my father and mother were on the lower deck..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Wen Chengling raised his head, showing a wry smile, "You guys came just in time, we are only one step away from success, tomorrow, go and see the results of our research over the years, after reading it Let's talk again."

The night was very quiet, and in the hot and humid air, Di Wuchang nodded slightly.