Elves to the top

On a plane at the Congolese airport, five ordinary-looking Chinese were the first to get off the plane.

As soon as I stepped out of the plane, I was greeted by the fresh and humid air unique to the tropical rainforest.

A man wearing thick glasses opened his arms, looked up at the blue sky, greedily breathed in the air that was comfortable for his lungs, and said in a great mood: "We are finally here!"

"At least keep a low profile and don't attract too much attention!"

Wearing short shorts, a suspender vest, and a big lady's hat on her head, the woman, who was completely dressed in the tropical rainforest, couldn't help but give the man with glasses a rollicking look.

"Don't worry, the more casual the better."

A familiar muscular man in the lead said: "Just treat it as if we are here for vacation. This is in line with our status."

"White Fang, thank you for being with us."

The man with glasses said to the muscular man, taking off his thick glasses. Although his appearance had changed, familiar people could still vaguely see Lu Zhenya's somewhat familiar face.

"Let's go quickly."

Another man wearing a T-shirt and shorts said awkwardly: "I'm used to wearing Taoist robes, but I'm really not used to changing into these clothes."

The two women chuckled, and the group quickly got off the plane.

After retrieving their luggage, the five people left the airport in an orderly manner and prepared to go to the hotel they had booked.

The group of them met up at Nancheng Airport, and then took a plane to Beijing, and then took a direct flight to Ethiopia. It had already taken fourteen hours to get to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and they had to wait for another four hours. flight to the capital Kinshasa.

The group of people were quite tired after taking the plane, but as soon as they stepped out of the airport and saw such a rich tropical city, with flowers and trees everywhere, their fatigue was instantly relieved.

Entering the city, the tropical rainforest atmosphere becomes even more intense.

Everything I saw and heard was full of novelty.

Coconut trees, mango trees, palm trees and even baobab trees are all green and full of fruits. It’s no wonder that the people here don’t like to work. Just the fruits picked at random are enough to fill people up.

Various buildings are hidden among the greenery, and the whole city is like a big garden. Against the backdrop of blue sky and white clouds, it looks particularly quiet and charming.

There are only two seasons throughout the year. The rainy season is from October to May, with generally higher temperatures and frequent showers.

June to September is the dry season, with cooler weather and generally cloudy weather with little rain.

I have heard most often that it rains and the sun comes out more than a dozen times a day.

Lu Zhenya and the others were quite lucky and didn't encounter heavy rain along the way.

We arrived at the booked hotel successfully, collected the keys, and returned to our rooms.

After finishing arranging, the other four people quickly came to Lu Zhenya's room.

After Trigger finished checking the room, Shangguan Bai frowned and said helplessly: "How long will we have to carry the Variety Monster with us? It's so hard to get used to it."

"It's never a mistake to be careful."

Trigger said: "After all, we are not in the country now, so it's better to be careful."

Lu Zhenya nodded, then looked at Shangguan Bai and said, "Has the specific location changed?"

Shangguan Bai took out a mini compass from his pocket. After playing with it for a while, he nodded and said, "The direction has not changed. It seems that the elf is stationed there."

"It doesn't matter."

Sirona said: "By the way, can we have something to eat first? I'm already very hungry."

After hearing Sirona's words, the tense atmosphere among everyone suddenly disappeared.

After being on a plane for such a long time, even though in-flight meals were provided, several of us were a little hungry by now.

"I'll go order some food."

Trigger volunteered to stand up and said, "You guys continue talking."

With that said, Trigger went out first to order food.

Lu Zhenya and the others continued to discuss their next journey.

But 10 minutes later, Trigger came back with an ugly face, and then said helplessly: "Forget it, eat some dry food to deal with it, I guess you can't eat the food in this hotel."

"What's wrong? What is it?"

Lu Zhenya asked curiously, and for a moment he was a little curious about the food here.

"When I went to the kitchen, they were killing gorillas, and there were some monkeys in cages, and there was ant paste made from ants on the stove."

Trigger spread his hands, indicating that he didn't mean what he wanted to say.

After listening to Trigger's story, everyone suddenly lost their appetite, and they all said that they should eat some dry food to deal with it.

Of course, this is a regional custom here, and outsiders like them can't say much.

After all, there are many reasons for this phenomenon. If you don’t live in Congo, Africa, and don’t think in their position, anything you say is unfair.

Westerners have plundered this country for centuries, resulting in Congo's current overpopulation and years of civil war. Now they want to survive and eat meat, so what reason do they use to complain.

Even in China, there are some cruel dishes.

In this regard, Lu Zhenya and the others could only say that they were not involved, but they would not completely deny it all like Our Lady.

Soon, a few people boiled a pot of hot water and made a simple meal with these compressed biscuits.

After eating, several people continued to discuss.

In fact, compared to the ferocious beasts in the Congo rainforest, with elves in their hands, they are actually not weak at all.

But the really scary things are actually the little ones in the rainforest.

Poisonous insects, or those terrifying viruses in harsh environments.

For example, Ebola is almost fatal if you get the disease.

However, before coming here, Lu Zhenya and the others had received several vaccinations to prevent themselves from contracting the viruses.

After discussing the itinerary, several people also returned to their respective rooms and began to catch up on the jet lag and prepare for the subsequent itinerary.

After repairing overnight, the five of us did not stay the next day. After renting a car, we drove directly to the border.

Until the border, Lu Zhenya's impression of Congo was somewhat in line with the situation in his mind.

Soldiers can be seen everywhere, and they are all armed with AK47s.

At both ends of the border fortress are tanks of the United Nations forces. The cannon barrels are covered with camouflage cover, and on the top of each turret there is a soldier looking over, holding a submachine gun.

However, don't worry too much.

The local government protects tourists a lot. Not only them, Europeans, especially the French, like to come to Congo very much. Generally, the local government will send soldiers to protect them.

After returning the rented vehicle, Lu Zhenya and his party took the documents of the scientific expedition team and passed smoothly.

After that, a few people spent some money to find a more senior guide and asked about the current situation of the rainforest.

It is said that money can make all the difference. After Lu Zhenya and the others spent a lot of money, the guide almost told everything he had seen and heard, as well as many things to pay attention to in the rainforest.

Lu Zhenya and the others remembered carefully until the guide really had nothing more to say, and then they left here.