Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1509 - 725: It’s Hard to Find Talent

Chapter 1509: Chapter 725: It’s Hard to Find Talent

Old Niu wiped the sweat off his forehead, both hot and cold, and whispered scoldingly to a young man behind him: "You little rascal, I asked you to prepare for welcoming foreign friends, why did you bring such a big bunch of firecrackers? If these were set off, wouldn’t they think we have no idea about environmental protection?"

The young man felt very wronged and muttered with his head down: "Uncle, you’re being unreasonable. Haven’t we always done it this way before? You used to complain that the firecrackers I prepared were too small..."

"You still dare to talk back?" Old Niu slapped the young man on the head. "Do you even understand environmental protection?"

A few years ago, if anyone said not to set off firecrackers, Old Niu would definitely be the first one to rush up and ask why. However, since the firecracker ban a year before last, everyone’s acceptance has significantly increased.

Old Niu thought he would get a chance to show himself, but to his surprise, now there were officials from the city, pushing him, a cement factory owner, completely out of the spotlight, having to stay behind the crowd.

As soon as they got off the car, there were too many people in front. After figuring out why these foreign friends had come, several departments from the city showed up all at once, including forestry tourism investment promotion and the government office.

If the city was so proactive, the county couldn’t fall behind, and the corresponding departments sent their people over as well.

At this point, it was actually getting late, but these foreign friends heard that the destination wasn’t far and even suggested they could take tents and head up the mountain overnight.

Unfortunately, it was really hard to find tents on such short notice, and it was impossible to have so many people going up to camp on the mountain. After much hassle, Old Niu finally got a chance to step in: "Ladies and gentlemen, leaders, the village has prepared rooms. How about letting our friends stay here and setting off early tomorrow morning?"

So, Yan Fei consulted with Kuber and Hofstadter: "As you can see, our village is still relatively underdeveloped. Due to lack of preparations, even tents aren’t sufficiently available. Although the mountain is not large, it’s rarely entered for hunting, so there are many wild animals inside. Not to hide from you, the day before I encountered two River Scorpions, I also ran into a group of wild boars in the mountains, and it was only after fighting off one of them that I managed to scare away the group of boars."

Kuber and Hofstadter believed him, seeing a place that could support species like the River Scorpions must be well-protected environmentally, and probably sparsely populated.

Thus, next, Old Niu moved some large courtyards in the village to accommodate the survey team and people like Yan Fei, while the rest had to return to the county town to find accommodations.

The night passed without incident, and the next morning, the lively team finally set off.

Old Niu, eager to show off, took the lead with a few villagers to clear the path. Yan Fei and Kuber were in the middle, accompanied by a large group of people who had no choice but to follow behind.

The future Yan expert was babbling, using language that the people behind him couldn’t understand, recounting his discoveries here: "Actually, I was just here on a trip. Although I’m usually interested in biology, I’m really just an outsider. Coming here, it was just out of habit to observe and see if I could find anything interesting."

"Discovering the two River Scorpions was purely accidental. For me, observing small animals is one of my few hobbies. When my girlfriend and I came to the riverside, she went down to catch fish, and I prepared to grill them for her. Just as I flipped a rock by the creek, I suddenly spotted them..."

"It really was a coincidence, at that time I was merely captivated by their size. You know, being so huge and looking similar to scorpions but slightly different, naturally, I got the idea to observe them and attempt to make an observational record, considering it as a pre-university admission training."

"I had just completed the national college entrance exam here, and the three options I filled were all biology-related majors. Without this accidental discovery, it still has always been my dream..."

Kuber and Hofstadter were touched by this sincere and simple young man who had a strong passion for biology. Having traveled this way, they had already experienced the local conditions and frankly, they felt it was quite backward.

But upon seeing Yan Fei had established a rather perfect laboratory based on a small farm, their impression of this young entrepreneur was exceptionally good.

After also finding out that Yan Fei not only spoke fluent English but was also proficient in Japanese, they had already attributed two words to this young man in their hearts: diligent.

In a context-free environment, to train oneself to speak so fluently, one can imagine it must have taken countless efforts to achieve this. You should know that even the young scholars from Cambridge University, in such an environment, each can master one to three foreign languages, and occasionally someone can manage four to five, which is already considered genius level.

While Yan Fei, in a remote small town, not only independently operated a ranch but also persistently self-studied various subjects and mastered two foreign languages, calling him diligent at his age was almost an understatement for his efforts.

At that moment, hearing Yan Fei repeatedly state his discovery was accidental, Hofstadter immediately said: "No no no, many great scientific discoveries stem from accidents. However, we all know that saying, ’Fortune favors the prepared mind.’ You, being able to think of bringing the River Scorpions back for observation and study upon seeing them, benefited from your intense passion for science. Without such a heart, how could one make the right judgment in the face of anomalies?"