Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 189 - 157 I’m a Newcomer_1

Chapter 189: Chapter 157 I’m a Newcomer_1

In the following days, when there weren’t any training courses scheduled, Feng Yi would book the training ground at the crocodile center. He had never directly encountered crocodiles before, having only seen them in zoos or certain exhibitions.

Moreover, different species of crocodiles have varying habits, and there was much for Feng Yi to understand in this area where his knowledge was lacking.

However, as Chen Wei had said, the python-hunting activities took place from January to February, which was still the dry season in Florida. Crocodiles and snakes were not very active during this period, and even some poisonous snakes would retreat to other areas to hibernate. Overall, the period of the python hunt was a relatively safe time for humans, allowing the individuals in the field to have some weaknesses. The danger level would be much higher during the rainy season.

On this day, no courses had been arranged for the team. The training ground for the morning was fully booked, and Feng Yi had reserved Crocodile Area No. 5 for the afternoon.

Feng Yi got up early to eat breakfast in the cafeteria. He also bought an extra serving to take back, planning to eat it while reviewing his course notes in case he got hungry.

There were quite a few people like him, but others were usually bringing breakfast for their roommates or other team members, while Feng Yi was eating alone. Without him saying anything, no one knew the details, and in a group of people, such behavior didn’t stand out.

Upon entering the dormitory, he just happened to see the door of the next room open.

"Brother Zhai," Feng Yi thought for a moment and handed over the bag of breakfast he was carrying, "Want some?"

Zhai Yiyu rubbed his dark circles, and upon hearing Feng Yi’s offer, a smile of exhaustion appeared on his face, "Thanks, I’m starving."

Seeing that Feng Yi’s bag contained quite a lot, Zhai Yiyu thought Feng Yi hadn’t eaten in the cafeteria. He didn’t take much, just two buns to hold him over; he planned to sort out breakfast in the cafeteria later. Chewing on a bun, Zhai Yiyu turned to fetch a bottle of fruit juice from his room and handed it to Feng Yi, "This is a mixed fruit and vegetable juice made from my classmate’s family farm. The packaging is plain, but it tastes good."

Feng Yi didn’t refuse, taking the fruit juice and placing his breakfast bag on the communal dining table in the dorm. He started on Breakfast 2.0.

Indeed, the juice tasted really good.

"Does your classmate sell this juice online? The flavor is great; I want to buy some," Feng Yi said.

"They’re planning to, but it’s still in the preparation phase. I’ll let you know when it goes on sale," Zhai Yiyu replied.

Having shared a dorm for so long, they were all busy, and didn’t spend much time together, but even if they weren’t close, they weren’t total strangers either.

"Are Teacher Huang and Chen Wei in the dorm?" asked Zhai Yiyu. He had gotten up late and didn’t know if the other two were around.

"They’ve gone out. They were already done eating when I went to the cafeteria; Teacher Huang went to the lab, and Brother Chen went to the training ground," Feng Yi said.

Knowing that it was just the two of them in the dorm now, Zhai Yiyu asked Feng Yi, "Are you busy later?"

"Uh, I don’t have anything planned for the morning. I’m planning to review my course notes. Do you need help with something, Brother Zhai?"

"There is something, but it won’t take up much of your time," Zhai Yiyu said. "My juniors have started an electronic journal and asked me to contribute an article. I wrote one up last night and revised it this morning when I woke up. It looks fine to me, but I’d like you to take a look at it. As for content, it involves the recent training courses, which you should be familiar with."

Last night, Zhai Yiyu had stayed up late to finish the article. Realizing it was a bit short of the agreed word count, he had added some content. The article was not profound; it was aimed at the general public, so it was written in a simple and easy-to-understand way and was quite entertaining.

Feng Yi took the tablet that Zhai Yiyu handed over, on which the document was open.

The title of the article—"The Great Swamp Defense War".

The opening section gave a brief introduction to Florida—its topography, climate conditions, and species distribution.

Then it discussed the changes before and after the period of abnormal climate in Florida.

In human society, this period led to some losers and some winners.

The animal kingdom was the same—some declined while new powerhouses emerged, and the losers in the struggle were marginalized and devoured.

However, in the Florida Everglades, the emergent strong species were partly due to human factors and could lead to the disappearance of other animals, as well as posing a threat to humans.

Storms had destroyed some of Florida’s research centers and zoos, resulting in certain species invading the Everglades. In addition, reptile owners were also secretly releasing creatures into the Everglades.

Non-indigenous species began to strut in the Everglades. The big bosses of the python genus launched an invasion war on the swamp.

The abnormal climate period was an important turning point.

Zhai Yiyu’s article read:

"Represented by Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons, and African rock pythons, great leaders of the python clan had a tremendously shocking and exquisite love affair in this resource-rich Everglades, giving birth to strong hybrid progeny..."

After expanding their territory, the invading python bosses experienced intense internal competition. Although the abnormal climate period significantly weakened them, the emergence of the super hybrid offspring allowed this miraculous invasive group to rise again, ravaging the Everglades with a dominant posture.

In this battle, heavyweights of the water snake genus, part of the Colubrinae family, did not engage in real combat, merely making a token appearance. After all, there are reproductive barriers between the green anaconda and the pythons.

Super hybrid pythons continued to invade the Everglades. They could eat, fight, and had bad tempers.

The rule of the pythons: regions under their rule would all shift from bustling to silence.

The Everglades were being eaten into isolation by them; even the crocodiles were running out of deer to eat. To quote Steve, "The crocodiles in the wild are so thin it breaks your heart!"

No matter how many animals were introduced, they would be eaten by the pythons. How could the Everglades develop healthily?