Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 740 - 474 Love is Here_2

The Chieftain did not approve of Feng Yi’s approach; the night jungle was extremely dangerous and very inhospitable to humans.

However, Feng Yi insisted, and so the Chieftain didn’t urge any further. Over the course of the day, Feng Yi’s behavior had already exceeded his understanding.

By the time Steve arrived, Feng Yi had already unearthed many pieces of fossil bones. Although they were only a small part of a complete skeleton, to the natives and to Steve, a professional, it was already considered a miraculous finding speed.

Steve brought two security assistants, both of whom he trusted and who were capable, having worked with him many times before. He had already discussed this with Feng Yi during their second encrypted call before Steve’s arrival.

Having flown from far away and researched en route, collecting and summarizing past information, Steve was indeed exhausted. But the passion emanating from within him made him appear invigorated, as if he had grown ten years younger. His heart seemed to have regressed by twenty years.

Upon arrival, in the temporary tent, he saw no one else but the mud-stained fossil bones.

"Ah, ah, it’s real! All of it is real!"

Steve rushed over and gently picked up the colossal beast’s fossil bones excavated by Feng Yi, examining them closely. His gaze was focused and fervent, as if he was holding the world’s most elusive and enigmatic treasure.

Feng Yi: "Wipe off your drool a bit."

Steve carefully placed the fossil bones back and casually wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, "What’s the plan now?"

Feng Yi: "Maybe you should take a nap first, get some rest."

Steve: "No need! I’m wide awake right now, can’t sleep, need to work! I’ll rest when I truly can’t keep going. Tell me, what’s the plan next?"

Feng Yi said, "I’ll continue to dig for the bones, and you’ll be responsible for cleaning up these, as well as the instrument scanning, data collection, can you handle all that?"

Steve nodded vigorously: "Yes! Just like you said, I’ll stay right here, nothing can separate me from them!"

My love is right here!

Steve looked towards the fossil bones, his eyes hazy with intoxication.

From the bones he had, he had already hypothesized the colossal beast’s approximate size.

Steve sighed softly: "The colossal beast, Sepan, breathtakingly stunning!"

Feng Yi: ...

Is that "breathtaking" in a physical sense?

Although enchanted by the colossal beast Sepan, and neglecting sleep and food, Steve had still seriously considered how to handle the matter.

"Just the few of us?"

Steve thought that even if Feng Yi didn’t contact other members of the agency, he would have brought in some armed forces to quarantine and secure the area.

Feng Yi said, "For now, security is in the hands of the Chieftain. I’ve spoken with him. With so many people in the tribe, that’s enough. I’ve asked them for help; locals have their advantages."

It’s mainly because asking for the help of the locals won’t cause a big stir.

If others were mobilized, there would be no such thing as confidentiality.

Still, Steve was worried: "Get help from the locals? I saw that Chieftain too today, he seemed alright for now, but who knows over time."

Feng Yi said, "Do you think we can keep this from the higher-ups for a few days?"

Steve frowned, pondered for a moment, then sighed: "At most two days."

The various departments of the agency were not fools, especially with the recent undertow of the Butterfly Project; the committee was keeping closer tabs on each expert’s movements. Considering all factors, they truly had only two days of secrecy, if that, before their location was exposed. The matter of the colossal beast Sepan would be quickly discovered as well.

Feng Yi smiled: "That’s enough."

Given the current progress, they certainly couldn’t find everything in two days, but by then he would have achieved his goal and would have a say in the matter.

The subsequent work could be handed over to others; after all, the agency and the expert committee truly needed to help with this situation.

With the work plan set, Feng Yi remembered the noises he heard during their last call.

"What happened on your end back then?"

Steve’s surging enthusiasm cooled down a bit, and he simply said, "Some unexpected setbacks."

He didn’t admit, out of embarrassment, that in his excitement, he had carelessly broken his newly acquired art sculpture.

Before coming here, he had already placed another order with the sculptor; he just had to wait a little longer. Unfortunately, he couldn’t delight everyone with the exquisite combination of art at the opening.

Now, his focus was still on the rainforest.

Steve’s enthusiasm surged again.

Without further delay, the two of them divided the work.

Steve had brought a lot of data, some from the joint protection agency’s database and some from the natives. There were records of the year’s meteorological disaster and the changes in the forest, as well as maps of the storm paths and the directions of the floods.

Their scant materials hardly offered much help for the excavation work. Yet, Feng Yi was able to conduct highly efficient excavations based on this limited information.

However, the search area was too large, and he would lose his sense of perception if he strayed too far, so he could only start searching along the routes destroyed by the past year’s collisions.

If they found the target, Feng Yi would make a record on the chart, combine the existing data and excavation results, and then proceed to estimate the general route to continue the search.

And all of this was already beyond comprehension for others, beyond reason.

Incredibly so!

The Chieftain looked at the newly added bones and remained silent for a long time.

Each time he saw them, he felt his knowledge being updated.

The tribe had undertaken the security work here, and they would also lend a hand for some small tasks; getting more pay, the villagers were quite happy and worked with enthusiasm. With the Chieftain around to supervise, the villagers were relatively well-behaved.

The Chieftain spent most of his time near the tent, and no one else was allowed to enter the tent; anything to be brought inside was delivered either by the Chieftain or by someone he specifically trusted.

Therefore, the Chieftain was also aware of the progress in the search for the bones.

"How exactly does that expert, Feng Yi, do it?!" the Chieftain wondered.

Steve finished treating a bone before addressing the Chieftain’s question, "Smell."

"Smell?" the Chieftain questioned in confusion.

"Yes."

"I know his sense of smell is good, but isn’t this too exaggerated... he can even smell that?"

"Of course, he’s even better than a dog!"

Having said that, Steve felt it wasn’t quite appropriate and added, "The most sophisticated detectors aren’t as effective as he is! However, he is more sensitive to the scent of snakes, other smells are just average for him."

The Chieftain didn’t know how "average" was in this context but surely it must be better than an average person, right?

Without dwelling any longer on the issue of smell, after all, the conclusion was that it was a display of professional ability.

The Chieftain was now more curious about the restoration of the legendary creature Serpan.

As the search for the bones continued, Steve cleaned, scanned, and entered data from the found bones into the computer’s modeling system, and the legendary beast from three hundred years ago was gradually taking shape before them.

Steve positioned another bone, and under the effect of a super-thick filter, he couldn’t help but sigh again, "It existed before I was born, and had perished by the time of my birth; destiny allowed us to meet, but not to know each other..."

In the midst of a sorrowful and reflective atmosphere, Feng Yi returned.

Ignoring the strange mood in the tent, he handed over the Serpan bones that he had excavated that day to Steve and looked at the bones already arranged in sequence.

"The committee will probably contact us tomorrow; this can’t be hidden, and they’ll send people right away. Before that, have all the necessary records been made?"

Steve, who had been feeling a bit low, perked up at Feng Yi’s words, like a warrior ready to defend his beliefs, "We’ve recorded our entire work process. We have enough videos and photos to prove it, so we’ll definitely have a say in how the events are handled and the bones are preserved!"

Feng Yi looked at the scattered skeleton and at the measuring tape beside it.

"It’s not very intuitive."

The Chieftain, who had been silent up until now, chimed in, "It’s indeed difficult to appreciate the might of the Serpan just by looking at the skeleton; maybe we should place a reference object next to it. How about I lie down next to it for a photo?" freēwēbnovel.com

Steve immediately said, "Let me do it, professionals for professional tasks. I’ll lie down nearby for comparison! Adjust the camera to get a clearer shot!"

Feng Yi pondered for a moment, "We can have a comparison subject, but we don’t need a person. Place one of the large wild serpents currently living in the forest next to it, that would make the contrast more obvious."

As he said that, he turned and walked out of the tent, "I know there’s one nearby, I’ll go catch it!"