"Bian Zhao, I just want to borrow your hovercraft. You won't refuse, right?"
Jiang Ran asked sincerely, "We're just going to rescue someone. We'll return the hovercraft to you in half an hour at most. As an observer of the show, it's your responsibility to protect the contestants' lives!"
"Oh, really?" Bian Zhao said expressionlessly, "When you first came to me to discuss cooperation, that wasn't what you said."
Before Jiang Ran could respond, another contestant next to him pleaded, "Please, the alarm has been going off for so long, Xiao Gu must be scared down there alone, can you save him?"
Bian Zhao did not respond immediately.
She glanced at the crowded crowd around her, all of whom had the same expression of worry and expectation on their faces.
It is not difficult to imagine that once the word "no" is uttered, what will follow will probably not be begging, but open robbery.
Bian Zhao didn't hesitate for too long and soon gave in.
The people gathered nearby immediately cheered. After Bian Zhao said the code to start the hover car, they retreated like a tide and ran to the back to drive her hover car.
"On behalf of Xiao Gu, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you." Jiang Ran saluted her.
"Are you thanking me on his behalf?" Bian Zhao asked.
"What else?" Jiang Ran said, "Wait until I pull him up, and then let him thank you in person?"
"No, thank you. It's fine."
"Um."
"But since you want to thank me, shouldn't you do something more practical?"
"Um?"
Bian Zhao said expressionlessly, "Just owe me a favor first. I'll pay it back when I think it over."
Jiang Ran held his forehead and said, "You really don't want to suffer any loss at all."
Bian Zhao said politely, "Thank you. I learned this from you."
Bian Zhaote brought a hover car to Earth. After all, it was just for the convenience of his own life and the comfort of his journey, so he only brought a single-person version of the hover car with a very limited capacity.
Including the space left for the injured Xiao Gu, there is only room for one more person.
Of course, there was no doubt about the position of the lifeguard. No one discussed it much and just asked Jiang Ran for help.
"Back to Earth" has been aired for two seasons now. The contestants who can come here now have all seen Jiang Ran's heroic deeds of crossing rivers and seas and saving people under pythons on Star Network. Everyone thinks that she is the most suitable person to save people.
Of course Jiang Ran did not refuse and walked straight into the hovercraft.
However, two minutes later, the hovercraft did not move at all, and there was no sign of it rising.
Everyone's initial anticipation gradually turned to confusion, and expressions of puzzlement appeared on their faces.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Is this car broken?"
Bian Zhao glanced at him coldly, and the man immediately stopped talking.
"It can't be broken, right?" someone said. "It was working fine when we just drove it over here."
"Yeah, even if the car was going to break down, it couldn't be done so 'in time', right?"
Just as everyone was discussing with doubts, Jiang Ran opened the car door and walked out as usual.
"Um...can someone teach me how to drive a hover car?"
Everyone:"……"
Bian Zhao: “Puff——”
The metallic, mechanical laughter lingered in the quiet forest, sounding exceptionally cold and long.
Jiang Ran: “…”
This is the sadness that is unique to those who travel through time.
The invention of the hover car is for convenience, not to make things difficult for people.
It not only has a manual mode, but also an automatic flight mode that only requires setting a route. The new "teacher" taught Jiang Ran for less than two minutes, explaining the functions of each button, and Jiang Ran quickly learned it.
Bathed in the incredulous gazes of the crowd, with Bian Zhao's mocking snort in his ears, Jiang Ran walked into the hovercraft calmly.
Only when he was out of everyone's sight did Jiang Ran couldn't help but touch his nose.
Tsk, that's a bit embarrassing.
But it didn't take long before the awkwardness faded away.
After entering the tiankeng, Jiang Ran focused his attention on the ground at the bottom of the pit, whose distance was difficult to estimate, and the surrounding environment.
Tiankeng is a very rare geological phenomenon, usually formed naturally after hundreds of thousands of years of erosion by underground rivers.
In the 21st century of the Earth Era, the total number of tiankengs discovered and confirmed in the world did not exceed two hundred.
Jiang Ran didn't know whether the sinkhole here existed at that time or was formed over thousands of years. The only thing that was certain was that if this sinkhole was placed on an exploration map of the 21st century, it would definitely be marked with a big red cross, indicating that it was extremely dangerous.
The pit walls formed a 90-degree right angle with the ground, and there were no plants growing on the walls, so they could almost be considered smooth and flat.
This is a wonder for those who are watching, but for explorers who are climbing with their bare hands using ropes, it can be fatal at any time. No wonder Xiao Gu fell into the bottom of this pit without paying attention.
The vertical drop of hundreds of meters made Jiang Ran break out in cold sweat.
It was not until she reached the bottom of the pit that she looked around and saw Xiao Gu lying on the ground in an inconspicuous corner.
Jiang Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thanks to the high technology of the interstellar age.
If this happened in the 21st century, I really don’t know if this person could be saved.
"Little Sister Jiang!" Gu Ce shouted excitedly, "Are you here to save me?"
"Don't speak too loudly, save your energy." Jiang Ran walked over to him and squatted down.
"Okay, okay! I'll do whatever you say!"
It's the same whether I agree or not.
Jiang Ran complained in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.
He looks quite energetic and his injuries don't seem too serious.
It would be much easier once we found the person. Jiang Ran first checked his injuries.
As expected, it was not too serious overall. At least the head was not injured, and the injuries were mainly concentrated in the lower body.
There was a slight fracture in the calf, but it was still within controllable range. The most serious injury was the abrasion. It felt like a piece of flesh was cut off from the thigh. The pants were torn and soaked with blood that kept flowing out.
"I really admire you," Jiang Ran sighed, "You're injured like this... and you can still be so excited even though it hurts so much."
Gu Ce supported himself on the ground with both hands to maintain his balance. After hearing Jiang Ran's words, he tilted his head and said, "Does it hurt? I don't feel any pain."
"That's even worse," Jiang Ran said, "I'm afraid it's a local blood circulation disorder caused by excessive blood loss."
"What, what, what obstacle?"
"That is to say, if I don't get treated, I'm afraid I'll become paralyzed in the future."
"Then, let's get treated quickly. Sister Jiang, please save me. I'm still young and don't want to become paralyzed so early. Wuwuwu..."
"Okay, if you want to be cured, just shut up."
"OK!"
Gu Ce ran his finger along the edge of his mouth to indicate that it was sealed.
Seeing that his intimidation had worked, Jiang Ran also concentrated on studying his wound.
The thigh injury can wait until I get back to the surface and borrow a treatment device to treat it. This season's preparations are so thorough, the treatment device must have been brought.
What needs to be addressed right now is his fracture. The bones must be fixed first to prevent them from becoming more dislocated when the person is lifted into the hovercraft and transported up.
Fortunately, Jiang Ran brought a bandage with him when he came down, and he was able to pick up some branches on the ground, so it was not difficult to fix the bones for the person.
"Bear with it, it might be a little painful." Jiang Ran reminded him before he started.
"Okay," Xiao Gu agreed with a determined look on his face. "Come on! I'm ready!"
Jiang Ran quickly reached out his hand.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh help—”
“…”
By the time Jiang Ran brought the person back to the ground, Gu Ce's face was already dazed, as if he had lost his soul.
Jiang Ran dusted off his hands and walked out of the hovercraft: "Do you know where Xu Yang is? I want to borrow a therapeutic device from him."
"No need to look for it, I have already brought the treatment device." Xu Yang walked up and said.
At the same time, everyone who had been waiting nervously for a long time also gathered around.
"Is there any hope for Xiao Gu?"
"I just heard him shouting for help. Has he already..."
"I heard it too. It was so loud that I almost died of fright."
Jiang Ran waved his hands helplessly: "It's okay, don't think too much, the treatment device will just scan it and it will be fine."
Everyone was still hesitant: "But that sound just now..."
"It's the cry of the soul in pain."
“…”
Jiang Ran obviously had no need to deceive everyone, and the facts proved this.
After being scanned by the therapeutic device, Xiao Gu immediately regained his lively state.
Seeing that he seemed to be fine, his friend hit him on the head in annoyance.
"Really? Why did you go into the tiankeng for no reason? It's really worrying."
"It's not for no reason!" Gu Ce raised his head and argued, "Xiaohong kept trying to run inside, and I was really worried, so I followed her down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone nearby started to worry.
"Xiaohong?"
“What Xiaohong?”
"Could there be someone else under this sinkhole?"
"But among the contestants this season, there doesn't seem to be anyone with a red name?"
“…”
"Stop, stop, stop. Stop it."
Gu Ce made a gesture and explained helplessly: "Xiaohong is not a human, don't worry so much."
Everyone: "Then Xiaohong is..."
Gu Ce: "A bird I raised."
Everyone: “…”
Not to mention everyone who had been worried for a long time, even Jiang Ran almost laughed to death when he heard this answer.
When Bian Zhao heard this, he stood up from his wheelchair on the spot, walked behind Gu Ce in full view of everyone, and kicked him out of his hovercraft.
"Stupid thing," Bian Zhao said, "I hope my car hasn't been infected by your stupidity."
Gu Ce's leg hadn't fully healed yet. After trembling and steadying himself, he rubbed his kicked butt and said aggrievedly, "I'm worried about Xiaohong. It's such a deep pit. Who knows if it can fly back..."
"I don't know if Xiaohong can fly back, but I know you definitely didn't fly back."
"This, this... the rope suddenly broke, otherwise it wouldn't be..."
"You should be thankful that the rope didn't break when you first went down."
“…”
Several people started chatting about Xiaohong, and Jiang Ran suddenly remembered something.
She patted Gu Ce's shoulder from behind and said, "I heard that you refused to use the life-saving bag and didn't want to end the game. Could it be because..."
"Because Xiaohong hasn't had dinner today and is waiting for me to feed her." Gu Ce said as a matter of course, and then he smiled shyly again, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Everyone: “…”
Help, how could there be such a person?
Everyone was shocked by Gu Ce's reaction and attitude. No one spoke for a moment in the huge jungle.
After a long while, someone finally asked, "Where is your Xiaohong now?"
Hearing this, Gu Ce pointed to the tree next to him and said, "It's right there! Do you see those huge red tail feathers? That's Xiaohong!"
The little red bird, which had been perched high on a branch, seemed to have noticed Gu Ce's movements and realized that the group was talking about it. It flew down from the tree in a friendly manner, circled around the group a few times, and then landed proudly on Gu Ce's shoulder.
"Is this Xiaohong?"
"yes!"
"It's...it's quite beautiful."
"Of course!"
When everyone around was amazed by Xiaohong, Jiang Ran also looked at it carefully.
There is a reason why Gu Ce likes Xiaohong so much. It is indeed a very beautiful bird.
Although Xiaohong is called this name, it is not entirely red. On the contrary, its whole body is colorful, like a beautiful jigsaw puzzle.
The feathers on its upper chest, from beak to chin, are green, while the upper half of its head is yellow, and its beak is gray-blue. Beyond its tan wings, the rest is a large, fluffy red tail. From a distance, the tail itself stretches as long as two of its body, resembling the long tail of a comet, vibrant and beautiful.
There were sounds of admiration all around.
After Jiang Ran finished observing, he slowly said, "This is the bird of paradise, the national bird of Papua New Guinea."
"Really?" Gu Ce's eyes lit up. "Xiao Hong's background is so remarkable?"
"Of course it's true," Jiang Ran nodded. "A long time ago, there was a legend about birds of paradise in the Taj Mahal. It was said that they only ate dew from heaven and were messengers communicating with heaven."
"What!?" Xiao Gu was furious. "They only eat dew? But I also fed it wild fruits! What should I do? Will I feed it to death?"
Everyone nearby cast accusatory glances at him: "How can you be so careless when doing things!?"
"Don't worry so much."
Jiang Ran looked at the indignant crowd, held his forehead and said with difficulty: "The reason why the legend is called a legend is because it is false."
Everyone: “…”Is that so?
Gu Ce let out a long sigh: "I was scared to death."
Jiang Ran: "Don't panic."
Gu Ce: "That's good, that's good. It seems I can feed Xiaohong chicken normally."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, but as Xiaohong was still on his shoulder, he had to use his other hand to reach the bag behind him. It seemed that he had already prepared the chicken in advance.
"Stop!" Jiang Ran hurriedly stopped him.
"What's wrong?" Gu Ce raised his head in confusion.
"Even if the bird of paradise is not picky, it wouldn't feed it chicken..." Jiang Ran said with great difficulty, "Chickens and birds have been one family for thousands of years."
"Is that so?" Gu Ce raised his head.
"Really?" Others were also confused.
Jiang Ran felt very painful.
Why do these people want to feed chicken to birds and act like it's a matter of course?
Of course, she would not tolerate such outrageous behavior. After much persuasion, she finally persuaded the group of people to stop.
The prepared food could not be used, and Gu Ce was at a loss for a moment.
He asked seriously, "If Xiaohong doesn't eat chicken, what else can she eat?"
"Fruits, or some arthropods," Jiang Ran said. "Occasionally, they'll eat frogs as a treat."
Gu Ce: "Frog!?"
Jiang Ran: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Gu Ce: "Didn't you just say Xiao Hong doesn't eat chicken? You were lying to me! You were exposed so quickly!"
Others also cast suspicious glances.
Jiang Ran: “…”
She felt suffocated and urgently needed an oxygen mask.
It's a pity that everyone is still in the competition venue and can't use the laptop, otherwise she would have to throw Tianji's information in the faces of these ignorant people.
Bian Zhao, who was watching the show next to him, finally couldn't help but laughed softly.
Jiang Ran caught the voice instantly and turned her head sensitively: "That wasn't a mechanical voice...was that your real voice?"
Bian Zhao quickly regained his expressionless face, and a cold, mechanical, metallic voice rang out again: "You heard it wrong."
Bian Zhao refused to admit it, and Jiang Ran did not ask any further questions.
As for the current situation...what is more important is this group of guys in front of me who can't tell the difference between frogs and chickens.
Jiang Ran spent a lot of time explaining that frogs are frogs, amphibians, not birds at all, and are a completely different species from the "chickens" they usually know.
After some persuasion, everyone finally understood.
Someone angrily said: "Really! If it's not a chicken, why give it such a confusing name!"
Jiang Ran: "...I don't know either. Why don't you travel back thousands of years and ask?"
Gu Ce also realized that the chicken he had prepared was useless, and he took out a small wild fruit from his bag with some disappointment.
"Oh, it seems Xiaohong will have to make do with it tonight." He felt very sorry.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaohong fluttered down from his shoulder, walked around him for a few steps, and then leaned against his feet affectionately.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch."
Gu Ce's wound was obviously touched by Xiaohong, and for a moment he could only hop on one leg to avoid the attack from it. But Xiaohong obviously didn't understand why this person suddenly changed his attitude and wanted to chase him to touch him.
Gu Ce was reluctant to drive it away, so he had to jump around hard to avoid it touching his wounds again.
When everyone around saw this scene, they all envied Gu Ce for having Xiaohong sticking to him. It was good enough that he didn't make trouble, so how could he be willing to help?
For a moment, Gu Ce could only dodge in a panic, but although he was busy saying words of refusal, his eyes and expression were full of satisfaction.
Jiang Ran felt very relieved to see this natural and harmonious scene.
Perhaps this is one of the benefits of the Earth being left deserted for thousands of years. Nature can return to a more natural state, species can thrive better, and humans, returning here after a long period of alienation, can also interact with nature in a more gentle and relaxed manner.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran quietly stepped back a little.
It would be more accurate to say that Gu Ce was playing happily with Xiaohong rather than avoiding her. In such a scene, there was no need for her to appear again.
Of course, Jiang Ran was not the only one who thought this way.
Just as Gu Ce was completely unaware and happily walking around in circles with Xiaohong, the crowd that had been watching for a long time gradually dispersed.
It was already dark, but Jiang Ran did not walk towards the camp. Instead, he looked around and finally walked towards the orange-yellow shadow.
That was the direction where Bian Zhao was.
Bian Zhao was very sensitive. Although her back was facing Jiang Ran, she turned her head vigilantly when they were some distance apart.
"What's wrong? Do you have something to talk to me about?" she asked.
"Yes," Jiang Ran hesitated for a while, and finally said directly, "I want to borrow your hovercraft again."
"Oh?" Bian Zhao's interest was piqued. "There's no need to save anyone now, right? What do you want to borrow the hovercraft for?"
"Don't worry about that," Jiang Ran paused and said, "Just decide whether you want to lend it to me or not."
Bian Zhao obviously didn't want to go along with her words. Instead, he was very interested: "If you don't want to say... can't I guess?"
"Hover vehicles are generally not needed on islands, and of course, they can't be used to enter the sea."
"You want to borrow a car, either to go up to the sky or to go down to the earth..."
"Right now, you should..."
The more Bian Zhaoyue said, the more nervous Jiang Ran became, and his mind was spinning rapidly.
Seeing that the other party was about to guess it, Jiang Ran immediately wanted to change the subject and deliberately change the topic.
However, as soon as the word "you" came out, a whispering sound suddenly came from the bushes next to them, interrupting their conversation.
"Hey, do you remember Jiang Ran saying earlier that it's best not to use more than three colors when composing a picture?"
"Of course I remember! I've been thinking about this for a long time. Every time I go out to take pictures, I have to think about it and try to decide whether red and green are better, or yellow and purple are more wonderful."
"That's right, actually, I think blue and orange look pretty good too! And hot pink and sky blue are pretty good too!"
"Yeah! And look at that little red, that extremely something bird, it has so many colors all over its body, yellow, green, red, and gray, how can it be just three colors? But I don't think it looks ugly!"
"That makes sense! I think it's pretty good looking too!"
"You're right! That's the most beautiful bird I've ever seen in my life!"
"It seems that things like color restrictions are just talk. There's really no need to take them so seriously."
"I've made up my mind! From today on, I'm determined to find a perfect color combination like Xiaohong's and take the best seven-color photos!"
“…”
Jiang Ran listened to the whole thing in silence.
She had never felt so tired.
Does the Federal University really not plan to add back the light and shadow arts course?
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Jiang Ran: My eyes will go blind sooner or later.
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