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american comcis _ tales of caltiveter _chapter_0099_part_02
Chapter 154
chapter 0099 part 2
Not only his hair, but from his loose facial skin and the age spots covering his cheeks, it was evident that this elder, nearing ninety years old, truly did not have much time left.
"I'll have to trouble you with the trip to Antarctica this time, Tang," Charles Bishop Weyland spoke a few simple sentences to Tang Song and then became short of breath. A private doctor beside him quickly put an oxygen face mask on him. Charles Bishop Weyland took a couple of breaths of oxygen, waved his hand, and signaled the doctor to remove the face mask.
"Tang, we will rest on this island for three days. I still need to prepare some equipment and personnel. You can let John accompany you around the island. This island will definitely make your trip worthwhile!"
Charles Bishop Weyland's physical condition made it impossible for him to be away from medical equipment for too long.
John Hammond, as the owner of this island, accompanied Tang Song and his group, settled them in, and had the kitchen prepare dinner.
It was already close to dusk. On the long dining table, large pieces of fried steak and steamed eggs were covered by silver plates.
"Mr. Tang, this is a feature of our island. You can't eat it anywhere else. Try it and see if it suits your taste!"
At the host's seat, John Hammond smiled mysteriously at Tang Song, raised his knife and fork, cut a piece of steak for Tang Song, and motioned for him to start eating.
Dinosaur meat? Tang Song was also curious about the taste of dinosaur meat. He picked up his knife and fork, cut a piece, and put it in his mouth to taste it.
Hmm, it was somewhat like a combination of grouse and crocodile meat. It wasn't dry, but compared to Wagyu and Australian beef, the taste wasn't as rich.
However, in terms of energy replenishment, this meat was far superior to beef.
Tang Song felt his stomach churning, digesting the high energy produced after consuming these steaks, feeling a bit surprised.
The energy replenishment brought by this dinosaur meat could be said to be no less than some decades-old ginseng.
It could be used as individual combat ration for his soldiers.
After being injected with the improved lizard serum, the group of soldiers under Tang Song now had greatly increased appetites, eating at least two or three times more per meal than before.
After transforming into lizard form, these soldiers consumed even more energy, especially during wound recovery. If energy consumption couldn't be replenished, it would greatly affect the speed of wound healing.
Therefore, Tang Song specifically asked Professor Connors to set up an experiment project to research supporting nutrient potions.
Now, eating this dinosaur meat, which was several times more nourishing than beef, Boss Tang felt that he could purchase a batch to use as meals for his subordinates.
Dinosaur meat steak, stewed meat, steamed dinosaur egg, fried egg...
Although the dishes were simple, they were novel in taste.
After dinner, as it was already very late, Professor Hammond did not accompany Tang Song to tour the island but sent him back to the villa to rest.
There were seven or eight villas distributed in the center of the island. It was clear that Doctor Hammond had purchased this island for vacation use before.
The villas were fully equipped with everything from swimming pools to various leisure and entertainment facilities.
However, now the areas around these villas were all covered and surrounded by high-voltage electric fences.
"Mr. Tang, it's getting late today. Get a good rest. After breakfast tomorrow, I'll accompany you to look around!"
After Professor Hammond finished speaking, he turned to leave. Suddenly, he remembered something, turned back, and said mysteriously, "It might not be very quiet on the island at night, but don't worry, the surrounding high-voltage electric fences are enough to handle everything!"
After seeing off Hammond, several bodyguards checked each room in the villa, especially the master bedroom where Boss Tang was staying.
Deep into the night, Boss Tang held the tired Fox and fell asleep.
"Roar!"
"Chirp chirp..."
"Cackle—"
Outside the villa, in the dark jungle, animal roars were incessant.
"What's that sound?"
Fox wrapped one arm around Boss Tang's chest and cautiously reached for the handgun by the pillow with the other hand.
"It's nothing, go back to sleep. Just some naughty small animals!" Tang Song patted Fox's chest. His gaze swept towards the jungle outside through the window.
…………
The next day, after breakfast, Doctor Hammond specially arranged two jeeps to take the group out of the villa area.
Only then did Fox realize what Boss Tang meant by small animals.
Dinosaurs, the island was full of dinosaurs.
"This is a Triceratops, a very common herbivorous dinosaur. Their temperament is very gentle, somewhat similar to rhinoceroses!"
"This is a Parasaurolophus, a type of hadrosaur... The crest on its head has a resonant cavity and functions to regulate body temperature."
"These little guys are Protoceratops..."
Along the way, Doctor Hammond excitedly introduced his life's work to Tang Song, as if a king was showing off his kingdom.
Fox sat beside Tang Song, staring dumbfounded at the dinosaurs she had only seen in movies, appearing alive in front of her.
A group of dinosaurs over twenty meters tall walked unhurriedly in front of the jeep. The ground seemed to shake violently as these big guys walked by.
"It's so tall!" Fox touched the handgun at her waist, feeling a bit unsure how many shots it would take to kill a big guy of this tonnage.
"This is a Brachiosaurus. They can grow up to 27 meters when fully grown," Hammond smiled and explained to Fox, completely unaware that the female assassin was looking at his beloved dinosaurs with a slightly off gaze.
Hammond accompanied Tang Song and his group on a tour around the island in the jeep, seeing over a dozen types of dinosaurs. Then Hammond invited Tang Song into a laboratory on the island.
"This is the island's dinosaur experiment center, and also their hatching base! All the dinosaurs on this island were hatched from here!"
Hammond introduced it to Tang Song with some pride. Seeing a small dinosaur about to break out of its shell in an incubator, he immediately went over, witnessing the birth of the small dinosaur while not forgetting to say, "We strictly control the breeding of these dinosaurs. All the little guys on this island were born under my personal witness, without exception!"
Hammond smiled as he watched a small Gallimimus break out of its shell and reached out to help remove the remaining eggshell from its body.
………
"Investment!"
Several scientists stood in front of the projector, explaining the experience of these dinosaurs' birth.
Hammond sat beside Tang Song and finally spoke the real reason for inviting Tang Song here.
He wanted to attract investment from Tang Song for the construction of the dinosaur park and the research of dinosaurs.
Tang Song rubbed the black jade thumb ring on his thumb, pointed at the ancient mosquito in the amber on the projector, and smiled:
"Investment is not a problem, Doctor. I also majored in biology. If I'm not mistaken, the mosquito in this amber is Toxorhynchites rutilus.
And judging by its size and body shape, this is a male mosquito. I'd like to know how a male mosquito that doesn't suck blood could have dinosaur blood in its body!"
Doctor Hammond's expression froze. He nervously adjusted his hat, his face under the hat showing some hesitation.
…………
"Roar!"
Inside a huge iron cage, a Tyrannosaurus Rex was loudly gnawing on its prey, a yellow ox that had just been put in.
"This is the first dinosaur to be bred, and also the ancestor DNA of all dinosaurs on the island!"
Doctor Hammond accompanied Tang Song, standing by the cage, watching the feeding Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"You're right," Doctor Hammond said. "Relying solely on the mosquito in amber, there's indeed no way to extract enough DNA, but if there's living dinosaur tissue, it's completely different!"
Doctor Hammond led Boss Tang to the innermost room of the laboratory, a laboratory room with extremely strict defenses. In several glass test tubes, some skin tissue, blood, and tooth samples were faintly immersed.
"This comes from a friend of mine despite the age gap," Doctor Hammond said. "He is a young geologist. He experienced a wonderful adventure, an adventure you can hardly imagine, and brought back some things. Among them is the Tyrannosaurus Rex DNA tissue..."
Doctor Hammond didn't notice that Tang Song, who was standing beside him at this moment, had a hand resting on his cane that was slightly trembling.
Tang Song's eyes flashed with light. His gaze fell upon the skin tissue, blood, and teeth in the test tubes.
A faint killing intent was entwined around these things. It was indeed Earthly Fiend Qi. Although it was very different from the Earthly Fiend Qi in the Jambudvīpa World, there was no essential difference.
They were all Earthly Fiend Turbid Qi, and the quality of this Earthly Fiend was quite good, all of high-grade.
"Doctor, what was the name of that friend of yours despite the age gap?"
Hammond was interrupted by Tang Song and was slightly stunned, his look hesitant.
Tang Song suppressed the urge to immediately grab the old Hammond in front of him and perform Soul Searching, and spoke directly:
"How much is the investment gap for your dinosaur park? I'll cover it!"
"Trevor! Trevor Anderson!" Doctor Hammond did not hesitate for a moment and immediately said the name of his friend despite the age gap.
(end of chapter)
Not only his hair, but from his loose facial skin and the age spots covering his cheeks, it was evident that this elder, nearing ninety years old, truly did not have much time left.
"I'll have to trouble you with the trip to Antarctica this time, Tang," Charles Bishop Weyland spoke a few simple sentences to Tang Song and then became short of breath. A private doctor beside him quickly put an oxygen face mask on him. Charles Bishop Weyland took a couple of breaths of oxygen, waved his hand, and signaled the doctor to remove the face mask.
"Tang, we will rest on this island for three days. I still need to prepare some equipment and personnel. You can let John accompany you around the island. This island will definitely make your trip worthwhile!"
Charles Bishop Weyland's physical condition made it impossible for him to be away from medical equipment for too long.
John Hammond, as the owner of this island, accompanied Tang Song and his group, settled them in, and had the kitchen prepare dinner.
It was already close to dusk. On the long dining table, large pieces of fried steak and steamed eggs were covered by silver plates.
"Mr. Tang, this is a feature of our island. You can't eat it anywhere else. Try it and see if it suits your taste!"
At the host's seat, John Hammond smiled mysteriously at Tang Song, raised his knife and fork, cut a piece of steak for Tang Song, and motioned for him to start eating.
Dinosaur meat? Tang Song was also curious about the taste of dinosaur meat. He picked up his knife and fork, cut a piece, and put it in his mouth to taste it.
Hmm, it was somewhat like a combination of grouse and crocodile meat. It wasn't dry, but compared to Wagyu and Australian beef, the taste wasn't as rich.
However, in terms of energy replenishment, this meat was far superior to beef.
Tang Song felt his stomach churning, digesting the high energy produced after consuming these steaks, feeling a bit surprised.
The energy replenishment brought by this dinosaur meat could be said to be no less than some decades-old ginseng.
It could be used as individual combat ration for his soldiers.
After being injected with the improved lizard serum, the group of soldiers under Tang Song now had greatly increased appetites, eating at least two or three times more per meal than before.
After transforming into lizard form, these soldiers consumed even more energy, especially during wound recovery. If energy consumption couldn't be replenished, it would greatly affect the speed of wound healing.
Therefore, Tang Song specifically asked Professor Connors to set up an experiment project to research supporting nutrient potions.
Now, eating this dinosaur meat, which was several times more nourishing than beef, Boss Tang felt that he could purchase a batch to use as meals for his subordinates.
Dinosaur meat steak, stewed meat, steamed dinosaur egg, fried egg...
Although the dishes were simple, they were novel in taste.
After dinner, as it was already very late, Professor Hammond did not accompany Tang Song to tour the island but sent him back to the villa to rest.
There were seven or eight villas distributed in the center of the island. It was clear that Doctor Hammond had purchased this island for vacation use before.
The villas were fully equipped with everything from swimming pools to various leisure and entertainment facilities.
However, now the areas around these villas were all covered and surrounded by high-voltage electric fences.
"Mr. Tang, it's getting late today. Get a good rest. After breakfast tomorrow, I'll accompany you to look around!"
After Professor Hammond finished speaking, he turned to leave. Suddenly, he remembered something, turned back, and said mysteriously, "It might not be very quiet on the island at night, but don't worry, the surrounding high-voltage electric fences are enough to handle everything!"
After seeing off Hammond, several bodyguards checked each room in the villa, especially the master bedroom where Boss Tang was staying.
Deep into the night, Boss Tang held the tired Fox and fell asleep.
"Roar!"
"Chirp chirp..."
"Cackle—"
Outside the villa, in the dark jungle, animal roars were incessant.
"What's that sound?"
Fox wrapped one arm around Boss Tang's chest and cautiously reached for the handgun by the pillow with the other hand.
"It's nothing, go back to sleep. Just some naughty small animals!" Tang Song patted Fox's chest. His gaze swept towards the jungle outside through the window.
…………
The next day, after breakfast, Doctor Hammond specially arranged two jeeps to take the group out of the villa area.
Only then did Fox realize what Boss Tang meant by small animals.
Dinosaurs, the island was full of dinosaurs.
"This is a Triceratops, a very common herbivorous dinosaur. Their temperament is very gentle, somewhat similar to rhinoceroses!"
"This is a Parasaurolophus, a type of hadrosaur... The crest on its head has a resonant cavity and functions to regulate body temperature."
"These little guys are Protoceratops..."
Along the way, Doctor Hammond excitedly introduced his life's work to Tang Song, as if a king was showing off his kingdom.
Fox sat beside Tang Song, staring dumbfounded at the dinosaurs she had only seen in movies, appearing alive in front of her.
A group of dinosaurs over twenty meters tall walked unhurriedly in front of the jeep. The ground seemed to shake violently as these big guys walked by.
"It's so tall!" Fox touched the handgun at her waist, feeling a bit unsure how many shots it would take to kill a big guy of this tonnage.
"This is a Brachiosaurus. They can grow up to 27 meters when fully grown," Hammond smiled and explained to Fox, completely unaware that the female assassin was looking at his beloved dinosaurs with a slightly off gaze.
Hammond accompanied Tang Song and his group on a tour around the island in the jeep, seeing over a dozen types of dinosaurs. Then Hammond invited Tang Song into a laboratory on the island.
"This is the island's dinosaur experiment center, and also their hatching base! All the dinosaurs on this island were hatched from here!"
Hammond introduced it to Tang Song with some pride. Seeing a small dinosaur about to break out of its shell in an incubator, he immediately went over, witnessing the birth of the small dinosaur while not forgetting to say, "We strictly control the breeding of these dinosaurs. All the little guys on this island were born under my personal witness, without exception!"
Hammond smiled as he watched a small Gallimimus break out of its shell and reached out to help remove the remaining eggshell from its body.
………
"Investment!"
Several scientists stood in front of the projector, explaining the experience of these dinosaurs' birth.
Hammond sat beside Tang Song and finally spoke the real reason for inviting Tang Song here.
He wanted to attract investment from Tang Song for the construction of the dinosaur park and the research of dinosaurs.
Tang Song rubbed the black jade thumb ring on his thumb, pointed at the ancient mosquito in the amber on the projector, and smiled:
"Investment is not a problem, Doctor. I also majored in biology. If I'm not mistaken, the mosquito in this amber is Toxorhynchites rutilus.
And judging by its size and body shape, this is a male mosquito. I'd like to know how a male mosquito that doesn't suck blood could have dinosaur blood in its body!"
Doctor Hammond's expression froze. He nervously adjusted his hat, his face under the hat showing some hesitation.
…………
"Roar!"
Inside a huge iron cage, a Tyrannosaurus Rex was loudly gnawing on its prey, a yellow ox that had just been put in.
"This is the first dinosaur to be bred, and also the ancestor DNA of all dinosaurs on the island!"
Doctor Hammond accompanied Tang Song, standing by the cage, watching the feeding Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"You're right," Doctor Hammond said. "Relying solely on the mosquito in amber, there's indeed no way to extract enough DNA, but if there's living dinosaur tissue, it's completely different!"
Doctor Hammond led Boss Tang to the innermost room of the laboratory, a laboratory room with extremely strict defenses. In several glass test tubes, some skin tissue, blood, and tooth samples were faintly immersed.
"This comes from a friend of mine despite the age gap," Doctor Hammond said. "He is a young geologist. He experienced a wonderful adventure, an adventure you can hardly imagine, and brought back some things. Among them is the Tyrannosaurus Rex DNA tissue..."
Doctor Hammond didn't notice that Tang Song, who was standing beside him at this moment, had a hand resting on his cane that was slightly trembling.
Tang Song's eyes flashed with light. His gaze fell upon the skin tissue, blood, and teeth in the test tubes.
A faint killing intent was entwined around these things. It was indeed Earthly Fiend Qi. Although it was very different from the Earthly Fiend Qi in the Jambudvīpa World, there was no essential difference.
They were all Earthly Fiend Turbid Qi, and the quality of this Earthly Fiend was quite good, all of high-grade.
"Doctor, what was the name of that friend of yours despite the age gap?"
Hammond was interrupted by Tang Song and was slightly stunned, his look hesitant.
Tang Song suppressed the urge to immediately grab the old Hammond in front of him and perform Soul Searching, and spoke directly:
"How much is the investment gap for your dinosaur park? I'll cover it!"
"Trevor! Trevor Anderson!" Doctor Hammond did not hesitate for a moment and immediately said the name of his friend despite the age gap.
(end of chapter)
