Chapter 5132
Chapter 5132
5126 You wouldn't want Saori's father to have an accident at sea, would you?
"Wow, what a huge O-shaped head!"
Baili Yuan sighed.
Higashi Kotaro suspected that Hyakuri En hadn't said anything nice, but he had no evidence.
Moreover, he had to admit that King Tortas did indeed have a rather large head.
King Tortus and Queen Tortus, two ancient giant turtles, are swimming in the ocean.
At this moment, Baili Yuan and the members of the Set team are observing the two giant turtles from a ship in the distance.
On April 27, 1973, Olong Island rose up due to an underwater volcanic eruption. At the same time, two giant turtles were born from ancient turtle eggs that had been buried underground for 4 million years.
The Set team named the two giant tortoises King Tortas and Queen Tortas respectively.
In fact, the name is a transliteration of the English words "King Turtle" and "Queen Turtle".
The English word for turtle is tortoise.
Learn one English word every day~
According to the monitoring of the Set team, King Totas was 60 meters tall and weighed about 40000 tons; Queen Totas was 56 meters tall and weighed about 37000 tons.
"A giant tortoise from ancient times has actually appeared alive! This is truly unbelievable!"
"They really look very affectionate!"
"They have a male and a female, so they should breed near Olong Island in the future."
The members of the Seth team chatted and laughed, discussing the giant tortoises and imagining the spectacular sight of a group of giant tortoises appearing in the future.
Baili Yuan, standing to the side, looked somewhat helpless.
You'd think the Setter team was professional, but when faced with a pair of giant tortoises that would drive the whole world crazy, all they thought about was watching them fall in love and have babies.
You might say the Seth team isn't professional, but they manage to pull out a bunch of amazing gadgets that make superpowered monsters suffer near death.
Oh, I almost forgot, the people in the Seth team are either battle maniacs or masters of ruthless tactics. They just fight any monster they see, either setting it on fire or using electricity. There isn't a single biologist among them.
That's fine.
What era was 200 million years ago? It was the Late Triassic period!
With two Late Triassic fossils discovered, why would biologists need to study fossils anymore?
Studying just two giant tortoises could win you so many Nobel Prizes you'd be overwhelmed!
And this is only the most insignificant impact.
The people on the Set team hadn't considered at all what benefits the two giant tortoises could bring, or what hidden dangers and risks they might pose!
……
As for how Baili Yuan boarded the Set team's observation ship and followed them here...
Of course, we should take the stairs!
While the Shiratori siblings were seeing off Higashi Kotaro at the port, Hyakuri Emi secretly sneaked into the observation ship and then reappeared after the ship left. Even if the Seto team discovered her, they couldn't send Hyakuri Emi back.
The members of the Seth team agreed to let Baili Yuan come along, and even prepared a meal for him.
Anyway, they are only responsible for observation, not for fighting.
That's right, the atmosphere at the Seth team is that relaxed.
"Is it really a good idea to let these two giant turtles live here?" Baili Yuan suddenly asked, as he had no choice but to personally enlighten these optimistic fellows.
"What?" Higashi Kotaro asked Hyakuri En in confusion.
The rest of the Seth team were also drawn in by Baili Yuan's words.
"I mean, is it really a good idea to let two giant turtles that could capsize a cruise ship live in the sea?" Baili Yuan asked again.
“However, based on our observations, these two giant turtles are just normal creatures, not monsters, and are not aggressive,” Araki Shuhei explained to Hyakuri Yuan.
Yutaro Asahina did not come along; usually, the one leading the team outside is the vice-captain.
Baili Yuan asked, "Then how can you guarantee that no one else will harm them?" "Or rather, how can you guarantee that they, which were born two hundred million years ago, can integrate into the natural environment of this era?"
"Even elementary school biology textbooks say that invasive alien species can destroy a region's original ecosystem. If creatures from 200 million years ago were this big, wouldn't they have destroyed modern ecosystems? If ecosystems are destroyed, it will affect everything from the ocean to the land..."
"Enough, stop talking!"
Higashi Kotaro stopped Baili Yuan, who was about to continue speaking. His smile had vanished, and he said earnestly, "I believe that humans can definitely coexist harmoniously with the two giant turtles!"
Shuhei Aragaki then spoke up to refute Kotaro Higashi.
“Team member Dong, Xiaoyuan is right. We were too optimistic before and ignored the reality.”
"The natural environment today is different from that of 200 million years ago. While protecting the giant tortoise, we must also consider the stability of the natural ecosystem."
“So…” Baili Yuan looked at Aragaki Shuhei with a probing gaze, wanting to see what Aragaki Shuhei’s thoughts and decisions were.
Higashi Kotaro also looked at him, expecting the vice-captain's reply.
Shuhei Aragaki said seriously, "Let me go and ask the captain to submit a report to his superiors."
Baili Yuan almost fell backward.
You looked so serious, and this is all you said?
Kotaro Higashi almost lost his footing.
Kitajima Tetsuya explained to Aragaki Shuhei, "There's nothing we can do about it. Oron Island isn't under the jurisdiction of our Seto Team. We're just here to observe the two giant turtles and assess their threat level. If we want to deal with them and get involved in Oron Island's affairs, we need the approval of the Defense Force Headquarters."
Baili Yuan: "..."
Higashi Kotaro: "..."
Although Hyakuri En always referred to Higashi Kotaro's team as the Seitet Team, in reality, Higashi Kotaro and his group were only the Far East branch of the Seitet Team. This unit was only responsible for affairs within Japan.
Moreover, the Set team is a whole that includes all logistics units, support units, and all other departments.
Therefore, to be precise, Higashi Kotaro's team should be called the Special Operations Team of the Far East Branch of the Seto Team, Tokyo Branch.
There is more than one special operations team like this.
Although special operations teams have access to a lot of resources, they still have to follow the rules and regulations in many situations, and often need to obey the orders of the General Staff.
However, this so-called special operations team should not be underestimated.
This special operations team has the highest priority when it comes to dealing with monsters, and cross-regional operations are no problem for them.
Moreover, this special operations team is often the face of the entire Seth team, and they are the ones who handle many things.
Therefore, it is perfectly acceptable to simply call this team "Sate Team".
The observation vessel did not return immediately.
Because the Set team is preparing to get involved in the giant tortoise's affairs.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the observation ship and also fell upon Higashi Kotaro, who was pretending to be gazing at the sea.
It's clear that Kotaro Higashi isn't in a good mood.
Because Kotaro Higashi was also pondering the survival issue between humans and giant tortoises.
Bai Liyuan came to Dong Guangtaro's side.
“Xiaoyuan, there’s no need to persuade me anymore. I know what the right thing to do is,” said Higashi Kotaro first.
"It's good that you can think positively." Baili Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "After all, you wouldn't want Saori's father to be capsized by a giant turtle while sailing at sea, would you?"
Higashi Kotaro: "???"
Does that make sense? (End of Chapter)
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