Chapter 1639: 1639. An Inuit Boy

Annual rings, to put it more strictly, are the concentric rings on the cross-section of the stems of perennial woody plants, which are common in trees and shrubs, usually in one round every year.

In different regions, the definition of the boundary of the annual rings is different. In the temperate zone, the boundaries of the annual rings are obvious. In the tropical areas, due to the little climate change within a year, the annual rings are not so obvious, but they can also be distinguished.

In cold regions, the annual rings will be very clearly visible.

As we all know, when the environmental conditions such as temperature and moisture are better in spring and summer, the plants grow faster, and the xylem formed is sparser and the color is lighter; on the contrary, the environmental conditions in autumn and winter are harsher, the xylem is denser and the color is darker, forming a tree with the alternation of the four seasons. Circle the annual rings with alternating shades.

In addition, the south side of the trunk receives more sunlight and grows faster in the radial direction, so the annual rings on the south side of the stem are wider, and the shade on the north side has obviously narrower growth rings.

The trees on the island violated this natural rule, which made the group very puzzled, but Li Du made a bold guess, that is, the passage of time on the island is extremely fast, and the climate changes rapidly, resulting in many annual rings, but very Small and barely visible.

He took a magnifying glass to take a closer look, and found that the circles were annual rings, and there was also a difference in width between them in the north-south direction, but it was very small and could only be seen clearly after zooming in.

Ordinary people can't believe this kind of thing, but Li Du's space-time flying insects, space-time flying insects can also produce such annual rings, although he has never done it, but based on his experience, he knows that it is no problem.

In other words, there are problems with the seasons and time of this island!

After making this guess, Li Du's expression turned serious. The anomaly of space-time flying insects can prove his guess. If his guess is correct, they have to finish their exploration of the island quickly and get out of here quickly.

But he can't say much, others may not believe his words, and he doesn't have enough definite arguments to prove his point of view.

Li Du casually threw the firewood into the bonfire. The dark clouds in the sky became more and more dense, and the water vapor on the island became heavier and heavier. It seemed that it was going to rain.

Back in the tent, he took out his watch and looked at it. The watch still didn't work. The time on the phone passed without any problem. At the end of the day, everything was normal.

This made him fall into confusion again. If he guessed it was right, then the time of the phone should not match the reality.

With a bewildered head, he fell into a deep sleep.

While he was sleeping, Ah Ao suddenly howled again.

Li Du got up and quickly walked out of the tent. He thought that there was another crisis, but it didn't. After everyone came out, they checked that everything was normal.

Ah Ao was still howling, turning his head to look south while howling.

Li Du understood, and said, "Ah, I found out, the pony led people to guard the camp, Brother Wolf, let's go!"

Following Ah Ao, they staggered and walked on the mountain. There was a drizzle in the sky, and there were moss on the rocks, which made climbing more difficult, and they would slip and fall if they were not careful.

Ah Ao led the way for more than half an hour, and Li Du heard a terrified cry: "Woohoo!"

The sound made him happy, they found their target!

Li Du shook the searchlight, followed the sound, the light entered a cave, and saw a boy inside.

The young man huddled in the cave with a frightened face. He had black hair, a yellow complexion similar to Li Du's, and was wearing a dirty jacket. He was exactly the person Li Du was looking for.

Li Du softened the light, and asked in English, "Hello, hello, who are you? Do you have any questions?"

The boy was still screaming in horror, holding a stone in his left hand and a dagger in his right hand, the veins on his arms were bulging, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

Ah Ao stayed by Li Du's side and looked in curiously. When the young man called out, he called out, and called out to the entrance of the cave, "Wow!"

It was because of this that the boy was on the verge of collapse.

Li Du gave Ah Ao a brain collapse, dragged it out and showed it to Brother Lang, and then continued to ask the boy: "Can you listen to me? Do you need help?"

The boy yelled again, and Godzilla took out a box of chocolates and threw it into the hole.

Seeing the chocolate, the boy shrank back first, then he gradually calmed down, opened the candy box and ate it.

From this point of view, he is not a savage, he knows how to open a candy box, he also knows that chocolate is delicious, and he has a jacket on his body. Li Du guessed that he might be a teenager who ran away from home and was trapped on the island.

After eating the chocolate, the boy seemed to understand their kindness, and tried his best to climb out.

Li Du and Godzilla helped pull him out, and found that his legs were twisted strangely from the knee position, similar to Ah Bai, with broken joints.

The ointment of the Indians came in handy again. Li Du tore up his trousers and asked Brother Wolf to set the bone first, and then applied a layer of ointment.

The young man was surprisingly able to endure the pain. When the bone setting was so painful, he just screamed a few times, and after applying ointment, he calmed down.

Li Du asked, "Can you understand English?"

The young man finally opened his mouth to speak, but Li Du couldn't understand what he was saying, the tone was very fast, similar to English, but completely different.

Brother Wolf and the others also shook their heads. Big Marklov smiled after hearing this, and said, "Eskimo belongs to the Aleut language family. It's a minority language. It's normal for you to not understand it."

Li Du asked, "Do you understand?"

Big Mark Love said with a reserved smile: "I understand a little bit. Eskimo language is mainly composed of short vowels, long vowels and mixed vowels. Among them, there are five short vowels: a, i, e, o, u, and long vowels. The sound has..."

Li Du interrupted him and said, "Are you planning to come to a live teaching? Just translate for me!"

Big Marklov became embarrassed, and said: "I just understand a little. Eskimo is actually a dialect with many varieties, and I can't translate it."

Godzilla poured some water for the boy to drink, and let him wash his face.

After the young man washed his face, Li Du discovered that although he was of yellow race, his complexion was particularly fair, but his skin was rough, just like this small island, revealing a mysterious contradiction.

If the two sides can't communicate, it's more fucked up.

After the boy was rescued, he seemed to have a good impression of Li Du and his party, and kept saying something to them.

Helplessly, Li and Du didn't understand, and the two sides talked to each other for a while, both babbling, but they couldn't understand each other's meaning.

In the end, Li Du shrugged and said, "Okay, let's go to bed first, and we'll talk about other things after dawn."

He was about to leave, but the boy grabbed him, then opened his hand and handed him something.

It is a beautiful shell with intricate and bright patterns.

Obviously the boy gave it to him as a gift, and he smiled and put it in the bag.