Zhuang Rui finally got a clear look at the "gorilla." It turned out to be a gorilla, but this gorilla was many times larger than any Zhuang Rui had ever seen on TV or in the zoo.
He didn't have time to think too much at the moment; his priority was to prevent the other party from becoming hostile towards him. When he saw the gorilla looking at him, Zhuang Rui continuously channeled his spiritual energy into its body.
It is said that gorillas are the most intelligent and closest to humans. Sure enough, after a moment of confusion in his eyes, the big guy immediately stared at Zhuang Rui, as if he sensed that the comfortable feeling came from the hairless creature above him.
"Aww... Aww!" The feeling of having his body soothed by spiritual energy was so comfortable that the gorilla in the pit couldn't help but open his arms and pound his chest.
However, the narrowness of the pit prevented the gorilla from fully opening its arms. With one long arm reaching over the pit and a little effort, the massive body climbed out.
It must have been afraid of the firelight at the cave entrance. After climbing out of the trap, the gorilla retreated in the opposite direction from the cave entrance, going back more than 10 meters until it half-hidden its body in the darkness before stopping.
"Good heavens...is this a gorilla? Could King Kong really exist?"
After the gorilla climbed up, Zhuang Rui saw its full size, which made him gasp in astonishment. The size of this guy was... truly breathtaking.
Zhuang Rui is 1.82 meters tall, which is already considered quite tall, but in front of this gorilla, he looks like a child.
Even with its back bent and hands hanging by its sides, the gorilla was still a head taller than Zhuang Rui. If it stood up straight, it would probably be at least 2.5 meters tall.
The King Kong that Zhuang Rui mentioned is the name of a globally popular American movie. The protagonist of the movie is named King Kong, a giant gorilla that is tens of meters tall.
Of course, in terms of size, this one is still far from the King Kong in the movie special effects; otherwise, with Zhuang Rui's trap, it probably wouldn't even be able to sink one foot in.
"This must be the kind of gorilla the teacher mentioned..."
Looking at the huge creature standing more than 10 meters away, Zhuang Rui suddenly remembered a type of gorilla that his mentor had mentioned in his class on the history of human evolution.
It is a very rare species of gorilla, with only about 30 to 40 individuals currently identified in the world. It originates from the tropical rainforests of Africa and has an extremely high intelligence, almost comparable to that of humans.
That gorilla weighs over 200 kilograms, is over 2 meters tall, and has arms that are about 4 meters long when outstretched. It has a fiery temper, and since the movie was released, people have habitually called this gorilla from the African rainforest King Kong.
The one in front of him was almost exactly the same as the one his teacher had described. Recalling his teacher's description of the fiery temperament of this kind of gorilla, Zhuang Rui quickly used his spiritual energy to soothe the big guy.
The gorilla seemed to crave spiritual energy more than it feared the firelight. It slowly lowered its arms and moved closer to Zhuang Rui, making Zhuang Rui a little nervous for a moment.
"Ouch... Ugh... Ugh..." "Dude, what did you say?"
The gorilla made strange noises and shouted at Zhuang Rui. Poor Zhuang Rui had never studied gorilla language and could only communicate with it in Chinese.
However, Zhuang Rui could tell that the gorilla meant him no harm, which emboldened him, and he slowly walked up to the gorilla.
"You...me, are friends!"
After saying this, Zhuang Rui pounded his chest with both hands. He remembered that gorillas used this gesture to express happiness and anger.
Chapter 833 Vajra (Part 2)
A British female zoologist once spent decades observing the lives of gorillas in the African forests, and in doing so, she learned a lot about the meanings expressed by the gorillas' body language and roars. Later, she made a program about it, which caused a sensation in the scientific community around the world.
Zhuang Rui had watched the show before, but he watched it for entertainment. He only remembered the scene where the gorilla pounded its chest with its fists. Now he couldn't help but imitate it.
To avoid any misunderstanding from the giant in front of him, Zhuang Rui quickly infused the gorilla with some spiritual energy after expressing the gorilla's joyful gesture.
"Awooo... Awooo!" The gorilla, nourished by spiritual energy, was extremely excited and opened its long arms to pound its chest.
Upon hearing this roar, Zhuang Rui was almost certain that the sounds he had heard a few nights ago were coming from this big guy.
The gorilla's chest-pounding movements were much more standardized than Zhuang Rui's, and it seemed unafraid of pain, pounding its chest with a "thump thump" sound. Zhuang Rui's expression kept changing as he watched. If it were pounding on him, wouldn't that be the death of him?
Fortunately, the gorilla didn't have the habit of punching people in the chest. After roaring to the sky for a while, it quieted down and looked at its hairless companion with its intelligent eyes.
The gorilla's eyes held curiosity and a hint of friendliness, but no anger, which reassured Zhuang Rui. He reached out and gently touched the gorilla's long arms.
"%……※%※" The gorilla seemed a little confused by Zhuang Rui's behavior, and imitated Zhuang Rui's actions, touching his smooth arm, which made Zhuang Rui both amused and exasperated.
"Dude, you're not female, are you?"
Zhuang Rui suddenly remembered that during scientific expeditions to Shennongjia in China, there was a legend about male and female wild men fighting over mates. If this gorilla was female, he might end up getting himself into trouble.
Zhuang Rui glanced cautiously down at the gorilla's genitals and then felt relieved. He figured the guy wouldn't have any ulterior motives about his gender; after all, they were both men.
"My name is Zhuang Rui..."
"Awooo... Awooo..."
The second conversation clearly failed again. The two talked past each other and neither understood the other's meaning, which made Zhuang Rui frown. He wanted to give the other a name.
Although the names Zhuang Rui gave his pets weren't very good, this big guy had a ready-made name: King Kong from the movies, which perfectly matched the image.
"I... Zhuang Rui, you... King Kong, King Kong." After Zhuang Rui poured a stream of spiritual energy into the gorilla's head, he continued to teach it tirelessly. As long as the gorilla reacted when he called out "King Kong," Zhuang Rui would immediately give it spiritual energy.
After a few back and forths, it didn't take long before Zhuang Rui called out "Jin Gang" again, and everyone immediately reacted.
"King Kong!" "Awooo!" "King Kong!" "Awooo!" Zhuang Rui had been cooped up for over a week and was almost sick. Now that he had someone to talk to, he was immediately excited. King Kong wasn't very intelligent and seemed to be all alone, so he was having a great time playing with Zhuang Rui.
Zhuang Rui chattered incessantly with King Kong, like a chatterbox. This big guy wasn't as irritable as the legends said; he actually listened with great interest, occasionally letting out a roar, which greatly pleased Zhuang Rui. Even his bulging eyes and upturned nostrils seemed to look better now.
Before he knew it, the night had passed. Zhuang Rui felt no fatigue at all; on the contrary, he was full of energy.
The non-stop talking throughout the night helped him release the pent-up frustration in his heart, and even if he couldn't leave the deserted island in the short term, life didn't seem so lonely anymore.
"Awooo... Awooo!" Seeing that it was getting bright, King Kong suddenly stood up from the ground, leaped up, and started climbing up the mountain.
"King Kong, come back, come back!" Zhuang Rui became anxious when he saw King Kong about to leave, but no matter how much he called, King Kong did not turn around and disappeared from Zhuang Rui's sight in an instant.
"What if King Kong doesn't come back?"
Zhuang Rui felt a little anxious. After spending the night together, he had almost placed King Kong on the same level as White Lion, which was also why he felt so lonely.
After staring blankly at the spot where King Kong had disappeared for a long while, Zhuang Rui finally turned around. He still had a lot of work to do today, and he couldn't just stand there waiting for it, could he?
After burning all night, the fire in the cave had been completely extinguished except for the embers that Zhuang Rui had deliberately preserved. Only wisps of smoke rose from the embers. Zhuang Rui took a shovel and shoveled away the ashes on the ground.
After working for more than two hours, the cave became clean. Apart from some traces of fire and smoke on the rock walls, the foul smell of the badger was completely gone.
Looking at his new home, Zhuang Rui wasn't very happy. During the few hours he had been working, King Kong hadn't shown up, which made Zhuang Rui wonder if the big guy would just stop coming altogether.
Clutching the dry branches and leaves he had collected, Zhuang Rui spread them out at the very back of the cave. This would be his home from now on. Lying on the soft bed of leaves, Zhuang Rui wanted to catch up on the sleep he had missed the night before.
"Awooo... Awooo..."
Just as Zhuang Rui closed his eyes, King Kong's roar suddenly came from outside the cave, which made Zhuang Rui overjoyed. He immediately jumped up and rushed out.
"King Kong, you scared me half to death! I thought you weren't coming back..."
Zhuang Rui spoke with a hint of sourness.
"Aww..."
Jin Gang couldn't understand what Zhuang Rui was saying. He stepped over the trap Zhuang Rui had dug and threw a bloody, mangled thing on the ground.
"This...this is a goat?"
Zhuang Rui was stunned for a moment. It was indeed the goat he had seen by the stream yesterday. Zhuang Rui had originally planned to go hunting with a javelin this morning, but he didn't expect that King Kong would bring one over.
Moreover, the goat looked terrible, with half of its body covered in blood, most likely because it was picked up by King Kong and slammed to its death.
"Awooo..."
King Kong didn't care what Zhuang Rui was thinking. He grabbed the goat's two hind legs with his long arms and tore them apart with force.
Standing nearby, Zhuang Rui heard a "ripping" sound. The goat's internal organs, mixed with blood, were poured all over him. The stench was so strong that Zhuang Rui almost couldn't breathe.
King Kong, however, was very excited. After throwing the goat, which had been split in two, onto the ground, he pounded his chest hard, as if to show Zhuang Rui how brave he was.
"Damn it, I've been cleaning all morning..."
Zhuang Rui stared blankly at the bloodstains and internal organs on his body and in the cave, feeling like crying but having no tears. He was still conscious, but what about the bloodstains in the cave? Did he have to carry a pot and fetch water back and forth to wash them off?
"Aww..."
King Kong seemed dissatisfied with Zhuang Rui's reaction. Shouldn't he at least give him some spiritual energy as a reward? So, the guy picked up half a sheep's body with a disgruntled expression and started biting into the fresh meat with his big mouth.
"Holy crap, aren't gorillas supposed to be herbivores? This guy's even more ferocious than me..."
King Kong's actions startled Zhuang Rui awake. He watched as it tore off a large chunk of flesh, still attached to the bone, with teeth even better than the white lion's.
"Awooo..."
Jin Gang doesn't hold grudges. Seeing that Zhuang Rui wasn't eating, he quickly grabbed the other half of the mutton from the ground, handed it to Zhuang Rui, and demonstrated by taking a bite of the mutton in his hand, as if teaching Zhuang Rui how to eat meat.
"@￥￥#……%" Zhuang Rui was speechless. He muttered something he didn't even know the meaning of. He reached out and took the mutton. Looking at its bloody appearance, he just couldn't bring himself to eat it.
"King Kong, don't eat anymore, I'll cook something delicious for you..."
Zhuang Rui snatched the meat from Jin Gang's mouth, grabbed half a piece of mutton in one hand, and ran towards the stream.
King Kong wasn't angry that Zhuang Rui had taken away his food. Instead, he followed Zhuang Rui with some curiosity and watched as he threw away the internal organs, washed them clean, and took them back outside the cave.
Zhuang Rui ran down to the foot of the mountain and collected a lot of firewood. What was funniest was that Jin Gang followed him and carried down a large pile of firewood. This made Zhuang Rui very happy, and he rewarded Jin Gang with several streams of spiritual energy.
Zhuang Rui was worried about how he could dismantle the houses by himself, but with Jin Gang, this studious comrade, around, he could probably take those wooden houses apart in a day.
Using the small knife at the end of the javelin, Zhuang Rui peeled off the sheepskin, which had already become two pieces, and set it aside. He estimated that the sheepskin would be able to replace his briefs before today, since the thing inside was almost exposed to the air.
After working for more than half an hour, Zhuang Rui finally put two halves of lamb on the fire to roast. Jin Gang was a little confused and tilted his head, staring at the lamb on the fire. However, a few minutes later, when the aroma wafted out, Jin Gang's expression became somewhat uneasy.
"We'll have to wait a little longer..."
Zhuang Rui smiled at the scratching King Kong, soothed him with his spiritual energy, and then focused his attention back on the roasted whole lamb.
After waiting for more than half an hour, the entire lamb was roasted to a golden brown. Zhuang Rui took it down and placed it in a ventilated place to cool for a while before handing one to Jin Gang.
Jin Gang, who had been waiting impatiently, grabbed a piece of mutton and stuffed it into his mouth. Zhuang Rui's appearance wasn't much better; he hadn't tasted meat for almost 10 days. Even without any seasoning, Zhuang Rui ate with gusto, his mouth dripping with oil.
However, Zhuang Rui's appetite and eating speed were clearly no match for King Kong. After King Kong finished half of the roasted lamb, Zhuang Rui had only taken a few bites of the lamb.
After finishing his own portion, King Kong stared longingly at the half roasted lamb in Zhuang Rui's hand. His innocent gaze made Zhuang Rui have no choice but to give King Kong a large portion of it.
"Take a bath, go take a bath..."
Covered in greasy blood, Zhuang Rui felt extremely uncomfortable. After lunch, he dragged Jin Gang towards the beach.
Lunch was provided by Jin Gang, and Zhuang Rui also wanted to show off his skills by having a whole fish feast for dinner.
Chapter 834 Vajra (Part 2)
Zhuang Rui hadn't expected that King Kong, such a large creature, would be afraid of water. When Zhuang Rui went into the pool to catch fish, King Kong simply hid to the side and slapped the fish that Zhuang Rui had caught to death.
"It smells so good, so delicious..."