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Liu Wei originally didn't want to disturb the villagers, but when he was setting up the tent, he found Anna standing aside stupidly, and then he remembered that he was in a hurry when he left and didn't prepare a tent for Anna.

"Tonight, you sleep in the tent, I'll let Pangpang accompany you, and I'll stay at a villager's house for the night!" Liu Weidao.

Anna looked at the tent stretched out on the ground and asked, "What's wrong? Can't you sleep? This tent is big enough for three people!"

Liu Wei didn't expect the big Russian girl to be so open-minded, so he smiled and said: "We just met, this is not good!"

Anna smiled slightly, feeling that Liu Wei was a gentleman, and worried: "I sleep outside alone, what if there are wild animals?"

"This is a village. It is rare for wild animals to enter the village directly. Even if they sneak in, Pangpang will find it. When the time comes, it will scream to remind me that you just need to stay in the tent and don't come out!"

Anna pulled up the ordinary tent and asked doubtfully: "Can it resist wild beasts?"

"Don't worry!" Liu Wei said confidently, "This is military technology that even your country cannot produce!"

I thought that what the system provided was left over from some unknown civilization, and the wisdom of contemporary humans might not reach that level.

Liu Wei turned off the live broadcast, gave Pangpang a few words, and went to a villager's house where the lights were still on.

Knocked on the door.

The door was unlocked and opened automatically. Inside, the family was sitting in front of the stove eating. At the same time, they turned their heads and looked at Liu Wei with surprised eyes.

Liu Wei explained his intention with a smile.

The older woman in the family was very friendly and invited Liu Wei to have dinner with him, and Liu Wei paid a certain fee.

He felt that it would be safer to buy peace of mind with money in a foreign country.

The man in the family accepted Liu Wei's money with a smile and was very polite to Liu Wei.

The man took Liu Wei to the next room and turned on the light. There was only a simple bed in the room, covered with a blanket embroidered with red patterns that had not been washed for a long time.

Liu Wei's attention stayed on the photos on the wall next to the bed.

The man followed Liu Wei's gaze, pointed at the photo and said in English: "!"

Liu Wei nodded,

"I know the lion!"

There are several pictures of lions hanging on the wall.

Liu Wei noticed a photo that was obviously different from other lions. After getting the man's consent, he took it off and looked carefully. The lion in the photo in his hand was an African lion, while the other photos were all Asian lions.

He asked curiously: "Did you take this photo?"

The man shook his head, "It was given by an expert!"

"Expert?" Liu Wei thought, "Expert on lions?"

The man nodded.

This makes sense. The local indigenous people have no chance to see African lions. The two places that experts who study lions must visit are the African grasslands and the Gir National Park in India. These two places are home to the only two remaining lions in the world. A subspecies of lion.

Liu Wei guessed that perhaps the villagers in front of him had gone out to look for Asiatic lions together with the experts who came here to look for them.

He asked curiously: "Have you seen a lion?"

The man nodded, "I've seen him several times, and once he killed my buffalo!"

After that, he walked outside the house, Liu Wei followed, and he took Liu Wei to the relatively simple cattle pen at home.

Outside the cattle pen is a dense grassland, and on the other side of the grassland is the bush where Liu Wei is about to go—the place where Asiatic lions are most likely to have appeared.

The man pointed to the fence of the cattle pen.

Liu Wei found that several places had been renovated.

"What do you do with the cow that was bitten to death?" Liu Wei asked.

"We gave him something to eat, and the local government gave us some compensation!" he said casually.

His tone and face showed that he didn't care. This was completely different from the situation when the villagers encountered Siberian tigers in the Northeast. Even though they would receive subsidies from the government, the indigenous villagers in front of Liu Wei had a look on their faces. With a little smile.

Thinking of the picture of a lion hanging next to the bed in the house, Liu Wei guessed that the family should be Hindus. In fact, more than 80% of people in India believe in Hinduism.

The Asiatic lion is an animal closely linked to religious kingship. In Sanskrit, the lion is called Sanghapi, which means "monks".

There are descriptions of lions in the Buddhist scriptures "Nirvana Sutra" and "Great Wisdom". The lion is generally recognized as the symbolic animal of Buddha Sakyamuni.

Buddhism originated in India. According to the distribution of lion subspecies, from the Middle East of India to the Mediterranean coast, the lion subspecies distributed are Asiatic lions, also called Persian subspecies.

The Asiatic lion is also a symbol of royal dignity and power. In the 3rd century BC, Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Dynasty once visited Sarrant (one of the most important Buddhist relics in India), where Sakyamuni was at that time. The image of a lion is engraved on the stone pillars of the Bamboo Forest Temple in Erlant where he first delivered sermons to his disciples, with the intention of promoting the life message of non-violence, tolerance and respect.

Ashoka may have been one of the first rulers to promote the concept of animal protection. At the beginning of the 21st century, the pattern on the national emblem of the Republic of India was based on the Asiatic lion shape on Ashoka's stone pillar.

However, with the advancement of social civilization, human thoughts have become more scientific, gradually submerging the symbol of power of the Asiatic lion, and began to hunt this species for economic gain. The surge in India's population has also robbed the Asiatic lion of its living space, leading to its Almost extinct.

Just like China's Crested Ibis, it relies on the few remaining ones to reproduce. Although the number of Asian lions is increasing now, due to the low base of the breeding population, genetic decline has led to genetic decline. Today's Asian lions are no longer what they used to be.

To some extent, Asian lions are more precious than African lions.

Liu Wei looked at the smiles of the indigenous villagers and was glad that they now have a tolerant attitude. Coupled with the protection of the country, Asiatic lions may still be able to survive on the earth for a while.

"Do you like lions?" Liu Wei asked the villagers.

The villager smiled and nodded, "I once touched an old lion!"

"oh!"

Liu Wei was surprised. Although the old lion did not like activities and had a calm personality, it was still very dangerous for humans to touch it.

The man recounted: "When the lions killed my buffalo, I watched it eat the buffalo's meat. After eating, it came over to me. I thought it would attack me. I was very nervous at the time and didn't dare. Run, afraid of being knocked down by it.

Unexpectedly, when it walked past me, it stopped for a while, I reached out and touched it, but it didn’t attack me and then left!”

After hearing this, Liu Wei smiled and said: "Maybe it's thanking you!

Can you help me lead the way tomorrow? I want to go find the lion and I’ll pay you!”

"Of course you can, but it's very dangerous. You can't get close, and you won't use the money. I also want to see them, but I haven't encountered them recently!"

Liu Wei patted the man on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm an expert too!"

After the two chatted, Liu Wei returned to the house and went to sleep.

It was Anna who ran into the house to wake him up the next morning. She learned from the villagers that they were going to find lions today, and she looked excited.