Chemistry

Inside the huge wooden compound in the middle of the campground, visitors were greeted.

Jungwoo asked for a meeting with a representative of Safari in the park and was looking at people from all over the country with completely different skin colors.

"What's wrong with that line? Bioblitz admission?

In front of the reception desk, which was the first word I heard, there was a long stretch of line outside. I couldn't help but pay attention to the crowd that couldn't compare with the one who just finished filing the complaint.

With a brochure of guidance pamphlets rolling around on the floor, it was easy to see that it was tomorrow's event.

‘Exploration of biodiversity. 24-hour exploration of and recording of all living species within the area? ’

Since it was first hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey Agency in 1996, it has been a celebrated event held annually in national parks around the world.

Such a large number of people have participated in meaningful activities that seek to understand and sustain the environment of many living things on Earth.

‘Come here. You guys are amazing. "

Turns out, the nightstands of those who want to participate were really diverse. From a gray-haired old man to a chatty kid.

He smiled without knowing it because Jung saw a black boy wearing an explorer's hat with a notebook and pen.

“I'm fine · · · · hahn?"

The staff at the guide has struggled to pronounce the Korean name. Jung raised his hand.

Yes, it's me!

Go to your office.

The staffer pointed to a room with the nameplate "National Park Ecology Administration" written in English and an unknown African language.

As Jungwoo rushed in, he thought it would be a big office, but the map of the National Park faced a small room two metres across the wall and was slightly embarrassed.

Welcome. Mr. · · ·

Only Rain

I gave a short eye salutation to a black man who had spoken to Jung.

"Why did you want to see me?

Of course, the Director has a desk in the Office of the Administration. Jungwoo expressed his intentions as politely as possible.

I was wondering if I could visit the mountain peak in person. We need help from our safety experts here. I'll pay you well.

Fingers pointing to the plateau you confirmed earlier, the thick lips of a black man opened wide.

‘I think you're laughing. ’

A black man shakes his head.

We do not hunt illegally. You can't do it in Mozambique at all, so check out other countries.

No, no. I'm gonna go get a bottle of water. I don't mean anything else.

The black man tilted his head to reveal that he was here because he was involved in the desalination scheme.

"Really? Why would you want to go there with your money? Let's give it a chance.

Opportunities?

A black man walks on a walled map and overlaps a transparent plate. One of the trailing lines from the bioblitz event passed by Jungwoo's mountain.

A black man shrugged his shoulders, clutching onto a red boss course.

"Huh?"

Jung scratched his chin and asked.

I heard there are thousands of dangerous wildlife up there.

You'll be fine. Young local tribesmen from the Wind Gust are coming to help. There's no guide more reliable than a local hunter.

People live here? Is this where the elephant just pulls out a tree?

In fact, a black man tilted his head.

What's wrong with buying an elephant and not being able to live?

Jungwoo was stunned by the description after living alone on Mount Gorongosa, or in a village with several families.

I forgot.

Humans are also one of the animals, and adaptability is one of the world's greatest mammals.

Jungwoo, who came out of nowhere with unexpected information, kept reviewing the Director's explanation of Bioblitz.

Exploration by 2 hours at designated points. It was a 24-hour night trip. Although it is said that you can roam freely within the range, it is solely your responsibility to find and collect the spring water.

‘Even if I go, it could be a waste of time to wander around. What do I do? "

The advertisement on the wall of the office was mentioned in Jungwoo's contemplating gaze.

[Gourongusa in helicopter experience, only US $500!]

“Helicopter?”

Even if you scour the forest with your eyes directly from the sky, it shouldn't be difficult to find a place with water.

Jungwoo picked up the radio and called base camp.

After a while.

Cha Hyeong-soo hurried to the management office.

“Senior Jungwoo! ”

I waved my hand at him, waving my head around.

“Here.”

“What brings you here? Did you ask me to bring you a guard bag?" ”

“Just get me out of that $500. Please charge for the helicopter.I have to go now because I'm leaving at 2: 00. ”

You unlocked the key from your little purse and pointed to a sign in front of the management office for the Chamberlain who took out the shareholder's dollar.

“The car secretary needs to register for the event. Me and Kaya, high-end courses. It's important, so please register no matter what. ”

“Bio · · · blitz? ”

“Please!”

Seeing the long and long line of entrances, Cha Seong Su was flawed.

Jungwoo, who finished his instructions, boarded an SUV with a billboard labeled "The Only Choice to Enjoy Gorongosa." Chasing after the back of Jungwoo like that, Cha Seo had no idea what he was doing.

Jung arrives at the field where a small helicopter sits, finds a familiar vehicle in the parking lot and stops.

An old white passenger car. Belongs to the BBC coverage team.

In front of the helicopter was a man with a photographic camera with a cannonball lens and the rookie with a briefcase. As soon as I got out of Jung's car, I reflected and met the eyes of a cold woman.

‘You're still irritated. ’

Fortunately, you seem to have escaped the shock of an elephant's assault. You get in the back seat of the helicopter without saying anything, since you don't have to look good at them.

- Billy, I have to write a manuscript.

- If you don't follow me, who will? And the story is written by the correspondent, not the youngest, right? Cristina, don't waste your time. Just be thorough with what the director tells you.

- What a waste!

You move your gaze in a reflexive manner that sets out in a conversation that sounds like a fight.

Ducky.

Cristina looks away as if she's never looked back.

‘It was just low pressure. ’

The helicopter was entirely reinforced glass except for the frame, making it an uncomfortable structure to look down. When I put on the rear headset that I was used to riding a few times, a black pilot in the cockpit said, "Karibuni.” I've come to greet you.

“What was it? Ha · · Bari Gari? ”

On arrival, the pilot smiled, making sure the Swahili greeting was okay.

- Here we go, sir.

The propeller starts spinning.

The small helicopter felt a little cramped as the three of you rode in the back seat, but the map of the park was in your hands.

‘It's expensive tourist goods. Let's check it out. ’

Dudu Dudu...

The helicopter across the plains soon entered Gorongosa National Park.

"Phew."

When I saw the forest covered with trees, I lost my words for a moment to reflect on the real Africa that I had never felt before.

With thousands of elephants, hippos, rhinoceros, and nourishing elephants roaming freely in the open savanna meadow, Jungwoo breathed.

"Crazy. The ad wasn't exaggerated. ’

I was confident that anyone who had never seen such a scene would be as fearful as himself.

- The last remaining colony of almost intact giants on Earth. Gorongosa National Park is a world-class treasure. From the wooded plateaux to the widespread rivers and tributaries of Lake Urema · ·

I turned my head toward the English that sounded like a hallucination.

Unlike her colleague Billy, who was taking a crazy picture, Cristina was reading a manuscript with a bunch of Russian accents in her hand. She doesn't even look back to see if the awe of Mother Nature isn't surprising.

I squeezed the headset slightly to the side and heard the voice more clearly.

Gourongsa in Mwani means "Holy Land." Exactly. There are 123 species of mammals, including native, living humans. The magnificent food chain.

I also enjoyed the luxury of my ears as if I were listening to the explanations of professional guides that make me feel unexplained knowledge about the area.

A helicopter sweeping the eastern slopes of Mount Gorongosa rises above an altitude of 1,800 meters above sea level.

Right here?

A 75-square-kilometer expanse that rises like an island on a primitive rainforest beyond human footprint.

Jungwoo closed his eyes and opened them. I could see the infrared color of the cold light of the water everywhere.

"Yes, there is! Show, show! ’

Jung lifts up the map and becomes rigid. I forgot I was in a hurry to get my pen. I thought I could get a ballpoint pen in the helicopter, but then I saw Cristina rolling around the pen, revising the manuscript.

"Hmm."

The burden on this shoulder was too heavy to take on face and pride.

I, Journalist.

Cristina glanced at the call of Jungwoo.

Me?

Can you lend me a pen if you have any left?

As I stared at Jungwoo, she put her hand in her bag and took out a red ballpoint pen.

Keep it. It's my reward for finding the bag.

Oh, thank you.

Indeed, people are the ones who help each other. Jungwoo relieves himself of his relief and immediately takes a pen and records the tribe with the waterway underneath the helicopter.

"Wow, is there a bomb? ’

It looked about 100 meters long, so I shrugged. Cristina was looking at the manuscript. I looked at the map that Jungwoo wrote.

Hey.

Yes?

You can't see the waterfall from here. How did you know where it was? You won't find it hidden in the Ngagatura Robber Canyon.

Do you have a name in the waterfalls and creeks?

Of course. It's a big source of Urema.

Contrary to Jungwoo, which is purely admirable, Cristina adds to my frustration.

I know you don't believe me, but when I was studying at Daressalam, I already read about this area. It's very difficult to walk in and out of here.

Jungwoo, a new journalist at the BBC, heard the reasons for his proficiency in regional information and spoke in a blurry fashion.

In my case, I did not investigate separately. He's just a watering hole, a flaming expert. It's a half-guess, so please understand.

Where is such an expert in the world?

Yes, in Korea. It wasn't my intention, but I do it all the time.

Lies.

You said that before. I can't help it if I don't.

That's how the conversation got cut off. However, I didn't know that Cristina's gaze would fall from the fingertips of Jungwoo's continued writing of water bones, springs and streams on the map.

I couldn't stop her from staring at me. Then I opened my mouth.

What are you going to do with it?

I will collect all the water available nearby at the BioBlitz tomorrow.

Water?

Jung told me why he came here, keeping his eyes fixed on the outside of the window.

· · That's why it's necessary for filter research.

You said chemist.

I research, I do business. That's where KG chemistry is.

The helicopter that was flying over the plateau turned to the dry ground and lowered its altitude. After Jung finished his record, he smiled satisfied that his work was more sober than he thought.

Cristina takes a sharp look at the setting and asks.

You are attending the most eco-friendly event for the purpose of conducting a very artificial fresh water business?

Jung thought carefully and replied, as it seemed to be an ironic question only for journalists.

What did you say just now? You said there are 123 species of mammals that live here, including the indigenous population of modern humans. Could one of them, the domestic business for humanity, be bad?

"Bringing seawater inland. It would have a negative impact on nature.

That's when two French water company filters were used.

Even as a newcomer, he was a BBC journalist. Meanwhile, Jungwoo pointed out the disadvantages of Beolia and Suez as he saw the distant plateaux.

I will reconstruct the natural waters of Mozambique's Holy Land as they are. 99.99 percent pure water chemistry. Earlier today, baboons were so frustrated. I'm sorry, I can't pronounce that. Anyway, he's drinking the water from that fountain, and I'm sure my filter will do the same for him. You can bet if you're lying.

At Jungwoo's belief that artificial fresh water would be the same as natural water, Cristina snorted for a moment, but could not shake her head.

The map I just saw was too perfect.

Cristina looks bamboozled by the talent who destroyed the Gorongsa High Water Resources Mapping in just 10 minutes. In the knowledge she knows, there are not many people who can say such nonsense.

What is your · · · name?

Limited Woo.

Former Cristina Fimenova. Call me Tina.

September 14th at dawn.

Hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of Gorongusa National Park carrying their bags even though it was still just before sunrise.

Cha Seong said to tear his mouth in front of the hut, and Kaya walked out and entered the facial expressions.

Good morning, Kaya?

Yes. And Mr. Car?

I don't know why, but I slept with honey.

A mosquito bite and insect bite mark quickly determined the skin condition of the strong differential water, Khaya pointed to his neck with a thin smile.

There's an emergency medicine in the survival kit, so apply it to the swelling. Some chefflies cause allergies and sleep sickness.

Jungwoo, who yawned next to Cha Sung-woo who had frozen eyes, approached.

"It's not a cheespari, it's an ant. I don't know about species. I don't know about species.

Really?

I saw it with my own eyes.

Jungwoo, who showed his hand lamp to Kaya, turned his gaze to Cha Seong Soo.

“Mr. Car Secretary, are you sure you want to follow me? ”

“You can't do this while you're gone. ”

“You must be exhausted. Just like yesterday · · ·”

“Senior Chief Jungwoo! ”

Cha Seong-soo, who hung up and cleared her throat, carefully replied, even though Kaya didn't understand Korean.

“I assure you, that will never happen. Trust me."

“Well, there could be a lot of sampling, so one more person would be helpful. Kaya, let's go. ”

Jungwoo and Kaya started walking to the entrance of the campground like everyone else.

He carried the bag and followed behind them.

After walking silently for a while, I saw a bitter smile on the irony of reality that even the name came from the dawn for unfamiliar events in the land I had visited in my first life. If it weren't for the Chief proposition, I'd be driving a Porsche and clubbing every night.

Mr. Tea. You didn't eat, did you?

Kaya turns around and throws a cereal bar.

Cha Hyeong-soo, who was taken in, smiled unwittingly.

“What? Why do you have to be so thorough? Are you interested in me? Khh.”

I ripped the cereal while mumbling. After enjoying it, I felt anxious about what Lim Wu was trying to do here, and flew over a blurry silhouette on the ridge.

The rising sunlight dug through my chest in a dazzling way.

24 hours of close contact with Kaya. The young man's heart burst into flames.

Jungwoo boarded a rootless safari bus to an advanced course starting point and encountered a BBC coverage team. Two photographers and a mustache man, Tina.

Tina nods as her eyes meet Jungwoo.

Did you say "journalist" too hard on your shoulder yesterday? It's not even a formal interview. ’

I sat down after answering briefly with my eyes. When Kaya tries to sit next to him, Cha Seong suddenly interrupts.

Kaya, Kaya! I had to take you in.

Kaya smiles and walks backwards to sit next to Tina. Cha Hyeong-soo took a good look at Jungwoo and said.

“In Mainland America, white girls don't look like that. ”

“Is that so?"

“Chief, which one of you looks more attractive? ”

It was a very routine question when two males gathered, but Jung answered conscientiously, remembering her who would be waiting at home with the lights on.

“I like Korean women. ”

In response, Cha Hyeong-soo wiped his heart with relief.

“I like Korea too. But Kaya and that redhead over there. It's not a joke."

“Mr. Car Secretary, you look great today. ”

“He's a man. Hahaha. ”

After all, Jungwoo's eyes were fortunate enough to see people wearing t-shirts with college marks on them.

“Munich University? Oxford and the National Guard of Paris? I would have worn a UCLA jumper. ”

Cha Hyeong-Soo burned the felony rival ritual while watching them.

Jungwoo was not a punitive punishment to be stuck in that gap, so he just waited for the start.

Sean. Did you get the perks of winning?

You heard. Five thousand dollars.

Not that.

Then I listened to the French conversation sitting in the front seat.

I heard that if I find the most, I will be invited to President Mondlani's dinner.

Really?

If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is aiming, this is more than just a $5,000 prize.

Damn it. I have to play this instrument.

Jungwoo looked at the conversation quietly and thought about the value of a banquet with President Mozambique.

Government business. Water management agency that administers it. Influencing presence so far above.

‘Falling. ’

It was clear to whom it would be effective to highlight the filters of KG chemistry.

“Car secretary. Do you have the BioBlitz brochure? ”

“I have it in my bag. ”

“Give it to me."

Cha Sung-soo, who put his hand in Juju Island bag, asked with a curious face.

“Aren't you going to fetch our water? ”

“It's an event of good intentions, and I want to participate. ”

“Yes? No, why? ”

After asking like this, Cha Seo shook his head in Jungwoo's face, who was obsessed with reading the book. Now I think I should give up trying to understand his intentions.

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