Special effects: Starting with Ultraman Tiga

The next day, early in the morning.

April in Northern Australia is autumn; although the heat of summer has passed, some lingering summer charm remains.

Early in the morning, the temperature had already started to rise noticeably, with a slightly muggy feeling.

After breakfast, the group entered the territory of the Yonggu tribe, led by a guide arranged by the resort.

As the oldest traditional ethnic group in Australia, the Yonggu tribe still maintains its tribal way of life.

For various reasons, the Yonggu tribe does not welcome outsiders, but with the development of the times, it has still had a great impact on the lives of the local indigenous people.

Hunting evolved from using bows and wooden spears to hunting with hunting rifles, and the grass skirts and loincloths worn on their bodies were replaced by modern clothing.

As the tour guide led the group through the jungle, he explained some precautions to everyone.

Before long, the resort's guide led everyone to the settlement of the Yonggu tribe.

The appearance of Australia's Aboriginal people is quite similar to that of Africans, with dark skin, curly hair, thick lips, and patterns painted on their faces and bodies.

After everyone arrived at the tribe's settlement, the chief of the Yonggu tribe personally came out to greet them.

Although the Yonggu tribe still maintains its primitive tribal lifestyle, modern necessities such as tobacco, alcohol, tea, candles, clothing, hunting rifles, and hunting rifle bullets are very useful to the people of the Yonggu tribe.

The chieftain of the Yonggu tribe was a gaunt old man with a beautiful feathered crown on his head. His bare upper body was covered with numerous colorful lines. In his hand, he held a scepter made of dried branches. In the center of the scepter was an earth-yellow jewel containing a sculpture of a small kangaroo.

"Shen Jun, did you see that? It's the Fang Gem." After seeing the jewel in the center of the scepter, Tidom gently tugged at Shen Yun's sleeve and whispered.

"I see it. Looks like we're in luck." Shen Yun glanced at the jewel in the center of the scepter and smiled.

He didn't expect that he would find their target as soon as he arrived at the Yonggu tribe.

"However, isn't the barking kangaroo statue inside this jewel a bit too small?" Lion Walk asked doubtfully.

"Maybe they're like barking manta rays, one big and one small?" Samezu Kai chimed in.

"Indeed, when you mention kangaroos, it's definitely about mothers and babies," Sae Taiga said with a smile.

"If that's the case, there should be another large barking kangaroo? How do we find it?" Ushitatsu Sotaro asked in surprise.

"Once we get our hands on this Barking Pearl and wake up this little Barking Kangaroo, we can find the big Barking Kangaroo," Shen Yun said.

"But how are we going to get our hands on the Fang Jewel? The local inhabitants clearly regard the Fang Jewel as a symbol of their tribal chief. It will probably be very difficult for us to obtain it," Washio Takeshi said, frowning.

"Indeed, let me think about it carefully," Shen Yun pondered.

Without the Soul Bird, obtaining the Barking Orb from the tribal chief will not be an easy task.

Even if you want to switch the goods, you need to have the opportunity to get close to the leader's residence.

While the group was talking in hushed tones, the tribal chief had already finished conversing with the resort's guide in the indigenous language.

The resort's guide returned to the group and told them that the tribal chief allowed them to move around in the tribe's territory, but they could not disturb the people of the tribe or take photos.

Upon hearing this, everyone readily agreed.

The tour guide led everyone on a tour of the Yonggu tribe, explaining various aspects of the tribe to them.

For example, the unique arts, songs, and dances of the indigenous people.

Although the Yonggu tribe is relatively primitive, it has its own unique charm.

However, everyone's minds were no longer on that; instead, they were whispering about how to obtain the Fang Gem.

"How about we sneak over tonight and take the Fang Jewel?" Samezu Kai whispered.

"No way! If we secretly take the Fang Gem, it will definitely cause conflict between the natives here and the nearby residents. It would be best if the tribal chief could willingly hand over the Fang Gem to us," Shen Yun said directly.

He had indeed considered this approach, but the risks were too great. If a bloody conflict were to occur because of this, he might be abandoned by Power Beast.

For example, in the original story, after being defeated by the Gao Rangers, Oogami Tsukima was determined to take revenge on Unro. No matter how he called out to them, the three powerful beasts, Gao Wolf, Gao Hammerhead Shark, and Gao Crocodile, remained unmoved. Only after he let go of his hatred and reaffirmed his belief in protecting others did the three powerful beasts grant Oogami Tsukima new power.

With such a precedent as a warning.

Shen Yun would naturally not take such a risk to do such a thing.

As for the peacock's pearl...

Since it was summoned by the spirit bird, it not only did not cause any serious consequences, but the worship of the barking peacock even flourished because of its appearance.

"Yes. Besides, this is our first time visiting this tribe. We're unfamiliar with the area, and if we enter this jungle at night in the dark, we might get lost." Washio Takeshi nodded in agreement.

His eyesight is indeed very good, but he doesn't have night vision unless he transforms into Fang Huang.

As for lighting...

Please, who would use a flashlight while stealing things at night?

Is this because they're afraid of not being discovered?

"What should we do then?" Samezu Kai sighed.

"Let's try to persuade them," Shen Yun said after thinking for a moment.

"Persuade? Does the doctor understand this tribe's language?" Sae Taiga asked in surprise.

"I don't understand, but we have this." Shen Yun pointed to the portable translator he was wearing on his ear and laughed.

"Huh? But this translator can't translate this tribe's language, can it?" Ushida Sotaro asked in surprise.

They were all wearing these portable translators, but they couldn't translate the conversation between the tour guide and the tribal chief.

"That's normal. The language of these indigenous people is a very small language, not to mention they also have dialects. Even if a translation machine wants to translate, it has to collect enough language data first," Shen Yun explained.

Australia's Aboriginal people speak more than 260 languages, which are divided into 28 language families.

The indigenous language of the Yonggu tribe is only known to those who live here.

Even some indigenous people use English as their first or second language.

"Then how do we collect language data?" Tidom asked curiously.

"Just staying in this settlement a little longer and listening to the residents speak is enough. The translation machine will automatically collect language data," Shen Yun said with a smile.

"I see." Everyone suddenly realized.

"What a brilliant invention! No wonder he's a PhD."

The crowd stopped getting distracted and kept moving closer to where there were more people, so that the translation machine could collect language data better.

Soon, led by the tour guide, the group toured the territory of the Yonggu tribe and collected almost all the language data. They were just waiting for the system to finish analyzing the data so that they could convert it synchronously.

At this moment, the Yonggu tribe suddenly became lively, with many women and children converging in one direction.

"What's going on?" Tidom asked curiously when he saw so many Yonggu people suddenly gathered together.

"These must be hunters from the Yonggu tribe returning from their hunt," the tour guide explained to everyone in English, clearly familiar with the situation.

"Huh? Hunting?"

"That's right, the Yonggu tribe is a very primitive tribe. From tens of thousands of years ago to today, they have always lived by hunting," the tour guide explained.

"Every day, they would organize a group of people to go out hunting, then drag the prey back for the women of the tribe to process, and then distribute it to the tribe members."

"It is indeed very primitive," Sae Taiga nodded and said.

"You're lucky. If there's a lot of prey, you might get some food too," the guide continued.

"Food? Let's go check it out," Tidom said, his eyes lighting up.

She wasn't greedy; she simply wanted to see what it was like.

"Alright." Shen Yun smiled and had the tour guide lead them over.

The group followed the guide to the place where the Yonggu tribe had gathered.

Several barren tribal youths carried on their shoulders several kangaroos with bullet holes in their skulls and a lizard that had been thrown to its death.

The tribal youth leading the group held a double-barreled shotgun in one hand and a crocodile with its skull pierced by a bullet in the other.

After returning with their prey, the hunters also took out a dagger and began to process the crocodiles and kangaroos on the spot.

"Eh~ can you eat crocodiles?" Tidom asked curiously.

"Of course, I've heard it tastes really good. If you'd like to try it, I'll have the resort staff prepare it for you," Shen Yun said with a smile.

The ecological environment here is excellent, and there are quite a few crocodiles. It wouldn't be difficult to get two from the Yonggu tribe.

Although the local regulations allow the people of the Yonggu tribe to legally hunt crocodiles, they are not permitted to trade or sell them.

But, where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure.

What's wrong with giving a friend a whole bunch of crocodiles that they can't finish eating?

"Okay~" Tidom said with a smile, without being polite.

The women of the tribe were very skilled at handling crocodiles and kangaroos; it was clear they had dismembered many crocodiles and kangaroos.

In just a few minutes, a crocodile about one meter long was dismembered and displayed as white flesh to the crowd.

While the women were butchering their prey, the hunters were not idle either. They took out lighters and lit a campfire. After skinning and gutting the lizard that had fallen to its death, they threw it directly into the fire to roast.

"You can eat lizards?" Ushida Sotaro asked in astonishment.

"For the local people, creatures like lizards, which are not very dangerous, are a good source of food," the guide explained.

The women, having dismembered the crocodiles and kangaroos, then placed the chopped crocodile meat on an iron rack to grill.

As the flames continued to scorch, a faint aroma of meat spread out.

Suddenly, the crowd parted to both sides, and the tribal chief, wearing a feathered crown and leaning on a wooden staff, slowly walked over and said in the indigenous language, "Give some food to these guests."

"Yes, Chieftain."

The young man from the tribe picked up a few clean leaves, placed the roasted crocodile meat on the leaves, and had the children of the tribe hand them out to everyone. While speaking in the indigenous language, he gestured with his hands, saying, "You, eat."

"Huh? Is this for us?" Tidom asked in surprise, looking at the indigenous children.

Upon hearing this, the children in the tribe nodded in agreement.

"Arigato." Tidom didn't refuse, smiled and thanked them, then took the crocodile meat offered by the tribal children and distributed it to everyone.

"The translator seems to be able to translate their language now. How does the professor plan to persuade the tribe's chief?" Washio asked, eating roasted crocodile meat.

"Since this is a primitive tribe, they naturally have primitive religious worship. I think we can start from this aspect," Shen Yun said, tearing off a piece of roasted crocodile meat and putting it in his mouth.

Crocodile meat is delicious and has a firm texture. Although no seasonings are added, it does not affect the deliciousness of the crocodile meat itself.

"Religious worship? Are you suggesting we pretend to be gods and ghosts?" Lion asked.

"Can't you speak properly? I prefer to call it the art of language," Shen Yun glanced at Shi Zizou and said with a laugh.

"The art of language?"

"Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. You just need to take out the Fang-Barking Pearl when the time comes," Shen Yun waved his hand and said.

After saying that, Shen Yun quickly ate the small piece of crocodile meat, then walked up to the tribal chief and said, "Chief, there is something I would like to discuss with you privately."

The tribal chief was initially surprised that he could understand Shen Yun's words, then nodded and asked, "What would you like to discuss with me, guest?"

"About this..." Shen Yun took out the Fang Barking Pearl of the Fang Barking Peacock and said calmly.

As he spoke, Shen Yun gestured to the crowd with his eyes, signaling them to take out the Fang Bark Pearl.

Without hesitation, everyone took out their own Fang Gems, the colorful Fang Gems emitting a faint glow in the sunlight.

Upon seeing the Fang-Barking Pearls that everyone had taken out, a look of shock appeared on the aged face of the tribal chief. Then, he nodded solemnly and said, "Everyone, please follow me."

The group exchanged glances and then quickly followed.

The tour guide was taken aback and was about to follow when he was stopped by the tribal chief.

"Why?" The tour guide glanced at everyone, equally puzzled.

The tribal chief led the people to the vicinity of the tribe, to the rock wall that was battered by wind and rain every day.

On the rock wall, there is a huge cave that can accommodate many people, and the reddish-brown rock walls inside the cave are covered with rock paintings that look like children's scribbles.

"This is..." Ushida Sotaro looked at the rock paintings on the rock wall with surprise in his eyes.

"These are rock paintings left by our tribe's ancestors, depicting all sorts of deities they encountered," the tribal chief said, gently stroking the rock paintings with his thin, dry hands.

"This is... the Barking Lion?!" The lion walked on the rock wall and saw a graffiti of a huge red lion. In front of it were many white stick figures, seemingly expressing their worship of the god.

"Ah! A white tiger with barking teeth and an elephant with barking teeth?!"

"That's a barracuda?!"

"And there's the Fanged Bison!"

Everyone found their own powerful beast graffiti on the rock paintings.

Besides the animals they recognized, there were also some animal graffiti they didn't recognize.

The tribal chief led the group to a rock painting depicting a barking kangaroo falling from the sky and the local indigenous people holding a sacrificial ceremony.

"You must be messengers of the gods, right?" the tribal chief asked.

"...If there's no one else, it should be us." Shen Yun said after a moment of silence.

His carefully prepared remarks were completely useless in the face of this statement. (End of Chapter)