BECOMING AN ANCESTOR

A river of this size in Africa.

The Nile.

The Nile River is a major river in the northeast of the African continent, originating south of the Equator and flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. Its hydrographic basin covers an area of 3,349,000 km², spanning Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Egypt.

It is believed that the Nile was formed 30 million years ago during the middle of the Tertiary period when the elevation of East Africa was created, influencing the flow of the Nile's rivers.

"What do we do, chief?"

"We will set up camp near the river."

"All right, set up the camp! Warriors! Be on alert!"

"Craftsmen, we will set up the tents."

Joe and Cornelius gave orders to their group.

Now they can understand basic commands.

I also feel that they have started to develop a language through gestures.

Some groups of chimpanzees use sign languages to communicate, but this goes beyond simple conversations; it is still very primitive but essentially a language.

Perhaps it can be called a primal language.

Hmm, now how will I cross?

I think this journey won't take much longer. I believe I will reach a good place within a month or two.

I can follow the Nile route and do as the Egyptians did, using the Nile as a source for civilization.

I believe I am near the border with the Congo, so I am already close to leaving Tanzania. If I continue, I should reach Angola within two months, which is my current destination. But I can stop for a while here and increase my resources.

Especially the animals.

During the two months, I made a great discovery.

New animals.

Some were just variations of wildebeests or felines.

But I found an animal that could be extremely useful.

Since it hadn't been discovered when I was alive, I gave it a name.

I called it Rinofuris Piluscastaneum or Piluscastaneum.

They were about the size of an adult hippopotamus but had rhinoceros characteristics and yellowish fur all over their bodies.

An interesting detail was that the tails of the males had a different color.

Ranging from red, black, white, and gray, I still don't know what it's used for—perhaps to demonstrate health or hierarchy, like the feathers of a peacock or the manes of a lion.

But the best thing about these animals is that they are calm.

I discovered this in the worst—or should I say the best—way possible.

One day, when the group was setting up camp, some warriors saw and alerted me. When I saw such a creature, I was very happy.

I thought it could be a unicorn, but because it had no horns, I quickly dismissed that idea. Unicorns, or rather Elasmotherium sibiricum, are rhinoceroses of the Elasmotherium genus, a type of rhinoceros. I believe these are more like relatives, not the same species.

But what amazed me was that their nature was calm, and they didn't try to attack.

One day I saw a group of lions trying to hunt a cub, and the result was that they were completely trampled.

It seems that as long as you don't try to show a threat, they don't even mind sleeping next to you.

What happened was that they slept next to the camp, and when I approached one, it didn't even mind. Of course, I didn't go empty-handed; I brought some food for them, which was well received.

So, I managed even to touch some.

This gave me the idea of domesticating them and using them as draft animals.

But the problem is how I'm going to cross this river with the group and these animals together.

And I still have to domesticate them.