Sheyan fell into a dilemma.
There was no doubt that he was a very decisive person. His sharp and meticulous thinking allowed him to come up with multiple results in an instant, and then optimize the best answer.
But …. but!
The situation he was facing this time was really too strange, but the temptation was also too great.
There were many things that the mysterious voice said that Sheyan had never heard of before, such as the fact that he could escape from the nightmare realm after entering it, or the fact that there was actually an offensive type of MT that used offense as a form of defense!
These things sounded ridiculous and completely outside the human mind, but when he thought about it carefully, they were all reasonable. There was no way for him to find any problems with them.
Moreover, Sheyan knew very well that if a person wanted to deceive someone, the best way was to tell the truth in nine out of ten sentences. One sentence was enough to deceive someone. These emotions intertwined in Sheyan's heart. It was very contradictory. On one hand, he was trying hard to believe the words of the mysterious voice, but on the other hand, his rationality was telling him not to believe it.
In the end, Sheyan buried his head in the sea for a full ten minutes, and then asked himself a few questions.
First, if he couldn't improve his strength this time, would he definitely die in the next world?
Of course not.
Second, if he did what the mysterious voice said, how big was the risk?
A mortality rate of more than 40%.
Third, even if what the mysterious voice said was true, the mysterious voice admitted that it had no power to help him. How big was the benefit?
The benefit was probably just finding a way to break through.
After these three questions and three answers, Sheyan finally came to the conclusion that the risk was not proportional to the benefit. Using a mortality rate of more than 40% to find a way to break through, in business terms, this was a project with a very poor evaluation …. So, he should give up.
However, Sheyan was really unwilling to give up, because his intuition told him that the mysterious voice was not lying. More importantly, Sheyan was also very confused about how he should proceed in the future.
So, Sheyan made a moderate decision. As the saying goes, without investigation, you have no right to speak. He would put this matter aside for now and go to the field to investigate before coming to a conclusion.
***
In his life, Sheyan loved the ocean, its warmth and humidity. He had never thought of climbing the cold and lofty snowy peaks, hence he was completely clueless.
However, Sheyan also knew that climbing a mountain was a very dangerous thing. Extremely low temperatures, blizzards, avalanches, and getting lost were all very fatal factors. Fortunately, the internet was very developed now. After some research, he discovered that climbing a mountain actually required only two preparations.
The first requirement was to have a strong enough body.
The second was sufficient money.
It just so happened that Sheyan had excellent physical fitness. Needless to say, even several humans combined might not be as good as him. As for money … After hooking up with the charming, sexy and rich female director, Sheyan got a card that allowed him to withdraw money from any bank in the world, as long as it was not hundreds of millions of euros at once.
Therefore, after a huge shopping spree, Sheyan managed to find the address and phone number of Nepal's largest mountaineering organization. After a series of exchanges, or perhaps one could say he threw in a large sum of money, the hundreds of employees of that mountaineering organization started working overnight in a frenzy.
When Sheyan landed at Kathmandu Airport, everything was ready. Of course, the price was that most of the employees of the mountaineering organization had asked for leave to catch up on sleep at home.
Kathmandu was full of the ancient atmosphere of more than a thousand years old, but it also looked fashionable under the impact of modern luxury and advanced concepts. So it was a hodgepodge of traditional and modern intertwined. Many temples were mixed in the shabby slums. There was no lack of luxury hotels, restaurants and high-end shops in the suburbs.
After Sheyan's eyes adapted to the cultural atmosphere, he divided this city of 400,000 people into two areas in his mind. One was a religious holy land full of red-walled temples, and the other was a chaotic city full of monkeys, beggars and car exhaust.
At the same time, Sheyan reminded himself that it was best not to get lost here, because the streets here were winding, narrow and often without directions. The notice boards everywhere were full of notices offering porters, guide services and looking for travel companions. It gave off a feeling that the whole world was a family.
After arriving at the Tamir district where the mountaineering organization was located, Sheyan met three experienced guides who were assigned to him. The combination of two men and a woman seemed to be quite reliable. The traces of wind and frost on the three men's dark skin were very clear. The wrinkles at the corners of their eyes and foreheads were so deep that they looked like they had been folded, but the contours of their muscles were also very clear. Their main job was to carry supplies, tents and all kinds of crude things up the mountain.
The woman introduced herself as Hashemi. She was in her thirties and had a voluptuous figure. Her English was very fluent, and she always smiled before she spoke. Sheyan could tell that she was half Western.
The person in charge of the mountaineering organization gave a very simple introduction.
They are Taba, Zhenya and Guro. They are as strong as three adult water buffaloes. They have provided services to mountaineering teams from many countries. They have been to the places you asked them to go to six times. Miss Hashemi was the most famous guide in Kathmandu, not only because of her eloquence and professionalism, but also because she was an expert mountaineer who had obtained many internationally recognized certificates.
Sheyan actually wanted to tell him that he only needed a guide, not three water buffaloes. It would not take much effort for him to carry the supplies, but after considering that it would be too shocking to do so, and that there was no need for him to save money, the three guys were successfully employed.
Due to Sheyan's urgent request, even the physical examination was skipped. They took the bus to their destination. Miss Hashemi sat next to Sheyan and explained to him a lot of things to pay attention to. The two quickly became familiar with each other. After a bumpy ride, Miss Hashemi couldn't help but ask Sheyan, "You're in a hurry.
"It's rude to say this, Mr. Fang, but I still have to say that you did make the wrong move at the wrong time. The most suitable time to go on a pilgrimage to the Lotus Stone is in September or October every year, but it's now June."
Sheyan smiled.
"That's why I'm paying you three times the salary."
Miss Hashimi also laughed.
"To be honest, Mr. Fang, if the place you want to go to is not the Lotus Stone, even if it's a hundred meters higher, we won't take the job no matter how much money you pay. Even an extra fifty meters on the snowy peak is very deadly. "
"There are no ifs, so let's have a good cooperation." Sheyan smiled and said, "Trust me, I'm a generous person. If I'm happy, you'll be happier too."
***
There was no need to be long-winded for the rest of the journey.
With Sheyan's strong Physique, his speed was far ahead of the team despite his lack of experience.
The only hindrance was at the foot of the mountain, 1070 metres above sea level in the dense forest of Gundak. The party members' faces paled at the mere mention of leeches, yet Sheyan didn't feel the slightest bit of pressure. If a leech dared to sting him, it would be courting death. Everyone clicked their tongues in wonder at Sheyan's insect repellent.
Because the weather was good, after two days of climbing on the snowy peak, they could already see the Hani Kulick Terrace. At that moment, the weather suddenly turned bad. It was the first time Sheyan had seen the ferocity of nature. The weather on the mountain was really unpredictable. The temperature dropped by at least 30 degrees in just ten minutes! Hailstones the size of fists smashed fiercely into their faces. The speed of the wind was at least 90 meters!
Even a car could be blown away by such an astonishing wind speed, let alone a human. Fortunately, Sheyan's money was not spent in vain. Fortunately, the team members had already set up a camp in the lee of the wind. The iron rods used to fix the camp were all hammered into the rock. Under such circumstances, although Sheyan knew that the Lotus Stone was less than a kilometer away, and he was in a hurry, there was no way he could go there for an on-site inspection.
In the middle of the night, Sheyan heard the wind outside the tent become softer. He got out of his sleeping bag and tested the wind speed with his hand. He found that the wind speed had dropped to about 30 meters per second, and there were no more hailstones. The visibility had greatly increased. He did not want to wake the others up, so he got up and walked slowly towards the Lotus Stone. For Sheyan, even if the wind speed suddenly increased again, he could easily handle it.
Finally, the Lotus Stone that the mysterious voice had pointed out appeared in front of Sheyan. This stone was indeed different from the others. It was exactly as the mysterious voice had described. However, when Sheyan saw this stone, his heart turned cold. This thing was right next to the bottomless abyss. If he really did as the mysterious voice had said, and stood on it, and jumped down … ….
"Fuck!"
Sheyan could not help but curse. The abyss next to him was shrouded in fog. It was incomparably deep, and he could not see the bottom. Just by looking at the edge, he could see that there were ice blades and frost swords, standing in great numbers! If he really fell down, don't talk about 4,000 HP, even if he had 40,000 or 400,000 HP, he would still be dead!
At this moment, Sheyan heard some noise. He turned around and discovered that it was the four people he had hired. Sheyan waved his hand to tell them not to be impatient and that he was fine. He then continued his research. In the end, the one who spent the money was the boss. These people could only obediently wait at the side. However, they still stood very close to Sheyan, so that they could provide timely assistance if anything happened.
Suddenly, Sheyan looked at the surface of the Lotus Stone. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be that the mysterious voice's true intention was for him to step on this stone? After a person's weight was placed on it, would there be some changes? Or could it be that the real key was under the Lotus Stone?
With this in mind, Sheyan could not help but stand on top of the Lotus Stone. However, he would never jump down. In the end, nothing happened. While he was still thinking hard, he suddenly felt a huge force on his back!!
Sheyan was standing on the Lotus Stone, facing the abyss. There was a thin layer of ice on the Lotus Stone, so it was quite slippery. Sheyan was less than a meter away from the abyss. This force was applied to Sheyan's body without warning. So what if Sheyan was a powerful contestant? He still had to obediently fall into the terrifying and deep abyss in front of him!
***
PS: Because Kathmandu has a COPY description, this chapter is 3400 words long.
Can anyone guess who pushed Sheyan down?
Haha. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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