Xixia dead book

Chapter 54: Legend of the Undead in the Book of the Dead (54)
"That is to say, this is a piece of virgin land that no one has ever been to." Han Jiang said.

"At least there is no record or trace that modern humans have been to Area C. Some people have climbed to the top of Animaqing Peak, but no one has been to this mysterious Area C, so I am very worried about you. Anima The annual average temperature in Qing area is below 0℃, the climate is harsh and unpredictable, and the general climbing season is from June to August. When you go in this season, the temperature is already very low, and you may encounter a snowstorm at any time on the mountain, although you do not go to the summit , but your difficulty is not inferior to climbing to the top."

"I fully understand." Han Jiang and Zhao Yong ended the connection, and asked the other three, "Which one of you has experience in climbing mountains over 5000 meters?"

The three looked at each other, Xu Renyu shook his head first, Makarov also shook his head and said: "When we were young, we used to learn mountain climbing, but I never really climbed such a high mountain."

When Han Jiang turned to Tang Feng, just as Tang Feng was about to speak, Han Jiang interrupted: "You don't have to think about it, you must have no skin and tender flesh!"

Tang Feng was still quite unconvinced: "Don't underestimate me, I have been to Qinghai and Tibet before..."

"You are here for tourism, not mountain climbing!" Before Tang Feng could finish speaking, Han Jiang interrupted him roughly.

Han Jiang continued: "So, among the four of us, only I have climbed a mountain over 5000 meters high, so what should you three do?"

"What should I do?" The three asked in unison.

Han Jiang whispered: "What should we do? Practice! We only have half a day left, and I want to train the three of you at least to become amateur mountaineers in this half day."

So, for the rest of the day, Han Jiang tried his best to teach the three how to use climbing equipment, how to abseil from cliffs, how to fix anchors, and how to deal with emergencies such as avalanches.

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After a whole day of training, several people have basically mastered the essentials of mountaineering, but everyone knows that this is far from enough.It was getting dark again, but Han Jiang was still standing by the window alone, staring at the Animaqing Mountain in the snow and mist in the distance.

Tang Feng thought that Han Jiang was worried about them, so he comforted Han Jiang: "You don't have to worry about us, we have already learned what you taught us, and we will not let you down. Besides, I read The 5000D topographic map sent by Zhao Yong does not seem to need to climb over [-]-meter-high mountains to enter Area C. I saw a wide glacier on the south and north sides, and the slope is not too steep. If we climb over the glacier, I don't think it should be too difficult!"

Han Jiang turned his head and patted Tang Feng's shoulder, saying: "I have also seen the two glaciers you mentioned, the question is... Which of the two glaciers should we go? From the picture, the north glacier The glacier is long and has a gentle slope. I temporarily call it Glacier No. 1; while the glacier to the south is shorter, I temporarily call it Glacier No. 2. The slope seems to be similar, and the slope of Glacier No. 2 may be larger. Personally, I tend to go from glacier No. 2, because its distance is obviously shorter than that of glacier No. 1, and what we want now is to grab time."

"Glacier No. 2? But we only determine the route based on distance and slope, isn't it too hasty?" Tang Feng doubted.

"But we only have this data now, and we don't have time to send a small team to investigate first, so we can only do this! In addition, from the satellite photos, I can't see the final direction of Glacier No. 1. Where does it lead? Can it lead us Entering Area C? I can’t judge. As for Glacier No. 2, you can clearly see it on the map, and you can climb up along it and enter Area C from the south.” Han Jiang explained.

Xu Renyu went up to take a look and said, "Yes! Why can't you see this No. 1 glacier? On the satellite photo, there is a shadow at the end of it, but No. 2 glacier is very clear. I guess this is a problem with the shooting angle. Because the No. 2 glacier is in the south, facing the sun, and the No. 1 glacier is in the north. If there is no time to do further exploration, I also tend to go to the No. 2 glacier."

Han Jiang finally concluded: "Dr. Xu's analysis is very reasonable. Glacier No. 2 is a very majestic modern glacier from the satellite photos. From there, it should be a shortcut to cross into Area C. But even In this way, we must be extremely careful, an avalanche may occur on the glacier at any time; and we are not very clear about the specific situation when we cross this glacier, so everyone must be careful."

Tang Feng nodded, but Han Jiang continued: "Actually, what I'm most worried about is not you, nor the glacier crossing, what worries me the most is the group of men in black, from the time we entered the Animaqing Snow Mountain Come on, they have never appeared, or even disappeared without a trace. This is too abnormal. Could it be that they have found the Blackhead Stone Chamber before us?"

When Tang Feng heard that Han Jiang was still worried about the men in black, he sighed and said, "You feel uncomfortable that the opponent didn't show up. Do you think it's normal that you have to be hunted down by them and have nowhere to escape? I As I said yesterday, there is no way that group of people could have found the Blackhead Stone Chamber earlier than we did, and they probably haven’t touched the doorway yet! You see, there is no trace of them in this deserted town.”

Still shaking his head, Han Jiang said, "Yes, we haven't seen them here, but that doesn't mean they haven't come to Animaqing Snow Mountain."

"All those who come to climb Animaqing Snow Mountain will first go to this small town to rest and prepare. I don't believe that they will not come to Dawu Town if they want to enter the mountain." Tang Feng said.

Tang Feng was right, Han Jiang thought for a long time, and suddenly murmured: "What if they didn't come here at all, but brought enough equipment and rested in the field?"

"Outdoors? You mean here! It's snowing heavily and it's biting cold, are they resting in the wild?" Tang Feng asked back, pointing to the heavy snow that was still falling outside the window.

"Judging from the situation of the fight some time ago, the quality and endurance of this group of people far exceeded our imagination, so we cannot rule out any possibility." Han Jiang said.

Tang Feng said: "You should think about how to set off tomorrow. The heavy snow has been falling intermittently since yesterday. If it continues to fall, I think we can only spend the winter here?"

Han Jiang looked at the heavy snow outside the window, and couldn't help feeling even more depressed: "Yes! The enemy hasn't seen it yet, but the heavy snow is the problem in front of us!" Han Jiang no longer thought about it, he was looking forward to a miracle, maybe at this time he Need the blessing of Animaqing mountain god even more!
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Early the next morning, a miracle happened, the heavy snow that had been falling for two days actually stopped!Tang Feng, Han Jiang, Xu Renyu and Makarov had breakfast, took all the equipment, jumped on the Cherokee, and drove towards the mysterious C area at full speed...

According to the route determined by Han Jiang yesterday, they did not go along the road to Xueshan Township, which is a must for climbers, but plunged into the hinterland of Animaqing Snow Mountain. This is the shortest and fastest route to Area C.Two days of heavy snow covered everything on the surface, including the road, and the Cherokee could only slowly grope forward in the snow.While driving, Han Jiang kept observing the scenery outside the car, but the outside of the car window was still white, and Tang Feng, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, became his navigator.Tang Feng constantly corrected the route according to the GPS, electronic compass and map marks, but even so, they still took many wrong paths.

At noon, the sky cleared completely, and Tang Feng and his party finally entered a canyon.This is a wide canyon. The mountains on both sides of the canyon are not high. According to the data, the end of this canyon should be the magnificent glacier.And this glacier is exactly what Tang Feng said is the most convenient way to enter Area C.

After confirming the route and using the canyon as a reference, Han Jiang obviously accelerated his speed.Cherokee bumped up and down in the canyon and turned over some low hills. An hour later, a magnificent picture appeared in front of everyone, and the four got out of the car in surprise.In front of them, the originally gentle mountains on both sides of the canyon were suddenly lifted up by a magical force.Everyone looked up at the mountain peak in front of them, standing thousands of feet high and steep, and between the two peaks, a huge glacier cascaded down from the ridge like a white dragon. Under the sunlight, the glacier was magnificent and beautiful. It makes people feel unreal.

However, the four of them soon woke up. This was not a fantasy in a dream, but actually appeared in front of them, and it would be the "white dragon" they were going to conquer.Tang Feng sighed: "This is the No. 2 glacier? Such a spectacular glacier is several kilometers long, and it is a hundred times more spectacular than the glacier we saw in Area B!"

"It is indeed much more spectacular than what I saw in the photos and topographic maps, but I am not excited at all, because this means that conquering this glacier is much more difficult than we expected!" Han Jiang Said.

"That's right! This is the first time I've seen such a majestic glacier!" Makarov couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Renyu woke up and asked Han Jiang: "According to the plan, do we have to climb up this glacier?"

Han Jiang nodded firmly, and Xu Renyu's head immediately grew bigger when he heard it: "Oh! It's really bad! Now that I think about it, I really shouldn't have come here to suffer this crime!"

"I regret it now, it's too late!" After Han Jiang finished speaking, he began to unload the necessary equipment from the car.Seeing this, Xu Renyu asked again, "Do you want to leave now?"

"If you don't take advantage of the good weather, turn over quickly, when will you wait?" Han Jiang asked Xu Renyu back.

Xu Renyu said: "But it's already noon now, and it gets dark early on the mountain. What if we climb halfway and it gets dark, what should we do?"

Han Jiang looked at the glacier in front of him, and said confidently: "There is no need to delay, I think today will be fine. When the weather is good, go all out and climb over this glacier, and you can enter Area C before dark!"

Xu Renyu had no choice but to look at such heavy equipment, and asked Han Jiang, "Who will carry such heavy equipment, especially this tent?"

Han Jiang said in an orderly tone: "Everyone has to carry a lot of things on their backs, so don't complain! Now, let's fill our stomachs first, and then head to Glacier No. 2!"

The four of them hurriedly filled their stomachs, put on their helmets, put on a full set of mountaineering equipment, carried heavy equipment on their backs, and started to march towards the giant white dragon in front of them...

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This majestic white glacier has been straddling the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for thousands of years, hidden in the depths of the Animaqing Snow Mountain. It has no name, and no one knows when it was formed. Perhaps this is a masterpiece of the ancient prehistoric era!Perhaps, it has a longer history!
When Tang Feng stood in front of this giant white dragon, he fell into deep thought. For thousands of years, has anyone conquered this giant dragon?If not, then they are the first discoverers and pioneers who came here.If so, who would it be?Are you a party member?he does not know.He followed behind Han Jiang and came to the front of the glacier.The ice tongue in front of the glacier has formed a spectacular forest of seracs due to long-term sunlight, weathering and water impact.Han Jiang introduced: "A forest of ice towers usually appears at the end of a glacier. It is a large block of ice left by the end of a glacier due to melting. It is shaped like a tower, so it is called the forest of ice towers."

The four walked through the forest of ice towers of different shapes, as if they had entered a world of ice and snow that had been dusty for a long time.Because of the different angles of sunlight, the melting speed of the ice towers is also different, which makes the forest of ice towers have different heights, different levels, and strange ice appearances. This also lays a hidden danger for these ice tower forests to collapse at any time.

Tang Feng followed behind Han Jiang, looking up at the ice towers with a height of more than 20 meters, lamenting the uncanny craftsmanship of nature.Suddenly, Tang Feng heard a slight sound. He looked up and saw cracks appearing on an ice tower in front of him, and the cracks were expanding rapidly.not good!This ice tower is in danger of collapsing!Thinking of this, Tang Feng found that Han Jiang was under the ice tower at this time. He wanted to call Han Jiang, but it was too late, so he could only rush towards Han Jiang...

At the same time, with a loud noise, the 20-meter-high ice tower collapsed, and both Han Jiang and Tang Feng were buried in the snow.Fortunately, Tang Feng's pounce took Han Jiang away from the most dangerous area. When Xu Renyu and Makarov pulled them out of the snow, he and Han Jiang were fine, but the neck was stuffed. Full of icy snow.

After waking up, Han Jiang looked at the place where the ice tower collapsed, which was exactly where he was standing just now, and he couldn't help but feel lingering fear. He patted Tang Feng on the shoulder: "Good boy, I didn't misread you. You saved me this time." I die!"

Tang Feng said worriedly: "Although the ice tower forest here is magnificent, it is too dangerous and it is easy to lose your way."

Han Jiang brushed off the snow on his body, and said with a smile, "How did you sing in that song? 'How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?' Similarly, how can you see such a beautiful scenery without going through risks! Ha ha!"

"I don't want to throw my life here just to see this beautiful scenery." Tang Feng said.

"Okay! You just have to do what I say, and I guarantee that your life will not be lost here!" After speaking, Han Jiang led the whole team through the ice tower forest at the fastest speed under the guidance of the electronic compass .

From the ice tongue, the four of them set foot on the No. 2 glacier, which is a huge ice field with a small slope. Because of the snow that has just fallen, the snow on the glacier is very soft.Tang Feng measured it, and found that the thickness of the snow was six to seven centimeters, and it was powder snow. When he stepped on it, it took a lot of effort to pull out his leg again.

The slope of the glacier gradually rose with the mountain. The four of them walked hard for an hour, but they couldn't get far. At this moment, Han Jiang, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped...

Tang Feng chased after him and asked Han Jiang, "Why don't you leave?"

Han Jiang frowned, pointed to the front, and said, "The situation I was worried about appeared—an ice crack!"

Everyone looked forward, and the snow in front of them was covered with cracks, some were bottomless, and some were shining with a frightening cold light.While Tang Feng was still in a daze, Han Jiang had already taken out the rope from his backpack, and told everyone: "Everyone, wrap the rope around your body and move forward in groups. Tang Feng and I are in a group, and Lao Ma and Dr. Xu are in a group. must be careful."

Han Jiang demonstrated, Tang Feng, Xu Renyu and Makarov followed suit, and the four embarked on the journey again. On the way, Tang Feng stepped on the ground several times and fell into the ice crevasse. Fortunately, they marched in groups. They were all dragged up by Han Jiang.

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Everything exceeded Tang Feng and Han Jiang's original expectations. The glacier at the foot of the mountain seemed to have a slight slope, but it became steeper and steeper. In addition, the thickness of the snow and the dense ice cracks under their feet greatly delayed their progress. With the forward speed, it took the four of them more than two hours to reach half of the glacier, and the next half of the journey will only be more difficult.

Tang Feng looked at the sky, the light had gradually dimmed, and it would be dark in an hour or two at most. Now, it is almost certain that Han Jiang's original plan has been impossible to complete.Tang Feng felt dizzy for a while. He pulled himself together and insisted on walking up a few hundred meters. He couldn't go any further, not because of physical strength, but because he knew that if he didn't say anything now, everyone would be in big trouble!

Panting heavily, Tang Feng shouted to Han Jiang with difficulty, and said, "Captain, we've walked more than half the distance now, but you see it's getting dark, we won't be able to cross this glacier anyway."

"What do you want to say?" Han Jiang asked back.

"You won't let us continue to climb the mountain after dark, will you? What does that mean? It means that the temperature will drop sharply, and even snow will appear again, as well as the ice cracks under our feet and the avalanche that may come at any time!"

Han Jiang also looked at the sky, and said angrily: "We have walked so far, as long as we work harder, we can cross this glacier before dark. Do you want to be a deserter? You want us to waste all our efforts and retreat down the mountain No! It's impossible!"

"You are crazy! But you can't take our lives to be crazy with you! Obviously time is running out! Besides, if you cross the glacier, what will be on the other side? Do you know? Are you sure we can enjoy the warm food over there? Dinner? You don't know!" Tang Feng was anxious.

(End of this chapter)