Chapter 1 Fang Senyan's Dilemma

Fang Senyan was caught in a dilemma.

Undoubtedly, he was a very decisive person. His keen and meticulous mind allowed him to quickly derive multiple outcomes and then optimize the best answer.

But... but!

The situation he faced this time was too bizarre, and the temptation was too great.

Fang Senyan had never heard of many things that the mysterious voice mentioned before. For example, entering the Nightmare Space and being able to escape, or that MTs could have offensive categories, using offense as defense!

These things seemed absurd at first glance, completely outside the realm of human thought, but upon closer inspection, they made sense and were impossible to fault.

Moreover, Fang Senyan was well aware that if a person wanted to deceive, the best way was to tell nine truths out of ten sentences, and just one lie would be enough. These emotions intertwined in Fang Senyan's heart, extremely contradictory. On one hand, he tried hard to believe what this guy was saying, and on the other hand, reason warned Fang Senyan not to trust him.

Finally, Fang Senyan buried his head in the sea for a full ten minutes, and then asked himself a few questions:

First, if his strength was not improved this time, would he definitely die in the next world?

Of course not.

Second, if he did as the mysterious voice said, how great was the risk?

More than a 40% mortality rate.

Third, even if the mysterious voice was telling the truth, he himself admitted that he had no power to help him. What was the benefit?

The benefit was likely just finding a path to breakthrough.

After these three questions and three answers, Fang Senyan finally concluded that the risks and benefits were not proportional. Using a mortality rate of over 40% to obtain a possible breakthrough method was, in business terms, a very poor project... so give it up.

However, if he gave up, Fang Senyan was really unwilling. Because the voice really gave him the intuition that it was not lying. More importantly, Fang Senyan was also very confused about how to walk the road ahead.

So Fang Senyan made a compromise decision. As the saying goes, no investigation, no right to speak. Put this matter aside and go to the field to investigate before making a conclusion.

Fang Senyan loved the ocean all his life, warm and humid, and never had the idea of climbing cold and towering snow peaks, so he could be said to be completely ignorant of this path.

However, Fang Senyan also knew that climbing high peaks was a very dangerous thing, with extremely low temperatures, blizzards, and avalanches. Getting lost were all fatal factors. Fortunately, the online information was very developed now, so after he inquired, he found that climbing high mountains actually only required two preparations for everyone.

The first was a strong enough body,

The second was sufficient money.

It just so happened that Fang Senyan's two indicators were quite excellent. His physical fitness goes without saying. Several humans combined might not be as strong as him. As for money... after cozying up to the charming, sexy, and wealthy female director, Fang Senyan got a card that could seemingly be withdrawn from global banks at will, as long as it wasn't a few hundred million euros at a time, there was no problem.

So after a round of extreme shopping, Fang Senyan found the address and phone number of the largest mountaineering organization in Nepal online. After some communication, or rather, a fierce money barrage, the hundreds of employees of that mountaineering organization began to work overnight in a flurry.

Therefore, by the time Fang Senyan landed at Kathmandu Airport, everything was ready. Of course, the cost was that most of the mountaineering organization's employees were on leave at home catching up on sleep.

Kathmandu was full of thousands of years of ancient sedimentation, but it was also fashionable under the impact of modern luxury and advanced concepts. Therefore, it was a mixed bag of tradition and modernity, with many temples interspersed in simple slums. In the suburbs, there were also luxury hotels, restaurants, and high-end shops.

After Fang Senyan's eyes adapted to this kind of humanistic atmosphere, he divided the city of 400,000 people into two areas in his heart: one was a religious holy land full of red-walled temples; the other was a chaotic city filled with monkeys, beggars, and car exhaust.

At the same time, Fang Senyan reminded himself not to get lost here, because the streets were winding, narrow, and often without signs. Bulletin boards were everywhere, filled with notes offering porter, guide services, and looking for travel companions, giving people a feeling of universal brotherhood.

After arriving at the Thamel district where the mountaineering organization was located, Fang Senyan met the three experienced guides equipped for him. The combination of two men and one woman looked relatively reliable. The three men's dark skin clearly showed traces of wind and frost, and the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes and foreheads were as deep as if they had been folded. The outlines of their muscles were also very clear. Their main job was to transport supplies, tents, and various bulky things up the mountain.

The woman introduced herself as Hashimi. In her thirties, she could be described as buxom, fluent in English, and would smile before speaking. Fang Senyan could tell that she should have half Western blood.

The head of the mountaineering organization's introduction was very simple:

"These are Taba, Zhenya, and Guluo. They are as strong as three adult water buffaloes and have provided services to mountaineering teams from many countries. They have also been to the place you requested, Mr. Fang, six times. Miss Hashimi is the most famous guide in Kathmandu, not only because of her fluent eloquence and dedicated attitude, but also because she herself is a mountaineering expert and has obtained internationally recognized certificates."

Fang Senyan actually wanted to tell him that he only needed one guide, not those three water buffaloes. It wouldn't take much effort for him to carry the mere supplies himself, but considering that doing so would be too shocking and he didn't need to save money, these three guys were still successfully employed.

At Fang Senyan's request to save time, even the physical examination was skipped, and they began to travel by bus to their destination. Miss Hashimi sat next to Fang Senyan, explaining many things to pay attention to, and the two quickly became familiar. After a burst of bumps, Miss Hashimi couldn't help but say to Fang Senyan:

"Although it's impolite to say so, Mr. Fang, I still have to say it. You have indeed made a wrong move at the wrong time. The best time to go to Lotus Stone for pilgrimage is September and October every year. And now it's June."

Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"That's why I paid you three times the salary."

Miss Hashimi also laughed:

"To be honest, Mr. Fang, if the place you were going to wasn't Lotus Stone, we wouldn't have taken this job no matter how much money you paid. Even fifty meters more height on the snow peak is very fatal."

"There are no ifs, so let's have a happy cooperation." Fang Senyan smiled and said, "Trust me, I am a generous person. If I am happy, then you will be even happier."

The next journey need not be verbose.

In the face of Fang Senyan's strong physique, although he had no experience, his speed was far ahead of the team.

The only obstacle was in the Gandak dense forest at the foot of the mountain at an altitude of 1070 meters. A group of team members talked about the possible leech attacks with great horror, but Fang Senyan was still stress-free. If a leech dared to bite him, it would be courting death, making a group of people marvel at the insect repellent that Fang Senyan applied.

Because of the good weather, they had been climbing on the snow peak for two days. They could already see the Hanikurik Plateau. At this time, the weather suddenly turned bad. Fang Senyan saw the fierce power of nature for the first time. The climate on the mountain really changed as it said. The temperature dropped by at least thirty degrees in just ten minutes! Fist-sized hailstones smashed down fiercely, and the instantaneous speed of the wind was at least over ninety meters!

At such an amazing wind speed, even a car would be blown away, let alone a person? Fortunately, Fang Senyan's money was indeed not spent in vain. Fortunately, the people traveling with him had already skillfully set up camp in a leeward place. The iron prongs for fixing the camp were hammered into the rocks. In this case, although Fang Senyan knew that Lotus Stone was less than a kilometer away, and he was also in a hurry, he really had no way to investigate it in person.

In the middle of the night, Fang Senyan heard the wind outside the tent subside a little. He drilled out of his sleeping bag and used his hand to test the wind speed. He found that the wind had dropped to about thirty meters per second, and there was no hail and visibility was greatly increased. He didn't want to wake anyone else, so he got up and walked towards Lotus Stone with one foot deep and one foot shallow. For Fang Senyan, even if the wind increased again suddenly, he could easily cope with it.

Finally, the Lotus Stone pointed out by the mysterious voice appeared in front of Fang Senyan. This stone was indeed different, exactly the same as described by the mysterious voice. But as soon as Fang Senyan saw this stone, his heart turned cold. This thing was right next to the abyss. If he really did as the mysterious voice said, stood on it and jumped down...

"Fuck!"

Fang Senyan couldn't help but swear. The surrounding cliffs were shrouded in mist, infinitely deep, and the bottom could not be seen at a glance. Just looking at the edges were ice knives and frost swords, densely lined up! If he really fell down, let alone four thousand health points, forty thousand, four hundred thousand would die the same way!

At this time, Fang Senyan heard some sounds. He turned his head and found that the four people he had hired had caught up. Fang Senyan waved his hand to let them not be impatient, that he was fine, and then began to continue studying. After all, the person who spent the money was the boss. These people could only honestly stay by the side, but they still stood very close to Fang Senyan, ready to rescue him in time if something happened.

Suddenly, Fang Senyan looked at the surface of the Lotus Stone and suddenly had an idea. Could it be that the real intention of the mysterious voice was to have him step on this stone? After a person's weight was pressed on it, would there be some variables? Or, the real key was under the Lotus Stone?

At the thought of this, Fang Senyan couldn't help but stand on the Lotus Stone. However, he would never have the idea of jumping down. As a result, nothing happened. Just as he continued to think hard, suddenly, he felt a huge force coming from his back!

Fang Senyan was standing on the Lotus Stone facing the abyss at this time. There was a layer of thin ice on the Lotus Stone, which was quite slippery, and Fang Senyan was less than a meter away from the abyss. This force was applied to Fang Senyan's body without warning. No matter how powerful Fang Senyan was as a Contractor, he still had to obediently fall into the terrifying and deep rift in front of him!

PS: Because the description of Kathmandu has copied network descriptions, this chapter is 3400 words.

Can anyone guess who pushed Fang Senyan down?

Haha.

Juan Tu