Chapter 1486: Another Team
Although I knew that Mao Keyu was telling the truth, I didn't know why I felt so harsh that it sounded, so I said to him a little stubbornly, "Don't worry, I will try not to hold everyone back......"
As a result, after hearing this, Mao Keyu added, "It's okay, this operation is based on your pace, so all of our personnel will accommodate your speed." ”
As soon as I heard this, I gritted my back molars and said, "Okay, then thank you Master Mao!"
Mao Keyu didn't seem to understand the meaning of my words, and even continued to say to me, "The next journey is not short, maybe we may cross the Bernina Peak to the Italian border." ”
"What? What peak to go to?" I am not very familiar with the area here, so naturally I don't know the snow-capped mountain that Mao Keyu just said.
Mao Keyu replied to me in a rare and serious way, "Bernina, at 4,040 meters above sea level, is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, located in the Rhaetian Mountains on the border between Switzerland and Italy. ”
"You mean to say that the secret test base is on that peak?" I asked, incredulously.
Mao Keyu nodded when he heard this and said, "It may or may not be, it all depends on your ......."
"Me?"
Mao Keyu said to me solemnly, "Yes, we will search all these places, and then it will be up to you to find out if there are any corpses buried deep under the snow in these areas." ”
I was a little surprised and said, "With the little supplies we have with us, can we make it this far?"
"You don't have to worry about that, we've already set up a lot of supply stations along the way, so you don't have to worry about food, just focus on finding something under the snow. Mao Keyu said expressionlessly.
Before, I only told Bai Jian that the scope of our activities this time was in Switzerland, but now I suddenly said that we are going to the Italian border again, will this bring trouble to Bai Jian's previous deployment?
Ding Yi saw that my brows were furrowed at this time, so he asked me in a low voice, "Are you worried that Bai Jian and they won't be able to find us for a while?"
When I heard this, I shook my head and said, "I'm not worried that they won't be able to find us, but I'm worried that once we cross the Italian border, Bai Jian and them may not be able to come over." ”
Ding thought for a while and said, "It's okay, if it doesn't work, I'll take you back to Switzerland first...... I just took a closer look at these people, although they are all burly, but they may not all be practitioners, coupled with the regional characteristics of the snow-capped mountains, I am sure to take you away. ”
As soon as I heard it, I asked him not to act rashly, before there is no definite news from Lao Zhao, we can only maintain the status quo, otherwise our trip will be in vain...... Ding Yi naturally understood what I meant, so he had to nod to me helplessly and didn't say anything more.
We soon reached the first supply station, and by this time it was getting dark, and it seemed that our group was going to camp here. Mao Keyu's men were all trained quickly, and it didn't take them a while to set up a few big tents and start cooking on fires.
At this time, I realized that the weight on their bodies was definitely far greater than mine, and some of them even carried some unknown equipment on their backs, who knows what use they could carry these things to this snowy mountain?!
In fact, the snow-capped mountains here are really much easier to walk than Mount Everest, and there is no need to worry about lack of oxygen. It seems that any experience in life is not useless, although I did not actually climb Mount Everest at the beginning, but those experiences are enough for me to cope with the snow-capped mountain under my feet......
For dinner we had some roasted frozen cheese and dry bread, which wasn't delicious, but it was nice to have a campfire to keep warm. Compared to the crowded Everest base camp, it was simply quiet and scary, and we didn't meet a single team of climbers along the way.
Mao Keyu's subordinates include Asians and Europeans, and I don't know if they were hired temporarily, or if they themselves were members of the group. But I don't seem to know each other very well, and I can't hear a word of small talk between them other than normal communication. Of course, I don't understand if they talk in German or French, but you can tell by looking at their faces that they don't say a word to each other.
What's even more strange is that these people won't take the initiative to approach me and Ding Yi, unless we need them to do something, they will follow Mao Keyu's instructions to come and contact us.
Despite the large number of people in our team, it is very quiet, especially now...... It seems like everyone is keeping their heads down and doing their own thing. Sometimes it's scary to be too quiet, especially on top of a snow-capped mountain. If it weren't for Ding Yi by my side at this time, I would really feel the urge to escape from here......
After eating, I looked at the bonfire in a daze, thinking about where Lao Zhao would be hidden by them, or was he not in Switzerland at all? I felt warm from being roasted by the bonfire, and I gradually became sleepy, and the one-piece down jacket on my body was so warm that I was about to fall asleep when I sat there.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of brass bells, and I suddenly became sleepy! Because this sound is too familiar to me, isn't this the sound made by the string of brass bells in Ah Ling's hand?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for a team wearing the same style of clothing as us to appear not far away...... And Mao Keyu, who had been sitting quietly in front of the bonfire, also stood up at this time and whistled at the team in the distance.
I didn't expect another team to come and join us, and they seemed to be a little further than we had traveled......
At this time, Ding Yi and I also stood up, wanting to see who the team was, after all, they were all wearing the same clothes, so at first glance it was impossible to tell who was who......
"Zhang Jinbao!!" I only heard a familiar voice coming from the front of the team, although I couldn't see her face clearly, but I knew it was Ah Ling calling me.
When I heard this, I deliberately got angry with Mao Keyu and said, "This is your precious apprentice who greeted me first!"
After hearing this, Mao Keyu glanced at me and said, "That's because Ah Ling looks at you freshly, after all, she is surrounded by some strong men all day long, and suddenly seeing your weak little white face, it is inevitable that she will be curious......"