The darkness was dispelled by the roaring bonfires, and the low temperatures of the night were dissipated in the face of the enthusiasm of hundreds of people.

Wang Xiaoke danced and sang with everyone, not knowing how to hug the first few girls he didn't know, and then separated, and ran to the next one.

Even if it was discovered, everyone laughed, even if the girl who was 'eating tofu' was extraordinarily generous at this time, at most she just laughed and scolded, and ran away in shame in the jokes of her companions.

Men and women who grew up in the city were safe, indifferent, and polite at a distance, and this kind of 'revolutionary'-like enthusiasm and 'comrade'-like friendship happened naturally.

To paraphrase the words of the organizer: "On Mount Everest, everyone can only trust themselves and their teammates." ”

The celebration was undisguised, the official ban had been lifted, and various civil society organizations came to the door in the name of 'sponsorship'.

Because Wang Xiaoke's team is big enough, it is also the first team to challenge Mount Everest on the bright side, large companies, large groups, large laboratories, large research institutes, etc., all kinds of names.

What scientific investigations, what bioengineering projects, what sample extraction and commissioning, what research on human social organization under the new situation, etc.

Waving checks, promising convenience, organizing camps, planning routes, providing professional training and guidance!

This camp is one of them, and the party has its purpose.

Sure enough, after one night, the 500 people who were originally strangers got acquainted with each other a lot, the distance between them was shortened, and the atmosphere of unity, enthusiasm, and mutual help was initially formed.

Early the next morning, there was a shout for the immediate removal of the camp.

The organizer of the team brings everyone together, elects representatives, clarifies the organizational form and structure, and initially cohesively brings the loose team together.

Wang Xiaoke's sworn friend was elected and became the captain of the ten-member regiment, Wang Xiaoke jokingly called him "Taijun", but he did not expect it to resonate with other people in the ten-member regiment, so the name of "Taijun" spread far and wide, and every squad leader was named a certain Taijun.

In the midst of laughter and play, a morning passed.

After enjoying a sumptuous lunch, the sponsor team of the team began to settle in one after another, and all the 'Taijun' rushed over to discuss the matter, and Wang Xiaoke had nothing to do, so he sorted out his equipment in the tent.

Most of this equipment is prepared for climbing Mount Everest.

Spent all his savings.

However, it is really unknown whether these seemingly sufficient equipment can wait for the forbidden area of life at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters.

Wang Xiaoke didn't have confidence in himself, and most of the people in this camp did.

Lying on the marching bed, reading the news and information on Mount Everest on the Internet, the more he looked at it, the more his heart sank, and the enthusiasm and optimism like the 'Great Revolution' faded unconsciously, and he began to wonder if he was purely looking for death this time.

After the captains of the 'Taijun' squad returned, they conveyed the various arrangements for the proceedings.

The most important thing in this arrangement is training.

Training for climbing Mount Everest.

"Don't worry, the route has been planned, and in the process of climbing, there will be no lurkers to disturb us, what we have to do is to train the sub-healthy body, not to mention professional extreme sports personnel, at least have a physical fitness above the health level. ”

"So, this time it's a march on foot!"

Everyone blew up as soon as they heard it.

Hike!?

"During the hiking, there will be professional guidance, how to exercise, how to rest, targeted diet and so on. Otherwise, in the current state of everyone, going to Mount Everest, let alone climbing to the top, is the low temperature and hypoxic environment at high altitude can knock most people down. ”

"This is responsible for your little life, and it is also for our common cause. Comrades, this is a pilgrimage, a journey of detachment, it will be difficult, it will be very hard. ”

The follow-up development really confirmed this statement.

There is no means of transportation, and everyone needs to carry their own equipment and salutes, and on average, each person carries dozens of kilograms.

When did the pampered Wang Xiaoke try this, after pulling out of the camp, the ten-kilometer scheduled journey had not yet reached half of the journey, and the whole person collapsed.

At this time, the rousing music played, all kinds of inspiring slogans and 'chicken soup for the soul' poured over as if they didn't need money, and the coaches and sports experts provided by the sponsors encouraged them in various ways.

"Can't stop, can't stop, go beyond the limit, just get through it!"

The team of hundreds of people staggered, everyone was panting like a cow, sweating like rain, and their clothes were dripping.

Wang Xiaoke felt that he was about to die, but even so, his heavy and numb legs still moved forward.

Someone began to fall, the whining was gone, and the squirming procession in the field was long, long in the midst of the rousing music.

Can't even hike 10 kilometers with equipment on your back, and still want to climb Mount Everest?

It is impossible to describe this naivety and childishness.

But these hundreds of people made the trip.

There are so many 'sponsors' who are out of business.

However, it has been proven that human potential is limitless.

is really like what coaches and experts said, after breaking through a critical point, Wang Xiaoke and many others feel that they are "a lot".

The equipment on his back became lighter, his breathing became easier, his legs were still numb but not so heavy, and the vertigo was dispelled by the 'masochistic' pleasure after breaking through the limit, and at this time, the predetermined goal of ten kilometers was almost completed.

Finally, the camp that had been built a long time ago was in sight, and for some reason, Wang Xiaoke's eyes were hot, and he wanted to cry.

Looking around him, the ten-man regiment had turned into a five-man regiment, and the sworn soldiers were still there, and the others who were not there, needless to say, must have fallen on the march.

When they entered the camp, everyone collapsed at once.

After a long time, Wang Xiaoke relieved his breath, only to feel that there was pain everywhere in his body, and at this time, someone came to toss again.

……

The process on the second day, the third day, and the fourth day was much the same.

At the beginning of the fifth day, ten kilometers became twenty kilometers, and on the eleventh day, twenty kilometers became thirty kilometers.

Half a month later, the dark and thin Wang Xiaoke was already able to scold his mother on the broadcast of 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'.

The team picked a desolate and difficult place to walk, saw the mountains and climbed the mountains, saw the rivers and crossed the rivers, almost all the way in a straight line, just like this over the mountains and mountains, stepping on all obstacles, and slowly advancing.

"There's got to be weird about this thing! I suspect it's doping!"

Wang Xiaoke wiped the sweat on his head, endured the sour smell on his body and his companions, and poured the special drink into his mouth without care.

"It's poison, so that Lao Tzu can climb Mount Everest and drink it!"

A small man from the group of ten shouted.

"I heard that no, it's just foreplay now, and we're going to change tricks from tomorrow. ”

"What kind of tricks? this is trying to toss us to death!"

"Toss, even if you climb, Lao Tzu will also climb to Mount Everest. ”