For Tchaikov, vodka was his favorite, Dick felt that the same was a spirit, and brandy was much more noble, and only a vulgar person would like vodka.

Squeezed into Dick's small tent, under the shaking tent lamp, Dick shook a 250-milliliter bottle and poured a little brandy into the small aluminum alloy cup for Chen Badai.

"I thought you didn't have the strength to carry so many things." Chen Badai took the brandy.

"I'm no worse than Tchaikov." Dick and Chen Badai clinked glasses and drank the brandy dry in one gulp.

Spirits warmed up in the cold, and after two small glasses, Dick felt hot all over.

"Brandy does taste better than vodka, doesn't it?" Dick saw that Chen Badai had been silent, so he had to take the initiative to speak.

"Tell me, what's the matter with me?"

"Hah...... I never tell lies to the wise, for the scepter, of course. Dick lowered his voice.

In fact, Dick didn't need to worry about someone eavesdropping, almost everyone hid in their tents to avoid the cold wind, and even if someone was nearby, the howling wind immediately blew Dick's voice to pieces.

"Are you worried about Mr. Min, or Tchaikov?" Chen Badai asked slowly.

Dick thought that Chen Badai would ask how to deal with Tchaikov, but Chen Badai actually mentioned Mr. Min, which made Dick unexpected.

"What do you think?" Dick smiled and returned the question to Chen Badai.

"Do you think the most dangerous part is over?" Chen Badai asked.

"You have completed the horizontal swing that Wang Xingguo can't complete, and there is a smooth road ahead, do I have anything to worry about?" Dick refilled Chen Badai with a little more wine, "The height of the sky will be determined by you...... The best brandies in France are waiting for you to choose...... Beach, yachts, bikinis...... Chen Badai, that's the life of your dreams! ”

Although Dick didn't know what a real adventure was, it was not easy for such a playboy to climb to such a height, and his thoughts were already clear when he was looking for Chen Badai at this time.

Compared with Tchaikov's team, Dick's team is only three people, and it is not stable, which Dick knows very well, he must stabilize an alliance, in the face of the appearance of the scepter, for Dick, although Mr. Min is a partner, but more like a potential competitor, among all people, only Chen Badai and his own interests are closely related, this natural ally Dick can not be ignored.

Dick felt that the scepter was about to appear, it was on the top of that mountain not far away, and Dick had done no less homework behind his back than anyone here, and his fate was at stake! He must convince Chen that in the face of Tchaikov's aggressive competition and silent Mr. Min, Dick must have an ally, a reliable ally!

"From a business point of view, I'm the real patron of this event." Dick saw that Chen Badai was silent, and said, "I have the best antique collectors in the world, and they don't care about money for what they want. ”

"Dick, Wang Xingguo and Tchaikov know the rules better than you." Chen Badai took a sip of brandy and said leisurely, "We just need to get the scepter first." ”

"Huh?" Dick felt that Chen Badai's judgment of human nature was simply a bit retarded, and he had worked hard to see the scepter, who would believe that others would give it up?

Everyone has their own set of standards for judging human nature, and it seems pointless to argue about this matter at this time, whether it is Mr. Min or Tchaikov, they all need each other temporarily in the expedition, and Dick wants Chen Badai to understand that he is Chen Badai's long-term partner.

"Don't you think that the high priest of the fortress can see more clearly than we do?" Chen Badai asked suddenly.

"The blind old man? He's just a wizard who pretends to be a ghost. Dick didn't think so, those people who had been isolated from the world for thousands of years in the fortress still held on to what noble beliefs they wanted to fight to the death with the army of the undead?! Oh, my God! How can there be such a mentally retarded person in modern times? That ridiculous belief has long been put in museums for people to judge.

"Then why do you believe that we will find the scepter?" Chen Badai said with a smile.

"It's ......," Dick was momentarily speechless.

"I'll let you get the scepter, I'm a moral forbidden hunter." Chen Badai drank the last sip of brandy, ready to end the conversation.

"That's great, Chen Badai, you're a smart person." Dick laughed, and the two people crammed into the cramped tent made him sit extremely uncomfortable, and he moved his butt a little, and was smacked by something, and he pulled it out.

It was the pistol that Doss gave him, Chen Badai looked at the gun in his hand and asked, "What are you carrying a gun for exploration?" ”

"I've got to give myself a guarantee, don't I?" Dick laughed.

Chen Badai was silent, ready to open the tent and leave, Dick stretched out his hand to him: "Happy cooperation!" ”

Chen Badai looked at Dick, then at the gun in his hand, and did not shake hands with Dick.

……

Wang Xingguo's condition was not very good, he had a low-grade fever after nightfall, Xia Ruobing guarded him every step of the way, and at midnight Wang Xingguo was still talking nonsense in a daze, and his body was cold, Xia Ruobing had to hug him tightly and use his body temperature to warm him.

In the high mountains, a small cold will quickly turn into pulmonary edema, and then kill people, and the treatment method is very simple, that is, to move to a lower altitude, Xia Ruobing regretted his decision a little, under the temptation of Loulan's secret, Xia Ruobing seemed to have lost the ability to think.

In the dark night, the cold wind from the mountains was howling, blowing one after another, warmly but not amicably welcoming this group of people who had stepped into this forbidden area for the first time in hundreds of years, Xia Ruobing was so worried that she hardly slept all night.

Pandey, who was so noisy by the wind that he could barely sleep, was finally able to fall asleep when it was almost dawn, but he didn't sleep long before he felt the bright light pass through the tent and pierce into his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, the sky was blue, and the sun was rising in the east, and it was really a good day today.

Pandee was overjoyed and shouted in his broken voice, "The sun is out!" Get up! ”

Everyone was woken up by Pandy's shout, and as soon as Wang Xingguo opened his eyes, he saw Xia Ruobing's face.

"Morning!" Wang Xingguo felt Xia Ruobing's body temperature and hugged her gently.

Xia Ruobing leaned over lightly and touched Wang Xingguo's forehead with his forehead, feeling that Wang Xingguo's fever had subsided.

"I'm fine." Wang Xingguo said softly.

"Let's get down." Xia Ruobing hesitated to speak.

"We've been through the toughest places." Wang Xingguo said softly.

"But ......"

"There is still one day to go, we can reach the Peak of the Dead, Ruobing, this is your wish, I will help you achieve it." Wang Xingguo held Xia Ruobing's hand and took out the engagement ring hanging from his neck, "I made a promise to you, no matter what it is, I will accompany you." ”

Xia Ruobing also took out the engagement ring hanging around his neck, and the two rings touched together: "You are not allowed to break your promise." ”

"Uh...... I'm sorry...... Disturbed ......" Sherpa was a little worried about Wang Xingguo, and when he got up, he saw that Xia Ruobing and Wang Xingguo's tent was not moving, so he ran over and opened the zipper in a hurry, but he didn't expect to see the little couple whispering, and felt very embarrassed.

finally had a little romantic atmosphere and was disturbed by her brother, Xia Ruobing was ashamed: "Quickly close the ...... for me"

"Huh? Hahaha......" Tchaikov was sitting not far away, taking a sip of early morning vodka with a flask, and saw Sherpa squatting at the door of the little couple's tent, his face was red and white, and he laughed.

"Assemble! I have something to announce! Chen Badai didn't think it was funny, and now it was time to distribute the materials and personnel in the expedition team once.

"We still have two 4,500-year-high mountain beams to climb, but it's only a day's journey, and if nothing else, we'll soon be able to find the cave on the Peak of the Dead......," Chen Badai said, looking at everyone.

"Mr. Min's equipment was lost due to an accident, Sherpa, Pandey, you have the most supplies, give Mr. Min a little."

Chen Badai seemed to have become the leader of the expedition at this time, Pandi looked at Tchaikov, Tchaikov did not raise any objections, he thought about it, it would be good to reduce the weight of himself.

"From here, put on crampons and move in groups. I, Dick and Xia Ruobing are in the first group, Mr. Min, Tchaikov, Wang Xingguo are in the first group, Pandi is in the Sherpa group, and Sherpa is in charge of the finish. Chen Badai began to group people, "Everyone can't act without permission, follow the route I opened." ”

"I have a question!" Tchaikov raised the wine jug in his hand and asked, "Is it really good that you and Dick bullied Xia Ruobing?" ”

Chen Badai's grouping is indeed biased towards Dick, Dick is not strong in the team, he deliberately divided Mr. Min and Tchaikov together, and put Wang Xingguo and Sherpa - the two of his biggest competitors in the back, as the leading team, if he finds the scepter, Chen Badai does not need to do it, Dick and Xia Ruobing also have a great chance of winning.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Chen Badai asked rhetorically.

"I'm going to be in a group with Dick." Tchaikov took a sip of vodka and squinted at Dick.

"I'm the team leader, and it's up to me to form a group." Chen Badai said coldly.

"Otherwise, you take Dick and Mr. Min to form a group, and we will form a group alone, Borderlands, first come, first served......" Tchaikov laughed, on this high mountain, Tchaikov felt that he had the advantage of numbers, even if he found the scepter, he would not be afraid to fight.