The Goddess Seen by Mortals (I)

Grace City, which is located in the southwest border of China, southwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, borders Ali region in the west, Nagqu City in the north, Lhasa City and Shannan City in the east, borders Neier, Peacock and other countries, and is in the middle of the Tedamiya Mountains, with a national border of 1,753 kilometers, a land area of 182,000 square kilometers, and an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, which is also the closest city to the peak of Haijal.

The vast majority of mountaineering teams will take a plane to the city of Grace in China or the city of Zetu in the country of Neer, and then transfer to an off-road vehicle to continue the ascent of the Tidamia Mountains.

Grace City was also built after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was originally intended as a key agricultural and pastoral area for national development, but with the exploration of Hyjal by countries around the world, the city's tertiary industry has gradually developed and has become a famous tourist city in China - compared to Chinese cities that have been polluted by industry, the blue sky and white clouds of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau do have a kind of purifying effect.

The main thing is to purify the troubles of the poor, and the rich are busy enjoying life, so they all go to the tourist holy land to live in a five-star hotel to purify their troubles.

At night in Grace, the starry sky is also particularly clean, although it is not as spotless as the South Pole, the stars are brilliant, and the nebulae are blooming, but in the summer, Grace's people can directly observe the stars with the naked eye, which is much more refreshing than the city people see the dim night sky.

Zhang Helai was not in the mood to appreciate the starry sky at this time, he was sitting in a single ward on the third floor of Grace People's Hospital, the ashtray next to him was full of cigarette butts, and his eyes were closely watching the screen of his mobile phone.

He took out the cigarette case and found that only the last cigarette was left, and as soon as he bit it and wanted to light it, he heard a knock on the door from outside: "Mr. Zhang." "

Zhang Helai sighed, put the cigarette back into the cigarette case, turned off the phone, and said, "Please come in." "

A group of outsiders rushed into the not loose ward, and Zhang Helai saw that in addition to the high-ranking officials of Grace City who he had known in the afternoon, several foreigners also came in.

"I'm really sorry to disturb Mr. Zhang's recuperation." Shi Lifang, who is over middle age, looked at his watch, "It's almost twelve o'clock in the middle of the night now, but for special reasons, I hope Mr. Zhang can understand." "

"It's okay." Zhang Helai sat back on the hospital bed, "It just so happens that I haven't fallen asleep yet." Although I was tired today, I ... More memorable. "

Shi Lifang looked at Zhang Helai apologetically, and the foreigners were also scattered around the ward. Unlike in the afternoon, this time it was not the secretary of Shi Cube who came to ask Zhang He for details, but a Chinese wearing a black vest.

"Mr. Zhang Helai," the black vest asked, "you returned to the fifth camp at 9,600 meters above sea level on April 8, that is, at 12:30 p.m. today, right?" Then at 3:15 p.m., you board a Chinese transport helicopter at Camp 5 and head straight back to Grace City at 6:30 p.m., right? "

Zhang Helai nodded: "That's right." "

At this time, Zhang Helai noticed that the foreigners also nodded, and couldn't help but be a little surprised—they could also understand Chinese?

"I need you to recall all that happened after you set out from Camp 5 in the early hours of April 8th." The black vest looked at his watch, "You haven't slept for 24 hours now, is that okay?" "

"No problem." Zhang Helai said with a smile: "I haven't been able to completely calm down until now, and I also lay down for a while just now, and I won't get in the way." "

Everyone understands him very well - no matter who he is, it is very normal to encounter that kind of miracle and can't sleep and make a fuss in his head.

"But from Camp Five? I thought it would be better to start at 9:30. Zhang Helai reminded.

"Out of the way, we want to get the details into account this time." The black vest said: "Don't worry about forgetting something, just say whatever you remember." "

"Okay." Zhang Helai subconsciously took out the cigarette case, and then stuffed it back again, the black vest smiled: "Mr. Zhang, it's normal to smoke to refresh yourself." "

"Huh? Oh..." Zhang Helai saw that the cube didn't say a word, and tacitly accepted the black vest to lead here, although he was a little puzzled, he still lit a cigarette and let the scorching smoke pass through his lungs, making him recall the story 24 hours ago again...

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Zhang Helai's mountaineering team is basically all Chinese, and the captain of the team is connected to lead the team, with a total of six people.

Although it is not the best time to climb the mountain in spring, it is only relative to summer, and in fact the mountaineering tourism in Hyjal is very industrial, and the danger of climbing to the summit in spring is not higher than that in summer - as long as the captain is reliable.

Zhang Helai came to Grace City in early March, first met with the team members, and arrived at the gate of the northern slope of the Hyjal Peak on March 5: the base camp at an altitude of 5,896 meters. After the tents and other equipment were delivered to the base camp, they underwent more than 20 days of training to slowly adapt to the plateau climate and familiarize themselves with the summit route.

One of the team members had to return to Grace City for treatment because of severe altitude sickness, vomiting and vomiting, and there were only five people left in the team.

Although the process is a very memorable climbing record in Zhang He's view, it is actually commonplace: for more than 50 years since the conquest of Hyjal Peak, countless mountaineering teams have used their lives to find the safest climbing route and camping site, in addition to the base camp on Hyjal Mountain, there are also forward camps, the first camp, the second camp, the third camp, the fourth camp, the fifth camp, as long as all safety facilities are done and the climbing route is followed, then the danger of life will be suppressed to the lowest point.

On April 3, the three mountaineering teams at the base camp found that the weather was good and decided to storm the summit of Hyjal together. They reached Camp 2 in one day, Camp 3 on Day 2, Camp 4 on Day 3, and Camp 5 Day 4. However, at 9,600 meters above sea level, Camp 5 was too high for the Kamians to send oxygen cylinders, so they had to change their oxygen cylinders at Camp 4 to complete the rest of the thrilling journey.

Zhang Helai is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a successful career, although he has no children yet, his wife is pregnant. He came to climb Hyjal purely to fulfill his dream: he joined a mountaineering club in college and met his first love, and their dream at that time was to conquer Hyjal together.

They climbed the 5,000-meter entry-level mountain Haba Snow Mountain, the 6,000-meter advanced mountain Anima Qing Peak, the 7,000-meter professional-level Muztag Peak, the 8,000-meter master-level peak Zhuo Aoyou Peak, and they have 6,000 meters, 7,000 meters, and 8,000 meters of mountaineering certificates. Laymen without a certificate can only swing around the base camp of Hyjal at 5,896 meters.

Later, his first love was in distress during a mountain climbing, and Zhang Helai worked in a daze for several years, met his current wife, and then struggled until now.

He knew that this year was his last chance, and if he waited until his wife gave birth to a child, the great responsibility that would come with it would completely drown the last trace of dreams that this middle-aged man had hidden in his heart.

Men are all boys before they become fathers, and this is Zhang Helai's last willfulness.

However, although Zhang Helai came to the fifth camp with the team safely and safely, he had a small problem.

Oxygen cylinder consumption has reached a critical point.

It was not that the oxygen cylinder was insufficient, but that Zhang Helai consumed a lot of oxygen in the process from the fourth camp to the fifth camp, compressing the amount of 'spare oxygen'. If he still wants to continue to climb to the top, he can't make any mistakes, and he can barely reach the top.

Zhang Helai can also choose to wait in the fifth camp, and wait for the mountaineering team to come down and take him away after reaching the summit, so that he does not have to move and his oxygen consumption is greatly reduced.

"In other words, you're risking your life to reach the top?" A blonde foreigner suddenly asked in Chinese.

"Yes."

"Why do you want to do this?"

"Why? Dreams, memories, flukes... I had mixed feelings when I made this decision at the time, but if it was the root cause, it would have been... Don't be reconciled. Zhang Helai smiled faintly: "I know that if I choose to give up at that time, then I will complain about this decision for the rest of my life." "

"And because of that... I was able to meet her with the rest of the team. "