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Chapter 176 - 174, faded (First Update)_1

Chapter 176: 174, faded (First Update)_1

In his previous life, Ren He often saw helicopters more in Hollywood blockbusters. In those movies, the protagonist would drive a speedy sports car, repeatedly overtaking on the bridges, while the helicopter could only desperately chase behind. The huge searchlight shooting down from the helicopter was like a scene from a science fiction story, dreamy and thrilling.

He never thought he would enjoy such treatment in his lifetime. The entire Heavenly Road lit up, with those white beams of light shooting straight up into the sky, as if a road that surpasses the limits of life was prepared especially for Ren He.

Having traversed through time, wasn’t he seeking a life more brilliant? He was determined to have it tonight.

Ren He turned to look at Liu Erbao in the helicopter and gave him a thumbs-up, "Awesome!"

The Liu Erbao team always did things unexpectedly and never took the conventional path; that was where their awesomeness lay. Bold enough to demand a production budget of five million yuan in 2006, daring to decisively utilize a helicopter, they were unique!

At this moment, the passenger vehicles coming and going on Heavenly Gate Mountain had no idea what was happening to this Heavenly Road, why it was as brightly lit as if a grand evening party was about to start. The 10.77-kilometer Heavenly Road was like a galaxy hanging between the mountains!

Seeing Ren He’s thumbs-up from the helicopter, Liu Erbao shouted with joy, "Brother, let’s get started, renting this helicopter is a bit expensive!"

Everyone burst into laughter. Now you realize it’s expensive after renting it?

However, everyone understood that those present were the same brothers who had participated in filming the drifting video last time. They all believed that Ren He’s challenge was indeed worth deploying a helicopter for, and what they needed to do now was to help Ren He pass through this 10.77 kilometer road with 99 bends, aka the Heavenly Road, in his unique way, just like the Knight name he used last time.

"Get ready to start!" Ren He shouted loudly.

Everyone was getting excited. Liu Erbao yelled into the walkie-talkie, "All camera positions, ready. Everyone, return to your posts, awaiting my orders. The extreme challenge is about to begin!"

However, Ren He still had one thing to do before officially starting; he had not received a mission from the Divine Punishment System before challenging the Heavenly Road. He was purely here to prove himself, but he didn’t want to waste a mission reward.

If there was no mission, he would create one. Write a song and then wait for the Divine Punishment System to issue a mission.

In fact, Ren He didn’t know if the Divine Punishment System would issue the challenge for the Heavenly Road as he wished, but he felt it was worth a try.

But what song should he choose? Ren He pondered this. He had originally planned to directly write a rock song for Liu Erbao, as he still owed him three songs. However, seeing the spectacle on the Heavenly Road and hearing the roaring of the helicopter overhead set his blood on fire.

The video Knight may seem perfect in others’ eyes, but to Ren He, there was one flaw: the background music.

There wasn’t a single song in this world that could serve as the background music for that video where life bloomed furiously, but Ren He had one in mind.

Faded!

"Faded" is a song produced by Norwegian electronic music producer Alan Walker, an adapted version of Alan Walker’s 2014 purely electronic track "Fade." The song was written by Jesper Borgen, Alan Walker, Gunnar Greve Pettersen, and Anders Froen.

Ever since the first pure electronic version of "Fade" appeared, this electronic track skyrocketed in popularity and was widely used as background music for extreme sports highlight reels because it was so exhilarating; it was like witnessing life burning in fury.

This time, Ren He decided to produce both "Fade" and "Faded" himself, with "Fade" earmarked as the background music for this video, courtesy of Liu Erbao!

Only then would it truly be perfect!

A good background track can enhance a video, and with its purely electronic sound, "Fade" could excite everyone. It was as if you were placed in an empty valley, with stereophonic sound and pulsating electronic beats, making your tense limbs stretched and relaxed by the rhythm, intertwining half sorrow and half indifference, yet without a desire to think about anything, feeling both lonely and unwilling to let go of hope.

It was the exhilaration of being reborn from the ashes, the courage to stand up again after a failure and see the sunshine once more.

Ren He completed the full version of "Faded," and at the same time, the Divine Punishment System issued a mission: "Mission: Host must complete the downhill cycling on Heavenly Gate Mountain Road at an average speed of over 80 km/h within one week. Failure to complete will result in the loss of balance for one month."

Just as Ren He had no time to react, the Divine Punishment System suddenly said, "Good luck."

Then it disappeared.

Ren He was surprised, as it was the first time the Divine Punishment System wished him good luck. Could it be because this was a challenge he took on voluntarily? He chuckled; although usually the system was a pain in the ass, at crucial times it still showed its humanity.

And it had indeed given him the mission he wanted!

He suddenly brimmed with energy as he took his bicycle down from the pickup, gripped the handlebars firmly, and carefully felt the sensations the bike gave him.

Then he quickly put on the Red Scarf, gave a thumbs-up to Liu Erbao in the sky, and got ready to start!

Liu Erbao was also ecstatic, his eyes flashing with excitement as he shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Brothers, are you ready? Knight is about to make his entrance!"

"Drone 2 in position."

"Drone 3 in position."

"Drone 4 in position."

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"Drone 31 in position."

At that moment, Liu Erbao excitedly yelled, "I’m Drone 1, and I’m in position too. Start blocking the traffic down the mountain; all vehicles are prohibited from passing. Damn it, it doesn’t matter who it is; block anyone who tries to go up. Everything can be dealt with after we finish recording. The show starts now!"

Ren He smiled; with a light push off the ground, he shot forward. As the bike moved, so did he, standing up to begin pedaling furiously. Liu Erbao and An Si watched Ren He, their excitement fueled by the wildly fluttering Red Scarf on his face.

It had finally begun!

By now, An Si’s mindset had already shifted. Standing here, he wasn’t the CEO of TK’s Greater China region anymore; he was a bona fide cycling enthusiast.

He was witnessing the birth of a new cycling speed record on the road and the emergence of the first true pioneer in the field of extreme cycling. This video would be enough to prove everything to viewers around the world.

At the moment, Ren He felt very calm. Even without headphones, he’d already imagined ear-shattering, roaring music in his mind—it was "Faded."

Starting anew in life was, for him, a rebirth from the ashes. The music’s vibration in his soul was like a massive speaker shaking violently in his bloodstream, so much so that all he wanted now was to be fast, and then faster!

The challenge had officially begun!

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Having just reunited with my family, I’m starting today’s writing. Barring any surprises, there will still be a bonus update as a thank-you for today, but I’ll be visiting my wife’s family for the New Year celebration tomorrow, so I’m expecting to only be able to guarantee two Chapters. Such unavoidable circumstances are inevitable; I ask for your understanding, everyone. Once I’m back from the in-laws’, the update speed will resume.

I may not have the popularity of a great author, but I have an update speed that surpasses theirs... Once again, happy New Year to everyone.