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Chapter 282 - 280, The Roof of the World (Third Update)_1

Chapter 282: 280, The Roof of the World (Third Update)_1

After school started, the members of the Qinghe Club clearly noticed that Ren He had become busy. Even during self-study time in the headquarters classroom in the afternoon, he was incessantly typing on his laptop, not letting anyone see what he was writing, but the typing speed was really fast....

Liu Jiamin, the pianist, was envious of Ren He’s terrifying hand speed; she could never play her most practiced pieces that fast....

Ren He, however, was focused on writing Harry Potter, not caring at all how others saw him; he just had to finish writing Harry Potter by May.

Moreover, the trip to Mount Everest required a lot of preparation in advance. He needed to get his passport, find a professional Mount Everest guide company, prepare various professional-level climbing equipment—in short, there were a ton of things to do. He even had to finish Harry Potter by mid-April so that he could head to Mount Everest without any distractions.

In fact, Ren He had thought about this matter for a long time. Mount Everest was the main peak of the Himalayas; by the time he transmigrated in his previous life, there had already been nearly 6,000 people who had reached the summit. It seemed that at that time, summiting Mount Everest was no longer too difficult a task.

But people always overlook the tragedies behind that number; every year, countless people are buried on Mount Everest and become its new landmarks. Yes, landmarks.

Deaths on Mount Everest even leave bodies that no one can bring down from the mountain; no one can consider matters of morality in such places, and nobody is qualified to expect others to adhere to the moral standards of the real world at an elevation above 8,000 meters where even oxygen is a scarce resource.

The bodies are forever frozen on Mount Everest; as people pass by and see them, they know approximately what altitude they have reached. These are the landmarks on Mount Everest created by the sacrifice of lives.

Could Ren He reach the summit of Mount Everest? Could a high school student ascend Mount Everest? The answer was yes.

In his previous life, the record for the youngest to reach the summit of Mount Everest was held by a 15-year-old girl named Ming.Kipa. Ren He had been shocked and amazed when he saw this news—while he was still at an age of indulgence, someone had already conquered the highest peak in the world!

Not just this one case; two British high school students successfully summited Mount Everest twice, and they were only 19 years old on their second ascent, thin and not as strong as one might imagine.

Ren He had searched the news records in the parallel world and was shocked to find that the record for the youngest to reach the summit was held by an 18-year-old boy—there was no freakish existence of a 15-year-old. This meant that if Ren He could successfully summit in May that year, he would refresh the record for the youngest person to ever climb Mount Everest in this world!

What did that feel like?! Absolutely thrilling!

Some say that it takes at least three years of preparation to summit Mount Everest, with the first year spent improving physical fitness. One must start at lower altitudes to significantly improve endurance, cardiorespiratory function, leg and core strength, and carrying capacity.

But how much time would one get in just a year if they only used weekends? In fact, as long as one has adequate leg and core strength, and can trek for over an hour with a 20-kilogram load, they are undoubtedly qualified to challenge Mount Everest. Ren He could even use his exceptional physical fitness to share the burden of carrying gear for others. What he needed was only enough chocolate, of course, he didn’t have such leisure time.

If Ming.Kipa was actually the youngest climber in his previous life, then Ren He might be the strongest climber ever. If someone else had his level of physical fitness, they would probably run out of oxygen before reaching the summit—how many oxygen tanks could one carry? It’s more about getting to the supply points set up in advance and switching to new oxygen cylinders.

Although the Divine Punishment System imposed countless restrictions on him, in reality, it was Ren He’s greatest support.

Next was acclimatizing to high-altitude climates and gaining more experience in mountain climbing through training.

Ren He believed he didn’t need to worry too much about all this because if he relied on the Divine Punishment System’s missions to reach the summit, then the system would infuse him with the most professional techniques straight into his head.

This was reality; reaching the summit of Mount Everest was never an unreachable dream for them, and for Ren He, it was only a matter of whether he dared to dream!

Of course, all of this was only theoretically feasible. Once there, the cold weather, the immense physical exertion leading to insufficient oxygen supply in the blood, failure to find the right climbing path, and the inexperience of guiding companies are just a few of the many factors that could result in Ren He being buried there forever, becoming a new landmark.

After all, that was Mount Everest. For such a majestic and magnificent entity, whether humans could successfully summit depended on its favor, no one could be certain that they would definitely reach the peak of Mount Everest, no one.

The best time to summit Mount Everest is between May and October, which is the warmest period of the year. Even the summer can be somewhat unsuitable due to the rapid changes in weather.

So, according to Ren He’s plan, May was the most appropriate time.

It was like the peak duel in a movie, where the master swordsman, accompanied by his sword, would accumulate energy and strength, waiting for the most opportune moment to deliver the most fitting strike.

And Ren He’s attitude towards Mount Everest was very serious because it was a place worthy of the utmost human reverence.

Jiang Haoyang and Liu Bing whispered, "What is the boss doing?"

"How would I know? It must be something big," Liu Bing rolled her eyes, as if to say, ’You’re asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?’

"He still hasn’t given us the Kunlun accounts he promised us," Jiang Haoyang muttered softly.

"Well, you play. I’m done playing. After the final exams, all the scholarships from the Qinghe Club’s Math, Physics, and Chemistry will be mine, which is quite nice," Liu Bing said with a smile.

"Damn, your intentions are really sinister. I quit playing, too," Jiang Haoyang said with disdain. "By the way, what are you planning to do with the scholarship money?"

"Hmm... save a portion for myself, and then buy a cotton coat for each kid in the village? It really hurts to see them like that. I’ll go visit them again during the summer vacation," Liu Bing said quietly.

"Great minds think alike. If you’re going to buy coats, I’ll buy shoes. I need to go and measure their shoe sizes. I’ll try to buy a size or two larger, so they can still wear them as their feet grow. It might be uncomfortable for the moment, but it’ll be warm," Jiang Haoyang went on, clearly having thought it through for a long time.

As Ren He became absorbed in writing Harry Potter, no one led the Qinghe Club to stir up trouble anymore. After maintaining the murder game server each day, they would study in the activity room, feeling a little excited at the thought of the substantial funds they’d have after the final exams...

That night, Ren He dreamed of traveling westward, finally resting eternally in that high and sacred mountain. Waking from the dream, he gazed out at the moon, momentarily lost in thought, uncertain about his choices. Yet this was the life he wanted, unchangeable.

He thought for a moment and then dialed An Si’s number. At 3 a.m., An Si was deep in sleep when suddenly awoken by the ringing of his phone. Seeing the caller ID, he felt a pang of anxiety – what the hell was going on now? The new year had just passed!

An Si ventured, "What are you planning to do now?"

Ran He thought for a moment and said, "I’ll make a list for you, help me prepare some equipment."

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