Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1279: Chapter 720: The Noble Young Master

Countdown 06:00:00.

On the second night of trekking to Mount Everest Base Camp, Xiao Zhang Tour Guide led everyone to the South Pool Market.

This is the last human town, and beyond lies the no-man’s-land.

All merchants stay here, and many mountaineers gather here for a brief stopover.

Every spring, the South Pool Market becomes bustling and crowded, with a diversity akin to the United Nations. You can even see some foreign climbers performing performance art or magic here.

Some light bonfires here, and people gather outside the town for final preparations, easing their fear of the world’s highest peak.

As night falls, Xiao Zhang Tour Guide gathers everyone to enjoy fresh, hot meals, which even includes spicy and sour shredded potatoes…

Xiao Zhang Tour Guide had everyone sit around in a spacious room, then smiled and said, “Let’s introduce ourselves. We’ll be spending over thirty days together from now on, so let’s get to know each other. Having climbed Mount Everest together is something worth remembering. Of course, I hope everyone maintains this principle of not borrowing money from each other, even after returning home.”

In the high-altitude region, the temperature at night had already started to drop. Everyone was dressed in coats, huddled inside, each holding a cup of hot mountain tea.

In the room, President Liu was the first to introduce himself: “I’m Liu Shuangxi, and I run a clothing business back home. I’m quite the enthusiastic climber. If I don’t climb two or three mountains a year, I feel itchy in my bones. I especially love the moment of reaching the summit; the immense exhilaration makes me feel that nothing in the world can defeat or crush me.”

When it was his wife’s turn: “I’m his wife, Zhang Yan. Our clothing business is quite large, so if anyone needs clothes when you return home, just let me know, I’ll send each of you a box.”

Liu Shuangxi’s self-introduction was modest, primarily revolving around his love for climbing. His wife, on the other hand, was not as low-key.

A young man in the room said, “I’m Jiang Ming, a fund manager in my country, and also a climbing enthusiast.”

The group totaled 8 people. Besides the Liu couple and Jiang Ming, there were two other men who were executives at large internet companies back home, who had just resigned and were planning to start a business post a mental liberation.

The last woman was a travel blogger traveling alone.

Everyone turned their attention to Qing Chen and Yangyang.

Qing Chen said, “Qing Xiaotu, just an ordinary student, without a résumé as impressive as yours.”

“Yangyang, and I’m an ordinary student too.”

“Hey, you two should be in your senior year of high school, don’t you need to take the college entrance exam?” Liu Shuangxi asked.

“We got a guaranteed admission,” Qing Chen explained with a smile.

Liu Shuangxi curiously asked, “You’re so young, how did you think of climbing Mount Everest?”

Yangyang explained, “We’re here for our honeymoon.”

Liu’s wife was sipping her hot tea, and when she heard this, she spat out the water: “What?”

Jiang Ming suddenly said, “Could you take off your face masks? We still don’t know what you two look like.”

Qing Chen hesitated for a moment but eventually took off the mask.

Everyone in the room was stunned, seeing Qing Chen’s face covered with ice-cracked blue patterns, like the dawned glacier breaking apart.

Qing Chen seemed particularly weary, looking somewhat haggard, seemingly unable to adapt to the high-altitude climate.

He explained slowly, “These are tattoos, I was afraid of scaring you all, so I covered my face before.”

Liu Shuangxi shook his head with a sigh: “Young people don’t realize how important the face is. You pursue fun and thrill so much that you even tattoo your face. How will you meet people in the future? Your work and business will be affected!”

His wife tugged at his sleeve: “It’s none of your business, keep it to yourself.”

Xiao Zhang Tour Guide saw the atmosphere in the room wasn’t right and hurriedly said, “Everyone must be tired from the day’s trek, let’s go back to our rooms to rest.”

At this time, Liu’s wife took out several small bags: “This is the Red Scenery prepared for everyone. After taking it, it can quickly boost the growth of oxygen-carrying red blood cells, enhancing altitude resistance. It’s not expensive, and I’ve prepared a portion for each of you.”

Yangyang received it with a sweet smile and said, “Thank you, Aunt Zhang.”

The group dispersed.

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Countdown 01:00:00.

By this time, the South Pool Market had quieted down, and everyone had gone to bed early due to mild altitude sickness.

In a few small houses on the edge of the South Pool Market, some people whispered: “The target has been confirmed to have ice-blue streaks on his face, currently in ordinary people state, ready to act. Keep it quick, don’t give the opponent a chance to transition to the Inner World to alleviate the poison.”

The implication was that Qing Chen and Yangyang might have already been poisoned.

“Received. Our team will attack from the right, providing fire support to your team. Do not use drones, do not alert the target prematurely. If he discovers our actions, everyone will die.”

As they spoke, the two teams, totaling 24 people, quickly left the house, one composed of Asians and the other consisting of black and white individuals.

They had very high combat skills. The Asian team swiftly passed through the low houses in the town.

The North American Team climbed the houses, occupying the firepower suppression point on the roof, quickly approaching the house where Qing Chen and Yangyang were located.