Lao Wang: This Disciple Wants to Learn the One with More

The difference in altitude between 5200 meters and 5800 meters may seem like only 600 meters, but the entire training team needs to walk 5 to 6 kilometers.

The route is mostly gravel roads and waterlogged roads, and you even have to cross the Rongbuk Glacier.

The entire training mission started at 8:00 AM, arrived around 1:00 PM, rested for an hour and a half, and then returned via the same route, expected to return to base camp at 7:30 PM.

Lin Xu's training team consists of eight people, including four mountaineering students and four guides, with Lao Wang serving as the team leader.

Yes, you read that right. Compared to the Sherpas on the south slope, the north slope is much more difficult and requires one-on-one instruction.

The other three were priced at $90,000, while Lin Xu's was $150,000.

Soon, the team set off. Due to the nature of the training, the difficulty was not very high, so the guide surnamed Liu led the way, while Lao Wang brought up the rear.

The main reason is that he needs to keep an eye on Lin Xu, this unstable factor.

At the same time, Lao Wang secretly decided that if Lin Xu's current mission went wrong, then Lin Xu's mountaineering plan must be canceled.

However, Lin Xu's performance remained remarkably consistent throughout the return journey, even surpassing that of the veteran who had summited 18 times! (The current domestic record is 20 summits, and the world record is held by a Sherpa with 27 summits.)

On the way back, Lao Wang followed behind Lin Xu, somewhat curiously asking, "Is this really your first time here?"

"Let's not chat about trivial things, let's conserve our energy, that's what you said."

Lao Wang: "..."

Lao Wang was speechless; this was the first time he'd been bullied by a student.

Suddenly, Lin Xu, who was in front of him, began to break away from the group and walk towards the edge of the cliff.

"Hey? Didn't you just pee?"

Hearing Lao Wang's shout, Lin Xu glanced at the front of the line. Seeing that no one turned around, he smiled.

He reached out and grabbed at the cracks in the rocks.

Then, to Lao Wang's horrified surprise, about ten meters in front of Lin Xu, a dusty gray figure flew towards Lin Xu.

"Tsk tsk, it's so high up here, how did you get up here?"

The figure that fell into Lin Xu was none other than a snow leopard. It huddled in Lin Xu's arms, trembling, its eyes fixed on the ground, not daring to look up.

"Holy crap? Huh?"

Lao Wang glanced at Lin Xu, then at the snow leopard, and rubbed his eyes a few times.

"You, you, you, change, change, change..."

"Transform my ass! I'm not Mutants. This is magic. Want to learn?"

Hearing the exclamation, the others turned around, looked at the object in Lin Xu's hand, and all gathered around.

"Hey, snow leopard, where did you come from?"

"It must be around 5600 here, right? Did it get lost?"

"Its leg seems to be injured, let's take it down the mountain."

"Lin Xu, where did you find it? We didn't see it just now."

"Perhaps you were too busy looking at the road."

Facing the crowd, Lin Xu calmly held Leopard with one hand and prepared to take out a moisture-proof blanket from his backpack. Then he saw the Crimson Cloak that he had casually stuffed into his backpack.

Is this fate?

Cyttorak probably doesn't care, right?

"What's wrong? Is it hard to carry? Do you want mine?"

"Cough cough, it's nothing."

Lin Xu quickly shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind, stuffed the Crimson Cloak into the leopard's body, and casually pulled out a moisture-proof blanket, untied it, and put it on the leopard.

"Let's go back and talk about it first."

Lao Wang didn't say a word from beginning to end. He was still immersed in what had just happened. If he hadn't felt well, he would have wondered if he was experiencing hypothermia.

Seeing this, Instructor Liu could only give the order to move forward. However, to avoid the other three trainees turning back frequently, this time Lao Wang and Lin Xu would lead the way, while he would bring up the rear.

Soon, everyone returned to base camp.

The snow leopard that Lin Xu brought back caused a huge sensation in the camp.

This thing was already rare, and coupled with the long and tedious training, everyone gathered around when they finally had something new to see.

He handed the leopard over to the base camp medical station and recounted some details of how he found it.

Lin Xu was quickly pulled out by Lao Wang.

Everyone was captivated by the leopard. Seeing that no one was around, Lao Wang finally whispered, "You're really not Mutants?"

"Ha, weren't all the Mutants killed by the poisoning in North America?"

"Tsk, hard to say, especially in high-altitude areas like this."

That's true. Gene viruses spread through water sources, and water sources in high-altitude areas are unlikely to be contaminated unless someone specifically goes to the area to poison them.

Perhaps some reclusive Mutants are hiding in the mountains.

Lin Xu looked Lao Wang up and down. To be honest, apart from his physique and appearance, he was extremely envious of everything else.

As everyone knows, the most important qualities for mastering Mystic Arts are talent and comprehension.

Lin Xu possesses exceptional comprehension but average talent, Strange is characterized by both top-tier talent and top-tier comprehension.

Spider-Man's good friends Ned and Wong are an exception. In addition to their talent and comprehension, they have also developed a new attribute: bloodline.

Especially Lao Wang, whose ancestor Kane, a sorcerer even more senior than the Ancient One, once defeated a wizard king from another dimension. (From Strange Tales)

So even if the Ancient One didn't exist in this universe, the King still had the blood of a sorcerer flowing through his veins.

Have you ever heard the stories of your ancestors?

"Ha, there are so many, like monks leaving the monastic life to start families and establish large clans, but I certainly didn't enjoy any of the benefits of a large clan..."

"Was your ancestor's Buddhist name 'Kan'?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Then it can't be wrong."

"What?"

Lin Xu's eyes darted around, and he immediately lowered his head and said, "Kan, my friend, I have finally found your bloodline!"

Lao Wang:???

"Xiao Wang, come here, call me 'Ancestor' and let me hear it?"

"Wait a minute, how did you become my ancestor? Don't think that just because you know my ancestor's religious name you can..."

Lao Wang hadn't even finished his rant when he started stammering.

He stared blankly as Lin Xu completed the costume change and transformation in front of him.

Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, a Heavenly Eye bound between the brows (Oshtur's Tears), silver frost war god armor (Hoggoth's Bone Armor), pale yellow water-like robe (Crimson Cloak).

Apart from the mismatched color of the robe, everything else is related to a legendary figure!

"Lord of Sichuan, Emperor Who Benefits the People?"

Lin Xu was slightly taken aback when he heard the title. He hadn't expected that Lao Wang wasn't referring to someone like True Lord of Wonderful Way, Pure Source.

This title doesn't refer to Yang Jian from the Investiture of the Gods, but to Li Bing and his son, who built the Dujiangyan Irrigation System!

Perhaps in Lao Wang's opinion, the credibility of novels is far less than that of folk tales.

"Ahem, so, can you call me ancestor now?"

"Your Majesty, I, your unworthy descendant, pay my Wang Zhe!"

Without saying a word, Lao Wang knelt down on the ground and kowtowed several times.

Wang Zhe, what an arrogant name!

"Xiao Wang! I have two methods of training here..."

"This disciple is eager to learn more!"

"I haven't finished speaking yet!"