Treasure Appraisal: My eyes can identify all things

"The so-called elixir of life is completely a trap!"

The loneliness in Xu Qing's eyes almost overflowed from his eyes!

"A trap?" Jiang Cheng frowned.

Xu Qing's whole body seemed to be trembling uncontrollably as he thought of something very scary.

He hugged Jiang Cheng tightly, wishing he could melt his whole body into Jiang Cheng's arms, just to seek that last bit of comfort.

Just like a helpless, abandoned kitten.

Jiang Cheng also felt Xu Qing's fear in his arms and gently comforted Xu Qing's back.

After a long time, Xu Qing finally sighed: "After returning from the mountains in the southwest, my husband and I studied for more than half a year, and then we determined the approximate location of the new map, the East Kunlun Mountains and the Altun Mountains high no-man's land."

Jiang Cheng was stunned for a while: "No man's land in the Altyn Mountains?"

Jiang Cheng had never heard of this name. The only ones he knew were Hoh Xil and Lop Nur No Man's Land.

Xu Qing went on to explain: "The Altyn No Man's Land, together with the three no man's lands of Hoh Xil, Lop Nur, and Qiangtang, is known as one of the four major no man's lands in the Dragon Kingdom, and is also known as the most wild death area!

The uninhabited area is located at the intersection of three provinces, bordering the Qaidam Basin to the east, the Kunlun Mountains and the Qiangtang Plateau to the south, the Altun Mountains to the north, and the Kumu Bayan Mountains to the west, with a total area of ​​4.5 square kilometers and an average altitude of 4500 meters. .

Unlike the other three high-profile places, Altyn No Man's Land seems to have its own mystery. Due to the isolation of high mountains, deep ravines and harsh natural environment, there are only a handful of professional scientific expeditions. Therefore, Little is known. "

Jiang Cheng frowned: "How can you find such a harsh environment and such a large area with just the two of you?"

Xu Qing shook his head: "It's naturally impossible for my husband and me to do it, and in recent years, the no-man's land has strictly prohibited people from entering freely, unless a professional scientific expedition team has a pass.

Therefore, three months ago, through the introduction of a friend, my husband contacted a professional scientific research team, and directly and unilaterally donated 3 million to the scientific research team, and took out the map without reservation, hoping to use this Get help from the research team. "

Jiang Cheng was confused for a while: "That's probably a map recording the elixir of life, and you just took it out and shared it so casually?"

Xu Qing smiled bitterly: "Faced with such a huge no-man's land, do you think we, two amateur explorers, can find the location on the map? If we don't give enough benefits, why should the scientific research team help us?"

Jiang Cheng said: "But even if it's the elixir of life, it's impossible for anyone to believe it, right?"

Xu Qing smiled faintly: "So, what we told the scientific expedition team was that the map pointed to a mysterious ancient treasure, and directly removed the part about the elixir of life. We also said that we only wanted to experience the process of exploration. If we find If all the treasures are turned over to the state, then the trust of the scientific research team will be gained."

"After joint research with the scientific research team, we finally confirmed the specific location indicated on the map - Muztag Peak."

Jiang Cheng blinked: "Muzitag Peak? Where is that?"

"Muztage Peak is located in the southwest corner of the uninhabited area of ​​the Altun Mountains, connected to the northwest of Tibet and the Qiangtang Plateau. It is the highest peak in the East Kunlun Mountains, with an altitude of nearly 7,000 meters."

Jiang Cheng asked doubtfully: "The scientific expedition team agreed to such harsh conditions?"

"We had the same idea as you. We thought the people from the scientific expedition team would refuse, but we didn't expect that the people from the scientific expedition team not only didn't refuse, but were very excited and agreed on the spot!"

Jiang Cheng pinched his eyebrows: "Sometimes I really don't understand the brain circuits of you scientific explorers! In order to seek the excitement of adventure, you really don't take life seriously!"

Xu Qing smiled bitterly: "If you have never experienced adventure, it is difficult for you to experience the feeling of relief after surviving a desperate situation. It is really difficult to describe the beauty in words!"

"Then what?" Jiang Cheng pursed his lips and signaled Xu Qing to continue.

"Including my husband and I and five official scientific expedition members, the entire team has a total of 19 people, 12 of whom are collaborators, including 5 drivers, a chef, 2 geologists, a doctor, and a radio Liaison person, 2 photographers.

We set off from Yun Province, crossed Sichuan, and entered Xinjiang. After more than two days of driving, the group finally arrived in Ruoqiang County, Korla City.

After more than a week of rest and preparation, the group set out again, heading west along National Highway 315 from Ruoqiang County, passing through Qiemo County and then heading south.

The entire journey was in the snow-capped mountains and deserts, and we had to take top-secret roads and riverbanks. The rivers were filled with deep and shallow ravines, which could kill people. Two cars even got stuck in snow pits, and it took them most of the day to escape. However, Trouble ensues again.

The closer you get to the East Kunlun Mountains, the higher the altitude and the harsher the environment.

Three collaborators on the road had severe altitude sickness. After everyone's discussion, they had no choice but to give up midway and sent a driver to take the three people back to Qiemo County for treatment. Only four of the original five vehicles were left.

The remaining four vehicles had no choice but to continue moving forward. Fortunately, nothing happened after that. Although the road was difficult to walk, it was smooth sailing. After half a day, we arrived at the base camp at the northern foot of Muztage Peak.

According to regulations, we must rest at the base camp for three or four days. If we can adapt to the environment, we can climb the mountain. So the group set up camp and tents on the spot, preparing to rest for three or four days, and use this time to prepare mountaineering equipment.

That night, one of the scientific expedition team members and the chef suffered from severe altitude sickness. Grinding garlic and taking medicine to treat altitude sickness did not help. The other team members also suffered from mild or severe altitude sickness to varying degrees.

It was just my husband and I, as well as the two captains of the scientific expedition team, Wang Zhang Xuefeng and Hu Fei, but there was not much reaction.

At night, because we could not determine the specific location, my husband and I discussed with the two captains the specific climbing route after the four-day adjustment period. They decided to try to find the location on the map from the northwest gentle slope first.

But what everyone didn't expect was that on the morning of the third day, the captain Hu Fei, a photographer, and the cook died in the tent. When they were found, their bodies were already frozen.

Who would have thought that only three days had passed and three lives had been lost in one fell swoop.

The whole team was suddenly panicked.

Many people have already started to give up.

Several collaborators who suffered from severe altitude sickness all requested to return the same way!

A life was lost. As the captain, Zhang Xuefeng had no choice but to say anything, so he finally decided to stay or go.

In addition to the three people who died, there were also a few people who had severe altitude sickness and had to go back for treatment. Together with the escorts, there were only four members of the scientific expedition team left, as well as the doctor, the radio liaison officer, and My husband and I have eight people!

Four cars and two more left.

The remaining people basically reacted less violently. They discussed it and decided that the doctor and radio liaison officer would stay at the base camp tomorrow. My husband, I, and a few people from the scientific expedition team were going to go into the mountain.

What we didn't expect was that this trip into the mountains would be the beginning of everyone's nightmare. "