Chapter 108 Rusty Rope

As the fingertips touched the maggot, the maggot seemed to know it was threatened and began to twist to one side frantically.

Chu Qiao felt an itchy sensation on her palm, followed by a slippery feeling. She resisted the urge to vomit and grabbed a handful.

The maggots caught brought rotten meat with them, and blood dripped down the back of Chu Qiao's hand into the snow.

Chu Qiao put the maggots into the snow and rubbed them gently with blood. The dirt on the maggots was slowly washed away by the snow.

Chu Qiao nodded in satisfaction, grabbed one and threw it into his mouth.

Unlike the earthy smell that slowly enters the mouth when earthworms enter the mouth, maggots do not have any special taste. It is just the sticky feeling on the tongue that makes Chu Qiao choke.

Chu Qiao seemed to be addicted. He grabbed a handful of insects and threw them directly into his mouth.

"What is Master Chu doing?"

"Oh my god, how come Mr. Chu can't eat it and still takes it away with him."

Chu Qiao cut a piece of cloth from the parachute, wrapped the maggots that had rolled clean in the snow in the cloth, and carefully put it into the outermost compartment of the backpack, as if he was afraid of hurting the maggots.

Chu Qiao: "This is a high-quality source of protein. There are very few things to eat on the snowy mountains. Don't miss out on anything that can replenish your energy."

After Chu Qiao packed up his things, it was almost dark. If he couldn't think of a good way to get over the mountain, he would have to sleep in the snow tonight.

Chu Qiao didn't want to dig a snow cave again because it took a long time and was very tiring.

Chu Qiao looked up at the circling vulture. The vulture probably saw the antelope that Chu Qiao had dug out.

The vulture flew lower and lower, as if exploring the environment around the antelope.

Within minutes, the vulture disappeared into the sky.

Netizens are all surprised:

"Why did the vulture leave?"

"That's right. If she falls down and eats the goat, Master Chu will be able to eat meat tonight."

Chu Qiao explained with a smile, "Vultures generally don't eat carrion. When it was scouting in mid-air, it smelled the stench of rotting meat and gave up immediately."

"Master Chu, it's almost dark. Let's just set up camp around here today."

Chu Qiao immediately shook his head. "Although vultures don't eat carrion, hyenas and other wild animals do. So it's unsafe for us to get too close to this deer."

After Chu Qiao finished speaking, he looked up at the sky.

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the mountain tops red.

She squinted her eyes and saw two inconspicuous ropes, one high and one low, running across the sky. The ropes were tall and thin, and difficult to spot without careful observation.

Chu Qiao pointed at the rope and said to the camera, "Maybe we've found a way to get up, but we may have to go back a bit first."

Chu Qiao did not stop and walked back immediately. One end of the rope was in the fir forest that Chu Qiao had just seen, and the other end was on the top of the target hillside.

Chu Qiao explained as he walked, "This rope further proves what I just said is correct. This hillside often experiences landslides, so someone left the rope on the hillside."

"Who left this rope? It's so long. This person is really amazing."

Chu Qiao calculated the length of the rope, which was a full one thousand meters long.

"It might have been built by hunters. Such a large project could have been built by several hunters working together."

As he was speaking, Chu Qiao had already arrived at the fir forest.

Chu Qiao quickly found the rope.

"Oh my god, Master Chu, are you sure it can be used?"

"Yeah, it looks so unreliable."

“It’s all rusted.”

Chu Qiao pulled the rope hard, and the rust on the rope rubbed against the palm of Chu Qiao's hand, and the rust in some places fell off.

Chu Qiao curled his lips and said, "It's really old. It hasn't been used for at least two or three years."

"Master Chu, it's not safe, forget it."

"I don't think it can be used."

Chu Qiao stood up and jumped, hanging her hands on a branch, and with a swing of her legs, she immediately climbed to the top of the tree. She carefully walked to the branch to check the joint of the rope. Although the joint was also corroded, Chu Qiao felt it was still stable when she pulled it.

She tentatively rolled over onto the rope, and the entire rope trembled.

Netizens looked at Chu Qiao in fear, fearing that she would fall and die.

Chu Qiao blinked: "Don't worry, even if I fall now, I won't get hurt. I'm still very close to the ground."

As Chu Qiao spoke, he swung his body and swung hard on the ropes. What everyone was worried about did not happen. Although the two ropes were old, they had no problem bearing Chu Qiao's weight.

Chu Qiao pulled down the rope, put all the packages on his back, and made preparations.

Everything was ready. Chu Qiao jumped up, supported himself on the rope with both hands, adjusted his posture, raised his arms, held the upper rope with his hands, and stepped on the lower rope with his feet.

Chu Qiao moved while speaking in a drone: "The upper rope is the power rope, and the lower rope is the static rope."

"Dynamic ropes are highly elastic and are commonly used in rock climbing. They are the core of the entire climbing protection system, absorbing sudden impacts and preventing climbers from falling unexpectedly."

"Static ropes have almost no elasticity and are generally used when rappelling at high altitudes or building rope bridges to cross rivers."

"I'm lucky. I have both dynamic and static ropes, which is safer."

After bearing the weight of a person, the rope shook violently. Chu Qiao could only move his feet to move slowly.

Chu Qiao walked smoothly in the early stage, but when he reached the middle position, because he was too far away from both sides, the rope began to swing back and forth uncontrollably like a swing. Coupled with the high wind speed at high altitude, Chu Qiao was almost blown away.

The timid netizens in the live broadcast room screamed continuously.

Chu Qiao could hear the whistling of the wind and the rustling of his clothes.

The snowflakes swirled by the wind hit her cheeks mercilessly. Chu Qiao, who opened her mouth to breathe, felt coldness all over her face and mouth.

"Puff—" Chu Qiao spat out a mouthful of snow that had melted into water, tensed his upper arms, and tried his best to stabilize his body.

Chu Qiao took the opportunity to speak: "When you're shaking like you did just now, don't move any further. Press the rope down as hard as you can with both hands, use your abdominal muscles, and keep your knees straight without even a moment of relaxation."

"You must press your body forward and not lean back. Once you lean back, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to maintain your balance."

As Chu Qiao spoke, everyone saw that Chu Qiao had completely stood firm.

Chu Qiao continued to move forward. The high level of tension and the need for strong physical support to cross the river made Chu Qiao begin to sweat continuously. What made Chu Qiao feel most uneasy was that her palms were sweating.

Chu Qiao frowned. A normal crossing would not be a problem for her, but today's crossing, with a length of one thousand meters, the raging cold wind, and her body not having recovered very well, were all the reasons why she was sweating profusely.

Chu Qiao held the upper rope with one hand and pulled the rope tied around his waist with his right hand.

This is her double insurance, which can ensure that if she makes a mistake, she will not fall off the cliff and die immediately.