Ou Chen was not only an excellent gunman, but also an excellent mechanic. Lu Yuan even suspected that he might have come from the special forces. However, after asking around, Lu Yuan learned that Ou Chen's background was not simple either. He had been a mercenary abroad. Later, he was injured and had to find various ways to return to China. However, his life after returning to China was still quite difficult.
The main reason is that China does not accept any foreign mercenaries. Anyone who has served as a mercenary in China will basically be tried after returning home. Fortunately, Ou Chen was hunting down some resistance organizations abroad, and he also had some connections in other countries to explain the situation, which allowed him to avoid imprisonment. However, it didn't bring much benefit. He was subject to strict restrictions wherever he went. After all, a mercenary who has killed people is a dangerous character, and China would not allow a mercenary with blood on his hands to run around freely.
After chatting with Ou Chen for a while, the car was almost repaired. At that moment, Chen Yan's shouts came from not far away.
"Hey! I've found a place without the poisonous fog. Can you guys take a look and see if we can get down from here?"
Upon hearing Chen Yan's shout, the group immediately dropped what they were doing and ran after her toward the spot she had discovered.
Because there were no vehicles to ride, the roads were rugged and the sky was shrouded in volcanic ash, which greatly obstructed visibility, making everyone's progress extremely slow.
Lu Yuan caught up with Chen Yan and couldn't help but ask curiously, "How come you're running so fast?"
"Hehe! I was a member of the school's mountaineering team when I was in college, so this kind of terrain is basically no obstacle for me!" Chen Yan said as she walked, her voice slightly ethereal, wearing a mask.
"Wow, what else can you do? It's like you know everything!"
"Hey, I know everything! Aside from research on biological agents and mountaineering, I don't know anything else! But you, you've managed to prepare so much food without making a sound. You're the most mysterious one!" Chen Yan said, glancing at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan found it difficult to respond to what the other person was saying. He did indeed have many secrets, but these were things he absolutely could not tell anyone.
So they casually started a conversation and soon arrived at the rift valley without poisonous fog that Chen Yan had discovered.
"This is it, Du Hai. Do you think we can find a place to go down here?" Chen Yan asked the wilderness survival expert.
Du Hai nodded, then took out his flashlight, turned it on, lay down at the edge of the rift and shone it down, then picked up a stone, tossed it around, and threw it into the rift.
After a while, Du Hai stood up, dusted himself off, and said, "It's alright here, about 300 meters deep. But I looked at the rocks, and they don't seem very easy to get down. There aren't any particularly sturdy trees or rocks around here either, so it might be a bit troublesome to secure it with ropes! But I can give it a try!"
Chen Zhengming nodded: "Okay! Let's hurry! We can't waste too much time, the wind is getting stronger here! See if you need any help, and we'll all come together!"
"Okay, I'll go find some tools in the car first. I was in a bit of a rush when I arrived!"
After saying that, Du Hai immediately turned around and ran towards the car.
The others also looked around the edge of the rift valley. Lu Yuan came to a nearby boulder and looked around. Finding no one else, he secretly took out his dimensional crystal from his pocket.
Just as Lu Yuan took out the crystal, he immediately noticed a faint light shimmering on it, pointing directly towards the spot Chen Yan had just discovered. He took a few steps toward the rift valley, and the light shimmering on the crystal increased slightly. Lu Yuan was overjoyed.
"I didn't expect there to actually be dimensional crystals here! Great, now the land can be upgraded again!" Thinking of this, Lu Yuan checked the direction again, and then quietly put the crystal into his pocket.
Before long, Du Hai returned carrying a large pile of ropes and tools.
Under Du Hai's guidance, the group tied knots in the rope and then fixed several stakes in the ground to secure it. To ensure safety, a total of five safety stakes were set up on the ground. The rope was secured by these five stakes. Du Hai tugged on the rope to check its safety.
"Alright, the rope is safe, let's go down now! But before we go down, we need to make sure it's safe, leave one person up here!" Du Hai said, glancing at everyone.
At this moment, Chen Kaiming pondered for a while and said, "Why don't we let Yanzi stay up there? After all, it would be troublesome if a girl went down rashly and encountered danger!"
Chen Yan immediately became unhappy after hearing this: "Uncle, what do you mean I'm a girl and it'll be troublesome if I get into danger? Besides, only I know how to use these equipment, so I have to go down with you!"
Chen Kaiming's face immediately turned somewhat angry: "Nonsense! We're only going down here to check if there's any danger inside. You can come down after we've confirmed there's no danger! It's settled then!"
Before Chen Yan could say anything more, she saw Chen Kaiming begin to secure the rope around his waist to the main rope. Lu Yuan looked at the slightly plump Chen Kaiming and pondered for a while.
Then Lu Yuan stepped forward and held Chen Kaiming's hand, saying, "Uncle Chen, why don't you and Yanzi stay up here? Ou Chen, Du Hai, and I will go down and take a look first! After all, the three of us are younger! If we encounter any danger, our physical strength will be better!"
Chen Kaiming immediately put on a stern face, about to say something, while Du Hai, while tying his own life-saving rope, chimed in, "Brother Lu Yuan is right, Mr. Chen, you shouldn't go down yet. Wait until we go down and make sure there's no danger before you go down! After all, given your weight..."
At this point, Du Hai deliberately stopped talking, but the meaning was clear: you're too fat, it probably won't be good for you to go down there.
Chen Kaiming was stunned for a moment, while Chen Yan, standing to the side, had a smug look on her face, as if to say, "Uncle, this is the consequence of you not letting me go down!"
"Alright! Then you guys really need to be careful! Yanzi and I will keep watch up here. If anything happens, just let us know on the walkie-talkie and we'll do our best to pull you up!"
Lu Yuan nodded and gently patted Chen Kaiming's arm: "Uncle Chen, don't worry, everything should be fine down there! Don't worry!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan tied the rope around his waist, fastened the safety rope, checked the quality of the rope, and then began to slowly descend into the rift valley with Du Hai and Ou Chen.
Holding onto the rope, Lu Yuan slowly descended. He could clearly feel that the temperature increased as he went down. The temperature at the top of the rift valley was only minus five or six degrees Celsius, but after descending more than ten meters, he was already sweating on his back.
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