Jiang Fan spoke with confidence, but Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei still looked worried.
After all, the movies they watched depicted snowy mountains with flying snow, avalanches everywhere, and even strange wild men.
"Isn't it too dangerous? We don't have any professional equipment."
Zhou Niannian was a little concerned.
"How old are you this year?"
Jiang Fan asked Zhou Niannian.
Zhou Niannian gave Jiang Fan a sideways glance, wondering if he didn't know that asking a girl her age was impolite.
"Of course, eighteen!"
"That's right. Did you know I read a report that when our predecessors climbed the snow mountains back then, they were also eighteen and went up and down the mountain in one go? It's not as exaggerated as you think."
The netizens in the live broadcast room found it amusing, thinking Jiang Fan was trying to fool Zhou Niannian.
Didn't the legends say that the snow mountains back then were extremely perilous and every step was a test of nerve?
As it turned out, when the netizens searched, they actually found a report written by a predecessor from a medical team of the Fourth Corps.
It stated that at the time, they drank chili water, relied on their eighteen-year-old youth, and went up and down the mountain in one go. Not a single person from their Fourth Corps medical team fell behind.
It also mentioned that because most of the predecessors were from the south and were not accustomed to the temperature of the snow mountains, the first vanguard unit suffered heavy losses.
They were the second batch of troops, following the footprints of the vanguard. Crossing the snow mountain was easier for them.
The netizens looked at each other.
"So this is a real story, and I thought Jiang Shen was lying to us."
"How dare anyone fabricate the deeds of our predecessors? Of course, they are sacred and true!"
"It seems that as long as you are young and have good stamina, the snow mountains are not that scary."
"Nonsense, have you ever watched Vertical Limit? A lot of people fell on the snow mountain."
"I ask you, weren't the ones who fell all older? Weren't the youngest ones saved?"
"...Come to think of it, it does seem to be the case."
Dai Xiaomei was still scared.
"I saw in movies that avalanches often happen on the mountains."
"If you don't shout loudly in the mountains, where would the avalanches come from?"
"I think there are only four of us living people in this secret realm, and no one else is coming with us to climb the mountain."
Jiang Fan patiently persuaded Dai Xiaomei.
Dai Xiaomei thought about it and it seemed to make sense; avalanches were caused by shouting.
"I'll go with you!"
Yao declared his trust in Jiang Fan.
Seeing that Yao had spoken, others did not express any objections.
Unknowingly, a blizzard began to blow outside the ice house again.
However, in Jiang Fan's eyes, the wind and snow were much gentler than the dark energy masses of the Death Flies.
Moreover, the colder it was outside, the warmer and safer it was inside.
"The snow hasn't stopped yet, so we can't go out. Let's organize our equipment first."
Jiang Fan directed everyone to organize their equipment while he brewed a pot of hot chili water.
"What is this?"
Zhou Niannian asked curiously!
"This is a divine item. Our predecessors relied on this to climb the snow mountains back then."
Jiang Fan said sternly.
Then, he tidied up the tent and carried it on his back.
There would surely be strong winds on the snow mountain, and they might even have to spend the night there. In that case, they would need to shelter in the tent.
The animal skin coats were also ready. Jiang Fan warmly gave each of his team members one.
Dai Xiaomei put it on with a laugh and immediately felt warmer.
"Hey, why is Zhou Niannian's different from mine!"
Dai Xiaomei suddenly made a new discovery, pointing at Zhou Niannian's animal skin coat and pouting.
Zhou Niannian's animal skin coat had two ears on the hood and a tail behind it, making it look very cute.
Looking at her own animal skin coat, it was bare and very unattractive.
"Hers is a lion costume, and yours is a frog costume, so of course they're different. Frogs don't have ears and tails."
Jiang Fan casually fooled Dai Xiaomei.
Zhou Niannian giggled. She had secretly asked Jiang Fan to sew them on; she had to look good for the livestream.
"Because I'm more impressive. Didn't you see that the sales king of a certain delivery platform wears a helmet with ears?"
"I'm the king of livestream popularity, so I have to wear ears too."
After saying that, Zhou Niannian even let out a lion's roar, declaring herself the queen of beasts.
Dai Xiaomei pouted.
"Why does she get to be a lion and I'm a frog? Frogs are short and ugly. I don't want to be a frog."
"I want a lion costume too, not this frog costume. You're biased, you're biased."
"Take it or leave it. Behave yourself."
Jiang Fan knocked on Dai Xiaomei's forehead, and she cried out in pain loudly.
With the coats and tents ready, the next thing was food.
Jiang Fan instructed everyone to cook all the food that could be cooked here.
Because at high altitudes, the atmospheric pressure is very high, and the boiling point of water is also very high. You can't boil water at all.
They had to cook all the food at the foot of the mountain, dry it into various biscuits and jerky, and then bring it to the mountain.
Next, Jiang Fan gathered two bundles of wood and carried them on his back.
The wood could be used to start a fire for warmth when needed, and if they encountered pitfalls or anything similar, they would have to build a wooden bridge to cross.
After all, jumping around on the snow mountain could easily trigger an avalanche.
With all preparations complete, Jiang Fan began to tie a long rope, making many large loose knots on it.
While busy with his work, he waited for the wind and snow outside to subside.
Yao and Dai Xiaomei watched Jiang Fan nervously, not saying a word.
Panda picked up the bags one by one and weighed them, figuring out how much he should carry.
Then, Panda shouldered all the bags, thumped his chest, and declared, "I am Panda the Strongman."
Zhou Niannian curiously asked Jiang Fan.
"Why are you tying a rope? And making so many knots!"
Jiang Fan glanced at Zhou Niannian.
"You have to know that many places on the snow mountain are hollow, just covered by snow and not visible."
"Even the most skilled experts can accidentally fall into a hole."
"If you're alone, you'll just fall to your death and freeze to death."
"This rope connects us. I'll walk at the front, and you'll follow my footsteps."
"This is the safest way. If I unfortunately fall into a hole, Panda, who is at the back, can use his strength to pull me back."
In the live broadcast room, the audience looked at Jiang Fan with admiration.
"Jiang Shen must be from the Dawn Rescue Team in his usual life."
"This level of professionalism is even more professional than actual rescue personnel."
"Indeed, I've watched documentaries about walking on snow mountains, and they do it the way Jiang Shen described."
"Scary, in movies, everyone walks separately, freely strolling around."
"Do you believe movies? They're all artistic exaggerations. In movies, you can even tear snow mountain monsters apart with your bare hands."
With all preparations complete, Jiang Fan quietly waited for the wind and snow to stop.
After an unknown amount of time, the wind and snow outside finally stopped.
Jiang Fan pointed at the boiling chili water.
"Alright, today we'll use this water as wine. Everyone drink this bowl of chili water, and then we depart!"