"Is he alive? Quickly check if the Kingdom member inside the Restorative Shroud is alive!" Zard said excitedly, "But if he really is alive, what do we do? Kill him again?"
Since Qing Chen had wrapped the deceased Kingdom member in the Restorative Shroud, Zard had been checking the time, waiting for 24 hours to pass.
Dayu said impatiently, "If he were alive, he would have already moved. It must be that our guess was wrong. This thing can't resurrect the dead. In the Federation, there are two Forbidden Artifacts that can save lives, but there isn't a single Forbidden Artifact in the entire Federation, with hundreds of them, that can resurrect people. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are natural laws that cannot be reversed."
Qing Chen knelt down and unwrapped the Restorative Shroud. The corpse inside was already stiffening.
This shows that the Restorative Shroud can't even be used to preserve bodies.
"It was indeed a wrong guess," he pondered, "If it can't resurrect people, then what is its use?"
Yang Yang suddenly said, "When the Restorative Shroud wraps around a corpse, it disappears from my Force field perception."
Qing Chen was taken aback, "Completely imperceptible?"
"Yes," Yang Yang nodded, "But in my perception, there's a Force field void here, and I can still determine its location. It's useless for avoiding Phase-array Radar."
Qing Chen was a little disappointed. Nowadays, the Federation's radar technology is advanced. Even if you can completely absorb electromagnetic waves, you can't hide your figure.What exactly is the use of this Restorative Shroud? Qing Chen, Yang Yang, Dayu, and Zard stared at each other, completely clueless.
Exploring the rules of Forbidden Artifacts is incredibly difficult without any information.
At this time, he knelt down to examine it, touching the injured part of the corpse, "Wait, I remember clearly that when I found his body, I examined his injuries. This corpse had its neck bone crushed from behind, but now the neck bone is intact!"
Dayu also knelt down to check, "Huh!"
Qing Chen pondered, "The corpse is continuing to decay, but the bones have healed? Now there are two possibilities. The first is that the Restorative Shroud will turn him into a Living Dead, a Zombie. The second is that it can repair broken things!"
Let's try it.
He took a banknote from his wallet and tore it into shreds, then wrapped the pieces in the Restorative Shroud.
However, before Qing Chen put all the pieces into the Restorative Shroud, he removed a corner.
An hour later, the banknote was restored, but it was missing the corner that Qing Chen had taken.
"Confirmed, its function is specifically for restoring objects, even incomplete fragments," Qing Chen mused.
Qing Chen took out a windproof lighter and directly lit the banknote, burning it to ashes, then wrapping it in the Restorative Shroud.
Another hour later, the Restorative Shroud was opened, and the banknote reappeared perfectly intact.
Zard exclaimed, "Then if I'm in the desert, without food or water, can I use this thing to turn what I've eaten, drunk, and excreted back into food and water?"
Qing Chen and Dayu silently looked at him, neither of them speaking.
Zard's voice became weaker, "I wasn't trying to exploit a Boss Bug."
Yang Yang sighed, "You exploited that bug very well, don't do it again next time."
Dayu calmly said, "This function seems a little underwhelming. Currently, the two most valuable items in both worlds are Forbidden Artifacts, and Forbidden Artifacts are indestructible. If we're maximizing profit, we'd repair valuable jewelry, like a broken bracelet worth over 100 million, but we're all rich, there's no need to provide this service to those socialites."
Qing Chen shook his head, "There are no useless Forbidden Artifacts, only people who don't know how to use them."
Dayu raised his eyebrows. He felt that this sentence was mocking him.
Qing Chen suddenly said, "Dayu, I'll give you this Forbidden Artifact."
"Huh?" Dayu was stunned, "Give it to me?"
He pointed at his nose, "Qing Chen, are you crazy? You're giving this to me? This is a Forbidden Artifact!"
Who am I? Even after paying off my debts, I'm still your enemy!
Dayu almost shook Qing Chen's shoulders saying: Brother, wake up! How can you give a Forbidden Artifact to your enemy!
Qing Chen suddenly said, "This Forbidden Artifact can be used to save people."
Dayu was taken aback, "You mean if someone's limbs are cut off, it can reattach them?"
"Not only that," Qing Chen shook his head, "You'll know later, but I hope we never have to use it."
Dayu turned his head away. He was so conflicted. He had just paid off his old debts, and now he had a new debt! When will he ever be able to work this off?!
"I don't want it," Dayu said.
Yang Yang and Zard looked at the two of them. One dared to give away a valuable Forbidden Artifact, and the other didn't even want a Forbidden Artifact!
At this time, Qing Chen said, "This thing is to save Zard. Once he's targeted, vitrified by a fire-type ability user, this thing can help him recover within an hour, instead of waiting for 14 days. You're also a master, you should understand how important it is for Zard to shorten the recovery time from 14 days to one hour. You carry a Space Ring, you can save him at any time. If he dies, Xiaoyu will be sad."
This thing would be very cumbersome for Qing Chen to carry, but Dayu has a Space Ring, making it convenient to carry.
And, although Dayu always insults Zard, if anyone in the world would go all out to save that lunatic, it would be Dayu.
Qing Chen continued, "You've spent more time with him than anyone else. Only if you have this Forbidden Artifact, will Zard be safe. Just say whether you're willing to save Zard or not."
Zard nodded, "Just say whether you're willing to save me or not."
Dayu glared at him angrily, then with a conflicted expression, took the Restorative Shroud and said to Qing Chen, "I'll find a Forbidden Artifact to return to you."
Qing Chen saw him take it, and immediately smiled, "No rush, no rush, take your time."
In this surprise attack on Kingdom headquarters, Dayu was one of the most crucial parts. Without this clear-headed A-Class master leading the team, who knows what kind of trouble Zard would cause.
Going forward, Qing Chen and the others will likely have more battles, and Dayu is their indispensable high-end combat power.
There are only so many A-Class people in the entire Outer World, and every one of them that can be recruited, must be recruited.
At this time, Yang Yang curiously asked, "According to your plan, you've already severely damaged the Kingdom and the Future. They will definitely focus on recuperation for a short period of time. So, are we going to continue the Trials of Life and Death with injuries? You can completely rest for a while and wait until your injuries are completely healed."
Qing Chen shook his head, "No, we don't have that much time. In the Inner World, we're still being hunted by a Demi-God. We need to do everything we can to strengthen ourselves. Besides, I've been recovering for three days. At least I'm much stronger than ordinary people. I'm a Knight, and Knights always recover faster."
The crisis in the Outer World is over, but the crisis in the Inner World is not.
However, Qing Chen didn't plan to follow the conventional method and wait another month to climb the mountain.
He is going to take an unusual path.
At this moment, a transparent dragonfly has been circling at a height of 400 meters, lightly flapping its wings, silently observing below.
Strangely, although it is observing Qing Chen, it is not detected by the A-Class's sixth sense.
At dawn, the Mount Everest base camp was already bustling with activity. Qing Chen, alone, carrying a backpack, emerged from the tent and silently walked towards the crowd.
At the entrance to Mount Everest, hundreds of Sherpas had gathered, with countless oxygen tanks on the ground.
TINY, the largest expedition company in Mount Everest base camp, as the alliance leader, raised funds from all expedition companies to pay for this year's Sherpa mountaineering team's expenses.
The white alliance leader stood there, solemnly handing the cash to the most respected Mingma Tenzing Sherpa.
Many Sherpas have very distinctive names. The day of the week someone is born is their name, such as Mingma is Tuesday, Purba is Thursday, Nima is Sunday.
So there are many Nimas in a team.
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa smiled and took the US dollars, and then said, "We'll get the road ready for you within 3 days, and it won't delay your climbing of the Hillary Step. The oxygen tanks will also be in place."
Here, as long as you have money, you can do anything, even have the Sherpas carry you to the top of Mount Everest.
Next, everyone waits for the Sherpas to build safety ropes and aluminum ladders without any safety measures for all climbers.
A total of 23 aluminum ladders will need to be built on Mount Everest to cross the ice cliffs.
Only then will there be a path to the summit of Mount Everest.
Over the years, the most casualties on Mount Everest have been Sherpas, not climbers.
For example, in 2014 there was an avalanche, and 14 Sherpas died.
For example, in the 2015 Nepal earthquake, 18 people died on Mount Everest, 13 of whom were Sherpas. They are the most dangerous.
At the same time, the Sherpas also need to carry oxygen tanks and place them at three points on the mountain, so climbers don't have to carry their own oxygen tanks.
At an altitude of 7000 meters, everyone's thinking will gradually stagnate, and they will become like living corpses, only mechanically completing their final obsession.
Most people can't even sleep without oxygen.
The Sherpa team is about to depart. The tour guide Xiao Zhang has found Nima Sherpa and is whispering something to Mingma Tenzing Sherpa, pointing at Qing Chen from time to time.
What they're saying is basically: "This person says he wants to experience setting up safety ropes with us", "He paid too much", "Don't worry, nothing will happen, I'll watch him", "My son is getting married, I need money", etc.
The point is, Qing Chen paid too much.
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa looked at Qing Chen with a worried look, and then came over and asked in English, "Have you had mountaineering experience at 8000 meters before, like K2?"
Qing Chen smiled and shook his head, then took out two 1000-gram Gold bars from his backpack and placed them in Mingma's hand.
One bar is equivalent to 420,000 RMB, two bars are 840,000 RMB.
Only then did Mingma have a clear understanding of the words "he paid too much."
Mingma, in charge of the entire mountaineering operation, thought for a few seconds, "Welcome to join us."
This Mingma has been on Mount Everest for more than twenty years, and he has another nickname among Chinese people: "Mingma Pricing".
The Sherpa team set off, and the climbers watched them walk into the ice mountain as if they were seeing off heroes going to war.
The only strange thing is that there is a young climber mixed in with the Sherpa team.
There was a crunching sound from the mountain. Qing Chen asked Nima, "What's that sound?"
Nima said with a worried face, "You really haven't been to this altitude before. That's ice cracking. Don't panic. Mingma and the others ahead will observe the situation, and we'll only pass when it's safe. Don't shout in the mountains, be careful of causing an avalanche."
Qing Chen smiled, "Just tell me anything I need to pay attention to on the way."
Nima sighed, don't let the gold master die on Mount Everest! "Give me your backpack. Otherwise, your money will burn my hands."