Chapter 177: Chapter 177 Brother Hao is Mighty!
“Unexpected, totally unexpected!” Fang Wenbin’s face flushed for a moment before he continued, “After clothing, the second most important thing is footwear. The best option is a pair of sturdy, high-quality, high-top plastic work boots, as mountaineering boots aren’t entirely suitable for the complex geological conditions inside caves. It’s also best to wear a professional caving helmet.”
Damn, this guy really knows his stuff!
Wang Hao looked at him with admiration and then pulled out plastic work boots and a professional caving helmet from his backpack…
“Where did you get this stuff?!” Fang Wenbin exclaimed, “I had a hard time even trying to find these!”
Wang Hao: “I happened to see them and just bought them on a whim…”
“Alright, Brother Hao truly is Brother Hao,” Fang Wenbin continued, “Carry personal items and tools in a backpack with a sealed, waterproof roll-top closure. A PVC material with mesh reinforcement is ideal.” Everyone turned their gaze toward Wang Hao’s backpack…
Fang Wenbin’s sweat was pouring like a waterfall: “…”
“As for lighting, a headlamp is best,” Fang Wenbin went on, “A single battery set should last for more than eight hours of continuous work. LED light power should be greater than 1 watt, and the brightness of other light sources should be above 300 lumens—the brighter, the better. For ropes, guide ropes or main ropes are best, and they should include a safety harness, tail lanyard, foot loops, and several carabiners.”
Wang Hao’s eyes bulged: “Damn, Fang, you really do know a lot!”
And then the guy started pulling out ropes, carabiners, and searchlights from his backpack…
Fang Wenbin was utterly dejected: “…”
“Brother Hao, you’re the true master here!” Fang Wenbin ranted in exasperation, “If I had known you were this badass, why the hell was I showing off?!” As he spoke, he ran over and stared intensely at Wang Hao’s large backpack, “What the hell do you have in that pack? Let us have a look? We’re practically dead in the water now, and we’re all counting on you!”
“Ah, now you realize we’re in a tight spot?” Wang Hao pointed out the odd assortment of useless items they’d brought, “What use are these things to you?” Pointing at a laptop: “You were planning on bringing this to the ancient tomb? Got signal in there? Got power? What if it gets wet?” It’s not just the laptop that might get waterlogged, but their brains might be soaked too.
Wang Hao pointed at a hair dryer and a pile of cosmetics: “Who were you planning on dolling up for, huh? The wild boars in the mountains or the ghosts in the tomb?”
Duan Yunyun covered her face in embarrassment.
Then it was the turn of the fresh meat and rice cooker: “Out of power, right? Can’t cook any rice, right?”
“I didn’t expect this…” Zhao Zhenhao covered his face, “Who knew we’d have a plane crash? But luckily, we’re all safe…”
No kidding, I was very lucky today; it would be weird if someone had gotten hurt!
“Alright, stop harping on the useless stuff,” Bai Yaning said with a pursed smile, “Open up your pack first. Now we need to take stock of what we have that could be useful, since we’ve arrived here and it seems we won’t be getting out anytime soon.”
Yeah, she wasn’t wrong about that, this place had a real underground labyrinth vibe, and it seemed like there was little hope of getting out anytime soon based on our environment.
“It’s a good thing it’s Miss Ice Princess asking, or I wouldn’t bother with anyone else,” Wang Hao huffed, and finally opened his backpack.
When he did, and everyone finally got to see what was inside, they were stunned on the spot!
Wang Hao began pulling things out one by one: “Know what this is?”
In his hand was a small pack taken from the big one, everyone shook their heads, and Wang Hao opened the small pack, “I knew you guys wouldn’t think of everything. This pack contains professional gear needed for tomb exploration—knee pads, elbow pads, anti-slip and cut-resistant gloves, a multi-functional diving watch!”
Everyone was dumbstruck: “…”
Zhao Zhenhao gave a big thumbs-up: “Brother Hao is mighty!”
Fang Wenbin was astounded: “Brother Hao, where did you learn all this? You’re like a professional! I couldn’t have thought of all this!”
“You’re stating the obvious,” Wang Hao huffed: “Would I dare to go tomb raiding with you all if I didn’t have some skills? Look at this,” he pulled out another small bag, filled with all sorts of tools: paracord, a folding entrenching tool, multi-functional climbing ax, folding hunting knife…
“Damn,” Li Mingzhe was dumbfounded: “You even thought of these?! You have a climbing ax!”
“Naïve,” Wang Hao sneered with disdain: “What, you thought I came here to play? With you bunch of pampered young masters and young ladies, if real danger struck, you’d definitely be flustered. So, these things can only be sorted out by me, got it?”
The group bowed their fists in thanks: “We appreciate Brother Hao’s thorough preparations!”
Hahahaha! Look at this bunch of masters and mistresses, afraid to even let out a peep after I spoke!
Bai Yaning was beside them, filled with utter helplessness. The miraculous Wang Hao was beyond her wildest imagination; she always felt like there was nothing he couldn’t handle!
“Next is the lighting equipment,” Wang Hao pulled out another small packet: “I really wonder how you were planning to explore an ancient tomb without any lighting equipment. Lucky for you, I’ve prepared everything. Take a look at these: ‘wolf-eye’ high-intensity flashlights, flare illumination rounds, tactical headlamps, cold pyrotechnics, signal flares… This is what I call professional, you know? Otherwise, if you went into the tomb like that, you’d find yourselves in a baffled state within half an hour!”
Fang Wenbin and the others broke into a sweat, Brother Hao was absolutely right; if they had blundered in without a plan and the lights went out, they’d be completely in the dark!
“Brother Hao, I’m genuinely impressed!” Fang Wenbin, drenched in sweat, exclaimed: “Lucky you’re here, otherwise today would’ve been a tragedy for us!”
You actually hit the nail on the head, if I hadn’t come, your airplane probably wouldn’t even break down…
Of course, these words had to be kept to himself…
“Pfft, you need to trust my expertise,” Wang Hao continued pulling out items: “These are all essential for exploration safety, including magnesium bars, windproof lighters, waterproof matches, a military water bladder, gas masks, and so on. What would you do if the air in the tomb turned bad?”
The others looked bewildered, nodding their heads like pecking chickens: “Brother Hao is mighty!”
“All right, everyone must be hungry by now, right? I’ve bought quite a lot of food, all of which are essential items.” There were two smaller bags left in Wang Hao’s large pack, from which he took out one of the larger ones: “This bag contains compressed rations, self-heating meals, canned sausages, beef jerky, and so on, things you can eat right away. We need to fill our stomachs first, later on, we have to prepare to work.”
“It’s Brother Hao who thinks of everything,” the group said with emotion as if they were about to cry: “What a great kindness from Brother Hao!”
“Eat a bit now, so you won’t be hungry later,” Wang Hao first shared some compressed biscuits and beef jerky with Bai Yaning, smiling: “We can’t get out of here any time soon, so in a bit, we’ll have to find our way out, and that will surely involve some hard work. Eat up.”
“Yes, okay.” Bai Yaning felt sweet inside, seeing that Wang Hao was still most concerned about her; she smiled and took a small bite of the compressed biscuit.
Indeed, like a fairy in human form, even eating a biscuit is so graceful!
The group started eating, and soon finished most of the food. At that moment, Fang Wenbin looked at the last package Wang Hao hadn’t opened and asked: “Brother Hao, what’s in that package? Why haven’t you taken it out yet?”
Fang Wenbin’s question drew everyone’s full attention, and they gathered around once more.
This package? This is my most awesome one, I’d scare you to death if I told you!
“I’m telling you, professionalism is not just a word, all that I showed you before was child’s play, you understand?” Wang Hao said with a smile: “The real skills are all in this package.”
“Seriously?” they looked at each other and exclaimed in unison: “Then Brother Hao, please show us and let us broaden our horizons!”
“Alright,” Wang Hao took a deep breath and finally opened the last package.
Everyone looked, and to their astonishment, saw inside the package several necklaces and a compass adorned with the Yin and Yang Eight Diagrams, with no idea where Wang Hao had acquired them!
“Let me tell you, in professional tomb raiding, you need to know how to locate the ‘dragon’s acupoint’ and divide the ‘golden section’!” Wang Hao looked around the group and asked: “Do you even know what locating the ‘dragon’s acupoint’ and dividing the ‘golden section’ means?”
So they shook their heads collectively as if they were reading some arcane scripture!
Grinning, Wang Hao said: “There’s an old saying among the tomb raiding experts that goes, ‘Seeking the dragon and dividing the gold is akin to the coiling mountain, each coil is a challenge to overcome; in gates that harbor eight dangers, you cannot do without the form of the Yin and Yang Eight Diagrams. If you want to raid tombs, you must have this compass and the Eight Diagrams! Otherwise, you’ll rush in headfirst and won’t be able to find anything good, you know?”
Hahahaha! Did you think I read ‘Ghost Blowing Lamp’ and ‘Tomb Raider Notes’ for nothing? Forget whether these trinkets work or not, first I’ll dazzle you with them!