456 Chapter 456 - Climbing the Wall (2/2)

”Then, why aren't you uncoiling it?” She could see that he was still curling up his rope.

”Don't you know your multiplication?” He scoffed. Kids these days are really far too inflexible; education has failed to teach them anything.

Only at that point did she understand what was happening; he had neatly coiled the rope loop by loop to make it easier for him to judge how long the rope would be by multiplying the number of coils together.

”It's about there; I should have enough,” he deduced in the end.

Next, she saw him throw his hand out in one smooth motion. That hook quickly found purchase atop the wall. With two tugs to test its hold, Gu Fei managed to accomplish this feat in just one try!

”Just what are you trying to do?” Yan Xiaozhu was completely taken by the expertise he had just demonstrated.

”You wanna go up first?” he asked her.

”Is it sturdy enough?” She was a little worried.

”Of course,” he confidently assured. As a martial arts practitioner, he naturally had a very professional understanding of his weapons. He was very clear about the tensile strength of the rope, and he was certain that it would have no problem holding the weight of a person.

”You can go up first, then,” she said. She was actually hoping to see a demonstration.

”No need for that. We can go together,” he said. Pulling out another coil of rope from his dimensional pocket as if he were doing a magic trick, he tossed this one right up the wall as well.

”Is there more?” she asked numbly.

”It's enough,” he replied.

He was already hanging on the rope on the left as he was saying that. Yan Xiaozhu quickly did the same to the other rope. That was when Gu Fei began to carefully explain to her the procedure, ”Lower your center of gravity and mainly depend on your two arms to get you up. Don't use too much strength with your legs, or the rope will sway. Yup, exactly like that…” Halfway through with his explanation, he trailed off as he saw her fall down to the ground. Plenty of things looked easy in theory, but people would only realize there was a technique to things when they are actually doing it themselves.

”Are you sure you wanna continue?” he asked.

”I am certain and sure,” she replied determinedly.

”The key to this lie in what I've just told you. Here; let me give you an example.” He grabbed hold of his rope as he said that. Next, his hands and legs nimbly worked in tandem at a steady pace. Gu Fei's demonstration made such a scandalous act, such as climbing a wall, look like a form of art. Clearing up three meters in the blink of an eye, the man turned to look at her. ”Got it?”

”Let me try!” She tried it again. Her second try confirmed his previous assessment of the young lass. Gifted with good coordination, this talented lady was able to quickly grasp the essentials. Even though her actions were not as polished and trained as Gu Fei's, she was at least able to slowly make her way up.

”Just what exactly do you do?” Seeing how familiar he was toward such activities, she could not help but suspect that he was in a special line of work.

”I'm a teacher,” he answered.

”Tsk,” she clicked her tongue. She had no idea that Gu Fei was telling the truth and had automatically assumed that he was calling himself a teacher as a jest since he was currently teaching her this skill.

”Yup, just like that. Stabilize your center of gravity and slowly make your way up,” he continued to instruct her.

”Actually, the shaking isn't too much a problem. I won't fall as long as I hold on tight to the rope; this sort of thing in this MMO—AHHHHHH!”

Poof!

Gu Fei had no choice but to slide back down to the ground. Firmly looking at the fallen her, he said, ”I know you have more stamina here in the game, but the shaking isn't because I'm afraid that you can't hold on. I'm afraid that the hook will become loose.”

Gu Fei sighed as he picked up the fallen hook and threw it up the wall once more. Tugging at it to make sure it was securely fastened, he passed it over to her.

”Now, do you know not to shake about?”

”I know…” She rubbed her sore butt as she fought back her tears.

”Let's carry on, then!” He took the rope and began his ascent while keeping an eye on her to make sure she was properly doing the same thing as him. This time, the lass finally no longer dared to be careless and gingerly made her way up in accordance to Gu Fei's instructions. However, she was overly cautious this time, so her climbing speed was much slower than before. He looked up; at the rate that she was going, there was a high possibility of her not having enough strength to clear that last stretch despite them being in a game!

Still, he did not dare to hurry her, for he was aware that the lady was already afraid to fall yet again. The more he rushed her, the more anxious she would be, which would only make it all the more difficult for her to continue her ascent. All he could do was hope that her actions would become smoother the more she climbed, slowly increasing her speed as she went along.

In the end, Yan Xiaozhu had instead maintained that slow and careful climb up. Finally, after clearing over ten meters, four or five meters were left to reach the top of the wall. The lass turned to regard him. ”I don't think I can continue climbing further.”

Having accompanied her all this while at her pace, he nodded as well. ”I, too.”

”So what do we do now?” she asked.

He sighed and then raised his hand to point above them. Yan Xiaozhu had no idea what this meant and looked over to where he had pointed even as she heard him chant, ”Translocation! Blink!”