The base is enormous, covering thousands of square ters. Since it’s in the desert, with no restrictions, you can build a base as large as you want, as long as you have the financial and manpower resources. Walking through the base, Ling Chen observed the surroundings and noticed that besides Asians, there was also a mix of Caucasians and Africans, representing nearly all ethnicities.
Back when Jiang Yunkai suggested setting up a training camp in this desert, Ling Chen considered the matter of choosing the personnel. After much thought, it seed only Liu Dongsheng was suitable, as everyone else was busy. So, Ling Chen approached Hu Fei to discuss it with Liu Dongsheng.
Luckily, Liu Dongsheng agreed. Over the past few months, Ling Chen was only responsible for funding, while Liu Dongsheng handled everything else with the assistance of Hu Fei. Therefore, Ling Chen was completely unaware of the situation here.
"Uncle Liu, where did you find these people?" Ling Chen asked.
Liu Dongsheng replied, "I used so of my old connections to recruit so rcenaries, as well as assassins who have retired. Additionally, I used special channels to bring in a group of orphans. These orphans are between twenty and thirty years old, have had basic training before, and are in good condition overall."
Ling Chen nodded, quite knowledgeable about this aspect. So countries are relatively poor, have a large number of orphans, and so rcenary organizations entice them with various benefits to join, training them from a young age and selling them to organizations or forces in need when they co of age. These people are in high demand on the black market, so their costs are not low, ranging from one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars each.
The training camp has about 300 people in total, and Ling Chen is unaware of how much money Liu Dongsheng spent on setting up this base.
Ling Chen didn’t care much about money and didn’t impose many restrictions on everyone; as long as there was a need, spending any amount was not an issue. Besides, Hu Fei, who is crazy about money, handles the finances and is incredibly stingy. Therefore, Ling Chen had no concerns about Hu Fei squandering the money.
"Mr. Ling, this is our training ground," Liu Dongsheng said, pointing to an open area ahead.
Ling Chen and the others looked and saw more than twenty youths using various firearms for shooting practice on an open space of several hundred square ters. Beside them, two robust instructors in tank tops were responsible for guidance.
With sharp eyes, Ling Chen noticed over a dozen large wooden crates at one end of the training ground, all filled with firearms and equipnt.
"Uncle Liu, where did these weapons co from?"
"Thanks to you," Liu Dongsheng said. "You have a good relationship with Agula, right? He’s now the ruler of this country. Hu Fei used your connection with him to purchase a large number of weapons and equipnt from his army at a low price." After speaking, Liu Dongsheng pointed to a shaded area not far away and said, "See that? There’s an ard helicopter hidden inside, which Agula gifted to us free of charge, saying it was to thank you for your help."
"Really?" Ling Chen grinned, pleasantly surprised that Agula was so loyal, even gifting him an ard helicopter.
"Our daily training is divided into four parts: shooting, close combat, physical fitness, and stealth skills," Liu Dongsheng said.
"Uncle Liu, you’re training them like special forces soldiers."
"Pretty much. Since you’re treating this base as a future insurance policy, I, of course, need to train the most powerful soldiers." As he spoke, a military truck suddenly drove through the base gate. Once it stopped, over a dozen dical staff swiftly approached with stretchers to transport the injured brought by the truck to the ergency room.
Seeing the bloodied wounded, Ling Chen asked in surprise, "Uncle Liu, what’s going on here?"
"They’re team mbers injured in real combat."
"Real combat?" Ling Chen was taken aback, "Where did the real combat co from?"
"Although Agula has defeated the rebels, ****, so fled to the desert. I contacted Agula to provide their locations, and we are dealing with those rebels on his behalf. This not only helps Agula but also allows our people to gain real combat experience and grow rapidly. Why not?"
Ling Chen nodded in agreent, approving of Liu Dongsheng’s approach. Real combat is the fastest way to improve. With Liu Dongsheng leading the team, Ling Chen had complete confidence that given enough ti, a strong reserve force could be built for him.
After touring the entire base, Ling Chen was very satisfied. After so casual chatting, the group followed Liu Dongsheng to the main building of the base. Soon, they entered the base’s central control room. Seeing the electronic instrunts and equipnt in the room, Ling Chen asked, "Uncle Liu, is there any progress on the task I entrusted to you earlier?"
"Don’t worry, I’ve already found them." Liu Dongsheng gestured to a young man seated at a computer. The young man understood and tapped lightly on the keyboard. Suddenly, an image appeared on the large screen.
In the image, a mighty group of hundreds of people was marching swiftly in the desert. Although the march was fast, the formation was very scattered, with a large distance between the front and rear. "Mr. Ling, these are the people you’re looking for, right?"
Ling Chen nodded slightly, "That’s right. Uncle Liu, they won’t discover our surveillance, will they?"
Liu Dongsheng confidently smiled, "You can rest assured, there won’t be any problem. This footage is captured by a drone, located several hundred ters in the air. They can’t possibly detect it, but..." Liu Dongsheng’s tone shifted, "Judging from the direction they’re heading, I suspect their destination might be the death zone."
Hearing this, Yuan Yun asked, "Mr. Liu, what is the death zone? Is the environnt there too complex?"
"No," Liu Dongsheng shook his head. "It’s called the death zone because it harbors a highly dangerous force. No one knows who they are, but anyone who enters that area never returns. Many organizations are hidden within this desert, and I’ve interacted with a few. They’ve nad this area the death zone and advised never to enter it. Many years ago, several organizations allied to search the area, but they all perished, not a single person survived."
Ling Chen and Tong Zhentian exchanged glances, a glimr flashing in both their eyes.
"So, it’s possible that the headquarters of Skyhawk Pavilion is there."
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