<h4>Chapter 1287: Chapter 1595: Desert Territory</h4>


    The base is enormous, covering thousands of square meters. Since it’s in the desert, with no restrictions, you can build a base asrge 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 seemed 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 waspletely unaware of the situation here.


    "Uncle Liu, where did you find these people?" Ling Chen asked.


    Liu Dongsheng replied, "I used some of my old connections to recruit some mercenaries, 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. Some countries are rtively poor, have arge number of orphans, and some mercenary organizations entice them with various benefits to join, training them from a young age and selling them to organizations or forces in need when theye of age. These people are in high demand on the ck market, so their costs are not low, ranging from one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dors 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 meters. Beside them, two robust instructors in tank tops were responsible for guidance.


    With sharp eyes, Ling Chen noticed over a dozenrge wooden crates at one end of the training ground, all filled with firearms and equipment.


    "Uncle Liu, where did these weaponse from?"


    "Thanks to you," Liu Dongsheng said. "You have a good rtionship with Ag, right? He’s now the ruler of this country. Hu Fei used your connection with him to purchase arge number of weapons and equipment 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 armed helicopter hidden inside, which Ag gifted to us free of charge, saying it was to thank you for your help."


    "Really?" Ling Chen grinned, pleasantly surprised that Ag was so loyal, even gifting him an armed helicopter.


    "Our daily training is divided into four parts: shooting, closebat, 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 medical staff swiftly approached with stretchers to transport the injured brought by the truck to the emergency room.


    Seeing the bloodied wounded, Ling Chen asked in surprise, "Uncle Liu, what’s going on here?"


    "They’re team members injured in realbat."


    "Realbat?" Ling Chen was taken aback, "Where did the realbate from?"


    "Although Ag has defeated the rebels, ****, some fled to the desert. I contacted Ag to provide their locations, and we are dealing with those rebels on his behalf. This not only helps Ag but also allows our people to gain realbat experience and grow rapidly. Why not?"


    Ling Chen nodded in agreement, approving of Liu Dongsheng’s approach. Realbat is the fastest way to improve. With Liu Dongsheng leading the team, Ling Chen hadplete confidence that given enough time, a strong reserve force could be built for him.


    After touring the entire base, Ling Chen was very satisfied. After some 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 instruments and equipment 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 aputer. The young man understood and tapped lightly on the keyboard. Suddenly, an image appeared on therge 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 arge 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 surveince, 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 meters 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 environment there tooplex?"


    "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 named this area the death zone and advised me 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 nces, a glimmer shing in both their eyes.


    "So, it’s possible that the headquarters of Skyhawk Pavilion is there."