BXBX NOVEL Chapter 451: How Are You Here?
Chapter 451: How Are You Here?
"It\'s lunchtime now, so no need to rush to meet. Let\'s meet at two in the afternoon at the place you previously messed up completely," Cai Yuncheng replied.
Yang Chen hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you mean the aircraft carrier base without an aircraft carrier?"
"That\'s right. It has been simply rebuilt into a special training base."
In the past battle with Ares, while unsealing, Yang Chen had forcibly opened up the secret base in the mountain, turning it into a pile of ruins. Unexpectedly, Yanhuang Iron Brigade had turned it into something else.
That location, situated by the bay with a changing climate and crashing waves, was indeed suitable for some special training, given its hidden and desolate nature.
After finishing the call with Cai Yuncheng, Yang Chen returned to the dining table, smiling at the silent Lin Ruoxi and An Xin, "I was talking about some serious business. Why don\'t you take the opportunity to chat more and deepen your relationship?"
"Is there a need?" Lin Ruoxi gave him a sideways glance.
An Xin pursed her lips and took a sip of lemon water. She was extremely afraid of Lin Ruoxi now. Besides the psychological pressure of being a mistress, she also feared that Lin Ruoxi would drag her out to compete in smashing dolls. Although An Xin was naturally lively and mischievous, she couldn\'t withstand Lin Ruoxi\'s enthusiasm for games.
An Xin felt that if Yang Chen hadn\'t intervened, Lin Ruoxi would have dragged her to smash dolls all day!
Moreover, what made An Xin even more aggrieved was that she didn\'t dare to confront Lin Ruoxi. It seemed that Lin Ruoxi\'s aura completely overwhelmed her, leaving An Xin helpless.
Yang Chen, feeling a bit awkward, smiled and said, "Come on, relax when you\'re eating with your own people. Don\'t say such scary things."
"I\'m just being honest," Lin Ruoxi replied.
Seeing that Yang Chen was about to say something else, An Xin quickly kicked him under the table, signaling him with her eyes to drop the subject.
Yang Chen was surprised at how afraid An Xin was of Lin Ruoxi. He shrugged and changed the topic, "Ruoxi, why don\'t you take An Xin home later? I have something to do this afternoon."
Lin Ruoxi saw the little gestures between Yang Chen and An Xin, and for some reason, she felt a bit sour inside. It seemed like his lover was closer to him than his wife. She had never done such little gestures with him.
Watching the tacit understanding between Yang Chen and An Xin, Lin Ruoxi lost her appetite for the steak she was halfway through.
"Are you full?" Lin Ruoxi suddenly asked An Xin, her eyes cold as autumn water.
An Xin let out an "Ah," her mouth half-open as she was about to stuff a piece of medium-rare steak into it. Hearing Lin Ruoxi\'s question and seeing her piercing gaze, her hand trembled, and the steak fell off her fork.
"I... I\'m full," An Xin immediately realized what was happening, put down her knife and fork, and said.
Yang Chen frowned, "Why are you suddenly full? Is it not tasty?"
An Xin forced a casual smile, "I have a small appetite, and I\'ve been on TV a lot lately, so it\'s better to keep in shape."
Lin Ruoxi stood up and grabbed her white Gucci bag, "If there\'s nothing else, let\'s go. I have a meeting this afternoon."
"Oh," An Xin quickly followed suit, waved to Yang Chen, and then walked out of the restaurant with Lin Ruoxi.
Yang Chen sat alone, shaking his head with a smile. He wasn\'t unaware of what Lin Ruoxi was thinking, but from his standpoint, it might be better to play dumb and let things take their course.
At least An Xin and Lin Ruoxi had some interaction. Eventually, they would get to know each other and develop a different kind of relationship.
Looking at the leftover steak from the two women, Yang Chen transferred it all to his own plate and started eating heartily.
At two in the afternoon, Yang Chen drove his BMW to the agreed location with Cai Yuncheng, which was near the entrance of the former aircraft carrier base.
After the renovation, the exterior had been turned into a military camp guarded by soldiers. Ordinary people wouldn\'t suspect there was anything special inside.
When Yang Chen arrived at the gate of the camp, a black Grand Cherokee Jeep also arrived. Getting out of the car were Mo Lin and another female member of the Sea Eagle Squad, Adeline.
"Hades, do we really have to do this kind of unchallenging work?" Mo Lin scratched the back of his head in frustration and smiled at Yang Chen, "I think even monitoring those surveillance instruments would be more interesting than training a group of people with poor fundamentals."
Yang Chen smacked the forehead of this white guy, "How can you say their fundamentals are poor without seeing them?"
"Giggle," Adeline, a tall woman wearing a fiery black leather outfit, the epitome of an alluring spy uniform, chuckled. "Captain Mo Lin just can\'t bear to leave his Chinese girlfriends at the bar."
Mo Lin coughed awkwardly, "That\'s just a small part of the reason. Mainly, I\'ve seen the combat power of the Dragon Group. Even the regular members are not as good as us, so I\'m really not interested in training the Dragon Group reserves."
"If they were on your level, it would be a spar, not training," Yang Chen shook his head and said, "The reason you\'re not interested in this job is that Sea Eagle members were handpicked by Sauron from super elites around the world. Your abilities were recognized when you joined Sea Eagle, so naturally, you wouldn\'t be interested in weaker individuals. But you must understand, not everyone has the chance to fight scorpions in the deserts of the Middle East, nor does everyone have the opportunity to battle the cold and wolves on the snowy plains of Northern Europe."
Mo Lin nodded, clearly accepting this explanation.
"Besides, if you don\'t train them, do you expect me to personally oversee them every day?" Yang Chen glared at Mo Lin.
Mo Lin immediately lowered his head, "Of course, Hades, you can\'t personally oversee them. I\'m more than willing to serve."
At this moment, a dark green bulletproof SUV drove out from the depths of the camp. Cai Yuncheng and Hai Xiao from the Dragon Group One team got out simultaneously.
Hai Xiao, as always, wore gold-rimmed glasses and was dressed like an office worker in a suit and trousers. His white shirt was even tied with a necktie, looking scholarly and completely unlike the leader of Dragon Group One.
Cai Yuncheng had put on the uniform previously worn by Lin Zhiguo. Due to his taller and younger physique, he looked rather dashing and spirited.
"Haha, welcome, welcome. These two must be the Sea Eagle Squad members you mentioned, Yang Chen," Cai Yuncheng stepped forward, shook hands briefly with Yang Chen, and then took the initiative to shake hands with Mo Lin and Adeline.
Hai Xiao followed behind, smiling and nodding at Yang Chen in greeting. After all, Yang Chen had saved the Dragon Group One team, making them old acquaintances who hadn\'t seen each other for a long time.
Mo Lin and Adeline were quite proper, greeting Cai Yuncheng in Chinese and introducing themselves.
"You don\'t mind me having Sea Eagle members train the reserves, do you?" Yang Chen asked with a smile.
"Of course not," Cai Yuncheng said. "Sea Eagle is one of the two strongest mercenary groups in the world. Every member has extensive combat experience. Compared to their inherent abilities, these new recruits lack something more important: experience. I\'m very pleased that you are selflessly allowing Sea Eagle to help us. Moreover, your abilities are too overwhelming to be their instructor; the gap would give them a psychological shadow."
This flattery made Mo Lin and Adeline feel quite light-hearted and even more favorable towards the job. Yang Chen also thought that this guy knew how to talk. Cai Yuncheng was indeed very different from Lin Zhiguo. Rather than a general, he seemed more like a diplomat, and his aura was much grander.
Following Hai Xiao, who led the way, Yang Chen, along with Mo Lin and Adeline, discussed the details of the mission with Cai Yuncheng as they moved deeper into the base.
Originally, the aircraft carrier base had been turned into rubble due to the divine powers of Yang Chen and Ares. Thus, the cleanup was relatively simple—just removing the debris and filling part of it into the sea, forming a broad flat ground.
By the seaside, many concrete walls were built in a loop, scientifically designed to reduce the impact of the tides to varying degrees, presumably for impact training.
Due to the limited time, the constructed buildings were mainly wooden structures. Since it was just a temporary training base, meeting the needs for eating, drinking, and accommodation was sufficient.
In one part of the base was the shooting range and other facilities for firearms and ammunition training. Not far away, there was an extensive uninhabited beach, ideal for field training.
At this moment, Yang Chen and his companions finally saw the reserve trainees for this training session, who were running back from the distant beach.
At a glance, there were only about twenty people in two columns, a pitifully small number considering the large population base of China. These twenty-odd reserve members were indeed a modest showing.
"Don\'t be surprised. These twenty-three were selected from over a thousand elite candidates. Among them, those who pass the final combat test can enter the Dragon Group," Cai Yuncheng said with some emotion. "Recent battles have made us realize that the combat power of the Dragon Group needs significant improvement. Although we have our ultimate trump card, that\'s just our last resort. As the general of Yanhuang Iron Brigade, I don\'t want to be seen as incompetent. So, after taking office, I conducted an additional selection process. Initially, there were over sixty candidates, but I eliminated more than forty."
Yang Chen chuckled, "Rome wasn\'t built in a day. Rushing things won\'t help. Let\'s see if they are good seedlings."
At this moment, the twenty-three reserve trainees finally ran back to the training ground in neat steps and stood in two straight lines, facing Yang Chen and the others solemnly.
All the trainees were wearing simple white short-sleeve shirts, dark green track pants, and canvas military shoes, looking full of spirit.
Among the twenty-three, most were male. However, when Yang Chen\'s gaze swept to one of the trainees at the far edge, he was stunned, his mouth agape. He wanted to say something but was choked up, his expression twisted.
"What are you doing here?!"