When he'd first drawn up the plan, Bogner had clearly grasped their side's advantages.
Their biggest advantage was that they had a grandmaster card master. That might have been a limited advantage in the eyes of ordinary people, but Bogner had keenly discovered the power contained therein.
So, he decided to make the most of that advantage.
As he saw it, the most powerful thing about a grandmaster card master wasn't how many powerful cards he could make, but how powerful his design ability was.
That would have a limited effect on an ordinary team. But, if you added an outstanding commander, the energy the two of them could burst forth with would be enough to shock people.
Chen Mu was very surprised. The plan laid out in front of him surprised him beyond measure!
He had never thought such a creative plan would come from the hand of a non-card artisan and non-card master.
Sensing Chen Mu's surprise, Bogner cautiously moved closer. "Do you think it's feasible?" To tell the truth, he didn't have much confidence in the plan he'd put forward.
There was a reason why he'd put forward such a strange plan.
He'd had most of the ideas for the plan a long time ago, but he'd never had the opportunity to implement them.
He'd been forced by the circumstances to recall the idea he'd had for years.
Apart from raising his power in the short term, he couldn't think of any other way.
Although the boss had great power, his foundation was weak, and the possibility of recruiting those aces wasn't great.
Apart from money, some other things were needed to recruit high-level card artisans.
But, the boss didn't have any of those things.
That was why he'd put forward the plan. But, he still had to wait for the boss to determine how feasible it was.
Once the plan was feasible, he believed it would be a historic innovation.
Even if it didn't succeed, Bogner had another backup plan on hand.
But the backup plan couldn't satisfy him.
"It's hard to say. We won't know until we try it," Chen Mu said unconsciously as he stared at the plan in front of him.
Bogner's plan was still a little crude in his eyes, which was inevitable.
Bogner could only be considered mediocre in terms of card artisan power, and he didn't know a thing about card making.
He was only proposing such a creative idea from a commander's point of view, so he naturally had no way to consider the details.
That idea was full of whimsy.
Every card artisan who released an energy body would take the initial energy emitted by the power card in the apparatus and pass it through the fantasy card to form an energy body and then release it.
High-level card artisans had one more step, which was to adjust the composition of the energy body to optimize it, and then release it.
The more profound a card artisan's understanding of the composition of energy, the more optimized the energy body could be adjusted, and the more powerful the energy body emitted would be.
But in Bogner's creativity, he separated each step.
One person was in charge of adjusting the energy body, one was in charge of scanning and locking onto the target, and the other was in charge of attacking.
That way, the difficulty of each step dropped quite a bit. Each card artisan only needed to be proficient in one of the steps to complete the attack.
There were many differences between low-level card artisans and high-level card artisans in terms of battle power, the biggest of which was the value of damage.
An ordinary fiery dragon card in the hands of a high-grade card artisan could release a lot more power than a mid-grade card artisan could.
If this plan could be implemented, it meant that the gap between them was not insurmountable.
How could Chen Mu not be moved by such a unique creativity?
Without saying anything more, he drilled back into his lab. A few immature ideas had already appeared in his mind.
Bogner saw that and didn't disturb him.
If it were someone else, he would never have come up with that plan.
In his eyes, the boss was a grandmaster card master, and the chances of him breaking through the gap that ordinary people couldn't cross were a lot higher.
Whether or not that idea could be realized, apart from the boss, he would also have to do a lot of work.
In essence, his plan was actually to use teamwork to replace powerful individual control.
But he also knew that the difficulty of teamwork was sometimes no less than the difficulty of improving individual control.
Getting those rookies to obey orders and establish discipline was also a complicated and tedious project.
Still, that was the area in which he was most confident.
His feet on the metal floor, Bogner's steps were firm, and his expression was resolute. He seemed to have returned to those iron-blooded and passionate days.
Looking at the rookies huddled together in front of him, his face was expressionless.
Under Bogner's sharp gaze, the rookies were somewhat cowering.
They were all rookies who had broken through the fourth level of perception before the age of 25. Although that wouldn't be considered outstanding, it would still be considered pretty good among card artisans.
But, such talents could be found everywhere in those famous academies. Most of them wouldn't have the opportunity to further their studies.
Most of them would choose to enter the reserve teams of some card artisan firms, and the younger ones would enter the youth teams.
A good portion of the rest would change careers and enter other fields.
For example, Chen Mu had seen those professional architects who used all kinds of cards.
The card artisans in front of him had all signed ten-year contracts.
In other words, Chen Mu had the right to use them for ten years, and the contracts were valid throughout the federation.
Chen Mu had paid a lot of fees for that, but they still couldn't compare to the cost of hiring a high-grade card artisan.
Lu Xiaoru was a little surprised to see the bar-browed man.
Why is he here?
Although the two of them hadn't had any dealings, they knew each other.
After all, they had previously served the local powers of Pomelo, and there were only a few aces in all of Pomelo. Even if they hadn't met, they would still know a little about them.
Lu Xiaoru looked a lot thinner, and her formerly well-rounded figure had become even more fiery, with astonishing curves.
That was all thanks to her recent training, which wasn't any different from anyone else's.
Since she had only ever been used to fighting alone, she had very little experience in group coordination, which made her suffer a lot with the picky Bogner.
She had to run for five hours every day, and she had to run nonstop during those five hours. That was to say, the distance she ran every day wasn't less than 50 or 60 kilometers.
What was even more frightening was that those 50 kilometers were all short sprints.
She had lost a lot of weight, but she still clenched her teeth and persevered.
Her toughness had won her the respect of all her companions, and she could clearly feel the change in their attitudes toward her, which made her very happy.
She had no other thoughts by then, and she had unwittingly blended into the group.
Although most of her companions didn't like to talk, she was still happy.
Even though the training there was incomparably arduous, there was no scheming and scheming that she detested.
There were only the appreciative gazes of her companions there, and there were no longer those naked gazes that couldn't wait to swallow her up.
There wasn't the slightest trace of her former flirtatiousness on her. What she was showing now was a kind of determination unique to a young girl.
Without realizing it, she seemed to have returned to the simple and fulfilling life of her former days on campus.
What reason did she have not to like it there?
After only taking a look at the bar-browed man, Lu Xiaoru threw herself back into her training. She still hadn't finished one-fifth of the training for the day.
Jiao Si arrived early in the morning the next day. Behind him, there were hundreds of people.
The first thing Jiao Si said when he saw Bogner was, "The defense here isn't bad!"
He had been detected by the card artisan in charge of sentry from far away. He had wanted to test out the defense of the newly built base, so he had deliberately probed it.
He had been through hundreds of battles, and his eyes were naturally shrewd. He knew how the defense was after a little probing.
He was quite surprised at the time. Although he hadn't encountered many attacks, they weren't weak, and their coordination was exquisite, which was rare.
"How are you, Lord Jiao Si? I am the boss's chief of security, Bogner. Welcome, everyone."
Facing Jiao Si, who was famous in the federation, Bogner wasn't the least bit reserved. His expression was calm, and Lu Xiaoru was behind him.
A strange look flashed through Jiao Si's eyes, and his face showed a thoughtful expression. "Bogner?
It seems I've heard that name somewhere! "
After a while, he still hadn't come up with anything. He patted his head in annoyance and said self-mockingly, "You see, I'm getting older, and my memory has gotten worse." Once he said that, a girl in her twenties beside him couldn't help but chuckle.
Bogner smiled. "You must be joking, President Jiao Si."
He then said apologetically, "The boss is in the lab and won't come out for a while. I'd like to ask President Jiao Si to wait a moment."
The faces of those behind Jiao Si changed. Just as they were about to say something, Jiao Si waved his hand and said indifferently, "It's fine. I was the same when I was young. Once I ran into a problem, I didn't care about anything else.
Come, let's sit down and have a chat.
Oh, right. This is the only student of Madam Pei, the dean of the Origins card making branch, Ru Qiu. "
As one of the top aces in the federation, she didn't have the slightest air of arrogance. Everyone admired her.
Bogner's gaze couldn't help but fall onto the girl called Ru Qiu.
There were quite a few people behind Jiao Si, and he had only introduced that girl. Those behind him all had indignant expressions, which showed that her position at the Origins Academy was certainly quite special.
Ru Qiu saw Bogner looking at her and smiled as she made a generous salute.
Bogner rushed to return the salute, secretly praising her. Although that girl's appearance was ordinary, her temperament was excellent.
"Did you train these people, my young brother?" Jiao Si couldn't help but ask. He stuck out his thumb and praised, "Very good!"
"The president thinks too highly of me," Bogner said modestly. "Compared to your school guard, I'm a long way off."
The Origins Academy's school guard was quite famous in the Ming Zheng District, as well as in the federation.
They were made up of the top aces at the Origins Academy, and under Jiao Si's influence, each of them had a tough and heroic style. They were the true trump cards of the Origins Academy.
Jiao Si shook his head. "Not necessarily.
Their individual strength might be a little stronger, but their teamwork is far worse than your team's. "
Once he said that, the people behind Jiao Si couldn't help but show expressions of dissatisfaction.
Bogner was very experienced and laughed out loud. "The president is a classic example of someone else's steamed bun being more fragrant than your own. How can we, who have come from unorthodox backgrounds, compare to the regular army?"
Jiao Si smiled meaningfully, and the faces of those behind him cleared up a little.
They still didn't know who the master of the base was, to be able to get the president to personally bring them there.
As for what the mission was, they had no idea.
From the moment they entered the base, the president had been praising the other side. His words showed that they weren't as good as the other side, which made them, who were already very arrogant, suddenly feel a little dissatisfied.
But the president's authority was deeply ingrained in their minds, so even though they were dissatisfied, no one dared to contradict him to his face.
"I've already brought the card artisans, all according to your side's requirements." Jiao Si pointed behind him.
He found it strange that those card artisans were too weak. It stood to reason that they wouldn't have much value.
Even if a real battle were to break out, those people probably wouldn't even serve as cannon fodder.
Still, his counterpart wanted so much, which had always made him curious.
Bogner nodded and lowered his head to give some instructions to Lu Xiaoru behind him.
Lu Xiaoru indicated she understood and took out a large pile of contracts that had been prepared earlier.
Jiao Si asked for a contract and carefully scanned it.
For the card artisans he had brought along, the terms of the contract were pretty good. There wasn't anything special about the whole contract.
The only thing that surprised him was that it was an extraordinarily long contract lasting ten years.
Looking at it that way, the possibility that his counterpart wanted to use those card artisans as cannon fodder was overturned. No one would give cannon fodder a ten-year contract.
For a long-term contract like that, they would need to pay an extra fee.
So, what would they need so many low-level card artisans for?
Those low-level card artisans and those who had just broken through to mid-level might have a place in the ordinary card artisan teams, but they didn't have much value in the eyes of those people.
Such a long-term contract made quite a few of the card artisans who had come along a little hesitant, though most of them were still attracted by the generous terms.
Moreover, once they saw the base they were in, most of them felt their hearts palpitate.
Of course, it wasn't as good as the school's base, but outside of the school, it was pretty good.
Given their level, to be able to work in such a place was a great stroke of luck.
Soon, there were about 300 people who had signed the contract, which made Bogner quite satisfied.
Adding to the dozens he had recruited last time, there were exactly 400.
Those 400 people hadn't cost too much money, and he still had plenty of money on hand.
Signing the contract meant that from then on, they would have to serve Chen Mu.
Lu Xiaoru led them and arranged their accommodations.
Jiao Si was leisurely drinking his tea without the least bit of urgency.
Chen Mu came out of the lab with a face full of dust. There had just been a little accident during the experiment.
When he came out, everyone looked at him strangely, with only Ru Qiu smiling. She had often run into such experiences.
But a look of astonishment floated through her eyes. The age of the person in front of her had surprised her.
Chen Mu immediately realized his problem and rushed to apologize. With a bitter laugh, he wiped his face clean again.
"This must be Mr. Cao!" Jiao Si gave a hearty laugh as he stood up and saluted solemnly.
His action shocked everyone who had come along. Whether it was his power or his status, there were only a handful of people in the entire federation who could make Jiao Si act so solemnly.
Now that he was saluting a youth who looked no more than 20 years old, how could they not be shocked?
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing where that person had come from.
Apart from Bogner, everyone on Chen Mu's side was equally dumbfounded. Their gazes toward the boss were immediately different.
Only Bogner knew about the matter of Chen Mu being the one who had made the numbered series of cards.
Chen Mu rushed to return the salute. "Mr. Jiao is really too polite!" To tell the truth, Jiao Si's solemn salute surprised him a little.
But, he had only heard that Jiao Si had only recently, and he hadn't had any direct experience of his power or status. So, even though he felt a little strange, he was still quite calm.
That calmness suddenly became a little unfathomable in everyone's eyes.
"This is Ru Qiu, the next dean of the card making division at the Origins Academy. I hope Mr. Cao won't be stingy with his guidance." Jiao Si's expression became even more solemn as he gestured to Ru Qiu with one hand and said each word with a pause.
This time, all the Origins Academy students who had followed along were completely stunned.
The news that Ru Qiu would be the next dean of the card making division was undoubtedly explosive. If it got to the school, it would probably cause an immediate uproar.
Everyone was shocked and suspicious. Coming from President Jiao Si's mouth, it was basically a nail in the coffin.
If you weren't at the Origins Academy, you wouldn't be able to understand President Jiao Si's authority and influence at the Origins Academy, even though he only held the title of dean of the card artisan division.
They had been stunned by the bomb their president had suddenly thrown out. But, apart from Bogner and Jiao Si, everyone else in the hall was staring at Ru Qiu with stunned expressions.
They saw Ru Qiu respectfully salute the youth in his early twenties. "Please give me your guidance, sir!"
That, that … that …
The next dean of the card making division at the Origins Academy was respectfully saluting a youth about the same age as her in a disciple's salute!
Disciple's salute …
Her brain seemed to have short-circuited. Was she hallucinating?
The hall was dead silent.