The party didn't pause and kept moving forward.
That road — no, it couldn't really be called a road. The place they were walking through looked no different from the ordinary Outer Reaches.
But Bogner seemed to be very familiar with it, not even needing any auxiliary equipment to easily identify the direction.
He knew where there was a water source and where there would be a cave. That appearance made people wonder if the guy had really done that before.
Xi Ping often used that to tease him, though Bogner's words couldn't help but show his disdain for those jungle card artisans.
"Are they weak?" Chen Mu asked, finding it strange.
As he saw it, to be able to survive in the jungle meant they had some power.
Bogner said disapprovingly, "Those people aren't weak individually, and there are certainly some aces among them.
But together, they're a motley crew. Once they run into a regular army, they'll just be eating turtles. "
That expression made it seem as though he were commanding a regular army.
Then, Bogner rubbed his chin and muttered to himself, "We could consider recruiting a few guys there.
Every base will always have a few unconventional little guys, which is pretty interesting.
But it would be pretty difficult to recruit them. "
The troops were moving forward quickly, faster than Chen Mu had imagined.
They had run into countless wild beasts along the way, and that group of novice card artisans hadn't had a day to rest.
They would have some adverse reactions at first, but as they fought more and more, they had gradually gotten used to it.
The price paid by the troops under that kind of pattern was enormous. Of the five small teams, none of them were complete.
The first team was in the best shape, with 22 combat units left.
The other small teams basically only had 18 combat units left. Even the elite team had lost two combat units.
It looked like the losses were huge, but considering that there were more than 70 wounded, once they were healed, they could go back into battle.
When those card artisans were fighting by then, they could see that they were rather methodical, advancing and retreating orderly.
They had seen a lot of battle scenes, and they had made great progress in terms of psychological quality.
Chen Mu suddenly found that he seemed to be idle.
It wasn't his turn to fight. Up until then, they hadn't run into any wild beasts as ferocious as the twin hook beasts.
Even if they did, with Wei-ah there, it still wouldn't be his turn to make a move.
He also couldn't get involved in treating Sue Lochiro's wounded card artisans.
For the first time, Chen Mu found himself to have nothing to do, so he simply drilled into the transport shuttle.
The transport shuttle was filled with all kinds of supplies. He found a random corner and sat down.
The guy driving the shuttle car was quite skilled, and the shuttle car was very stable.
After thinking about it, Chen Mu entered the mysterious card.
He had only completed less than half of the fourth energy model for the perceptual sensitivity training.
Due to the increase in training, the progress of the energy model was very slow.
Now that he was free, he could focus on the energy model.
The fourth energy model contained a lot more energy blocks than the third. It was made up of thirty thousand energy blocks.
The complexity of the structure made one's scalp go numb just by looking at it.
But what Chen Mu found most miraculous was the fifth energy model.
The fifth energy structure model consisted of only three thousand energy blocks.
However, this did not mean that the difficulty of the fifth energy model was lower than the fourth.
In fact, it was the opposite. The fifth energy model was the most difficult of the five energy models.
It was the most peculiar energy composition Chen Mu had ever seen. It was composed of countless tiny pendulum-like units, each of which was in a state of constant motion.
What Chen Mu had to do was not only use the energy blocks to build up their structure, but he also needed to get the frequency of each unit to conform to a corresponding pattern.
With just one look, Chen Mu understood that it was an extremely flexible composition. It had quite a few derivative compositions, and it could exhibit extremely rich characteristics.
But things had to be done one by one, and the models had to be built up one by one.
Looking at the fourth model in front of him, Chen Mu settled down and started the boring training.
No one was surprised that Chen Mu had suddenly drilled into the transport shuttle.
The boss had always been mysterious, and no one knew what he was fiddling with inside. But everyone consciously didn't want to disturb him.
Ru Qiu really wanted to go in. Although she had come with the idea of learning from Chen Mu, what she was doing was just some chores.
The dangers she had experienced in that half a month were more than all the dangers she had experienced before put together.
No one had thought the boss would go in for half a month.
When he occasionally came out to eat, his expression was sluggish, as though he had been thinking about something.
Seeing him like that, no one dared to disturb him.
Xi Ping and Bogner both knew their boss was a grandmaster card master.
Who knew whether or not he was conceiving some great creative idea in his mind?
Or perhaps he was researching some world-class problem?
Oh dear, to disturb the boss at that time would be a huge crime if they disturbed the precious creative idea in the boss's mind!
Xi Ping and Bogner's careful behavior infected everyone else. So much so that no one dared to make too much noise when they were eating.
When Chen Mu drilled into the shuttle car like a wandering spirit, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.
It had to be said that actual combat was the best way to train a card artisan.
For those card artisans who had gone through rigorous training, actual combat could make them grow up quickly.
Everyone already understood that the more flustered they were, the more likely they were to die.
Every day, the incessant summaries, the summaries between the small teams, the summaries between the captains, and Bogner's occasional pointers, no matter if it was the captains or the team members, they were all rapidly growing up.
The tempering of a month of bloody battle had made those card artisans' temperaments change in a fundamental way.
The admiration in Bogner's eyes grew more and more.
The five small teams had been influenced by their captains, and they had started to gradually form completely different styles of battle.
The first small team, where Jiang Liang was, was undoubtedly the one Bogner was most satisfied with.
Jiang Liang's view of the overall situation was the most outstanding, and the first small team had the strongest battle power, a tough style, and the best tactical obedience.
The second small team was good at rapid shooting, and their ability to attack fortifications was the strongest. Their team members could fire seven shots a second, which was the fastest among the five small teams.
The third small team was good at tangling, and their team's coordination was outstanding. They attacked wave after wave, and their sustained firepower was outstanding.
The fourth small team was the bravest, which was directly related to the fiery temperament of their captain.
The fifth small team was very average, without any outstanding strengths or weaknesses. Although their performance wasn't anything spectacular, it was very stable.
The elite team was a lot trickier, and they were good at seizing the opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
Overall, Bogner was quite satisfied, which could be seen from the battle damage.
Although the wild beasts they encountered were continuously getting stronger as time went by, the casualty rate was getting lower and lower.
Everyone also discovered their progress. After experiencing the grief of their initial casualties, they had started to gradually become more confident.
"There's a base up ahead, Boss." The card artisan in charge of scouting reported excitedly when he returned.
"Oh."
Bogner rubbed his chin out of habit and said to himself, "It's a good thing the base hasn't been scrapped.
I haven't been there for many years. I wonder what it's like now? "
The news quickly spread among the team, and everyone got excited.
After walking for so many days, they had finally encountered a place with people. That kind of joy was obviously great news for those rookie travelers.
Chen Mu just happened to be walking out of the shuttle car.
When Bogner and Xi Ping first saw Chen Mu, they knew he was in a different state than usual.
The two of them looked at each other, and Xi Ping carefully asked, "Are you hungry, Boss?"
That was the biggest reason Chen Mu had come out of the shuttle car in the past.
Chen Mu shook his head, stretched his body, and took a few deep breaths. "I'm not hungry."
Then, Bogner and Xi Ping immediately understood the boss had sobered up!
Bogner immediately went over and said with a laugh, "Did you comprehend something this time, Boss?"
Chen Mu was taken aback and nodded unconsciously. "Mmmm, I comprehended a little."
Bogner then asked, "Is it valuable?"
"I don't know yet." Chen Mu was taken aback again as he thought about it carefully and shook his head.
Bogner couldn't help but look disappointed as he muttered, "After thinking about it for so many days, I still can't think of anything valuable …"
By comparison, Xi Ping was a lot more serious. He reported the latest situation to Chen Mu, including the latest intelligence.
"There's a base up ahead?" Chen Mu couldn't help but get excited when he heard that.
Bogner nodded lazily. "Yeah, there was one 20 years ago. It used to be an abandoned one.
I never thought it would still be used after 20 years. I wonder what it's like now. "
"So, it's an abandoned base."
Chen Mu nodded, showing a look of sudden understanding. He then said, "Then, let's go over and see if we can resupply."
Since the boss had given the instructions, Bogner wiped away the joking look on his face and became serious.
All the fighting personnel were organized and ready to be on guard.
Chen Mu was surprised to find that the team had changed so much. It was a world of difference from before.
He had been wholeheartedly studying the energy model in the mysterious card during that time and hadn't noticed the changes in the team.
Now that he had suddenly seen it, he naturally felt it was like a different team.
When he looked again, he was even more surprised.
Everyone, including Sue Lochiro, Ru Qiu, and Borna, who weren't fighting, had a rather different temperament than before.
The team moved quickly, and they finally saw the abandoned base Bogner had mentioned.
"Yikes!" Bogner couldn't help but exclaim at first glance.