"Back then?"
Bogner's face showed some sadness, but his tone was surprisingly calm. "The five of us were very close.
Me, the Black King, Drawing the Knife, the Scent-Smelling Fox, and Zhi Fei.
Do you remember the card you helped me repair?
Celia was Zhi Fei, and she was also my wife.
We formed the Black Hibiscus Card Artisan Team, and we were invincible!
Even the military has been defeated by us. "
At this point, Bogner's face was full of arrogance. However, that arrogance disappeared in a flash, and his tone abruptly lowered.
"Later, we accidentally found a transit window in the jungle. Everyone was very excited, and everyone unanimously decided to explore it." The bitterness on Bogner's face deepened.
"Transit window?" Chen Mu was shocked. "Is it the transit window that we used?"
"No." Bogner shook his head.
Bogner shook his head. "That transit window is in the Fanasi district. We found it deep in the jungle during a mission.
We were very strong at that time, even stronger than our current team. We could easily enter the depths of the jungle.
That transit window is in an inconspicuous canyon, and I'm afraid I can't find it now. "
Then, he reminded Chen Mu, "Boss, we have to explore this ash stratum as soon as possible and find the other transit windows.
Otherwise, the safety of this base can't be guaranteed. "
Chen Mu nodded in agreement.
They had a huge advantage in exploring the ash stratum.
Apart from the Spinulosa Disk, they also had a long-distance communication card like the thousand-kilometer card.
Due to the flat surface of the ash stratum, there was no interference, and communication could be achieved from very far away.
Bogner's face showed nostalgia and sadness. "We went well at the beginning.
During the first few sandstorms, we found shelter from the wind.
And we began to gradually grasp the pattern of the sandstorms, which made us feel very relieved.
Unexpectedly, we ran into trouble not long after. "
Saying that, Bogner's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"That storm came so suddenly without any warning.
And it was completely different from the previous sandstorms. It was a terrifying cold current.
Due to the low temperature, the surface of the sand solidified into a shell of ice. Some of them were as big as eggs, some were as big as a fist, and the biggest one was as big as a shuttle car. They smashed down like raindrops, collapsing the canyon that we were hiding in.
In order not to be buried alive, we had to fly out.
However, we underestimated the power of this Cold Crystal Storm.
The wind was so strong that when we came out, we were all blown away.
I was lucky and managed to survive by rolling into a leeward cave. Only my leg was broken. "
The expression on Bogner's face was blank.
"I didn't have any medicine on me. I stayed in the cave for three days.
For the past three days, I've been constantly calling their communication cards, but there hasn't been any response.
Three days later, when my leg was a little better, I went out of the cave, for I was starving.
I wanted to find something to eat, but as soon as I walked out of the cave, I saw many corpses.
They were badly mangled, and it was hard to tell who they were, but I knew they were my companions.
Later, I found a shuttle car with food, and that's how I survived. "
Bogner's tone was very light, but it made Chen Mu shudder with fear. He could imagine the misery.
"They were all dead, and I thought I was going to die too.
I thought I wouldn't be able to get out of this dust layer, so when the sandstorm came, I didn't hide.
I thought, if I die, then so be it. I'm going to die anyway.
I was swept up into the sky by the sandstorm, and I thought I was going to die. Unexpectedly, when I opened my eyes, I saw the transit window.
I thought it was ridiculous. I wanted to die, but God wanted me to live. "
Chen Mu didn't know what to say, so he could only listen in silence.
"The Black Hibiscus Card Artisan Team was destroyed, and no one knew it."
This sentence was filled with too much emotion, sorrow, and desolation.
"Among us, the Black King was the most admirable. The four of us respected him a lot, and the team members loved him a lot.
He was the most successful leader I've ever seen.
Perhaps only Tang Hanpei could compare with him.
Interestingly, the Black King had a younger brother, but we didn't know who he was.
Once, he said he hoped I could impart tactical knowledge to his younger brother.
If it were someone else, I definitely wouldn't do it.
But since he asked, I agreed. He had saved my life.
Later, I spent a long time sorting out a set of notes and gave it to the Black King.
Unfortunately, I didn't know who his younger brother was. Otherwise, I could go and look for my half-student. "
Chen Mu didn't interrupt Bogner, who was immersed in his memories with a smile on his face.
"The scent-smelling raccoon was gluttonous, sleepy, lecherous, and stingy.
Haha, but he was also the most fun among the five of us.
He always had strange things in his hands. Every time Celia and I got angry, I would go to that guy and get some fun things to coax her.
But that guy was a miser. If you want to get something from him, you can forget about it without spending a lot of money.
No one in the Heavenly Federation could match his tracking skills in the jungle. We all admired him. "
"Drawing Sword was a firecracker that would go off at the slightest spark.
But he was most afraid of Celia. Once Celia got angry, he would be well-behaved.
He was a madman who went around challenging people.
In the words of the Black King, he went around looking for trouble.
We always had to clean up after him.
Remember Xiao Liqian's Hughes Chamber of Commerce?
Drawing Sword had beaten her uncle, Hughes, before, but they didn't get to know each other until they got along.
"If you were to say who had the highest position among the five of us, it wouldn't be the Black King. It would be my wife, Celia.
Haha, she's our princess. Even the Black King loves her dearly.
No one in the team would dare to offend her.
If you offended her, Drawing Sword wouldn't say anything and would certainly cut you down.
Celia … "
Bogner's expression was blank, and his voice was choked with tears.
Suddenly, he looked a lot older, desolate, and mournful.
Chen Mu still didn't know how to comfort Bogner, so he could only accompany him quietly.
The construction of the base was still in full swing.
What Bogner had said about the Cold Crystal Storm had caught Chen Mu's attention, and his requirements for the base had immediately increased.
He finally decided to build it against the cliff wall of the fissure. For safety reasons, the base had been built into a fully enclosed structure.
Fortunately, the metal mineral deposits there were extremely rich, and all the materials needed could be obtained on the spot.
They could even mix some rare materials into the metal to raise the performance of the alloy to a very exaggerated level.
If such a base were to be built in the Heavenly Federation, Chen Mu wouldn't be able to afford it.
Even the Big Six couldn't be so extravagant as to use such high-grade rare materials to build a base.
Chen Mu also quickly became busy. To make card appliances, he needed to be on the front lines.
Of course, he couldn't compare with Alfonsol in the field of metal smelting, but he was a lot better than the card appliance experts in the Heavenly Federation.
Because he was in a hurry, he didn't make any elaborate carvings. Instead, he made some relatively crude smelting card appliances.
Those card appliances didn't have a high utilization rate for ore, but he didn't care. Ore was the last thing that was lacking there.
The big fissure was full of ore, and those rare ores could be seen everywhere.
The poor card artisans, except for those who were responsible for exploration and guard duty, had all turned into mining card artisans.
However, no one had any objections. Even those grade seven card artisans who were usually high and mighty were working hard.
Everyone knew that as long as they had a firm foothold in the ash stratum, it would be equivalent to having a hen that could lay golden eggs.
The more resources the team had, the more room for development they would have in the future. Their families would also be able to enjoy better treatment.
These people either followed Chen Mu for a long time, or were trained by Chen Mu himself. Their loyalty was extremely high.
The base planned by the team of construction card artisans wasn't big. It was just a small shelter.
It could accommodate up to three thousand people, and at the same time, it could also store a certain amount of resources.
As for other functions, they had given up on them.
Once this base was built, their mission was to wait for the support from the Eastern Wei Base.
When the support came, they would use this base as the main body and carry out expansion.
As the function was simple, they only needed to build and weld thick metal alloy plates together. With everyone working together, the project progressed extremely quickly.
Finally, they completed the construction of the base before the arrival of the second sandstorm.
It was like a huge steel fortress. Most of it was hidden in the fissure cliff, and only a few entrances were exposed outside.
In order to increase its defense ability, there were reinforced support structures everywhere, which made the base look a little messy and ugly.
However, no one cared. When the second sandstorm came, everyone retreated into this ugly steel fortress.
Through the surveillance probe, they could clearly see the terrible scene of sand and stones flying outside.
The base was as warm as spring. Everyone was leisurely drinking various kinds of hot drinks and chatting in groups of three to five. It was a stark contrast to their terrible situation last time.
Everyone's faces were filled with excitement. Everyone knew what the completion of this base signified.
The rare mineral resources that could be seen everywhere became the hottest topic among everyone. Even the most experienced card artisans had never seen such an exaggerated amount of wealth.
None of the Big Six in the Federation knew that a base had quietly appeared in the ash stratum.
A young lion was about to enter its high-speed growth period.
Perhaps some of them had expected it, but they could do nothing about it.
Everyone's attention was attracted by one person.
Tang Hanpei was leading the Tang Army and was gradually approaching the Star Academy in a tough manner.
Among the army, a fair and slender hand gently flipped open the black notebook in front of it.
On the title page of the notebook, there was a line of small words.
— To my brother: I hope you can become a hero!