xymnovel Chapter 57 The captain was right, there really are beautiful women and fine wine.
Chapter 57 The captain was right, there really are beautiful women and fine wine.
The reason why mercenaries are called "war dogs" is because of the "instability" of this industry.
As beings who risk their lives purely for money, the vast majority of mercenaries are homeless, rushing to wherever there is money to be made and tearing into others.
Like stray dogs wandering the streets, they pounce on wherever there is food.
Wolf packs are clearly different from ordinary mercenaries. The fact that they have so many fixed bases around the world is enough to prove that they have transcended the lowest level of society.
From a pawn with no say, it has become a useful piece on the chessboard.
"It seems that the development model of the wolf pack is very similar to that of the PMC industry, which rose rapidly to become the world's leading military force a few years later. If this is handled well, its future prospects are immeasurable."
Having gained a deeper understanding of the wolf pack's strength, Chen Jun's desire grew even stronger.
Wolfpack might actually have a chance to get a piece of the plc market, which could be worth trillions in the future.
When the Iraq War broke out in 2004, Blackwater, Trifoliate Jungle, and Dane International would seize the opportunity to intervene in the war and become the three main PMCs under the US military.
The wolf pack also has a US military background, numerous military bases, and most importantly, countless elite soldiers under its command.
They could try to get involved then, and if they succeeded, the wolf pack could easily become a legitimate force and a new generation of private military giants.
Thinking and thinking...
Chen Jun couldn't wait any longer.
The captain had no idea that Chen Jun was already planning for the wolf pack five years from now, and that he had great ambitions, wanting to go from being a pawn to a player.
He smiled and replied to Xing Tian, "Having a base doesn't necessarily mean you have to spend a lot of money."
A house can be called a base, and a cave can also be called a base; such small-scale bases don't cost much money.
Large bases don't necessarily need to be built by yourself; you can rent abandoned bases, or even rob them—all without spending a penny.
"Take over the base? How?"
Chen Jun and Xing Tian both stared wide-eyed, never expecting him to pull such a crazy stunt.
"We can rob mercenaries, drug lords, and criminals alike. As long as we can take them down, their bases will be ours."
As the captain finished speaking, he led Chen Jun and Xing Tian into the kitchen.
"Are you really that ruthless? The targets you've stolen don't seem like easy targets. Aren't you afraid of retaliation?" Chen Jun asked.
"What are we doing in the kitchen?" Xing Tian looked around, equally puzzled.
"We dare to rob, so we're not afraid of retaliation. Anyway, none of us have any official documents, so whoever gets the loot keeps it. Besides, this is all done by the butcher, and no one has reported it yet."
While explaining, the captain didn't stop, opening the huge freezer door in the kitchen and pushing aside the seemingly normal-looking partition behind it.
A passageway, about the height of a person, was revealed behind it.
The captain pointed to the passage, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "This leads to the real base, where we actually live. Everything up here is just an illusion."
The real base?
Chen Jun and Xing Tian instantly understood. No wonder the outside looked so dilapidated; it was just a disguise. The real treasures were hidden away.
As for the captain's statement that no one retaliated against the base they seized, and upon hearing that the person who carried out the attack was Butcher, Chen Jun knew there was no need to ask any further questions.
With that madman Butcher making a move, he's definitely after the people in the base. He's just doing it for the thrill of torturing people; taking the base is just a side benefit.
The original base's inhabitants were all killed by the Butcher, so naturally no one would seek revenge.
With boundless anticipation, Chen Jun followed the team leader into the large freezer, which was a suspended elevator with walls visible on all sides.
As the elevator continued to descend, all you could see were the reinforced concrete walls of the elevator shaft.
They descended more than twenty meters, and the air was still perfectly normal. There was no discomfort from lack of oxygen, and the electric lighting was very bright.
Based on these observations, Chen Jun could definitively conclude that this base was a massive project.
The elevator descended more than thirty meters before finally coming to a steady stop with a click. As the elevator doors opened, bright, soft light shone in.
The true appearance of the base was thus revealed.
Outside the elevator is a huge circular hall, more than five meters high, with a total area of over 200 square meters, and three passageways leading in different directions.
There were many sofas in the center of the hall, and many people were already sitting on them.
In the center of the sofa group was a large solid wood coffee table, which was filled with all kinds of pistols, rifles and sabers, as well as a few rare heavy weapons.
One of them was the Big Bear six-barrel Gatling gun; Chen Jun didn't recognize the other big ones.
There are two partition walls between the three passageways, one of which has been transformed into a small bar, filled with all kinds of alcohol.
On the other wall was a huge screen displaying various images, and next to it were two rows of computers.
This is clearly a surveillance system that covers the entire base.
As Chen Jun surveyed the lobby, he followed the captain out of the elevator. The first sensation under his feet was quite astonishing.
Even the flooring wasn't made of ordinary material; the actual feel under his feet clearly told him that.
The flooring is made of a special anti-slip and anti-static material. It feels a bit like stepping on cloth, but it's not actually cloth. It has a very high-end sunset-colored finish.
As Chen Jun and Xing Tian stepped out of the elevator, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the lobby.
However, no one got up to greet them. They simply turned the sofa around or twisted their hips to face the direction Chen Jun and Xing Tian were facing.
Chen Jun quickly surveyed the layout of the room, and his attention followed the line of sight.
Chen Jun didn't recognize most of the people in the room.
Apart from Big Bear, Bottom Fire, and Demon, who were members I had met on missions in Funan before, all the others were unfamiliar faces.
Chen Jun and Xing Tian were both silently observing...
They found that although the people in the hall were men and women, wearing all kinds of military uniforms, they were all extraordinary people in terms of their outward appearance.
Especially the two female mercenaries, who were both incredibly hot beauties.
During the first month in the recruit camp, when they were so tormented that they had no time to think about anything related to men and women, after more than a month of complete adaptation, Chen Jun and Xing Tian became more and more energetic.
While enjoying a daily shower to feast your eyes is certainly a perk, it can also bring about severe side effects.
The 19-year-old's temper had been completely ignited.
Now, suddenly seeing these two hot beauties, Chen Jun and Xing Tian, stimulated by their male hormones, couldn't help but look over.
"Is this the beauty the captain was talking about? Wow, she's amazing!"
Chen Jun became increasingly certain.
My choice was not wrong.