The journey back to the stronghold was not easy either. They encountered a few more wild beasts, which resulted in more casualties. Ye Chong did not interfere too much. He let his students fight on their own. His intention was to train his students. If they had to babysit everywhere, why bother? As for the casualties, he could accept it as long as there were not too many casualties.
The elimination process was cruel, but necessary.
Everyone sighed in relief when they returned to the stronghold. In the next few days, Ye Chong did not send them out for actual combat. Instead, he ordered them to summarize their experiences together. Summarizing after a battle would help the new recruits grow quickly, and would also help them understand their tactics better.
The new recruits now understood the cruelty of combat. No one played dumb, because that would be irresponsible for their own lives. In a group battle, whether one could survive or not didn't depend on how strong one's combat power was. Instead, it depended on each other's cooperation and mutual assistance.
Xi Yan found Ye Chong and said, "Teacher, all the spare mechs are ready. What should we produce next? There's more and more metal in the warehouse. If we don't consume more, we'll have to build a new warehouse. "He was now the chief of the technical department of the stronghold. This kept him busy.
Ye Chong was surprised to hear this, and could not help but feel impressed. Darkniss was indeed a rich place. The amount of metal in the stronghold was more than enough for five thousand people. Every day, there was a steady stream of metals extracted from the Furious Flames River, which directly caused their warehouse to be almost full.
Mechs for five thousand people were finished, and each mech was equipped with five standard spare parts. Even so, the warehouse was full of unconsumed metal. He did not expect to be troubled by having too much metal in his hands one day.
Ye Chong thought for a moment and said, "Let's produce armor. Install armor plates half a meter thick on the outer walls of the stronghold. Hmm, replace all the support frames with alloy ones."
"Alright." Xi Yan quickly agreed. The stone stronghold was indeed not very safe. Xi Yan and the others were always afraid of Darkniss. Installing armor for the stronghold was no small task, but making armor was much easier than making mechs. It would not take long. This way, they could consume a lot of metal in the warehouse, and solve the problem of the warehouse.
"Yes, take this opportunity to expand the stronghold by five kilometers. The renovation will be done in stages. Once we finish one area, we will move on to another, "Ye Chong reminded Xi Yan. Safety was always the top priority. During the reconstruction process, the defensive capabilities of the stronghold would decrease to a certain extent. If a large group of wild beasts were to take advantage of this period of time to attack the Stronghold, it would be very fatal.
Xi Yan nodded in understanding.
Ye Chong thought of something and asked Xi Yan, "How are their studies?"
Xi Yan knew that Ye Chong was referring to the technical staff. He smiled and replied, "These guys are very attentive. Everyone knows that this is a rare opportunity. Teacher is so generous and took out so many precious techniques. How could they let go of this opportunity? All of them wanted to eat and not sleep. "
"What about the results?" Ye Chong asked.
Xi Yan muttered, "They are all very good, especially the youngsters. They accepted it very quickly. However, the others were more experienced, so they were walking in front. But I think those youngsters have even more potential. But you need time to nurture them. "
Ye Chong nodded. After some thought, he said to Xi Yan, "Divide them into groups of five. Each group will have a laboratory. If they need any materials, you can get them from you. But if they need equipment, let them figure it out themselves. Hmm, they can use all the equipment. "
A lab would need a lot of equipment. Ye Chong did this so that they would have more opportunities to work with him. First, they needed to learn how to use the advanced equipment. Making the equipment was even more difficult. They needed to have a solid foundation in theory and practical skills. Ye Chong did not expect them to complete the task immediately, nor did he expect them to become Grandmasters immediately. He only hoped that this would speed up their acceptance of the new theories.
Xi Yan nodded in understanding. "Alright, I'll do it now."
The battle summary meeting was finally over. Ye Chong was surprised by the thick reports that the students had sent him. The students had done better than he had expected. The reports were very specific and detailed on how to correct every mistake they made during the battle, and how to perfect every mistake they made. Aside from a few minor mistakes, Ye Chong found the reports to be impeccable.
Appilok, Duan Qian, and Shu Mo'er also submitted their own reports. Duan Qian and Shu Mo'er paid more attention to the details of the battle. What surprised Ye Chong the most was Appilok's report, which was long and lengthy. Ye Chong immediately decided that Appilok would be the commander from now on. Furthermore, his previous command had won the respect of the students. If it weren't for his several crucial decisions, the number of casualties would have been even greater.
After a few days, the students finally calmed down.
On the training ground, the students who had fought before and those who had not could tell the difference. Their training was more focused.
Next, Ye Chong arranged for a new battle. This time, Appilok was the leader. A hundred soldiers were selected from the assault team who had already fought once. These hundred soldiers would be the backbone, and each of them would be in charge of five students who had not fought before. Ye Chong could not bring them into battle every time. They would only grow if they could completely abandon their crutches.
600 mechs left the stronghold. They were about to be baptized in blood and fire.
In the stronghold, the remaining students became even more hardworking. They knew that there would come a day when they would have to face a battle, and the biggest factor to ensure their survival was their combat skills.
Ye Chong returned to his research lab. He planned to build a pulsed signal tower, one that could cover the entire Darkniss. Ye Chong was familiar with pulsed signal towers. When he was on the trash planet, his home was right under the pulsed signal tower. Pulsed signal towers were the main means of communication between planets, and were also the fastest way.
There were many advantages to building a pulsed signal tower. The most important was that their mechs could communicate with the stronghold no matter where they were. Another advantage was that they could use drones like the Hummingbird to explore the entire Darkniss.
To Ye Chong, these two benefits were real, and he desperately needed them.
Building a pulsed signal tower was not difficult for Ye Chong. The technology involved was not a problem for him. With the luxurious equipment he had, building a pulsed signal tower was not a problem.
However, Ye Chong's problem now was that if he wanted to cover the entire Darkniss with a pulsed signal, the signal would need to be strong, and it would consume a lot of energy. After all, it would need to be constantly active.
Ye Chong did not have many energy crystals on hand, and he had to consider the daily consumption of his students. It seemed that he would need to find a spatial window to Western Frost or Northern Lands as soon as possible. Otherwise, Ye Chong would have to consider Eastern Cloud.
Ye Chong did not have enough energy crystals, but he still decided to build a pulsed signal tower. It was very important for the stronghold. If Eastern Cloud did not want to sell the energy crystals, then he would just have to rob them. Ye Chong thought casually. Although he was very close to Sun Sieha, if he really wanted to rob him, he would not be lenient.
Seven days later, a tall metal tower was erected in the stronghold. The students were curious about it. The pulsed signal tower was 135 meters tall, and could be seen from afar. The flashing red signal lights were very eye-catching in the darkness of Darkniss.
Ye Chong did not build the pulsed signal tower alone. Other than the initial design, most of the work was done by the young students. What Ye Chong needed to do was to teach them how to use these complicated machines. He taught them again and again, tirelessly. They would be the future technical backbone of the stronghold, and should be trained well.
The construction of the pulsed signal tower took longer than expected, but Ye Chong thought it was worth it.
However, Ye Chong did not rest for the next few days. He built a large number of enhanced Hummingbird aircrafts. These aircrafts were larger than the Hummingbirds, and could fly longer. They were fitted with a small holographic scanning system that could scan the terrain and send the information back to the stronghold through the communicator.
With these enhanced Hummingbirds, the large-scale exploration of Darkniss could begin. They cost little to build, and did not require much effort. Exploring Darkniss was a long-term project. The enhanced Hummingbirds could not protect themselves. If they encountered flying creatures like the golden-striped black dragon, they would probably die. However, this was not a problem for him. Besides, the best thing about the enhanced Hummingbirds was that there would be no casualties.
Hence, he made 100 enhanced Hummingbirds in one go, and released 50 of them into the stronghold. In the stronghold, he could use the pulsed signal tower to control the enhanced Hummingbirds. Ye Chong set up a communications room, and assigned a group of students to take charge of it. He believed that with this enhanced Hummingbird, Darkniss would be able to unveil the mysteries of Darkniss.
Rui Bing and Sang Kan moved quickly through the purple mist. Rui Bing's Guardian was shining brightly. The golden color of the mech did not dim at all. Sang Kan carried Aried on his back and followed Rui Bing closely.
The three of them had fought their way through in the past few days.
Madam Rui Bing was too strong! The Guardian mech was too strong!
Sang Kan could not help but admit defeat. He did not even fight once in the past few days. The red-tailed beasts here were no threat to Madam Rui Bing. What impressed him the most was Madam Rui Bing's endurance. She did not show any signs of fatigue.
Sang Kan was not afraid at all. Compared to the Beast Stampede, this was child's play.
Five days. They had been in the purple mist for five days now. Sang Kan was very sensitive to the passage of time. He did not need any tools.
The red-tailed beasts here were not strong. In fact, they were very weak. The flesh nest seemed to be in trouble too, but the three of them did not want to think too much about it. Getting out of this purple mist was what they needed the most right now.
Over the past few days, countless red-tailed beasts had fallen to Madam Rui Bing's dagger. The red-tailed beasts probably knew that the three of them were not to be trifled with, and rarely came to them.
This allowed them to advance much faster.
The purple mist in front of them gradually thinned, and this greatly encouraged the three of them, causing them to quicken their pace. Of the three of them, Aried was the most relaxed. He was carried on Sang Kan's back. After the initial shock, he quickly got used to it. He would think when he wanted to, and sleep when he was tired.
Hmm, Sang Kan's back is wide and comfortable! "What a good student," Aried thought.
Rui Bing and Sang Kan were both physically strong, but after running for such a long time, Rui Bing still had to fight, so she still looked a little tired.
Ten days later, they finally made it through the purple mist.
Seeing the purple mist behind them, Rui Bing and Sang Kan sighed in relief. Just then, Aried, who was on Sang Kan's back, yawned in pleasure.
The three of them rested for a while, then resumed their journey.
The terrain had changed greatly. What appeared in front of them was no longer an endless plain, but a continuous mountain range. What was strange was that some of the mountain ridges were barren, while others were verdant and lush. These mountain ridges crisscrossed here and there, looking rather strange and extremely uncoordinated.
Rui Bing and Sang Kan looked at each other. They saw the alertness in each other's eyes. The stranger a place was, the more likely it was to have strange things, and these strange things were often accompanied by great danger.
Suddenly, dust rose from a barren mountain in the distance. They heard a faint sound.
The two of them looked at each other and decided to go check it out. The two of them could cover this distance in no time. Aried, who was on Sang Kan's back, yawned and fell asleep again.
When Rui Bing and Sang Kan got closer, they realized it was a fight between two beasts.
However, Rui Bing and Sang Kan, who had fearlessly traversed through the purple mist, both changed their expressions upon seeing this. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened next, please log on to WWW. QIDIAN. com. Support the author! Support legal reading!)
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