Having heard Zhang Lie mention it before, Su Ping had long been prepared.
However, upon actually seeing the military base hidden deep in the mountains, Su Ping was still taken aback.
It wasn’t because the military base before him was particularly large. Rather, it was too small!
Admittedly, he had anticipated some of this. After all, establishing a military base deep in these inaccessible woods would be extremely difficult, and the location of such a base had to be relatively secret. Naturally, it couldn’t be too large or conspicuous, but wasn’t this place a bit *too* small?
What appeared before Su Ping was an area no bigger than a small village, at least from the perspective of the entrance.
This was a military base for two armies! One for the Eastern Forest Army, the other for the Eastern Mountain Army! The naval base of the Beast Taming Army was on West Dragon Lake, but for the bases of the two land armies, wasn’t this area a bit too small? Over a hundred thousand Beast Tamers crammed into such a tiny place? To anyone looking, it seemed a bit absurd.
With a puzzled expression, Su Ping glanced out the window and then at a smiling Zhang Lie.
"Commander Zhang, this is..."
The long-awaited military camp, just ? Beyond his astonishment, Su Ping felt somewhat disappointed.
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"What’s wrong? Breeder Su, you think it’s too small?"
Small? That was an understatement.
After entering through the ’town’s’ gate, Su Ping hardly saw any soldiers. Although there were a few who obviously carried a military aura, he didn’t find any command center within the small town. Instead, he noticed convenience stores, small diners, and places selling daily necessities.
He even saw a couple of unmarked small shops, with a few Beast Tamers glancing around furtively before tiptoeing inside.
What the hell kind of military camp was this? A legion’s camp?
Su Ping felt the glorious image of the Beast Tamer corps in his mind shatter instantly.
Seeing Su Ping’s obviously mistaken expression, Zhang Lie finally said, "Strictly speaking, this is just the outer perimeter of the camp. Most of those here are either families from the legions or those who have retired from them. As for that..."
Zhang Lie, pointing at the few who were tiptoeing stealthily into the unmarked shop, chuckled and said, "That’s a Pet Beast shop specializing in catnip. Its main customers are those sons of bitches from the Tiger Division. Goddamn it, they sneak out to buy catnip when entry and exit aren’t too strict during the major military competition. If I weren’t with you, Breeder Su, I’d definitely catch a few to hand over to the inspection team."
Zhang Lie’s words made Su Ping glance at the shop in surprise. He didn’t quite understand, but his confusion hadn’t lessened at all.
Outer perimeter? But the question was, in this small town that one could see across at a glance, where was the inside?
His confusion was quickly resolved.
When they reached the rear of the town, near the mountain it backed onto, he witnessed a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life!
Before the massive rock face, a multitude of space vortexes shimmered into view—at least twenty of them!
These were far grander than the so-called space vortex of the Fengdu Sword King’s Heritage Secret Realm that had once appeared in his own backyard. Every single one of these twenty-plus space vortexes was enormous, each easily dozens of meters wide.
Among them, two were particularly huge. The entire rock face was consumed by these space vortexes!
Zhang Lie was very satisfied with Su Ping’s shock and chuckled, "The military command here is a combined arms army group formed by two large land armies. It’s also one of the most important military regions in the East. Its actual location is an absolute secret, so stabilized space vortexes are used for secure, linked transportation."
As he spoke, the vehicle didn’t even slow down, driving straight into one of the space vortexes.
Faintly visible above that particular space vortex were a few characters: Eastern Forest Army - A Division, B Division Entrance.
Evidently, each of these space vortexes served as a separate entrance for the various legions within, linking to their respective division-based garrisons.
Su Ping took a deep breath. What kind of grand operation was this? Connected by stabilized space vortexes?
Before he could ponder further, Zhang Lie extended his wrist, and an electronic, mechanical voice sounded from it again:
"Identity confirmed. Forest Wolf Troop leader Zhang Lie of A Division. Entry permitted."
The vehicle didn’t even stop, entering the swirling portal of space.
Unlike the disorienting, world-spinning sensation he’d felt when entering the Sword King’s Secret Realm, this time it was as if they had merely passed through a layer of water. The transition was so smooth that Su Ping, despite being prepared, was almost caught off guard.
The next moment, the view opened vastly.
An endless sky stretched above. Exercise grounds were enclosed by high walls, and wide roads extended in all directions, their ends out of sight.
There were sprawling complexes of buildings, and in the distance, the horizon met deep forests and ancient mountains.
And then there were the Beast Tamer soldiers, stationed at numerous sentry posts and atop the high walls.
This scene finally matched Su Ping’s image of a true military legion’s encampment.
As Su Ping watched, astonished, Zhang Lie had already made a phone call:
"Commander, yes! Breeder Su has been delivered! We’ll be at the entrance of your command center in a moment!"