Although Michelle did not specify what the company's crisis was, Fernandez seemed to understand it and did not ask any further. He just cut off the communication with a worried look.

After a few days of recovery, Lin Rui and the others began to participate in training again. Fernandez has a background in the military's naval forces, so his amphibious warfare training can be described as an enhanced version of U.S. Navy SEAL training.

It includes a lot of physical training and adaptive training, training them to fight in extremely harsh natural conditions. Water and underwater infiltration, landing reconnaissance, underwater blasting. Whatever Fernandez asks, the players must strictly follow it, and there is no room for negotiation. The slightest disagreement, the stick with a steel core wrapped in rubber in his hand was ready to be picked up and beaten at any time. However, Lin Rui and the others' Su zhì was not bad, and it didn't give Fernandez much chance to use that stick.

After training, Lin Rui returned to the barracks of the base and leaned on the side of the bed tiredly.

Zhao Jianfei patted him on the shoulder and said, "How do you feel?"

"The soreness and swelling that I have never felt before, it is so sore that it hurts to the bone. Lin Rui said lightly.

"Hehe, Fernandez is such an old bastard. However, these trainings are not his originality, and most of them are copying some training models of the US Navy. It's true to toss people, but you can't learn anything real. Zhao Jianfei pouted.

"In fact, a lot of things are fake, and learning is just watching. The first time I went to the battlefield in the real sense, my mind was almost blank, and I basically forgot everything I had learned. I stood there like a idiot under a hail of bullets until the lieutenant kicked me to the ground. Ivan smiled bitterly, "But I'm pretty good, one guy even peed his pants." ”

"Training can only train skills, but not courage. "I'm just a little curious. ”

"Curious?" Lin Rui frowned.

Jiang An said lightly, "This training camp has been out of operation for a while. I don't know why it suddenly turned on again. And Mr. Michel has specified that we should come here and be trained by Fernandez. It's a little strange to me when I think about it. ”

"Oh, why is it strange?" Zhao Jianfei said a little puzzled.

"Actually, I had this concern before I came, but now it's more obvious. "You are an A-rank mercenary with a proud record, but you are mixed with us. Yelena and Ivan are also difficult players according to their personal abilities. Even Lin Rui and Peng Lefeng and others are the most outstanding among the newcomers. Our team is a strange combination, and it's even stranger to be brought here to train. ”

"We were brought together for amphibious combat training. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that, at least the daily training sessions are carried out according to the schedule. Qin Fen said.

"But there are no other squads here. "Do you know how much it costs a day to maintain the normal operation of a training base?"

"I don't know. Qin Fen shook his head and said.

Jiang An smiled slightly, "It's definitely not cheap." Generally speaking, the cost of personnel and facilities to maintain such a training base is at least $30,000 to $50,000 per day. ”

"So high?" Qin Fen said in surprise.

"It's not the highest. Even the deep-pocketed Morningstar. Nor will it be possible to operate these training bases normally all the time. So when there are no training assignments, most training camps will be closed. That's what this sunken island base is. And it was such a training camp, which could have accommodated fifty or sixty people, but now it was opened again for only seven members of our team. Do you think this is normal?" said Shogishi slowly.

"It seems a little unreasonable. Qin Fen frowned.

Lin Rui's expression moved, "Could it be that Michelle asked me to come here because she had other plans?"

"I don't know yet. I know, though, that Mr. Michelle never does things that don't have a reason. Shogan groaned.

"Then according to your thoughts, what could be the reason?" Qin Fen hurriedly said.

Shogan was silent for a while and said, "It's hard to say. But I'm sure we're here most likely on his detriment. And he did it to avoid us being known. That is, here we are, most likely only he and Fernandez know. Even if the company knows about the savings of our team, it will not know where we are. ”

"Why did he do this?" Zhao Jianfei wondered.

"Maybe it's for protection. Shogishi frowned, "When I was his secretary, I asked to join the combat team several times, but he didn't agree. But this time, he took the initiative to bring it up to me. And you, I remember that you have always been his most proud student, and entered the list of A-class fighters a long time ago under the name of the Chinese Twin Stars. And this time, he demoted you to a nondescript C-tier squad. I always felt that something was wrong. ”

"What can be the problem?" Zhao Jianfei shook his head and said, "Maybe you're thinking too much." ”

"I hope so. Shogishi sighed.

"Could it be because of Gross. Lin Rui said suddenly.

Zhao Jianfei frowned and said, "But Gross is dead." ”

"But the Gross who died is just a name, isn't the mastermind of the Free Mercenary Group someone else? Lin Rui thought for a while.

"Even if the mastermind behind the scenes really exists. Michelle may not be afraid of him. You know, it's Michelle, the famous silver wolf. Most of the Morningstar Military Security Company was created by him. Zhao Jianfei sneered.

"It's normal. However, perhaps Michelle is not only afraid of the free mercenary group, but someone else. Lin Rui said slowly, "The Free Mercenary Group was able to take over that mission, presumably because it had a close relationship with the high-level management of Morningstar Company. And after Operation Thunder, after a complete failure. It's not just the Free Mercenaries we've offended, but also the high-level forces at Morningstar that oppose Michelle. ”

"That's right, even if Michelle doesn't care about those in the Free Mercenary Group, she can't ignore the threat from the top of Morningstar. Jiang An nodded, "In their position, it is impossible to tear each other's faces, but a secret confrontation is definitely inevitable." It's unlikely that they'll want to deal with Michelle, but it's very likely that they'll be able to warn Michelle by hitting the others. ”

"Hit whom?" Qin Fen frowned.

Yelena said coldly, "For example, a certain young thinker that Michelle values and relies on, or his proud protégé, or even a few newcomers who have excelled in Operation Thunder just now. And people like me and Ivan who are obviously following Michelle. That's why Michelle brought us here to avoid possible retaliation. ”

"The power struggle within Morningstar is really like a war in the workplace. Lin Rui said lightly