One hour later, everyone returned to the open space inside the Base and reported the situation to Chen Chuan , but everything was normal, and there were basically no discoveries.

Chen Chuan had a guess in his mind at this time, but he couldn't be sure. However, the preparations that should be made still needed to be done. It was just that it was already late today, so he didn't need to worry too much for now. He would get through the first night first, and then talk about other things when there was plenty of time during the day tomorrow.

In order to avoid danger after the personnel were dispersed, this time they did not let the team members live in the soldier dormitories, but directly concentrated the people in the fortress's lecture hall.

When it was about to get dark, he had people release the ten combat creatures they carried with them. These were all combat flying insects produced locally by Da Shun. Although they were inferior to Compound Eye Corporation's contemporary products in various aspects, they were sufficient as sentries for guarding.

Moreover, when a Field Entity existed, they could also establish energy field connections and determine its condition.

After everyone entered the lecture hall, he took another look outside and slowly closed the door.

When it was getting dark outside, the lights in the hall lit up. In order to avoid unexpected situations, they moved a small generator out when sealing the basement and transferred the circuit to it. At the same time, they sealed the underground power generation room.

Although it was freezing cold and pitch black outside, with so many people gathered together and with the generator running, the lecture hall was quite warm.

Thanks to the fact that all kinds of supplies were complete in this Base, including the food in the officers' dining hall, Chen Chuan simply had people take out these items and let all the soldiers have a hot meal.

Moreover, everyone was given sugar sticks and hot drinks that only officers and Martial Artists were allowed to be given, instead of letting them gnaw on Nutrition Paste there.

After everyone ate this hot meal, and with the supply of sugar sticks, morale rose visibly. Every team member held hot drinks, draped in thick blankets, with smiles on their faces.

Although the members of this squad did not go out with Chen Chuan last time, they still received commendations and bonuses. They knew that following this person was reliable, so even though they knew this mission was difficult, they were still very motivated and had no complaints.

After relaxing, one of the team members said, "Captain , can you tell us about yourself?"

"Yes, Captain , can you tell us about yourself?"

Most of the team members were very curious about this Captain . He was already an Executive Captain at such a young age. They really wanted to know about this Captain so they could have something to talk about with other squads in the future.

A squad Captain immediately reprimanded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Captain is a Martial Artist , and their resume and identity are confidential. What if you leak secrets by talking nonsense?"

"But it's no fun being so quiet. We're not allowed to play cards either, so we always have to say something, right?"

A usually very active team member suddenly joked, "If you ask me, this place is perfect for telling ghost stories." He looked mockingly at a large team member, "I'm just afraid of scaring Da Kui into wetting his pants. Let me say it first, if you really wet yourself, go wash it in the next room yourself. No one will accompany you."

"Who, who would wet their pants?"

The large team member's face flushed red. He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Captain , don't listen to their nonsense. That's all made up!"

"Okay, then we'll start telling stories."

One of the team members chimed in, "I think it's a good idea."

Other team members also joined in the fun.

Yuan Qiu Yuan found it interesting to watch from the side. It was true that this atmosphere and location were simply perfect for telling ghost stories.

He looked at Chen Chuan , who was currently looking through the data of the stationed personnel here, especially the data of those Martial Artists . Seeing Yuan Qiu Yuan looking over, he nodded to him.

Seeing that Chen Chuan didn't object, Yuan Qiu Yuan coughed and said, "Since everyone is happy, then I'll warm up the atmosphere and tell one first."

"Good, good, good!" The team members applauded, and some whistled.

Yuan Qiu Yuan straightened his chest, "Let me tell you about something my friend saw with his own eyes…"

"Executive Officer Yuan, wouldn't you say that the friend you are referring to is yourself?"

"Hey, are you going to listen or not? Is this important? Is this important?" Yuan Qiu Yuan said dissatisfied.

"Listen, listen, we want to listen."

The surrounding team members all voluntarily moved closer, and some even grabbed some snacks and sat around on the carpet.

At this time, it was completely dark outside, and there was only darkness outside the windows, with only the light source shining where people were sitting in the hall.

Yuan Qiu Yuan then said, "It's like this… When I was young, my friend liked to play in a nearby temple. The statue of the god was very special. It was a female immortal, and the statue was very beautifully colored. Everyone has a love for beauty, and this statue was particularly attractive to my friend.

One day, my friend was playing hide-and-seek with someone, and he hid under the altar. However, no one came to find him for a long time, so he fell asleep in a daze…"

The surrounding team members were listening intently, and no one said anything at this time.

"When my friend woke up, he found that it was already night. Only the candles on the altar were still lit in the temple. The first thing he thought of at that time was whether his family had left him any food, so he hurriedly crawled out.

It was just at this moment that a gust of wind suddenly blew over, and he saw that the clothes on the statue were actually fluttering. Only then did he realize that the clothes were not clay sculptures, but were worn on. He was very curious, so he walked up to it, and just as he…"

"Bang, bang, bang…"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside.

Everyone looked in surprise and dissatisfaction towards the outside of the hall. Who was outside and hadn't come in? Wasn't this ruining the atmosphere at this time?

But then they thought, no, no one had gone out just now.

The people present couldn't help but feel their hearts jump. Everyone was here, and no one was seen outside just now, so who was knocking on the door?

They couldn't help but look at Chen Chuan .

Chen Chuan glanced outside and said to Yuan Qiu Yuan , "Executive Officer Yuan, continue your story."

Yuan Qiu Yuan "s eyes rolled, and he said with a sigh, spreading his hands in complaint, "Captain , I was building up the atmosphere, but this interruption made the feeling disappear all of a sudden. I'll tell it next time, next time…"

His words immediately made many people feel dissatisfied. No, you're leaving it halfway, aren't you afraid of being strung up on a lamppost?

But it was true that being interrupted by him diluted the originally uneasy atmosphere a bit, and everyone didn't feel as nervous as before.

At this time, the small Captain stood up and said, "If Executive Officer Yuan doesn't want to tell it, then I'll tell one."

He then told a story about a water ghost from his hometown. It wasn't very outstanding, it was very old-fashioned, but at least it started a trend, so another person came up, and the atmosphere was quickly driven up.

The knocking on the door outside disappeared at some point, but after a long time, another kind of sound came, the neat footsteps of soldiers, patrolling, and the sound of reporting.

And when a soldier's name was called, someone would respond. These were all the original garrison troops in the fortress, but after more than a hundred people were called, it didn't stop, but continued to be reported.

"Yin Da Kui!"

"Here!"

The big guy named "Da Kui" subconsciously shouted, and then his face turned pale, "I, I…"

Not only him, but all the team members present were called by name, and although the people who were called didn't respond, they felt uneasy and restless.

Chen Chuan said calmly at this time, "There's no need to think too much, just say what you want to say." He also said to Qin Qing Que , "Executive Officer Qin, please sit over there by the door."

"Yes, Captain !"

Qin Qing Que got up without hesitation and went to sit in the position closest to the door. Here, she could hear the movements outside most clearly, but there was no hint of panic on her face, and she also took out a data and quietly flipped through it.

Seeing Chen Chuan and Qin Qing Que "s calm performance also infected the other team members. Their emotions gradually stabilized, and one by one they came up to tell stories. Each of them spoke very loudly, and no matter whether the story was good or bad, it would definitely be greeted with warm applause and cheers.

The applause and cheers were very loud, covering up the sounds outside, and those sounds had all disappeared from who knew when.

After the second half of the night, every team member had taken their turn, and they consciously went into their sleeping bags to rest.

Chen Chuan sat there all the time, flipping through the information in his hand by the light.

The night passed just like that.

When the team members woke up, they found that it was already dawn outside.

"Captain !"

"Captain !"

"Captain !"

The team members came out of their sleeping bags one by one, straightened their chests, and saluted him.

Chen Chuan stood up from his seat, returned a salute to them, and then walked to the door in the eyes of everyone.

He reached out and opened the safety bolt, turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open. A ray of bright sunlight shone in, and a gust of cold wind quickly poured into the hall.

The snow outside had stopped, and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground.

Chen Chuan "s eyes fell, and he saw a row of footprints of unknown creatures below the door, about half a meter in diameter.

These footprints should have been deeply embedded in the snow, but it seemed that the owner of the footprints had left for some time, so they were covered a lot, and you could see them extending to the door.

Yuan Qiu Yuan walked over. He saw the footprints, couldn't help but squat down to look at them, and then looked up and said, "Captain , this is…"

Chen Chuan was noncommittal, looked outside, and said, "Tell everyone to clear the snow outside. We have a lot to do today."

"Yes!"

As their personnel arrived outside, those Bio-weapons responsible for guarding also jumped back one by one. The number was the same as yesterday, and none were lost. It seemed that there was no situation yesterday, but the footprints in front of the door seemed to indicate that things were not that simple.

Chen Chuan took care of Yuan and Qin, and then returned to the main officer's office alone. Looking down from the window here, he could just see the door of the lecture hall outside.

He put down the data in his hand at this time, looked at the bottom, and said in his mouth: "This angle can just observe the bottom, do you think so, Guard Fei?"

After he said this, after a while, a voice came from behind: "How did you know it was me?"

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