Chapter 2459: Heading to the Middle East Again

Two hours later, the Concorde Ye Chen was riding in landed in Damascus, the capital of Syria.

Wan Pojun and several core members of Wanlong Palace were already waiting at the airport. When Ye Chen got off the plane, Wan Pojun hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Mr. Ye, this subordinate thought you would return to the United States directly from Northern Europe. I didn't expect you to go out of your way to Syria. The preparations were a bit hasty. If I had known you were coming, I would have arranged it earlier."

Ye Chen smiled: "The seven people you brought back still have enough deadly poison in their bodies to kill them. If I don't remove it for them, these seven people will definitely die within a few days."

Having said that, Ye Chen asked him: "Are those seven people settled?"

"Settled." Wan Pojun said: "To avoid any accidents, I left Chen Zhonglei behind and let him take a few five-star warriors to guard that group of people."

"Good." Ye Chen nodded: "These people are different from Wu death date. When they were in Bergen, they had already confessed some situations related to that mysterious organization to me. Later, you call Inspector Li and Wu death date over, and let's touch on the clues again to see if there are any new discoveries."

Wan Pojun immediately said respectfully: "Okay, Mr. Ye, this subordinate will arrange it as soon as we arrive at the base."

Afterward, Wan Pojun asked: "By the way, Mr. Ye, how long do you plan to stay in Syria this time? Do you want this subordinate to arrange accommodation for you in advance?"

"No need." Ye Chen smiled: "I'll handle the business and then take a look around before returning to the United States. It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to see some old friends."

Wan Pojun said: "Mr. Ye, there are really quite a few old friends of yours here. Commander Hamid happens to be at the base, and he has been thinking of you, but I haven't told him the news that you are coming."

Ye Chen asked curiously: "Why did this old brother come to the Wanlong Palace base?"

Wan Pojun explained: "Commander Hamid has been coming more frequently recently. Besides cooperation and exchanges, he mainly wants to learn some experience from Wanlong Palace. Although our overall construction started relatively late, our construction scale and promotion efficiency are much higher than his."

Having said that, Wan Pojun added: "Mr. Ye, let's set off now. It's hard for you to land in Damascus this time. If you come again in two months, our own runway will be put into use. By then, there will be no need to transfer in Damascus at all; you can land directly on the base's runway."

Ye Chen nodded and asked curiously: "What is the attitude of the official side about planes bypassing customs and landing directly at the base?"

Wan Pojun explained: "This subordinate has already greeted them. If it's just personnel entering and exiting the country, Damascus basically turns a blind eye, and there is no need to go through customs."

Speaking of this, Wan Pojun added: "Actually, the situation here is still very complicated. Damascus can't manage all the borders at all. Before, the personnel and supplies of the opposition entered and exited as if they were playing. So now Damascus basically doesn't ask. Moreover, Damascus is very friendly to us overall. After all, with us here, we can mediate the struggle between the two sides in the country. Now it is rare for everyone to stop fighting, and everyone wants to not attack each other. Many things are just a formality;"

"Besides that, there is a more important point. Damascus knows very well that we came to Syria just to find a place to live, and we don't want to seek any benefits from Syria, unlike the Americans, whose eyes are full of the oil resources here. So they are more willing to maintain this cooperative relationship with us."

"That's good." Ye Chen felt much more relieved upon hearing this.

An organization like Wanlong Palace, once it wants to grow bigger and stronger, is not welcomed in any country. Now that it can take root in Syria, it can be considered to have solved the urgent need for development and growth.

It is precisely because of the complex internal situation here that Wanlong Palace has been given an opportunity to develop with peace of mind.

However, Ye Chen also knew very well in his heart.

Living under someone else's roof is not a long-term solution after all.

In the future, he must find a way to truly buy a piece of land so that Wanlong Palace can build a permanent base without any worries.

Afterward, Ye Chen and Wan Pojun and others boarded the Wanlong Palace helicopter together.

Five helicopters took off almost at the same time, flying toward the Wanlong Palace base.

After an hour of flight, the helicopter had arrived over the base.

From the air, it could be seen that the Wanlong Palace base was currently a huge construction site, with construction everywhere and dust-filled transport vehicles.

And on the east side of the base was an airplane runway that was beginning to take shape.

Seeing the entire base in full swing, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a burst of gratification.

Wanlong Palace is currently the strongest strike force besides himself, and it has a very significant role in his every step in the future, especially in the contest with that mysterious organization, it is of far-reaching significance.

Therefore, he hopes that the strength of Wanlong Palace can continue to grow and improve, and his first-stage development goal for the overall strength of Wanlong Palace is to be able to contend with all the dead soldiers of that mysterious organization.

As for the mysterious Lord, Ye Chen intends to leave him to himself and use his own power to defeat him completely.

The helicopter landed slowly in the core area in the center of the base.

On the south side of the core area, there was a cubic building. This building was about twenty meters high, and the bottom was a huge and north-south transparent overhead. There was also a track narrower than a normal train track passing through it.

From the overhead, it could be seen that inside this building was a huge lifting device built by steel frames, with a steel cable as thick as a baby's arm hanging in the middle.

Wan Pojun introduced to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, this is the main shaft of the underground works. Its current vertical depth is about 120 meters. The first phase of the underground works is currently being excavated horizontally at this depth. This lifting device is a cage, and equipment, personnel, and excavated rocks basically enter and exit from here."

Saying this, he pointed to another similar cubic building in the distance and introduced: "That one is the auxiliary shaft of the underground works. The depth is the same as the main shaft, mainly responsible for ventilation and drainage for all underground working faces."

Ye Chen nodded and said: "Current spy satellites and drones are too advanced. Ground facilities can't even escape Google's satellites, so underground works will be the top priority in the future."

Wan Pojun immediately said: "Mr. Ye, don't worry. In the current infrastructure budget, more than 65% of the budget has been given to underground works. Future underground works will not only meet the living of all personnel and the storage of materials, but also shoulder most of the daily training needs. At the same time, we will build safe energy storage and backup energy systems underground, which are enough to deal with most emergencies."

While speaking, the double-layer cage under the cubic building was lifted up again.

Interestingly, this steel cage had two layers. On the upper layer stood people, and on the lower layer was a rail mine car.

After the steel cage stopped steadily, the dozen or so men wearing helmets standing on the upper layer walked out and walked from the second-floor stairs to the first floor.

And the workers waiting on the first floor walked directly into the bottom steel cage, fixed the traction rope on the mine car full of crushed stones, and then pulled the mine car along the track to the loading and unloading yard hundreds of meters away, while at the other end, the workers pushed an empty mine car into the steel cage.

Afterward, the entire steel cage descended into the underground again.

Ye Chen finished watching the whole process and couldn't help but frown and say: "Pojun, relying entirely on this kind of up-and-down cage to transport personnel and materials, the turnover efficiency is too low, right? This time, it can only carry dozens of people or a few tons of goods at most. Even if it takes a few minutes, this efficiency is a drop in the bucket in an emergency."

Wan Pojun hurriedly said: "Mr. Ye, you are right. Currently, these two vertical shafts are actually configurations in the construction stage. Now the underground works are still in the primary stage, so these two vertical shafts are used to carry out underground construction;"

"However, in the next step, we will build a hub building with a floor area of more than 100,000 square meters on the west side of the airport runway, and then dig a double-lane inclined shaft that can be accessed by vehicles directly from the first floor inside the hub building;"

"The inclined shaft will go directly from the ground of the building to the underground works, just like a tunnel with a relatively steep slope. Once completed, personnel, vehicles, and equipment will all drive up and down from here, and the overall turnover speed will achieve geometric growth, and the convenience will be no different from the ground."

Ye Chen nodded: "How many workers are working underground at the same time now?"

Wan Pojun said: "We are currently accelerating the progress regardless of the cost, so all types of work underground are working, and there are five..."

Ye Chen asked again: "By the way, what are those Sicilian Mafia members brought back from Canada doing now?"

Wan Pojun smiled: "Those Sicilian-born Mafia members are currently all incorporated into the tunneling team, specifically for building underground works. Our normal construction team is a three-shift, eight-hour work system, but these Mafia teams are a two-shift, twelve-hour work system. After all, they are a bunch of heinous and sinful bastards, so we don't pay attention to any labor laws for them, as long as they don't get tired to death."

Ye Chen couldn't help but smile: "After all, they are 800 Sicilian elites. They don't feel tired even if they kill, set fire, and bully the market for 24 hours in a row. Working twelve hours underground is definitely not a problem for them."

Having said that, Ye Chen asked again: "By the way, what about those Hongmen disciples?"

Wan Pojun smiled: "Mr. Ye, the ship carrying the Hongmen disciples hasn't arrived yet."

Ye Chen laughed dumbly.

It is indeed a long way from Hong Kong, and it definitely won't arrive in less than twenty days.

Just then, the double-layer cage was lifted up again. As soon as the iron fence on the upper layer opened, Hamid, wearing a red safety helmet, walked out from it accompanied by several Wanlong Palace soldiers.

Ye Chen recognized him at a glance and shouted from afar: "Commander Ha!"

Hamid patted his increasingly fat belly and looked at Ye Chen.

Seeing that it was Ye Chen greeting him, he was suddenly ecstatic and shouted: "Oh, Mr. Ye, Brother Ye!"

Having said that, he took a few quick steps and ran toward Ye Chen.

Running quickly to Ye Chen, Hamid panted and grabbed Ye Chen's hand excitedly, asking: "Brother Ye, when did you arrive?"

"Just arrived." Ye Chen smiled slightly, looked at his bulging lower abdomen, and teased: "You have gained a lot of weight recently, it seems you are living quite comfortably."

Hamid chuckled and arched his hands: "Thanks to your blessing, brother! Now there is no war, and besides sleeping, I eat every day. Not only is the food good, but I also sleep soundly, so this weight naturally went up."

Saying this, he pointed to the main shaft behind him and said with envy: "Brother, your underground works are really fucking awesome! The tunnels are three or four meters high. Compared to you, my underground works are just a rat hole at most!"

Ye Chen laughed and said to him: "Brother, don't worry, after this is almost built, I will let Pojun arrange it and design an upgrade plan for you, and then start the first phase of the project at your base. All costs will be borne by Wanlong Palace."

Hamid was so excited that his hands shook when he heard this, and he asked excitedly: "Brother, is this true?"

Ye Chen nodded and smiled: "Of course, when have I ever lied?"

Saying this, Ye Chen added: "Did you see those hard-working Sicilian elites below just now?"

"Sicilian elites?" Hamid asked curiously: "Are you talking about those Canadian Mafia members working below?"

"Yes." Ye Chen nodded and smiled: "These people will be sent to you together when the time comes!" ===== CHAPTER 2460 =====