Chapter 119

This time, over ten days had passed.

He had actually leveled up.

Then again, it was only to be expected.

After all, war was about to break out in the Middle East.

Everyone was currently stockpiling ammunition and equipment.

Even Iran, which would not engage in direct combat, believed this was a prime opportunity to severely weaken the Ugly Country.

If this Ugly Country war in the Middle East could be turned into something like the Vietnam War,

soaking the lands of the Middle East in blood,

then the Ugly Country could be greatly weakened.

This had always been Iran's goal.

Therefore, although it could not directly enter the battlefield, it supported Syria with various types of ammunition ordered from the DWS platform.

Besides that, Mao Xiong had also ordered a large quantity of weapons from the DWS platform this time.

Moreover, the delivery address was directly set to Syria.

Obviously, although it could not stop the Ugly Country from starting the war within the Anli Society,

Mao Xiong absolutely did not want the Ugly Country to easily win the war for the Middle East.

Naturally, DWS orders had doubled during this period.

This was what had triggered the level-up.

"Level up! Then unlock the aircraft catalog!"

Lin Yi said without any hesitation.

"Ding... Upgrade complete!"

"Aircraft catalog unlocked!"

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on upgrading the technology tree; you have received one lottery draw. Would you like to draw immediately?"

Immediately, Lin Yi looked at his system panel.

"Host: Lin Yi"

"Stone Stone Stone Stone Age: 21"

"Race: Human"

"Arms Dealer Reputation: 13,451 (Arms Magnate)"

"Technology Tree Level: 4 Stars"

"Lottery Items: Carbon Fiber Technology (Pending Extraction), Lottery Draws x1"

Next, Lin Yi looked at the unlocked aircraft catalog.

It basically consisted of old-fashioned aircraft from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Thus, Lin Yi directly stated:

"Upgrade the aircraft catalog to the year 2020."

"Upgrade starting..."

"Upgrading 1940s-1980s aircraft to 1990s models consumes 5 million USD."

"Upgrading 1990s aircraft to 2000 models consumes 10 million USD."

"Upgrading 2000 aircraft to 2010 models consumes 20 million USD..."

"Upgrading 2010 aircraft to 2020 models consumes 200 million USD."

As a series of upgrades proceeded, Lin Yi saw within the flight catalog

fighter jets such as the F-35, F-22, and Su-57.

As expected of the system, the prices were cheap as always.

An F-22 Raptor (bare airframe), with a manufacturing cost as high as 150 million USD,

had a purchase price on the system of only 5 million USD.

This price was practically dirt cheap.

One must know that even for Mao Xiong, which had long been under Ugly Country sanctions,

the production cost of the Su-57 was at least 30 million USD,

yet the Su-57 was a fifth-generation fighter with significant flaws.

These included an overly outdated model number, poor radar performance, inferior stealth design, and low airframe lifespan.

If one wished to further modify the Su-57,

the cost would skyrocket.

Lin Yi could imagine that once he began selling the F-22 Raptor, which the Ugly Country never exported, on a large scale,

let alone 5 million USD, even at 50 million or 500 million USD, people would still buy it.

Therefore, for such weapons, Lin Yi planned to keep them as trump cards in his arsenal and not sell them externally for now.

However, before he could ponder this further,

he heard the system notification sound ring out again.

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on upgrading the technology tree to 4 Stars!"

"Combat Simulation Function activated!"

Instantly, Lin Yi froze, and then he queried the system.

He then roughly understood what this meant.

The so-called Combat Simulation Function meant that the system's Host could, by purchasing weapons from the system's catalog,

to conduct remote control.

For example, if Lin Yi were to choose to use this function right now.

he could purchase an F-22 from the aircraft catalog as his own weapon and conduct remote control.

The most exciting part is that, because it is simulated control, even if his fighter jet is destroyed.

he himself would not suffer any harm.

To the host of the Super Arms System, this function is just like a game.

But for others, it is a real life-or-death battle.

Additionally, this function is limited to controlling weapons from only two catalogs: tanks and aircraft.

According to the system, the reason this function was enabled is that the system's creator.

believed an arms dealer should be very familiar with the weapons they sell.

If an arms dealer does not even know how to operate the weapons they sell, clearly they are not a qualified arms dealer.

"System, who exactly created you!"

Lin Yi asked curiously.

"Data lost... unable to query..."

Alright! Lin Yi knew he probably wouldn't get any answers.

However, the only thing he knew for sure was that.

the Super Arms System was likely not born naturally, but was artificially created.

Its technological level far surpasses humanity's current technology.

Just the ability to conjure weapons out of thin air is no small feat.

Of course, Lin Yi would not suspect the system of having any ulterior motives.

Otherwise, with their level of technology, what could they not do?

However, for Lin Yi, this upgrade was extraordinarily significant.

Not only was the aircraft catalog unlocked, but the combat simulation function was also activated; with this function.

Lin Yi felt he could also experience the joys of being a pilot.

To be honest, since the dawn of humanity, people have always longed for the sky.

Thus, various flying vehicles were created.

As someone who, up until now, had never even boarded an airplane, Lin Yi naturally longed to roam the skies and enjoy a different view.

However, before that.

he decided to draw a lottery first.

"System, initiate the lottery!"

"Lottery beginning..."

"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a set of nanotechnology!"

"Nanotechnology!?"

... .... 0

Lin Yi paused for a moment.

Then, he began to examine it carefully.

This was a technology for manufacturing biomedical robots.

These biological robots could clear diseased cells and repair wounds; although they could not regenerate severed limbs,

they could, however, repair injuries and illnesses in a short period.

If successfully manufactured, it would represent a massive breakthrough in human medical technology.

In fact, while nanorobotics is a cutting-edge technology,

it is not entirely new; as early as 1986, the U.S. physicist Richard Feynman first proposed the concept of "nanotechnology," detailing the properties and applications of matter at the nanoscale in a lecture that same year.

Subsequently, nanotechnology gradually attracted attention from both the academic and industrial sectors.

By 1991, the U.S. biologist Eric Drexler proposed the concept of "nanorobots,"

and by 1999, mechanical arms at the nanoscale had been realized.

Nowadays, nanotechnology is already being applied in various fields.

For instance, nanorobots are used to dissolve blood clots.

However, nanorobots still face significant challenges at the current stage.

One challenge is propulsion; it is difficult for them to carry their own energy sources and engines like conventional robots.

Another challenge, specifically in the medical field, is solving the issue of immune evasion.

After all, the human immune system is no joke;

once a foreign object like a nanorobot enters the body, the immune system will quickly destroy it.

Therefore, achieving a breakthrough with nanorobots in a short time is currently extremely difficult.

However, this nanotechnology provided by the System fills that gap.

It contains methods to solve both the propulsion and immune evasion problems.

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