[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-126":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting by Conning a $10 Billion Order",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2077505,3287,"Chapter 126: Reaping Huge Profits from War","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-126",126,"\u003Cp>\"The Ugly Country is launching airstrikes on Aid Aid Xuliya; both sides are engaged in fierce combat, and you can see intense exchanges of fire in the sky!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A war correspondent who had arrived early shouted into his camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Behind him, tracers from anti-aircraft machine guns streaked orange through the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whistling missiles flew incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From time to time, explosions rang out across the sky and the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One could imagine just how fierce the fighting between the two sides was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, the entire world was focused on this event.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The BBC, CNN, Yang Ma, and others were all reporting on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It must be noted that this invasion by the Ugly Country was in no way inferior to the Gulf War of years past.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were even assembling a coalition army.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Affected by this invasion by the Ugly Country, stocks of Ugly Country military-industrial enterprises soared continuously,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>achieving massive gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Basic increases hovered around eight percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, oil prices climbed steadily; WTI crude rose from $37.04 per barrel to $50.33 per barrel,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>with a single-day \"Four Zero Zero\" surge reaching as high as 35.8%.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was because people feared the Middle East war might affect crude oil exports from major producing nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After half a day of fierce fighting in Aid Aid Xuliya,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>aboard all three of the Ugly Country's aircraft carriers, nearly every carrier-based aircraft had been deployed more than twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had launched 389 Tomahawk cruise missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to the news spokesperson of the Ugly Country's White House on that day,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>their special military operation, codenamed \"Thunder God,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>in this round of combat, utterly destroyed 50% of the anti-air resistance forces of Syria and the Houthi armed groups of Yemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It can be said that the Thunder God operation achieved the results it deserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Regarding this, a reporter asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mr. Spokesperson, but this military action by the Ugly Country has caused many civilian deaths; you bombed numerous civilian facilities!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The spokesperson glanced at him and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"These are necessary sacrifices for world peace, and the so-called civilians you speak of stand on the side of the dictatorial president; I am not certain they are civilians!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At these words, every reporter present frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is the hegemony that the Ugly Country has always pursued,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>using depleted uranium bombs to bomb the populace,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>yet claiming that those ordinary people, women, the elderly, and children, stand on the side of the dictator.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the Ugly Country claims to have gone to war for the sake of peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only a spokesperson from the Ugly Country could state such fallacies so calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the Dragon Country, however, the situation was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During the routine press briefing, the Dragon Country's spokesperson stated their established position,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>which was to call on both sides to return to the negotiating table, asserting that war is undesirable and beneficial to no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The spokesperson said they hoped the United Nations could play a leading role, seeking common ground while reserving differences, to achieve permanent peace in the Middle East as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for the spokesperson of the Brown Bear, they strongly condemned the actions of the Ugly Country and some Northern Yue countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They believed this was an invasion, an extension of the Ugly Country's hegemony.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Brown Bear would continue to monitor the situation closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Syrian side also publicly disclosed the casualties from this incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After twelve hours of fighting, as of 5:00 PM Capital Time,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Syria reported 98 dead and 217 wounded, among whom 65 were critically injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, the Syrian side admitted to suffering some losses, but stated that everything remained within a controllable range.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, the Syrian side claimed to have destroyed three F\u002FA-18E fighter jets and captured one Ugly Country air force pilot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon, television stations in various countries showed footage of the wreckage of an F\u002FA-18E fighter jet behind many armed militants,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>as well as the captured Ugly Country air force pilot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From the battles between Syria and the Ugly Country,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>this was already the third Ugly Country pilot they had captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One of them had been sacrificed to the flag and dismembered by the Houthi armed groups, but the remaining two were still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the Ugly Country claimed that they achieved significant results in this battle,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>judging from the video footage, while heavy smoke rose from many key towns, including the capital Damascus,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Syrian side immediately launched rescue operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Those soldiers showed no fear; instead, they continued to shout provocations at the Ugly Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many viewers around the world saw the terrified expressions on the faces of the captured Ugly Country airmen,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>making it difficult for ordinary people to discern who had actually won this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, in reality, the Syrian side had indeed suffered a major setback.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although their air defense systems did indeed destroy three F\u002FA-18E fighter jets, which is undeniable,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Syrian air defense systems were shattered by the F-22 and F-35C stealth fighters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In just one battle, the Syrian side lost two S-300 missile defense systems supplied by the Brown Bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not to mention that numerous other anti-aircraft guns, Scud missiles, and low-altitude air defense positions were also destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as the Ugly Country stated, Syria's air defense capabilities were paralyzed by at least 50%.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While some of these losses could be replenished through the DWS platform,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>high-end systems like the S-300 missile defense system were not sold on the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Speaking of which, Syria could theoretically purchase some air defense weapons from the Ugly Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For instance, Patriot missiles and Avenger air defense missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But, regrettably,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Syria had always been dominated by Soviet-made weapons, and the Syrian side had never used many Ugly Country weapons,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>so naturally, within a certain procurement budget, the Syrian side would naturally prioritize familiar weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if they tried to learn hastily now, it would be difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It could be said that the only exception was that the Syrian side had ordered 200 Ugly Country M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>because compared to the Brown Bear's T-90,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank, which had once been active on Middle Eastern battlefields, appeared more advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, at this time, some Syrian officers and soldiers were undergoing secret training in Iran.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once the Ugly Country launched a large-scale invasion, they would use these tanks to teach the enemy a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By then, one could only imagine how ugly the Ugly Country's expression would become.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, after half a day of fighting had concluded,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Syrian side urgently contacted the DWS platform, expressing hope to obtain some air defense systems capable of inflicting real damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Additionally, they sought to replenish some anti-aircraft artillery shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Basically, the 100 S-400 surface-to-air missiles ordered by Syria last time have been almost entirely expended.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although many launch platforms were destroyed,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Syrian side still retained some launch platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without these surface-to-air missiles, it would be extremely difficult for them to defend against air raids by the U.S. Air Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even though the S-400 missiles achieved limited results this time, destroying only three of the enemy's outdated fighter jets,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>and failing to shoot down a single F-35C or F-22 Raptor.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nevertheless, as long as Syria possessed surface-to-air missiles, the U.S. Air Force would not dare to bomb indiscriminately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, more powerful strategic bombers would likely not be deployed by the U.S. without complete air superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for Lin Yi, the owner of the DWS weapons trading platform, he had been quite happy lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They say one makes a fortune from war; only now was he truly experiencing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In such a short time, countries including Mao Xiong, Iran, and Syria,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>had collectively ordered over five billion dollars worth of various equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had earned at least four billion dollars in profit from these deals,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>and adding the two billion dollars gained from overseas investments in gold and oil,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>his total overseas earnings now amounted to at least 16.8 billion dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, part of this money would quietly be converted into procurement funds for various raw materials for domestic enterprises,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>while the remainder was reserved for future upgrades to the weapon systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: This new book needs flowers, tips, and review votes; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(P.S.: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review votes; 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