[{"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-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting with a Hundred Billion Dollar Scam",{"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},2076555,3287,"Chapter 18","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>\"Wow, you read Soul Land novels too?\" The round-faced girl's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lin Yi's looks certainly couldn't compare to Ye Yu, the love guru of their dorm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was still considerably more handsome than Wang Pangzi and Duan Yun, the little demon of the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When dressed up, he fell into the category of quite handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ye Yu was about to make introductions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the girl who bore a striking resemblance to the Celestial Sister directly extended her hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is... Han Han Han Yajing. I believe we've seen each other quite a few times already, Senior Brother Lin Yi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, everyone internally let out a stunned \"wow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Pangzi and Duan Yun wished they could tie Lin Yi up right then, subject him to brutal interrogation, and employ the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to ask this fellow exactly how he had come to know such a great beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Yi was also momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not expected that such a beautiful woman had been paying attention to him right there on the playground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: For this new book, I beg for flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a moment's hesitation, Lin Yi also extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he felt the other's hand possessed a startlingly smooth and soft texture, with skin like fine jade that made one reluctant to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he was no novice, so he introduced himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Yi. Very pleased to meet you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately released her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Huang Yue's round face beside them was brimming with gossip,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wondering how the dormitory's great beauty, Han Han Han Yajing, had come to know this ordinary-looking young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she knew this was not the time to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she continued introducing the next woman, who radiated an intellectual beauty and a scholarly air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is our dormitory's Meng Meng Lingxuan... Xuanxuan, from Hangcheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Yue introduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Meng Lingxuan then nodded slightly to everyone, seeming not particularly fond of talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave off an impression of being somewhat aloof and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this last one...\" Huang Yue was just about to introduce her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when the beauty dressed in a red skirt with exquisite makeup spoke with a hint of pride:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Bai Lu. I'm from the Imperial Capital. Can we leave this place now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she held a handkerchief over her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this woman named Bai Lu was being extremely rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Wang Kai, Duan Yun, and the others seemed not to mind too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, beautiful women should be granted some tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Lin Yi found it inconvenient to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ye Yu finished introducing his dormitory mates one by one, the group departed heading toward Third Sister's Food Stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Wang Kai draped an arm around Lin Yi's neck, glanced at Han Han Han Yajing walking behind them, and muttered softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Brother, confess and receive leniency... How did you get to know that beauty who looks like a celestial fairy from the stars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Third Brother, you're being dishonest. You clearly know such a beauty yet didn't reveal a single word!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Yun asked, speaking in the Shanghai dialect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Brother, you're awesome!\" Ye Yu secretly gave a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Lin Yi really wanted to say that he didn't know her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, they had frequently crossed paths during morning exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a beauty like her, surrounded by men eager to act as her protectors, there was no way it would ever be his turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even if he said it outright, these guys in the dormitory would likely not believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he merely smiled and said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, behind them, the four women were also whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone from the Imperial Capital, Bai Lu prided herself on her big-city perspective and ability to judge people; she said to her roommate Huang Yue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Yue, except for your boyfriend Ye Yu who looks decent, the others are just poor losers. If it weren't for your sake, I would never have come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Huang Yue stuck out her tongue, as if apologizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, even that Ye Yu is only passable in looks; in this society, without money or status, everything else is trash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lu admonished earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she was the type who would rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she turned her gaze toward Meng Meng Lingxuan and Han Han Han Yajing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two roommates had sparked deep jealousy in Bai Lu the very first time she saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when she attended high school in the Imperial Capital, she too was considered a beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless boys liked her, but once she arrived in Shanghai,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was completely overshadowed by these two roommates from her own dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from having some confidence in her figure, in every other aspect, she could be said to have suffered a total defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in terms of looks, temperament, or body lines, she fell short of these two by more than one level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Bai Lu intensely jealous for a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was no longer the center of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially during the military training at the start of the semester, countless boys showed concern and warmth toward Meng Meng Lingxuan and Han Han Han Yajing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while very few paid any attention to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, soon she discovered that these two roommates,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>although beautiful, seemed to have something wrong with their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both kept men at a respectful distance; even some wealthy second-generation heirs from other schools who had heard of them\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>drove luxury cars to pursue them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the two women showed no favor to any of these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just over a month, Meng Meng Lingxuan and Han Han Han Yajing had rejected countless suitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Meng Lingxuan was alright; hailing from Hangcheng, her parents were reportedly both teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not very wealthy, their quality of life was considered upper-middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han Han Yajing, however, came from Yunnan Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although one could detect no rusticity in her attire or other aspects, she was instead exceptionally radiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Bai Lu knew that most of those clothes the other girl wore were cheap items from Taobao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>costing only ten or twenty yuan each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Han Han Han Yajing's natural beauty, which made her look good in anything,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>anyone else wearing them would have looked utterly shabby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, not long after arriving at school, Han Han Han Yajing had already gone to the women's supermarket to pick up a part-time job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Bai Lu's eyes, what else could that be but stupidity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she possessed beauty like Han Han Han Yajing's,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a mere crook of her finger would summon a crowd of willing backups eager to spend money on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Bai Lu attributed this to the fact that Han Han Han Yajing was only a freshman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an innocent young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not yet know whether love or bread was more important; but after some time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lu would impart to her some wisdom on how to conduct oneself in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lu was confident that Han Han Han Yajing would eventually understand that only wealthy men were the proper destination for beauties like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Han Han Han Yajing naturally had no idea what her roommate was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had only known each other for a little over a month.\u003C\u002Fp>",1263,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","6833a028c461cd80f68c474ed6fb8e4788871d8469c9425ca7b9e4441337d431","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-19","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-17",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]