Chapter 186

It's all about volume; with enough volume, how could we not make money?

Must we really rely on those one-off deals?

Just like now, Longguo has ordered 200 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks in one go.

With a simple turnover, Lin Yi secured a profit of 720 million US dollars.

This far exceeds the profits from marking up the price to tens of millions per vehicle.

At this moment, inside a desert base agreed upon by both parties.

For this transaction, the military dispatched one Lieutenant General and three Major Generals.

After all, this deal was worth 5 billion US dollars.

Even though Longguo is wealthy and powerful, this sum was no joke.

If any accident occurred, many people would suffer misfortune.

The Army Lieutenant General checked his watch at the base and said,

"Five minutes remaining... Everyone keep your eyes wide open; do not miss the slightest clue!"

"Yes, sir!"

The non-commissioned officers shouted.

However, one Major General said:

"The DWS platform will not deliver weapons and equipment to the correct location..."

"I know, but our satellites should have locked down the surrounding area; I really want to see how these guys managed to transport the weapons right under our noses..." the Lieutenant General said.

Hearing this, the Major General fell silent, waiting quietly for the appointed time.

Meanwhile, far away in the capital, Wang Luchuan, who was responsible for liaison, also had sweaty palms.

After all, this was Longguo's first large-scale transaction with the other party; anyone claiming they weren't nervous would be lying.

Just then, Fang Xiang, responsible for network communications at the Second Bureau, suddenly said:

"The other party has replied; the goods have been delivered!"

"Immediately send the coordinates to the base!"

Wang Luchuan ordered.

"Already sent!" Fang Xiang replied.

Thus, in the blink of an eye, the Lieutenant General at the military base received the coordinate address.

A quick calculation showed the location was about five kilometers away.

Immediately, thousands of people across the entire base assembled and moved toward the weapon drop-off point five kilometers away.

When the Lieutenant General arrived at the location,

even he was shocked; under the illumination of high-power searchlights,

countless tanks were arranged in neat rows, as if awaiting a military parade.

And there were five Tu-160M bombers, each valued at 200 million US dollars.

They lay across the desert base like giant white swans.

Additionally, there were 100 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.

Looking at this equipment, some soldiers rubbed their eyes in astonishment.

They had absolutely no idea how so much weaponry could have appeared here.

It simply surpassed their imagination.

"Isn't that Mao Xiong's Tu-160M?... How did it end up here in the desert, and there are five of them..."

"That's the Chou Army's Apache, right? So imposing; who brought all these here!"

Of course, some soldiers guessed what was happening, their eyes filled with excitement.

After the initial shock, the Army Lieutenant General, accompanied by several generals, immediately issued orders:

Immediately energize this equipment and transport it all away before daybreak.

However, the Lieutenant General remained very frustrated,

because according to the report just received, the satellites scanning every ten minutes had found absolutely nothing.

These pieces of equipment had suddenly appeared here in an interval of about ten minutes.

There was no sign whatsoever to prove how this equipment had arrived.

"Did they magically appear out of thin air? Damn it!" the Army Lieutenant General cursed inwardly.

However, he had no time to dwell on it now.

As long as the quantity and quality of the weapons could be guaranteed, the Longguo military was extremely satisfied.

It was equivalent to them purchasing three sets of equipment for the price of one.

Moreover, this included advanced equipment such as M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and Apache helicopters.

Even though a portion of it would be handed over to research institutes for dismantling and study.

The remaining majority of the equipment still had to be distributed among the various military regions.

And this was only the first batch.

According to this year's national defense budget of 900 billion Huabi,

a procurement allocation of 10% amounted to 90 billion Huabi, equivalent to approximately 15 billion US dollars.

This indicated that they still had even larger procurements ahead.

Furthermore, a mere 200 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, once divided among the various military regions,

would leave each region with fewer than 30 units; this quantity could only be described as far too small.

Once this batch of equipment was transported back,

it was estimated that the commanders of those military regions would go crazy fighting over them.

However, just as Lin Yi completed this equipment transaction with the Longguo military,

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on meeting the upgrade conditions. Would you like to upgrade?"

In mid-March, Lin Yi's Super Arms System unexpectedly completed its upgrade directly.

Under normal circumstances, this upgrade required a reputation of 20,000 and a transaction volume of 10 billion US dollars.

Lin Yi had originally thought it would take a very long time to achieve these figures.

But due to the outbreak of war in the Middle East, his daily arms orders were being transacted in massive volumes.

"Upgrade! Then unlock the naval vessel catalog!"

Lin Yi said without any hesitation.

"Ding... Upgrade complete!"

"Naval vessel catalog unlocked!"

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on the technology tree upgrade. You have received 1 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: 21,451 (World-Class Top Tier)"

"Technology Tree Level: 5 Stars"

"Lottery Items: Lottery Draws * 1"

Next, Lin Yi looked at the unlocked naval vessel catalog.

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

Thus, Lin Yi stated directly:

"Upgrade the naval vessel catalog to the year 2020."

"Upgrade starting..."

"Upgrading 1940s-1980s vessels to 1990s models consumes 5 million US dollars."

"Upgrading 1990s vessels to 2000s models consumes 10 million US dollars."

— Author's Notes —

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