[{"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-186":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},2079078,3287,"Chapter 186","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-186",186,"\u003Cp>It's all about volume; with enough volume, how could we not make money?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Must we really rely on those one-off deals?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just like now, Longguo has ordered 200 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a simple turnover, Lin Yi secured a profit of 720 million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This far exceeds the profits from marking up the price to tens of millions per vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, inside a desert base agreed upon by both parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this transaction, the military dispatched one Lieutenant General and three Major Generals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, this deal was worth 5 billion US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even though Longguo is wealthy and powerful, this sum was no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If any accident occurred, many people would suffer misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Army Lieutenant General checked his watch at the base and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Five minutes remaining... Everyone keep your eyes wide open; do not miss the slightest clue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The non-commissioned officers shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, one Major General said:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The DWS platform will not deliver weapons and equipment to the correct location...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Major General fell silent, waiting quietly for the appointed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, far away in the capital, Wang Luchuan, who was responsible for liaison, also had sweaty palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, this was Longguo's first large-scale transaction with the other party; anyone claiming they weren't nervous would be lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just then, Fang Xiang, responsible for network communications at the Second Bureau, suddenly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The other party has replied; the goods have been delivered!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Immediately send the coordinates to the base!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wang Luchuan ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Already sent!\" Fang Xiang replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, in the blink of an eye, the Lieutenant General at the military base received the coordinate address.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A quick calculation showed the location was about five kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Immediately, thousands of people across the entire base assembled and moved toward the weapon drop-off point five kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When the Lieutenant General arrived at the location,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>even he was shocked; under the illumination of high-power searchlights,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>countless tanks were arranged in neat rows, as if awaiting a military parade.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And there were five Tu-160M bombers, each valued at 200 million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They lay across the desert base like giant white swans.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Additionally, there were 100 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at this equipment, some soldiers rubbed their eyes in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had absolutely no idea how so much weaponry could have appeared here.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It simply surpassed their imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Isn't that Mao Xiong's Tu-160M?... How did it end up here in the desert, and there are five of them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That's the Chou Army's Apache, right? So imposing; who brought all these here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, some soldiers guessed what was happening, their eyes filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the initial shock, the Army Lieutenant General, accompanied by several generals, immediately issued orders:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Immediately energize this equipment and transport it all away before daybreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, the Lieutenant General remained very frustrated,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>because according to the report just received, the satellites scanning every ten minutes had found absolutely nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These pieces of equipment had suddenly appeared here in an interval of about ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There was no sign whatsoever to prove how this equipment had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Did they magically appear out of thin air? Damn it!\" the Army Lieutenant General cursed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, he had no time to dwell on it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as the quantity and quality of the weapons could be guaranteed, the Longguo military was extremely satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was equivalent to them purchasing three sets of equipment for the price of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, this included advanced equipment such as M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and Apache helicopters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even though a portion of it would be handed over to research institutes for dismantling and study.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The remaining majority of the equipment still had to be distributed among the various military regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And this was only the first batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to this year's national defense budget of 900 billion Huabi,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>a procurement allocation of 10% amounted to 90 billion Huabi, equivalent to approximately 15 billion US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This indicated that they still had even larger procurements ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, a mere 200 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, once divided among the various military regions,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>would leave each region with fewer than 30 units; this quantity could only be described as far too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once this batch of equipment was transported back,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>it was estimated that the commanders of those military regions would go crazy fighting over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, just as Lin Yi completed this equipment transaction with the Longguo military,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on meeting the upgrade conditions. Would you like to upgrade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In mid-March, Lin Yi's Super Arms System unexpectedly completed its upgrade directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, this upgrade required a reputation of 20,000 and a transaction volume of 10 billion US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi had originally thought it would take a very long time to achieve these figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But due to the outbreak of war in the Middle East, his daily arms orders were being transacted in massive volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Upgrade! Then unlock the naval vessel catalog!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi said without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ding... Upgrade complete!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Naval vessel catalog unlocked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on the technology tree upgrade. You have received 1 Lottery Draw. Would you like to draw immediately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Immediately, Lin Yi looked at his system panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Host: Lin Yi\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Stone Stone Stone Stone Age: 21\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Race: Human\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Arms Dealer Reputation: 21,451 (World-Class Top Tier)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Technology Tree Level: 5 Stars\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Lottery Items: Lottery Draws * 1\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Next, Lin Yi looked at the unlocked naval vessel catalog.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It consisted basically of old-fashioned vessels from the 1940s to the 1980s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, Lin Yi stated directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Upgrade the naval vessel catalog to the year 2020.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Upgrade starting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Upgrading 1940s-1980s vessels to 1990s models consumes 5 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Upgrading 1990s vessels to 2000s models consumes 10 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-16T04:15:30.615Z","2026-06-17T08:50:51.634Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","2560866cba7e0774edafd8b23de09562765ad57421fe8a8896f504a6630e3244","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-187","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-185",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]