[{"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-233":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},2079703,3287,"Chapter 233","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-233",233,"\u003Cp>With the world so vast, where could he not go?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even with only a thousand mercenaries, relying on these weapons, he could easily conquer a nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, this was merely the worst-case scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Given Lin Yi's cautious nature, with the system's aid, he would patch up even the slightest flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Naturally, there would be no possibility of exposure whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Britain still knew nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or perhaps it was still immersed in the final glory of the empire on which the sun never sets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The British Prime Minister was currently prideful over having convinced Parliament to deploy additional troops to Syria.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the defeat of those 5,000 troops on the Syrian battlefield\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>had subjected him to severe criticism and caused his approval ratings to plummet,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>if the British military could wipe away this previous shame this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>then all of this would be worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gazing out the window of 10 Downing Street, he saw that light rain was still falling over London.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The entire sky was a dull, gray haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Pedestrians on the streets hurried past.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The aircraft carrier should be leaving port about now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Prime Minister murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet for some reason, he felt uneasy today, a deep oppression weighing on his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, high above in the skies unknown to him, a dense formation of aircraft was speeding rapidly toward Britain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just then, the Prime Minister's secretary suddenly rushed in holding a mobile phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What is the matter? Why such panic? You should understand that a true British gentleman,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>no matter what he encounters, must remain calm; only then can you fully mobilize your brain, Mr. Lawrence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Prime Minister said, sipping his top-grade black tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, the secretary panted as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"D... the DWS platform is broadcasting live! Only one minute remains... Target: Portsmouth Naval Base!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Pfft... What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Prime Minister immediately spat out his tea, his eyes widening in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, he cared nothing for gentlemanly etiquette; without even wiping the tea stains from his face,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>he frantically snatched the phone from his secretary and began watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough, on the DWS app, an official live stream had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Displayed in red English letters,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>was a countdown of 36 seconds, along with a label indicating the current target:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Portsmouth Naval Base!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this name, the Prime Minister's eyes bulged, his face revealing an expression of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How dare they... How dare they....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Prime Minister murmured frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, grabbing his secretary by the collar, he screamed somewhat hysterically:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Immediately notify Portsmouth Naval Base to prepare defenses!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your Excellency, it's too late!\" the secretary said helplessly, glancing at the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In just this short time, the countdown had already dropped to 15 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if he called the base immediately, for the base to relay the order and organize a defense\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>would take at least three minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But would those ruthless villains on the DWS platform give Britain three minutes to prepare?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In fact, at this very moment, President Xiao Ao of the White House had also learned of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, although the DWS platform had only conducted one official live broadcast,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>its influence was terrifyingly vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this reason, President Xiao Ao had specifically installed an oversized television in the Oval Office capable of screen-mirroring from a mobile phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was surely better than staring at a small phone screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially since Apple phones often ran out of battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>President Xiao Ao felt that Kuke, the CEO of Apple, should learn from Dragon Country manufacturers\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>and install Dragon Country's fast-charging lithium batteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That way, he wouldn't be troubled by power shortages while watching videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>President Xiao Ao watched the live stream projected onto the 60-inch large television; the picture quality was extremely clear,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>looking far better than previous mobile phone displays.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, what President Xiao Ao cared about even more at this moment was the content of the broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their Ugly Country ally was now facing imminent attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet given the proximity of the deadline, even if President Xiao Ao issued orders immediately, it would be difficult to assist Britain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Ugly Country still stationed the headquarters of its Third Air Force at the Mildenhall Base in Britain,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>that command center was equipped only with older-model fighter jets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>President Xiao Ao had already decided: if the incoming enemy fighters were not powerful, Ugly Country would naturally dispatch aircraft to aid its ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But if the enemy's combat strength was too great,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>sending forces would merely be delivering their heads to the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In that case, Ugly Country would not send troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, he was the President of Ugly Country, not the British Prime Minister;\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>naturally, he had to care more about the lives of Ugly Country's young men.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, as the live stream countdown neared its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A staggering thirty million viewers worldwide suddenly logged on simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the numbers were still skyrocketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was evident that the DWS Platform's official broadcast had become the most popular live stream globally.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, even the President of Xuzheng Prefecture and his Lady were watching the broadcast with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the broadcast targeted Britannia rather than the Ugly Nation, which left them slightly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet, since Britannia acted as the Ugly Nation's most loyal dog, causing trouble for that dog would still bring joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The President of Xuzheng Prefecture was indeed very pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Grand Leader of the Dragon Nation wore an expression of a splitting headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He felt this DWS Platform was simply too adept at stirring up trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Last time, they had eliminated several thousand soldiers from the Britannian army.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To this day, the Britannian Ambassador to the Dragon Nation was still protesting, claiming the Dragon Nation supported the DWS Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the Lianheguo Assembly had discussed this matter numerous times.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, due to a lack of concrete evidence, all those discussions had come to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the repercussions of the previous incident had not yet dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And now, the DWS Platform was directly targeting their naval port.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Britannia had declined, it remained one of the Five Great Ruffians nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The situation behind the scenes was exceedingly complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, if one set aside the issue of needing the Dragon Nation to take the blame, he actually quite admired the DWS Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Daring to fight and kill, settling scores with swift satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had sent the Ugly Nation, Yiselie, and Britannia fleeing in utter panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had accomplished many things the Dragon Nation wished to do but could not due to various constraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; 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