[{"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-235":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},2079705,3287,"Chapter 235","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-235",235,"\u003Cp>The entrance to Portsmouth Harbor is narrow, less than 300 meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The harbor itself is vast, with waters stretching six kilometers long and three kilometers wide, sufficient to accommodate giant vessels the size of modern aircraft carriers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, this harbor year-round houses more than two-thirds of the British Navy's ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them is the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, which has just completed its first sea trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, today marks the day the carrier departs for the Red Sea following maintenance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although a light rain falls, navy soldiers and an honor guard beating small drums remain in the harbor, conducting a farewell ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a British tradition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lieutenant General of the Royal Navy delivers a passionate speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Imperial Royal Navy boasts a history of unparalleled glory... We once defeated the invincible fleet of the Dutch,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in both World War I and World War II, we crushed the arrogant Hans Empire... Now, facing the scum from DWS who slaughtered our compatriots,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what shall we do, brave soldiers of the Royal Navy....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although every navy soldier knows this is nothing but clichéd mobilization rhetoric,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they still puff out their chests wildly and roar loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood for blood!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Royal Navy Lieutenant General appears extremely satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what he does not know is that phones within the base are already ringing incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, because the soldiers responsible for communications have all gone to listen to the Lieutenant General's speech, no one is answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, soldiers inside the base are prohibited by regulations from carrying mobile phones or other communication devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, simply no one knows what is happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, aboard some ships, some soldiers are repairing equipment, while others have closed hatches and are lying down to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some are conversing with one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, these ships alone house at least a thousand navy personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Lieutenant General continues his endless exposition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone in the crowd seems to hear something and strangely lifts their head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, they witness a scene that fills them with utter terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of missiles, spewing tail flames, are rushing rapidly toward the base...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A comrade nearby, curious why their companion is trembling all over, follows the other's gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the next moment, they too are completely stunned, just like their companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Great lads of the Royal Navy, now is the time for you to conquer the seas....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lieutenant General continues his speech, spittle flying everywhere, gesturing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he looks out at the audience, he feels slightly puzzled; why are the navy lads before him all lifting their heads to look at him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, why do these lads all wear expressions of terror?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I so frightening?\" The Lieutenant General still does not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a soldier screams in panic: \"Oh, God, it's missiles, massive numbers of missiles, enemy attack... enemy attack...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Lieutenant General immediately turns to look behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sees countless missiles in the sky, trailing long plumes of smoke, rushing rapidly toward the naval base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, the Lieutenant General's eyes bulge instantly, completely unable to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet how fast missiles travel means that even from dozens of kilometers away, they arrive in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Lieutenant General frozen in shock, one of his subordinate officers immediately tackles him to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the missiles strike the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, boom, boom, boom! Countless explosions ring out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>followed by balls of fire soaring into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one wave of attacks, some ships docked in the harbor sustain damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the base itself suffers a terrifying missile baptism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Lieutenant General, knocked to the ground, has even lost his military cap, with shards of rock scattered over his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his entire appearance utterly disheveled and wretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying prone on the ground, he watches the base billowing with thick smoke, finding it simply unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great John Bull has actually been attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is it? Who has such audacity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do they not fear all-out war with us John Bulls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must remember that we John Bulls are also a nuclear power; although our nuclear arsenal cannot compare to that of the Ugly States or Mao Xiong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it is still sufficient to engage in a nuclear war with any other nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, which nation would dare attack a naval base of us John Bulls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point, the Lieutenant General simply cannot comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, soon he has no time to think about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemy missiles fall from the sky like rain, continuously shooting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, thick smoke billows everywhere throughout the entire base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the battle arrived so suddenly, the Portsmouth Naval Base can be said to have made absolutely no combat preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-speed cannons on the warships, capable of intercepting missiles, had no time to fire at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the John Bull Type 45 destroyers docked in the harbor were equipped with the 20mm \"Vulcan Phalanx\" 6-barrel MK15 Close-In Weapon System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no one had ever expected the base to come under attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it was only after the missile bombardment had lasted for several minutes that the shipboard cannons began to slowly activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, however, the entire Portsmouth Naval Base was already engulfed in thick, rolling smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many British sailors who had been resting were instantly awakened by the explosions; the tremendous blasts from the ships sent shivers of terror through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no idea what was happening outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they were acutely aware that water was rapidly flooding into their compartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when they tried to open the sealed hatches, they discovered to their horror that the doors would not budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out the hatches had become warped due to the missile strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, it was extremely difficult for the crew to force the doors open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witnessing this, the sailors fell into despair; they tried every method imaginable to break the circular glass ports on the hatches and call for help from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this glass seemed to be made in the Dragon Nation; it simply could not be shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the flooding in the compartments grew increasingly severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a minute, the compartment was completely filled with seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the sailors pressed themselves against the ceiling of the compartment, desperately gasping for the last remnants of air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, another violent explosion rang out, blasting a huge hole in the ship's deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast happened to crack the ceiling of the compartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, those sailors frantically reached their hands out, shouting loudly with mouths constantly filling with seawater:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, those crew members frantically reached out their hands, their mouths constantly filling with seawater as they shouted loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the soldiers on this warship were all fleeing for their lives; even if a passing soldier saw those pleading hands reaching out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would only pause for a moment before moving on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that without cutting tools or similar equipment, there was absolutely no way he could rescue those trapped soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one fate awaited these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, those hands reaching out for help went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing remained but solitary, outstretched hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the HMS S-31 \"Revenge\" was also sinking rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ship had begun construction in 1993, was launched in 1998, and entered service in 1999.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ship began construction in 1993, was launched in 1998, and entered service in 1999.\u003C\u002Fp>",1239,"2026-06-16T04:16:39.910Z","2026-06-16T04:35:04.683Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","fab8247d4912dc8f013c8c25313b07f97eb1b55c02f14384b7eaecad4437aa2d","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-236","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-234",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]