Chapter 4: Super Arms System

His eyes were filled with terror.

"Could it really be Syrian militants!"

The moment this thought crossed his mind, his mood soured.

After all, Lin Yi was just an ordinary college student with no particular hobbies.

His biggest pastime was merely talking big on foreign websites.

Yet, who could have expected that this very hobby would attract foreign militants to him?

"If I don't ship the goods, will they send an assassin to kill me!"

Lin Yi thought in panic.

At this moment, he truly felt like going to the police station to confess and seek leniency.

However, considering his current actions, if he went to the police station, he might instead be charged with fraud.

Moreover, what they were involved in was arms trafficking.

Had one not seen how an old grandmother in Long Country was sentenced just for setting up a balloon-shooting stall in a park, because her air rifle exceeded 1.8 joules?

And Lin Yi? He was facing a massive arms order of hundreds of AKs and one million rounds of ammunition.

Even if all of it was fake, what if the judge had a sudden lapse in judgment and convicted him of illegal arms dealing?

That would mean rotting in prison until death, and possibly even facing execution.

For the sake of his own life.

Lin Yi decided it was better not to tell anyone.

"Either I explain the situation directly to them and return the money...!"

However, when he saw the Bitcoin in his account valued at 300,000 US dollars.

His heart was greatly tempted.

After all, it had taken him over two years to save up 60,000 yuan.

And now, by simply selling these Bitcoins, he could obtain 300,000 US dollars, equivalent to 1.8 million Chinese yuan.

Who wouldn't be tempted by such a situation!

"Even if I don't ship the goods, it should be fine, right!" Just as Lin Yi thought this.

Suddenly, he discovered that the Bitcoins in his account had vanished.

Immediately afterward, a message appeared on his phone.

"Your card ending in 3811 received an online banking deposit (UnionPay credit) of 1,800,245.83 yuan on September 21 at 22:45."

"Balance: 1,803,346.11 yuan [ICBC]"

Looking at his account, which originally held only over 3,000 yuan, suddenly receiving such a huge sum.

Before Lin Yi could figure out what was happening,

a emotionless mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Detected: Host has completed the initial mission."

"Ding... Super Arms System activating..."

"Activation complete!"

Immediately, Lin Yi felt a virtual panel appear in his mind.

"Host: Lin Yi"

"Stone Stone Stone Stone Age: 21"

"Race: Human"

"Arms Dealer Reputation: 1 (Lowest-tier Arms Dealer)"

"Tech Tree Level: One Star"

"What's going on!?" Lin Yi felt completely stunned.

He glanced at his dorm mates; Fatty Wang Kai and Little Magic Capital were still grinding away in their game,

while Love Saint Ye Yu wore a sly grin as he played with satellites.

None of them paid any attention to what was happening with Lin Yi.

Nor had they heard the voice that had just appeared.

Lin Yi immediately felt this must be a heavenly gift.

Of course, given his personality, he would absolutely never mention this to anyone.

Lin Yi then silently asked in his heart:

"System, what exactly are you? Who created you!?"

However, the system gave no reply.

"Then what is your purpose, System!?"

This time, the system's voice sounded again:

"This system is dedicated to helping the host become the world's largest arms dealer while accelerating the progress of civilization."

"Arms dealer! Progress of civilization!"

Lin Yi silently repeated these two phrases in his heart.

The first one went without saying.

The second, progress of civilization, was a rather broad concept.

The progress of a world's civilization, aside from spiritual civilization, primarily revolves around the tech tree.

Humanity has walked from the Stone Stone Stone Stone Stone Age to the present day,

and most cutting-edge technology has largely served warfare.

For instance, the birth of semiconductors led to the proliferation of precision-guided weapons.

The Second World War gave rise to nuclear weapons, and so on.

Almost every major war has served as an acceleration of civilization's progress for humanity on Blue Star.

One could say it is no exaggeration to call war a catalyst for technology.

The Arms Tycoon System in Lin Yi's mind actually involved civilization, which was quite thought-provoking.

Next, he began asking how to operate the arms system,

including Arms Dealer Reputation, Tech Tree Level, and upgrade conditions, among other things.

"Ding, generating initial arms catalog..."

"Generation complete..."

"Tech Tree Level upgrade conditions: Sell 5,000 basic firearms (Incomplete), 1 million rounds of ammunition (Incomplete), 5 points of Arms Dealer Reputation (Incomplete)."

Upon hearing the system's prompt,

Lin Yi saw a catalog button appear on the system interface.

He tried opening it with his will.

Immediately, a catalog appeared before him.

B13 (Desert Eagle), Hans 9mm HK98 pistol, Italian 7.65mm Beretta 81 pistol,

Spanish 9mm Star 30M and 30PK pistols, Swiss 9mm SIG 210 pistol, and of course, the once-famous Big Black Star.

Besides these pistols, the machine gun catalog included the famous AK47, Hans MP40 submachine gun, and 9mm Walther MP-L/K submachine gun.

There was also the Ugly Nation's 9mm Ingram M10 submachine gun, 11.43mm M3 submachine gun, and so on.

The entire catalog collected all light weapons from various nations dating from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Beyond this, there were no other catalogs.

There were no artillery, aircraft, tanks, or the like.

"Why are there no aircraft, tanks, or artillery!?"

Lin Yi asked the system.

"Catalog categories will unlock after the Tech Tree Level is upgraded!"

The system's cold voice rang out.

"Why only light weapons from the 1940s to the 1980s!?"

By this standard, the Barrett sniper rifle, born in 1982, was not on the catalog.

"The host can use money to extend the catalog's year range... For example: Upgrading to include light weapons born in the 1990s requires 5 million USD!"

Through this question-and-answer exchange, Lin Yi gained a general understanding of the entire arms system.

Looking at the $20 price tag below the AK.

Having struggled in Magic City for over two years, how could Lin Yi not know what this represented?

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