[{"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-5":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting with a Hundred Billion Dollar Scam",{"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},2076542,3287,"Chapter 5: The Long Country Military Takes the Blame","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Marx said in \"Das Kapital\",\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is a twenty percent profit, capital will become restless;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is a fifty percent profit, capital will take risks;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is a one hundred percent profit, capital will dare to risk the gallows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is a three hundred percent profit, capital will dare to trample on all human laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, Lin Yi was directly selling the AK47 abroad at ten times its flipped price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, such a low price for an AK47 exceeded even Lin Yi's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, at this price, even Long Country itself would find it difficult to produce them so cheaply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must understand that the cost of a weapon, besides material fees,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>also includes labor, machine wear and tear, transportation, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internationally, the price of a standard AK47 is roughly between 300 and 500 US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lin Yi's view, the system's listed price must have excluded all hidden costs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>representing directly only material plus processing fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, twenty US dollars might not even cover the cost of materials plus machine depreciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this price was sufficient for Lin Yi to cast aside all laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, according to the Syrian militants, this order was merely the beginning;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>once sufficient trust was established between both parties in the future, the transaction volume would surely increase,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the resulting profits would be immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about orders worth three billion US dollars, or even tens of billions in the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi involuntarily swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, System, was it you who converted the Bitcoin in my account into Chinese Yuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, apart from the System, no one in this world should be able to so easily breach a Bitcoin trading website\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and directly exchange Bitcoin for cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding... Detected a risk of exposure in the host's Bitcoin account; the System has already transferred your assets to a controllable account,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Additionally, patches have been applied to your international and domestic account systems...!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected!\" Lin Yi thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, if I purchase these weapons, how will they be transported?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having understood most of the system's functions, Lin Yi had now decided to become an arms dealer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for him, this was absolutely a monumental opportunity for a leap in social class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back on the past two years and more, recalling his days of struggling and scrambling in Magic City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to lack of money, he had suffered the disdainful looks of some Magic City residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Lin Yi had secretly sworn to make money, to make a lot of money, and to rise above others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would make those who looked down on him crawl at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he would ensure his parents back home lived good lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this, he would even resort to unscrupulous means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since an opportunity had now arisen, even if he was eventually exposed and ended up eating a bullet, he had to take the gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the final condition restraining Lin Yi's excitement was how to transport these weapons after purchasing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't possibly ship them by boat from Jin Port, passing through Tu'erqi, and entering Xuliyah, could he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With brand-new guns and bullets, did he think Dragon Country's customs officials were blind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only feasible option was for him to go locally to complete the order delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, aside from how chaotic Xuliyah was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just consider that he would have to travel there locally for every single future order he obtained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, no matter how careful he was, something would inevitably go wrong sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, the FBI, MI6, the Guoan Bureau, and others would all place him on their suspect lists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi had never underestimated these intelligence agencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one truly treated them like fools, they would certainly treat you like a fool in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the system's next words made Lin Yi breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The system provides transportation services: 1. The host can spend 50,000 USD to perform hyperspace traversal to a designated location (for loads over 200 tons).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"2. The system provides transport aircraft (for loads under 200 tons, 20,000 USD per trip).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Lin Yi was truly extremely satisfied with the Super Arms System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he immediately logged into his international account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the armed militants in Xuliyah who had placed the order were feeling extremely uneasy, because after receiving the Bitcoin, the other party had gone offline directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't even asked for the address to deliver the weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not something a qualified arms dealer would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, over ten minutes later, the other party came back online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please input the global latitude and longitude of your required delivery location; our side will conduct an airdrop of supplies at 10:00 PM Xuliyah time tomorrow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you say you would depart from Jin Port, pass through Tu'erqi, and enter Xuliyah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In order to win your order, our side will demonstrate necessary strength to increase your confidence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these words, the armed militants in the caves of Xuliyah became extremely excited one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their view, the other party was actually going to dispatch transport aircraft for a direct airdrop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was such an operation possible without the endorsement of the Dragon Country military?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, these people had connected with the Dragon Country military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, that was what these people believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Dragon Country military had no idea that a student in Magic City had begun to stir up international storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They certainly never imagined that their side had actually become the scapegoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After both parties finalized the transaction details, Lin Yi finally disconnected his international account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ending the chat, he scanned the dorm room, which remained unchanged, yet he felt as if an entire lifetime had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that in just that brief moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this ordinary student dormitory, someone had just secured an international arms order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ye Yu, who had been flirting on WeChat moments ago, saw Lin Yi put down his phone and asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Brother, what were you just doing? You seemed so fully absorbed; you weren't chatting with a beauty, were you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Yi glanced over and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No beauty, but I just negotiated a major arms deal with an international armed faction!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him say this, Ye Yu, whose heart always placed women first and who aspired to be a soft-rice king and love saint, scoffed disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, he did not believe a word of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the night passed without further incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, while everyone else in the dormitory was sound asleep under their covers, Lin Yi rose early at 5:30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving in Modu, he knew that without hard work, he would never catch up to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he had been extremely strict with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had formulated a unique schedule; for over two years, rain or shine, unless ill, he had risen at 5:30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this might seem not difficult, in reality, no one could sustain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps once or twice posed no problem, but maintaining it for a week, a month, or a year was exceedingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lin Yi had persisted for over two years, which was why the other three in the dormitory admired him so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Donning a fresh white tracksuit, Lin Yi went to the school playground and began his morning exercise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this hour, very few people were exercising on the playground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until around 6 o'clock that the crowd gradually increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an institution leaning toward engineering, Modu Engineering College comprised three campuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the Songjiang Campus (main campus), the Changning Campus, and the Hongkou Campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi's major, Mechanical Automation, was located at the main Songjiang Campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the other two campuses, where official statistics listed male-to-female ratios of 3:1 and 5:2 respectively,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Songjiang Campus boasted a much better ratio of only 3:2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the other campuses, many male students complained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even when I go out and see a female cat, I find her breathtakingly beautiful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, unlike the other two campuses, the Songjiang Campus sat right next to Donghua University, Shanghai International Studies University, and the University of International Business and Economics of Shanghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially at Shanghai International Studies University, there were no shortage of beauties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Songjiang Campus could be said to enjoy the advantage of being close to the water and catching the moon first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, as time passed, quite a number of men and women gathered on the playground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi spotted quite a few pretty girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away stood a girl about 170 cm tall, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt on top,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and jeans on the bottom, which accentuated her perfect figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he saw only her profile, Lin Yi was certain she was good-looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, adolescent boys possess no resistance toward such radiant girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone like Lin Yi was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the diet in Modu tended toward the sweet, and the climate was somewhat humid and hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Yi first arrived in Modu, he had found it somewhat unaccustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking along the streets, everywhere one looked were girls dressed beautifully and fashionably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too would involuntarily steal glances, sometimes seeking out beauties to alleviate his restlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had little to do with willpower; it was simply human nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, everyone possesses a heart that appreciates beauty!\u003C\u002Fp>",1608,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","e3ecc83b67bf2986e1dd925e1f4b94204b17ea16474971981e45d1fcdf6fdf73","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-6","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-4",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]