[{"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-83":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},2077462,3287,"Chapter 83","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-83",83,"\u003Cp>In their view, as long as no carrier-based aircraft were deployed from above, the final say would inevitably be theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Ugly Country Father, that was a challenge they would need to tackle later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, they would just make the purchase first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon seeing Little Japan, they added only 100 million USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many tourists could no longer bear to watch, feeling it was far too shameful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Dragon Country was acting as a shill, they had added 4 billion in one go; what was the meaning of adding just 100 million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Island Nation lack money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, before Little Japan could start showing off, Mao Xiong directly bid 9 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage of pricing, the rate at which bids increased slowed down considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Japan: \"9.01 billion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah San: \"9.05 billion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dog Tycoon: \"9.1 billion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bidding continued in this manner until the Ugly Country reached 9.8 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Country had not participated since their last bid, waiting until the price soared to 9.8 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Luchuan looked at those generals, and the generals nodded to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bid 10 billion USD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price represented the Dragon Country's absolute bottom line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything more would be unnecessary for the Dragon Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was advanced in many aspects,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such as its electromagnetic catapults, nuclear reactor, radar systems, and so on,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Dragon Country was confident that even without acquiring this carrier,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would not be long before they could build their own nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at a much lower cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending over 10 billion USD to buy a carrier that could only serve as a reference was entirely unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Dragon Country bid again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the wealthy Ugly Country directly posted a price of 11 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bid immediately caused many nations to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Dog Tycoon had plenty of money and could afford to exceed this price,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they also knew that once they spent a huge sum to purchase it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no guarantee they could keep the carrier in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than face that scenario, it was better to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, Dog Tycoon was not absolutely determined to acquire this carrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Little Japan, seeing the Ugly Country Father enter the fray and raise the price so drastically, they understood that the Father was determined to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although somewhat regretful, Little Japan still gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only Mao Xiong and Ah San who still wanted to struggle a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting their teeth, Mao Xiong shouted: \"11.2 billion USD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah San, practically ready to export even the waters of the Ganges, shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"11.3 billion USD.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, the Ugly Country immediately made another massive move,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>revealing an astronomical price of \"12 billion USD.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, all nations registered for this auction fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a moment and seeing no further bids, the virtual auctioneer Long Yi announced:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"12 billion USD once, 12 billion USD twice, 12 billion USD three times, sold! Congratulations to the guest from the Ugly Country on purchasing the world's strongest Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please wait a moment for the final payment transfer... The DWS platform will be responsible for door-to-door delivery!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, inside the conference room of the Little White House in the Ugly Country,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Xiao Ao and the officials from the Wujiao Building all breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although spending 12 billion USD to buy an aircraft carrier seemed a bit expensive,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when they thought about their own domestically built Ford-class carrier, which was not yet completed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that ship had already cost 13 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of it this way, spending 12 billion USD to purchase the Ford-class carrier was truly no loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, the Ugly Country could form a dual-carrier battle group with the Ford-class, saving construction time while increasing deterrence against the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was one point that until now, President Xiao Ao and many of his advisors could not comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How exactly did the Dragon Country build this aircraft carrier, and why were they selling it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this carrier was not built by the Dragon Country,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the question arose: who else in this world was capable of building it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mao Xiong? If they could build it, they would not have been suppressed so severely by the Ugly Country and the West over these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah San! It was not that the Ugly Country looked down on them; it was simply that mud could never be plastered onto a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the entire world, the only nation capable of building this ship was the Dragon Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would be just as the Minister of Defense had said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was built by aliens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, compared to the alien theory, Xiao Ao chose the more reasonable explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: This new book needs flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for whether Longguo would take the money and not deliver the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chouguo never worried about that; otherwise, the DWS platform would surely be ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If 12 billion US dollars could buy the disappearance of the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention congressional appropriations, those military-industrial complexes in Chouguo would pay the money immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Chouguo soon transferred the 12 billion US dollars to the account designated by DWS as required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was the same; once this money entered the account, it vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The CIA agents responsible for monitoring had absolutely no solution to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had even grown accustomed to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How excited Lin Yi was upon receiving this sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was 12 billion US dollars; even if he could not openly bring this money into the country for use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could still use it to purchase raw materials abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And furthermore, to update certain weapon catalogs and sub-catalog technology trees within the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, upgrade the eras for light weapons, artillery, and tanks to 2020.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding... Upgrade starting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading light weapons from the 40s-80s to the 90s consumes 5 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading light weapons from the 90s to 2000 consumes 10 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading light weapons from 2000 to 2010 consumes 20 million US dollars...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading light weapons from 2010 to 2020 consumes 200 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading artillery from the 40s-80s to the 90s consumes 5 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading artillery from the 90s to 2000 consumes 10 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading artillery from 2000 to 2010 consumes 20 million US dollars...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrading artillery from 2010 to 2020 consumes 200 million US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the system's weapon catalog is upgraded, the cost doubles compared to the previous era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from 2010 to 2020 and beyond, it might belong to the future.\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-16T04:12:22.327Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","bf6398776d29edf712de82def8707a973baf573fb770fc5f2411548a30d64b54","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-84","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-82",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]