[{"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-84":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},2077463,3287,"Chapter 84","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>The amount spent is ten times that of the previous era.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For example, when Lin Yi unlocked the 2020 artillery, it cost 200 million USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, by 2030, the cost would be 2 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, even if the artillery in 2030 had all become laser cannons,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi felt it still wasn't worth 2 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, this fee isn't fixed; if Lin Yi's current era reached 2020,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>then the unlock cost multiplier would revert to twofold.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having spent a total of 705 million USD to unlock the entire existing weapon catalog to the latest era,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi began focusing on the material technology tree, the equipment technology tree, and the biotechnology tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Particularly the equipment technology tree,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>which contained numerous branches such as industrial equipment, semiconductor equipment, and medical equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For instance, within industrial equipment, there were metal cutting tools, lathes, milling machines, pumps, compressors, fans, and electric motors.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The varieties were incredibly diverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for semiconductor equipment, it included single-crystal furnaces, ion implanters, etching machines, lithography machines, and optical lenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Regarding medical equipment, there were X-ray machines, CT scanners, MRI devices, and blood analyzers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In short, these sub-categories basically covered all important equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, just like the weapon catalog, the most advanced instruments available here were products of the 1980s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Taking lithography machines as an example, they were still products from the micrometer era of the 1980s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, this kind of lithography machine could no longer keep up with the times.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Opening the material technology tree, Lin Yi was dazzled by the various metals and alloys.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nevertheless, special ceramics, carbon fiber, hydrogen energy materials, lithium battery materials, and graphene technology all made Lin Yi's eyes burn with desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, these were also material technologies from the 1980s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Among them, technologies born after 2000, such as graphene, still had empty content.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After unlocking these previously, Lin Yi had once asked the system about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The result he received was that upgrading the era for these sub-category technologies required money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, the amount required was consistent with that of the weapon catalog.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Taking lithography machines as an example again, upgrading to the 1990s level required only 5 million USD,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>but upgrading to the 2020 level required 200 million USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Note that this only unlocks the era's technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Specifically purchasing the equipment still requires paying additional money based on different manufacturers and models.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi was still very satisfied with the system's functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This basically allowed him to no longer need to purchase those advanced equipment from overseas that could potentially strangle his development.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as he upgraded and unlocked them, he could purchase equipment surpassing his current era,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>and even, provided he had enough money, some equipment that didn't exist in reality and belonged only to the future would appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, the premise for all of this was having money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A tenfold cost multiplier for supra-era technology was no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, from this, Lin Yi finally understood\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>why the system claimed it could accelerate the process of civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>War and technology could be said to be the accelerators of civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, the premise was not to overplay one's hand, as the other side of war was destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next day, the world seemed to remain unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But relative to the nearly 6 billion people within the 360 who knew nothing,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>millions in this world had witnessed last night's auction valued at 12 billion USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Ford-class aircraft carrier, the world's most advanced carrier, was about to return to the embrace of the Ugly Country as if returning to its original owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to the transaction time agreed upon between Lin Yi and the Ugly Country's network contact,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>this aircraft carrier would appear off the coast of the Ugly Country in one week.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At that time, the Ugly Country would only need to tow the ship back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Incidentally, the ship contained no nuclear fuel; it was merely an empty hull of an aircraft carrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After selling this aircraft carrier obtained through the lottery draw,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi's wallet was considerably fuller.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since it was the Ugly Country's money, he spent it with considerable ease and comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for whether that aircraft carrier would enhance the Ugly Country's combat power upon arrival, the answer was certainly yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the issue was that no matter how many aircraft carriers approached the vicinity of the Dragon Country, they would merely be iron coffins at sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Given the Ugly Country's current military strength, the difference between having one more or one less aircraft carrier was actually not significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In reality, a single Ford-class aircraft carrier provided very limited combat power enhancement for the Ugly Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: This new book needs flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In view of this, Lin Yi was not afraid that a single aircraft carrier would endanger the nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once he unlocked ship-class weapons later, the price for something like an aircraft carrier would certainly be very cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At that time, he could simply sell a few more to the Dragon Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Besides this, after last night's incident, Lin Yi discovered that the reputation column on his system panel had risen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Host: Lin Yi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Stone Stone Stone Stone Age: 21.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Race: Human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Arms Dealer Reputation: 2678 (An Arms Dealer Rising to Fame).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tech Tree Level: 3 Stars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Lottery Prize: Ford-class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier ×1, Carbon Fiber Technology (Pending Extraction).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was well known that reputation points were linked to the upgrade of the system's tech tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only upon reaching a certain amount of reputation could the system upgrade to the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for upgrading the 3-star tech tree to 4 stars, the conditions were extremely simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sales volume requirements for light weapons and artillery were no longer applicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instead, one needed sales revenue exceeding one billion US dollars and a reputation value reaching 5,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Additionally, last night's aircraft carrier auction counted as a lottery item and was not included in the sales revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One billion US dollars did not seem like much, but given the current monthly sales of roughly 60 to 70 million US dollars, which were increasing month by month...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>...it would still take at least several months.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, with this major update to the system catalog, various new types of weapons had recently been added.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi knew that weapon sales were about to experience a massive explosion in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"However, much more promotion is still needed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi thought about last night's live-streamed auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The popularity had been explosive; even afterward, the DWS Weapons Platform received global orders worth six million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To be honest, whenever he opened the internet recently, he was bombarded with promotions for all kinds of live streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At first, he had no idea what this stuff was all about.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But after clicking to take a look, it was just some beauties on computer screens striking poses, begging for gifts, and initiating private chats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Lin Yi had no interest in any of this, he could clearly see how booming the live-streaming industry was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this reason, he had specifically gathered some information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He learned that this year, 6.cn had been acquired by Songcheng, Amazon had acquired Twitch, and ImbaTV was focusing on vertical content.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, the valuations of streamers on esports platforms had skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1240,"2026-06-16T04:12:22.327Z","2026-06-17T08:50:51.634Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","6c5589fa0bf2fce2e7007719860afeac1261779a6f29d7db07a274c0df41b931","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-85","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-83",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]