[{"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-93":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},2077472,3287,"Chapter 93","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>That very night, Lin Yi discovered his sales had surpassed ninety million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This set a new single-day record since he obtained the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It even exceeded the sales volume from Double Eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Based on this batch of orders from Iran, Lin Yi could earn over sixty million US dollars that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That amounted to more than 360 million Chinese yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now, thinking about the few pieces of American fruit he had consumed that afternoon,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>his heart instantly found balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, geopolitically speaking, this batch of orders from Iran would most likely end up in the hands of the Axis of Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They would become sharp weapons for striking American military forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in Tehran, the capital of Iran.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suman, commander of the Shengcheng Brigade, having secured the Supreme Leader's support,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>felt no hesitation in purchasing weapons from the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just moments ago, he had instructed his online liaison to swipe over eighty million dollars' worth of weaponry in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, this batch of weapons was incredibly cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the international market, weapons with comparable performance\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>would definitely cost Iran two or three hundred million dollars to acquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Given this, Suman felt he was not losing out in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if Iran did not use these weapons themselves, they could support armed forces resisting the Ugly Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To be honest, this major operation planning attacks on Ugly Country bases in the Middle East\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>had made Suman's name renowned throughout the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although he had undoubtedly become a thorn in the Ugly Country's eye and a splinter in their flesh, with them eager to kill him quickly,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>even if he had not acted this way,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>would the Ugly Country have spared him? Obviously not.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He knew he was already on the Ugly Country's blacklist,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>so naturally, he had nothing left to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the contrary, this operation had earned him immense prestige in the Middle East.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Consequently, he had been granted greater authority by the Supreme Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After placing an order worth eighty million dollars in one breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suman began browsing the DWS platform for the latest tank models.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, at that very moment, a banner suddenly scrolled across the DWS website:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Warm congratulations on the birth of our platform's first Diamond VIP!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this, many customers browsing for weapons on the site paused their actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some thought to themselves:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now this is a big shot, spending one hundred million dollars!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This must be a national-level procurement; this is standard weapon stocking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Specialized 24-hour monitoring teams established by various nations to watch the DWS platform immediately reported this incident up the chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For many countries,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>nothing on the DWS platform was a small matter anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially with this catalog update, some Western nations were collectively startled and fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, if their most cutting-edge weapons were sold to anyone with money, they would inevitably spread across the globe in the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>so on what basis could they still lead the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unfortunately, since the DWS platform did not expose the identity of the customer who upgraded to Diamond VIP,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Ugly Country's intelligence agencies had no idea who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Back in Iran, although Suman was momentarily stunned by the banner displayed on the platform,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>it did not dampen his mood to continue selecting weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Generally speaking, heavy weapons like tanks\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>fall into three categories: Ugly Country-made, Northern Yue-made, and Mao Xiong-made.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a country like Iran, under normal circumstances, the choice would be Mao Xiong-standard weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is because Mao Xiong weapons are cheap and durable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The price of a state-of-the-art Ugly Country M1A2 Abrams main battle tank is normally twice that of a Mao Xiong T-90MS tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, when Suman finally clicked on the M1A2 Abrams icon on the DWS platform and saw it was available for purchase,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>even he was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So much so that, despite his usual composure, he rubbed his eyes uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Combat Weight: 63.5 tons\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Crew: 4 personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Main Armament: One 120mm smoothbore cannon\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Internal Combustion Engine Power: Maximum output 1100 kW, maximum speed 67.6 km\u002Fh.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Maximum Range: 412 km\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Primary Armor: Composite armor with mesh depleted uranium alloy\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fire Control System: Commander-independent type, including an independent thermal imager for the commander, and a tri-stabilized sight for the gunner equipped with a carbon dioxide laser rangefinder and thermal imager.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Price: 4 million USD\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That's right! It is indeed 4 million USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Actually, it is no wonder Suman found it hard to believe,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>considering that even the production cost for the Ugly Country to build a single M1A2 Abrams main battle tank exceeds 8 million USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, when the Ugly Country exports them, the price is usually marked up to over 30 million USD, reaching as high as 40 million USD, and even then, it is merely the downgraded \"monkey model\" for export.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What does this concept imply?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It means that the amount Iran would spend ordering one M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Ugly Country could buy ten of them from the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, before Suman's eyes seemed to appear a steel torrent composed entirely of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, sweeping all Ugly Country forces out of the Middle East.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, what he did not know was that\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The actual purchase price of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank within the system was $400,000, while the selling price was $4 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Mao Xiong T-72 tank had an actual purchase price of $200,000 and a selling price of $2 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Mao Xiong T-90 tank had an actual purchase price of $250,000 and a selling price of $2.5 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the eyes of the system, the M1A2 and the Mao Xiong T-72 were likely not much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To it, they were all low-end weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Concepts like intellectual property rights, labor costs, and depreciation simply did not exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Each tank was charged only the cost price of low-end materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, the price was outrageously cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if Lin Yi suddenly marked it up tenfold,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>this price would still be highly attractive internationally, enough to make everyone envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To be honest, if the Ugly Country ever found out about this, they would go mad!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From then on, who would still be willing to order M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks from them?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if they lowered the price to their cost of over $8 million, very few would buy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, wasn't the DWS platform's price of $4 million per unit appealing enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If the quality was the same, the money for one unit could buy two, with some left over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even a fool would know how to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The reason Lin Yi set the price at $4 million was\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review votes; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1134,"2026-06-16T04:12:22.327Z","2026-06-17T08:50:51.634Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","b920793d1573d096cb47772649357ebedcce90bacd7d6da02afbcb50ca824c1f","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-94","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-92",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]