Chapter 187

"I've looked over the blueprints."

"There are a few details I've marked for you; they need revision."

"You must remember my requirements."

"Structural integrity and shock absorption are the top priorities."

"Make them as good as they can possibly be in this regard; use the best materials and designs across the board."

Lin Dao, having just left a certain famous hospital, sat in a taxi heading straight for the airport.

He spoke on the phone with the machinery processing factory: "At the same time, you must ensure flexibility."

"What I want isn't some iron lump, but a custom-made product that combines defense and flexibility, and is easy to put on and take off."

"Just make it according to the highest, best standards."

"Regarding price, the accounting firm my company works with will follow up throughout; material costs will be booked, and your processing fee absolutely won't be shortchanged."

Lin Dao glanced at the terminal outside the window: "I'm at the airport."

"When I return, I want to see my custom-made goods."

"If they don't satisfy me, I'll have to switch to a different factory for my future machining business."

"That's it."

After settling the fare and getting out of the taxi, carrying only a travel bag, Lin Dao headed straight for the check-in counter.

He was taking an international flight, flying to South Africa.

The small-scale clashes with the Jurchen cavalry in the Jingkang Spacetime had made Lin Dao deeply uneasy about his insufficient firepower.

This was an emergency trip to upgrade his firepower.

"Enzo."

Lin Dao's phone didn't stop; he contacted the employees in South Africa: "I'm about to board."

"When I get there, I need to see the goods you've prepared immediately."

"Remember, it's goods that a single person can use."

"Fine, that's it."

While his passport was being checked, Lin Dao frowned.

He constantly felt someone staring at him, and the duration was obviously much longer than for others.

When going through security, this feeling grew even stronger.

His bag contained only a few changes of clothes meant to avoid attracting attention.

Yet just these few things were searched through repeatedly for quite a while.

The intuition honed by long periods on the battlefield made him feel as if someone was watching him.

Finally boarded the plane.

Arriving in first class, he declined the flight attendants' various services, asking only for an eye mask.

Put on the eye mask, lay down, and immediately fell asleep.

"Have to make Ran Min, Zheng Chenggong, and them work hard, scrape together more gold and rare treasures."

"Aim to buy a private plane; travel will be more convenient in the future."

Jingkang Spacetime.

Li Shishi, who had slept soundly for a long time, slowly opened her eyes.

Above her head was an off-white vehicle roof; beneath her was a soft bed.

The memories in her mind gradually recovered.

After Kaifeng fell, she had fled the city in a panic, rushing toward Zhuxian Town.

Halfway there, she encountered Jurchen cavalry; her maid was captured, the driver killed.

When she was being toyed with by the Jurchen cavalry, her benefactor descended from the heavens and saved her.

Memories surged in her mind continuously, until last night when she bathed in warm hot water.

With her body and mind relaxed, it seems she... fainted?

It wasn't a simple fainting spell, but rather her body having been in a state of long-term fatigue, her spirit long in a state of high tension.

Under the simultaneous relaxation of body and spirit, the body's self-protective consciousness was triggered.

Quietly raising her hand, she lifted the thin blanket covering her, which carried a faint fragrance.

"Benefactor~~~"

Calling out several times with no response, Li Shishi sat up hugging the bedding.

By the bed was a stool, on which clothes were placed, and on the clothes lay a piece of paper.

She reached out and took the paper, seeing handwriting similar to a storybook script written on it.

The gist of Lin Dao's note was that he had business to attend to and was going out, so for these two days she should stay in the vehicle herself.

He also pointed out the cabinet storing snacks and instant food, and how to turn the vehicle screen on and off for playback.

He specially instructed that no matter what, she was not allowed to open the door and get out.

"I'm not stupid."

Amid the humming of the ventilation fan and air conditioner, Li Shishi picked up the clothes: "I'm not going out."

The clothes Lin Dao left were a men's shirt and long pants.

The shirt was barely wearable, but once she put on the long pants, Li Shishi's legs couldn't extend out of them at all.

The pants were too long, her legs too short.

She simply wore only the shirt.

Following Lin Dao's instructions, she located the food cabinet.

Various snacks and drinks, instant food and mineral water bottles filled the cabinets.

Although there were colorful, unfamiliar packages, Li Shishi was not a primitive human.

After fiddling for a bit, she learned how to open the packages to eat and drink.

Returning to the bed, she groped to turn on the in-car audio-visual system following the prompts Lin Dao left behind.

The LCD screen facing the bed lit up, and after loading, it began to play.

"Sun Wukong, you beast~"

"You promised Rulai Buddha to escort your master Tang Sanzang to fetch the Western scriptures~"

"You actually colluded with Niu Mowang to eat your master~"

Modern World, South Africa.

Lin Dao, having gotten off the plane, met up with the security personnel hired in advance, and following Enzo's car, arrived all the way at a shooting range outside the city.

"Boss."

The beaming Enzo introduced the goods he had procured for Lin Dao.

"Steyr MG74, the ultimate version of the Adolf chainsaw."

The first thing brought out was a machine gun.

"7.62 caliber, using 100-round or 200-round ammo belts, equipped with a rate reducer, effective range exceeding one thousand meters."

"Equipped with a bipod or tripod, capable of both direct and high-angle fire."

"If fitted with an optical sight, it can greatly improve shooting accuracy."

"Of course, the optical sight costs extra."

Lin Dao nodded. "Test fire."

"No problem."

Enzo led the staff to set up and fix the machine gun on the shooting bench.

Targets were also erected in the target area.

Professionals were on site teaching how to use it.

This wasn't any high-precision cutting-edge tech.

For Lin Dao, who had firearms experience, a few minutes of on-site instruction was enough.

He worked the bolt, switched off the safety, pressed his eye to the scope, and pulled the trigger.

*Zzzzzzt~~~*

Ultra-high firepower sprayed out.

Every four rounds paired with one tracer round; even in daytime one could faintly see the flying bullet traces landing near the targets.

He used up an ammo belt; the gun barrel smoked with white smoke.

Lin Dao also learned some maintenance, barrel changing and other knowledge along the way.

"Boss." Enzo stepped forward. "Do you want it?"

"I'll take it." Lin Dao shook his hand satisfied. "At the price you quoted before, any freebies?"

"Throw in a bipod, two spare barrels, a set of maintenance tools, a can of gun oil~"

"No ammo?"

"Boss." Enzo's smile didn't fade. "Ammo is a separate business, how many do you want?"

"Two million rounds."

*Cough~~~* Enzo nearly choked on his own saliva.

"Boss, are you going to war? Rambo taking on a country solo?"

"With this many rounds, the gun would be scrapped before you finish shooting them."

"Then get two more." Lin Dao glanced at him. "Spare parts like barrels, get more of those too."

Light flashed in Enzo's more-white-than-black big eyes; for him, this was a huge deal.

"Boss, this is the AUG."

"Modular stockless automatic assault rifle, uses lots of engineering plastic, light weight, easy to carry."

"Steyr again?" Lin Dao looked at Enzo. "Your connection is Steyr?"

Enzo smiled without speaking. *Boss, you ask too many questions. *

"5.56 caliber is a bit small." Lin Dao picked up the gun and gestured. "Can it penetrate iron plate?"

"How thick an iron plate?"

"Medieval knight plate armor."

Enzo said a few words to the staff, and soon someone brought a steel plate.

"Medieval plate armor thickness generally doesn't exceed two millimeters; even the heart area doesn't exceed four millimeters."

"This is a four-millimeter thick steel plate."

"Boss, you can try it yourself."

Lin Dao loaded the magazine, adjusted, aimed, fired.

He emptied the magazine; staff ran over and retrieved the steel plate dozens of meters away.

It was densely covered, entirely with holes.

This is a steel plate; the Jin soldiers' equipment is mostly wrought iron or low-carbon steel cold-forged iron armor; its material hardness is far lower than that of modern bullet heads.

"Get a few more sets; extra ammo, spare parts, maintenance tools all needed."

"I also need a repeating shotgun for close combat."

Light weapons are about done; Lin Dao needs more powerful heavy weapons.

"Boss."

Enzo enthusiastically introduced to Lin Dao "Armscor's flagship products."

"XRGL40 Grenade Launcher."

"Six-round capacity, maximum range up to eight hundred meters."

"Adapts to various environments from desert to jungle."

"Integrated laser rangefinder, capable of firing multiple types of ammunition."

After all, this is South Africa; Enzo's local company surely has connections.

As long as the money is right, this stuff isn't exactly contraband.

Having received training, Lin Dao got straight to using it.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Lin Dao was very satisfied with the power of the fragmentation killing grenade.

"Get me three, and the corresponding spare parts and maintenance equipment must be thrown in."

"As for ammunition, mainly killing grenades, and bring more incendiary rounds too."

"Everything is ready; send it all to the warehouse at the mine."

Enzo immediately replied, "Boss, rest assured, it can be delivered tonight!"

Riding in a car all the way to his abandoned gold mine.

Here, as always, lay in a state of desolation, hard to imagine that nominally it had already exported many tons of gold.

In the warehouse, various goods had already been delivered.

After inspection by professionals hired with money, they told Lin Dao there was no problem; they were all qualified products.

Lin Dao took out a travel bag and handed it to Enzo.

After counting and inspecting the stacks of cash inside the bag, Enzo thanked him repeatedly.

"Can you get me a tank? If not, an armored vehicle will do."

"Need modifications, installing remote-controlled machine guns, remote-controlled machine cannons, and such."

Enzo's expression was weird.

"Boss, you really want to go to war?"

Lin Dao waved his hand: "Money is not a problem."

"Boss, rest assured, I'll contact the goods source right now!"

Enzo and the delivery people all left.

Lin Dao gave bonuses to the hired security personnel and inspection personnel, and they also left.

Looking at the many military crates piled up in the warehouse, Lin Dao, after closing the warehouse door, took these things to Yonghe Spacetime for storage.

After arranging the storage matters, Lin Dao set out to make an appearance in Chongzhen Spacetime.

Handling some official duties, having dinner with the ladies, then setting out to return to Jingkang Spacetime.

Lin Dao, wearing a thermal imaging device, warily stared around.

After confirming no one was near the RV, he then stepped forward and opened the car door.

The lights inside the car were bright, the temperature pleasant.

Li Shishi, eating potato chips and watching a movie, jumped up from the bed.

"Benefactor, you're finally back~~~"

Cloud-like hair poured down, her pretty face full of surprise.

Beneath the long white shirt, a pair of long legs, long and white.

On her toenails, impatiens balsamina nail polish was still applied.

The allure was maxed out.

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