Chapter 168: Chapter 157: Looking for a Lawless Zone
Master Kai was clearly stunned by Lu Feng’s words. It took him a long moment to process them. "President Lu, are you kidding me? You want to buy weapons? Are we talking about the kind of weapons I think we are?"
Lu Feng confirmed, "Master Kai, you’re not mistaken. It’s exactly that kind of weapon. I was wondering if you have any channels. I need a very large quantity."
"President Lu, I have plenty of other channels, but this is the one kind I don’t," Master Kai immediately explained. "As you know, our country is different from others. The controls on these things are incredibly strict here. Besides the government, no one can get their hands on those kinds of weapons. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter how powerful your connections are, you’re done for."
As he spoke, he was secretly alarmed.
He knew that in Tianzhou City, no matter how ruthless or powerful people in the underworld were, they didn’t dare touch those kinds of weapons.
Even those who dared only ever had a handgun or two.
’But President Lu wants a very large quantity. Just what is he planning to do?’
He immediately recalled President Lu’s marksmanship from before—it was practically perfect.
Chu Chen had once said that kind of marksmanship was impossible without firing a massive number of rounds. Moreover, Chu Chen had also said this President Lu might have been through a war.
’It seems Chu Chen’s assessment wasn’t wrong at all.’
"Mm, got it. Sorry to have bothered you, Master Kai," Lu Feng said before hanging up.
He wasn’t surprised by Master Kai’s answer. His country’s gun control laws were indeed incredibly strict—arguably the strictest in the world, with zero tolerance.
It was only normal that Master Kai wouldn’t have channels for this.
He had only called to try his luck. And, to be cautious, he hadn’t specified what kind of weapons, merely using the general term.
’Besides, almost anything can be a weapon, right? As long as Master Kai and I understood each other, that was enough.’
After hanging up, he walked over to his computer.
The game world’s background was based on a template of reality created by the game company.
Before the apocalypse, that country also had extremely strict gun control.
Therefore, trying to get a weapons production line in Celestial Sea City was also extremely difficult.
The existing production lines were basically all located on military sites, and most of them had been acquired by the City East Alliance.
After all, the Flame Emperor of the City East Alliance came from a military background, so he had a natural advantage.
And it was precisely because they had weapon production lines that the City East Alliance had a secure supply of armaments, allowing it to become the largest Survivor Base in Celestial Sea City.
As for other scattered production lines, it was likely very difficult for the other bases to acquire them.
So, for most of the major bases, the main way to obtain weapons was to purchase them from the City East Alliance.
And in the "Beastman Crisis" story arc, the Beastman Race also occupied a secret military base that contained numerous weapon production lines as well.
That was why even the City East Alliance had to gather the elites from all the bases in Celestial Sea City to launch a joint expedition against the Beastman Race.
His Qingfeng Base’s old firearm production line was all thanks to the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps. He had no idea where the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps found it, but he later conquered their base and took it for himself.
But relying on this single munitions production line was not enough for Qingfeng Base to comfortably handle the potential "Beastman Crisis" arc.
After all, the majority of people in Qingfeng Base were ordinary survivors. With just rifles, facing the kind of heavy machine gun that had ambushed him before... with a single sweeping burst, there was no need to guess which was more powerful.
Since there was no way to solve this problem in the game world, he could only look for solutions in the real world.
Domestic channels were now a dead end, so he had to think about foreign routes.
He first went online to see where in Asia such channels might exist.
’Looks like I’ll have to take a trip abroad.’
And he actually found a place online.
This place was a region located between Myanmar and Ba Country.
Or rather, it was on the border of several countries in Asia, a truly lawless zone.
This area was vast, a tangled web of various factions constantly fighting one another for territory.
Some of the larger factions even had influential figures from different countries involved.
And in this region, a town called Dara even had a thriving arms trade.
It was located on the border between Ah Country and Ba Country, and the constant state of war in Ah Country brought countless business opportunities to Dalat Town.
The major factions all controlled weapon production channels, and even things like RPGs were sold openly.
Some even joked that if these factions united, they could easily form a small country of their own.
Of course, these factions all wanted to swallow each other whole, so a union was impossible—unless someone could unite them all.
When Lu Feng saw this information, he knew he had to go there.
With that in mind, he called his cousin, Yang Ming.
The call connected, and Yang Ming’s voice came through. "Xiaofeng, what can I do for you?"
Lu Feng quickly replied, "Cousin, there’s something I really need you to help me look into. And this time, it’s a bit troublesome. It involves going abroad."
"Xiaofeng, what is it?" Yang Ming asked immediately.
Lu Feng explained, "Cousin, it’s about a place called Dara, in the central region where Ba Country, Ah Country, and Myanmar meet. I have to go there for something very important."
Yang Ming agreed right away. He also immediately started looking up information on this place called Dara.
But when he saw the information about Dalat Town, he couldn’t help but be shocked. It was a lawless zone, and its biggest industry was the arms trade.
You could buy all sorts of illegal weapons there.
’The faction behind my cousin must need weapons. Or perhaps, my cousin has more influence in that faction than I imagined.’
’Otherwise, my cousin wouldn’t have been able to get those people to take care of the Gao Qiang brothers so easily, and now he even has to go to this place personally.’
’It must be for weapons, right?’
After guessing the reason, Yang Ming left at once. His cousin was going to a place like that; he had to scout out the situation there first.
However, he wasn’t familiar with this kind of business and had to rely on people from the underworld.
He first called Ah Pao, then headed to Qingfeng Entertainment City.
When he arrived, Ah Pao was already waiting with several men.
Seeing Yang Ming, Ah Pao immediately came forward and said, "Brother Ming, these guys are all locals from Tianzhou City."
Qingfeng Entertainment Company now had over 30 establishments, and the men Yang Ming and Chen Bo had brought over weren’t enough. Naturally, they had also recruited many local underworld figures from Tianzhou City to work as internal security.
And these were the people who knew the most about the underworld situation in Tianzhou City.
"Show your respects," Ah Pao immediately ordered the other men.
The men weren’t clueless. They immediately shouted in unison to Yang Ming, "President Yang."
"Mm, I have something to ask you," Yang Ming said with a nod. Compared to "Brother Ming," he much preferred the title "President Yang."
’After all, everyone wants to climb the social ladder. Who wants to be seen as just another gangster forever, right?’
"President Yang, what is it you want to ask?" one of them asked immediately.
Yang Ming asked, "Who here knows who in Tianzhou City is the most well-informed? Specifically, anyone with connections to places abroad, like Myanmar?"
His words made the men fall into thought.
The man who had spoken earlier quickly replied, "President Yang, I know a guy. He’s called Black Snake. I hear he often travels to Myanmar, so he should have connections there. I’m just not sure if they’re the kind of connections you’re looking for, President Yang."
"Take me to him," Yang Ming said at once.
The man hurriedly said, "President Yang, you’re President Lu’s man! There’s no need for you to go see him personally. I’ll take some guys, find him, and bring him to you."
"Mm, go do it now," Yang Ming nodded.
The man’s face lit up. He turned to the others and said, "You guys, come with me!"
The other men looked at each other, dismayed. ’Just like that, he’s a cut above us?’
But that’s how it was in the underworld sometimes. If you caught the eye of a big boss, even for a small task, your status could jump a level.
So, they had no choice but to follow the man out of Qingfeng Entertainment City.
Before long, a man with a deeply sun-tanned complexion was brought before Yang Ming.
"President Yang, this is Black Snake," reported the man who had brought him.
The dark-skinned Black Snake immediately looked at Yang Ming and stepped forward with an enthusiastic expression. "President Yang, it’s a real honor to meet you. I have some connections over in Myanmar and know a thing or two. What would you like to ask?"
He was part of the underworld himself, so of course he knew what had been happening in Tianzhou City’s circles lately.
The famous Gao Family had been wiped out by none other than the boss behind Qingfeng Entertainment City. This President Yang was clearly that boss’s right-hand man.
’How could he not be enthusiastic toward someone like this? If he could get in with him, he wouldn’t have to toil away running back and forth to Myanmar, dealing with all that smuggling.’
"Follow me," Yang Ming said, beckoning for Black Snake to follow.
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「Bund District Riverfront Luxury Villas.」
Inside the villa, Lu Feng was browsing the forums for the game *After the Apocalypse*, looking up information on the "Beastman Crisis" arc and the Beastman Race.
He discovered that in the "Beastman Crisis" arc, choosing different starting scenarios and forming different teams could trigger entirely different plotlines.
For example, one starting scenario allowed the protagonist’s team to infiltrate a faction within the City East Alliance and then get revenge on that faction’s backer.
This was different from the plot his chosen starting character’s team had encountered, which was a story that unfolded from the perspective of an avenger.
Moreover, from the descriptions in these plot summaries, he realized that if the "Beastman Crisis" arc truly came to pass, there were many elements he could exploit.
Just as Lu Feng was reading the information, Yang Ming came in with Black Snake.
When Black Snake saw the villa, he knew he was about to meet the boss behind Qingfeng Entertainment Company.
He had also learned from President Yang that the boss was called President Lu.
This President Lu had become quite famous in Tianzhou City recently. It was even rumored that the city’s own Mr. Chen had backed down to him, which showed just how powerful he was.
He just never expected that President Lu would be so young. He looked just like a young upstart who had barely begun to navigate the underworld.
But the moment their eyes met, Black Snake’s heart skipped a beat. He felt an oppressive aura.
It was the same kind of pressure he had felt from a military officer in Myanmar. Back then, during a spot inspection, a single glance from the officer had been enough to make him feel crushed.
’But how could this President Lu have that kind of aura? That officer had been backed by over 200 soldiers with live ammunition. No matter how formidable President Lu is, his subordinates are all just underworld figures.’
’Surely President Lu doesn’t also have over 200 soldiers with live ammunition, right?’
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