I Carry a Game World With Me

Chapter 179: Chapter 163: A Great Method! Equipment for 1000 People

If it were just a small deal, the minor chieftains below could have handled it themselves.

After Hadona translated, Lu Feng spoke up. "Mr. Hata, the quantity I require is quite substantial. For now, I’ll need enough weapons to arm 1,000 men. I only need a small number of standard rifles and pistols. I want the more powerful stuff—goodies like RPGs, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, and bipod-mounted grenade launchers!"

Qingfeng Base currently had just over 1,000 people, but that number was sure to grow. Although many of them weren’t combat personnel, it was still necessary to procure weapons for a 1,000-man fighting force for now.

It would be a hassle to have to procure more when their numbers increased later.

Qingfeng Base had its own production lines for rifles and pistols, so they didn’t need too many of those.

Besides, the rifles and pistols from the game were definitely more powerful than their real-world counterparts. Even though they were old models, the game world had a much longer history of development, so there were bound to be technological improvements.

As for the other items, Qingfeng Base couldn’t produce them on its own. They had to find a way in the real world.

The rapid-fire grenade launchers from the Beastman Race had left a deep impression on him. If ordinary people were on the receiving end, they would be mowed down in droves.

Hata was stunned when he heard Lu Feng’s words.

An order to equip 1,000 men was clearly no small transaction.

A standard regimental loadout for 1,000 men, according to international standards and excluding rifles and pistols, would include two M2 infantry fighting vehicles, six M3 cavalry fighting vehicles, six 107mm mortars, 111 40mm grenade launchers, 42 12.7mm heavy machine guns, 56 7.62mm machine guns, 72 M249 5.56mm machine guns, and 14 submachine guns.

If they also wanted to outfit an armored battalion, they would need tanks and the like.

Acquiring such things was extremely difficult.

Of course, even without tanks, this was a deluxe loadout.

Many of the factions in the areas surrounding Dal Town—places like Ba Country, Myanmar, and Ah Country—were not fully equipped with these weapons.

They basically just scraped together a few of each item and called it a day.

It was completely unexpected that the group before him would require a deal of this magnitude.

This matter had to be reported to the two leaders at the top; it wasn’t something a minor figure like him could decide.

Hadona, Red Lizard, and the others were also surprised. They had originally thought President Lu had summoned them because he was short on manpower.

Now it seemed that wasn’t the case. This President Lu apparently had an army already, or was he planning to build one?

But the most shocked of all was Black Snake.

Although he was involved in smuggling and other such activities, his were all petty operations. He never dared to do anything too outrageous, which was why he hadn’t made a name for himself in Tianzhou City.

But he knew President Lu was a big deal in Tianzhou City. The man had crushed the Gao Family right after arriving. No one in the criminal underworld wanted to cross such a ruthless figure.

’I just never imagined President Lu had a force of 1,000 men on the outside!’

Many people might not grasp what 1,000 men means. If they were trained, armed soldiers, that was a regiment-level formation.

And if you equipped them with the weapons President Lu was buying now... what would all those so-called underworld bosses in Tianzhou City even amount to?

’No matter how powerful an underworld faction is, can it really compare to an army?’

"Sir, please wait a moment," Hata said before leading his men away. His attitude was far more respectful than when he had arrived.

This was probably just reality. No matter the business, big clients always commanded more respect.

It was like buying a car. Someone spending millions gets a pretty salesgirl to accompany them everywhere, perhaps even for some "in-depth discussions." You couldn’t expect the same treatment buying a 50,000-yuan Wuling microvan, could you?

You want that kind of treatment? How about an old lady or a male salesman instead?

Not long after, Hata returned, this time following a burly man wearing sunglasses.

Hata immediately made the introduction to Lu Feng. "Sir, this is the leader of our Kudar Clan, Mr. Feilin. Mr. Feilin will personally handle the transaction with you from here on."

"And you are, sir?" Feilin asked politely, shaking Lu Feng’s hand as soon as he appeared.

Normally, he wouldn’t come out to handle a deal himself, but the quantity of weapons the other party required warranted his personal appearance.

"Mr. Feilin, you can call me Red Lizard!" Lu Feng said with a grin, stealing Red Lizard’s name.

Behind him, the real Red Lizard was dumbfounded. ’My name’s gone!’

"Ah, Mr. Red Lizard." Feilin smiled and extended an invitation. "If you don’t mind, shall we go inside to discuss the business in detail?"

"Please," Lu Feng nodded, not refusing. He followed Feilin into the small courtyard and then into the main hall inside.

Soldiers immediately came to stand guard, tightly securing the perimeter. Another squad entered the hall and stood protectively behind Feilin.

After entering the hall, Lu Feng began to discuss the details with Feilin.

Feilin quickly presented Lu Feng with three quotes:

A Tier 1 Quote, a Tier 2 Quote, and a Tier 3 Quote!

There were three tiers of quotes in total. Of course, the difference wasn’t just the price, but the loadout.

For the same 1,000-man force, some would get a beggar’s loadout, some would get the basic standard-issue, and others would get the deluxe package.

To make a comparison, the Tier 3 loadout was like that of bandits from World War II, while the Tier 1 loadout was equivalent to that of elite Nationalist forces.

The difference was stark. With 1,000 men on each side, assuming no strategy or tactics were involved, the Tier 1 forces could completely dominate the Tier 3 forces.

The scale of Feilin’s Tier 1 quote was such that, aside from tanks, they could provide every weapon you needed. Of course, the bigger items, like the infantry and cavalry fighting vehicles, were surely semi-retired equipment from some country’s army.

Moreover, with that kind of firepower, even he would have to steer clear of a precision strike.

Feilin’s quote even included a price for modern tanks with high-explosive rounds, but this item was marked as "pre-order only."

Clearly, even the Kudar Clan couldn’t just produce those on demand.

Since Lu Feng had come all this way, he naturally wouldn’t choose the beggar’s loadout. He looked directly at the deluxe Tier 1 package: the total price was 3.5 million USD, which was over 24 million in domestic currency.

And that was without factoring in an armored battalion with tanks; otherwise, the price would be even higher.

’Since Feilin can even get tanks on pre-order, I might as well reserve some.’

’It’ll just be more troublesome to bring them into the game. They’ll have to be disassembled, including the infantry and cavalry fighting vehicles.’

Thinking of this, Lu Feng said to Feilin, "Mr. Feilin, for the infantry and cavalry fighting vehicles, I hope you can deliver them in parts. My men will assemble them themselves. Also, if tanks can be pre-ordered, I’d like to reserve some."

Feilin immediately smiled and agreed. "As long as Mr. Red Lizard has the money, none of this is a problem!"

This obviously had a double meaning.

First, you had to have money. That was the most important thing. Money gets you the goods.

Second, it was time to make the deal, which meant it was time to show the money.

Lu Feng understood this principle and asked, "Mr. Feilin, let’s discuss how we’ll conduct the transaction and payment."

Feilin also smiled and said, "According to our rules here, Mr. Red Lizard must first pay a 30% deposit and specify a delivery location. Once the weapons have been delivered and confirmed to be in order, Mr. Red Lizard will pay the remaining balance."

Lu Feng smiled and asked, "Mr. Feilin, that’s all fine, but for the payment method, I’d like to pay with Gold, an equivalent value in Gold."

"That’s no problem at all," Feilin agreed without hesitation.

He couldn’t be happier about getting something as good as Gold.

To be honest, even if they could use international banks in neutral countries to transfer funds, it was always a hassle.

But Gold was different. It was a universal hard currency, and it was much more convenient for him to handle.

"Then please wait a moment, Mr. Feilin!" Lu Feng said. He pretended to go upstairs to the room he had been in earlier, then took a large bag filled with Gold from his backpack space.

He then carried the bag of Gold downstairs. The moment he appeared, Feilin and the men around him were clearly captivated by the bag in his hand.

Lu Feng walked over with the bag of Gold and stopped in front of Feilin again. "Mr. Feilin, let’s calculate how much weight in Gold I need to give you for the deposit."