92: Arms procurement

Bodo's fluent Eastern language left the Eastern mine-owning tycoons sitting below looking astonished, but upon looking at Bodo's skin color and confirming it was indeed black, they were somewhat puzzled.

It was not common in Africa for a Black Brother to be able to speak such fluent Eastern language; could it be that this guy had studied abroad in the East?

The Eastern tycoons were astonished, but the mine owners from other countries were confused. Fortunately, after Bodo finished speaking, Feng Hao translated it into English for them, which allowed everyone to understand Bodo's meaning.

Pausing for a moment, Bodo continued, "Then I will get straight to the point. The purpose of inviting everyone here today is for the mines currently in your hands. Your mines should all be near Dora City. With frequent wars these days, your losses during this period must have been significant. Now, I am notifying you on behalf of the Satans Armed Forces that our Satans Armed Forces will be reclaiming ownership of the mines in your hands."

As soon as Bodo's voice fell, some mine owners could no longer sit still. These mines were things they had spent half their lives working for, and now they were being taken away by the other party with just a few words; this was simply killing them. However, looking at the dark gun barrels all around, they swallowed the words they wanted to say back into their stomachs. Who were these people? They were devils who would chop off heads at the drop of a hat. What if they said the wrong thing and got chopped?

But most of the mine owners had their fists tightly clenched, expressing the unwillingness in their hearts.

Of course, it wasn't as if there were no stubborn ones. Soon, a mine owner from the USA said, "No, no, no, sir, you cannot do this. We bought the mining rights with real money and silver. If you take them back with just one sentence, how is that any different from a robber?"

"Robber? Haha, I never said we weren't robbers, did I?" Bodo laughed suddenly after hearing this.

This sentence completely extinguished all thoughts for those mine owners who still held expectations. That's right, the other party was not some business or government personnel, but a real illegal armed group. Reasoning with them was just asking for death!

Seeing that everyone's mood had dropped to freezing point and that the atmosphere was about right, Bodo continued, "Of course, everyone shouldn't imagine our Satans Armed Forces to be too bad. Actually, we are still an organization that loves peace."

Hearing this, the corners of everyone's mouths couldn't help but twitch. With heads all over the streets, it was impossible to see that they had even a shred of love for peace.

"Our Satans Armed Forces also want long-term development, so there is no room for negotiation regarding the reclamation of the mines. However, we can give you an opportunity to cooperate."

"The content of the cooperation is that the property rights of the mines will still belong to our organization, but you will possess the mining rights. From mining to transportation and then to sales, our organization can give you these rights, and we will also provide you with security protection. Then, after deducting your advanced costs, our organization will take seventy percent of the remaining profits."

"That is all I want to say. I know that even if it is only thirty percent of the profits, it is enough for you to be well-fed. Therefore, those who want to cooperate can stay and negotiate, and those who do not want to cooperate can leave now." Following this, Bodo directly expressed Qin Yang's intentions.

Qin Yang doing this was actually because he found it troublesome. Mining was easy to talk about, as long as there were people; Africa had no shortage of Black Brothers. But transportation and sales required Qin Yang to rebuild the network, which would take too long and be very troublesome. It was better to give up a small portion of the profits and throw it to these mine owners who had mature channels to do it. Qin Yang didn't have to pay a cent and could still occupy the majority of the profits. This was a relatively reasonable approach for Qin Yang, who was going to focus his attention on occupying the entire An Country next.

After Bodo finished speaking, the atmosphere among the mine owners below became a bit more active than before, and those who knew each other began to talk in low voices.

The mining industry in Africa was a profiteering industry, mainly because labor and equipment were very cheap. Labor used local Black Brothers, and although the Black Brothers were not very efficient at work, they were really cheap. The equipment was all second-hand or worse, and they were also cheap goods. So, although it was only thirty percent profit, it was not impossible to do.

Seeing that not many people left, Qin Yang knew that this matter was almost done; the rest was just detailed negotiation. Qin Yang then left the banquet hall.

According to statistics, there were hundreds of various mines near Dora City, with annual profits reaching billions of US dollars. Previously, these profits were naturally earned by these mine owners. Now that Qin Yang had arrived, he naturally wanted to take the lion's share himself. Don't say they would get angry and quit; besides them, who knew how many people were sharpening their heads wanting to enter the industry. In this world, the thing least in short supply was people taking risks for profit.

Two days later, the Russian arms dealer introduced by the European branch finally arrived in Dora City.

The Russian arms dealer was named Chekov, and he grew up very much in line with the characteristics of the Russians: tall, with deep-set eye sockets and bright blue eyes that gleamed with shrewd light.

The one receiving Chekov was also Bodo.

In an office, both parties met.

"Hello, Mr. Chekov, I am Bodo, the commander of the Satans Armed Forces. It is a pleasure to meet you," Bodo said gently, extending a hand.

On the side, Feng Hao translated for him.

Chekov also extended his broad palm to shake Bodo's hand and said, "It should be me thanking Commander Bodo for taking care of my business."

After exchanging pleasantries and taking their seats, the two sides began to discuss serious matters.

"Mr. Chekov, do you have a weapon list? I need quite a variety of weapons. Only by looking at the list can I understand what we can purchase," Bodo said.

"As you wish, there is naturally a list. Please wait a moment, Commander Bodo," Chekov said with a smile.

Then he took out a laptop from the briefcase he was carrying.

He opened it and brought up an interface page.

On it were all the types and categories of weapons he sold.

Then, Chekov turned the computer toward Bodo, signaling him to look.

Bodo first took a rough glance.

It was marked with individual equipment, heavy equipment, air defense equipment, and so on.

After clicking on them, each category was divided into many subcategories.

From small items like pistols and military daggers to large items like tanks and artillery, everything was available.

According to the original plan, Bodo started to make selections on the laptop.

Ten thousand AK rifles, three thousand sets of individual protective equipment, five hundred RPG rocket launchers, and fifty sets of man-portable air-defense missiles. In addition, he also selected two sets of S-400 air defense missile systems. This was a mobile surface-to-air missile system designed and produced by the Russians, and it was also the fourth-generation long-range surface-to-air missile system of the Russians. It could strike targets such as aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles, and had terminal ballistic missile defense capabilities.

The S-400 "Triumphant" air defense system includes 48N6E3 (48N6E2), 40N6E, 9M96E2 type air defense missiles, and the 30K6E control system. It can defend against ballistic missiles with a range of 3000-3500 kilometers and possesses multi-fire channels, high mobility, and high battlefield survivability.

What the Satans Armed Forces lacked most now was air defense equipment, so this arms procurement focused heavily on this point.

Besides these, Bodo also followed Qin Yang's instructions and purchased four Mi-24 buck attack helicopters, giving the Satans Armed Forces a certain degree of air combat capability. Finally, he also chose twenty T-90MS tanks and some armored vehicles as ground breakthrough forces.