56: Our muskets need replacing with cannons.

They rubbed their eyes and gaped, hardly daring to believe what they were seeing.

"My God... what is this?"

"It... materialized?"

"Is the Boss a god?!"

Just as they were still reeling from the shock, David issued a second command.

"Manifest V-Armored Vehicles."

[Command confirmed, beginning manifestation...]

Another spatial fluctuation occurred.

On the empty apron on the other side, six hundred similarly large eight-wheeled armored vehicles appeared.

They were densely lined up, as if they had sprung from the ground.

Fifteen hundred military vehicles of various models formed an endless jungle of steel.

The imposing aura, forged from pure steel and violence, soared into the sky.

This was no longer a simple motorcade.

This was a torrent of steel capable of crushing everything!

David looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, a smile appearing on his face.

Starting today, his Free Army would completely bid farewell to the era of millet and rifles.

He turned and waved at Juan, who was still staring blankly in the distance.

Juan snapped out of it and scrambled over, his eyes filled with awe and fanaticism for David.

"Boss... these are all..."

"New toys."

David patted his shoulder and said in a relaxed tone.

"Go, notify Oliver, and have the battalion commanders from every regiment bring their men to the airport to collect the equipment."

"It's time to upgrade our bird guns to cannons."

Juan scrambled away, his retreating figure showing a mix of panic and excitement.

David did not follow immediately, instead standing still, his gaze sweeping over the steel forest composed of fifteen hundred military vehicles before him.

NIMR Armored Vehicles, AMV Armored Vehicles, LVSR Heavy Trucks... these were indeed good things, enough to completely transform his "Free Army" from a guerrilla force into a motorized infantry unit of initial scale.

But it was far from enough!

Having only transport and reconnaissance units makes you a transport brigade, not an army.

And what is the hardest punch in land warfare?

Tanks!

David's mind sank back into the System Store.

He immediately clicked on the "Main Battle Tanks" category.

A dazzling array of tank models instantly filled the entire screen.

There were the US's M1A2, Hans' Leopard 2A7, and the Polar Bear's T-90... all sorts of star products were available, making him dizzy.

But David just glanced at them and swiped past.

These heavy main battle tanks weighed sixty or seventy tons each.

Their performance was strong, but their prices were ridiculously high, and more importantly, they were completely unsuitable for Bolivia's terrain.

This was a plateau mountainous region, filled with rough roads and fragile bridges.

If he brought those behemoths here, they would likely break down after a few steps or simply collapse the bridges.

"Light tanks..."

David entered the keywords into the search bar.

Soon, a sleek, futuristic-looking tank popped up.

[Huaguo type 15 light tank]

[Origin: Huaguo]

[Performance: Equipped with a 105mm rifled gun, advanced fire control system, and automatic loader.]

[Total weight 35 tons, possessing excellent plateau and mountainous terrain mobility.]

[Unit Price: 100,000 USD.]

"100,000 USD?"

David's eyes lit up instantly.

This price was practically a steal!

One must know, this was a legitimate product derived from third-generation main battle tank technology.

It was "black technology" equipment specifically designed for plateau and mountainous operations.

Its firepower was sufficient to easily penetrate the obsolete second-generation tanks of the Bolivian Government Forces, and its mobility perfectly matched the local terrain.

Most crucially, it only cost 100,000 USD!

With this cost-performance ratio, why ask for anything more?

"System, give me three hundred of these Type 15 Light Tanks!" David said without hesitation.

Three hundred Type 15 Light Tanks were enough to form three fully staffed Tank Regiments.

One Tank Regiment was a sharp knife; three Tank Regiments were an iron hammer capable of smashing everything!

[Confirm purchase of 300 type 15 light tanks, totaling 30 million USD. Proceed with payment?]

"Pay!"

Another thirty million USD was gone.

But a satisfied smile appeared on David's face.

With these three hundred tanks, his "Free Army" truly possessed the decisive assault power.

Next, was the ultimate cure for firepower deficiency syndrome.

"Artillery!"

David muttered to himself and clicked on the "Self-Propelled Artillery" category.

Although they had captured some howitzers from the Government Army, those were towed.

Their mobility was too poor; they had to run after firing, or risk being targeted by counter-battery fire.

What he needed was self-propelled rocket artillery that could shoot and scoot.

Soon, a simple, brutal Polar Bear-style weapon caught his eye.

[BBM-30 'Tornado' Self-Propelled Rocket Launcher]

[Origin: Polar Bear]

[Performance: 300mm multiple rocket launcher system based on a truck chassis, simple to operate, ferocious firepower.]

[Unit Price: 100,000 USD 'includes 15 free rockets'.]

"Buy one, get fifteen free? This kind of deal exists?"

David was amused.

Although the 'Tornado' rocket launcher lacked a bit in accuracy, its advantage lay in its low price and high volume.

It was a perfect match for saturation fire and clearing out miscellaneous troops.

"I'll take one hundred of these to form a Rocket Artillery Regiment!"

[Confirm purchase of 100 BBM-30 Self-Propelled Rocket Launchers, totaling 10 million USD. Proceed with payment?]

"Pay!"

After buying the launchers, naturally, he had to buy ammunition.

Rocket artillery is all about consuming ammunition.

David started searching through the ammunition list.

[M31A2 Rocket, unit price 500 USD.]

[PCH-191 Long-Range Rocket, unit price 1,000 USD.]

David looked at the two types of ammunition and calculated briefly.

The M31A2 was standard ammunition, cheap, and suitable for large-scale area denial.

The PCH-191 was long-range precision strike ammunition, expensive, but it flew far and hit accurately, making it suitable for taking out the enemy's high-value targets.

High-low mix makes the work easier.

"Five thousand rounds of M31A2!"

"Five thousand rounds of PCH-191 as well!"

[Confirm purchase of 5,000 M31A2 Rockets, totaling 2.5 million USD.]

[Confirm purchase of 5,000 PCH-191 Long-Range Rockets, totaling 5 million USD.]

Ammunition alone cost 7.5 million USD.

David's mouth twitched involuntarily again.

Sure enough, when war is fought to the end, it's a battle of logistics and money.

He had tanks and cannons; next was the final, and most crucial, weak link.

Air defense!

Although the Bolivian Government Forces' air force was negligible, consisting only of old propeller planes and trainers.

What he truly feared was the US stationed in South America.

Nobody knew if those World Police would suddenly go crazy one day and send planes over to intervene.

Without air defense capability, all his precious assets would be nothing more than sitting ducks against a modern air force.

"Air defense missiles..."

David's expression grew serious.

He immediately searched for the highest-tier air defense systems.

Soon, two familiar pieces of equipment appeared on the list.

[Huaguo FK-3 Air Defense Missile System 'Red Flag 22 Export Version']

[Performance: Medium-to-long-range air defense system, strong anti-jamming capability, capable of simultaneously engaging multiple aerial targets.]

[Unit Price: 2 million USD/set.]

[Polar Bear S-400 'Triumph' Air Defense Missile System]

[Performance: Globally leading long-range air defense system, possessing powerful anti-aircraft, anti-cruise missile, and even anti-ballistic missile capabilities.]

[Unit Price: 5 million USD/set.]

Looking at these two prices, David gasped.

Truly expensive!

But he had to buy them, no matter the cost!

These were necessary for survival!

"Five sets of FK-3, to form a basic air defense network."

"One set of S-400... for now, to serve as our trump card and strategic deterrent!"

[Confirm purchase of 5 FK-3 Air Defense Systems, totaling 10 million USD.]

[Confirm purchase of 1 S-400 Air Defense System, totaling 5 million USD.]