108: Chapter 108 was meant to embarrass the Camel Kingdom's military, wasn't it?

While Li Yi was enjoying the beach, waves, and sunshine at the Riviera Hotel, he received a call from Major General Dula.

"Major General Dula, are you calling because Jordan intends to purchase new Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles?" Li Yi asked.

"There are no plans to continue purchasing for the time being," Major General Dula replied, then continued, "Someone from the Saudi Arabia military contacted me, hoping to purchase a batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles. I don't know if you would be willing to sell to Saudi Arabia?"

"Of course we will sell." Hearing that business had come to his door, Li Yi naturally agreed immediately.

"Then I will have them contact you, and you can discuss the details with the people from Saudi Arabia." Major General Dula did not seem very enthusiastic.

Major General Dula only contacted him because the person who reached out to him had dealt with him before and had learned that Jordan was equipped with the anti-aircraft missiles used at Raqqa Military Base, prompting them to contact him to inquire about the situation and plan to purchase a batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles as well.

"That works." Li Yi continued, "We have just launched several new models of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles, as well as two types of Sky Arrow anti-tank missiles and the Sky Dragon UAV. I wonder if Jordan is interested in purchasing any?"

"Is that so? Could you send us the specifications to look at first?" Hearing about the UAV, Major General Dula quickly asked.

"No problem. I will send you the information immediately."

"If we decide to purchase, we will contact you." Major General Dula issued a hollow promise.

Li Yi didn't mind and quickly sent the information on the new weapon models to Major General Dula.

Not long after, a new call came in.

"Who is this?" Li Yi guessed it might be someone from the Saudi Arabia military, but he wasn't sure.

"I am Major General Faye from the Saudi Arabia military. I heard that Major General Dula from Jordan purchased a batch of anti-aircraft missiles from you. Is it possible for Saudi Arabia to purchase a batch of anti-aircraft missiles from you?" Major General Faye stated his purpose directly.

"We can sell them." Li Yi did not turn away business that came knocking.

"Where can we conduct the negotiations?"

"You can come directly to Beirut; I am in Beirut now. Can you make it by 9:00 AM tomorrow?" Li Yi quickly finalized the negotiation time.

"We should be able to make it," Major General Faye said after considering it.

"Alright, we will discuss the details after you arrive."

Li Yi held high expectations for the Saudi Arabia military contacting him to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles.

After all, Saudi Arabia, as a famous wealthy spender, was neither short of oil nor money, and was always quite generous when it came to purchasing military equipment.

Twenty years ago, Saudi Arabia purchased over 80 billion USD worth of military equipment from the USA, and in the twenty years since, that procurement amount has likely increased by another 150 billion USD.

As long as he could secure a massive order from Saudi Arabia, Li Yi could make the funds in the Multiverse Arms Trading System exceed 100 billion yuan.

The next day's negotiations took place at the house Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had purchased. Li Yi simply made an agreement with Lieutenant Colonel Haidari to use this house as his fixed location for arms trading negotiations.

There weren't many people from Saudi Arabia, only four or five. Major General Faye led the group, accompanied by military personnel.

After a brief introduction between the two sides, the negotiations began.

"Major General Faye, we now not only sell the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles, but also the Sky Arrow series anti-tank missiles and the Sky Dragon UAV. You can take a look at the specifications first."

Li Yi handed all the information on the weapons and equipment he was selling to Major General Faye, occasionally boasting about some of the equipment.

"You must know, the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles at Raqqa Military Base achieved the record of continuously shooting down five USA helicopters and one F-16 Fighter Jet; their battlefield performance was quite outstanding."

"Let us look at the information first." Major General Faye was not swayed by Li Yi's words and still wanted to first understand the operational performance of the various weapons and equipment.

After he finished reading through it, he secretly admired the air defense capabilities of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles.

Saudi Arabia was equipped with the USA's Patriot anti-missile system, but its operational performance was unsatisfactory. It couldn't even effectively intercept some crude UAVs and cruise missiles, allowing its own oil fields to be attacked.

It was simply a disgrace to the Saudi Arabia military. After all, having spent so much money purchasing military equipment, if they couldn't even protect their own property, wouldn't that be humiliating for the Saudi Arabia military?

Major General Faye was very tempted by the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles and also had ideas about the Sky Dragon Mark I.

After all, the Sky Dragon Mark I could carry quite a few bombs. The Saudi Arabia officers and soldiers did not have strong combat capabilities, so they naturally welcomed the ability to remotely operate UAVs for bombing.

"We intend to purchase a large batch of these weapons and equipment. I wonder how long it will take to complete delivery?" Major General Faye asked.

"As long as Saudi Arabia pays for the goods in a timely manner, everything can be delivered within no more than three months." Li Yi was not afraid of how large the scale of Major General Faye's purchase might be.

Three months was a very short time, and Major General Faye was very satisfied. He asked, "Will the payment be settled in USD?"

"A small amount of USD is fine, but I would prefer to settle with oil or natural gas." Li Yi was not interested in collecting USD.

"Can we settle directly with oil and natural gas?" Major General Faye asked in surprise.

"Yes." Li Yi said affirmatively, and then explained the pricing method for the oil and natural gas.

Saudi Arabia's daily oil production exceeded 10 million barrels, and the annual production was at least over 2.7 billion barrels.

The annual natural gas production was relatively low, only 117 billion cubic meters, most of which was supplied for domestic use. But this was not because Saudi Arabia had low natural gas reserves, but because there was no need.

After all, they were already making a fortune just by selling oil, so why bother mining large amounts of natural gas for sale?

Upon hearing that they could settle with oil and natural gas, Major General Faye increased the scale of his procurement amount again.

The procurement authorization given to him by General Sali of the Saudi Arabia military was 20 billion USD. He was to use the 20 billion USD to rebuild a nationwide air defense missile network for Saudi Arabia.

Since they could pay with oil and natural gas, it wouldn't matter if the procurement amount increased by at least another 10 billion USD.

Anyway, Saudi Arabia lacked everything except oil and natural gas. As long as you dug a well in the ground, oil would gush out.

Faye calculated and quickly announced the procurement plan.

"Our side will purchase 500 sets of Sky Dragon Mark I UAVs this time, in addition to 5,000 supporting air-to-ground missiles and 10,000 bombs; we will also purchase 1,000 sets of Sky Arrow Mark I anti-tank missiles, plus 3,000 supporting missiles; and we will purchase 1,000 sets of Sky Arrow Mark II anti-tank missiles, plus 3,000 supporting missiles."