197: Chapter 197 Building an Impenetrable Air Defense Network

After deploying the Tianlei Missile Defense System, they had repeatedly detected reconnaissance drones at the border and successfully shot them down.

This procurement would utilize 500 million barrels of oil, 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 80 million tons of coal. To raise the funds for this purchase, they directly suspended all exports of oil and natural gas to European countries under the guise of repairing transport pipelines, with the duration of the suspension determined by the progress of the pipeline repairs.

Lieutenant General Sergei quickly contacted Li Yi and arranged to negotiate the arms purchase in Beirut. Li Yi no longer spent most of his time in Beirut, only teleporting there when arms deals were needed. After all, the Persian Gulf region was no longer peaceful, so it was better to come and go quickly.

"Lieutenant General Sergei, what weapons and equipment do you intend to purchase this time?" Li Yi asked as soon as the negotiations began.

"We mainly intend to purchase Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile," Lieutenant General Sergei said. "This time, we plan to pay with 500 million barrels of oil, 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 80 million tons of coal to purchase the anti-aircraft missiles."

Li Yi began to calculate the total value of the energy resources being offered.

The current international oil price was 69.14 USD per barrel. Calculated at a 30% discount on the international oil price, the price was 48.398 USD per barrel, making the value of 500 million barrels of oil 24.199 billion USD.

The international natural gas price was 695.5 USD per thousand cubic meters. Calculated at a 30% discount on the international natural gas price, the price was 486.85 USD per thousand cubic meters, making the value of 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas 24.3425 billion USD.

The international coal price was 243.5 USD per ton. Calculated at a 32% discount on the international coal price, the price was 165.58 USD per ton, making the value of 80 million tons of coal 13.2464 billion USD.

After finishing his calculations, Li Yi said, "The total value of the oil, natural gas, and coal you are providing this time is 61.7879 billion USD. How many Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile do you intend to purchase?"

More than 60 billion USD to purchase Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile should be enough to buy a significant quantity. After thinking it over carefully, Lieutenant General Sergei quickly provided the procurement plan.

Purchase 500 sets of Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 5,180 supporting missiles; purchase 200 sets of Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 2,300 supporting missiles; 400 sets of Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 1,000 supporting missiles;

200 sets of Tianlei Type VI Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 500 supporting missiles; purchase 50 sets of Tianlei Type VII Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 300 supporting missiles; purchase 20 sets of Tianlei Type VIII Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 100 supporting missiles; purchase 20 sets of Tianlei Type IX Anti-Aircraft Missile, plus 100 supporting missiles.

Li Yi calculated the purchase price based on Lieutenant General Sergei's procurement plan and said, "The total price for the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile you are purchasing this time is 61.794 billion USD; we will calculate it based on the 61.7879 billion USD value of the energy resources you are paying. How many installments do you intend to pay the oil, natural gas, and coal in?"

Lieutenant General Sergei had already discussed the payment installments with Vyacheslav and said, "We will pay 300 million barrels of oil, 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 40 million tons of coal within one month. For the following two months, we will pay 100 million barrels of oil, 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 20 million tons of coal each month."

It would be paid off in three months. Li Yi naturally had no issues with this timeline and said, "We can deliver the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile you purchased in two batches, completing all deliveries within two months."

Lieutenant General Sergei asked, "Is it possible to deliver everything at once?"

Li Yi thought about it and said, "Fine. Once you pay the first batch of oil, natural gas, and coal, we will deliver all the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile at once."

In any case, Li Yi was purchasing them from the Multiverse Arms Trading System, so he didn't need to worry about production time; delivering all the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was absolutely no obstacle.

Lieutenant General Sergei was naturally very happy to hear that the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile could be delivered all at once and said, "At that time, we will likely purchase a batch of armored vehicles and drones from you as well, and the scale of the procurement will not be small."

But compared to the war results obtained, it was still worth it. Otherwise, it was the perfect time for an offensive.

"Just contact me directly when you need to make a purchase, and we can provide you with an ample supply of weapons and ammunition," Li Yi said. He would naturally not refuse new orders.

"I wonder when the armored vehicles we purchased last time can be delivered?" Lieutenant General Sergei asked.

"You still need to pay 100 million barrels of oil, 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 15 million tons of coal, and we will be able to deliver the second batch of weapons and equipment, which is half of the armored vehicles and ammunition you purchased last time," Li Yi said.

After hearing this, Lieutenant General Sergei realized that next time they would need to pay 400 million barrels of oil, 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and 55 million tons of coal all at once to receive the various weapons and equipment. He needed to communicate well with Vyacheslav and ensure he raised enough energy resources.

Lieutenant General Sergei and Li Yi signed the arms trading contract, and Russia's new procurement order of over 60 billion USD was considered concluded.