3: Chapter 3 Contacting the Persian Lion Kingdom Military Broker

A hearty laugh rang out, and Mannila said,

"Oh, let me think, I remember now, that seems right. So it's you."

"Is there something you need from me? Is there any news on the China infantry equipment you inquired about before?"

Li Yi paused for a moment and said,

"Not yet. However, I currently have a few types of anti-aircraft missiles available for sale to the Iran military. I wonder if they would be interested?"

"Anti-aircraft missiles? Iran already has anti-aircraft missiles."

"I saw that Iran was hit by an airstrike from Israel last night. The anti-aircraft missiles I have on hand can effectively defend against Israel's fighter jets and drones."

"Is that so? Do you have detailed performance specifications for these weapons? Send them to me to take a look. If they are outdated anti-aircraft missiles, I won't recommend them to the Iran military."

"They have absolutely excellent performance, you can rest assured. I'll send them to you first; we can talk after you've looked them over."

Li Yi didn't say anything more and hung up the phone with Mannila.

Afterwards, Li Yi organized the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile from Type I to Type IV.

He clearly listed the performance specifications that could be disclosed, excluding the selling prices.

For confidentiality, he sent them to Mannila through the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

Li Yi didn't have any other contacts to reach the Iran military at the moment.

He had no choice but to give up and wait quietly for Mannila to contact him.

After Mannila finished reviewing the performance specifications of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, he would likely compare them with the anti-aircraft missiles already in Iran's inventory.

Only if the performance was superior would he contact the Iran military.

This back-and-forth would take a considerable amount of time.

He wouldn't be contacting Li Yi anytime soon.

Li Yi could only set it aside for now and wait for Mannila to reach a conclusion.

At this moment, his stomach rumbled with hunger, so he quickly tidied up and went out to find food.

Due to the economic downturn, there weren't many pedestrians on the road.

Li Yi found a restaurant with a nice atmosphere and ordered a few hearty dishes he hadn't dared to order before.

Braised salted pork with bamboo shoots, Dongpo pork knuckle, steamed chicken with wild mushrooms, and stir-fried crab with scallions and ginger.

Now that he had the Multiverse Arms Trading System, his future life would be different.

In the past, he only dared to order one dish, but now he dared to order several.

After all, the arms trade was a highly profitable industry.

It was the most profitable industry in the world, and ordinary people couldn't get involved.

Because ordinary people simply had no source for weapons and equipment.

But now that Li Yi possessed the Multiverse Arms Trading System, he could continuously purchase various types of arms through the system.

He could participate in this globally most profitable industry.

As long as he found clients.

Making a fortune would be easy.

Looking at the table full of dishes, Li Yi dug in and ate with gusto.

After devouring the meal, Li Yi put down his chopsticks with satisfaction.

As a future arms tycoon, he needed to treat himself better.

Li Yi also ordered some dessert and fruit after the meal.

Milky banana custard, caramel pudding, sweet and sour strawberry tart, pineapple, and kiwi, among others.

After eating slowly, he finally finished his simple meal.

Although he hadn't had any income yet, enjoying life started now.

After leaving the restaurant, Li Yi rubbed his stomach, feeling satisfied by the sense of fullness.

He then walked directly toward a nearby metal materials dealership.

He could sell various mineral resources, raw materials, and more to the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

However, Li Yi wasn't sure what the selling price would be.

Was it the same price as in reality?

Or was it higher than the real-world price, allowing him to earn a little profit from the price difference?

Li Yi needed to confirm this now.

The metal materials dealership was not very large.

It sold various angle irons, square tubes, galvanized materials, color steel tiles, and other materials.

It also offered services like welding, patterned steel plate cutting, and factory shed/commercial area fencing.

"Boss, you have channel steel bars, right?"

Seeing a potential customer, the boss said with a beaming smile,

"Yes, I do. How much do you need?"

"What is the price of channel steel right now?"

"It's about 3,400 yuan per ton. How much do you want?"

3,400 yuan per ton; this price wasn't very expensive.

Li Yi didn't need a whole ton; he just needed to buy one piece to sell to the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

"I don't need much, just one channel steel bar will do. Do you have any shorter ones?"

"They are all over here. Take a look and see how long you need it to be."

Li Yi looked at the channel steel; they were all too long, and buying them would be useless for him.

"Do you have any scraps left over from processing?"

"There is one over there, it's quite short and probably not very useful."

Li Yi looked at the channel steel bar the boss pointed out. It was indeed quite short, but for Li Yi, it was just right.

"I'll take this one. Could you weigh it and tell me how much it costs?"

"It's only 18 jin. You're buying so little?"

The boss was a bit disappointed, thinking it was going to be a big deal, but it turned out to be the smallest of transactions.

Li Yi ignored the boss's disappointed expression. After paying 30 yuan, he took the piece of channel steel and left the metal materials dealership.

The weight of 18 jin was neither light nor heavy.

Li Yi carried it to a secluded spot and directly selected "Collect" through the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

The channel steel bar vanished from his hand, and the balance on the Multiverse Arms Trading System interface changed to 100,030.00 yuan.

Li Yi had transferred 200,000 yuan into the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

He had already spent 100,000 yuan to purchase a trial set of the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile.

Adding the funds from selling the channel steel bar just now, it came to exactly 100,030.00 yuan.

It seemed the prices for selling various mineral resources and raw materials to the Multiverse Arms Trading System were consistent with real-world prices.

There was simply no room for arbitrage for Li Yi.

Li Yi didn't intend to buy other aluminum or copper ingots to sell to the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

Since the steel he sold was the same price as in reality, other raw materials should be the same as well.

There was no need to test further.

In the future, he would have to honestly sell arms to earn large sums of money.

Li Yi returned to his rental apartment.

Just after he got home, Mannila's phone call came in.

"Manager Li, are the performance specifications of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile you sent me real?"

Mannila's voice was filled with excitement tinged with doubt.

Compared to similar types of anti-aircraft missiles, the performance of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile had improved significantly.

The Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile was not only better than Iran's man-portable anti-aircraft missiles.

It was also much better than the USA's Stinger anti-aircraft missile.

The Stinger anti-aircraft missile had a range of only 300 meters to 5,000 meters.

While the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile had a range of 100 meters to 8,000 meters.

The Stinger anti-aircraft missile had an engagement altitude of only 10 meters to 3,000 meters.

While the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile had an engagement altitude of 10 meters to 4,000 meters.

The Stinger anti-aircraft missile's warhead weighed only 15.65 kilograms.

While the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile's warhead weighed 16.5 kilograms.

The Stinger anti-aircraft missile's maximum speed was only Mach 2.2.

While the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile reached a maximum speed of Mach 2.5.

It could be said that the Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile completely crushed the Stinger anti-aircraft missile in every aspect.