31: Chapter 31 Delivery of the Second Batch of Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari kept a close eye on Syria as they gathered over 700,000 barrels of oil every day, which made Syria somewhat displeased.

They already had a mountain of issues, with a large portion of their oil resources being stolen, and now Iran was demanding they gather oil; it was as if they were making things difficult for Syria.

But seeing Iran once again assertively claim they would provide a batch of anti-aircraft missiles soon, Syria decided to gather the oil for the sake of those missiles.

Fortunately, Syria still had quite a bit of oil in stock; it just needed to be transported to the oil storage tanks on the River Island in the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor.

If it was just a matter of transportation, it would be relatively fast.

After a series of high-intensity transports, Syria moved 200,000 barrels of oil to Deir ez-Zor in just over two days. Combined with the existing oil stock in Deir ez-Zor, they finally gathered 742,200 barrels of oil.

Upon learning that Syria had gathered enough, 742,200 barrels of oil, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari quickly contacted Li Yi.

"My friend, I've contacted you again."

"Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, what is the matter?" Li Yi was currently enjoying life at a resort.

"The final payment for the first batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, equivalent to 742,200 barrels of oil, has been gathered. When can the second batch of anti-aircraft missiles be delivered?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari immediately stated his purpose.

"So fast? It's been less than three days?" Li Yi found it strange; could Syria really be that efficient?

"Our side went to great lengths to gather this batch of oil."

"I see. Once our side has transported the oil away, I will immediately arrange the delivery of the second batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile."

"That's wonderful."

"Just like last time, arrange for all personnel to evacuate the oil storage tank area on the River Island; do not leave anyone behind."

"Understood. I will coordinate it."

After receiving word from Li Yi that the second batch of anti-aircraft missiles would be delivered soon, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari hung up the phone with a sense of relief.

He turned around and contacted Major General Zaha, requesting that, just like last time, all personnel be evacuated from the River Island tonight so the arms dealer could arrange the oil transportation themselves.

Major General Zaha didn't ask many questions. Since he didn't have to handle the transportation himself, it saved him some trouble. After ordering the evacuation of the River Island, he didn't bother with it further.

Looking at the luxury resort suite he hadn't even enjoyed for two days, Li Yi had to interrupt his leisure to obtain funds for the Myriad Worlds Arms System. He calculated the time, intending to extract the oil from Deir ez-Zor under the cover of night in Syria.

Around 6:00 AM, Li Yi teleported directly to the River Island in the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor via the Myriad Worlds Arms System. The island's layout hadn't changed.

After a quick look, Li Yi quickly found the three oil storage tanks filled with oil that Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had specified.

After selecting the range of the oil tanks, Li Yi immediately clicked the "Collect" button in the Multiverse Arms Trading System. Soon, the oil inside the tanks was emptied.

Li Yi checked the amount of oil collected this time; it was exactly 742,248 barrels. This was the precise amount converted from the unpaid final balance of the first batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. The quantity was correct.

Without staying on the River Island, he immediately teleported back to his resort suite. Seeing the Myriad Worlds Arms System display "Oil Storage Quantity: 742,248 barrels," he knew his system funds would take another jump.

Due to a slight drop in international oil prices, at the current price of $77.20 per barrel, this new batch of oil was worth $57,301,545.

The exchange rate for China's currency had changed to 6.8987 RMB per USD, which converted to 395,306,168 RMB.

Li Yi did not hesitate and immediately confirmed the sale of the oil to the Multiverse Arms Trading System to exchange it for system funds.

After the last major purchase, 369,821,723 RMB remained. Adding the newly exchanged funds, the system balance now stood at 765,127,891 RMB.

With over 700 million in system funds, Li Yi felt he could handle several more major purchases without any problem.

But he did not decide to place an order yet, as there were no new arms orders.

Li Yi had already purchased the second batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile for Iran. This time, he didn't deliver them immediately, planning to do so a day later.

After all, delivering the anti-aircraft missiles immediately after receiving the oil twice in a row might make Iran suspect that an army was operating within Syria.

To keep things low-profile, it was better to delay the delivery by a day.

Nevertheless, Li Yi gave Lieutenant Colonel Haidari a heads-up in advance.

"Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, the second batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile is ready. The delivery location this time will be near Shahba."

Shahba? Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had spent quite some time in Syria, but he didn't recognize the name at first; however, he quickly realized where it was.

Shahba was a town southwest of Haibai, not particularly far away. There was no problem sending the garrison from Haibai, but since another battalion was needed, it seemed they would be drawn directly from the Shahba garrison.

"No problem. I will arrange for the officers and soldiers to head to Shahba and stand by."

"Good. Once our transport is in place, I will notify you immediately."

"Can you tell me the specific time?"

"Roughly tomorrow night. I will contact you in advance."

"Alright. Let me know as soon as there's news."

Haidari didn't demand that Li Yi provide the exact handover time for the second batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile right now; it was better to let Chaos Company handle the timing.

His task was simply to arrange for the officers and soldiers to head to Shahba and stand by.

Li Yi took a good rest at the resort for a day.

Early the next morning, he teleported directly to a flat area south of Shahba via the Multiverse Arms Trading System. This was a good spot—uninhabited, with lights visible only in the far distance.

He quickly extracted the second batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile from the Multiverse Arms Trading System, arranging them neatly on the flat ground.

Li Yi contacted Lieutenant Colonel Haidari and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, the second batch of anti-aircraft missiles has been transported to the vicinity of a village south of Shahba." He then gave Haidari the specific coordinates.

Having waited anxiously for a day, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari finally received Li Yi's call and immediately said, "Good, I'll send people to receive them right away."

"Arrange for your people to come as soon as possible. If it takes too long, they might be discovered."

"No problem. The soldiers on standby will arrive shortly."

Li Yi didn't care when the Iranian soldiers would arrive; he immediately left using the "Teleport" function of the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

Two batches of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile had now been delivered, with only the final batch remaining. Now, Li Yi needed to find new customers.