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Chapter 108 You, Zhao Gang with Thick Eyebrows and Big Eyes!
Zhao Gang had no objection to this and nodded slightly.
"OK."
He paused for a moment, then cast out the first anchor point.
"So, from this we can conclude that your three iron coins are equal to our one dollar, right?"
After Lin Mo finished translating, he secretly glanced at Kyle, who showed no unusual expression.
This demonstrates that his lie-detecting magic proved Zhao Gang was not lying.
Of course, Zhao Gang was not lying.
Kyle probably never imagined that Earth would be in this state.
If it were two and a half years ago, when Earth was safe and sound and vast tracts of land were used for growing crops, this price would have been justifiable.
But now it's the apocalypse, and the cost of cultivation is not high compared to that of a country, since the dungeons are dug by ourselves and the land is our own.
Where would an individual find land and underground space to grow wheat?
The price is ultimately determined by the government.
As for settling in US dollars, there's no rule saying it has to be done in the local currency, right?
Lin Mo was already silently mourning for Kyle and the others.
Little did they know, Kyle was secretly laughing to himself.
The Holy Race has the highest food costs across the entire continent of Terra, because their staple food is wheat.
Although the dwarves enjoy drinking beverages made from wheat, they buy them and mainly eat meat and wild vegetables.
They are all master blacksmiths, and the equipment they forge can be exchanged for high rewards. It is a high-end and sophisticated industry, and there is no need to farm at all.
Orcs have the lowest labor force, so they struggle to grow wheat, and their costs are not high.
As for the elf, who's got a cheat code, let's not even mention it.
Therefore, Kyle believed that his side had made a huge profit.
If he knew about Zhao Gang's outrageous actions... he'd probably scream "Damn it!"
Thus, both sides, each with their own ulterior motives, began the next round of negotiations.
"No problem." Kyle smiled and nodded.
Elder Muyu wasn't stupid; she naturally saw through Kyle's little scheme.
He didn't intend to expose it; it's normal to gain some advantage and fight for one's country's interests during negotiations.
So he readily agreed.
Fendona blinked her big eyes. Although she was young, she knew that now was not the time to talk about personal relationships. She knew what was important.
"Very good." Zhao Gang smiled, turned on the projector, and showed it to everyone on Terra.
On the screen, images and data about the weapons are clearly displayed.
Lin Mo introduced the presentation based on the PowerPoint slides:
"This is an AK-47 automatic rifle with a magazine capacity of 30 rounds, an effective range of 300 to 500 meters, a rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute, and uses 7.62 mm caliber bullets."
"Its cost is $500 per unit in our world, and the ammunition costs $0.4 per round."
After reading it aloud, Lin Mo quickly performed the conversion in his mind.
大夏一支枪成本在700块钱....500美元就是3500块钱，贵了五倍？弹药为一块钱一发....0.4美元是2.8元，贵了....
There's no need for any conversion; it's a huge profit!
You, Zhao Gang with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, I never knew you were so wicked!
Kyle and Elder Muyu exchanged a glance.
According to the consensus just reached, five hundred US dollars is equivalent to 1500 iron coins and 150 copper coins!
One hundred and fifty copper coins for such a repeating firearm, not including bullets, is expensive, but for a war, it seems... acceptable.
"We accept this price," Kyle said in a deep voice after exchanging glances with Elder Muyu.
Zhao Gang and Long Zhan smiled but remained silent.
Lin Mo continued swiping the screen.
"This is the ZTZ medium tank. It is three meters wide and seven meters long. It is equipped with a 105mm gun, a 12.7mm dual-purpose remote-controlled machine gun, a loitering munition launcher, and a 100kW laser weapon."
"It adopts a diesel-electric hybrid system, which has strong power and high horsepower."
"As for defensive capabilities, it possesses active defense, electromagnetic armor, and active protection systems. You won't understand these, but you can study them carefully when you get back."
"This tank only requires two people to operate, has powerful firepower, and is very convenient."
"Its cost is eight and a half million dollars."
Lin Mo wasn't a military enthusiast and didn't understand this, but based on Zhao Gang's "reputation" just now, it goes without saying that the cost would be cut in half.
"Hiss—~"
This number made Kyle and Elder Muyu gasp in shock.
Eight and a half million US dollars, that's 25.5 million catties of grain!
That is, 25,500 gold coins can meet the food needs of 100,000 people for a year.
This number weighed heavily on Kyle and Elder Muyu's hearts like a mountain.
"Too expensive!" a Templar Knight couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.
Lin Mo, acting as a ruthless translation machine, conveniently uses the knight's words to express his own inner resonance.
"expensive?"
Zhao Gang countered with a question,
"Tell me, what is the value of a city conquered by demons? What is the value of the lives of tens of thousands of civilians and warriors who were slaughtered?"
Kyle and Elder Muyu fell completely silent.
Zhao Gang's voice was incredibly sincere:
"What we've brought out are weapons made with our cutting-edge technology."
"What's more, this is at cost price. The market price would be several times higher, so this price is already very reasonable!"
Kyle closed his eyes. He had seen this in the portal, but he hadn't been able to unleash its full potential when facing the demon lord.
However, given its numerous incomprehensible descriptions and its high manufacturing cost, it shouldn't be too bad.
Remembering the Pope's order, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, I'll buy one!"
He planned to buy one or two of each weapon, then go back and test which one was better to use and which one was more worthy of research, before letting the Pope decide whether to continue purchasing.
Seeing this, Elder Muyu nodded in agreement and immediately followed.
"We elves want some too!"
The elves don't spend much money on daily life, and with abundant mineral resources and grain exports, they have accumulated a considerable fortune.
This is why, even after years of war, they were willing to pay a heavy price to have the Holy Humans establish an Astral Portal.
Next, with the most expensive tank leading the way, everything else was just a drop in the ocean, and it completely turned into a large-scale procurement event.
We need everything: pistols, grenades, rifles, drones, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, armored vehicles, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, 155mm howitzers, mortars, PLA troop carriers, diesel generators, ammunition, shells, and more.
As for the parts that couldn't be moved, such as the disassembled shipborne lasers, coastal defense guns, and Type 1130 close-in weapon systems, they didn't want them.
We need more firearms, and for expensive armored vehicles, we only need one or two.
The Holy Human Race and the Elf Race each purchased 30 million US dollars, and Great Xia "thoughtfully" rounded it down to zero.
Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh when he saw the pained expression on the other party's face when they learned that he had unknowingly spent a terrifying sum of thirty million US dollars, and had to thank Great Xia for rounding down the amount.
Next up is the list of items for sale for the Holy Human and Elf races.