The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 529 - 522: The Arms Dealer’s Ambition

Chapter 529: Chapter 522: The Arms Dealer’s Ambition

Big Ivan’s energy wasn’t focused on the beautiful Xinghe, even though Xinghe was not only pretty but also full of mystery.

Big Ivan’s energy was even less focused on the sense of luxury created by Justin, because he really didn’t lack these things, or rather, he had the power to attain them, he just didn’t care about them. Therefore, the sense of luxury created by Justin naturally failed to catch his attention.

But Big Ivan’s attention was unexpectedly on the corpse of the Armored Beast, which indeed surprised Gao Yuan.

Of course, Big Ivan’s words needed to be translated, but the Ram could perfectly play the role of an interpreter, only Big Ivan’s words puzzled Gao Yuan.

"The corpse of the Armored Beast, what do you want this for?"

Big Ivan fell into a brief silence, then he nodded and spoke in a somewhat husky, plain, yet imposing tone, "I am an arms dealer."

Big Ivan pointed at himself, he waited for Gao Yuan to translate his words, then continued, "I am just an arms dealer, but a very pure one. In terms of scale, I can’t compare to the United Nations; their volume is dozens or hundreds of times greater than mine. No, in terms of scale and quantity, I can’t compare to those countries of the United Nations. But I am pure; I am just an arms dealer. Whoever offers money, I sell weapons to them without any additional conditions, especially without any attached political conditions or usage restrictions."

After the Ram translated Big Ivan’s words, Gao Yuan felt a very surprising sensation because it was the first time he had seen someone make the profession of an arms dealer, motivated solely by money, sound so noble and unsullied.

An arms dealer who didn’t care about anything but money was beautified into being pure.

Gao Yuan realized that an important characteristic of becoming a big shot was having thick skin, or rather, it could be described as being adept at bewitching people’s hearts. No, that description still wasn’t quite accurate.

Gao Yuan looked at the Ram, then at Big Ivan, thought about Justin who had just left, and figured that to become a boss in the underworld, one needed to have thick skin and a lucrative tongue that could beguile people.

Seeing Gao Yuan fall silent as if contemplating, Big Ivan spread his hands and said, "Any problems?"

Gao Yuan looked up, then immediately said, "Oh, no problems. Please, continue."

Big Ivan let out a sigh and said, "I’ve made quite a bit of money from the arms business, and it’s money I’ll never be able to spend. Of course, now that the aliens have come, money has become meaningless. But you must understand, for people like us, even if money loses its meaning, we still possess the accumulated wealth to let ourselves and those around us live well every day of our lives. Wealth and money are not one and the same."

Gao Yuan felt he might have touched upon the true purpose of tonight’s dinner, which was the same goal Justin had desperately tried to show him in that luxurious lifestyle, and now Big Ivan was professing his wealth.

"Please, continue."

Big Ivan was silent for a moment, then the expression on his face quickly darkened as he looked somewhat pained and regretful, waved his hand, and said, "But after the aliens came, everything we had rapidly lost its meaning. The world I knew has crumbled, and this has caused me great pain."

Answering questions that were not asked and digressing substantially, Gao Yuan was doubtful as to why Big Ivan spoke in this manner. He had asked why Big Ivan wanted the Armored Beast, but Big Ivan instead began to share his pain.

Gao Yuan felt that he was not quite adept at this kind of conversation, so he said softly, "Mr. Big Ivan, what are you trying to say?"

Big Ivan nodded slightly, then suddenly said, "I just want to be an arms dealer."

In the current situation, being an arms dealer was obviously a profession without a future or a fortune to be made.

Big Ivan sat up straighter, and then he said earnestly and authoritatively, "But now the weapons have lost their meaning. There’s so much leftover munitions everywhere that can’t all be used up, and most crucially, the arms have lost their meaning. So, if I want to continue being an arms dealer, I need to figure something out."

Finally understanding Big Ivan’s idea, Gao Yuan was quite astonished and said, "Ah?"

Big Ivan glanced at Xinghe, then spoke indifferently, "Perhaps Miss Xinghe has some advanced weapons?"

Instinctively, Gao Yuan shook his head, "There really isn’t any..."

Big Ivan continued, "Then, are there methods to manufacture weapons? At least some concepts about advanced weapons, right?"

Big Ivan’s purpose had become utterly clear. Gao Yuan chuckled bitterly, then nodded, "There is that, but please believe me, knowing it is useless because you can’t make it. It’s not a field humans currently can understand."

Big Ivan fell silent for a moment, leaned back, and said, "A hint should be possible, shouldn’t it? I have professional military experts here. Although we’re short on raw materials and manufacturing equipment, we truly have some military experts. Perhaps you could ask Miss Xinghe to give us some feasible blueprints or even just a concept? Anything would do."

Xinghe suddenly said in Russian, "I am an Explorer, not a scientist, so I regret to say, oh, I don’t have what you need; it’s not that I won’t give."

Big Ivan appeared somewhat disappointed, and the Ram shrugged at him, "I told you, you would be disappointed."

Big Ivan exhaled, then perked up again and said, "Then let’s consider a more practical solution. Those alien creatures, according to the Ram’s description, the Armored Beast has an incredible shell. Why don’t we try making some weapons out of it? And those mutated monstrous creatures, inspired by post-apocalyptic movies, we might be able to use the bodies of the monsters to produce some usable weapons, couldn’t we?"

Xinghe’s expression turned serious, and she addressed Big Ivan very earnestly and severely, "I solemnly warn you, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely do not venture into this field, not even try, for it is a taboo. If you attempt to use the bodies of the monsters to recreate or imitate the Serpent People’s genetic modification techniques, that would lead to a disaster, a catastrophe that humans absolutely cannot endure!"

Big Ivan was stunned for a while, and the Ram said, "Wait a second, maybe there’s some misunderstanding? What Big Ivan is talking about using seems to be different from the genetic technology you’re referring to."

I really should learn all these damn foreign languages. Oh, that’s now Russian as well.

Gao Yuan looked at the Ram, bewildered, as the Ram recapped the conversation between Big Ivan and Xinghe for him, and then he chuckled bitterly, "I think you can explain to Xinghe, because you should understand, right? Yes, influenced by post-apocalyptic novels and movies, we actually just want to use the simplest methods to make some weapons, not at all to replicate any Serpent People’s genetic technology."

Gao Yuan exhaled and said to Xinghe, "You’re overthinking it. What he means is to pull off the Armored Beast’s shell for armor, that kind of thing, as for genetic technology and the like, that’s not within our scope of consideration."