Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 377 - 359 5.8

Chapter 377: Chapter 359 5.8

Donkey’s hiring standards are too good!

There was never a shortage of poor people in the world, nor was there a shortage of hardworking and diligent poor people, because it had long been proved that wealth couldn’t be achieved through diligence alone.

Gao Yi himself was the best example, if he wanted to change his fate through hard work and effort, he would most likely still be a regular office worker with no worries about food and clothing but hardly any savings.

And that was still a fairly good situation, because the environment in Gao Yi’s country was decent; he couldn’t become wealthy, but at least he could be a happy citizen.

There were far too many places in the world where people could work themselves to death and still not make much money, places where no matter how hard they worked, they still couldn’t even feed themselves.

"Small wealth comes from diligence, great wealth comes from fate," the true meaning of this saying is whether one can earn their first pot of gold, which is the only possibility for turning their life around, for a class leap.

To make a fortune, you can’t rely solely on a meager salary, and definitely not on farming.

The Chinese are already very fortunate, even if they don’t have extraordinary talent to change their fate through knowledge, or their parents’ connections to pave the way, at least they can do business; there are many who have become wealthy through business.

But in some countries, there isn’t even an opportunity to do business, places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and some parts of Ukraine, where people can’t even ensure their safety, let alone become wealthy.

However, people in these war-torn areas do have the opportunity to trade their lives for money.

Of course, trading lives for money also depends on whom you’re with, some mercenaries earn just a few thousand dollars a month and think it’s quite a lot, while others make up to one million US dollars on one assignment.

So, great wealth ultimately still depends on fate.

Feng Biao’s skills weren’t bad, he was a top sniper, but he had been a mercenary for many years and his dream of saving up one million was still far off.

After joining Gao Yi for a few days, Feng Biao turned from a poor man into a wealthy one, ultimately, wasn’t it because he was lucky to meet Gao Yi?

Because Gao Yi himself had the same experience, whenever Donkey said something, he understood immediately, like poking through a layer of window paper.

But Donkey’s ability to find a steady and large supply of poor people desperate to turn their lives around was his skill, his unique secret recipe.

Like a fisherman’s private plot, Donkey definitely had a excellent source of troops, a poor place filled with impoverished people who valued family and were combative.

That would need to be asked of Donkey.

Gao Yi bluntly said, "Helping me find people is less effective than me choosing myself, can you tell me where you find people?"

"Eastern Ukraine, Chechnya, Cossacks, especially the Cossacks."

Donkey didn’t hide anything, he said seriously, "I absolutely do not use people from Arabic-speaking regions, no matter how good they seem, I won’t use them, but the best troops come from the Cossack group, especially the Cossacks from Eastern Ukraine, Russians could work too, but they are a bit more troublesome to find, because Russians have more choices, not necessarily having to fight wars to change their fate."

"Oh, that’s all?"

"Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely do not use black people, whether from Africa or elsewhere, black people are an incomplete race, completely irresponsible, it has nothing to do with nationality or regional culture, black people as a group are entirely untrustworthy, so, black people cannot be used at all."

Gao Yi said with a laugh, "That’s racial discrimination."

"Yes."

"There are trustworthy people among black people, definitely."

Without hesitation, Donkey said, "Two groups, one with one bastard in a hundred people, and one with one good person in a hundred people, which do you choose?"

"Certainly the former."

"Then isn’t that settled? Why would I pick an apple that’s not too rotten from a pile of rotten apples, why wouldn’t I pick out an apple that’s not in great shape from a bunch of fresh good apples, leaving all the good apples?"

"That makes sense."

Gao Yi couldn’t agree more with Donkey’s theory, he laughed and said, "Then tell me where you choose your soldiers from, so when I need people, I can also go there."

Donkey spread his hands and said, "My method isn’t easy for you to use, see, I’m a retired paratrooper from the 76th Division, I have my own network, I can find comrades who are also veterans of the 76th Division, they trust me, know that following me they can quickly make enough money, risk fighting a few years of wars, make a couple hundred thousand dollars, then move their families to a safe place to live, that’s their biggest pursuit, but the same group may not work for you, because they don’t trust you."

Gao Yi thought for a moment, then asked, "So it’s the Eastern Ukraine area?"

"Yes."

Donkey nodded, then he said gravely, "Retired from the 76th Division, then go to Eastern Ukraine to fight, just recruit from this group, basically anyone you call will come, oh, one more principle, go for people aged thirty-five to forty-five."

"Why is that?"

Donkey smiled, "Because they are middle-aged and struggling, they need to secure their futures, support elderly parents above, and have children below who are too young to support themselves, by the time their children are older than eighteen, such middle-aged people basically lose the drive to trade their lives for money."

Gao Yi was still young, he didn’t understand the hardships of middle age.

So Gao Yi said lightly, "It sounds like you’ve exploited the plight of middle-aged people to the extreme, no wonder the people working for you go to their deaths so... easily."

Donkey remained silent for a moment, then said, "Death is easy, life is hard, if death can make life easier, then their deaths are too valuable."

He finished speaking, smiled at Gao Yi, then said gravely, "I ask people to die, and they are willing, but once they’ve made enough money, no one wants to die anymore, so once they’ve made enough, I change to a new batch of people, just like that, simple, isn’t it?"

"Yes, it’s very simple."

Now, everyone around Gao Yi are millionaires—Lin Xianghua, Feng Biao—they no longer lack money; Li Jie originally didn’t lack money either; the funds Luca now controls are counted by the billions.

Those who had earned enough money and had no adventurous reasons but were trustworthy brothers were fundamentally what Gao Yi could rely on.

To recruit a batch of penniless people to handle any dangerous affairs, would that be appropriate?

Gao Yi thought about it, then decided it might be better to outsource the dangerous tasks to War Axe Mercenary Group.

Wealthy people solve problems in a plain and unremarkable way—just give money; there’s always someone willing to risk their life for cash.

He had initially planned to recruit Donkey into the Warhammer Mercenary Group, which was Gao Yi’s previous thought; he had talked so much with Donkey, intending to get a deep understanding before directly recruiting him.

But after getting to this point, Gao Yi felt it might be better not to.

If Donkey were recruited, it wouldn’t take long for him to become wealthy and become a brother; then, if there were any dangerous tasks, Donkey couldn’t be used—this would just be a vicious cycle.

After a moment of contemplation, Gao Yi said to Donkey, "I like your principles and methods in using people and I recognize your professionalism and capabilities, so in the future, if I have tasks to offer you, is there any problem?"

Without any hesitation, Donkey replied, "Of course not, I definitely won’t let you down!"

Donkey was eager to talk so much to Gao Yi because he wanted to secure large and stable deals from Gao Yi long-term.

Maintaining a stable yet appropriate distance was indeed the foundation for long-term cooperation.

However, Donkey still didn’t understand one thing and curiously asked Gao Yi, "Why aren’t you willing to hand over the assignments completely to Sherkin? Honestly, he’s really capable, I can’t match him."

"Do you understand Sherkin?"

"I’ve only heard of him; he’s indeed an old timer, his mercenary group is very stable because his has the support of Gwana Company; I must admit, a stable mercenary group indeed is stronger."

Gao Yi smiled and said, "Your War Axe Mercenary Group is already strong enough; for me, that’s sufficient. Plus, you guys have a simple goal—just to make money. Here comes the issue—Sherkin isn’t short of cash; his followers are numerous and stable. So, why does he still act as a mercenary? Could he be pursuing something other than money?"

Donkey chuckled dryly, "Of course, at the end, the pursuit would definitely not be money."

"So I can use him once or twice, but long-term cooperation isn’t an option for me. For me, money isn’t important; what’s important are things other than money. I won’t interact much with someone whose motives are unclear."

Considering Donkey’s honesty, Gao Yi was also exceptionally candid with an outsider for once.

Now, as they had truly intersected, both were quite satisfied with each other and could cooperate long-term.

Gao Yi never heard Donkey’s real name; he also didn’t give Donkey his real name. This was an appropriate distance.

Donkey stepped aside and said, "Then I’ll go prepare."

"Good, go prepare. You guys won’t be the main force this time, probably no one will die. But the money will be plenty."

Gao Yi gave Donkey considerable face and benefit.

Donkey nodded, then suddenly said, "Do you have to use a pistol? How about I get you a rifle instead? I modified it, its reliability is absolutely great—if it ever jams, I’ll shoot my own head."

Gao Yi smiled and shook his head, "No, using a rifle isn’t suitable for me; my gun skills aren’t good. Carrying a rifle is less useful than carrying a few more hand grenades."

Donkey spread his hands in disappointment.

Gao Yi suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, you said the key to designing a new gun lies in the ammunition. Hasn’t the United States just promoted their new 6.8mm caliber?"

Donkey shook his head, "It won’t become mainstream; it still has to be small caliber. But 5.45 and 5.56 have reached their end, they’re meaningless now."

"How about the 5.8 caliber?"

Gao Yi seriously said, "The 5.8 caliber isn’t mainstream now, but it will definitely become mainstream in the future—I’m saying this. And there aren’t many gun options for 5.8 caliber. So why don’t you, based on your experience and the mercenaries’ needs, design a 5.8 caliber assault rifle?"

After saying this, Gao Yi smiled and added, "It’s just a suggestion, think about it."

Donkey hesitated for a while and replied, "Hmm, it’s worth considering. I haven’t touched 5.8; aren’t 5.8 caliber bullets and guns hard to find? I’ll try it and let you know later."

Donkey might’ve been dismissive, but Gao Yi was quite serious. He chuckled and said, "If they’re hard for you to find, I’ll procure them for you—all the guns and bullets. Take your time to test and study them."

Donkey didn’t take it very seriously and replied, "Okay, thanks."

Gao Yi was not a procrastinator. He made a phone call and, once the call connected, casually said, "Buddy, get me all types of guns and all kinds of ammunition in 5.8 caliber, any problems?"

The call was to Abdulla—it would be trouble if this were problematic for him.

Abdulla promptly replied, "Of course no problem, just give me some time. I’ll bring them over to you, how many do you need? A squad, a platoon?"

Abdulla was asking how many men needed equipment.

Gao Yi smiled and said, "Just one person; it’s just for extensive testing and research, I’m not sure how much is appropriate, so you decide."

After hanging up, Gao Yi said to Donkey, "Problem solved, you’ll research and try this when it’s time."