Back home.
Hades quickly deposited the tens of thousands of dollars he'd just earned into his system.
Without hesitation, he activated the recruitment mode. He had planned to grow slowly, but now that he was dealing with the Medellin cartel. Facing such vicious criminals, he had to keep a hand and have enough strength to ensure safety, otherwise they might just rob him.
These guys wouldn't hesitate to rob him if they thought they could get away with it.
"System, recruit 20 regular soldiers, 4 special forces, and make them Latino."
"Also, purchase 24 HK416 assault rifles and 24 Beretta 92F pistols, with 3,000 rounds of 5.56x45mm ammo and 2,000 rounds of 9mm pistol ammo."
The price difference between an AK47 and an HK416 in the system was just $20. If he was using them himself, he wanted the better option.
"Ding, the death squad was recruited successfully. Weapons and resources were purchased successfully. $5540 was deducted."
"Ding, do you want to materialize?"
Listening to the prompt in his mind, Hades immediately chose, "Yes!"
In an instant, more than 20 people and several bags filled with weapons and ammunition materialized in his living room. Familiar with the process, he called Elro to arrange housing for them.
He decided that after his deal with Raimondo, he'd buy a villa in the suburbs. It was getting too inconvenient to recruit in city apartments, especially with the possibility of needing to materialize armored vehicles and helicopters.
Next.
Hades studied the weapons and equipment available in his system and made a list. The list records some weapons that have already appeared, and most of them are weapons and equipment from the 1950s and 1960s, or at most from the 1970s. Anything too advanced would attract unwanted attention.
The next day
Hades woke up early, had breakfast at a nearby restaurant, and then found a phone booth to call Raimondo. He gave him the time and place for their meeting.
He took Elro and three others to a bar on Lavro Street, east of Piro Avenue. The SUV was loaded with 40 AK47s and bullets. When they arrived, Aron was already there, looking impatient. But the moment he saw Hades, his irritation vanished, and he came forward to greet him enthusiastically.
After some small talk, they got down to business. When Aron saw the 40 brand-new AK47s and the bullets, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Hades, you're amazing. You even got brand new AK47s."
"AK47s are nothing. I can get fighter jets and aircraft carriers," Hades thought but kept to himself. After the deal, he planned to stop dealing personally with small customers like Aron. It was beneath him.
He left after the transaction. For him, he would not personally deal with small customers like Ahab in the future. It was too embarrassing for him to deal with a matter of a few thousand dollars.
He wanted to be the world's most powerful arms dealer.
The 40 AK47s cost $40,000 total. He had already received a $10,000 deposit, so he earned $30,000 from this deal. After depositing the money into his bank account, he had over $60,000. He decided to wait until he met Raimondo to deposit it into the system account.
At three in the afternoon, he took Elro and six others to a coffee shop for the meeting. However, there was no one in the coffee shop at that time. They were all stopped by the Raimondo men.
"Hey, Hades."
Seeing him, Raimondo stood up with a smile, walked over, and shook his hand.
"Hello, Mr. Raimondo."
"Please, have a seat."
"Thanks."
"So, what kind of heavy weapons can you get, Hades?"
Raimondo, eager, asked as soon as they sat down.
Hades narrowed his eyes, smiled, and handed over a piece of paper listing the equipment he deemed suitable for sale.
"Mr. Raimondo, I can get you anything on this list, as long as the money's right."
"Oh?"
Raimondo read the list.
- Mi-24 "Hind" attack helicopter, brand new, fully equipped, $21 million each.
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- (Equipped with 32 rockets, 4 air-to-air missiles or 4 air-to-ground missiles, 1 30mm double-barreled machine gun, 280 machine gun bullets.)
- Military Humvee, brand new, $1.5 million each.
- (Top weapon options: M2 Browning heavy machine gun or M134 minigun, both with corresponding ammo.)
- RPG-7 rocket launcher: $13,000.
(with 3 rockets)
- PKM light machine gun: $2,500.
(with 300 rounds of ammunition)
Seeing the Mi-24 attack helicopter on the list made Raimondo's breath quicken. He looked up and asked, "Hades, are you sure you can get all these items?"
"Of course! Don't underestimate me. The strength behind me is beyond your imagination." Hades hinted at a powerful backer, which Raimondo assumed was an arms company.
Taking a deep breath, Raimondo suppressed his inner shock and said solemnly:, "Hades, the weapons you've listed are beyond my expectations. I need to report to my boss before deciding what to buy."
"Sure."
"But please make it quick, because I'll be leaving for the Middle East soon."
Selling equipment to drug dealers was small-time. The I-P War and conflicts in Africa promised bigger opportunities. However, Hades wouldn't abandon this place entirely.
It was a good foundation for his future plans. If he were Black, he'd root himself in Africa as it'll be more helpful since the people there will believe him faster, but as a Latino, he had other plans.
With the system's capabilities, he could potentially control a country and become its secret ruler.