Chapter 33 Helicopters and Assault Boats: Complete Domination of Land, Sea, and Air
"Something that swims in the water, something that flies in the sky?"
On the other end of the line, the sleepiness Huo Yuan had just woken up with was instantly dispelled.
He chuckled in a low voice, a hint of wickedness in his tone.
"Wanwan, your appetite is truly not small."
"Stop the nonsense, do you have a way?" Lin Xingwan's tone was urgent.
"Military-grade big toys are definitely impossible to get domestically; the paperwork is too troublesome."
Huo Yuan paused, then changed the subject.
"However, I do know a few lunatics who play with modifications for top-tier civilian models."
"Send me the address."
Hanging up the phone, Lin Xingwan wiped away a warm, strange droplet of water from the windshield.
She jerked the steering wheel, and the off-road vehicle roared as it turned around.
She did not return to the Half-Mountain Villa.
Instead, she headed straight to a general aviation exhibition center in the suburbs, following the coordinates Huo Yuan had sent.
Various models of private helicopters were parked here; they were the big toys of the wealthy.
Lin Xingwan kicked open the door to the manager's office, where he was still dozing off.
She slammed an anonymous black card onto the table.
"I want all three of those 'Airbus H160s' you have here—the most expensive ones with the longest range and best wind resistance."
The manager looked at the card, then at the menacing woman before him, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.
"All... all of them?!"
"Miss, this isn't buying cabbage; each one costs over a hundred million!"
"I know."
Lin Xingwan's eyes were as cold as ice.
"I want to take them away right now. Is that a problem?"
The power of money flexed its muscles once again.
In the face of the absolute power of money, all procedures were just passing clouds.
Half an hour later.
Three top-tier helicopters with sleek, futuristic designs were transported by trailers to the Western Suburbs logistics park.
Lin Xingwan stored them all in her space, neatly stacking them on the vast helipad of the Living Creature Farm.
Having sorted out the things in the sky, it was now time for the things in the water.
Without stopping, she drove off toward a coastal shipyard three hundred kilometers away.
This factory not only produced civilian yachts but also took orders for assault boats from the Coast Guard and special forces.
Lin Xingwan went straight to find the factory's chief engineer.
She didn't waste words and immediately offered a price the other party couldn't refuse.
"I'll take all the inventory in your warehouse."
The chief engineer was an old man in his fifties, completely stunned by Lin Xingwan's overwhelming audacity.
"Miss Lin, this isn't an amusement park."
"We have over a dozen military-grade amphibious hovercrafts alone; why do you need so many..."
"I want them all."
Lin Xingwan's tone was unquestionable.
"Twenty military-grade rigid-hull assault boats, the kind with bulletproof plating."
"Thirty rubber dinghies, fifty high-speed jet skis."
"And those two top-luxury yachts docked in the shipyard, custom-made for overseas tycoons, equipped with bulletproof glass and ramming bows."
She pointed at the list, ticking them off one by one.
"Also, ten thousand sets each of diving suits, oxygen tanks, life jackets, and underwater propulsion vehicles."
Cold sweat instantly broke out on the chief engineer.
This procurement volume was enough to equip a small Marine Corps unit!
What on earth was this woman planning to do? Go to war?
But looking into Lin Xingwan's emotionless eyes, he wisely swallowed all his questions.
The one with money is the boss; he only needed to take the money and ship the goods.
Another few days of frantic transportation followed.
When the last thirty-meter-long luxury bulletproof yacht, resembling a palace on the water, was stored into the space.
Lin Xingwan looked at her bank balance, which had shrunk by nearly ten digits, and felt not heartache, but immense peace of mind.
With these big toys capable of sea, land, and air travel.
Whether it was the impending raging floods or the more distant extreme cold and freezing.
She now possessed absolute air superiority and naval supremacy.
She could attack when advancing and defend when retreating.
This was true dimensional-reduction strike!
Lin Xingwan stretched contentedly, ready to drive back to The Fortress and get a good night's sleep.
Just as she started the off-road vehicle and prepared to leave the empty pier.
"Beep, beep, beep—!"
The encrypted satellite phone on the center console suddenly let out an extremely urgent alarm!
On the screen, a bright red skull icon was flashing frantically.
This was the highest-level alarm for the Star Fortress!
Lin Xingwan's expression sank instantly.
She immediately connected to the base's AI intelligent system, "Friday."
"Report the current situation."
"Warning, Master."
The AI system's cold electronic voice rang out in the car.
"The firewall of the base's perimeter defense network is currently under a powerful attack from an unknown source."
"The opponent's technical level is extremely high. The first layer of the firewall has been breached, and it is expected to break through the second layer in five minutes."
Lin Xingwan's eyes instantly turned cold.
Someone actually dared to provoke the top-tier defense system she had spent a fortune to build?
"Where is Qian Duoduo? Tell him to get his ass to the server room!"
"Mr. Qian Duoduo entered the server room three minutes ago and is currently conducting a reverse trace."
"However, the opponent's IP address has been routed through hundreds of jumps, making it impossible to lock on."
There was even a hint of gravity in the AI system's voice.
"Based on the opponent's attack pattern and code style, it is preliminarily judged that the attacker is a top hacker ranked in the world's top five."
Lin Xingwan gripped the steering wheel tightly, her knuckles turning white.
"Friday, connect to Huo Yuan's internal communication immediately."
"Tell him that some blind mouse wants to come to our house to steal things."