I built an armada.

What they received was a downgraded version, leaving the countries involved angry but unable to speak out.

After all, the international arms market is a seller's market, meaning that only a handful of companies are willing to sell arms.

Western countries, having been involved in the arms trade for a long time, hold an absolute dominant position in the arms market and are synonymous with advanced weaponry. If they complain, they may find it difficult to buy weapons in the future.

Now, the Longxia tribe has also joined the arms trade market and promised not to provide counterfeit weapons. This undoubtedly gives them more options and forces Western countries to change their arms sales strategies!
Of course, their biggest concern is delivery.

After all, with the current international situation tense, everyone is eager to have advanced ships to safeguard maritime security. Even if it's just for showing off, it's better to do it sooner rather than later. Naturally, everyone hopes that the Longxia Navy will deliver the ships as soon as possible.

In their view, a threefold increase in production capacity seemed rather abnormal. Aside from the possibility that the capacity expansion was solely for love, they couldn't find any other legitimate reason.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I share some good news? Well, whether you want to hear it or not, I'll tell you anyway."

"Our country also received a Type 052 guided-missile destroyer this time. It helped the Longxia tribe win a great victory and helped the Laxi tribe win against the Tuji."

"It can be said that this is a very powerful modern warship. Next, I want to see which country in the surrounding area dares to challenge me. I'll deal with it if I don't teach it a lesson."

That's right, the countries that received the Type 052 guided-missile destroyers were extremely excited, while the top leaders of other countries were green with envy and drooled with desire!
Many of them were second-batch buyers, so naturally they received the warships later, at least a few months later, and naturally envied the first-batch buyers.

Currently, the countries at the top of the list of the first batch of buyers are being accepted for the purchase.

"I regret it so much. We hesitated during the first batch and didn't take action. We were a little late in starting the second batch, and now we don't know when we'll be able to send anyone in to take over."

"I'm in the second batch just like you. Sigh, I don't know when I'll get my turn. I guess by then the peach blossoms will have faded."

"The second batch is still shouting here. What are you all yelling for? Stop babbling. My first batch hasn't even been served yet. You can just wait in line. I know the Longxia people won't break their promise. By the way, come back after we've finished receiving all the first batch."

“I completely agree with that. I was also in the first batch. Once I receive the warship, I’ll test its power for you. I can’t wait to find out just how powerful it is.”

"If you ask me, the Longxia Navy should have expanded its production capacity a long time ago. They received so much advance payment when they signed the contract, yet they're only expanding now. They're incredibly stingy."

"I get annoyed just thinking about the prepayment model. It's just a way to keep people hanging on. The people of Longxia are disgusting. They take our money and then drag their feet on doing things. Damn it."

"If you want to complain, then go buy some replica warships from Western countries. I don't mind if you back out. Especially now that the situation is becoming increasingly uncertain, if you don't want them, I will!"

"You're really trying to scam me. You want me to be a sucker? You're really heartless. But I'm telling you the truth. If there were more arms exporters on Earth, we wouldn't have so few choices."

Faced with the slow delivery of warships, the top leaders of various countries felt extremely aggrieved, just like a wronged wife who had suffered a humiliation.

However, despite their grievances, a glimmer of hope arose in their hearts when they saw that the Longxia Navy had delivered six Type 052 guided-missile destroyers in one go.

The Longxia Navy has stated that it will maintain a delivery rate of two ships per month, and the second batch of arms-purchasing countries will arrive in just a few months. They've already persevered for so long; surely they can manage the remaining time?

Besides, the weapons and equipment sold by the Longxia Navy are not inferior versions. They are much better than the weapons and equipment sold by Western countries, which are only superficially impressive but are actually thin-skinned and lacking in substance.

In actual combat, most of them are all show and no substance, and many even fail to achieve their goals.

The thought of being able to acquire the Type 052 guided-missile destroyer as soon as possible made these high-ranking officials of the country very happy.

In addition, among the first batch of buyers to receive the six Type 052 warships were some countries in the European waters, who were naturally very happy and were among the first to make the purchase.

British tribes, naval headquarters.

Upon learning the news, a high-ranking naval officer rushed to the office of Navy Commander Stewart.

"Reporting to the commander, we have just received news from the Longxia Navy."

"What news?"

Stuart asked instinctively, his brows furrowing and a serious expression appearing on his face.

For some reason, he now has an instinctive reaction whenever he hears the words "Longxia Navy." The image of Zhou Qinglei leading his expeditionary fleet to the European waters, with warships directly storming their ports, involuntarily flashes into his mind.

The shock he felt when he first observed the Dragon Xia Navy's Great White Fleet up close was so direct and the impact of it still lingers in his mind to this day!

Even though two or three months have passed, he has never forgotten that day!
It can be said that this is the first time in over a century that the Longxia Navy has sent such a large-scale expeditionary fleet to the European waters and into the core region of Western countries.

Not only did they swagger around, but the expeditionary fleet also took back all the people they had detained.

They tried many methods, but in the end it was all in vain and had no effect whatsoever.

Is it good news or bad news?

Stuart pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out the crux of the matter. "Why did the Dragon Summer Navy suddenly cause trouble? Did someone provoke them again?"

"We haven't received any related information from the intelligence department lately. What happened?"

Seeing the naval commander with such a shocked expression, the general knew it was just a stress response from someone who had been provoked.

"General, this is good news for us."

Upon hearing this, Stewart visibly breathed a sigh of relief and seemed much more relaxed.

If it's good news, then nothing bad can happen.

"What good news?"

Stuart asked directly, his brow relaxing.

"Reporting to the commander, the crew we sent to Longxia tribe for training has received the Type 052 guided-missile destroyer that we purchased from the Longxia Navy last year. If all goes well, it is estimated that it will arrive in our waters in about a week."

Upon hearing these words, Stewart's wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothed out with joy.

He asked almost immediately, "Have you verified this information?"

"Reporting to the commander, it has been verified, and the photos of them boarding the ship have been sent back."

At this point, the general immediately took out a photo of the ship's welcoming ceremony from his briefcase and handed it over.

"Good, good! Our crew has finally received the ship." Stuart seemed very pleased. Then, the general reported, "Commander, according to the news from the front, the Longxia Navy delivered six warships this time. Three of them were delivered to our side."

"Six ships delivered at once? What's gotten into the Longxia Navy? Why the sudden change?"

Stuart seemed quite surprised. "No matter who urged them to deliver in the past, they just ignored it and continued to deliver one or two ships a month."

"The sudden delivery of so many ships is a bit overwhelming. But oh well, it's not bad that they were able to deliver so many at once."

"It's just that their intentions are a bit malicious; they insist on going against us, which makes me very unhappy."

Upon hearing this, the general was at a loss for words and could only manage a wry smile.

"All right."

Stuart waved his hand. "Never mind, whatever the Dragonxia Navy's plans are, it's not bad that they were able to deliver six ships at once. It's a good thing for us."

"Pass the notice down and have the relevant departments send someone to coordinate."

"All major research institutions must assemble personnel within a week to form the most powerful reverse engineering team!"

"Once the Type 052 guided-missile destroyer arrives, we can immediately begin comprehensive research. I have only one requirement: to thoroughly understand it in the shortest possible time!"

Upon receiving the order, the general immediately replied, "Yes, Commander, I'll make the arrangements right away!"

After saying that, he turned around and quickly left the office to begin making arrangements for the matter.

He naturally understood that Stewart wanted to crack the Type 052 guided-missile destroyer as quickly as possible in order to find a way to deal with the Longxia Navy and prepare for future conflicts with the Longxia Navy.

The Longxia Navy rose too quickly, leaving them no time to grasp the true strength of its new warships, which made them quite wary.

After closing the office door, Stuart stood up from his chair, walked to the window, looked out at the distant sea, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

"Hmph, isn't the Longxia Navy very arrogant? Once we thoroughly understand the Type 052, we can devise relevant tactics and strategies. Then, if a conflict arises with the Longxia Navy, we will have the strength to fight back!"

"It's much better than now. We don't even know the performance of the equipment in the Longxia Navy, which has completely thrown the balance of the war off. It's damn good!"

The more he talked about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, especially after that previous conflict, which made them truly understand what it meant to be humiliated!

You must know that they were once the British Empire on Earth, with colonies all over the planet. But now they have fallen to such a state that even the Dragon Xia Navy dares to swagger in front of them.

Just thinking about it made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and he was always thinking about getting revenge.

"Hey!"

It's a pity that I haven't been able to find such an opportunity, and I couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Immediately, he picked up the phone and made the call.

On the other end of the phone was Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence in Britain.

Prime Minister Anthony was the de facto supreme leader of the British tribes, steering the direction of the country and ensuring its smooth operation.

Previously, it was he who personally made the decision not to clash with the Longxia Expeditionary Fleet.

Inside the office, Richard, the head of the intelligence department, rushed over to report the latest situation to him.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, breaking news: the Longxia Navy has delivered six ships in one go..."

Richard had barely sat down and hadn't even had a sip of coffee when he began giving a rapid-fire report.

It took Anthony a few seconds to react after hearing the report.

So much time has passed that he had almost forgotten about it.

To everyone's surprise, at this critical moment, the Longxia Navy delivered six warships at once, giving them a huge surprise.

"The Longxia Navy has finally done something decent this time, which has really made me look at them in a new light."

"For us, this is undoubtedly a great thing; it shows they have some conscience."

Anthony took a sip of coffee and then said, "Tell the naval research institutions that once the Type 052 arrives, immediately tow it to the shipyard for reverse engineering!"

"I want to see what technology we can't crack, that caused us to lose face so badly three months ago."

"We need to understand it thoroughly as soon as possible to prevent that embarrassing thing from happening again. Of course, if there is any advanced technology at the top, we can also crack it and use it."

Richard immediately replied, "Yes, Prime Minister."

After saying that, he accepted the order and turned to walk out of the office.

But just as he reached the door, he heard Anthony's voice behind him.

"By the way, how's the preparation for the thing I asked you to keep a close eye on going?"

Richard stopped abruptly, knowing full well that Anthony was concerned with monitoring the group of top-tier Chinese students returning from the British tribes.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, our men have been keeping an eye on them, but this time, after landing in the Longxia tribe, they were immediately taken away separately and quarantined."

"No one outside knows their whereabouts right now, but our people are looking for them; it just will take a little more time."

Upon receiving the relevant orders, Richard immediately activated his hidden intelligence agents to frantically search for that group of top-notch overseas students, but unfortunately, the group was taken away after disembarking.

"Prime Minister, give us a little more time, and we will definitely achieve something."

"At least for now, we know that the Longxia people have taken precautions, but we still have several directions for our investigation, and personnel have been deployed." (End of Chapter)