Inspection, Part Two

Looking up, Bai Yang looked at Xiong Da and said, "Put it on and let me see how it looks."

Xiong Da got straight to work without a second word, introducing the features to Bai Yang as he put the gear on.

"This set of armor is divided into several parts that I put together: helmet, upper body armor, shoulder guards, arm guards, gloves, lower body armor, and boots. It's built entirely from titanium alloy, and every single section splits in half. It's very convenient to put on with snap buckles; if you need to take the armor off, you have to press the spring switches on the buckles. Every component connects via these buckles, and once it's on, it doesn't restrict movement at all. There's even a face shield inside the helmet that can be pulled down, making it possible to cover over ninety-five percent of the whole body in armor. The complete set of titanium alloy armor weighs around fifty-five kilograms, and aside from the gloves, every part is about eight millimeters thick with a matte silver-gray finish. I can even paint it for you if you need, and every set has a Lightning Relief Emblem on the chest. Pretty, right? Once you have it on, taking regular sniper rifle bullets is nothing at all!"

Xiong Da snapped the pieces of the armor into place with a series of clacks in under a minute, managing it entirely by himself. He even walked around a bit and flexed his joints, and it genuinely did not restrict movement. He lowered the face shield, and just as he said, over ninety-five percent of his body was covered in armor. The places where joints bent couldn't be helped unless folding plating was used, but that would have hindered mobility.

Wearing the titanium alloy armor, Xiong Da looked like a cold, solid chunk of iron. Bai Yang immediately thought of the legendary Western knights. He was big enough to genuinely look awe-inspiring to an absurd degree!

Seriously badass!

Bai Yang praised, then used a crowbar to pry open the wooden crate holding the Titanium Alloy Blades, where the weapons lay neatly lined up inside.

At that moment, Xiong Da explained from the side:

"The titanium alloy blade has a total length of two meters and two centimeters with very balanced proportions: a forty-centimeter hilt, a one-hundred-and-seventy-six-centimeter blade body, and an eighteen-centimeter width. The back of the blade is two centimeters thick, with a half-meter-long row of serrations in the middle. It's single-edged, and the tip forms a forty-five-degree angle. I matched it with a Red Pine Scabbard reinforced with a steel plate inside. The blade weighs fifteen kilograms, and with the scabbard, it weighs seventeen point five kilograms!"

Listening to the introduction, Bai Yang nodded, reached into the crate with both hands to pull out a blade, and set it upright on the ground. It stood a large stretch taller than him. With a thud, he dropped it directly onto the floor, and when he gripped the hilt with both hands to draw it, it emitted a chilly metallic friction sound.

Even under the principle of leverage, the titanium alloy blade weighed thirty catties, and Bai Yang couldn't lift it at all. He propped the blade tip against the ground to examine it. The blade body had a matte finish, with a menacing one-meter-long blood groove down the center, and the sharp reverse teeth along the spine made one's whole body break out in a chill. It was too ferocious!

Bai Yang swept his gaze around, spotted a big guy joining in on the fun, and pointed at him, saying, "Buddy, come help me pick up this blade."

The other man smiled, walked over with heavy steps, and grabbed the hilt with one hand, lifting it horizontally with visible difficulty. His hand trembled slightly as he looked at Bai Yang without speaking.

Bai Yang smiled, pointed a finger at Xiong Da clad in his armor, and said, "Hack him!"

The people around froze, but no one spoke.

"Alright."

The big man wasn't one to shy away from trouble either. He gripped the hilt with both hands, let out an explosive roar, and swung the blade around in a full arc toward Xiong Da.

Xiong Da actually didn't budge an inch, letting that forceful slash land squarely on his body.

Clang... An ear-piercing metallic crash rang out. The big man holding the blade staggered back three or four steps, while Xiong Da remained completely motionless!

Bai Yang hurried over to inspect the armor on Xiong Da's body. There was only a faint trace left behind, and a single swipe of his hand wiped it away completely, leaving nothing at all. He checked the titanium alloy blade next, and the edge didn't even have a single rolled spot.

"Boss Bai, don't worry. Our strength isn't enough to destroy a metal like titanium alloy," Xiong Da said full of confidence.

"Very good, I'm extremely satisfied!"

Bai Yang clapped directly, then motioned for Xiong Da to pick up that titanium alloy blade.

Xiong Da, clad in the chilling armor and wearing cowhide gloves with titanium alloy patches on the backs, grabbed the hilt of the titanium alloy blade with one hand. He even spun the weapon around his hand with effortless ease before he hoisted it onto his shoulder with a clack and looked at Bai Yang.

Bai Yang drew in a sharp breath. It was terrifying. Xiong Da's image right then strongly resembled an ancient Western knight, looking precisely like a machine of steel. Facing someone like him, Bai Yang had the sensation of confronting a prehistoric ferocious beast.

Mentally picturing the savages over there all wearing titanium alloy armor and wielding titanium alloy blades, Bai Yang almost got intoxicated just imagining it. A Steel Torrent was an absolute must!

Too awesome, too tyrannical, too...

He roared wildly in his heart, feeling almost impatient to witness a scene like that.

"Take it off and put it back."

Hearing the roar of a car engine outside, Bai Yang turned his head to look. It was the heavy-duty truck he had driven last time, and Yang Biao had brought it over, so he spoke up.

The items were quickly put back in place, and the crates closed up.

Bai Yang walked to the doorway and motioned for Yang Biao to back the truck over this way, then turned around and said, "Sorry for the trouble, everyone, please help load the goods onto the truck."

After speaking, while those people busied themselves of their own accord, Bai Yang looked at Xiong Da and said, "I'm extremely satisfied with the goods this time. It's the same account as last time, right? I'll wire the final payment over to you."

"It's the same account. Boss Bai is truly decisive, and I look forward to our next cooperation," Xiong Da agreed with an honest nod.

"There will be a chance," Bai Yang nodded with a squinted smile. Next time... next time your factory will probably belong to me...

The five million final payment was paid off in a single lump sum. Nowadays, Bai Yang, who possessed nearly one hundred million in savings, didn't even blink an eye!

Xiong Da laughed like an utter fool upon receiving the final payment. As long as there was money to be made, what business was it of his why you wanted these things.

"I'll have to trouble you all to help unload these things later as well. How about I treat everyone to a meal then?"

After paying the money, Bai Yang looked at Xiong Da and spoke. He had figured it out: these fellows who looked anything but like ordinary workers all took their cues from him.

"No problem."

Having secured his money, Xiong Da patted his chest in assurance.

Once the loading was finished, Bai Yang rode his motorcycle to lead the way, Yang Biao drove the heavy-duty truck in the middle, and Xiong Da pulled the workers along in a van he had somehow acquired. They barreled all the way toward the villa district Bai Yang rented.

The villa district wasn't in the city center, and the heavy-duty truck could drive right up to the entrance, but the security guards stubbornly refused to let it inside. With no other choice, they could only park at the gate.

Next came a flurry of moving, hauling the items straight into the villa's garage. For this, he had even deliberately parked the Bugatti outside the garage.

Whether it was Xiong Da and his crew or Yang Biao driving the heavy-duty truck, once they laid eyes on the Bugatti valued at over thirteen million, not a single one of them could move their eyes or their feet away!

They desperately wanted to play around in a Bugatti supercar, but they could only think about it. There was no helping it; their connections weren't close enough...

With the items moved, they locked up and headed out, including Yang Biao who drove the heavy-duty truck. Bai Yang drove the Bugatti while the others took a taxi, and together they stormed over to the Royal Banquet!

Bai Yang wasn't a stingy person, and he didn't cut corners when treating people to meals; he might still find a use for these people in the future.

This wasn't to say Bai Yang was worldly and calculating—people were simply like that. If individuals shared not even a shred of mutual value, that truly was a tragedy. He was treating them to a meal because he might have places where he needed them in the future, and could anyone say that when they came to eat with Bai Yang, they hadn't entertained thoughts of taking advantage of him a little?

Fine wine and dishes were served in abundance, and a single meal cost Bai Yang a full twenty-odd thousand without him even batting an eye. Once everyone was well-fed and well-oxided, they broke up and went their separate ways back to their respective homes.

Because Bai Yang had also drunk a bit of alcohol, in the end it was the restaurant's designated driver who drove the Bugatti to send Bai Yang back. Bai Yang strictly enforced the rule of not driving after drinking, and as for how the driver got back, that was no longer something Bai Yang needed to consider.

Prepare a few more things, and I can truly step right across the jungle to explore that outside world over there!

Returning to the villa, Bai Yang came to the garage and looked at those crates, murmuring with boundless anticipation in his heart...

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