Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 189: Poor Mercenary

Shanying expressed his dissatisfaction to the old lady Victoria in disguise by causing trouble for Selina...

He himself is not short of money, but he doesn't have too much money either.

Basically all the cash was handed over to Mr. Poincare, who was ready to reap the profits in the next month by relying on inside information.

If Tagore had not taken over the renovation of the house in Thailand, Shanying might still be in debt now.

For Shanying, at this stage, every bit of savings is a good thing...

He readily agreed to help the butcher and the other three prepare weapons. Shanying felt a little worried that the things they wanted would max out Blood Fox's VIP card in the weapons bank.

What Shanying didn't expect was that the list written by these four seemingly taciturn men was so simple that he felt it was a bit shabby...

2 AKS74U short rifles, 1 AKS74 standard rifle, and a PKP machine gun. There is a bracket after the machine gun. If you don’t have a PKP, PKM will also work.

And then there is nothing else besides these...

Shanying looked at the shabby list and said to the butcher, "My friend, I don't have much money, but I can still equip you with all the equipment.

Don't you need anything else besides weapons?
Don't you want tactical vests, tactical backpacks, bulletproof plates, helmets, radios, night vision goggles, and the like?"

The butcher frowned and looked at the mountain eagle, and said in a hoarse voice: "Some things are useless, and some things we have ourselves..."

As he spoke, the fierce-looking old man took out a few worn-out elbow and knee pads from a large backpack and put them aside. He then pulled out four canvas vests from the backpack that had no protective function and were so worn-out that Shanying couldn't bear to look at them...

This thing could still be seen in my hometown in the 90s, but now it has basically ended up in the garbage dump.

Strictly speaking, this thing is not even a tactical vest, but a carrying tool used to hold magazines, grenades and other miscellaneous items.

Watching the butcher pour out some odds and ends such as a folding knife and work gloves from his backpack, Shanying stared and asked, "Is that all?"

The butcher did not feel that he was being laughed at, but nodded as a matter of course and said: "As long as the weapons and ammunition are in place, these will be enough for us to help you do the work!"

Shanying thought about how he went out to fight with the Moscow gang, and as soon as the car door opened, four gangsters dressed as beggars jumped out. Who could he deter?
If this photo gets out, it might make your opponent laugh to death!

Shanying himself came from a poor family, but when he was working in the past, he was a typical elite model...

It’s okay to walk around in shorts and a vest when you’re resting, but you must wear a suit and tie when you’re working.

That is a battle suit. Even if your ability is a little bit worse, you have to make the other party feel that you are rigorous and professional.

Professionalism and rigor, plus cruelty, can establish sufficient deterrence at the lowest cost in a short period of time and raise the cost in the minds of those who want to kill S N Deng.

Sometimes appearance is also a practical means!
So the people who take action have to be professional and look particularly intimidating.

No matter how powerful the four soldiers who stole equipment from the museum to fight are, they cannot scare the opponents who are not at the scene.

Seeing these four guys acting as if it was their due, Shanying smacked his lips, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll find a way to get the weapons, and they'll be delivered soon..."

Do you mind accepting some packaging from your boss?"

The butcher heard this, frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"

Shanying did not explain, but stood up and put his tactical bag on his back, then opened his arms to show it, and then pulled the drawstring of the backpack hard. The backpack quickly split into two pieces and turned into a tactical vest.

Shanying quickly tightened the Velcro on his ribs, then took off the AK-105 on his chest, pulled the bolt and made a tactical stance.

The entire action was completed in one go, barely taking more than two seconds, clearly demonstrating the camouflaged approach and rapid disguise in urban combat.

Looking at the four expressionless men, Shanying sighed and said, "How do you feel when you see me like this?"

The stocky, bald 'Postbox' shrugged and said, "You look like a movie star..."

Shanying was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you for praising me, but don't you think I'm very expensive and very professional?"

The bearded 'pirate' grinned, revealing his yellow teeth, and said with a smile: "We are going to war. On the battlefield, the guys who look particularly expensive are the most likely to be shot."

Shanying was choked by the pirate, then pointed at him, nodded and said, "That's right, if I go out with you guys wearing this, I will definitely be the first one to be shot.

So I hope you can also have professional equipment, at least look professional..."

The skinny, big-eyed, hook-nosed sniper named "Pigeon" said in a deep voice, "We are all professionals. The ghost of Groniz can testify for us."

Shanying felt that he had not found the frequency to communicate with these guys. He waved his hand and said, "I don't mean to look down on you. What I mean is that your current equipment is suitable for robbing a bank, but it does not fit my positioning of my team.

We are not killers. Our goal is to establish our own image to the outside world by delivering a "fatal blow" to the enemy's vital points.

But now people outside are superficial, and simple brutality will only make them think that we are violent peasants from some remote village.

But the professional appearance can make them instinctively think more highly of us and make them subconsciously feel fear. This will allow us to achieve our goal by killing fewer people."

Shanying looked at the butcher with a frown on his face and said seriously, "My friend, I can probably understand some of your ideas...

The more concealed, deadly, and invisible you are, the better. In fact, the more the enemy underestimates you, the easier it is to be knocked down.

But my purpose is not simply to kill anyone. Playing the pig and eating the tiger or hiding somewhere and attacking people from behind does not suit my needs.

If you were knives in the past, then I want you to become hammers. No matter what enemy we encounter, we must hit them face to face with the hammers, destroying the enemy's body and spirit and making them feel afraid.

Why do superheroes in movies wear strange clothes? Why do police use sirens when catching bad guys?

Because they have gone through the stage of creating deterrence, they can then use their highly recognizable appearance and voice to take the initiative and make their opponents timid.

It has been proven that this approach can effectively reduce unnecessary confrontation and fighting!"

After hearing this, the butcher said in a deep voice: "Our responsibility is to fight back, otherwise why would you pay us to do so?
We can’t possibly go to war with others in costumes like those sissies…”

Shanying was so angry after hearing this that his nose was crooked. He said unhappily, "I am the boss now, so you have to wear whatever I tell you to wear."

The butcher nodded and said confidently: "We don't!"

Shanying said subconsciously: "I'll fucking prepare it for you, all you have to do is put on the costumes I gave you and go on a killing spree."

The butcher looked at his comrade and said, "You are the boss, you have the final say!
If it doesn't cost money, we can do it!
However, we can only guarantee that we will return the guns to you afterwards, but we cannot guarantee that the equipment will be intact."

Shanying finally understood that it was all because of poverty...

It’s not that these guys don’t like good equipment, in fact everyone likes it…

They just worry about paying for it if they break it.

Weapons are necessities and must be used no matter how risky it is, but these equipment are not necessities in their eyes.

This is the norm for low-level mercenaries, they work for money and won't spend a penny more on anything they deem unnecessary.

They don't even want pistols. It's definitely not because they don't know how to use them, but because they think pistols are of little use and if they lose them, they might have to pay for them.

If he were to work for him in Thailand, he would be very happy with this kind of hard-working and simple thinking, but it won't work in Moscow.

Because Snowden is an open card, they have no way of hiding it!
Therefore, Shanying not only has to fight, but also has to leave behind face-less images for Victoria to spread, so that the entire underground world of Moscow and even the world will know that there is such a group of strong men in action.

Now Shanying has gradually figured out the personalities and thoughts of these guys...

They are both a bit introverted and don't like to talk, but apart from the common points of being shabby and stingy, they are different in character...

The butcher is calm, the pirate has a bit of dry sense of humor, the mailbox is a straightforward person who doesn't beat around the bush, and the pigeon has the calmness and pride unique to a sniper.

Once you figure out the biggest obstacle to communication, the subsequent communication will be much easier...

Shanying called the weapons bank and asked about their weapons reserves, and then renegotiated the weapons demand with the butchers...

The AKS74U that the two assaulters wanted was a good gun, so there was no need to modify it. However, the AKS74 standard rifle that the sniper Pigeon wanted was replaced with the SVD sniper rifle that he liked more.

The PKP that the machine gunner Mailbox wanted was out of stock, so Shanying negotiated with Mailbox and replaced it with the Minimi small-caliber machine gun.

It's just urban combat, and using 7.62mm machine gun bullets is not only inconvenient to carry, but also a bit too lethal.

In addition, as for weapons, it would be enough to provide each person with a second-hand Glock 17.

As for the other equipment, the new Eagle boss decided to do it himself after consulting the weapons bank...

Because the quote from the weapons bank regarding auxiliary equipment was so fucked up that he felt like the world had gone crazy!

Your prices for combat uniforms, combat boots, tactical vests, backpacks, and waist belts are a little higher than those outside, which is acceptable since you can deliver the goods to people's door. But you actually said that the price is a little higher than NATO's purchase price, which is intolerable.

They dared to ask for 22000 euros for a simple set of individual radios and noise-cancelling headphones.

They actually priced a very ordinary monocular low-light night vision device at 18000 Euros.

This is like slaughtering people like fat pigs, and they feel at ease slaughtering them and even expect people to be grateful.

The Master Chief System is very strict on weapons and high-end electronic products, but is very generous with these low-end tactical accessories. When I was in the Golden Triangle, I activated them along with clothes, backpacks, bulletproof vests and other things.

Although the cost is still higher than the products on the market, that is a comparison of cost price, which is completely different from this pig-killing price...

(End of this chapter)