Selling oil across Libya

The stars and moon shine brightly, and the Milky Way stretches across the sky.

The Mediterranean evening breeze was as gentle as a lover's hand, and the waves whispered in his ear, making him feel intoxicated. If he ignored the distant sky that was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and the faint rumble of cannons, Qin Rui would only want to stay in this blissful state forever.

Qin Rui left two people to protect Qin Liang and Miya, and led the others to the port in two pickup trucks.

Qin Rui wasn't worried about being exposed. The best way to draw the attention of the guards to Qin Rui was to create the best opportunity for the newly recruited soldiers.

The so-called "security company" is actually just a mercenary company.

The French Foreign Legion is particularly famous.

Qin Rui is not a believer in the French Foreign Legion.

Undeniably, it was indeed a soldier from a famous unit who became a mercenary after retiring from the military.

For example, the Delta.

Another example is the French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN).

But that's only a very small minority.

Moreover, most of them had special missions that forced them to "retire."

Special forces soldiers who are truly in their prime and at the peak of their combat effectiveness rarely retire.

Even after leaving the military, better jobs await them, such as security supervisors for wealthy individuals, so they don't end up as war hyenas.

The max-level soldiers Qin Rui exchanged, while not all of them being elite soldiers, were definitely far more powerful than ordinary mercenaries.

About one kilometer from the roadblock, Qin Rui and Miller got out of the car.

The remaining soldiers rode in pickup trucks and continued towards the roadblock.

The soldiers acted with impunity, smashing through a large sign that read "Military Restricted Area, Unauthorized Entry Will Be Killed" and hiding behind a roadblock.

A flash of light appeared above the gantry crane at the port, and a few seconds later, Qin Rui heard a muffled gunshot.

"Barrett!"

Miller offered to translate for Qin Rui.

Since the other party was acting hostilely, Qin Rui no longer hesitated and placed the first two max-level soldiers he had exchanged near the gantry crane.

Qin Rui has now upgraded his weaponry, wielding an M4 assault rifle with a small conch shell attached, carrying a captured P226 on his waist, six magazines full of bullets in his chest gear, a dagger in front of his gear, and offensive grenades, defensive grenades, and smoke grenades hanging on his sides from top to bottom.

On the M4's magazine, there was also a spare magazine, also full of bullets, wrapped upside down with duct tape.

Before clicking confirm, Qin Rui made sure to select Black as the race.

Although Libya is an African country, its population is mainly white, with a very low proportion of black people.

Since it's a nighttime raid, the darker the better.

Blackie was very efficient. Qin Rui confirmed it in less than 10 seconds. As the Barrett fired again, the [Evolution Value] balance began to jump wildly.

45, 60, 72 —

boom!

The calm port instantly boiled over.

Without hesitation, Qin Rui frantically operated the system interface, forming pairs of two and continuously exchanging points at different locations as long as the required points were met.

Within the system interface, the number of soldiers Qin Rui possessed kept changing: 30, 32, 31—

The soldiers Qin Rui exchanged for would die if shot.

After Qin Rui had 50 soldiers, the gunfire became less frequent and more intermittent.

After a brief interval, several automatic weapons opened fire almost simultaneously, becoming even more intense than before.

Qin Rui has stopped the exchange.

With 50 max-level soldiers plus Qin Rui, it takes 51 [Evolution Points] to be consumed every day.

Qin Rui needs to ensure that his [Evolution Value] balance is sufficient for 10 days of consumption before he can continue exchanging.

After the [Evolution Value] balance reached 100 points, the previously grayed-out [Officer] finally lit up.

An officer needs 100 [Evolution Points] to redeem.

The ability slot next to it also requires 100 [Evolution Points] to add one point.

"What are the officer's costs?"

Qin Rui prayed it wouldn't be 100.

"Everyone is the same, 1 o'clock."

Miller's answer put Qin Rui at ease.

The system treats everyone equally in this respect, which is indeed civilized.

Like soldiers, officers also have branches, namely infantry, artillery, armored forces, air force, navy, as well as logistics, staff, instructors, research and development, and so on.

Qin Rui couldn't help but fantasize: if he filled up the officer's ability slots, would the system give him a Han Xin?

If you really give it to Han Xin, then it's worth it, not just 1000 points, but 10000 points.

It's too early to think about that now.

[Evolution Value] After increasing to 300, the growth rate dropped sharply. After a long while, it increased to 369 points with the explosion of a grenade.

This number does sound quite catchy.

Qin Rui had just stood up when Miller stopped him: "Sir, please wait until the port confirms it is safe before proceeding."

Miller was more concerned about Qin Rui's safety than Qin Rui imagined.

That makes sense, since the soldiers Qin Rui exchanged for need Qin Rui's [evolution value] to survive.

If Qin Rui dies, Miller will die too.

So Qin Rui spent 101 [Evolution Points] to exchange for a basic officer.

Since he's a blank-slate officer, let's just call him Blank-Slate.

Qin Rui authorized Baiban to direct the soldiers to clear out the remaining enemy in the port, while he took Miller back to their temporary residence.

Inside their temporary accommodation, Qin Liang and Mi Ya had been awakened by the intense gunfire and explosions. When Qin Rui returned, the two were sitting anxiously in the living room.

Seeing Qin Rui return, Qin Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the sofa, glaring at Qin Rui and sulking.

Mia smiled radiantly and asked Qin Rui if he wanted a late-night snack.

"I'm not hungry, go to sleep."

Qin Rui is gentle.

"Brother Tiger, I'm not sleepy, I want to stay with you."

Mia clung to Qin Rui's arm, seemingly unconcerned about physical contact with him, a stark contrast to the Libyan girls Qin Rui had imagined.

Qin Rui's impression of Libyan girls is that they are very traditional.

Realizing it was 2011, Qin Rui suddenly understood.

During the time of the colonel, Libya practiced monogamy and strictly prohibited polygamy.

After the establishment of the Transitional Council, which prided itself on "civilization," it immediately restored the traditional polygamous system, allowing a man to marry up to four wives.

By 2013, the Constitutional Court overturned the legal restrictions imposed during the Colonel's era, fully legalizing polygamy.

Ah, civilization!

"Third Uncle, Mia, after dawn, I will send a car to take you to Bengaldan. You can stay in Bengaldan for a while."

Qin Rui first sent Qin Liang and Mi Ya away, and then brought them back after the situation stabilized.

Bengaldan is a border city in Tunisia, about 150 kilometers from Zawiya.

Why?

Qin Liang was surprised.

Mia's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a look of hurt and sadness in her eyes as she looked at Qin Rui: "Brother Tiger, don't you want me anymore?"

"How could this be? The supermarket was bombed by gusts of wind; this is a signal that war is about to break out."

"You should stay here for a while. Once the situation stabilizes, I'll send someone to bring you back."

Qin Rui explained in detail.

Qin Liang frowned, trying to process the information in Qin Rui's words.

"Brother Tiger, I can agree to anything else, but not this one."

Whether in good times or bad, in wealth or poverty, in health or sickness, I will be by your side.

Mia spoke slowly and deliberately, looking directly into Qin Rui's eyes.

Qin Rui felt that Mia's words sounded familiar.