Upon realizing that the tear gas and smoke grenades were ineffective, Chen Fei understood that the opponent was different from the desperate adventurers. To handle even such a situation, their equipment must be exceedingly complete.
Especially after confirming that the opponent indeed wore single soldier tactical armor, it was evident that the young lord's militia from the rich family was behind this.
Single soldier tactical armor has always been a standard-issue equipment for a sovereign state, something smaller sovereignties can't afford unless their coffers are thick enough.
This stuff is expensive!
The initial basic configuration isn't cheap, the additional modular functional plugins and maintenance costs are also high, and there's even a superior performance upgraded version. Back then, Chen Fei was dirt poor, shamelessly leeched off the Henghai Tactical Weapons Group, but the benefits were immediate.