When the conditions of humanity were communicated to the Goldmere, the Goldmere were quick to reply.

They agreed to apply technology for resources, and agreed to teach the core technology of anti-gravity systems and new space engines to the earthlings, and help the earthlings create ultra-high-speed vehicles that can reach one-tenth of the speed of light, but they did not agree to the technology of superconducting electromagnetic guns.

They are only willing to help humanity upgrade the existing nuclear weapons and further increase the power of nuclear weapons, but for the star warfare weapons that can be used in outer space, the Goldmere are obviously technologically blocked.

Their intentions are very simple, they only need the resources of the earth, as long as the earth can send the resources to the centaur constellation, as for the things that can threaten the safety of the Goldmere people, they are still unwilling to transfer them to other civilizations, this is an instinctive reaction of civilization to protect itself.

Ji Ran conveyed the conditions of the Goldmere to the military, and the military conveyed it to the superiors, and soon, some academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted in-depth research and discussion on the exchange conditions proposed by the Goldmere.

Although some of the technologies provided by the Goldmere are actually just to allow the earthlings to transport carbon resources to the Goldmere Star faster, and it is also for their interests, but in view of the fact that the current aerospace technology of the Earth civilization is very backward compared to the Goldmereers, it is still necessary to exchange resources for the rapid development of space technology.

Moreover, the conditions of the Goldmere are not difficult in the eyes of human beings, and they hope to exchange 100 million tons of carbon resources with advanced interstellar navigation technology, which is still acceptable.

At first glance, 100 million tons of carbon resources may sound like a lot.

However, if we are more specific, our country consumed four billion tons of standard coal last year, and the price offered by the Goldmeers is only one-fortieth of what we consume in a year.

In exchange for huge scientific and technological progress with one-fortieth of the annual consumption of coal resources, this transaction is still quite cost-effective in the eyes of many academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Not to mention using 100 million tons of coal, even if it is a billion tons of coal, it may not allow human civilization to master advanced anti-gravity systems, let alone ultra-high-speed spaceships that can reach a speed of one-tenth of the speed of light.

Soon, the government approved the deal, but when Ji Ran learned the news, he expressed strong opposition.

This made many leaders of the Chinese Academy of Sciences very puzzled.

"Xiao Ji, this is the conclusion reached by all academicians after discussing it together, and it has also been supported by the government, why do you oppose it?" Academician Liu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences looked at Ji Ran and asked.

"Fellow Uncles, I don't think this transaction can be carried out, the accounts you calculated before are calculated from our standpoint, 100 million tons of coal seems to be nothing to us, but have you considered this issue from the standpoint of the Goldmere Star?

There are not 100 million tons of coal resources on the entire planet of Gothenmere, not even a million tons, and their carbon resources are pitiful, and they can only sustain the number of Goldmereers with a population of one million.

Haven't you thought about a question about the academicians?

A civilization that is much more advanced than us, when they learn that our resources are far better than their planet, as an advanced civilization, why didn't they come to invade us and plunder our resources? As soon as Ji Ran's words came out, many academicians were stunned.

Indeed, they were only considering this transaction from the standpoint of the earthlings before, and did not think about the issue of these exchange positions.

Now hearing Ji Ran say this, they couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Why didn't a civilization that was far more advanced than the civilization of the earth come to plunder the earth?

Could it be that they are peace-loving?

I'm afraid this is almost impossible, the history of human civilization evolution is, to put it bluntly, a naked history of bloody killings.

When one civilization is ahead of another, it will inevitably lead to bloodshed, and advanced civilizations will use all available means to occupy as many resources as possible, which is the case in today's United States, where one country controls 80% of the world's energy transactions, which is a vivid example.

And the Goldmeres knew that the earth's resources were scarce to them, and they also built a near-lightspeed spaceship, why didn't they come to colonize the earth directly, but chose to trade with the earthlings?

This question deserves everyone's serious consideration.

"Although I don't know why the Goldmereans didn't come to plunder us, I suspect that one of the important reasons is probably because the Goldmeres are scarce in resources, and their numbers are scarce, so they are not enough to support the vast project of colonizing the universe.

Just imagine, if there were as many Goldmeres as there were earthlings, wouldn't they colonize the universe?

They have higher technology than us, better ways to travel the stars, and superconducting electromagnetic railguns, and they have the ability to colonize the universe better than we do, but because of their sparse population, they can't really unleash the inner potential to conquer the universe.

And if we give them 100 million tons of charcoal, can you imagine the terrible consequences?

If the Goldmere people are supported by 100 million tons of carbon resources, they can start to reproduce the population unscrupulously, and their population base will jump from the current millions to tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of billions, and at that time, they will have the capital to colonize the universe, and they can plunder the resources of the universe to their heart's content.

And our Earth is the closest planet to Goldmere with rich resources and a suitable climate, do you think the Goldmere people will abandon this place? Ji Ran said again.

Her words silenced all the academicians, and for a long time, a senior meritorious scientist, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, nodded with a solemn expression.

"Xiao Ji is right, we were negligent in thinking about it before, this deal seems to be very cost-effective and beneficial to us, but if you stand in the position of the Goldmere Star, they are the most profitable.

This is an asymmetrical trade behavior, and we should not squander our own resources by habitually using the principle of scarcity as a preciousness because we have more carbon resources, but also consider how these resources will affect another civilization, and what potential threats it will pose to our own civilization on the planet.

I agree with Xiao Ji's suggestion, I propose to reduce the volume of carbon resources by ten times, and we will give them up to 10 million tons of carbon resources, and there will be no more. As soon as the vice president said this, all the academicians couldn't help but look at each other.

In the world of trade, it is the first time that the price has been reduced tenfold as soon as the opening of the mouth is opened.

If it were in human society, a 25 percent reduction in tariffs would be fatal, let alone a direct 10-fold reduction in prices.

However, this is interstellar trade, which cannot be measured by human thinking, and when necessary, in order to protect one's own interests, it can also be tried.

(End of chapter)