What do you think? Chen Mu said in a low voice, if you bite the bullet and spend money to verify the authenticity of this news, there will not be so much trouble...... The premise is that the other party is really willing to cooperate.

"No way!" Zhang Yuan shook his head and immediately objected.

"With two thousand amoeba points on hand, compared to only one thousand on hand, the strategic level is different, you must know that we have to spend a lot of money to lease the planetary fortress!"

"If the other party still doesn't choose to cooperate, we will be miserable!"

Chen Mu was speechless for a moment, and extinguished this thought.

Yes, 1000 amoeba points, how many technologies can I buy? How much time is saved?

After pondering for a while, all humans, including the Toths, were in a dilemma, with no way to compromise or back down.

The most difficult thing in the world is to trust each other...... Even though the two sides have cooperated before, that kind of cooperation is a world of difference compared to the current cooperation!

Even within the Torth civilization, there are some contradictory voices, since human beings swear so much, there is still some possibility that this news is "true".

That's the curvature technology that a third-level civilization dreams of, who doesn't want to get it?

Although the Thoth civilization has a deformed technology tree and many flaws, it also wants to acquire this technology.

However, even if they are very eager in their hearts, they still can't, and they can't pay 2,000 amoeba points first.

Thinking about it with the excretory organs, I also know that this thing is impossible.

What if humans are liars?

In the midst of such mutual distrust, a solution has been proposed within human beings: the two civilizations pay 500 amoeba points respectively to distinguish the truth of this news, and the problem of trust between them can be solved.

However, 500 amoeba points is also a lot of money, and there is a lot of opposition within the human race.

Zhang Yuan licked his dry lips, at the beginning, their laboratory only obtained 3.4 amoeba points, and the entire new human civilization spent more than 200 amoeba points, and the overall life span was extended by 200 years. Now it costs five hundred at once, what is the difference between cutting meat alive!

The Toth civilization would not have agreed for a while.

For the Toth civilization, it is too funny to spend 500 amoeba points to judge the truth of the news that humans have learned! What if it's fake, wouldn't it cost 500 for nothing?

For them, 5 amoeba points is the upper limit of what they can bear!

Yes, 5 pcs!

Not a dime more!

This is still based on the good reputation of the previous cooperation, that is, the goodwill of the new human civilization that the other party thinks is worth five amoeba points, which is the biggest concession they can make.

In such a noisy and noisy situation, half a day passed, and nothing was discussed.

Zhang Yuan frowned, pondered, didn't speak for a long time, and suddenly seemed to think of something: "I seem to have thought of a feasible solution...... First of all, we need to know how many of the other party's belongings there are. ”

"All the belongings?"

This question isn't particularly outlandish.

One of the negotiators replied: "It's hard to count, and we don't have internal spies mixed in, so how can we know all the other party's belongings." ”

"However, judging from the external performance and the exuberance of trade, this Toth civilization is still relatively wealthy, theoretically richer than us. After all, they can sense magnetic fields, which can be regarded as a rare species in interstellar civilizations, and the technology tree is also relatively peculiar, and they have been selling their productivity over the years...... You've been here for tens of thousands of years, right? ”

"So, a conservative estimate, six thousand points, a little more, nine thousand...... There shouldn't be more, if it exceeds this number, they can completely let the Huantai civilization help them tailor a pair of eyes, there is no need to struggle like now. ”

The Toth civilization really wanted to add optical perception to its perception, even if it was a black and white image, or infrared.

This is a well-known point.

It is not difficult to study a pair of bionic eyes, and the Toth civilization has long been able to do it. But the eye is nothing more than "hardware", and the most difficult thing is to form real perception in the brain, that is, "software".

"Software" is more difficult than "hardware" itself, I don't know how many times.

If you don't have this concept in your head, it's too difficult to break through with civilization itself.

Zhang Yuan deeply realized this, after he joined the extradimensional perception laboratory, the original stuck content soon had a major breakthrough, this is because after that encounter, he himself had some more content in his mind that was difficult to describe in conventional language.

Zhang Yuandao: "That is to say, if nothing else, take a median, the amoeba points that the other party has are around seven or eight thousand, right?" ”

"That's right."

“…… Therefore, we can first ask the other party to sign a non-disclosure agreement and freeze most of the other party's points without worrying about leaks. ”

"Then, you can tell the other party the whole message."

"Why?" Mr. Chen Mu frowned, not understanding what Zhang Yuan wanted to express: "In this way, what if the other party doesn't pay afterwards?" Repented? Isn't it a big news for nothing? ”

"Mr. Chen, what is the most important thing between civilizations and civilizations?"

"It's interests."

Zhang Yuan explained: "However, a truly far-sighted civilization should not only consider the immediate interests, but also the more long-term interests. ”

"As long as we freeze each other's amoeba points, under normal circumstances, the other party will not leak secrets again. Unless the opponent wants to lose 5000 amoeba points for nothing...... Oh, by the way, we also have to add a clause to prevent the Thoth civilization from deliberately revealing secrets, breaking the jar, peddling this news to various civilizations, and earning back the 5,000 amoeba points......"

"In short, block the possibility of them leaking information."

Minister Chen nodded slightly, this clause must be the best.

Zhang Yuan continued: "Immediately after, after the other party got the news and judged its feasibility, what did they desire the most? ”

"As long as it's not that kind of sinking civilization, they must want to acquire curvature technology!"

"As a result, they will face the same problem as we do, they will find that the nearest neutron star-neutron star system is more than a thousand light-years away, which is too far away, and it will cost 4,000 amoeba points to lease a battle star before they can fly over."

"Unless they are willing to abandon their mothership and only rent a few transport ships, but in the vicinity of the neutron star, in a dangerous environment that may erupt at any time, it is absolutely impossible to abandon their mothership. The planetary fortress must be rented. ”

"And at this moment, the Torth civilization will be in the same predicament as us, they find that after freezing 5,000 amoeba points, they will no longer be able to pay the additional four thousand amoeba points on their own."

"What do they do when they find out that they don't have enough money to complete the project?"

Zhang Yuan waved his hand vigorously and came to a conclusion: "Will make the same choice as us." ”

"The best way to do that is to work with us! As long as they are sane enough, they should choose this way! ”

There was a sudden silence in the room, followed by a buzz of discussion.

Yes, there is a high probability that this will happen!

Mr. Zhang Yuan...... You're right, but there's something wrong. ”

A young diplomat raised his hand and said, "This leads to another problem...... Since the other party knows that we humans also want to go to that place, they are most likely unwilling to bear the additional cost, even if the two sides cooperate, the transportation cost of 4,000 is likely to be divided equally between the two sides, and each civilization has 2,000 points. ”

“…… If you want the other party to bear some more transportation expenses, the other party may be unwilling. After all, we humans must also go to that place, so why should the other side give in? ”

"Although we paid 2,000 cents, we also went against our intentions at the beginning. It is equivalent to giving the other party an important news for free, even if we find a partner, we still lose a lot! ”

"No, no, no, you're wrong!"

Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "The other party can't choose a partner to cooperate with, except for us humans, the Thoth civilization can't choose another partner to work with...... If you want to choose another partner, it is equivalent to leaking secrets, and you have to bear the loss of 5,000 amoeba points. ”

"They absolutely can't afford this loss!"

"But we don't have such a confidentiality clause, and we can pick and choose other people to work with...... Such inequality brings with it the possibility of signing unequal treaties. ”

There was a hint of cunning in his eyes: "If this Thoth civilization wants to be greedy for this news and not give us any benefits, then just give it to them." ”

"We can choose another partner to work with!"

"If we leave the market, the Torth civilization will be locked in the market until the confidentiality period stipulated in the contract expires. When the time comes, they will either find another partner and then jointly spend 4,000 points to rent a battle star, but will they really be able to find a partner? I doubt it, it's hard to find a partner for such a big thing. ”

"Or, spend 4,000 amoeba points alone to rent a battle star, but in this way, it has been delayed for thousands of years for no reason, and more amoeba points have been paid. When the trading market is going to be dissolved, who knows what the situation will be? ”

"Therefore, after rational judgment, it is the best strategy for the other party to cooperate with us immediately and immediately."

"Do you think this is possible?"

Everyone was stunned, Zhang Yuan's plan is very ingenious, and from the perspective of game theory, there is no problem.

"But ......," one diplomat questioned again, "what if, after hearing this news, the Torth civilization does not have such a desire to cooperate?" Not every civilization is willing to spend a lot of time and money doing this like we do. ”

"The information we provide, although very complete. But a large part of it is still speculation......"

"The certainty of this matter is not high, absolutely not 100%, and even whether there is 50% is still a problem."

Zhang Yuan lowered his head and said softly: "If they don't hear the news of Curvature Technology and are unwilling to do it, then there is no way." It can only show that this is a sinker civilization. It's lucky not to work with them, so let's choose another partner. ”

Hearing this, Mr. Chen Mu sighed faintly and looked at the materials on the table.

From the contact over the years, the degree of rationality of this Tothian civilization is quite high, and there are still a little lofty ideals.

It's really hard to say how it is, but it's not so bad that I was completely indifferent when I heard the news, and simply broke the jar.

On the other hand, if the other party really discloses the secret, and the human race obtains 5,000 amoeba points for no reason, anyway, if there is money in the trading market, there will be more room for manipulation at that time.

Zhang Yuan's plan should already be quite good.

After demonstrating its feasibility, people solemnly predicted and calculated the property of the Toth civilization, how many points would need to be frozen, and the maximum concessions that could be made in negotiations.

After discussing these, "staking 5,000 points for three thousand years" has become the first important condition for cooperation between the two sides, if this news is leaked because of the Torth civilization, then 5,000 points will be transferred to the account of the new human civilization.

If after 3,000 years, there is nothing to do, the 5,000 points will be returned to the Thoth civilization in its original state, and the other party will not lose anything.

In the face of this condition, these large baby fish hesitated slightly, three thousand years is not too long for an interstellar civilization, but it is not short.

After all, the lifespan of the Tothians is only one or two thousand years.

What's more, 5,000 amoeba points are already more than half of their entire civilization.

Chen Mu said very seriously: "This is the bottom line of our human race!" Friends of the Torth civilization, you should know the value of the news about the curvature technology, if you buy this kind of news from the Huantai Civilization Trading Market, you will need to spend 10,000 points! ”

"Now, all you have to do is stake 5,000 points and promise not to leak the news, and you'll be able to get it! We do not charge additional fees. ”

"What else are you not satisfied with? Do you want to get it for free? If your civilization refuses to do this, then there is no way to continue the negotiations, and we will look for another civilization to negotiate cooperation! ”

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(PS: Today's 10,000-word update, thank you to the Silver Alliance leader "Worm Hexue".) [I don't know why it's a forbidden word.] 】）

(Yesterday was the first Silver League in the past few years of writing a book, and I was simply stunned, and I hurriedly bought a box of Red Bull code words all night, and my head is still dizzy.) ）

(Although there are not many additions, but it has been a day and a night, it is really a bit unsustainable, and here it is today!) ）

(We will continue to add updates tomorrow and do our best, so please look forward to it!) ）