At the sound of the order, all the astronomers within the civilization mobilized to try to search for this information, and they went through the previous observation data and checked it several times.

No!

At the very least, there is no corresponding astral structure within 50 light-years.

If such a stellar structure existed, so many civilizations in the trading market would have discovered them a long time ago and talked about them.

Not in 100 light years!

Not in 150 light years!

By this time, the Tothians were already a little flustered. 150 light years is a lot of money for a Level 3 interstellar civilization, and it may take more than two thousand years to travel long distances, plus maintenance and recuperation halfway through!

200 light-years, it seems...... Still no ......

"But it can't be ruled out that there are some stars that have been left out and not recorded." The astronomer seemed to be comforting everyone.

300 concept years, this search range is too large, and the Toss civilization has not been able to catch it. The records in the database, up to 300 light-years away, are still nothing.

There was silence in the room, no one spoke.

Thomas seemed to understand this trap laid by the humans, and sighed: "Contact them, where is the nearest astronomical structure?" ”

The embassies of both sides were on the same planet, so it wasn't difficult to get in touch, and after about an hour, the humans simply replied, "At least a thousand light-years away." ”

Human beings only gave an ambiguous data, the starry sky is so big, according to this data, it is impossible to find the corresponding stars. Only if both parties cooperate fully will the precise location be informed.

But this number directly made these large baby fish lament, they did not think that the new humans would lie here.

"That is, there is no astral structure nearby that we need! If you want to observe the collision of neutron stars up close, you have to travel a long, long distance! 1,000 light years, a distance that we can't accept. ”

"We have to buy the technology services in the trading market, and through the curvature technology, it is possible to fly over. Therefore, the new human civilization should seek cooperation in this area when it comes to us...... It is such a cost for one civilization to rent a battle star to fly over, and it is the same cost for two civilizations. ”

Another young Toth man immediately said, "Well, what does the new human mean...... We can share this cost equally with the new human civilization, and we are willing to accept such cooperation! ”

"Deuce? It's so simple! ”

Thomas shook his head and said to the relatively young diplomat, "You know, we have signed the so-called secrecy agreement, but the other side does not. Even if the other party leaks secrets, as long as it doesn't depend on us, we can't control it......"

"The other side can choose not to cooperate with us and choose another civilization."

"So in this way, we are a civilization alone, and if we want to go to that place, we need to pay the full amount of the ferry ticket. Even, we have not yet found out where the region of the so-called neutron star collision is. ”

"So, in order to reduce the loss, we have to pay extra amoeba points and ask humans to cooperate with us......"

"It's the equivalent of buying the news with money."

This...... What a calculation!

For a while, there was no Toth in the conference room to speak, and this logic seemed to be unassailable.

At this point, Thomas said to another member of the think tank: "You go and talk to the trading market and ask how much it costs to rent a battle star." ”

Renting a war star is bound to be extremely expensive, and the Tothians have not had their own planetary fortress until now.

With the exception of some Level 3 civilizations that are deeply rooted in their home planet, nomadic civilizations generally don't bother to build such bulky things.

After discovering that his people were sighing, Thomas also shook his head slightly, what they wanted most at the moment was to have a pair of eyes, and for this purpose they had accumulated a lot of amoeba points.

But now, compared to curvature technology, a pair of eyes is really nothing.

A pair of eyes requires about eight to nine thousand amoeba points. After paying such a large amount of credits, the interstellar trading market will tailor a pair of eyes that can sense electromagnetic waves for them, and design a special auxiliary brain for them.

As long as you know what it's like to have light, and make up for this part of the "software" in your brain, the rest of the world will be simpler, and the speed of self-improvement will become faster.

But now, if you want to pursue curvature technology, you will inevitably consume a lot of amoeba points, and this pursuit will undoubtedly be delayed for a long time.

After some discussion, at least 70% of the Thothians believe that they should prioritize the pursuit of curvature technology, and they are used to it anyway, and a few years later is nothing.

With curvature technology, there are too many places to go, maybe there are other trading markets with similar civilizations to them? When the time comes, it will be much easier to pursue a pair of eyes.

After listening to everyone's speeches, Thomas continued: "However, to go to the neutron star collision area, you must lease a battle star to realize the relocation of the whole civilization, and this money points cannot be saved. Otherwise, without any protection, once the neutron stars collide, we will lose all our lives. ”

"I just inquired, the cost of the lease of the planetary fortress is calculated according to the time, 40 points a year, and the speed is 10-12 times the speed of light. The minimum duration of each loan is 50 years, so a minimum of 2,000 amoeba points is required. ”

"If you lease for 100 years and go to an area a thousand light-years away, you get 4,000 amoeba points."

This cost simply surprised everyone, no wonder the new human civilization is looking for a partner. If it's farther away, you can't afford it at all.

Another staff member came up with a solution: "...... According to the current analysis, the confidentiality agreement we signed earlier is serious about the new human civilization, so the possibility of fraud is very low.

"Yes, they shouldn't have wanted the news to spread. There are more Level 3 civilizations going there, and there will always be chaos. ”

"So, can we test each other's bottom line because of this? The first priority for cooperation in the new human civilization must be us, because we have learned the news. The second priority is other civilizations. ”

"There should also be a price to measure between this priorities."

Thomas thought for a while, and the tentacles on his two heads flickered: "You're right, but for us, it's the same. As long as the new human civilization does not cooperate with us, we will have to rent another battle star and pay the full amount of the ticket, and if the new human civilization cooperates with us, at least, we may pay less amoeba points. ”

The young man said loudly: "Even if you pay one or two hundred points less, it's not bad, isn't it?" ”

All the big baby fish in the conference room had a calm face, silent, silent......

Even if they knew the news in its entirety, they still had to pay!

This made them sigh loudly at the cunning of the new human civilization.

Yes, even if you pay one or two hundred points less than paying the full amount of the ticket, it is an acceptable result for the Thoth civilization.

If the new humans do not choose to cooperate with the Thoth civilization, but choose another civilization, the Thothians will face the challenge of an alliance after spending a lot of money to pass!

The fact that the Tothians are not good at making friends does not mean that the new human civilization is not good, even if it is an alliance with different intentions, it is more reliable than a complete stranger to the latecomers.

After analyzing all the pros and cons, one of the senior officials sighed, "I agree with His Excellency Thomas, and it seems that cooperating with the other party is the best choice for us at the moment." ”

"Unless we don't want curvature technology...... But now, this news about curvature technology is indeed reliable, and there is a certain chance of success. ”

The Chief Scientist nodded, they could be sure that the scientific reasoning would not deceive, and they had simulated it many times in the past few days. However, without a large amount of data that is really reliable, these theories are always missing a large piece of content, and it is impossible to make up the brain by relying on the brain alone.

This is a major matter concerning the survival and development of the whole civilization, and it cannot be overly cautious, and after they have been arguing again for a week, still not coming up with a better way, Thomas finally declares: "Negotiate, tell them that we are willing to bear some more costs." ”

"If some amoeba points can be offset with technology, we are willing to trade more core technology."

"There is no need for everyone to regret anything, the news itself is valuable, we just can't rely on it. From a logical point of view, we should even be grateful to each other. ”

"If you really get curvature technology, it's a ...... price And what is it?! ”

……

The second round of negotiations has resumed.

After reaching a consensus, the two sides began a very complex negotiation process. All kinds of tossing and turning, exhausting, the Tothians are willing to pay more amoeba points, but are not willing to help the humans pay in full.

According to their reasoning, it is also risky for humans to change partners with another partner. This part of the risk should also be converted into amoeba points.

In the end, the consensus was that the human race would pay 1,000 amoeba points, and the Huantai civilization would pay 3,000 points to jointly lease a planetary-level fortress and go to that star field.

In addition, the Toth civilization also has to pay the equivalent of 800 amoeba points for magnetic field defense technology, which are core technologies that have never been stepped on the trading market. It is equivalent to the Toth civilization paying 1800 points for this news, which is already quite a good result.

In addition, after the conclusion of the contract, the parties are no longer allowed to look for a third-party partner.

After all, two civilizations are better to say, three civilizations, the situation has undoubtedly become more complicated, and there may be no way to cooperate at that time.

Everyone is engaged in R&D work, not to engage in politics and cliques among themselves.

However, the problem came again, after the Tothians were frozen 5,000 amoeba points because of secrecy, they couldn't afford the 3,000 points, so they had to be unfrozen first. This also brings more complicated questions, whether it will be leaked, how to guarantee it after it is unfrozen, etc......

This problem is also very realistic, since it is necessary to leave the trading market in advance, the Toth civilization also wants to spend eight or nine percent of its amoeba points in advance, this time the scientific research experiment, if it is not successful, it will become a benevolent, and it must be prepared in advance. In particular, there are a lot of resources in the market that can be purchased. It is a sin not to take advantage of it.

Therefore, after listening to the demands of the Thoth civilization, after friendly negotiations, the human beings agreed to the other party's request for the unfreezing of points, but a series of more complicated contracts were signed in the middle to ensure the confidentiality issue.

……

This series of contracts is the thickness of an encyclopedia, more than 600 pages, and the eyes of the middleman "Cocoa Filiform Wart" swelled like eggs, "Ah, you two civilizations are really too good at negotiating...... The cost of the service is still ...... 5 points, thank you for your patronage. ”

The two sides have also chosen to carry out deeper cooperation and strengthen mutual trust. When you arrive at that unfamiliar place, there is no so-called trading market, and no one knows what will happen when the time comes...... Perhaps, it is possible to meet another civilization.

It is better to choose to confront each other than to cooperate with each other, and win-win is the best model in the "prisoner's dilemma".

After the whole negotiation, everyone came out with a tired face. Even Zhang Yuan's eyes were red, and there was obviously a phenomenon of energy overdraft.

The whole negotiation process took a full five months!

It's been a long time, as if a whole century had passed!

But everyone's nerves are extremely excited, the fruits of victory this time are really a bit too big, the unique technology of the Torth civilization equivalent to 800 amoeba points is very valuable, these magnetic field technologies are close to the level of the fourth-level civilization, far more than what human beings currently have, it can be used in all aspects of industry.

What's more, after people have completed this big goal, they still have more than 1,000 target points in hand, and with this hard currency of 1,000 points, there are more things at their disposal.

There was a celebration banquet held in the embassy, and it was also a special taste to hold a celebration banquet in the territory of the aliens, especially since many of the dishes were obtained from the Toth civilization, very strange things, it was simply unpalatable!

"What is this, sheep's eyeball? Oh, my God! Zhang Yuan, as the proposer of the whole plan, is of course the biggest contributor. Many diplomats toasted and even helped him with food.

"What is this, it looks like...... Bowels? It stinks! ”

Zhang Yuan is full of excitement!

"Don't worry, it's all protein when cooked!" Zhao Qingfeng seemed to see Zhang Yuan's expression that he was about to vomit, and kept helping him pick up vegetables: "And this, what kind of insect egg, a bite will burst the pulp!" Complement this wine...... It's a delicious delicacy in the world, and these Tuos people like to enjoy it. ”

Burst!

Before Zhang Yuan could react, he really burst open, this strange smell like lime water made him sweat coldly in an instant, and he forcibly choked back the river and sea in his stomach...... It's so ungraceful to spit it out on such an occasion.

These are lab-grown sterile foods that will be brought back to the mothership in the future. But he seriously doubted that anyone really liked to eat these ghosts?

After the celebration was over, Zhang Yuan closed his eyes sleepily, the task was successfully completed, and the bones in his body seemed to fall apart.

He thinks that what is needed most now is sleep, yes, sleep!

Let's think about everything when you wake up.

What he longed for most now was to see the girl in the mothership, and in a blink of an eye, he hadn't seen each other for five months. Time flies so fast, and I miss it when I suddenly relax......

After going back, it will be six months, and the other party should have completed the college entrance examination, entered the university, and can get married with peace of mind......

Get a certificate?

When the time comes, it will be good to brag about your performance in this diplomatic mission. He is still a young man, and he can't be like the old man, why can't he brag about something if he has something to brag about? Especially bragging in front of girls, what a happy thing!

Zhang Yuanmei thought to himself, and then fell asleep.

……

Of course, Zhang Yuan is not the only one who is dreaming, almost everyone in the embassy is dreaming of the same thing.

Don't...... In your lifetime, can you really witness the birth of curvature technology?

No, it should be impossible in a lifetime, no matter how many thousands of years, unless you can pass the transcendent assessment and return to this world, there is a slight possibility.

At that time, human beings were really happy.

No matter how vast the galaxy is, with curvature technology, where is there no place to go?

Seeing a wider world, you can also learn more about civilization.

Even some of the soldiers standing guard were in a more wonderful mood. They didn't know why they were holding a celebration banquet, but seeing that those high-level officials were in a good mood, they could naturally guess that something great must have happened, so their mood also improved, and they even hummed a little song quietly.

The power armor has a very large field of view, and can easily see the spaceships flying around the planet.

This planet is the planet where the embassies of various civilizations are located, and various trading activities are frequent. Especially in recent years, there seems to be more spaceships coming and going......

Each civilization has its own efforts and ideas. According to statistics, in recent times, the frequency of transactions on weapons has increased significantly.

I don't know what will happen to this starry sky in the distant future, in the years after the departure of the Huantai Civilization Trading Market.

At noon the next day, after saying goodbye to the staff here, Zhang Yuan and the others re-boarded the spacecraft for the return trip.

"Have a nice trip!"

"Have a nice trip!"

Seeing the spaceship full of negotiators, the tail spewing out a bright beam of ionic light, and starting the emergency return journey, Mr. Chen Mu shook his head, and then returned to his office, sat on a chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

It was only a part of the diplomats who returned, and he, the foreign minister, had to sit in this embassy......

Decade.

The two sides have agreed to stay here for ten years. All the troubled waters in the trading market, including the commercial alliances and military alliances after the relocation of the interstellar market, as well as various scientific research cooperation, etc., are not carried out.

This made him a lot more relaxed.

In ten years, all the things that should be bought have been bought, the points that should have been consumed have also been spent, all the preparations have been prepared, and the time has come, and they will set off on time.

The geopolitical influence of this trading market is nearly 200 light years. Once the interstellar trading market is lost, this place will be even more chaotic, and it will not be as peaceful as before.

As for why the trading market was relocated, over the years, a lot of ambiguous information has also been obtained, on the one hand, for the Huantai people, the civilization here does not have much effect, on the other hand, it may be a game of interests between higher-level civilizations.

For example, it is possible that the fifth-level civilization of the Alev civilization negotiated with the sixth-level amoeba civilization and gave up this seemingly neutral territory.

"But now that we're gone, what are the other branches of humanity going to do?"

Chen Mu suddenly remembered that just this morning, Zhang Yuan had a private conversation with him.

"No way...... There's nothing special about it. ”

That's what the two of them came to conclude.

Chen Mu didn't have any special feelings for other human branches, but as a human being of the same origin, from the moral level and moral level, he also knew that he should help the human bases in the rear a little.

Even if this kind of foil is of no particular use.

It is absolutely impossible for a new human civilization to take them all a thousand light-years away.

Each civilization has its own general trend, and the galaxy has a greater general trend of the times, the general trend of the galaxy, with civilization as a unit, the third-level civilization really can't make any particularly big waves, and the most important thing is to be strong.

“…… We've not been in contact with the rear for a long, long time, right? I wonder how their lives are going? Is there a break from mediocrity? ”

Thinking about it like this, Chen Mu fell asleep in a daze...... I dreamed that human beings had really mastered curvature technology, soaring in the vast galaxy, and even, walking out of this starry sky and going to other river systems to witness a broader world.

……

A month passed quickly, and the transport ship finally arrived at the location of the mothership.

Because of the high stakes and the fact that it was difficult to use electromagnetic waves to transmit information in advance, the people in the fleet did not know what was going on in the negotiations.

"How's it going, have you negotiated cooperation with the Torth civilization?" The first thing His Excellency said when he saw this group of people was this.

It's not that he's unkind, but he really cares! They have been waiting for six months, anxiously waiting every day and night, what is this, who can understand their pain!

Including all the ministerial-level cadres have the same hungry and thirsty expression.

"Yes, of course...... It worked! Zhang Yuan was the first to get out of the door of the biological disinfection area and said with a laugh.

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