"What kind of compensation does he need?" After cursing for a while, someone finally started asking the question.

After all, the people sitting in this office are not ordinary people, and they know very well that under such circumstances, the other party alone can control the two aircraft carrier formations of the Americans, and how powerful it needs to be to be able to do it.

Besides, none of the previous antimatter weapons could destroy Lin Xiao, so who else could suppress him?

If Lin Xiao really used the power of his cultivator to forcibly raid any base in the United States, I believe that no one would be able to deal with it, after all, they did not have the real Captain America, nor did they have Iron Man and Superman.

Could it be that you have to rely on Hollywood stars to deal with the powerful Lin Xiao? That's a fool's dream!

From the perspective of the Americans, they are all pragmatists, and they will never do anything radical because of nihilistic ideals, otherwise, they would not have dragged on until the end of World War I to pick up cheap, and they would not have stayed out of World War II, and finally had to get involved in the war after Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.

Making money is what Americans want to do most, and the struggle for hegemony is just a means to make money.

What good is it to occupy a bunch of small and weak countries full of poverty, unless there are local resources that are worth it.

Therefore, after cursing Lin Xiao for a while, everyone had to consider this practical question, what kind of compensation did Lin Xiao need? If the conditions are not too outrageous, it is not impossible to agree to him.

After all, Lin Xiao's strength is indeed too big now, it is already big enough to make people's hearts tremble, and even antimatter weapons can't deal with him, so what else can he expect to do except negotiate with him?

Although the Americans have always claimed to be unthreatened, in the face of absolutely powerful opponents, he has only one way to negotiate, otherwise, he would not have negotiated with China for several years on the **** battlefield.

It's just that now it's really a bit embarrassing, in the face of Lin Xiao alone, not only were the two aircraft carrier formations captured, and they didn't know their whereabouts, but they even had to agree to Lin Xiao's conditions before they could exchange for these two aircraft carrier formations.

Such a shame can only be compared with the incident of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor back then.

But back then, it was a sneak attack by the Japanese, and now Lin Xiao is telling you that I have controlled your two aircraft carrier formations, and you should use the money to ransom people and ships now, otherwise, what will be the consequences, it is difficult to say.

"He made it clear that the boat and the man could be put back intact, but we would have to pay a ransom corresponding to the amount......" The assistant said this condition with some concern, and he looked at President O'Hei's face and saw that he couldn't see anything, after all, he was a black man.

But when the others heard this, they were obviously very angry, and the white man's face could be infuriated, let alone the black man, who could be so angry that it was green, and it was all dark green.

At present, the United States needs about $8.5 billion to mass-produce an aircraft carrier, and in addition, it will also need to equip the aircraft carrier with missile cruisers, frigates, corvettes, nuclear submarines, and various support vessels, so as to effectively form combat effectiveness, and it will also require a large amount of investment.

Although the United States has unrivaled large aircraft carriers, it also has attrition that others can hardly bear, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the most advanced aircraft carrier in service in the US Navy, with a total of nine.

According to relevant estimates, taking this class of aircraft carriers as an example, if calculated on a 30-year service basis, the maintenance cost of each aircraft carrier will be $11.1 billion, the cost of procurement and maintenance of carrier-based aircraft will be $19.8 billion, the cost of escort ships such as missile destroyers and missile cruisers will be $6.7 billion, and the cost of oil, water, and food will be $5.5 billion.

Roughly calculated, the whole life cost of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier formation is as high as more than $43 billion, and if calculated at a 20% inflation rate, it will be nearly $60 billion, with an average annual cost of more than $2 billion, so it is not an exaggeration to call it a gold-swallowing monster.

It is precisely because the aircraft carrier formation spends so much money that those small European countries that are ostensibly rich can only engage in small aircraft carriers of 2 or 30,000 tons to fill the façade.

The cost of the Nimitz-class large aircraft carrier in the United States is $3.5 billion to $5 billion, and the cost of the French Charles de Gaulle-class medium-sized aircraft carrier is about $2 billion, of which the ninth "Reagan" of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is the most representative, costing about $4 billion, and the annual use and maintenance cost is nearly $400 million.

Basically, the cost of a heavy aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 60,000 tons is about 3.5 billion US dollars, the formation of a formation (4 frigates, 4 destroyers, 2 anti-submarines, 2 submarines) is about 3.5 billion US dollars, and the carrier-based aircraft needs about 3.5 billion US dollars, a total of about 10 billion US dollars; Medium-sized aircraft carriers (30,000-60,000 tons) cost about 1.5 billion US dollars, formations cost about 1.5 billion US dollars, and carrier-based aircraft cost about 1.5 billion US dollars, totaling about 5 billion US dollars; The cost of a light aircraft carrier (less than 30,000 tons) is about 500 million US dollars, the formation is about 700 million US dollars, and the carrier-based aircraft is about 500 million US dollars, totaling about 2 billion US dollars.

Generally speaking, the maintenance cost of the entire aircraft carrier is similar to the cost of the entire aircraft carrier formation, that is to say, the maintenance cost of the aircraft carrier formation for one year is one-eighth of its own cost.

That is, the heavy aircraft carrier formation does not exceed $1.5 billion a year, the medium aircraft carrier formation does not exceed $1 billion a year, and the heavy aircraft carrier formation does not exceed $500 million a year.

If we take into account the cost of fleet personnel, the value of an aircraft carrier formation would have to be more than $15 billion, and considering that the sudden loss of two aircraft carrier groups would have a serious impact on the United States' Asia-Pacific strategy, and then affect the United States' global strategy, this loss would be even greater.

Therefore, Lin Xiao raised the issue of compensation for the two aircraft carrier formations, and if the miscellaneous things were added together, it would be a more reasonable request to ask the Americans for a fee of $50 billion.

Of course, this is a rough calculation, and for the Americans, Lin Xiao's demand for $50 billion is tantamount to a kind of hooligan-like blackmail.

"$50 billion?! Why didn't he grab it?! Someone angrily denounced.

"He's just robbing!" Someone sighed, "Both aircraft carrier formations are in his hands, what can we do?" ”

"You can consider putting pressure on the Huaxia government to influence Lin Xiao's unrealistic ideas, the United States is not a small country, we have nuclear weapons!" Someone suggested.

"It's useless!" Someone immediately retorted, "For a cultivator like Lin Xiao, it is impossible for the Huaxia government to influence his decision, even if the earth is destroyed, he can still exist, and even antimatter weapons can't deal with him, do you think nuclear weapons are useful?" ”

There was a lot of talk about it, and it was obvious that they were all very worried about it, and at this time everyone was full of complaints about the head of the intelligence department who had suggested the use of antimatter weapons, and if they hadn't done it at that time, they would not have caused such a big trouble.

Especially seeing that Lin Xiao was able to be safe and sound under the attack of antimatter weapons, everyone's hearts were broken, and there was really no way to deal with him.

Could it be that you really want to agree to Lin Xiao's conditions and give him $50 billion as a ransom? That's a shame.

At least the United States has never had a precedent for being successfully blackmailed in this kind of thing before, does it really mean that they really want to smash this golden signboard in their hands?

However, the whole two aircraft carrier formations, and they are also the two most powerful aircraft carrier formations in the US military, this is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of the future of nearly 20,000 US soldiers, and now they are adrift on the sea and helpless, God knows if Lin Xiao will be angry and send them to the hands of the sea god?

This kind of thing, it's really hard to say, especially after watching the duel between Lin Xiao and the Lord of the Demon Stone Society, everyone has no confidence at all, even if their weapons are advanced and their combat effectiveness is strong, but if they fight against immortals-like characters, they don't have the slightest certainty, and they don't even have a chance to start.

In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on President Ohei's face.

Ohei is also annoyed now, but he doesn't have a temper, after all, the president's responsibility is here, and he has no way to shirk this responsibility.

However, if he is really allowed to reach this agreement and compensate Lin Xiao with $50 billion, he will not only confirm the fact that he has been the most failed president in 60 years, but also may win the title of the most failed president in the 240 years since the founding of the United States.

"Today, we were forced to make a very difficult decision!" After being silent for ten minutes, Okuhei said in a low voice, "In order to save the lives of 20,000 American officers and soldiers, to save the two aircraft carrier formations, to continue to maintain our military superiority in the Asia-Pacific region, and for the sake of world peace, we have to negotiate with the evil Huaxia cultivators!" ”

Everyone was silent, quietly listening to Okuhei's speech there.

"In the name of the 44th President of the United States of America, I order the military to immediately start negotiations with Lin Xiao, and strive to bring home 20,000 American officers and soldiers at the lowest cost, their lives and safety are the most important, the military balance in the Asia-Pacific region is the most important, and world peace is the most important." Ohei waved his hand sadly and said, "As for my personal reputation, it doesn't matter! ”

After hearing that President Ao Hei finally made a decision, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, since the president had agreed to carry the black pot, then the next step was to bargain with Lin Xiao.

After all, the entire two aircraft carrier formations are the most important, and if they are really lost all at once, the national strength of the entire United States will be greatly affected, and panic will spread throughout the country.

Lin Xiao could destroy two aircraft carrier formations with his own hands, couldn't he destroy several other aircraft carrier formations with his own hands?

This is the most frightening thing.

For the Americans, they did make a difficult decision.