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Chapter 664 Kona is tempting us
After watching it, the hall erupted in chaos.
"One planet in exchange for three technologies? Six planets would be eighteen technologies?"
"This compensation is outrageous!"
"No, take a look at the mission requirements first!"
"Reclaim a colony planet! A major planet, and it includes more than one moon!"
Everyone was halfway through their excitement when they were suddenly doused with cold water.
Colonial planets are far larger than satellites.
The Kona civilization took thousands of years to complete colonization and settlement on six planets, each with a complete ecological transformation system and industrial base.
The demon race would need to deploy hundreds of millions of troops to conquer such a planet.
How large an intergalactic expedition would it take to recapture one?
Han Niba remained expressionless, but his fingers had unconsciously clenched into fists.
He continued reading.
[Task ID: KN-004]
[Mission Name: Completely expel the Demon Race from the Kona System.]
[Mission Description: Eliminate all Demonic forces within the Kona system, destroy all space wormholes and transit facilities, and clear all Demonic orbital platforms, ground bases, and underground lairs.]
[Mission Requirements: No living demonic beings are permitted on the Kona civilization's home planet and all its satellites and planets.]
Even the sound of breathing in the hall disappeared.
[Mission Reward: The complete technology tree of the Kona civilization.]
This includes: complete advanced artificial intelligence technology and training data, complete shipborne shield generator technology, and other restricted-trade-level technologies. All the technological accumulation of the Kona civilization over 15,000 years, without reservation.
When the translator finished translating the last line, the entire command center fell silent.
Qian Zhenhua stared at the words "Strong Artificial Intelligence Complete Technology" on the screen, his pupils slightly contracting.
The staff officer next to him muttered something under his breath:
"These technologies...they weren't even in the previous catalog..."
Qian Zhenhua's expression changed slightly.
He quickly pulled up the first technology catalog that Kona had sent him and flipped to the artificial intelligence section.
really.
In the first catalog, there is no strong artificial intelligence technology under "Artificial Intelligence Technology".
"They had a backup plan," Qian Zhenhua said in a deep voice.
"The technology catalog it previously provided was a restricted version."
Han Niba turned his head: "What?"
Qian Zhenhua turned the terminal screen around to show him:
"The artificial intelligence entries in the first catalog only cover the category of weak artificial intelligence."
"The truly valuable aspects of strong artificial intelligence are hidden within it."
"I should have thought of this earlier. For example, the basic version of the shipborne shield generator—the word 'basic' itself indicates a problem."
Han Niba understood everything in an instant.
The preceding tasks are just appetizers, bait; the real feast is at the end.
Only by completing all the tasks can Great Xia obtain the ultimate prize—the complete technology tree of the Kona civilization.
This artificial intelligence is more troublesome than imagined.
"Old fox," Han Niba muttered under his breath.
"He's definitely an old fox," a staff officer nearby couldn't help but chime in.
"They whet our appetites right away, and then tell us: if we want the real good stuff, we have to help them drive out all the demons."
"The problem is, the tasks it gives are way too difficult!"
Another staff officer couldn't help but stand up, his voice trembling with excitement:
"Leaving aside the outer moons, there are at least six colony planets!"
"The demons have already occupied the entire surface of the planet, including its satellites."
"How many troops and resources would we need to retake a planet? How long would it take?"
"The Great Xia Dynasty hasn't even wiped out the demons right at its own doorstep, the North and South Pole underground cities are still under construction day and night, and the battle on the equator is still raging!"
"Where would they find the spare energy to help someone else fight a planet recapture war three thousand light-years away?"
His voice echoed in the hall.
Many people nodded in agreement.
Qian Zhenhua stared at the task list on the screen for a long time, then suddenly said:
"Wait a moment."
Everyone looked at him.
"Look at the mission number," Qian Zhenhua said, pointing to the screen.
"From KN-001 to KN-004. From clearing wormholes to seizing satellites, to seizing planets, and finally to expelling the entire system."
"These four tasks increase in difficulty in stages, and so do the rewards."
"But have you noticed?"
He pushed up his old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses and his gaze swept over everyone present.
"The difficulty and reward of the task do not increase linearly."
"The first task is to destroy the wormhole, and the reward is a planetary-level automated industrial system."
"The second mission is to reclaim the entire satellite and hand it over to a technology company."
"The third mission is to reclaim six planets, each requiring three specific technologies, for a total of eighteen."
"But the fourth item, the expulsion of the entire galaxy, is rewarded with all the technological accumulation of the Kona civilization over 15,000 years."
Qian Zhenhua continued:
"The combined rewards for the first three tasks are nowhere near the level of the rewards for the fourth task."
"It deliberately saved the most tempting thing for last."
"If Daxia only accepts the first three missions, even if it completes them all, it will only obtain a small part of the Kona technology tree."
"We can't get our hands on any of the restricted technologies, such as powerful artificial intelligence that could truly change the landscape of civilization."
He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood what he meant.
"Academician Qian," Han Niba said in a deep voice.
"You mean, this powerful artificial intelligence is actually tempting us?"
Qian Zhenhua nodded:
"From a game theory perspective, it is indeed tempting us."
"After completing the first two tasks, we might think that only two tasks remain to unlock the entire tech tree, so why not complete them all to win the grand prize?"
"This is an open conspiracy!"
Han Niba frowned slightly.
Qian Zhenhua said slowly:
"What it really wants to do is to incentivize us to complete all the tasks with the highest possible rewards."
"Completely liberate the Kona civilization."
Silence fell over the hall once again.
Everyone began to calm down.
The promises made by the Kona civilization are very, very grand.
But humans really can't eat it all!
Satellites are fine, but planets... these are planets as large as Terra.
When the Great Xia attacked later, there was no help like that from the various tribes of Terra.
There are six such planets!
Six planets, each with one or two moons—that's incredibly difficult.
Just the time cost alone is enough to make anyone's scalp tingle, not to mention the equipment, supplies, and manpower costs involved.
Astronomical figures!
It's better to develop it ourselves!
Han Niba's expression was also not good.
The task given by the Kona civilization may require several generations of the Great Xia Dynasty to complete.
This has taken too long and involved too much investment!
Moreover, what if Great Xia develops the relevant technology itself during the process? The mission is already halfway done...
Moreover, the demons will not sit idly by and watch the situation deteriorate. They will definitely try to find a way. What will happen if dozens of demon gods come?
In short, there's just too much uncertainty!