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Chapter 668 The Kona civilization actually accepted the conditions!

Han Niba finished reading the entire content and nodded in satisfaction.

The Great Xia cannot allow the Kona civilization to lead it by the nose.

If Kona gives something and Daxia takes something in return, that's not cooperation.

That's called being told what to do, and you lose your initiative.

The latter half of the document contains the most crucial prerequisites.

Furthermore, to verify the authenticity of your technological information and demonstrate our sincerity in cooperation, we request that your civilization first deliver a verifiable key technology.

The Great Xia Empire on Earth is still in the stage of homeland defense.

Any interstellar military operation must undergo the highest level of strategic assessment.

Verifiable, phased gains will facilitate our long-term military commitment and ensure that future cooperation is not disrupted by risk imbalances.

If you accept the above adjustments, Daxia can immediately initiate an evaluation of the Kona satellite outpost construction plan.

In addition, we have previously sent a list of tradable technologies and resources in Great Xia.

[You have not yet responded. Please confirm whether you have fully received this information and indicate your intention to exchange.]

Han Niba scanned it again from beginning to end.

There was no excessive show of weakness, nor were any statements made definitively.

This both gave the Kona civilization a way out and revealed the bottom line of the Great Xia Dynasty.

He glanced at everyone, and after confirming that they all agreed, he said in a deep voice:

"That's fine, send it to Commander Lin Molin."

"yes!"

The information desk quickly compressed the reply into a data packet for communication missiles.

Subsequently, the data packet was transferred to the Pangu node on Linmo's battlefield.

On the front lines of the western equatorial region, a specially made communication missile has been loaded.

Seconds later, the electromagnetic railgun sent the communication missile into the space wormhole and disappeared.

The Tian Shu Command Center has re-entered a waiting state.

This time, the atmosphere in the hall was even more tense than before.

Because Da Xia's response wasn't just a simple reply; it was an attempt to lower prices and change the rules.

Will the Watchers accept it?

Nobody is sure.

It is strong artificial intelligence, not artificial stupidity.

It needs the help of Daxia, but that doesn't mean it will make concessions without any limits.

If this step falls through, Great Xia will have no choice but to stick to the original mission framework of Kona, which will be much more costly.

Three hours later, the informant suddenly looked up.

"Report!"

"A new reply has been received from the Kona civilization in this data packet!"

Han Niba immediately said:

"Analysis".

On the main screen, unfamiliar symbols began to rapidly recombine, and everyone instinctively held their breath.

A few seconds later, the first line of Da Xia characters appeared.

[To the civilization of Earth, Great Xia.]

The Kona civilization has completed its logical evaluation of your proposal.

The final conclusion is that your proposed suggestions and conditions are acceptable.

A collective gasp filled the hall.

Accepted!

The Watchers actually accepted the Great Xia's conditions!

But Han Niba didn't relax immediately, wanting to see what the other party would say next.

The text on the screen continued to refresh.

[Under normal circumstances of civilizational exchange, your proposed optional rewards, prerequisite technologies, and adjustments to our mission do not align with the principle of maximizing the interests of the Kona civilization.]

However, the Kona civilization is currently in a state of extreme warfare.

[Your side possesses the capability to project information across Demonic wormholes, and potentially deploy military forces.]

[This ability is the external factor, among the currently known variables, that has the highest probability of increasing the continuation probability of the Kona civilization.]

Therefore, the Kona civilization accepted the adjustments to the mission proposed by Great Xia.

[Accept Da Xia's choice of technology within the remuneration range.]

With each line of text that appeared, the breathing in the hall quickened.

Qian Zhenhua stared at the screen, his fingers unconsciously clenching.

A powerful artificial intelligence approaching a Level 2 civilization acknowledges that Great Xia possesses sufficient bargaining power.

This is extremely important.

However, the next paragraph quickly calmed everyone down.

[At the same time, the Kona civilization needs to make a statement.]

The basis for cooperation should be mutual benefit and a shared fight against the demons.

The Kona civilization's choice to cooperate was not based on fear, emotion, or a logic of surrender, but on a rational calculation of the probability of its civilization's continuation.

If either party attempts to use extremely unequal terms to deprive the other party of its basic ability to continue or make independent decisions, the partnership will be deemed a high-risk relationship.

The Kona civilization hopes that the Great Xia will cherish the limited mutual trust that has been established so far.

This statement was not threatening, but everyone understood its underlying meaning.

The Watchers demonstrated that they were not fish to be slaughtered.

It was willing to make concessions because the Great Xia could help it perpetuate its civilization.

However, if Great Xia treats it as dying prey and exploits it, then in the Watchers' logic, Great Xia's danger level will rise rapidly.

Perhaps in the judgment, they are the ones with ill intentions, which would make them no different from the demons.

Han Niba nodded slowly.

"It seems that our actions have crossed the other side's bottom line."

"That's normal," Qian Zhenhua agreed.

"If it really agrees to everything without any limits, we should be afraid."

A powerful artificial intelligence that controls the heritage of civilization and has fought against the demon race alone for two hundred years cannot be without thought.

Having a bottom line shows that it still has the willingness to continue cooperating, rather than agreeing to everything while secretly plotting other schemes.

The screen continues to refresh.

The Kona civilization has completed the screening of the prerequisite verification technologies required by the Great Xia.

The technology delivered this time is quantum communication technology.

Qian Zhenhua suddenly looked up.

Quantum communication!

Several scientists nearby stood up from their chairs.

The reasons for this choice are as follows.

First, the scale of interstellar warfare is enormous, and the high latency of traditional electromagnetic communication hinders cross-stellar command and control.

Second, the Demon Race's spatial wormholes cause complex spatial disturbances, making low-level communication methods susceptible to interference.

Third, if Daxia participates in the construction of the Kona satellite outpost in the future, it must possess a higher level of long-range information transmission capabilities.

Fourth, this technology can significantly improve battlefield coordination efficiency between the two sides, which is in their mutual interest.

The technical documentation has been broken down into seventeen verifiable segments.

[None of the segments contain autonomous programs, intelligent agents, hidden models, or reverse connection mechanisms.]

Please have DaXia receive and verify this in a physically isolated environment.

If the verification is successful, please begin arranging military forces to complete the mission and commence cooperation.

Upon seeing this, the entire command center erupted in cheers.

"Agreed! The other party agreed!"

"Not only did they agree to all our conditions, but they also gave us a crucial piece of technology first!"

"Quantum communication is one of the core projects on our requirements list!"

Han Niba also breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled.

In its first negotiation with a similar technological civilization, the Great Xia took the initiative.

More importantly, the first technology has already been acquired.

Although the other party had a trick up their sleeve, and had chosen a technology for Great Xia without any discussion, not including the quantum computer technology that Great Xia needed, he was already very satisfied.

It's free, so what more could you ask for?

Rather than pushing your luck, it's more important to know when to stop.