"Oh? You mean the detector made of strong interaction material?"
Zheng Gan acted extremely surprised by Luo Ji's question, and then said in an exaggerated tone, "What an amazing technology!"
Luo Ji naturally heard the hermaphroditic tone of Zheng Gan, but he was not angry. He just said calmly:
"Yes, it's that water drop. Do you have any solution?"
Seeing that his teasing was ineffective, Zheng Gan put away his playful smile and asked seriously, "Why don't you ask me if I have a way to directly deal with the Trisolarans?"
"Is there?"
"No?"
"Tell me about it!"
......
"Well......"
Luo Ji's nonchalant reaction made Zheng Gan feel powerless as if he had punched cotton. He could only say that he was worthy of being the protagonist, and he was really difficult to deal with.
"Strong interaction materials are nothing more than protons and neutrons tightly locked together by the strong interaction force. I have a kind of zero-element material here. As the name suggests, zero-element means there are no protons but only neutrons. Zero-element armor is armor made of pure neutrons.
"After the strong force is eliminated, a water droplet is just ordinary metal. To maintain the interaction between the microscopic particles of the water droplet, some energy must be diverted from the power supply device. However, my zero-element armor does not require any energy supply at all. If a starship made of zero-element armor were to hit a water droplet, what do you think would happen?"
Watching Zheng Gan describing the performance of the zero-element armor with great emotion, Luo Ji was also somewhat tempted. Although he had never seen zero-element material in reality, according to Luo Ji's knowledge, this kind of thing can indeed be made. If this is really used to hit water droplets, I believe that water droplets will be as weak in front of the zero-element armor as the ridiculous human fleet.
It's exciting, but the water droplets have already come to the solar system. No matter how good your zero-element armor is, it can't quench your immediate thirst.
Besides, Zheng Gan is a businessman. There is no reason for him to give away such high-end technology that can subvert the current human science and technology in the Three-Body Universe for free.
"Mr. Zheng, I'm sure you understand the current situation. Do you think that even if I obtain the technology to produce zero-element materials, I can save those two thousand warships?"
This was bargaining. As the youngest big businessman in the Milky Way, Zheng Gan naturally understood Luo Ji's implication, which was that although this thing was good, it was useless.
If it was a normal transaction, Zheng Gan might have ignored Luo Ji's simple words, but in order to gain a foothold in the Three-Body Universe, Zheng Gan still responded to Luo Ji's words.
After all, I don’t know how the permissions of this golden finger are set. If I don’t have the consent of the customer in the trading universe selected by the system, I cannot conduct dimensional transactions or material transfers.
This also meant that Zheng Gan had to negotiate all the prices with Luo Ji before signing the contract with him. Otherwise, this dimensional trade route would be like a dimensional phone call and would be of little use.
"How about this? I'll take care of the water droplets first, and then you can slowly research the Zero Element Armor. Since the Trisolarans launched seven probes, I'll keep six for you to practice with."
Zheng Gan’s words really scared Luo Ji. What did he mean by “solve the water drop for you first”?
Does this mean that Zheng Gan's civilization could easily descend upon the solar system? Wouldn't that be even more troublesome than the Trisolarans?
"Um...Mr. Zheng, I'd like to ask, how is this solution solved?"
Luo Ji still wanted to confirm Zheng Gan's words.
"Of course I'll send a probe over there to sink the water droplet. I'll just show you a little bit of my sales pitch. Okay? Is that a deal?"
Zheng Gan said it lightly, but Luo Ji, who had just taken a sip of water from the teacup, choked to death.
"Wait, aren't we in different dimensions? Then how did you send the probe here?"
Hearing Luo Ji's question, Zheng Gan felt relieved. Ah, he finally got to the point.
"Professor Luo Ji, I've already told you I'm a dimensional merchant. If a merchant can't deliver the goods, isn't that a scam? I just need you to confirm receipt over there."
Zheng Gan's words were ambiguous, but to Luo Ji they meant something completely different. It seemed as if Zheng Gan was not as powerful as he thought.
It sounds like a trick used by demons and devils in novels to trick people into signing a contract.
Looking at the suspicious Luo Ji, Zheng Gan was also troubled. Damn, is this business still possible? Why is the first business deal he encounters with such a cunning person? Business is difficult, business is difficult.
Zheng Gan didn't show much expression on his face about Luo Ji's guess. He just looked at Luo Ji quietly. Luo Ji was frightened by Zheng Gan's calm eyes. Finally, he slowly said:
"Mr. Zheng, since this is a deal, there must be bargaining chips. Whether you are sending a fleet to eliminate the water droplets or providing the technology to produce zero-element materials, it must be a considerable amount of money. I don't think I have anything that can afford such a price."
Finally, the topic changed and they started talking about money. Zheng Gan also retracted his gaze, picked up the teacup at hand, took a sip, and responded:
"Indeed, Professor Luo Ji, with your current wealth, you really can't afford these things. But as my first customer this year, how about I give you a discount?
As you can see, I'm a businessman, and reputation is the most important thing for a businessman. The Zero Element Materials and Water Droplet Annihilation are both gifts from me. You just need to get through this core high-level circle where Zero Element Materials are not as good as on Earth, and then mine some materials for me. How about that?"
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