Chapter 313 Negotiation
"Feelings are feelings, interests are interests, and there are more than a billion people behind us."
As soon as the old rabbit finished speaking, someone spoke up: "I personally respect α, but as a member of the collective, I still think we must gain a greater degree of freedom.
"First, the opening of the entire map is the bottom line. Secondly, the opening of all books and text materials is also the bottom line. Our text deciphering work has basically completed the preliminary content, which means that we can conduct a deeper exploration and excavation of the civilization of Guixu Realm, at least some of the civilizations based on the Zhongzhou language.
"In addition, I still insist on keeping the technological progress in check. The political quality that Alpha has shown can only be said to be just passing, and the military quality and management quality are still to be considered. In this case, too fast a technological progress is not conducive to the transformation of the civilization form."
"I object!"
Unexpectedly, this time, in addition to Professor Wang, who always gets emotional over disagreements, Aunt Wang also refuted.
When Wang Qiqing saw Aunt Wang speak, he quickly stopped talking and motioned for the other party to speak first.
Aunt Wang nodded slightly and then continued, "We can't let the rabbit down, or in other words, our starting point can't be too narrow.
"If α is a friend from another world who is not from the Flower Planting Family, and she has made a series of invitations to the Flower Planting Family, which has enabled us to achieve breakthroughs in science and technology, medicine, culture and other fields, and even opportunities to surpass the development of all other countries on the entire Blue Star, wouldn't such a friend receive a 'porcelain gift' from us? What's more, she may very well be our compatriot!
"She not only asked us for help, but also spared no effort to help us. Maybe there was some concealment and cover-up in this, but this did not prevent her from providing us with great help!
"At least according to the data everyone reported yesterday, we already have new development directions in more than 100 fields, and more than 32 projects have made breakthrough progress, including the medical technology and military industries that have been stagnant for a long time. This cooperation between the two sides can no longer be simply attributed to the exchange of interests!"
The flower-growing boss nodded and said, "This is an interesting point of view. I think it can be used as a reference. Indeed, we cannot ignore the results obtained from various indirect collaborations over the past few months. Especially for modern science, many of them are invaluable."
As soon as the Flower Growers' boss let the cat out of the bag, someone else spoke up, "I don't agree with conscious reservations. Reservations based on staged planning can be considered. After all, with limited manpower invested in the development of the Guixu Realm, there must always be priorities. But reservations based on deception are indeed unnecessary."
Everyone nodded and started discussing the matter.
"This is our first contact with a life form from another world. No matter where Alpha is originally from, at least she is from another world now. We must not lose sight of the big picture and push her to another country!"
"And she just said that she gave up the chance to return to Blue Star, so the passage between the two worlds was closed. However, this was based on her cognition, or in other words, based on the technological level she could reach. If we invest heavily in scientific research talents and study technology based on the Guixu Realm, it may not be impossible to reopen the passage. If there is one, there will be two. There is no reason why it was possible before but not in the future!"
"That's right! So material exchange is not impossible!"
Aunt Wang glanced at the time, and after coughing twice during the discussion, she said, "Then let's come to a consensus... There is basically no problem with the staffing of 3,000 people. On this basis, we will try our best to get more free quotas."
After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at the flower-growing family boss, who nodded, "I think it's acceptable, what do you think?"
"No objection!"
"No objection."
"No objection, but there is a problem I need to report!"
Amidst the identical responses, a discordant voice suddenly emerged.
"If we calculate based on a staffing of 3,000 project personnel, including logistics, management, and staff, the budget will be ten times larger than it is now! The project base will also need to be expanded! If we calculate based on 5,000 people, that would be twenty times! If we also include the construction of laboratories for various scientific research projects, the first-phase fiscal appropriation alone will be at least in the tens of digits! Even billions would not be excessive! And with this level of funding, what name should we use to establish the project?"
The question from Rabbit, who came from the accounting office, silenced everyone present.
Indeed, if it is a legitimate project, such as public transportation, medical care, aerospace, etc., the amount of funding does not matter, but this is a project that is temporarily not allowed to be in the open, so we must find a reasonable name!
In the silence, Wang Qiqing suddenly said loudly: "Anti-gravity research! And I think it might really work!"
The flower-growing family boss and Aunt Wang and others looked at each other, thinking about the feasibility of this project.
"We can rely on the anti-gravity aerospace engineering project. We will discuss this in a meeting later. Don't worry about the financial allocation. This cooperation must be our top priority! No room for negotiation! We cannot guarantee that other countries will not have opportunities like this. The world does not revolve around flower growers! We have such adventures, and other countries may have them too! Falling behind will lead to being beaten! We cannot miss this opportunity!"
The flower-growing boss spoke seriously, which was rare.
Aunt Wang quickly took notes with a pen and took over the conversation, "Well, let me summarize the key points of this meeting..."
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An hour passed quickly, and the projection screen flashed again, and Fang Xianyu's figure appeared clearly in the projection.
"Master Fang, after discussion, we all agree that it is possible to provide assistance from 3,000 people, but we have two requirements."
The flower-growing boss didn't waste any time on politeness and quickly got to the point.
Fang Xianyu's expression didn't change. She nodded and said, "Go ahead."
"First of all, we need to have a completely free range of activities. For example, the map exploration range restrictions shown in the game "Ten Continents" should not exist."
"I will consider it, but it depends on their specific identities. If they are NPCs, I can remove the map restrictions. But at the same time, I can't revive them at any time, especially if their death location is too special. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay attention to them in time."
"I understand. We will act cautiously." The Flower Growers' boss expressed his understanding of Fang Xianyu's words, and then said, "Secondly, we need a certain number of completely free places. We will not be assigned by you, and we will not accept any instructions from you, including the complete opening of the map."
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