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Chapter 1351: 5 Trillion Votes
Chapter 1351: 5 Trillion Votes
"5 trillion?" Acting Speaker Lemor was utterly shocked. "Councilor Su Yu, are you sure this isn't a joke?"
"Of course, it's not a joke," Su Yu replied solemnly. "A year and a half ago, I auctioned the corpse of a Stellar Dragon at the Hub Auction House, and it sold for over 500 billion Psychic Coins.
This time, we're selling a Level 4 AI, which is far rarer than a Stellar Dragon. A tenfold increase in price is not unreasonable, right?"
"Not unreasonable? How can it not be unreasonable? This price is just too high!" Acting Speaker Lemor still couldn't accept it.
To be fair, even he might not be able to come up with 5 trillion Psychic Coins on the spot.
Of course, his total assets definitely exceeded this amount. After all, major forces in the Hub had been expanding rapidly over the past two years, and he had accumulated a significant amount of wealth.
But to produce 5 trillion Psychic Coins in liquid assets all at once was beyond his capabilities.
5 trillion Psychic Coins was a massive sum even for a Stellar-level being, let alone others.
However, Su Yu was unwilling to budge.
He turned to face the Stellar-level councilors in the audience and said seriously, "Ladies and gentlemen, I've given this price for two reasons:
First, a Level 4 AI does not exist within the Silver Federation. Currently, the highest level of AI the Federation can produce is Level 2. It could be many years before the Hubs can generally manufacture Level 4 AIs.
With a Level 4 AI, we can rapidly manage and integrate the entire Hub, providing immense assistance and putting Fig ahead of all other Hubs.
Second, the architecture of AI Blue Whale is identical to that of the Hymn. It can seamlessly integrate into the Hymn Tower..."
At this point, Su Yu paused.
Then he turned to look at Acting Speaker Lemor and General Dalando, who were sitting stiffly. "Gentlemen, the similarity in architecture actually suggests that AI Blue Whale is a creation of the Hymn.
If AI Blue Whale were indeed created by a rebel organization, wouldn't that be terrifying?"
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Acting Speaker Lemor, General Dalando, and the Stellar-level councilors in the audience were all silent.
General Dalando felt extremely awkward.
He realized he hadn't considered this point.
Su Yu was right. If AI Blue Whale were truly created by a rebel organization and could seamlessly integrate into the Hymn Tower without raising suspicion, the problem would be immense!
If that were the case, the rebel organization could mass-produce AIs like Blue Whale and dispatch people to implant them into the Hymn Towers across the galaxy.
Then, the rebel organization could monitor all Hubs without anyone's knowledge, exposing every move of the Hubs to the rebel organization, or to the Crystal Blue Commune.
At that point, the Hubs would be on the brink of destruction!
"Seems I was wrong," Dalando thought to himself. "This means AI Blue Whale is likely not a creation of the rebel organization. I was indeed too suspicious."
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Acting Speaker Lemor also quickly realized this. They had indeed been overly suspicious.
However, he still found the price of AI Blue Whale difficult to accept.
"Councilor Su Yu, I agree with your reasoning. If AI Blue Whale were created by the rebel organization and could easily integrate into the Hymn Tower, they definitely wouldn't let it be exposed to us. But... isn't your price still too high?"
"I don't think so," Su Yu shook his head. "If you're unwilling to pay this price, I can sell AI Blue Whale to other Hubs.
5 trillion Psychic Coins, I believe the top-ranked Hubs can afford it."
He scanned the audience of Stellar-level councilors and said, "I've only been in the Fig Hub for a short time. Because my homeland is within the jurisdiction of the Fig Hub, I feel a sense of belonging here, which is why I'm offering AI Blue Whale to you first."
He turned to Acting Speaker Lemor. "If I change my mind and decide to auction AI Blue Whale to all Hubs, the price will be even higher when it comes to public bidding!"
"..." Acting Speaker Lemor was silent.
He couldn't help but recall the auction Su Yu held a year and a half ago.
At that time, the corpse of the Dull Thunder Dragon, which was worth around 400 billion Psychic Coins, was bid up to 550 billion before it was finally sold.
A Level 4 AI was clearly rarer and more useful. Whichever Hub obtained it would reap enormous benefits.
If it were truly auctioned openly, who knows what astronomical price it might fetch!
"Banker Andrew, what do you think?" Acting Speaker Lemor consulted Andrew Soren, the head of the Central Bank. "If we buy AI Blue Whale for 5 trillion Psychic Coins, can the actual value it creates make up for this amount?"
Andrew Soren, who was not only the head of the Central Bank but also the Minister of Finance, had the final say in financial matters.
He had been calculating silently and immediately responded, "The benefits it will generate will definitely exceed 5 trillion. Just in terms of law enforcement, information exchange, and resource flow, the costs can be recovered in less than a year... However, the exact amount of benefits it will ultimately generate is too complex to calculate."
"Then... let's do it," Acting Speaker Lemor sighed. "Since that's the case, let's leave the decision to the council. We'll hold a vote on the '5 trillion Psychic Coins' price.
If the votes exceed 50%, we'll buy AI Blue Whale at this price. If the votes are below 50%..."
He looked at Su Yu. "I hope we can find a compromise and reach an agreement."
"Agreed," Su Yu did not refuse.
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Soon, the second round of voting began, and a voting panel appeared in front of each councilor.
Of course, this did not include Su Yu. He had no voting rights on this issue.
However, Su Yu was not idle.
He addressed everyone seriously, "Ladies and gentlemen, this price is based on the verification that Blue Whale does not belong to the rebel organization. If any issues are found with Blue Whale, no payment will be required. Please consider this carefully."
(End of Chapter)
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