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However, human-made Artificial Intelligence technology has only reached 10 million Transaction Points, while General-purpose Quantum Computer only reach 70 million. Therefore, no matter what, such an outrageous price of 200 million Transaction Points is unacceptable.

After the microphones were turned off, the experts and scholars exchanged opinions briefly and guessed why Nair People had set the price so high.

They speculated that it was probably because the Nair People felt they had little technology or goods to sell, but wanted a lot from humans, so they had to inflate the prices of the technologies they considered valuable.

Based on the list provided by the Nair People, this possibility is almost certain. Business negotiations, like war, become much easier once you understand the other party's intentions.

The humans, without wasting words, immediately explained to the Nair People that Photon Computer held a place in the computer Technology Tree and were not a necessity for humans. They then compared Photon Computer Quantum Computer technology that humans possessed, making it clear to the Nair People that their Photon Computer were not as powerful as Quantum Computer at this stage.

The conversation began with a comparison of real data from two different computers, then discussed the technological significance of this technology, and finally described the typical pricing of such technology in a fictional Interstellar Transaction Market.

After talking for half an hour, the human representative looked sincerely at the Nair People on the opposite screen. "In conclusion, your Photon Computer technology is worth at most 20 million Transaction Points. If you include the complete Technology Tree details of Photon Computer development, the twists and turns of the development process, and the research insights of each stage, it will be worth about 25 million Transaction Points."

To be honest, we've actually seen entire computer Technology Tree for sale in the Interstellar Transaction Market before, but they weren't Photon Computer, they were traditional Electronic Computer. Oh, not the traditional Electronic Computer you're thinking of, they were sold by a civilization with very advanced electronic technology.

They have broken the limits of Electronic Computer. We've seen the introduction to this technology; in terms of computing power alone, it's ten times more powerful than your Photon Computer. You could say they've developed a unique branch of Electronic Computer technology, a distinctive technology of their civilization. And that kind of technology only sells for 40 million Transaction Points in the interstellar trading market.

All that talk about unique Electronic Computer and interstellar trading markets is just human boasting, aimed at driving down the price of Nair Civilization's Photon Computer Technology Tree.

However, the Nair People weren't stupid. They didn't just believe everything the humans said, but they also didn't directly deny it. Instead, they first swallowed the humans' description with a tone of admiration. "I really envy your civilization, which has been to the Interstellar Transaction Market and seen the world."

Then, he subtly inquired, "We've already read your 'Introduction to Milky Way Galaxy Basic Common Sense Information.' We never imagined that there were so many advanced civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy. We never imagined that our civilization is merely Level 2 Civilization. To put it nicely, we're Aerospace Civilization, but to be honest, we're considered Low-level Civilization by advanced civilizations."

"And most of the Milky Way Galaxy is actually occupied by those few Level Six Civilization. By the way, you said you went to the Interstellar Transaction Market under the Perseid Commonwealth, but judging from the star map of the Milky Way Galaxy's power structure that you provided, the Perseus Commonwealth is clearly located in the Perseus Arm, while we are in the Orion Arm. How did you manage to cross the arm to get there?"

Regarding the question about the Nair Civilization, humanity did not hesitate. One of the scholars who oversaw the fabrication of the lie about the Milky Way Galaxy sphere of influence answered, "That's a long story. To put it briefly, you may not know this, but while the main body of the Perseus Commonwealth is indeed in the Perseus Arm, their influence is not limited to it. Like them, large powers such as the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance also have Interstellar Transaction Market in the Perseus Commonwealth's territory. Therefore, it's quite normal for a fleet like ours, primarily focused on exploring the universe, to encounter their Interstellar Transaction Market in the Orion Arm."

Nair People: "I see. It's a pity we didn't see the location of the Interstellar Transaction Market you mentioned marked on the star map of the Milky Way Galaxy's power distribution, otherwise we would really like to go and take a look."

"What do you mean by wanting to go and see?" is clearly a question.

The anthropologist immediately understood and put on an exaggerated expression, saying, "My God! How could you think like that? The Perseus Commonwealth is Level Six Civilization! How could their trading market really be marked on the star map? Do you even know how we got into that trading market back then?"

Before the Nair People could speak, the scholar feigned shock. "Back then, we were traveling between Star System. Most of us were in hibernation, but when we woke up, we found the scenery had changed. The starry sky had disappeared, and a bright star appeared more than four thousand Astronomical Unit ahead of us. As we slowly approached, we discovered that the planets orbiting the star were all Transaction Points."

After fabricating some wild theories, the scholar concluded, "We guess that place should be a space independent of this Great Universe, perhaps a space floating in the universe. Who knows? We somehow got in, completed the transaction inside, and were then sent out. That's how it happened, so we don't know where that trading market is now."

However, besides that trading market, there are other Interstellar Transaction Market established by other civilizations in the universe, some of which are already marked on star maps, as I believe you have all seen.

Upon hearing the anthropologist's words, the group of Nair People involuntarily snapped their claws, looking utterly speechless, as if to say, "We did see it, but that's all we saw. With our Nair People's navigational capabilities, even if we flew until we died, until all our ships were eroded and scrapped by time, we still wouldn't reach the Interstellar Transaction Market marked on the star map." "That's truly a pity!" Nair People exclaimed first, seemingly accepting the humans' explanation, before finally steer the conversation back to the trading matters. "But the price you offered is far too low, only 25 million Transaction Points."

"No, no, no, it wasn't our price. It was a reference value based on the Interstellar Transaction Market's pricing of technology. We've already offered a sufficiently high price, considering you're a friendly civilization," the anthropologist immediately interjected.

The representative of the Nair Civilization was speechless for a moment.

He wanted to argue his point, but the ignorance of the entire Nair Civilization about the situation in the universe meant they were complete novices. Humans, on the other hand, were a little better. Relying on their nomadic nature, they fabricated some knowledge, but this knowledge could only fool novices.