"5 trillion?" Acting Speaker Lemo was utterly shocked. "Councilor Su Yu, are you sure you're not joking?"
"Of course I'm not joking." Su Yu answered solemnly, "A year and a half ago, I auctioned off the corpse of a Planetary-level dragon at the Hub Auction House, and it sold for over 500 billion.
"This time, I'm selling a Level 4 AI. Its rarity is beyond comparison with a Planetary-level dragon's corpse. A tenfold price increase isn't excessive, is it?"
"Not excessive? How is that not excessive? Isn't that price far too high?" Acting Speaker Lemo still refused to accept it.
To be fair, even he himself might not have been able to produce 5 trillion Saint Silver Coins outright.
Of course, his total assets certainly exceeded that amount. After all, the major forces throughout the Hub had been expanding over the past two years, and he had amassed considerable wealth.
But asking him to come up with 5 trillion in liquid funds all at once was certainly impossible.
Even for a Star-level being like him, 5 trillion was an enormous sum of money, let alone for anyone else.
Yet Su Yu showed no sign of backing down.
He turned to face the Planetary-level Councilors below the stage and said seriously, "Everyone, I named this price for two reasons:
"First, Level 4 AIs do not yet exist within the Silver Federation.
"At present, no AI produced by the Federation has surpassed Level 2. No one knew how many years it would take before the major Hubs generally advanced enough technologically to create Level 4 AIs.
"With a Level 4 AI, we can quickly manage and integrate the entire Hub. The help it provides cannot be understated, and it can put Feige at the forefront of all Hubs.
"Second, AI Blue Whale