Zhang Beihai lightly tapped a finger against the table. "Could veto power create friction in cooperation between formations? If the Northern Sector Defense Line rejects a deployment request from the Central Defense Line when it needs reinforcements, what will the people on the Central Defense Line think?"
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Chen Dai's response was direct and clear. "If the Northern Sector Defense Line causes the Central Defense Line to suffer avoidable losses by refusing a deployment, that refusal will be reviewed at the next formation coordination meeting. Having veto power does not mean it can be used however one likes. It merely gives formations a mechanism to raise objections on matters beyond Zero One's algorithmic reach."
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After nearly an hour of discussion, the meeting reached a preliminary consensus: a new provision would be added to the charter stating that "formation command may raise objections within the prescribed time limit after receiving a deployment proposal, and objections must be accompanied by written reasons." There would be no limit on veto power, but the number of objections raised by each formation each quarter would be included as reference data in the annual review.
After the meeting ended, Chen Dai walked out of the conference room, and Zhang Beihai caught up from behind and walked alongside him for a while. "The suggestion you raised in the coordination group doesn't sound like something you came up with on the spot. You've been preparing it for some time."
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"I started thinking about it the day the assembly ended," Chen Dai said. "Zero One's system is good, but it isn't perfect. Its flaw isn't computing power, but the singularity of its judgment criteria. It can't see the trust between Rootlines, or how much time newcomers and veteran members need to develop understanding. Those things were never