451: I have no concept of money

"Continue talking about the needs of Asara."

"This might be difficult to resolve in the short term."

"Hafke provides the technology, I provide the funds and materials, and Asara provides the manpower."

"We will carry out reform and construction in the Asara region, with the Asara people participating in the construction work, and Hafke provides guidance."

"I will pay the wages."

"As for materials and tools, I have some here that are... um... rather special."

"For the ones I don't have, I can also pay to buy them."

"I won't let you Hafke provide technology and guidance personnel for nothing; I will pay the wages as usual, according to market rates."

"In addition, all of Hafke's cutting-edge technology will be prioritized for use in the Asara region."

"We will develop the Asara region with full effort, with Asara's economy as the primary consideration."

Liu Yan spoke very calmly.

But when this reached anyone's ears,

every sentence was equivalent to a thunderclap.

Jacob's pupils trembled slightly.

The good news was that Liu Yan did not exploit him this time.

"Do you know how much labor, how many building materials, and how much money this will require?"

"Asara doesn't lack people for labor, but money—do you have that much?"

Liu Yan shook his head.

"Then if you don't have money, how is this going to be done? Are you going to trade those guns of yours for money?"

"You have to realize that once we truly follow the content of the negotiations, the war will disappear."

"By then, those guns of yours won't be worth much money; at the very least, the price will plummet by more than half compared to now!"

"This isn't just a fantasy..."

Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter—

Before Jacob could finish his sentence, there was no place left to stand in the room.

And a faint golden light shone on everyone's faces at that moment.

"The room is too small, I can only take out a little bit for now."

"I still have many more gold bar items like these."

"And many gold coins."

"I don't know how much money is needed, and I have no concept of money."

"I only know that when it comes to money, I have more than enough."

Jacob was dumbfounded.

The GTI Supreme Commander was also dumbfounded.

Demulan was also dumbfounded.

Not to mention where Liu Yan got so many gold bar items.

The problem was that these gold bar items were just like those guns flying in the sky.

They were completely incomprehensible!

They appeared out of thin air!

"Damn it, put them away quickly, the room is at its weight-bearing limit!"

Geheros looked at his feet, was the first to realize something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted at Liu Yan.

The latter only then realized this point and waved his hand.

The gold bar items filling the room instantly vanished!

Jacob was still struggling to come out of his shock; he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Fine, fine, we'll do as you say. Continue."

"Okay."

"Actually, as far as Asara is concerned, I've pretty much said everything."

"We've resolved the war, provided advanced technology, and created a good living environment."

"As for money, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."

"I hope that in the process of Hafke's technical personnel providing guidance, they can appropriately teach them."

"In addition, later on, Asara can also try to be developed into a tourist attraction."

"It already has historical significance, plus the affairs between Asara and Hafke have been spreading like wildfire on the internet."

"When the day comes that the war subsides, many people will want to go and take a look."

"In this way, they will have another source of income."

The conversation in the room could also be heard by everyone on the streets of Santorinoya at this time.

No matter who it was, they could clearly hear Liu Yan's bias toward Asara.

But there was no help for it.

At this moment, the intersection of Santorinoya street formed a very strange and harmonious scene.

The GTI people were sitting together, each holding a military radio.

And on the other two sides, the people from Hafke and Asara were also sitting together in their respective groups.

Some were sitting on combat vehicles, and some were sitting on a weapon.

Even the snipers hidden inside the buildings were waving greetings across the street.

Beside them, they also placed military radios.

"Not bad, Asara is going to become a tourist attraction. Should we go and collect fees when the time comes?"

Hearing the content of the topic regarding Asara, some Hafke Soldier moved a bit closer to the Asara side.

They weren't that far apart to begin with; after taking a few steps, they naturally sat close together.

At this moment, looking down from the sky above,

the two teams in red and blue were gradually merging into one.

"Hahaha, what are you saying? Becoming a tourist attraction isn't attractive to you guys anyway, you've been here plenty of times."

"Brother, that's a bit sarcastic."

...

Inside the room.

Jacob nodded repeatedly, his whole being showing helplessness.

"Fine, fine, fine."

"Whatever you say goes. Regarding the GTI side, I will cooperate with you, and I will also cooperate with you regarding these Asara matters."

"Now, shouldn't we talk about Hafke?"

"Let's not talk about personal favors."

"First of all, ending the war has actually achieved what I personally wanted."

"But I have to give so much for nothing; on one hand, I'm acting as a dog for GTI, and on the other, I have to help Asara. What do I get out of it?"

"Ending the war is good for everyone, but the rest is a bit unfair, isn't it?"

"Of course, you could also use your violent methods to force it; no one can do anything about that."

"But, on the surface, don't you still want to handle things fairly? But right now it's not fair, is it?"

Jacob kept talking, and Liu Yan kept watching him talk from the side.

Two minutes later.

Liu Yan picked his ear, his lips moved slightly:

"Are you done?"

"Should it be my turn to speak?"

Jacob's mouth was dry, and he nodded.

"What the hell do you want? Just say it!"

"Just say it!"

"What's the use of saying all that nonsense? Others have stated what they want, have you? You want me to guess? Am I a god?"

"Do I know what's on your mind?"

"You just keep complaining to me about how unfair it is; have you mentioned to me what you want?"

Liu Yan's series of rhetorical questions left Jacob stunned for a moment.

Geheros and the GTI Supreme Commander on the side turned their heads slightly, holding back their laughter.

In fact, when Jacob was speaking earlier, Liu Yan's expression was already very impatient and helpless.

Those involved are confused, while those on the sidelines see clearly; they already knew this situation was going to happen.

Jacob had been blabbering for a long time just now, without mentioning a single word about what he wanted.

It was only at this moment that Jacob suddenly realized.

"Uh..."

His expression was a bit awkward, and he even glanced at Demulan.

The latter also gave him a helpless expression.

"Besides ending the war..."

"What I want, you might not be able to give, which is why I feel it's unfair."

"Hafke's ideals are very grand."

"Besides having no war, I also want to enable humanity to treat each other sincerely."

"Perhaps one day, the development level of the brain-machine interface will be able to reach that level."

"But..."

This time, Liu Yan raised his hand and interrupted Jacob.

"That's too ethereal; by then, you might already be dead."

"Let's talk about the present."

"The brain-machine interface... I've looked into it before, but the experiments are somewhat inhumane, right?"

Jacob nodded.

"Are the experimental results reversible?"

Jacob looked at Liu Yan as if he were looking at an idiot.

"If they were reversible, would they still be inhumane?"

Liu Yan waved his hand, signaling for Jacob to listen to what he was about to say next.

"I will cooperate with you in developing the brain-machine interface."

"I have the abilities of many items; I still don't know to what extent I can achieve things with them."

"But perhaps some can provide help in the research and development of the brain-machine interface."

"Find some heinous death-row inmates to use as guinea pigs; if you use them, even the most inhumane experiments will seem quite humane."

"If my items can change the irreversibility of the experimental results,"

"that would mean you have almost unlimited room for trial and error."

"By then, the experiments will be reversible."

"I believe that Hafke has given so much to Asara and the GTI."

"They wouldn't disagree to providing some people to cooperate with you in brain-machine interface experiments as test subjects, would they?"

"After all, by then, the results of the experiments will already be reversible and changeable."

After Liu Yan finished speaking, both the GTI Supreme Commander and Jacob and the others all widened their eyes.

After a while, Jacob tentatively asked in disbelief:

"You... was this your plan from the very beginning?"

"So that's why you promised the GTI and Asara first, and only left Hafke for last?"

Liu Yan subconsciously shook his head.

"How is that possible?"

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