His tone was sincere, and for a moment, Lin Yao found it hard to determine whether he was speaking the truth.
"Let me think about it," she replied.
When faced with uncertainty, Lin Yao preferred to bring the matter up for discussion, hoping to gain some insights from others. However, when she shared the details of the proposed exchange, everyone in the Mingguang team unanimously supported her decision to trade with Su Rui.
Lin Yao was puzzled. "Why?"
"It's a rare opportunity," someone said. "Really."
"Exactly, if we can trade, we should," Meng Xingchen added.
They all chimed in with their agreement, but no one seemed to hit the nail on the head until Yao Beiluo spoke up: "In the past, what we exchanged from Yunmeng Star often turned out to be worthless junk. Although this exchange isn't entirely equal, acquiring key technology is what truly matters."
With that explanation, Lin Yao understood. It seemed they had grown accustomed to being suppressed before; now that someone was showing them a bit of goodwill, they couldn't help but feel elated.
Even if they didn't fully agree in their hearts, Lin Yao felt she had no choice but to go along with the crowd.
"We can exchange, but does anyone here understand spatial technology?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"If we don't understand it, then maybe we shouldn't proceed with the exchange just yet," Lin Yao suggested.
"Well, Captain, you could negotiate with them and wait until we meet up with Academician Zheng before making any trades," someone else proposed.
It was clear they were all anxious not to miss this opportunity.
"Alright, I'll talk to Su Rui," Lin Yao said.
After discussing with her teammates, Lin Yao approached Su Rui and informed him of her decision to wait until they regrouped with Academician Zheng before proceeding with any transactions.
Su Rui disagreed. "You need to think this through. Academician Zheng and his team can only appear on Xiaoxing; trading here on Lans Star is much safer. Our transactions are confidential, but whether we can bring anything back to Yunmeng Star after trading is a matter of luck."
Lin Yao countered, "If trading here doesn't guarantee that we can bring things back to Yunmeng Star, then what's the difference?"
"Of course it doesn't guarantee that," Su Rui admitted.
"Then why does it matter where we trade?"
Unable to convince Lin Yao otherwise, Su Rui could only return reluctantly.
Soon, the Turing Potion Summit was approaching, and the Lancelot Academy was preparing to lead a team to the Little Star.
After staying at a hotel on Lancelot for over a week, the Mingguang team, which had been under various restrictions, finally felt a sense of relief. The entire route was located in the bustling area of the Star Alliance, with jump points along the way, allowing the Lancelot I to travel at high speed. In just two or three days, Lin Yao and her team arrived at Little Star.
"You’re not familiar with the area; let me take you to find Academician Zheng," Su Rui offered politely as they disembarked from the starship.
Thinking that this would be a good opportunity to finalize their transaction, Lin Yao nodded. "That would be great, thank you."
The Turing Potion Summit was being held on a planet that had been transformed from a barren world into a purely technological one, filled with various exhibition halls, hotels, and office buildings. Many meetings and exhibitions of the Star Alliance were hosted here.
As Lin Yao listened to Su Rui's introduction, she couldn't help but feel envious. If her sign-in system were still operational, she imagined that just wandering around would allow her to accumulate an impressive number of sign-ins. Unfortunately, it had been nearly half a month since her sign-in system seemed to have vanished without a trace.
With Su Rui's status as a citizen of an intermediate civilization, he easily found out which hotel the people from Yunmeng Star were staying at. However, when he heard the name of the hotel, his brow furrowed tightly.
Lin Yao looked at him in confusion. "What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Not exactly a problem," Su Rui replied. "I just wonder which civilization arranged your hotel for you; the conditions there are quite poor."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yao remained remarkably calm. "If it’s bad, then so be it. After all, Yunmeng Star has been treated this way for quite some time now."
"Do you need me to help you change hotels?" Su Rui asked.
"No need; we’ll only be staying for a few nights," she said dismissively.
Since Lin Yao seemed unfazed by it all, Su Rui didn’t press further and quickly led the Mingguang team to meet Academician Zheng.
After exchanging pleasantries upon meeting, Lin Yao got straight to the point. "Academician Zheng, there’s something I need to discuss with you. I’ve made a deal with Su Rui's school and need someone knowledgeable about space technology to participate in this transaction. Do you have anyone on your side who fits that description?"
Hearing this, Academician Zheng instantly perked up with interest. "What kind of transaction are we talking about?"
I exchanged the formula for a high-purity elemental crystal and brain domain development agent for basic spatial technology with the Lance School. Lin Yao tried to keep her explanation concise.
"Spatial technology? You actually managed to get spatial technology?" Academician Zheng responded, shocked and incredulous.
Seeing that Su Rui was still present, Lin Yao quickly cleared her throat, reminding him to calm down. "Academician Zheng, please don't get too excited yet. Let's wait until we have the spatial technology in hand."
"Right, right," Academician Zheng hurriedly took a deep breath. "Where are we going to make the trade?"
Su Rui stepped forward. "Our principal has entrusted me with full authority for this transaction."
"To you?" Academician Zheng looked at him skeptically. "Do you understand potions?"
Su Rui smiled knowingly. "I believe that given the strength of Yunmeng Star, they probably don't have the guts to come after us just yet."
Academician Zheng was momentarily speechless.
Lin Yao couldn't bear to see Academician Zheng feeling down, so she quickly said, "Since you're here, let's take out the items."
As she spoke, she retrieved several large boxes and an electronic reader from her space storage and placed them in front of Su Rui. "These are our trade items. Please take out what you want to trade so we can verify everything."
Su Rui pulled out a very small item from his space storage and handed it to Lin Yao. Then he received the items she had brought into his own space storage. "My items are here; feel free to inspect them. As for yours, I won’t bother checking."
Lin Yao glanced at him but said nothing, quickly handing over the items to Academician Zheng.
Once the items were in hand, without needing Academician Zheng to signal, several people gathered around him to study the materials Su Rui provided.
"The materials are for you; whether you can take them back depends on your own abilities," Su Rui said lazily after completing the transaction.
"The previous items relied on human memory. If this time it doesn't work out, then we'll have to rely on human memory again."
Hearing this, Su Rui looked at her in disbelief. "Do you know how many years spatial technology has been developed?"
Seeing his expression, Lin Yao had a bad feeling creeping in. "So, how much information is there exactly?"
"You only have seven days. There are only a few people who understand the technology, yet they need to memorize things that others have developed over thousands of years. Do you really think it's possible to remember everything just by relying on your brain?"
"Technical data is incredibly difficult to memorize purely by rote learning."
Even if there are a few mnemonic geniuses among them, they still risk issues with data continuity.
In technology, missing even one digit can lead to significant discrepancies.
Lin Yao thought to herself: This is truly not good news!
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