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Chapter 729 Deepening Cooperation with Kona

With the reconnaissance system and firepower support of the Great Xia, the various races are very efficient at clearing out the remaining demons on Blue Star, and the number of remaining demons is decreasing at a visible rate.

According to the estimates of the Tian Shu Command Center, if no new unforeseen circumstances occur, the remaining demon race on Blue Star can be completely wiped out within a month at most.

At that time, the threat to Earth's home planet will be reduced to its lowest point since the disaster.

But Han Niba did not relax because of this.

Because what truly unsettled him was the Kona satellite.

During this period, the Demon race's high command on the Kona satellite has been unusually quiet.

Since the last time the Great Xia and the Kona civilization joined forces to repel the demon race's encirclement and suppression, the Great Xia's occupied territory has been expanding outwards.

The walls are getting thicker every day, and the positions are being expanded outwards in concentric circles. The unmanned patrol teams have pushed the perimeter of their patrols to even more distant areas.

Logically speaking, given the ferocious and irritable nature of the demon race, they would never have stood by and watched the Great Xia expand right under their noses.

But that's exactly how it is.

The demon race's high command did not organize a large-scale counterattack, and the demon god-level beings did not launch a forced charge or sneak attack.

Aside from the occasional small groups of demons attacking the perimeter of the Kona base, or continuing to throw low-level demons into the two spatial wormholes leading to Great Xia to prove they were still alive, they remained as quiet as if they didn't exist.

The soldiers on the front lines even joked privately that the demons must have been beaten to a pulp.

But reason told them that this was absolutely impossible.

It was more like the calm before the storm.

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During this period, technological contact between the Great Xia and the Kona civilization never ceased.

Neither side fully trusts the other, yet neither can live without the other.

Kona needs Great Xia to withstand the pressure from the Demon Race on its satellite, and Great Xia also needs the technological data of the Kona civilization that far surpasses that of Earth.

Therefore, after the first three core technology transactions were completed, the two parties successively exchanged some smaller technologies.

For example, high-efficiency heat dissipation coatings, special sensing elements, low-power industrial control algorithms, lithography technology, and some material processing techniques and minor technologies provided by DaXia.

These things, taken individually, are not the most crucial technologies that determine the fate of a nation, but they can gradually fill the gaps in the systems of both sides.

But what truly energized the Tian Shu Command Center was not these peripheral exchanges, but that the Watchers had finally taken the bait and proactively approached Da Xia to make purchases.

The procurement objective was simple—the core material for antimatter confinement containers.

This thing is not unfamiliar to Daxia; in fact, it can be said to be one of the most critical bottlenecks in the antimatter bomb production chain.

Antimatter is difficult to manufacture, and even more difficult to preserve once manufactured. If it gets out of control, the consequences will be far more serious than just an explosion.

The special material used to constrain the container was synthesized by the Great Xia Dynasty using multiple new technologies and materials from the Terra civilization.

The Watchers obviously also tried to find alternatives using materials they already had.

Given the industrial foundation of the Kona civilization, it's impossible for it to obtain the data and then do nothing.

However, after a period of experimentation, the Watchers concluded that the existing known materials could not provide a stable replacement.

In other words, it understands the theoretical technology and can manufacture the equipment, but it cannot manufacture the most critical container material in a short period of time.

When Han Niba received the procurement request, a smile appeared on his lips.

Qian Zhenhua took off his old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, wiped the lenses, and said slowly, "Isn't it supposed to be very capable? How come it's still stuck?"

"When they were doing business with us before, they were very strict, weren't they? Now it's our turn to be strict with them."

Han Niba immediately instructed the negotiation team to send a quote back to the Watchers.

Several tons of core materials are available.

But it cannot be exchanged for ordinary resources, as the Great Xia Dynasty has no shortage of them.

The Great Xia demanded that the Kona civilization offer a mature small-scale technology in exchange.

The Watcher's reply came quickly.

Within three seconds, it sent out twelve value assessment models, which listed a large number of parameters such as material weight, production cost, transportation cost, technological maturity, and war applications.

The conclusion is that Da Xia's price was unreasonable.

Trying to exchange a mere few tons of materials for a complete and mature technology is a gross mismatch in value.

Inside the Tian Shu Command Center, Han Niba looked at the long list of models and only replied with one sentence.

"You may think it's too expensive, but you know how difficult it is to confine materials for antimatter. It might take hundreds or thousands of years to find a suitable material."

"You should know that the demons won't give you time to study slowly."

"In the short term, only Daxia can provide you with this, and the special materials are the result of our painstaking research, so our price is completely reasonable."

When Lao Zhou from the communications team sent out that message, his fingers were practically trembling with excitement.

This feels so good.

In the past, the Great Xia Dynasty faced some pressure when dealing with the Kona civilization.

Even if both sides engage in equal exchanges, the technological gap remains, and everyone is well aware of that.

Now, antimatter confinement materials are a real bargaining chip in the hands of the Great Xia, and they can definitely make a killing from them.

The watchman fell silent.

It is clearly recalculating the course of the battle.

The demons on the Kona satellite have not disappeared; demon god-level beings could strike again at any time.

Antimatter bombs are currently the only known weapons capable of posing a strategic deterrent to Demon God-level targets.

Without sufficient containment material, even if the Watchers understand antimatter weapons, it would be difficult for them to build them in a short period of time.

It can be said that even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice.

Ultimately, the Watchers made a concession.

It is willing to exchange this batch of materials for a mature holographic technology.

This technology is not considered a key technology; it is primarily used in civilian applications.

It is very complete, containing four modules: holographic imaging, spatial interaction, remote projection, and industrial-grade virtual modeling.

Qian Zhenhua's eyes lit up immediately after he finished looking at the table of contents.

"This stuff is good."

"In scientific research, it can directly unfold complex structures in three dimensions; in military applications, it can create more intuitive battlefield sand tables; and in civilian applications, it can be used in education, medical care, and industrial training."

The deal was quickly finalized.

Daxia delivered a batch of core materials for the confinement containers to the Kona Satellite outpost, where they were retrieved by an unmanned spacecraft dispatched by the Watchers.

Daxia continues to use physical isolation sandboxes to receive technology.

There was no other way. Although Da Xia wanted to deliver the goods himself and go to the home planet Kona to take a look, the other party was very wary and insisted on coming to pick them up in person.

While it's understandable that they might be on guard, it's also understandable that they might be on guard.

The Great Xia Dynasty feared that the other party would invade its network. After all, a powerful artificial intelligence was too terrifying, and if it were invaded, the consequences would be catastrophic.

The Kona civilization was even more afraid that the Great Xia's portal would be opened on the Kona homeworld, that their defense layout would be figured out, and that their servers would be deliberately infected with viruses, etc.

Both sides were cautious and kept a backup plan.

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The next day, Lin Mo was processing follow-up feedback from the World Tree power stations of various races in Terra when his wrist terminal suddenly rang.

After the call connected, Liu Chengen's excited face appeared on the screen.

"Commander Lin, if you have time, please return to Tian Shu as soon as possible!"