Gdps - 2.1

“Shut it down,” he whispered, his voice dry as the Martian dust outside the habitat.

Two point one giga-dollars per second . The meter had been running for the last eleven minutes. 2.1 gdps

But to send data across 4.2 light-years without a four-year delay, they’d used the quantum entanglement relay—a miracle of physics that cost more per second than most nations printed in a year. The relay was leased from the Conglomerate, a post-human cartel that didn't negotiate. They simply billed. “Shut it down,” he whispered, his voice dry

That was the real-time cost of knowing . “Shut it down

The 2.1 Giga-Dollar Second

“How much have we racked up?” Aris asked.