He looked at Xavion and asked, “Did Quincy brief you about the situation?”

“Yes,” Xavion said with fire in his eyes, “Quincy told me that we will establish a brand-new telecommunications company with an upfront investment of approximately one trillion dollars. Once the research yields results, I will receive an additional ten trillion dollars in funds. We will soon begin establishing Z network cell towers all across Sol. I estimate that the Z network signal will have national coverage within five years.

“In ten years, I will expand the Z network to encompass the globe.”

…

Xavion began babbling non-stop.

James knew little about this. He looked at Xavion and asked, “So, in essence, how long do you need to research the Z network after we provide you with sufficient capital and the world’s best scientists?”

Xavion said, “The Z network is just a general term that is divided into many stages. If it’s telecommunications technology you’re talking about, I have already completely ma