Franci couldn't help but freeze, then nodded reflexively.
"Are there really no problems with getting them started and keeping them running?" Yu Lian asked again.
"None at all. Before the Empire was routed, they must have wanted to destroy that batch of warheads, but they ran out of time and had to lock them away instead. I've seen this kind of encryption before. It's similar to the method used on that spatial bubble generator. We can crack it by doing this, then that, then—" As an excellent technician, he instinctively launched into an explanation of the technical details.
Most of those present couldn't follow what he was saying, but they were impressed all the same. This unassuming young man really was something.
Research workers who were honest and straightforward, modest and dependable, yet genuinely talented, always earned people's respect.
"But..."
He was about to say more when Yu Lian smiled and praised him. "Excellent. This alone earns you another large Blue Star Medal of Freedom."
As he spoke, he glanced at Little Gray, who was standing by the door like a statue. Well, Yu Lian had only taken his eyes off her for a few minutes, and the robot girl had already changed into a lab coat and put on glasses, as if to show that she was nothing more than an ordinary scientist.
So, Eisen had managed to unlock the gravity warheads with a little help from Lady Gray. If she hadn't stepped in, Yu Lian believed he and the golden whistle could have cracked them, too—but certainly not so smoothly. Besides, he was the commander of a large army. He couldn't afford to spend too much time on a minor technical issue.
Sure enough, the honest, solid Franci promptly flushed red. "But that shouldn't really count as... Uh,