Lin Shaoqing faced Alvin's question and glanced at Jessica, who was looking at him with sympathy...
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Shaoqing awkwardly shook his head and said quietly, "We don't know how to use those anti-gravity coatings..."
Alvin nearly thought he'd misheard. He picked at his ear and stared at Lin Shaoqing in disbelief. "What did you just say?
What do you mean, you don't know how to use them?"
Lin Shaoqing thought about how he'd risked so much to steal the anti-gravity coatings, only to discover that without specialized equipment and a few special additives, they couldn't be used at all...
Who could he even complain to about that?
They'd gone this far, only to get stuck on what was theoretically the simplest step...
Seeing the curious look on Alvin's face, Lin Shaoqing lowered his head and said gloomily, "The engineers at Rand Group tried it. The anti-gravity coating wouldn't stick to the outside of the spaceship.
"They said it needed a special additive to make the coating bond completely with the spaceship's metal hull.
"Otherwise, the coating would peel off while the spaceship was in flight, and then the ship would crash."
Alvin whistled, then glanced at Jessica, who was covering her mouth as she giggled. He grinned and said, "See? That's the power of knowledge...
"If you don't study, you can't even manage a robbery properly!
"What kind of look is it for a young woman like you to wander around all day?
"Find yourself some books to read when you have nothing to do. Learning more is always a good thing..."
Jessica picked at the ear that Alvin had lectured into a callus long ago. She rolled her eyes helplessly and nodded, replying listlessly, "Yes, godfather!"
Then Jessica glanced at Lin Shaoqing, who had