Chapter 176: We Have A Problem!

Raymond didn’t know how many droplets existed.

Raymond didn’t care.

In his opinion, working on one droplet had been most beneficial.

However, Raymond never expected Alpha’s latest attempt to trip him up.

This droplet, which was 330 meters underground, was obviously several times bigger than the other one.

The six plasma engines that he had predicted seemed to be a little insufficient.

Immediately after, Raymond updated his orders to Tuesday.

“This droplet is different. This one is a little more advanced, so I haven’t found a way to open it yet.”

Alpha did not hide the truth.

At the same time, he gave Raymond a few pieces of information.

First, you either take this water droplet away or forget about it.

Second, this droplet is a tough one. We could not even open the first hatch.

And all the methods that can be used have been used. You won’t be opening this one for a while.

Third, I’m deliberately making things difficult for you. I hope you can back down.

Raymond would not easily back down from a difficult problem.

Knowing what Alpha was attempting, Raymond did not look at him. Instead, he went straight to the droplet.

His eyes darted around, and Raymond signaled a robot over.

“Tuesday, what was the password for the previous droplet?”

“In English, it means: I am back, open the door.”

“Yes!”

Such a password seemed very simple, but it was only simple for people from their civilization.

For other civilizations, it could very well be gibberish.

“Tuesday, try to brute-force it. Start with more basic phrases in their language.”

“Yes, Sir!”

The language that was obtained from 100 on Tuesday was now of great use.

However, this brute-force method was the most inefficient of all methods.

As the robot started to chatter away, Alpha and Angelo were stunned.

They knew what Raymond was thinking from what he had just said.

The robot was undoubtedly trying one phrase after another.

The scientists did not even have a dictionary to refer to.

While Tuesday worked with actual words, they had worked with an exhaustive list of possible radio frequency combinations.

They had opened the previous droplet by sheer luck.

If they knew more of the alien language, things could have been much simpler.

Tuesday’s method was much faster.

“Raymond, Tuesday has already deciphered the alien language?”

Angelo took the initiative to ask.

“Yes!”

Raymond said indifferently.

Alpha frowned. “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“If I said so, would you have promised to give me a water droplet?”

Raymond asked back.

“This…”

Alpha thought about it carefully. There was a 90% chance that he would not agree.

Even if he agreed, he would have demanded equal trade.

Currently, this was as good as a truth or dare challenge

“Raymond, that droplet is as good as yours. Can you share the alien language with me?”

Alpha was no longer angry, and his smile was very kind.

He was very much like his neighbor’s uncle.

“Raymond, when did you learn the alien language? Why weren’t we aware?”

Angelo was a little puzzled.

Raymond did not intend to answer.

He was more concerned about the socket near the door of the droplet.

Human engineers would assume it was an outlet, a fuel tank, an inlet, anything.

As long as it was for maintenance.

But did this thing even need that?

The alien spaceship was a biological being.

Perhaps it also needed external aid, after all.

But there was a problem. How had the team of researchers here not spotted it after all these years?

How was it so well hidden?

“Chief Alpha, did you ever find a maintenance hatch?”

Raymond did not turn around. He fumbled around the cabin door.

However, Alpha did not answer.

Raymond turned around in confusion. “Chief Alpha, why aren’t you saying anything?”

“We asked you a question and you did not answer. Why should we answer your question?”

Alpha became arrogant again.

“Oh…”

Raymond understood what alpha meant.

“Then do you still want the alien language…”

“Yes!”

Alpha insisted.

“Then answer my question honestly!”

“Oh!”

Alpha smiled bitterly.

There was nothing he could do. The language was too important.

Compared to the question raised by Raymond, it was completely out of proportion.

“We did find a maintenance hatch on the other droplet. However, we only found that maintenance hatch after we opened the door.”

“In other words, if we do not open the door, it would be almost impossible to find it.”

Alpha answered honestly.

“Then do you now know how to access it?”

Alpha said, “I think we can figure it out. It’s similar to a magnet. However, the alien’s maintenance port isn’t made of a magnet, so the specific trigger conditions aren’t clear.”

Raymond seemed to understand.

The maintenance port was made using a trigger-type opening method.

But the trigger method wasn’t something that could be tested now.

However, at that moment, Tuesday had made a breakthrough.

“Psst…”

A sound similar to pressure being relieved hissed through the air.

When Alpha heard this, he roared, “Run! Run quickly!”

He immediately pulled Raymond and Angelo and ran.

At the same time, the researchers nearby also started running.

However, Tuesday was a little faster.

He rushed over, picked Raymond up, and ran.

He wasn’t afraid of 10,000 things, but the risk existed all the same.

This alien spaceship was different, so it may have different protocols.

What if there was a robot-like security device inside?

What if the gas inside the droplet was poisonous?

What if there was an unusual creature at the door?

Therefore, the safest way was to leave immediately.

He didn’t put Raymond down they entered the observation deck.

After checking carefully and finding that there was no problem, Tuesday took the initiative to send the robot back to the droplet.

He knew that this droplet would belong to Raymond in the future.

Therefore, he had to check carefully.

“Beep Beep Beep…”

An abnormal sound soon sounded.

Raymond relayed what they had learned.

“Sir, this droplet contains a fatal gas which is extremely harmful to humans. I suggest dealing with it!”

“By all means!”

Raymond agreed to Tuesday’s decision.

Alpha and Angelo were still shaking from the near-death experience

Fortunately, they had been quick.

Otherwise, the two of them would be dead.

Originally, opening the door to this droplet was something worth celebrating.

But now, both of them had similar thoughts.

It would be nice if I had an artificial intelligence to serve me.

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