X3F-1622: Petropolis (SG-X2)
As Kyle translates the queries, Coleman smiles. Clearly they were on the same page. Obviously their biggest problem with sharing these weapons was not knowing how to maintain them; it was easy enough for Carter to figure that out; so now they would probably be willing to trade at least a limited number of these. And, clearly, these crystals contain a lot of energy; they may even be more useful as a power source than as a weapon.
In theory he could use Carter's better understanding as a bargaining chip, but he figured that showing that his people were potential friends, rather than adhering to strict merchantilism would probably net a better long term result.
"Carter, if you'd be so kind, please demonstrate how to open the kerak up, I'm sure our new friends would benefit from that greatly."
Considering what to do about this Tower of the Dead and whatever psychors are would probably the next order of business, but, for now, it seemed like these guys knew the score. They had several concerns, and the people of Earth could probably help in various ways; that had to be worth something.