A critical energy conduit was severed and the cruiser died on the spot.
For example, the air above the water is not a very good energy conduit of pressure when compared to the liquid water.
Now that they knew how the containment grid worked, it was easier to trace the energy conduits and figure out the rest of the system.
Now he was ready for the final connection with the main energy conduit.
"Power's still on in what looks like energy conduits."
The wires correspond to the energy conduits or 'nadis' in the human counterpart.
After carefully bypassing the security protocols, he grasped one end of an open energy conduit inside the panel and pulled it down.
Between the two is the energy conduit for the fold system.
Both species designed their cargo holds with exposed energy conduits.
"It seems to be trying to seal the energy conduits."