We were discussing the expedition to the Merrowa World. Just like how headquarters had to deploy troops and assign generals before every campaign, our family had to decide who would go and who would stay behind at the base. Older Sister had already decided to remain behind, and all the little ones, aside from the Pandora sisters—though those two probably could not really be counted among the little ones, but never mind the details—would stay home too. But when it came to Miss Lin, she apparently had something to say.
"Want to hear my suggestion?" Lin Xue was lying on the sofa, hugging Little Crow while watching Animal World. She tilted her head and beckoned to me. "Come help me out. This girl is pressing on a nerve. I can't get up..."
"Caw?" Little Crow cried out in distress and squirmed in Miss Lin's arms. Lin Xue immediately let out a howl.
"You can't even watch TV without making a scene." I scooped Little Crow up and set her on the sofa armrest. She squatted there like a bird and began scratching herself with her little feet. "Say what you have to say. You're a Seer—who would dare not listen?"
"First, don't let the fleet show itself." Lin Xue abruptly sat up and gestured with both hands. "Surround their territory and place trackers on the World Barriers. That will let us lock down every Merrowa World without exposing ourselves and prevent any fish from slipping through the net later. Then... we'll spend a couple of days wandering around their territory and buy some souvenirs or something."
Me: "...Did Qian Qian infect you?"
"Infect my ass." Miss Lin clawed me across the face. "Aren't you curious what the Merova People's worlds are like? I saw it the moment the coordinate map