"Seriously? What era is this? You're still using letters to transmit orders?"
I didn't understand. Enheria had clearly incorporated advanced technology from the Other Side, so why did it still use such a strange, backward, non-instant form of communication?
"See, Sis, you don't get it! This is Enheria's anti-forgery method. Personal handwriting is hard to imitate, and transmissions between Mimirs can't be intercepted. They don't emit any signals or leave traces online either, so it's perfect for our organization's structure~"
Their confidentiality measures were pretty solid, but it still looked really outdated.
"Sent~"
After sending the message, Xiao Qilan came over to me again, clasping her hands behind her back as she fidgeted.
"Hehe, now it's time for us to spend together! I never thought I'd get to be with you like this one day, Sis~"
She seemed able to see me. Had the potion's effect finally worn off?
But I raised a hand to stop her from coming any closer.
"Wait. I'm not sure whether we still count as companions. Until your higher-ups give me an answer, I don't intend to have much contact with you. I'm just not going back to Earth, that's all."
Xiao Qilan's brows drooped. She took half a step back, then blinked and looked up at me.
"We have another operation tomorrow. Aren't you going to stop us?"
What was the point of her deliberately asking me that?
Did she want me to go with her?
"What are you referring to?"
I knew their next mission was to disrupt Sirius's speech and incite the local mob to storm the venue.
But I didn't want her to know I had eavesdropped on their meeting.
"Tomorrow morning—more precisely, 8:30 a.m. Moscow time—Chairman Sirius will hold a public speech in the square in front of the Bolshoi