Chapter: Chapter 224
“But I can watch TV,” An Xin said with blinking eyes, in a tone of course, “The girls in the cartoons are so much cuter and gentler than the boys. If I had to choose, I’d definitely choose a girl.”
*Sister, your thinking is problematic,* An Xi really wanted to say, but after thinking about it carefully, she found that her sister’s words didn’t seem problematic at all.
“Never mind, never mind. If my sister can really live until she’s old enough to date, then what more can I ask for? If she likes girls, she likes girls. It’s not a big deal. The An family isn’t some prestigious clan that needs someone like An Xi, who can barely hang on to life, to continue the family line.”
“Ah, no, there are only the two of them left in the An family now.”
*Knock, knock, knock.* The door was knocked.
“Open the door, I need to talk to An Xin about something,” Leticia’s voice came from outside.
An Xi and An Xin exchanged a glance. They couldn’t figure out why Leticia would come to find An Xin. Even if there was something, shouldn’t she be looking for An Xi, who was more capable?
With a stomach full of doubts, An Xi opened the door, which she had just casually locked from the inside.
Leticia, with her usual calm expression, entered their sight. There was no sign that this girl, who had the demeanor of an iceberg, had just been clinging to Bai Ling like a little bird.
“Where is Miss Bai?” An Xi peeked outside, but couldn’t find the beautiful white-haired girl.
Leticia snorted, “She’s in her room reflecting.”
After doing such a thing at that moment, Leticia naturally chastised Bai Ling after breaking free from her embrace and then sent her to do other things.
Now, she had come to An Xin for technical support.
“Don’t mind her, I need An Xin’s help with something.” Leticia’s gaze fell on An Xin’s flushed little face. “Strange, why is An Xin’s face so red? Is something wrong with her body?”
An Xin quickly shook her head, “No, no, I just felt what I saw just now was too exciting…”
Halfway through her sentence, she immediately realized she might have said the wrong thing. From Qianqian’s reaction, she didn’t seem to like it when people talked about her and Bai Jie.
Moreover, when she was halfway through her sentence, Qianqian’s expression changed for the worse, and even the faint smile on her face was a little hard to maintain.
“Sigh, don’t get angry, don’t get angry.” Leticia took a few deep breaths, suppressing the urge to go and scold Bai Ling again.
*Ah, you ask about An Xin?* Although Leticia was petty, she wasn’t so petty as to bicker with a little girl.
*(I wonder which lady was bickering with a fish last night.)*
Controlling her emotions, Leticia reached out and patted An Xi on the shoulder: “Lend me your sister, I have a great use for her.”
“Huh?” An Xi tilted her head. What great use could An Xin have?
This wasn’t An Xi looking down on her sister, but rather An Xin was only ten years old. Children of this age were mostly in elementary school, and Leticia was clearly not young and extremely powerful. No matter how she guessed, she couldn’t figure out what business Leticia had for An Xin to help with.
“Mind-reading is a very useful ability. Even the most basic mind-reading is extremely crucial in certain fields,” Leticia explained concisely. Regardless of the race, abilities related to mind-reading are highly sought after.
However, mind-reading (or mind-reading magic) in other races is extremely difficult to master, and the best effect after mastering it is basically just lie detection. Unlike human psychics, they can truly read minds, completely stealing what others are thinking.
This ability can only be described as outrageous, and only human superpowers can achieve it.
Although An Xin was young, her mind-reading ability had almost reached the level of the strongest psychic in the Hero Association, which was also the reason why she was not long for this world.
“Something happened that is inconvenient to talk about, and I need your sister to pry open their mouths.” Leticia spread her hands. She only knew superficial knowledge of mind-reading magic. She could detect lies, but complete mind-reading was impossible. “Don’t worry, there’s no danger. As long as I’m here, I absolutely won’t let anyone harm your sister in the slightest.”
“Then can you tell me what happened?”
“If I’m sure there’s something, I’ll definitely tell you. But it’s not confirmed yet, and saying it now will only add to your worries.” Leticia said, rubbing her chin with some hesitation. She thought An Xi might also be useful, so why not let this girl help?
Sensing the hesitation in Leticia’s eyes, An Xi quickly seized the opportunity and said, “I’m also very good! I can help Miss Qianqian.”
Without hesitating for too long, Leticia made a decision. Having an extra pair of hands would never be wrong.
“Alright, go and look around the captain’s cabin. If you notice anything unusual, tell me… try not to be discovered.”
“The captain’s cabin? Has something happened to the captain?” Hearing the words “captain’s cabin,” An Xi immediately thought of a lot of things.
For example, the captain was a notorious bandit, or a pirate who had retired from the underworld, or something like that.
This leap in thought process made An Xin next to her widen her eyes. “Pirates?!”
“Ah, don’t think wildly. We haven’t figured this out yet.” Leticia didn’t explain. It was good to let An Xin misunderstand at this time. “Even if he really is, you don’t have to worry with me and that Bai person around.”
An Xi immediately felt a greater burden on her shoulders. Thinking that she and her sister were on such a ship, she felt a little scared. “I’ll definitely be careful and absolutely won’t let anyone else find out.”
With that, she immediately darted out of the room, disappearing from Leticia’s sight in the blink of an eye.
This girl’s speed was indeed a bit outrageous.
To put it bluntly, Leticia felt that Miss Lu Siyu, who had just been promoted to S-class, couldn’t compare with An Xi, this wild thief, in terms of speed.
These two sisters were truly each skilled in their own way. Leticia even suspected that their parents died prematurely precisely because they gave birth to these two rare daughters.
They used all their luck in giving birth to these two girls.
“Ahem, your sister’s understanding is a bit off. The real situation is this…” After An Xi left, Leticia told An Xin the whole story. “I just wanted An Xin to go and ask the crew members what’s going on.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is! I understand!” An Xin nodded enthusiastically. This was too simple.
After understanding the task she needed to complete, An Xin quickly found her first target for inquiry, a crew member who came to clean.
The cute little girl hopped and skipped towards the somewhat young-looking crew member. After stopping in front of the crew member, she asked with curiosity, “Big brother, why did we leave that place from yesterday?”
The young crew member scratched his head, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. “I’m not too sure either. It seems the captain received some news that the sea area is no longer safe.”
“Oh, I see. Thank you, big brother!” An Xin, having received the answer, thanked him politely and ran back to her room under the bewildered gaze of the crew member.
Why go back to the room? Naturally, it was because there was still a girl hiding in the room.
Leticia was sitting on An Xin’s small bed, looking down at her phone screen. Her expression was very serious, as if she was thinking about something very important.
The atmosphere in the room also became much more serious due to the girl’s solemn expression. As soon as An Xin entered the room, she didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.
She slowed her steps, trying not to make any sound, for fear of disturbing Leticia’s thoughts.
Slowly, she walked to a place not far from Leticia. From her angle, she could clearly see what was being displayed on Leticia’s phone screen.
It was a very futuristic interface with several strange lines of text, which made people know that these things were very profound at first glance.
Leticia was staring at the interface with a serious expression, her finger hovering over a certain button on the interface. She was hesitating whether to press it.
*Could this be Miss Qianqian’s secret weapon?* An Xin wondered in her heart. If she pressed it, a team of reinforcements would arrive.
“Ah, An Xin, you’re back?” At this moment, Leticia noticed An Xin’s presence. She looked up and smiled at An Xin. “Did you find anything out?”
As she spoke, she turned off her phone screen, seemingly not wanting An Xin to see what was on it.
This made An Xin even more convinced of her guess. Miss Qianqian must have been struggling with whether to call for reinforcements just now.
“The crew member I asked didn’t know much. The captain didn’t explain to them why they suddenly changed course, just told the crew not to guess or speak carelessly.” An Xin told Leticia all the information she had obtained.
“Is that so? An Xin, could I trouble you to ask a few more people? I think on such a large ship, there must be someone who knows the truth behind this matter.”
“Okay, no problem.” An Xin nodded repeatedly. After accepting the new task, she asked with a hint of curiosity about what Leticia had been looking at on her phone just now. “By the way, Miss Qianqian, what were you looking at just now?”
“Ah? What was I looking at just now?” Leticia unlocked her phone again. “Just playing a game.”
“Huh? A game?!”
“Yes, I was a bit bored sitting here, so I took this opportunity to complete a daily task.” Leticia nodded and handed her phone to An Xin. “Here, help me draw a card.”
“So Miss Qianqian’s expression was so serious just now because…”
“Sigh, my ten consecutive draws were all duds. Thinking that I have to spend money to get clothes makes me a little hesitant.” Leticia pointed to the golden button on the screen. “Here, An Xin, you help me press it. Whether I get it or not depends on your luck with this last ten consecutive draws!”
Suddenly, An Xin’s image of the tall and elegant Leticia collapsed. Did this beautiful Miss Qianqian also play mobile games?
In deep self-doubt, An Xin pressed the golden button. Accompanied by a burst of colorful light, Leticia cheered.
“Woohoo, I got it!” Looking at the outfit that appeared on the screen, the demon king lady bloomed with a smile.
*Is she really that happy?* An Xin was curious about what she had helped Leticia draw, and then she saw Leticia quickly exit the card drawing interface and go to the character list.
The white-haired girl was ranked at the very front of the character list. Judging by the golden border next to her avatar, this character should also be of higher rarity.
Entering the character’s dress-up interface, Leticia quickly changed the white-haired girl’s default school uniform to the swimsuit she had just drawn.
Looking at the shy white-haired girl with a flushed face on the screen, Leticia immediately showed an expression of “I’m satisfied.”
“So beautiful… Cough, cough, alright, it’s time to get down to business.” Realizing that there was still a girl watching, Leticia immediately Coughed twice and adjusted her expression. “An Xin, let’s go to the deck together and ask others.”
“Okay.” What else could An Xin do but nod in agreement?
…
Above the clouds, the black aircraft still hovered quietly in place, but its form had undergone some changes. Its wings were fully spread, and at this moment, it looked more like a giant bird made of steel than an aircraft.
“In this form, ‘Black Wing’s’ various data have increased a lot. If only it could maintain this state all the time,” Frost had already reached her designated seat and sighed softly as she watched the data displayed on the panel in front of her.
Yang, who was beside her, nodded in agreement. The aircraft ‘Black Wing’ in this form was indeed very powerful. The only problem was its insufficient endurance.
“The awakened mode can still be activated for ten minutes. Let’s hurry up and search the remaining areas.”
“I know, don’t rush me.” Frost pouted. Even if she was rushed, it was useless. She had only issued the command for a comprehensive inspection, and the inspection was carried out autonomously by ‘Black Wing.’
“Yesterday’s fishing boat suddenly changed course at dawn today and headed for other sea areas. Do you think there’s a problem?” Yang asked without any preamble, staring at the various data on the panel.
*Fishing boat?* Frost shook her head. Although the ship’s movements were a bit strange, it was too sensitive to suspect it just for that reason. They didn’t find anything strange on that ship when they passed by yesterday.
Moreover, what they were looking for this time was a circular reef island, and that ship had been sailing on the sea all along. Even if that ship was suspicious, it had nothing to do with them.
“Wait, Yang, look at what this is!”
