Unpopular opinion but can we already move on from smith's storyline? His character is boring and plain af .
@DrPavel - Disagree on the latter, but that's beside the point. He serves two important functions in the story: Firstly, he's a plot device to move the story from place to place and introduce all the other characters in an organic manner. Secondly, he's a reader surrogate/viewpoint character to whom characters can explain their culture, which is foreign to most modern, first-world readers, and he provides some contrast with and commentary on said cultures. Series wouldn't be the same without him.
Anyway, thanks for bringing us this great chapter
@TSP !