Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"Everyone, don't worry about drinking. I have… plenty of wine."

"Ooh!"

Everyone cheered instantly.

The ten people who first got the wine glasses drank it all without hesitation.

Their idea was simple. Although Suixiang said there was plenty of wine, who knew how much wine could be poured out of her wine gourd?

If I don’t drink now, what if there is no wine later?

And even if the leader blames them, they have reasons.

After all, Suixiang herself said there was plenty of wine, so they finished it.

Even if there is not enough wine in the end, it is not their fault.

On the contrary, I was full in this round. As for the future, I could only go to the church to pray for them. There was really enough wine here in Cuixiang.

The others were also well aware of this. These guys were usually honest and simple-minded, but at this moment they were as cunning as ghosts.

Although no one likes drinking, they have rarely drunk alcohol in all these years here, especially the strong liquor poured by Cuixiang. One sip is like a flame invading the stomach along the throat, and then spreading to every part of the body.

I haven't felt this kind of comfort for a long time.

After the first batch was finished, Suixiang opened her magical wine gourd in front of everyone, and then ten full cups of wine appeared in front of everyone.

"Oh!" This time everyone cheered even louder.

Everyone looked at Suika's magical little wine flask with eager eyes.

As Suixiang poured glass after glass of wine, everyone got drunk.

Everyone gathered around the fire, singing incomprehensible songs and dancing the Sarkaz war dance.

Seeing this, the Sakotas rushed over to dance with the Sarkaz.

Cui Xiang sat in the middle, drinking and singing with the old bishop next to her, and shouted

"Be steady, don't jump into the fire!"

The old bishop smiled as he looked at the cheerful crowd below, and at Ibuki Hyo who was holding Suika and flying around in the crowd, and Shanghai who was pouring wine for people.

“Everyone in the church hasn’t been this happy in a long time since the Great Silence.

I have to thank you.”

"What are you thanking me for? I'm just trying to have some fun.

If the canyon in the north had not been opened up and there had not been a shortage of food, I would not have dared to let everyone indulge themselves like this."

After Suixiang finished speaking, the old bishop looked at her with even more affection.

There are very few people who are strong, have good vision, and know how to act in moderation. If it were Sakota, he would definitely spare no effort to train him as the next bishop.

What a pity, the other party is the ghost tribe from the East Country.

The next morning, Suika got up early and prepared to leave.

Although she did want to stay here for two more days.

But considering what happened in that small town before, he must have registered with the Iberian authorities.

If you are missing for most of the day, the other party will definitely investigate this place.

Once they discover the church, no one can guarantee that nothing will go wrong.

So the best way is to take the initiative to appear in the other person's sight and attract their attention.

This way the church can remain hidden.

As soon as I walked to the gate, I saw Gerald and the old bishop standing there.

"Oh, didn't you tell me not to send me off?" Suixiang walked over with a smile.

"You've helped us so much, it's only right that we send you off," the old bishop said kindly.

"It doesn't matter whether I help or not. As long as everyone lives well, that's all that matters. I'll be leaving now."

Suixiang waved her hand and prepared to continue on her way.

"Let me give you a ride!" Gerald hesitated to speak, and finally walked over before Suika left.

"also."

Under the gaze of the old bishop, the two men walked towards the west.

"Is there anything wrong?" Suixiang asked after they were away from the church.

"Well, why are you helping us?" Gerald never quite understood why Suika did these things.

"Why? Perhaps he didn't want to witness a tragedy that was doomed to happen.

You are a good person, the old bishop is a good person, and everyone here is a good person.

It's a bit too cruel to let a group of good people act out a tragedy.

By the way... Rhodes is its current name, it was once called Babel..."

Chapter 518: A Different Choice

Hearing this, Gerald was stunned.

Suika didn't look back but waved her hand

"If His Highness were still alive, I think he wouldn't be able to bear to see the Sarkaz people compromising and living in humiliation just to survive and have a so-called home.

As I said, if this place is no longer your home and you really have nowhere else to go, you might as well go back to Kazdel.

Goodbye then! "

The figure with its back to the sun was getting farther and farther away, but it became extremely tall in Gerald's heart.

He seemed to see that prince, who was now following beside Suika, watching her gently as she carried out her will.

"I will!"

Gerald whispered in a tone of certainty.

After leaving the monastery, Suixiang did not walk directly west but turned south and walked forward for a day before continuing west.

On the second night, she came to a small town.

Seeing the judge at the town gate, Suixiang did not rush in directly, but turned into mist and entered the town quietly.

After entering the city, she first went to the Iberian Bank and took out the bank card she had prepared long ago to exchange a large sum of money.

Then he walked out of the hall carrying a box full of money.

With the money, she suddenly felt more confident.

First find a hotel here and book a room, then put the box and doll in the room.

He walked out with some money in his pocket.

After she went out, she found that several eyes were staring at her.

At first she thought it was because of her box of money.

After all, such a huge sum of money would make anyone jealous.

Not to mention a country like Iberia, which went from being rich to being poor because of the Great Silence.

It's not uncommon to take risks for money.

However, she quickly dismissed the idea because she learned from following and eavesdropping on Xiao Suixiang who was left behind along the way that these people were the Inquisitor's spies.

Suika wasn't surprised that the Inquisitor discovered it so quickly.

You should know that in order to crack down on the Deep Sea Church that is roaming around and committing crimes, the Iberian Inquisition has secret spies everywhere.

In addition to observing whether the locals have behaved strangely, these spies also have an important task of investigating the background of those unfamiliar outsiders.

A young outsider with distinct features like Suixiang naturally attracted their attention at the first moment.

Luckily, Suika had no intention of hiding anything, so she ignored them.

And she also needs these people to pass their information to the inquisitors in order to attract their attention.

She walked into a restaurant that looked pleasant and ordered a special steak. Then she sat by the window, listening attentively to the information brought by the other diners around her while looking at the crowd outside the window.

The situation inland is much better than in the coastal areas.

At least there is still some communication between the towns here.

For example, Suika heard someone say something happened somewhere nearby.

The biggest of these is naturally the news from the east.

According to them, martial law has been imposed in several towns in the east, and the inquisitors are searching everywhere with great fanfare, apparently looking for someone.

Although it can be seen from the constant movement that the target has not been found, it is said that many pagans have been captured.

Many of them were executed on the spot by the inquisitor, and the remaining leaders were escorted back to the court.

When they said this, everyone looked frightened.

Many people are cursing the cult members for being hateful.

After all, once one person is arrested, his family, relatives, friends and everyone nearby will be investigated.

Even if there is no problem in the end, the delay time and scares are still significant.

If there are any problems, it will be fun, as a new batch of people will be arrested and interrogated one by one.

And the inquisitors were not friendly to the suspects.

Once suspicion arises, severe punishment is not just empty talk.

In addition, the judge is also a human being, and he will have some selfish motives to a certain extent.

Naturally, wrongful convictions will occur.

As a result, the news coming from the east included things like a certain family being investigated and a certain family's entire family being sent to Caishikou.

Among them, Suixiang also heard some news that caught her attention.

Saint Carmen temporarily interrupted his usual coastal patrols and suddenly returned to the church.

The Iberian Inquisition turned its attention from the coast to the inland.

She had reason to suspect that all this news was directed at her.

But she was not panicked at all. It would be better if the judges who came were as sensible and reasonable as Carmen.

At least there is room for communication and dialogue.

I'm afraid that two more lunatics will come, always wanting to purify everything with guns and swords, and completely unable to understand human language.

If this happens, I'm afraid there will be more bloody incidents.

After all, you've already made a fatal move. You can't just let me stand there and take the beating without being allowed to fight back.

After gathering almost all the information, Suixiang walked back to the hotel under the gaze of a group of spies.

As soon as she entered the room, Suika was not surprised to see several unlucky people fainted in the room.

She carried a few people out of the window like she was carrying trash, then closed the window as if no one was around.

Only after the lights in the room went out did someone come and drag the people away.

When they were found, someone woke them up and asked them what happened in the house.

These people said that as soon as they entered the house, they saw a dark shadow flash by and then lost consciousness.

As for what ambushed them, I have no idea.

They felt that there must be something wrong with this person, so they passed the information to the Tribunal.

When the Inquisitor received the news, he initially thought it was some black market trader. There were many such people traveling around Iberia to make a profit from the price difference.

But after hearing the description of Suika's appearance, the judge felt cold sweat crawling down his back.

After all, the news from the Inquisition was that that person had the power to single-handedly make everyone in a town fall into a coma in an instant.

And also abolished a veteran judge.

In other words, the other party is not very murderous, otherwise there would probably be no survivors left in that town.