Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

After greeting the Shanghai doll, Suika closed her eyes and opened them again, and it was the next morning.

After getting up, Suixiang sat on the balcony facing the sea and stretched beautifully.

Although this is not the first time I have seen the sea along the way.

But Xiosta is indeed a famous tourist destination in Terra.

The sea here does look more refreshing than the sea I saw in Godottin.

Coupled with its proximity to Sargon and a hint of tropical rainforest, Xiosta's scenery is even more diverse.

After taking a few long breaths and feeling the scent of the sea, Suixiang picked up the Shanghai doll that was dozing off at the head of the bed after cleaning all night, and hung the Hina doll next to it around her waist. Then she shrunk the three chains into decorative shapes, hung two on the two corners, and used the remaining one as a hairband to tie her long hair.

After finishing everything, I walked out the door humming the little song from last night.

Not long after she walked out, Suixiang noticed someone following her.

She couldn't help but sigh.

Do I have a passive talent that allows me to be followed?

Why do I feel like I'm being followed wherever I go?

But she didn't act rashly.

Based on her previous experiences of being followed, she decided to find out who the person was first.

It's impossible that what I did outside was discovered by the Victorians in just one night.

If the Victorians really had this ability, they would have expanded their territory and annexed all the surrounding countries long ago.

There is no need to be as vigilant as we are now against the surrounding countries, not daring to act rashly. Even to get a Kjerag, we have to use conspiracy and trickery, and the key is that we still failed.

While walking, he throws out tiny clones to hide around, and sticks to the opponent when he catches up.

Recalling the embarrassment of wanting to have a midnight snack but having no cash last night, she chose to go to the bank to withdraw some money first.

As the saying goes, if you have money in your pocket, you will not be worried.

After walking out of the door with the money in her pocket, she glanced at the stalker, who had been squatting not far away outside since she entered the bank.

I took a look and saw that it was a cat man I didn't recognize.

He has an ordinary and unremarkable appearance.

Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of films in Xiosta. They are everywhere along the way, almost accounting for more than half of the population.

With this kind of data, Filin is indeed suitable as a tracker. After all, if he were replaced by a spy from a race like Luper or the more conspicuous Etafia or Adaklis.

Even though Xiosta is crowded, your eye-catching appearance will make you notice if you follow others for a distance.

Just now, she saw through her clone that the other party seemed to be preparing to contact someone. Since there was still plenty of time, Suixiang was not in a hurry at all.

With money in hand, I first went to the barbecue stall I had been longing for.

The barbecue here is not the Chinese barbecue, but a big rotating barbecue similar to shawarma.

Suika took the menu and looked at it. Well, I couldn't understand it...

Too lazy to pretend to know, she handed the menu back, glanced at the food of the people around her, and pointed at the one that caught her eye the most and said,

"Give me one of his. If you have any good wine, give me a pot too."

"Okay, ma'am, please take a seat first... Would you like the wine hot, room temperature, or iced?" the waiter asked after taking the order.

"There's also a temperature option?" Suika was a little shocked.

Apart from milk tea shops, this was the first time she saw a business offering hot or cold options on drinks.

“Of course, Xiosta is a summer city after all, and people come here for a perfect summer, and summer naturally goes well with iced drinks.

However, some customers cannot adapt to drinks below room temperature due to physical reasons, so we also provide heating services."

As Xiosta's restaurant was used to seeing people coming and going and meeting all kinds of people, so they were not surprised that Suixiang, who looked young, ordered drinks, but answered seriously.

"Oh, so, then please help me choose two different kinds of wine, one hot and one on the rocks. They should be unique!"

After saying this, she looked around with great interest.

Soon the barbecue and drinks were served to her.

Under the surprised gazes of the people around her, she picked up the iced pot of wine and poured it directly into her mouth without even pouring it into the glass.

After drinking it, she grinned and patted her forehead.

"Hiss, it's so cold!"

Then he smacked his lips and poured the rest of the wine into his mouth without hesitation.

Seeing Suixiang's feat of drinking a whole pot of wine in two gulps, everyone around held their breath.

After closing her eyes and savoring it for a while, Suixiang opened her eyes and gave the waiter a thumbs up.

"Yes, this wine is really good!"

After saying that, she looked at another pot of hot wine

"Miss, this drink is freshly heated and very hot... I suggest you drink it in a small cup slowly..."

It would be fine if you drank the iced drink in one gulp, but if you drank this scalding hot wine in one gulp, your mouth would probably be burned.

The waiter thought that Cuixiang was a drunkard, but unexpectedly she was a drunkard. He was afraid that she would just pick up the hot wine and pour it into her mouth, thus scalding herself, so he quickly spoke up to stop her.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid... Give me another pot of that icy one!"

As a good person who listens to advice, Suixiang saw that the waiter looked like he was going to take the wine back if he dared to have such an idea, so she shook her head helplessly and said.

After saying this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw that the waiter didn't move.

"Well, are you afraid that I won't pay you?

Is this enough money?"

He took out the money he had just withdrawn from his bag, then took out a few bills and put them on the table.

Although she didn't understand what was written on the menu when she looked at it just now, she knew the prices.

As a tourist city, the prices in restaurants are similar to those in Londinium, and about 50% higher than those in ordinary cities.

Suika wasn't surprised by this.

Even so, the spending power of Victoria Gold Vouchers is still solid enough.

The few bills that Cuixiang took out would be enough to cover half a month's food expenses for a family in an ordinary town.

Seeing Suixiang spending money so lavishly, the waiter respectfully took the money and turned around and walked back.

She ate the food in front of her while people around her kept looking at her sideways.

After eating and drinking, Suixiang patted her belly and walked out the door.

Next, she went straight to the beach. Since there were not many people on the beach in the morning, she chose a relatively quiet spot by the side. Then she opened her parasol, faced the sea, and lay leisurely on the beach chair.

At this time, she had already called back the clone she had sent out before. The reason was naturally because she knew that the person behind the scenes was not the Victorians, nor any other organization, or a knight who wanted to "rob the rich and help the poor", but Mayor Hermann.

Although she didn't know why she was targeting her, Suika was not afraid of any crooked shadow because she had a clear conscience. She came to Xiosta simply to experience life. If others wanted to see her, they could see her. She was not afraid!

Chapter 198: The Bar is Like a Battlefield

Just during the break, footsteps were heard from not far away, and then a flyer was carefully placed on the table next to Suika.

Suika didn't move after hearing the voice, and only opened her eyes after the people left.

The doll and the shoulder bag she placed on the table had not been touched. The Shanghai doll shook her head slightly, indicating that the person who came was not the stalker she guessed.

Seeing this, Suika picked up the flyer left by the other party, "Pure White Volcano Wine Tasting Competition".

There are two types of competitions. In one, the store will provide different wines and the contestants will give information such as the name and origin of the wine after tasting. The more detailed the information, the higher the score.

The second type is a simple drinking competition, and the person still standing at the end is the winner.

In two of the competitions, the first place winner will have free drinks, and the second and third place winners only need to pay half the drink cost.

After reading the introduction, Suixiang's mouth curled up and her eyebrows jumped.

What is this called? It's like giving someone a pillow when they feel sleepy.

She decided to do both.

She wasn't sure she could win the first one, but it wasn't a loss for her to encounter a wine she had never tasted before.

Just like the ice-cold drink I drank before.

As for the second type of competition, she would either brag or treat all the people from Xiosta as opponents and take turns drinking, and in the end, she would be the only one standing.

This is the value of alcoholics.

Looking at the time above, it started at three o'clock in the afternoon. It was not yet noon, so Suixiang picked up the Ibuki rice wine and took a sip to sober herself up.

After standing up, he hugged the doll and jumped into the waves.

Stepping on the sand by the sea, Suixiang sighed that this inland sea might be the only place in Terra that has not been polluted by the sea.

"La la la... I'm an expert at delivering letters... Wait, has it been a long time since I delivered a letter?"

While singing, Suika stopped and poked the Shanghai doll above her head.

Then he was slapped away by the puppet

"Okay, okay, I won't poke you anymore, you're so stingy..."

Taking her hand back, Suixiang looked up at the sky again. Hmm, the weather was sunny and the wind was gentle... there was no natural disaster.

Good, nothing happened, I can have fun now...

When she arrived at the Pure White Volcano store in the afternoon, the place was filled with people and the sound of gongs and drums.

Thanks to Xiosta's reputation as a tourist destination, you can see all kinds of people from all over the world here.

Of course, the Ursus people will not be missing from the drinking competition.

Several strong guys said that they grew up in the wine jar, and when it comes to drinking, they are second to none and no one dares to say that they are the best.

After hearing this, Suixiang nodded. These Ursus people reeked of alcohol and were indeed drunkards who could not live without it.

But they may only be able to fight for third place.

The first place is naturally me, and the second place...

Suixiang looked at a "kid" not far away, who was less than 1.2 meters tall and drooling at the wine table.

She sighed that Xiosta was truly worthy of its reputation, as she could even see the Durin people, who were rarely seen in the outside world.

Registration for the first game began soon. Suixiang looked around and saw that apart from herself and the Durin man, there was no one else she knew or was familiar with participating in the competition. Those Ursus people did not participate in the first game. It was obvious that they had set their sights on the second game.

The appearance of two "kids" in the competition team caused laughter among the spectators. After confirming that both of them had enough money to pay for the drinks, the host loudly announced the start of the competition.

Picking up the wine glass in front of her, Suixiang took a sip and began to write on the notebook in front of her. After she finished writing, she drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

The reason why she was so sure was, of course, that she had drunk it.

Suixiang said that if the drinks you gave her were from the four countries of Victoria, Letania, Ursus and Da Yan, she would have tried most of them, and even if there were a few that she hadn't tried, the differences were not too big and she could still tell them apart, so there would be no pressure at all.

She took a sip of the second glass and then drank it all in one gulp. It was another familiar wine, and she continued to write on the paper.

She continued like this until she finished the seventh cup.

Because I really haven't drunk this kind of wine before.

It has a strong fruity aroma and tastes very similar to monkey wine. Suixiang guessed that it was probably a specialty from the Sargon rainforest.

Then the eighth cup, the wine had a strong milky aroma... Suixiang wrote down Minos without hesitation.

The ninth cup, a mixed and chaotic, fast-brewed beer. This thing is mainly based on the brewing speed and quantity. The drinker's attention is elsewhere and he doesn't care about the quality of the beer. So the place it comes from can only be here - Casimir.

The tenth cup... strong beer. There are many places that can brew this kind of beer. Cuixiang can only be sure that it is not from the place she has been to, so when she is unsure, she did not write it randomly, but gave up and handed in the answer.

Although the thinking over the last few cups took up some time, the rapid writing at the beginning bought her plenty of time.

While others were still scratching their heads about the source of the alcohol, she submitted her answer.

The boss lady who was acting as the judge was surprised that the first person to "hand in the paper" was a girl who looked underage.

I picked up the other person's test paper and looked at it. Except for the tenth question, I wrote "I don't know" and didn't figure it out. I wrote the answers to the rest of the questions.

Especially the first six are very detailed.

She looked up at the other person's examination seat, on which were ten clean wine glasses.