Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"Then I'll be leaving first... By the way, could you please give this to W for me? That'll be my apology."

Suika handed a stone tablet to Inès and turned to walk into the thick fog.

Inès did not act rashly, but stood there to protect her companions.

Ten minutes later the fog cleared and the sun shone through the woods.

Under the sunlight, the drunk Sarkaz warriors soon sobered up one after another.

"My Sarkaz... Where is that little Sarkaz... I'm going to love her to death with my bomb..."

As soon as W woke up, he started jumping up and down like a cockroach.

Ines threw a stone tablet at her unhappily and said

"This is the compensation that person gave you..."

When W was about to argue that someone was responsible for the compensation, he saw the portrait on the stone tablet. His pupils shrank involuntarily, and he put it into the compartment of his chest.

Because the stone tablet has Theresa's appearance, and Suika also used the composition of the famous painting "Mona Lisa" from her previous life in a humorous way.

It makes Theresa look more intellectually beautiful and at the same time, it seems as if she is looking at the person viewing the painting from various angles.

Although he doesn't understand art, W obviously fell in love with this small stone plaque painting at first sight.

All of this was part of Suika's plan, because she knew that if she gave W her self-portrait, she might not accept it if she got angry, but she would definitely accept every painting of Theresa's...

Chapter 217: Notes on Camping

"Humph!

So you just let the target go?"

W is still trying to be stubborn.

Ines rolled her eyes at her. Even though W was making a lot of noise, if she really wanted to kill the target, she would have grabbed her weapon and chased after him without a word, instead of whining with her here.

“What if I don’t let go?

As soon as someone made a move, they knocked all of us down.

Just now, if she didn't want to kill anyone, we would all be dead here today...

Others have given us a way out, so don’t be so shameless…”

Inès's complaints left W speechless.

After being confronted by her like this, W picked up his weapon and went to fight her to the bitter end.

Inès spread her hands

"What are you doing!"

"Others said that the stone tablet was protection money, but you insisted on fighting with them to the death." Then return the protection money to me.

"No! Once something is in my W bag, there's no such thing as spitting it out!

But... since she knows the rules so well, I can forgive her...

Then let her head stay on her body for now, I'll take it back the next time we meet!"

W's expression changed immediately when he heard that Inès was going to take away the stone tablet engraved with Theresa's name.

Between venting her anger and saving the ship, she finally chose to be impatient and let the big plan be ruined.

After all, a momentary anger was nothing compared to a single hair of Theresa's.

"Let's go, we have to retreat back to Kazdel... Before coming here, Hedley received a message from the Military Committee, and we have work to do!"

After everyone had packed up their equipment, Inès waved her hand, and all the mercenaries followed silently, heading east.

When W and his group woke up and discussed the route of retreat from Victoria, Suika had already sped away from here.

"Ms. Suika... those mercenaries won't catch up with us, will they?" Tony asked Suika nervously after lifting the door curtain and looking at her.

"Oh, speaking of this, please write down this address and send some money there when you return.

This is the money I agreed with the mercenaries to pay for our survival.

I don’t care whether you give it or how much you give.

But I have to remind you, there's a guy on the other side who's very cunning. I have a backer, so those Sarkaz won't cause me any trouble later... but I can't guarantee that for you guys."

Tony breathed a sigh of relief after Suika finished speaking.

For people like them, the thing they fear least is others wanting money.

Even without Suika's subsequent words, he would have written down the address and sent some money over just to have peace of mind.

"Are those people strong?"

Anthony looked at Suika and was a little curious about how she was related to the Sarkaz.

"Let's put it this way. A Sarkaz mercenary who has lived for more than ten years can easily wipe out a team of defenseless but fully armed military and police officers by himself.

And each of those guys this time is a veteran of the Sarkaz.

Given their strength, if we were given time to prepare, even if we hid in the small town we were in earlier, they would be able to break through its defenses, rush into the city, kill people, and then escape unscathed."

It wasn't as if Suika was completely trying to scare the others.

After all, as long as our Bomb Princess is given enough explosives and time, she can turn all the roads leading out of the town into terrible minefields.

The Sarkaz warriors then found the weak points in the town's defenses, launched a quick assault, and then retreated decisively. For Inès and Hedley, this was no problem at all.

After hearing what Suika said, Tony and the others looked at each other.

"Ms. Suixiang... although it may be a bit rude, how do you know a demon of this level..." Tony couldn't help but ask what was in his mind.

Suika touched her horns

“Demon man, this is not a nice word.

Although you have always thought that I was from Elafia, I am not.

I am a ghost from the East Country."

Suika pointed to her head.

"Ghost tribe?" Anthony on the side looked at her long horns in surprise.

“It’s true that I don’t look like a ghost, but it’s absolutely true that I am a ghost, there is no doubt about it.

Since Anthony knew about the ghost tribe, he should know that the ghost tribe was actually the Sarkaz tribe that followed the Demon King Quillon eastward, and later settled in the East Country, took root, and eventually became an independent race.

In other words, I am actually what you call a demon... a distant relative, of course."

When Suixiang said this, Tony's expression became very embarrassed. Thinking about how he had been talking about the demon guy all the time, his face felt a little hot.

“Of course, I wouldn’t mind that.

After all, it is well known that the ghost tribe has long since separated from the Sarkaz and is an official recognized independent race.

And it has nothing to do with me knowing them.

I knew them for other things.”

After Suika finished speaking with a smile, Tony had already sat back in the car. He didn't want to continue asking about the relationship between Suika and the Sarkaz mercenaries, and he was too embarrassed to do so.

At night, the carriage stopped by a stream.

"We may have passed by it, or the town has moved somewhere else..." Tony said helplessly after looking at the map.

The original plan was to travel during the day and stay overnight in small towns along the way.

But I didn’t expect to encounter a situation on the first day. I should have arrived at the town in the afternoon, but I didn’t see it until the evening.

But this is actually normal in Terra.

Because map updates are delayed.

And Terra's natural disaster will not tell you in advance where it is going.

In addition, in order to mine minerals and other resources, many towns are built on movable blocks.

It is not unacceptable that a town has moved to another place due to various reasons and has not been updated on the map in time.

However, for passers-by walking in the wilderness, not being able to know the migration route of the mobile blocks in advance may result in being unable to reach the destination.

Just like now, Suixiang and her group didn't get in because they didn't know whether they missed the town or the town was moved too far away, so they had to camp outside.

"Have you ever camped outdoors?" Suika looked at Anthony beside her.

Anthony shook his head.

"So where do you think is suitable to set up camp if we rest here tonight?" After taking a quick look around, Suixiang almost found a spot and then looked at the other party.

Anthony looked around bewilderedly after hearing this, and finally pointed to the flat land beside the stream. "Where?"

"congratulations"

Suika said with a smile on her face

"I chose the most dangerous position."

Anthony was smiling happily when he heard the congratulations, but when Suika finished speaking, he became numb.

"So remember this from now on. When you're outdoors, whether you're alone or with a group, never camp too close to streams or rivers!"

Chapter 218: Don’t Listen to the Nonsense of Public Intellectuals

"what?"

Anthony and Winnie, the brother and sister he was holding, looked over.

Suika reached out and scratched Winnie's nose, making her giggle before saying

“In order to avoid danger and avoid the sun during the day, most wild animals have the habit of moving at night.

In summer, places with water are where wild animals gather.

If you don't want to open your tent and see a rip or fang beast squatting outside, waiting for you to open the door and they're hungry for a can of human flesh, then stay away from the stream."

Terra is not like the previous life, wild animals are rarely seen in the wild.

Even on the developed traffic routes here, you can often see herds of animals passing by.

Therefore, when living in the wilderness where there are so many wild animals, unless there are people with sufficient strength to guard the night every night, you should try to choose an area that is safer, farther away from the wild animals, and has a wider view when camping.

Then Suika pointed to the spot Anthony pointed at and said

"Then the second point is that we need to respect nature and weather. No one can guarantee that there will not be a sudden rainstorm upstream causing the water level to rise when we go to bed at night.

This place is less than five centimeters above the water level. Once rainfall upstream causes rising water levels or even floods, this area will be easily submerged.

As for those who live here, by the time you realize something is wrong, they may have been swept away by the flood and drifted downstream.

Therefore, it is not suitable to camp next to a stream or where you can see a clear waterway, even if the waterway is dry.

You can't gamble your luck with nature. If you win, you gain nothing, but if you lose, you lose your life."

After Suika finished speaking, Tony came over and applauded

"Miss Suika is right. I learned about this when I was in the army, but the commander at that time only told us not to camp in these places, but he didn't explain it in such detail like Miss Suika did.

As expected of a natural disaster messenger, his knowledge is far greater than that of ordinary people like us."

Suika took a look and nodded to Tony. When she got out of the car, Suika noticed that Tony's parking position was very professional.

This is the top of a gentle slope. There is no place to hide around except for a few trees nearby. The open space not only makes the view particularly clear, but also provides enough space for the carriage to accelerate in case of danger.

"I didn't expect Uncle Tony was a soldier!"

"That's not true... If I hadn't been shot in the knee by a crossbow arrow while fighting the demons... ahem, the Sarkaz... I would have been selected to become a Golden Rule Guardian."

Tony said with some pride.

Suika finally understood why the boss kept calling the Sarkaz "demons", and there seemed to be a grudge between them.

The group prepared their tents next to the carriage. Suixiang looked at the shadowy figure in the woods not far away.

"I'm going to the woods to get some game..."

As he spoke, he jumped lightly, and then the whole person floated into the air and flew towards the woods.

When she came back, she saw several people gathered around a fire. Beans were cooking in an iron box above the fire, and sliced bread and sausages were being smoked nearby.

...It's a very traditional Western-style simple meal...but it's too simple and not good enough to go with alcohol, so Suixiang has never liked it.