Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"This is a temporary resting place built by us merchants.

Because Kjerag is remote and the wind and snow are unpredictable, these caves are our life-saving place.

The cave is filled with emergency supplies that people passing through have spontaneously placed there."

Seeing Suixiang curiously looking at the things in the cave, the old man said with a kind face.

After Suixiang nodded to show that she understood, she came to the entrance of the cave. When she just came in, she saw a pit about one meter in diameter. The position of the pit facing the cave entrance was very clever, so that it would not be blown away by the cold wind, nor would smoke and dust enter the cave.

The campfire here not only turns the flames into a barrier to block the wind and snow outside, but also provides a conspicuous mark for people outside. If someone really suffers from a snowstorm nearby, then after discovering the campfire, he can at least have a chance to survive.

Moreover, the flames can also drive away wild beasts, which is a win-win situation.

There were a lot of dry branches outside the door as materials for making a fire.

Relying on her experience, Cuixiang picked up a branch that produced less smoke after the fire was lit, and walked back holding it in one hand.

The old man was startled by what Suika did.

You have to know that the branch in her hand was as thick as a normal person's arm and about ten meters long. Adding the weight of the branch, it was not light at all.

But she just walked back with one hand raised.

"You are so strong, little girl. I think you are almost as strong as the warriors of the Perlochi family." The old man gave a thumbs up and looked at the branch in Suixiang's hand, then a smile appeared on his face.

There are many dead trees outside at this time of year, but some of them cannot be used for roasting fires. Some of them will produce toxins after burning, and some will produce very thick smoke after burning.

But the one that Cuixiang brought happened to be one of the best burning materials - it was durable and produced very little smoke.

And this one is quite filling.

At most one-fifth can be burned tonight, and the rest can be left here. After a while, if someone comes here, there is no need to risk looking for fire materials outside. These branches can supply almost a week's consumption.

The old man skillfully took out a machete and chopped the firewood into pieces suitable for burning. Then he stacked them up and looked into the hole. Then a row of people let out an "ouch" sound.

"what happened?"

Suika, who was sitting nearby and witnessed the old man's entire action, asked.

"I forgot to put some kindling underneath. It's hard to get the fire started without it."

"Let me do it!" Suixiang stopped the old man who was about to enter the house, and then walked to the front of the firewood.

Under the old man's surprised gaze, Suixiang placed her hand on the pile of firewood.

As she rubbed her fingers gently, flames fell from the sky and scattered on the firewood, quickly igniting the firewood and burning fiercely in front of the two of them.

"Could this be that thing called Source Stone or something?" The old man did not panic, but looked at the burning fire with curiosity.

"Originium techniques are actually just a simple use of fire.

After leaving Kjerag and heading east through Victoria, there is a country called Leithnia. Their warlock academy has systematized the training and education of these spells, and talented students can participate in the study.

Suika said, pointing towards the east.

Chapter 284: Kalan Trade

After hearing what Suika said, the old man was silent for a long time.

He stared at the fire in front of him, not knowing whether he was asking Suika or talking to himself.

"Is the world outside changing so fast?"

"Fast? That's not really fast. After all, Originium techniques are nothing new in Leithania. As a higher education academy, they not only conduct in-depth research on them, but also divide them into several categories.

For example, Fire is a very simple evocation spell."

Although Suika had never been to the Envard Ludwig University in Leitania, what she said was true.

For Letania, who has studied Originium skills for so many years and has the help of the Lich behind the scenes, the application of simple Originium skills is really easy for them.

After a long sigh, the old man took two pieces of jerky from the camel, strung them with branches and roasted them next to the fire.

Smelling the meat jerky with a special spice flavor, Suika took out her Ibuki

"Old man, can I drink some wine..."

The next morning, when the old man woke up, there was no trace of Suika. All that was left was a letter and a few photos. The letter was written crookedly in Victorian language:

"Old man, remember, your alcohol tolerance is about two bottles of beer and one glass of white wine. Be careful not to drink too much next time...

PS: Your dance is pretty good, but your singing is terrible...

PS2: I took a few photos of you as a souvenir, and then I’m leaving now!

The old man picked up the photo, which included a photo of himself dancing wildly by the fire and another of himself crying while hugging a camel.

The last one is a photo of herself sleeping next to a camel, and the girl is taking a selfie while putting herself in the camera.

Looking at those photos, the old man felt a little embarrassed and a little funny.

I didn't expect that at my age I would be taught a lesson by a little girl.

Although he didn't know why she left secretly, the old man was not worried that she would do anything bad.

After all, if he really did something bad, it would be impossible for him to keep her photo.

"May Yelagund illuminate your way forward, interesting little girl." After silently blessing Suika who was leaving in his heart, the old man got up, packed up the things in the cave, and then left with the camel herd.

At this time, Cuixiang was standing on the top of the snow-capped mountain, enjoying the feeling of being on top of the mountain and overlooking all the other mountains.

"Hmm, who is looking at me?" Suika suddenly felt someone's gaze fixed on her, and subconsciously looked over, but she saw nothing except the snow-capped mountains.

“It can’t be Yelagund!

"God, I'm just a messenger delivering a letter, not looking for trouble, so don't stare at me!"

After Suixiang clasped her hands together and bowed towards the place where the Holy Mountain of Kalan was located, she jumped lightly, and her whole body was blown by the wind like floating catkins towards the distant Shivaash Territory.

On the other side, on the Holy Mountain of Kalan, Enya looked at her maid Yaer curiously. She had been looking towards the southeast frequently since the beginning, but when she followed her gaze, she could see nothing but the wall.

"Ya'er, what are you looking at?" In the end, Enya couldn't help her curiosity.

"Nothing... I was just thinking about what to make for you at noon..."

At this moment, Suika's "prayer" happened to reach Yela's ears.

She, who goes by the pseudonym Yaer, looked at the girl not far away with a smile, whose tail was almost swinging like an electric fan out of curiosity, and said with a doting look on her face.

On the other side, after feeling the eyes staring at her leave, Suixiang, who was flying in the air, touched her arm which was covered with goose bumps.

It seems that her feeling was right, someone was indeed watching her just now.

The only person who could do all this without letting herself notice was probably Yaer, the head maid beside the saint, who was actually the incarnation of Yelagund.

Because of the map and the old man's instructions, Suixiang flew very fast in the air. Before night fell, she had already seen the town in the territory of Shivaash.

The headquarters of Kalan Trading is located in this town.

Not far from the town is Kjerag’s only inland lake, Silver Heart Lake, where a legendary box-opening king embarked on his legendary journey.

As soon as she reached the edge of the town, Suixiang felt several gazes coming towards her.

Among them were curious ordinary people, as well as armed soldiers, obviously from the town garrison.

Suika was not surprised by this.

After all, my dressing style is very different from that of the people here.

If someone goes out wearing the traditional costumes of this place, they will also be stared at by curious people.

After noticing that the person coming was a girl who looked underage, the security guards were obviously relieved.

Then one of them came over.

"Who are you and why are you here?"

Suika lifted her backpack, revealing the envelope inside and waved it in front of the other person.

"Hello, I'm a messenger. I've been commissioned to deliver a letter to Mr. Enchiodis of Kalan Trade."

The soldier checked her backpack and nodded, pointing in a direction in the town.

"Kalan Trading's headquarters is in that direction. You'll see it at the end of this road. Welcome to Kjerag, Miss Messenger."

"Thank you!"

Suixiang thanked him and walked into the town.

As a small town in the snowy mountains, the style of the houses in Kjerag was also the first time that Suika had seen it. Compared to the flat roofs in many places outside, the houses here were more like the pointed-roof houses seen in stories.

Considering that this place is covered with ice and snow all year round, if the house is made into a flat roof, it will not only be difficult to remove the ice and snow, but there is also the risk of the house being crushed by the accumulated snow.

So it is understandable that it is made into a pointed shape.

The pressure resistance of the pointed roof and the speed of snow removal after the snow stops are much better than those of the flat-roofed house.

As she walked, she took out her camera and took pictures of Kjerag's culture and customs until she arrived at the headquarters of Kalan Trading.

Looking at the building in front of her, which was completely out of tune with Kjerag's style and more like a new technology company in Victoria or Columbia, Suika could feel Boss Silver-Gray's determination to reform Kjerag.

After entering, you will be greeted by a standard reception desk.

After seeing Suika walk in, a girl of about the same age came over.

"Hello, welcome to the Kalan Trade Headquarters. How can I help you?"

"Hello, I'm a messenger. I've been commissioned by Ms. Elisa Shihuaiya, the dean of the Victorian Academy of Sciences' Caister branch, to deliver a letter to Mr. Ensiodis Shivaash and to personally convey some instructions to him.

I wonder if you could arrange an appointment for me with Mr. Enthiotis."

Seeing that the other party was so polite, Suixiang naturally would not break the rules, but explained the purpose of her visit frankly.

Chapter 285 True and False Silver Ash

"Please follow me! Mr. Enchiodis went out to inspect a factory this morning. We will send someone to contact him immediately to notify him of your arrival. You can stay in the lounge to avoid the cold first.

We have Kjerag's famous cheese fondue here, and I believe it will suit your taste very well."

Seeing that Suika was young, the receptionist thought that the sweet cheese hot pot should allow her to wait safely in the lounge for Enchiodis's return.

"No problem, but I'd like some local Kjerag wine, homemade."

Suixiang wasn't here to cause trouble, so she naturally wouldn't have any beef with the front desk waiters.

On the contrary, she really wanted to try what cheese fondue was.

Soon, Suika was taken to an empty and warm office.

On a table not far away there is a very trendy ultra-thin 100-inch large TV.

I turned on the TV, which was connected to Victoria's signal and was reporting news about Victoria.

Just as she was trying to find something in her memory from the haystack of information, the door was pushed open and the waiter came in with a small heated brazier. He then put a bowl-sized bowl on the fire, and in the bowl was sweet cheese.

Then they brought some bread, vegetables and fruits and placed them around and went out.

"Ah, no meat?" As someone who had never been abroad and had never heard of such a novelty as cheese hot pot, Cuixiang was a little dumbfounded for a moment.

How to eat this thing?

Throw vegetables and fruits in to rinse?

Or maybe you could just dip some cheese on the bread, then sandwich the cheese between two pieces of bread and stuff some vegetables and fruit into it to make a vegan burger?

It was the first time for Suika to eat this, so she felt a little at a loss as to how to start eating it.

Fortunately, just when she was struggling, the door was opened and someone came over with a bottle of cider. He said that this bottle of cider was made by local people after collecting apples. It was an alcoholic beverage specially prepared for ladies, the elderly and children. It not only tasted sweet and sour, but also did not make you drunk after drinking it.

Suika was speechless after hearing this. Of course she knew about apple cider, but the alcohol content of this thing was less than eight degrees, which was not even considered mouthwash to her.

But considering that it was their first meeting, if I heard a little girl asking for wine, I would probably choose this kind of "drink" that is more suitable for all ages, instead of actually taking out a bottle of high-proof liquor.

So Suika said she forgave them.

Of course, I still had to ask the questions, and soon I learned from the waiter how to eat cheese hot pot.

In fact, it was not far from her guess, that is, eating these vegetables, fruits and bread with cheese.

When the waiter heard that she wanted some meat, he said he would arrange for someone to deliver the special stewed animal meat.

After the waiter left, she picked up a piece of bread, carefully dipped it in the cheese that had been heated to a sticky consistency, and then put it in her mouth.

The heated cheese had a stronger milky and sour taste, and the taste of it combined with the dry bread really made Suika's eyes light up.

Although I feel that eating too much of this kind of thing is bad for your teeth, eating it occasionally is definitely not a big deal.

She also tried vegetables and fruits, and found that the crispy texture of the two combined with the milky flavor became particularly layered.