Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"Isn't this Miss Jian? You little brat, why don't you come and receive the guests?

Um, this is…"

Seeing someone coming in, a middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he was about to walk over, but when he saw it was a mace, he stopped and turned to look at a young man not far away.

Hearing what the middle-aged man said, the young man came over shyly.

"Ms. Mace... Miss Mace... Welcome..."

Suixiang looked at the 1.82-meter-tall Jian with a strange expression, and then looked at the 1.6-meter-tall young man in his twenties not far away. For a moment, thoughts like a small horse pulling a big cart appeared in her mind.

"This is a distinguished guest of Kalan Trade. She will stay here for a while. All her expenses these days will be charged to Kalan Trade's account."

Jian pulled Suixiang from behind him to the front and said without changing his expression.

"Hello, my name is Logan, welcome to the warm cabin..." After his view was blocked by Suika, the uneasy young man finally sobered up a little, and he said subconsciously.

"Yeah, I can tell this place is really nice."

Suika said in a strange tone.

"Would you two like to eat first?"

"Let's have some of their signature dishes and two bottles of good wine. I'm in a good mood today, so let's just let it all hang out!"

Suixiang shouted with a happy look on her face after pulling Mace to sit on an empty seat.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

After the boy walked away, Suika asked in a low voice with her eyes wide open and an amused expression.

"You mean Logan? He's my fan.

When I first came here, I didn’t think I would have fans in Kjerag.”

Mace said calmly.

But she can deceive herself with these words, but can she deceive the audience?

The single-lens reflex camera made it clear to everyone that there was something wrong with the boy's gaze on her, and it didn't look like the expression a fan would have when looking at their idol.

But she insisted that the other party was just her fan.

"Hiss, are you fishing for scales?"

Suika suddenly asked.

"Hmm, scale fishing? Although there are scales in Silver Heart Lake, the lake is frozen over at this time of year. If you want to fish for scales, you'll probably have to wait until the snow melts next year."

It seemed as if Jian was actually thinking about what to do if Suixiang wanted to catch scales.

"Are you serious?"

Suixiang said that she didn't believe it. As a top warrior, even if she was really lacking in emotions, she could still feel the unique breath, gaze, body temperature, etc. when a person met her.

So she could definitely sense the difference in the other person's attitude towards her.

But she pretended to be confused, so Suika thought she was fishing for scales.

He glanced around inconspicuously, and sighed softly after confirming that no one was paying attention to this side.

"At least this will save everyone's face, right?"

She knew very well that the little guy looked at her differently, and the boss seemed to be interested in bringing them together.

But for her, the gap between the two was too big and she couldn't accept this kind of relationship.

If Suixiang hadn't been staying here for such a long time, and this was not the only hotel in the town that she liked, she wouldn't have come here at all.

"That's really interesting. Does Enthyotis know about this?"

Suika asked in a low voice.

"Of course I know." When saying this, Suixiang discovered that a cold mace actually rolled his eyes for a rare time. It seems that Boss Yin was also a funny person after learning about this.

While the two were chatting, a large pot of stew was brought to the table.

"Wow, it smells so good, if there is some good wine.

Being able to eat meat with big mouthfuls and drink wine with big bowls is priceless."

Hearing what Suika said, the young man hurried to the bar and brought the drinks over.

Then he stood not far away and stared at Jian's back in a daze.

In response, Suika shook her head and looked at the mace

"I think it's best to be open about this kind of thing.

If you don't express your attitude, that guy will always feel that there is still hope.

This is one of the three great illusions in life and it is very powerful.

If you let him think that he still has even a little hope, he will probably continue to pester you in the future.

So, if you don’t like it, just refuse it openly.

Just like the way you fight, you never back down."

After hearing what Suika said, Jian nodded and was about to stand up, but was pulled back by Suika.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be so aggressive.

I still have to stay here for about a month. If you go up now, the boss and his family will know that I was the one who instigated this.

What if he makes things difficult for me?

Apart from anything else, it would be difficult to investigate if someone secretly spit in my food.

It's rare that this hotel has such a good environment, and I don't want to change to another one.

You can deal with this matter after I leave...

At least, I should not be living in fear during this period."

Suika pleaded righteously.

If I had not tasted the food and drinks here, or seen the environment here, I would have just done it. But now I have to live here for a while, and I offended the host on the first day. Isn't this asking for trouble?

Cuixiang hates suffering the most, so Jian can only suffer for another month.

Chapter 290: Their respective calculations

After hearing what Suixiang said, Jian nodded speechlessly, agreeing to her.

After finishing the meal, Jian left here, and Suixiang was taken to the accommodation area on the second floor by the young Logan.

As a hotel in a small place, there is naturally no presidential suite or anything like that. The room is less than 20 square meters in size, but it has everything you need.

The interior was decorated very delicately and beautifully. Suika nodded as she looked around.

She is still very satisfied here.

"Um...um..." Just as Suika was about to close the door, the young man looked at her nervously.

Suika didn't realize that the other party had any bad intentions, so she wasn't nervous. Instead, she was curious about why the other party came to her. "Hmm? Is there anything else, brother?"

"Um...are you familiar with Miss Mace?"

Recalling that when he peeked just now, he found that the two were talking and laughing at the table.

Jian had come here to eat with other people before, but apart from Master Enchiodis, few people could withstand her aura and communicate with her at the table.

Even Enchiotis was not as calm as Suika when communicating with Mace, so he thought that the relationship between the two should be very good.

"It should be okay!" After the previous experience of making friends through martial arts, Jian almost understood that Suika's arrival was not to cause trouble for Sherag.

Since we are not enemies, we can naturally make friends.

Many times, when ordinary people face Jian, they are first oppressed by her aura. Let alone chatting on an equal footing, it is difficult to even look her in the eye.

But Suika's strength is there, so the mace's oppressive feeling does not exist for her at all.

This is why she can chat and laugh with Jian.

“Um, um…” The young man’s eyes lit up and he wanted to say something.

At this time, Suixiang waved her hand

“If it’s related to the mace, you’d better go find her yourself. I won’t act as an agent.

And although I know something about the mace, it is impossible for you to get the information from me.

I need to rest, please go back!"

After saying that, she closed the door before the young man could react.

The moment the door closed, Suika, who had a serious face one second ago, showed a funny expression the next second.

"Interesting, really interesting."

Outside the house, the young man showed a lost expression because of Suika's rejection. At this time, his mother's shouting in the hall below woke him up again.

After cheering himself up, he walked downstairs.

On the other side, the current head of the Brontao family, Latatos, looked at the news in front of her.

"You mean a messenger came with news from Victoria that the university there has offered Kjerag ten student places?"

"No, to be exact, there are six in the official Kjerag, and four in the hands of the Kalan Trade, my sister."

The person who spoke was a younger woman next to him.

"Xiuluo, do you think we should fight for it?" Latatos looked at her sister.

"Of course, I heard that Enthiodis bought the four from Kalan Trade at a high price, bypassing Kjerag's finances.

That guy never does anything useless.

Since he is willing to spend such a large sum of money for the quota, it means that the quota is valuable enough.

According to the agreement of the Three-Tribe Council, we can take at least two of the six official places.

If you do it well, you could probably get half or even more.

After all, the Perlochi family has a lot of muscle in their heads, so they might not be able to see the special thing about this..."

Xu Ruth answered with certainty.

"You're right about that, but I think we might be able to take down all six of them..."

When Latatos read the following words, a strange smile appeared on her face.

"Well, what do you mean?" Xu Ruth thought her appetite was big enough, but she didn't expect her sister to be even more cruel than herself.

"According to the secret report, the messenger not only brought a letter from the academy but also a set of examination questions.

And she said she would only choose the ten people who passed and had the highest scores.

If there are less than ten people who pass, then she will only take away those who pass...

The exam is in a month..."

Latatos smiled.

"Sister, what do you mean?"

"First, arrange for someone to find the messenger and bring back her preferences and information.

Second, it was said that the exam paper was kept at the headquarters of Kallan Trade. This was to stir up public opinion, saying that Kallan Trade, as a candidate, was not qualified to manage the exam paper that represented the fate of Kjerag's new generation.

To ensure fairness, the examination papers should be managed by Manjuyuan, the institution closest to Yelagunde."

Latatos said as she looked at her sister and brother-in-law who had been standing quietly not far away.

"I understand... As long as the test paper mentions the Kalan Trade, then we..."

Xu Ruth's eyes lit up.

"Sister, be careful with your words..." Latatos raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Okay, I'll do it right away. Let's go, Yucatan..."

After saying that, Xu Lusi pulled her husband out of the main house. Latatos, who stayed behind, looked at the Kjerag map not far away, but her expression was not as relaxed as before.

"Enthyodis, what do you want to do?"

As one of the people who had the most dealings with Enthiotis, she knew very well that the man's plans would never have such a big flaw.