Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

Chapter 323: The Persuaded Yelagund

"What a pity there are only ten places!" Enthyodis's voice came from the side.

In Enthiodis's opinion, these places were too few, and even for little Kjerag, it was a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, these places weren't entirely his own. Even with his best efforts, the sight of these young men still made him sigh with emotion. He couldn't guarantee how many, after witnessing the prosperity of the outside world, would still hold onto their original dreams and return to Kjerag to build their homeland.

So he could only send as many students as possible. Even if only one out of ten came back, as long as he learned the skills of the outside world, it would be a huge help to Kjerag, who was lagging behind in every aspect.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, Kjerag has always claimed to be a sovereign nation. Although the Terran nations don't prohibit people from other countries from studying in their country, there are still necessary restrictions at the official level.

If you want to arrange for more people to study abroad...

It's impossible to imagine!"

Suika suddenly changed her tone mid-sentence, but everyone present understood the meaning of her words.

"Indeed, Kjerag was Kjerag of the Kjerag people before, and he will always be Kjerag of the Kjerag people. This is our bottom line."

Enthyotis kept staring at Suika while saying this, but Suika's response to him made him a little confused, because she had no intention of continuing. Instead, she shrugged her shoulders as if to say, "I knew you would say that."

"By the way, have you prepared the invigilators for tomorrow's exam? Please get me a tour invigilator's certificate!"

Suixiang looked back at the students in the room with a curious look in her eyes. In the past, she was the student sitting in the examination room, staring at everyone, scratching her head and struggling with the test questions.

Now that she had the opportunity to invigilate the exam, it would be against her personality if she didn't show off.

"I've already prepared an invigilator's certificate for Miss Messenger. During tomorrow's exam, you can freely enter and exit the two examination rooms with this certificate to supervise..."

After hearing what Suika said, Latatos took out a work ID card as shown in the picture from her bosom and handed it to Suika. The ID card only had the word "Supervisory" written on it, and there was a number 006 below it.

“001 is dedicated to Yelagunde, proving that this examination was conducted under His watchful eye.

002 is Her Highness the Saint. She is the person closest to God and will be the invigilator on behalf of God in tomorrow's exam.

003-005 are the three of us..."

Seeing that Suika's attention was on the string of numbers, Actos began to explain.

Suika nodded after hearing this

"Well, what about the Great Elder?"

"The one in your hand originally belonged to the Great Elder, and you were 007's invigilator. However, the Great Elder looks very ill and probably won't be invigilating tomorrow's exam, so we've canceled his role and replaced him with you."

Enthyodis answered.

"Tsk, um, can I change to 007?" Suixiang asked with a little disgust.

"Ah?" The three of them didn't quite understand what Suika was thinking. Logically speaking, in this situation, everyone would want their number to be at the front so that they would appear more important. Why would anyone specifically want a number at the back?

"Well, since I'm helping Victoria this time... the number 007 has a stronger connection with Victoria."

Suika said that being a Bond girl is an interesting choice even in a different world.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing the reason for Suika's strange request. Finally, the straightforward Actor said

"In that case, Miss Messenger, if you like that number, I'll change it for you."

He said this without giving it much thought, but from Suika's expression he assumed that the other party felt that the previous elder who held this number was ill, and that it was unlucky for her to take over the number.

"Thank you!" Suika threw the sign to him.

The four of them chatted as they walked and unknowingly arrived under the shrine.

"By the way, it's still early. Do you want to have a drink?"

Suika said as she took out her Ibuki scoop.

Seeing her actions, Aatrox beside her subconsciously covered his mouth.

Then he shook his head palely and stepped back.

As a wine lover, I naturally feel that it is a happy thing to have a "magic weapon" (as Cuixiang calls it) that can produce an infinite variety of fine wines.

But if someone gets drunk with this thing over and over again and can only suffer from simple PTSD like Actor, it means he is very strong inside.

Although he didn't know why Actos was so afraid of the small gourd in Suika's hand, Enthyodis still declined Suika's invitation.

After all, although the exam is tomorrow, for the three major families, the exam is just one thing that needs to be done during this period. Apart from this exam, they still have many other things to deal with, so they cannot drink with Suixiang.

"Okay, okay... go play by yourselves..."

After the others left, Suixiang leaned against the shrine, drinking from the wine jug.

"Don't you feel lonely drinking alone?"

A female voice came from the side.

“Drinking is drinking, whether drinking alone, drinking with two people, or drinking with three people, each has its own charm.

If drinking makes you feel lonely, then doing other things is different. At least when you are drunk, you won’t feel lonely.”

Suika shook the wine flask and threw it in the direction of the sound.

A slender hand took the wine jug and threw it back. "I won't drink it. Enya has a very sensitive nose. I almost got hurt the last time I drank with you."

"Will there be any problem if you show up here alone?"

Suika turned her head to look at Yela, Enya's maid Chang Yaer, who came out from the shadows.

"I came here ahead of the Saint on her orders to help her tidy up her room. I walked in through the main entrance. What could be the problem?"

Yela smiled and sat next to Suika.

"Where's Enya? Is she still on the snowy mountain? Are you worried about her being alone?"

Yela shook her head after hearing Suika's question. "In fact, she was already here, but she heard that the Great Elder was ill, so she went to visit him...

What are you going to do?

"Why, are you still going to plead for him?

I'm telling you, that guy is dead, no one can help him, I said that."

After saying that, Suixiang picked up the wine jug and started drinking.

"Look, you're anxious again... I didn't say I'd protect him, but I've been the Great Elder for so many years, I have to give him some face."

Ye La shook her head helplessly.

"Tsk, do you think he really believes you?

I don’t see any faith in his methods and practices…”

"Okay, you convinced me..." Finally, Yela was convinced by Suika's words.

Chapter 324 The Exam is Over

After all, you know your own business.

Perhaps the former great elder did have his own fanatical believers, or at least they believed in him seriously.

But this elder is different. All his beliefs are "pretended".

From beginning to end, he never truly believed in himself.

To become the Great Elder, one naturally does not rely on faith, but on means and courage.

Of course, the former Yelagund didn't care. To him, he had already fulfilled his final responsibility to Kjerag, and how everything developed for Kjerag had nothing to do with him.

However, being pointed out by Suika at this time still made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Well, if he doesn't attack you anymore, don't kill him in Manzhu Courtyard. After all, I still have to save face if such a grown man dies in Manzhu Courtyard.

I'll find a way to get him out, and then I won't interfere whether you kill him or not."

Yela thought for a moment before speaking.

"That's fine, but if you do it yourself, wouldn't that be too much of a reward for that old man?"

Suixiang had no objection to what Yela said. As long as it didn't prevent her from killing the old man, she didn't care where the other person died.

"Just think of it as God sending His believers on their final journey!" Ye La said playfully with a wink.

No one knew that within the Manzhu Courtyard, beneath the shrine, a casual conversation between two non-humans would determine the life and death of Kjerag's religious leader, the most powerful elder in the area.

"That's enough. If I don't go back, Enya will look for me... See you next time!" After confirming the fate of the Great Elder, Yela stood up, said goodbye to Suika, and disappeared on the spot.

The rest of the time was calm, until the next day's exam.

Looking at the still absent seat of the Great Elder, Suixiang yawned with satisfaction.

Because of the joy of her clone the day before yesterday, she decided to go and have some fun herself last night. As a result, the Great Elder's condition became more serious this morning.

But she had no sympathy for the old man, Suixiang.

On the contrary, I felt a rare sense of relief when I saw him huddled in the corner and shivering.

"Miss Messenger, did you not sleep well last night?" Actos asked softly from the side.

Suika nodded. "Yes, I'm quite nervous when I think about today's exam that will determine the future of so many students. After all, I've never done anything like this before."

"Hahaha, Miss Messenger, you don't have to be like this. If there are students with good grades but unfortunately not selected, we will give them the opportunity to study elsewhere.

It’s just that it may not be as good as a university affiliated with the Royal Academy of Sciences.”

I don't know what medicine he took, but today Ensi Odis rarely smiled at Suika.

But after seeing his usually gloomy look for so long, Suika felt uncomfortable seeing his smiling face.

But Suika agreed with what he said.

"That's a good idea. All the talented young men taking the exam this time are from Kjerag. It would be a shame if they were left here if they were rejected. If they had the opportunity to go out and see the world, broaden their horizons, and learn some knowledge from the outside world to build Kjerag, that would be a wonderful thing to talk about in the future."

Soon the test papers were brought up. Looking at the tired Jian and the other two, the leader Enchiodis nodded to them.

"Thank you for your hard work, now let's hand it over to the guards."

After handing the test papers to the guards beside them, the three were invited to rest in a room nearby.

And the exam officially began.

Suika had also looked at the test paper for this exam. Just like Alisa said, it was basically the basics of the basics.

The above content is about the level of junior high school mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Although I have already returned the knowledge I have learned to the teacher, if I put it into practice, even if I can't get full marks, it will be easy to get 70 or 80 points.

It can be seen from this that she is not very confident in recruiting students in Kjerag.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a simple question.

The invigilator, Suika, was quite enthusiastic. She shuttled back and forth between the two examination rooms, and from time to time she would peek to see how the other candidates were doing with their answers.

After looking at several test papers, Suixiang said that if these candidates were on Earth, they would almost lose one point for each major question.

Because they don’t write “解”.

Seeing Suika shaking her head after looking at each question, not only the examinees but even Latatos, who was also in charge of the exam, felt a little panicked.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with their answers?"

There were two examination rooms, with Ensiodis and Aktos serving as the chief examiners in each room.

Latatos and Suika were on duty as inspectors.

So only two people have the chance to meet.

"Well, there are problems, certainly. Not a big deal, not a small one either... or maybe it's just my obsessive-compulsive disorder."

Suixiang touched her nose and didn't explain what the problem was, but continued to supervise the exam happily.

The exam lasted a total of four hours.

The time seems long, but faced with six test papers covering the basics of various science subjects, the time is actually very tight.

When the exam was announced to be over, Suika saw that many candidates' papers still had blank spaces.

Facing the student crying in her seat, Suixiang said there was nothing she could do.

After all, this exam is to select the students with the best foundation. Only such students will not be "drawing their swords and looking around in confusion" after arriving at school.

You have to know that there is a threshold to academic studies.

Especially science, which requires more spirituality.

If you don’t understand something, you still won’t understand it even if you are taught a hundred times.