Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

Of course, it is not necessarily true that this spell is weak. Even if Suixiang does not have the ability to control cold air, this move using her own magic power can easily freeze objects.

Moreover, the range of the barrage brought by the spell card is quite large. As long as you are not hit face to face by someone, the area covered by this AOE is very considerable.

For Suika, obtaining this skill means that she may get other people's signature spells from it, such as the shameless "God and Demon Yin and Yang Jade" and "Dream Born" or one of Suika's favorite barrages from Saigyouji Yuyuko's "Soul-Reversing Butterfly·80% Full".

However, judging from the fact that the spell obtained with 10,000 Lungmen coins was that of the idiot Cirno, it is estimated that he will not use that kind of top-level moves.

After thinking about it, she invested another ten thousand. As the skills and knowledge appeared in her mind, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

The skill obtained this time was not a spell card, but the most basic flying.

That’s right, it’s a spell that almost every monster in Gensokyo knows.

This is also what Suika is aiming for.

She originally thought that she would have to spend a lot of money to get this skill, but she didn't expect it to appear in the second round.

In this way, you don’t have to be a walking chicken, nor do you have to face others flying in the air while you can only walk on the ground and feel so envious that you want to use the Cliff Sword on them.

After learning this move, Suixiang temporarily no longer had any need for skills.

In her opinion, magic is something that cannot be digested by biting off more than one can chew.

What I lacked before was long-range ability and rapid maneuverability.

Now that I have learned Ice Explosion and Flying, both shortcomings have been temporarily compensated.

What she needed was to become familiar with these two skills so that she wouldn't make mistakes during battles due to her unfamiliarity with the skills, just like her three-step move that went wrong.

Even though it was her own signature move, she had only used it twice, so she still couldn't fully grasp its importance.

It can only achieve the level of control such as less effort, normal effort and full effort, but cannot have more precise control.

It was summer at the time, and she couldn't help but smile when she remembered hearing a lot of frog sounds by the stream.

I saw her flying up unsteadily, then after practicing a few rounds and barely mastering the key points of flying, she wanted to fly to the stream.

Coming to the surface of the stream, Suixiang searched for the frogs while gathering strength in her hands. After finding a cute little creature jumping on the mud at the edge, she pointed at it and waved.

The cold air turned into icicles and shot towards the frog.

The frog, sensing danger above its head, began to jump into the stream. Just as it was about to jump into the stream, an icicle hit it, and the next second it was surrounded by ice and fell down.

In mid-air, Suika looked at the space below which was blocked by an ice blast for about five meters and nodded with satisfaction.

Then she aimed into the distance to test the range of the spell.

Half an hour later, Suika was sitting by the stream with a very satisfied expression on her face.

After a series of experiments, she concluded that the ice blast spell was most effective when its range was between thirty and fifty meters, and its coverage could also extend to an area of about twenty meters.

If it is too close, the covered area will become narrow, and if it is too far, the number of icicles will not be able to fully cover the range.

For Suika, who has no ranged abilities and hasn't developed any other ranged spells except growing bigger and hitting with her fists, Cirno's spell card is exactly what she wants.

After all, this makes up for her weak long-range output, and this move also has a very good control effect.

Although this spell card also has the effect of not being affected by the opponent directly in front of her, she is not afraid at all that the opponent will choose to engage in close combat with her.

To be more precise, if the other party is strong enough to detect this weakness and take advantage of it, it would be more in line with Suika's wishes.

Because you're right next to my face, there's no way I can't catch you.

As long as you are caught, no matter whether you have any throwing skills or not, a set of Hulk-style smashing left and right can guarantee that most people will not survive this move.

Chapter 56: The Woman in the Valley

When Cuixiang returned to the cave entrance, two moons were already hanging high above her head.

At this time, the smoke in the cave had almost dissipated. After she went in, she cleaned the ground, then lay down on the ground and fell asleep.

When I woke up the next morning, the sun was already high in the sky.

After estimating the direction, Suixiang continued walking towards the south.

On the other hand, although the first attack was ended by Suika, because her ability was too tempting, some people naturally sent out a second group of people without giving up.

After they gathered information that Suika was going to Ursus, they set up surveillance on the border of Ursus.

But after several days, there was no sign of Suika at all.

The spies from Ursus also said that there was no news of a ghost with a pair of exaggeratedly long horns entering Ursus.

This time everyone was numb.

Some people speculated that she had gone south to Kazdel, but few dared to investigate.

After all, the Sarkaz in Kazdel now are no different from lunatics. The civil war between the two kings has already been fought a lot, and the Sarkaz will kill anyone they don't know.

So even if there are a few scattered teams, with such a huge Kazdel, how can they easily meet Suika?

A few days later, in a valley surrounded by green mountains, Suixiang sat down on a rock.

She rubbed her long hair in frustration, because maybe, just maybe, she might be lost.

For several days she didn't know where she was.

I just relied on instinct to find this place that looked like it had a nice environment.

Sitting by the river, she picked up a fish that was still alive and decided to eat it for lunch.

Just as I lit the fire and was about to put the unicorn on the grill, a gentle voice came

"Although sea bass scales are delicious, if you only remove the internal organs without cleaning the fish properly or removing the fishy line, the grilled fish will be inedible."

Suixiang turned her head and saw a tall woman wearing a black dress and a black cloth covering her face standing under a tree not far away.

Hearing her words, Suika looked at the unicorn fish she had just pierced. Sure enough, the scales on it were not scraped clean.

"Thank you!" Although Suixiang guessed the other party's identity, she did not show any expression. Instead, she calmly thanked him and walked back to the river with the fish.

After scraping the fish scales clean, Suika looked at the other person with an embarrassed expression.

"Um, can you tell me where the fishy line is?"

"Of course, if you make a cut at the fish's tail and then pat its body, you'll see a thin white line at the back. That's the fishy line, just pull it off."

The other party patiently guided Suixiang to complete the grilled fish step by step.

When the fish is completely grilled, Suika brings it to the other party.

"To thank you for teaching me how to grill scales, I'll give this to you!"

The other party shook his head

"I'm not hungry, eat it yourself!"

Suika nodded, "Then I won't hesitate!"

After finishing her meal, she looked at the woman who was sitting next to her and had not left. She looked embarrassed.

"Sorry, the roasted scales smelled so good I couldn't resist.

Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

"To be honest, I do have a few questions for you." The woman looked at Suika.

"Just ask!"

"Do you know me?" Although it was a question, the other party's tone was very affirmative.

"Well, this is the first time I've seen you in person. I've only heard of your deeds before, but I never thought I'd have the honor of meeting you after getting lost."

Suika replied with a rare show of respect.

"Then what is your purpose in coming to Kazdel?"

"I don't have a purpose. After I came out of Longmen, I headed west. My original plan was to travel all over Terra and appreciate the different cultures and customs there.

I originally planned to go to Ursus. After all, I heard that Kazdel is quite lively, and I am not the kind of person who likes to join in the crowd.

I didn’t expect to get lost and end up here.”

Not a single word she said was false, but it was completely different from her actual situation.

She just concealed some of the conditions, so you can't say she was lying.

The other party did not try to prove whether her words were lies or not, and just nodded slightly after listening.

"Where are you going next?"

Suika scratched her head with a proud expression on her face.

"It should be Victoria. Although I am small, I am a messenger. I have received two letters and need to deliver them to Victoria."

"Kazdel hasn't seen your ghost tribe for a long time. Speaking of which, the ghost tribe of the East Country is a Sarkaz tribe that Quillon took away when he traveled east.

Later, they settled in the East Country. Over the past thousands of years, this Sarkaz changed its name and surname, no longer calling itself Sarkaz, but became a ghost tribe unique to the East Country.

The woman told the secret between the Sarkaz and the ghosts.

"Um, do you want to liquidate our species that betrayed the Sarkaz?" Suika asked cautiously.

The woman shook her head

"Of course not, after all, everyone is looking for the promised land belonging to the Sarkaz.

Although the name was changed, the bloodline was preserved.

Besides, the events of that time were so complicated. If the name hadn't been changed, the Sarkaz you were with would have long since disappeared into the mountains of the East Country."

"Huh...that's good...

However, I can sense that you seem to be emotionally unstable. What happened?" Suika put out the bonfire to prevent it from igniting the nearby reeds and causing a fire in such weather.

The woman walked to the river, picked up a reed ring she had made while sitting there, and threw it into the river. The ring rolled twice in the water and then sank to the bottom of the river under the gaze of the two men.

Suixiang could sense that the woman's mood had become extremely dark after witnessing all this.

She wasn't looking at Suika, but looked up in one direction, her hands unconsciously clenched.

"Did I say something wrong, Ma'am?" Suika felt the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, and tried to break it.

The woman let out a long breath and shook her head at Suika.

“No, but Kazdel has been a bit uneasy lately, so you shouldn’t stay too long.

If you're heading towards Ursus, head north after exiting the valley. You'll be in Ursus in about four or five days."

"Thank you!" Suixiang bowed to her and walked out of the valley in the direction of her finger.

She was so scared by the other party just now that the mere fluctuation of her mood could almost freeze the entire space.

Suixiang sighed secretly, as expected of him being one of the six heroes of Sarkaz and the Lord of the Banshee Court, this kind of strength was not something that could be obtained just by bragging.

And from the other party's behavior and actions, Suixiang also read one thing, that is, it is very likely that the thing in her memory is about to happen.

Chapter 57: For Whom the Elegy Is Sung

Just as she reached the edge of the valley, a bone whistle sounded.

The voice was low and sad, as if the whole world was crying and grieving for it.

"Hiss! It can't be such a coincidence!"

Suixiang turned her head to look at the place where the sound came from and felt her scalp tingling.

She didn't know the exact time of Theresa's death, nor did she think it would be such a coincidence.

At this moment, she was standing at the edge of the valley, where bone whistles sounded one after another, responding to the mournful elegy.

"So, I've witnessed history?" Suixiang laughed at herself.

Then he took out an Ibuki ladle and a small porcelain cup from his waist.

She filled a glass of wine and spilled it on the floor, then the second glass, the third glass...

After pouring three glasses of wine, she drank the fourth glass in one gulp.

“Although I have no chance to meet you, your thoughts will be passed on and your will will be remembered.

Blood, death, and hatred can bring temporary pleasure, but they cannot bring the promised land that the Sarkaz want.

May peace return to Terra, and may war return to dust."

Suika really appreciated Theresa's idea.

Fighting violence with violence will not allow Kazdel to gain a foothold in Terra.