Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"Oh ha yo, old man."

Hellagur nodded to Suika

"Suika, I didn't expect to see you here."

"To be precise, why did you come just now? And you made such a big noise, I was startled. I thought Amiya was attacked."

Blade Master said helplessly after walking out from behind Hellagur.

"You can't blame me for that... because Amiya did get attacked, though not in the way you think."

Suika spread her hands and complained.

Hearing the conversation outside, the doors of other rooms opened one after another.

The operators who came out were all from Rhodes Island.

There is Tianhuo and Provence, who is also a messenger of natural disaster like Suika.

Ifrit and the carving knife.

There are also Kong and Gumi at the innermost part.

After meeting a few people, Suixiang greeted each of them.

"Well, I see the Propaganda Emperor is here too. If you're here too, where are Exia and Texas?"

Suika looked around but didn't see Ah Pulu Pai and De Gou.

"Rhodes Island and Da Yan have been communicating a lot lately, which has caused logistics problems. They were busy delivering goods and didn't come. This time, only my boss and I came to attend the music festival together."

After saying this, Sora paused for a moment before continuing.

"My boss asked me to sign an operator contract with Rhodes Island, so I came here with everyone from Rhodes Island this time."

"So you're not with the Emperor?"

"The boss appears and disappears all day long. He is often nowhere to be found in the blink of an eye. There is no way I can follow him." Kong rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, looking very playful and cute.

Suixiang nodded. With the Emperor's temper, he probably didn't have the patience to bring the little girl across Terra to attend the music festival.

Since he happened to know that people from Rhodes Island would come here, the chances of him just leaving them to Rhodes Island were quite high.

Suika looked at Gumi.

She was not familiar with the people of Ursus. To be more precise, she did not expect that even though she had changed the plot beyond recognition, these Ursus girls would still join Rhodes Island as planned.

However, after listening to Amiya's explanation, I learned that dozens of students, including Gumi, were infected by Originium because they failed to evade the disaster in time.

When Ursus learned that they were infected, they expelled them from the city, leaving these students to fend for themselves in the snow and ice.

If they hadn't happened to meet Tallulah, they might have all died in the snow.

Considering that they were conducting a guerrilla war, the Reunion Movement could not afford to support so many people at once. Coincidentally, Rhodes Island was not far away at the time, so Talulah sent people to send them all to Rhodes Island.

Just like that, these Ursus girls who were supposed to have nothing to do with Rhodes Island returned to Rhodes Island.

"Hello!" Noticing that Suika was staring at him, Gumi looked at himself awkwardly, and only spoke cautiously after realizing that there was nothing wrong.

"Hello, my name is Suika, nice to meet you." Suika nodded to her.

"You are Suika!" Gumi said in surprise after hearing Suika's self-introduction.

"Hmm?" Suika tilted her head.

Gumi came over and bowed to her seriously.

"I've heard about Chernobog from everyone in Rhodes Island. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid the damage to everyone in the city would have been even worse."

Suika waved her hand

"At the time, it was to save Blade Master, and the behavior of the old Ursus nobles was indeed inhumane.

...In my opinion, the moral level is only slightly higher than that of the garrison in Xiaoqiu County.

The slight difference is that they still have some dignity."

Chapter 582: Deep into the Volcano

"Xiaoqiu County? What happened to Xiaoqiu County?"

Hearing what Suika said, Blademaster became interested.

"It's not easy to talk here, let's go inside."

After entering the house where Amiya was, Suika told her what happened in Kooka County.

After hearing this, everyone looked completely disillusioned.

Just as Suika said, even if the old nobles of Ursus were so heartless, they were still relying on the power of natural disasters to turn the entire city's population into infected people.

Victoria's soldiers actually bombarded the city with dirty bombs.

This kind of thing has happened in Terra's long history, but that was against enemies and other countries.

Victoria used this kind of thing domestically this time. Once the matter is exposed, it will have a serious impact on the credibility of Victoria's entire country and military.

After all, in everyone's subconscious cognition, soldiers are an agency of violence, and defending the country is their basic ethics and professional qualities.

Bombarding your own city, what kind of home are you protecting, and what kind of country are you defending?

After listening to this, Dao Keta looked at the Terra map in his hand, staring at the area in the center with the word Victoria written on it and sighed.

"Oh, Victoria is going to be in chaos again."

"Blade Master, how about we..." Amiya said with some concern.

Blade Master shook his head

"Everyone is here to relax, so there is no need to think about work.

Since Kal'tsit hasn't sent a message asking us to return, it means there's still room for maneuver."

After hearing what Blade Master Ta said, the people in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh, I was planning to go to the volcano for a field investigation today..." Tianhuo said after patting his chest.

Provence on the side also nodded.

"Volcano exploration? How about taking me with you?" Suixiang raised her hand and said after hearing what the two said.

"What are you looking at? I am also a messenger of natural disasters after all, but you are traveling with me." After Suika said this, everyone realized that the girl in front of them was not only terrifying in combat, but she was also a messenger of natural disasters who traveled everywhere and had rich experience in the wild.

"Okay, then we'll go together. It will make work a lot easier with a colleague." Provence said with a smile after he realized what was going on.

"I want to go too!" Ifrit said anxiously when he saw this.

Blade Master thought about it and felt that with Huang's arrival, the team would not lack combat power, and there was Suixiang taking care of them, so there would be no danger.

“Okay, but you have to listen to Suika.

If Suika tells me you disobeyed orders after you come back, I will never allow you to leave the main force again."

"Okay, I promise to follow your orders!" Seeing that Blade Master Ta agreed to his request, Ifrit smiled happily.

After breakfast, Suixiang and the other three came to the foot of the volcano.

Provence took out the information he and Tianhuo had investigated a few days ago and handed it to Suixiang.

"These are the information I've collected over the past few days, and they make me feel like something's not right with this volcano."

Suixiang picked up the document and took a look. On it was a series of data records, which recorded the information collected by the monitoring points near the volcano.

"You have collected so much data in these few days!" Ifrit looked at what Suika was holding. The strings of numbers on it made her scalp tingle.

"Of course not, the Scourge Messengers will also share data with each other.

These data were collected by our predecessors at the monitoring points placed here.

You see, from this time on, the density of Originium particles around the entire volcano began to gradually increase.

Although everything is still under control, this is also very abnormal, because in a stable environment, the concentration of Originium should not show an upward trend. Moreover, this is a coastal area, and the sea breeze will also carry away a lot of Originium particles.

So I judge that this volcano may have awakened, but more definitive evidence is needed.

After all, there are too many people in Xiosta down there. If we want to officially declare an evacuation, we must have enough supplies."

Provence replied calmly.

Suika nodded

"You're right. This is indeed a problem. In a coastal area with abundant winds, the local Originium concentration shouldn't be increasing.

The fact that the temperature was able to rise steadily but remain within a safe range was entirely due to the sea breeze that saved the lives of the people here."

Seeing that Suika also agreed with his opinion, Provence's smile became even wider.

The four of them walked along the mountain road to the middle of the mountain and found a cave.

Provence said, "We're here. This is the entrance to the mine. According to the locals, most of Xiosta's obsidian comes from here."

The other three people except Suixiang took out special Originium dust gas masks from their backpacks and put them on, then took special caving searchlights and fixed them on their heads before walking inside.

The temperature got higher as they went inside, and Provence could already smell the burnt smell of his tail hair.

Looking at the other three, they all looked as if they felt nothing.

She could only say that there are differences between people.

But Tianhuo and Ifrit are originally sorcerers who play with fire. Not only do they have a high resistance to high temperatures, but why does Suika look so stress-free?

She asked about this out of curiosity.

"Oh, the place I used to live in was called Old Hell. There were lava rivers everywhere. I'm used to this kind of heat."

Suixiang said that the high temperature was nothing to her, she wanted to find some lava and jump in to take a bath.

"Is there such a place in the East?" Provence had already known from Xingxiong that Suika was not from Elafia, but from the ghost tribe in the East, so he was very surprised after Suika finished speaking.

"Haha, Terra is such a big place, there must be some strange things, like the hot land of Foehn that has never been crossed by anyone..." Suixiang couldn't help but laugh when she saw the other party's serious look.

"Keep your voice down, there seems to be some movement ahead." Tianhuo, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his hand.

The people behind decisively shut up and quietly walked forward.

After passing through a narrow mine, the view ahead suddenly opened up for the group.

But Tianhuo and the others looked at the scene below and felt that if possible, it would be better not to be so cheerful.

Not far below them, orange-yellow volcanic source stoneworms were densely packed below.

"Damn it!" Looking at the Originium insect swarm below, Ifrit's scalp went numb and he couldn't help but curse.

"So many Originium bugs... This must be their nest...

The mine was dug too deep and directly hit the Originium Worm's nest. No wonder this mine was abandoned."

Volcanic Originium Worms are different from the Originium Worms in the outside world. Living in a high-temperature environment all year round, the Originium dust they absorb is active, and they will explode if not handled properly.

And with so many Originium bugs below, if a chain explosion occurs...

Chapter 583: Insect Repellent Suika

"It seems the environment here is likely related to these volcanic source stone insects... The ecological environment affects the geographical environment... Is anyone familiar with this topic?"

Tianhuo complained as he looked at the dense swarms of Originium bugs under his feet.

"Not interested, Provence, what about you?" Suika waved her hand. She was not an academic but a serious practical person.

Provence also shook his head. "This doesn't fit my profession... How about you come, Tianhuo?"

Tianhuo also shook his head. "I have no interest in volcanic research..."

Suika poked her head out from the side as if triggering a keyword.

"Volcano research? I know someone who does that."

"Hmm?" Tianhuo and Provence looked at Suixiang with a look as if to ask how you can always find someone you know about everything.

"I once met a couple in Leithania who specialized in studying volcanoes and related matters. If it were them, they might be interested in the things here," Suika replied.

Provence on the side thought thoughtfully, "A couple who study volcanoes...you are not talking about the Neumanns!" Provence said, slapping his forehead.

"You know him!" Suika looked at Provence in surprise.

Provence pointed at Ifrit and said, "Not only me, Ifrit also knows him. To be more precise, many people on Rhodes Island know him."

"You mean they are in Rhodes Island!" Suixiang immediately understood what Provence meant.