Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

Standing at the edge of the field, Suixiang looked at the wheat field in front of her curiously.

It is called a wheat field, but not all crops here are wheat. At least Cuixiang saw a lot of grown bean pods, which clearly shows that this is a standard mixed-crop field.

"That's right, little girl, do you understand this? Yes, these are indeed wheat and soybeans. I don't know why, but if we plant them together, the yield of each will not decrease, and the consumption of soil fertility will also be reduced..."

The man glanced at Suika in surprise. From the girl's appearance and skin, he could tell that she was the type who had never done housework, but she could actually tell him what was grown in the fields.

You have to know that most city lords only know that things grown in the fields are edible, but they have no idea which part of the plant they eat or what it looks like before it is picked.

“When I was little, I worked in the fields with my grandfather.

Although I’m not proficient in it, I understand it a little bit.”

Suika nodded and replied.

Then the two of them stood by the field and talked about crops. Suixiang took a notebook and recorded the other person's experience.

"Little girl, why are you writing these down?" The big man asked curiously when he saw what she was writing. Suixiang replied that she was recording the details of their conversation.

"To be honest, I'm a Scourge Messenger. This is my first time traveling alone, and I'm seeing a lot of things for the first time. So I want to record what I've learned along the way and make a summary when I get back..."

Suika replied with a smile.

“Ha, little girl, are you still the messenger of natural disasters?

The Scourge Messengers I've seen don't look like you."

The big man's voice was loud and surprised.

"Is the Scourge Messenger you're talking about one who's bundled up tightly, carrying a bag full of instruments and equipment, and ideally a hiking pole?"

"Yes, yes, yes! There was a messenger of natural disasters who came here before, and he looked exactly like what you described." After Suixiang finished speaking, the man nodded repeatedly.

"Uncle, you're not wrong. Most of the Messengers of the Scourge are indeed just like you said.

But there are always exceptions, for example, I don’t like that.”

"But it's very dangerous in the wilderness. You're a little girl, alone, and wearing so little... What if you meet a bad guy?" The big man looked at Suixiang. She was wearing an ordinary gray denim skirt, which made her look like she was going out camping rather than adventure.

"Don't worry, uncle, I'm very strong." After getting to know the place more or less, Suixiang said goodbye to the big man and continued walking south.

Chapter 111 Accidents come one after another

After bidding farewell to the farmland, Cuixiang continued to head south. A week later, after crossing a mountain, the sea came into her sight.

That’s right, the sea.

This is not Iberia, so why is there a sea here? Of course it is an inland sea.

Just like the Mediterranean Sea, although it is surrounded by inland, you can't say it is not a sea.

It's the same here. The sea in front of Suika is the Mediterranean Sea of Terra.

She took a deep breath, and the overwhelming smell of the sea made her retch.

"YUE~, which brother-in-law said the sea smells so good..."

After complaining, Suixiang opened the map and found the nearest village, ready to buy some ingredients.

Of course, she could also get game outside.

However, Suixiang, who has not deeply studied the basic wilderness survival skills of Bear Grylls and Derek Ye-chan, knows that the only things she can be sure are non-toxic in the wilderness are various animals.

But people can't eat meat every day. They still have to eat some vegetables occasionally to balance the nutrition and improve their diet structure.

She didn't know which wild vegetables were edible and which were not, so she could only go to the village to buy some common vegetables.

Soon, at noon the next day, she saw the village marked on the map.

As she approached, she keenly felt that the looks people here gave her seemed somewhat unfriendly, or rather, very wary.

I hope I won't run into any trouble again...

Suika complained to herself as she walked along the road towards the village.

After arriving at the village, she was certain that there was a 99% chance that something was wrong or something had happened.

Because everyone in the village was in a hurry, the air was filled with a sense of tension.

Not wanting to cause any more trouble, Suika prepared to buy some vegetables and leave. After all, she didn't want to cause trouble everywhere. As for causing trouble along the way, this should be the protagonist's talent. She thought of herself as an ordinary person who was just slacking off, so it was better not to have this talent.

Just as she saw a shop selling food and was about to walk over, a man with a gloomy face blocked her way.

The other party glanced at her and asked

"Are you also a messenger of natural disasters?"

“I am indeed the Messenger of Scourge, how did you know?

…But also?

Is there anyone else here?" Suixiang looked around and felt a little guilty for a moment.

After all, he knew exactly how he came to be the messenger of natural disasters.

He knew nothing about astronomy and geography. If it weren't for the help of Shi Huaiya's family, he would never have been able to obtain this identity.

Now she was about to run into another messenger of natural disasters. It was impossible for her, the fake one, to say that she was not nervous.

"Humph, this is the third batch already, who else would come here besides you guys!

Come with me! "

After the man finished speaking, he walked towards the village on his own.

Seeing this, Suixiang had no choice but to take out Ibuki's wine and take a sip. With the courage from the alcohol, she followed the other person.

We arrived at a place that looked like a village office and could hear the quarreling inside from a distance.

"Andrew, don't argue with me. The Scourge Messenger's observations will not be wrong.

The data here is very abnormal, and there is at least a fifty percent probability of a natural disaster occurring.

If we don't evacuate the villagers now, then once a natural disaster strikes, no one here will be able to escape."

"George, do you mean that because of a 50% probability, I will force these 100 households and nearly 500 people in the village to abandon their village, give up their crops that are about to be harvested, and follow you to escape?

This matter is too ridiculous. Not only can I not explain it to everyone in the village, even if there is a 100% certainty of a natural disaster, we will not leave until the crops are harvested.

Otherwise, without food, how will we survive for the next year?"

“But if I stay here, let alone the next year, do I even have to think about how to survive when there are no people left?

Andrew, this is a natural disaster, not the damn Mary next door who invites you to dinner and lets you set the time.

It can come at any time, and by the time you discover the natural disaster and want to leave, it will be too late.

I know you are unhappy with me, thinking that I took Susan away and failed to protect her, and let her die in the wilderness.

But thirty years have passed, can you please stop using your hatred for me to tie everyone in the village down with you and bury them with you?!"

You can tell that the younger middle-aged man is very angry, while the more experienced one on the other side speaks in a calm but more determined tone.

"George, I recognize your work on the Scourge Messenger, so I am standing here talking to you. If you want to talk about Susan, I will tell you that I will never forgive you in this life.

But it has nothing to do with what’s happening now.

Just like you said, a fifty percent chance...why can't we bet that there won't be a natural disaster with this fifty percent chance?

If you make the wrong judgment, then we will not only lose the harvest but also lose our homes.

Or a natural disaster occurred after the autumn harvest, and we could have at least taken away food, but because of you we ended up with nothing..."

“I’m responsible…”

"You're not responsible for anything... Just like back then, you could just give a half-hearted apology and walk away, but here you have to pay for your shitty decision. It's not fair to us..."

Hearing the war of words between the two people in the room begin to escalate, Suixiang couldn't help but grin.

From their conversation, she could roughly understand what was going on.

This small town may be threatened by a natural disaster, so a disaster messenger came hoping that the local villagers would seek refuge away from here.

But the person who came seemed to have some connection with this place, and it was a negative one.

In addition, the probability of natural disasters is uncertain, so the locals obviously do not agree with his plan.

In response to this, Cuixiang said that it is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs, and the situation before her can be considered a family affair.

Asking her to act as a lobbyist would definitely not work.

After all, when both parties are involved in something with other irrelevant emotions, both parties will be blind and will not listen to others at all.

Even if you try to persuade him in a nice way, he will still think you are the opposite or the reasonable person.

In response, Suixiang said that in this situation only he could feel the pain, otherwise no matter how much outsiders said, it would be impossible for him to agree.

When the man brought Suika in, he saw two white-haired old men in the house glaring and blowing their beards.

After seeing the two people coming in, the old man sitting in the innermost seat looked at the man and asked

"Karon, what are you doing bringing a little kid in here?"

"Village Chief, she claimed to be the Messenger of the Scourge, and I thought she was... so..."

The man said this and looked at the old man in the middle.

Chapter 112: Suika who disregards life?

After hearing the man's words, everyone looked towards Suika who was looking around the room curiously.

"Are you the Messenger of Scourge?"

Before the old man inside could say anything, the man outside looked down at Suixiang with a suspicious look on his face, obviously not trusting her self-introduction.

"You said you were the Messenger of Scourge, but where's your equipment? Are you walking through the wilderness wearing just this?"

The man looked at Suika, who was carrying a backpack that obviously didn't contain any equipment, and then praised a small backpack, and criticized her bluntly.

In response to this, Suixiang sighed helplessly.

This guy is probably mentally ill.

Regardless of whether he is a real messenger of natural disasters, given the current situation, he has to treat the fake as real, and then win him over to persuade the village to evacuate. This is the real thing to do.

As a result, as soon as he came in, he was criticized by his own family before he could even open his mouth.

With this personality, it's no wonder he is unpopular.

Suika looked at the old man inside

"How many pounds of gunpowder did this man eat?"

……

"What do you mean?"

"He's so angry, can't you bring him some mung bean soup to cool him down?"

Suixiang doesn't care whether he is a good or bad person. He started to scold her as soon as he came. Should she still be nice to him?

After being confronted by Suixiang, the old man standing in the middle looked even more gloomy.

"Hehe, George, look at how you've fared. Even your own people look down on you." Hearing Suixiang's words, the old man inside suddenly laughed like a wrinkled chrysanthemum.

The old man in the middle instantly turned red in the face. Looking at his age, Suixiang hurriedly took a few steps back.

"I didn't touch him. Whatever happens to him is none of my business!"

……

As soon as these words were spoken, the others also stepped back, as if to say, "Old man, you are so angry that you get sick, don't worry about the people around you."

“You you you… humph!”

The old man named George sat down on the stool, so angry that he couldn't even speak.

At this time, the village chief Andrew looked up at Suixiang. After all, her outfit didn't look shabby if she was a rich lady traveling, but she didn't look like a messenger of natural disasters.

"Are you really the Messenger of Scourge?"

"It's absolutely genuine! Even though I only recently got the ID, you can't deny it just because I'm young..."

Suixiang patted her chest. She couldn't give up at this time, otherwise it would be over.

"So you came here to persuade us to leave because you detected a possible natural disaster nearby?"

The old man continued to ask.