Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"Longmen can't eat these things?"

After sitting down, Kal'tsit was a little confused as to whether Suika's mental state, which was sometimes normal and sometimes confused, was okay. She was really considering whether to give her a Lena number.

"Of course I can eat it... But when I was in school, the cafeteria lady would eat two-thirds of a spoonful of vegetables, leaving only one or two pieces of meat... I won't say more, it's all tears..."

Suika's sigh caused ACE who was sitting next to her to be puzzled.

"Ah, half a spoonful of food leaked out, and you didn't pay?"

"Full price"

"Not enough food?"

"The front is beating, the chef is frying in the back"

"Then why did she do that? Is she sick in the brain or is her hand weak?"

"No, maybe I just think that little brats don't need to eat so much..."

"Why don't you drive her away?"

"...Do you think the school listens to little brats?"

"Well, then you're really unlucky..." ACE shrugged.

He really couldn't understand how the chef could be so stingy when there was enough food for everyone even though he paid.

"ACE, it's great that you're here. You'll be the examiner for Ibuki Suika's comprehensive physical test this afternoon."

Seeing that the two were chatting enthusiastically, Kal'tsit spoke.

"Huh? Me?"

ACE pointed at himself and said after Kelsey nodded

"Okay, but I'm very strict, so you better pay attention, little girl!"

Suika nodded and said, "Of course, ACE, you can ask for any test you want, as long as it's not a written test..."

I hate doing exercises the most."

Hearing her words, ACE and many others around him smiled knowingly.

After all, who likes taking exams and doing tests when they are a kid?

After dinner, Kal'tsit left first because of surgery, and Suika was entrusted to ACE.

"We just finished our meal. It's not good for our health to exercise right away. How about we take a break for an hour first?" ACE said after checking the time.

"Of course, it's all up to my brother!"

Of course, Suika didn't care. She followed ACE to an operator's lounge.

There was a noisy sound after the door opened.

There were already quite a few people inside, each doing their own thing.

“This is the rest area of Rhode Island, where many public facilities including sports fields and libraries are located.

Most operators, when not working, either stay in the training area on the other side or in this rest area.

Of course, this is the general lounge, but if you advance to an experienced operator, you can also go to the lounge reserved for elite operators!"

ACE introduced it to Suika.

Suika glanced at the people in the rest area. Suika didn't recognize most of them. They might be the people on the death list in the Battle of Chernobog, or the ordinary-looking NPCs that flashed by in the game, or they might have left Rhodes Island before or died somewhere.

But in Suika's eyes, those standing here at this moment are all living people, with their own interpersonal relationships and joys and sorrows.

After seeing ACE, many people stopped and greeted him.

After seeing Suika behind him, those who have a good relationship with him will ask about Suika's situation.

"You're quite popular here!" Suika said after following him to the library door.

"That's right. Just ask Rhodes Island and everyone will know my name, ACE..." ACE said proudly, showing his white teeth when he heard what Suika said.

"This is the library. It's quiet inside and suitable for rest. Let's sit inside for a while. After we've rested, we'll go to the training room for the final physical training.

But speaking of which, you're probably one of the fastest people I've seen joining us after coming to Rhode Island."

After opening the door, the two walked into the library, which was much quieter than outside.

Although there were quite a few people here, everyone was sitting quietly reading books. Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, it was as if they had entered another world.

After they found a place to sit down, Suixiang picked up a book and started reading.

After reading two pages, she felt dizzy. When she saw the title of the book, she was surprised to find that it was "Advanced Spell Models and Casting" and it was in Leithanian.

No wonder I recognize every letter in it, but can’t recognize any of them when they are put together.

She rummaged through the cabinet again, found a storybook called "Rainforest Tales" and started reading it again.

"Let's go!" It was only after ACE patted her shoulder that she realized an hour had passed.

"Let's go, let's go!" After standing up, Suixiang followed ACE out of the rest area and went straight to the training area.

After arriving, ACE took her to an empty training ground. After entering, she found that there were several people standing not far away.

Seeing Suika's gaze, ACE said

“They are all my team members and your opponents in this assessment.

We will start with a basic strength test, testing strength, speed, endurance, reaction, Originium skills and overall view... Overall view is a battle flag mini-game made by the Rhodes Island Engineering Department.

Finally, just pass the practical test.

Since Kal'tsit has entrusted me to conduct the assessment, I think she thinks that ordinary tests should be easy for you, so I will be more strict, so you better be careful!

You met this morning, Operator Pith. After hearing about your test, she volunteered to be the examiner for Originium skills. She's Rhodes Island's top magic master. Almost all of the new generation of sorcerers in Rhodes Island can be considered her apprentices. Please be careful..."

ACE said to Suika after he stood still.

Suika made an OK gesture to ACE and walked to the front of the first tester.

Looking at the weightlifting bar in front of her, Cuixiang waved her hand and indicated that she should fill it up with iron plates, and then sit two burly men on it. Missing one item would be disrespectful to her own strength.

"Ahem, I have to remind you that you are not allowed to use Originium skills to assist in the basic physical test! If you use Originium skills, the equipment will remind you and you will have to start the test again."

ACE reminded after Suika finished speaking.

"Of course. How could such a simple task as lifting a weight require Originium skills? Are you underestimating me?"

Suika was not worried at all. After all, as one of the four demon kings, although Ibuki Suika was not as strong as Hoshiguma Yugi in terms of absolute strength, she was still one of the best in Gensokyo in terms of strength. This amount was nothing to her.

Seeing Suika's insistence, ACE signaled his men to fill up the iron sheets according to Suika's instructions, and then the two strongest men sat on both sides.

"Just a reminder, there's a ton of weight on each side of this weightlifter..."

Chapter 149: Common sense is meant to be broken!

Before ACE could finish his words, he saw Suika lift the weightlifting bar with one hand and then raised it above her head amid a burst of exclamations.

“It’s only one ton, what preparations do I need to make?

How about another one, I'll show you how to raise my hands horizontally?"

Suixiang put the two-ton weights on the ground with a nonchalant look on her face and stretched her wrists before saying this.

ACE looked at PITH beside him.

PITH shook her head and said that according to her observation and the equipment's detection, Suika had not yet reached the level of using Originium techniques.

"You don't think I can use Originium techniques to hold this thing up, do you?"

After seeing the two people's actions, Suixiang shook her head speechlessly.

"I don't think Rhodes Island's current equipment can measure your strength. Have you ever tested your own strength?"

After hearing what Suika said, ACE realized that the current equipment in Rhodes Island might not be able to detect Suika's strength, so he could only ask her in person.

"Well...if I have to say, I should be able to overturn a mountain? Or stop Rhodes Island from taking action." Suika touched her chin. Her strength is actually about the same regardless of her body size.

The reason why we appear stronger as we get bigger is that our body surface area is larger when we are larger.

For example, in its current state, a punch on a mountain can only poke a hole in it.

But once it becomes big enough, there will be enough contact area for one punch, so the entire mountain can be destroyed. Combined with skills (such as three-step destruction), it can be easily blown up a mountain.

Of course, this sounded a bit crazy to the other operators, but since Suika's strength was so great that it was completely meaningless to detect it, ACE wrote +∞ in the [Physical Strength] column, indicating that accurate observation was currently impossible.

"Then the second test is about speed. It consists of a 100-meter sprint, a 10x10 100-meter shuttle run, and a battlefield maneuver under the sniper's aim..."

ACE took out a small notebook and told Suika about the next exam items.

In fact, the first item of the [Physical Strength] assessment is not simply about weightlifting, but for someone who can lift two tons of weight with one hand without blushing or getting nervous, there seems to be no need to continue the test.

"Ready, go!" Following ACE's command, Suixiang suddenly kicked off on the spot, and in just a breath she crossed the hundred-meter distance and reached the finish line on the other side.

Looking at the footprint on the ground at the starting point, the veins on ACE's forehead jumped.

If this kick lands on someone...

But it's normal. With such great strength, her speed is naturally not too slow. After all, Suika's figure doesn't look like those muscular guys who trained their muscles and participated in the "Boys and Girls Rush Forward" program and couldn't even pass the first level.

On the contrary, she doesn't seem to be the type of person who is too slow.

"Three seconds and twenty-one, is the speed brought by pure power so terrifying?" ACE exclaimed after looking at the time on the stopwatch.

"It's okay, my speed is just average. When it comes to speed, I'm still far from being the best!"

After walking back and hearing ACE's sigh, Suika replied.

"You don't have to underestimate yourself. Even with the use of Originium techniques, many people still can't reach this speed." PITH pushed his glasses and said.

"But I know a voyeur who can take photos while running in front of me. The key is that she is too fast and I can't catch her.

As for speed, I still can’t do it!"

When talking about the fastest speed in Gensokyo, we have to mention our wind goddess girl - Reimu Maru.

The speed of the Tengu is pretty good, but Wenwen is the best among them.

With Suika's speed, it would be impossible to catch up with her unless Wenwen released the sea.

"Uh, why are you taking secret photos at such a fast speed?" someone nearby asked in confusion.

"Because she's a journalist, but most of her news stories start with a picture, and the rest of the content is fabricated. Apart from the photos, which are real, not a single word of the other text can be trusted..."

Thinking about someone who couldn't get any big news in Gensokyo and had to make up all kinds of stories like the UC Shock Club, and then was chased by the parties involved, if he didn't run fast enough, he would have been beaten into a cripple by those big monsters.

……

The person who can make Suika feel that he is out of reach at such a speed actually wants to be a reporter. The key is that from what Suika said, he is just a rubbish third-rate tabloid reporter.

This left the group speechless.

“Although I’m quite strong, I’m not the strongest person.

At least in front of Xingxiong, I can only rank second."

While everyone was still in shock, Suika said something that shocked them even more.

This incident was honestly recorded by ACE. Later, when Rhodes Island established a relationship with Lungmen, Hoshiguma caused some fun after being sent to Rhodes Island.

At this time, ACE asked her to perform the remaining two tests. Although the effect of the shuttle run was not very good, the sniper could not catch the fast-moving Suika at all in the last test.

Finally, ACE wrote the word "Excellent" in the "Battlefield Maneuvers" column of the report.

"The test of physiological tolerance..."

"I've faced natural disasters..." Suika said before ACE could finish.

"What?" Everyone looked over when they heard her words.

Suixiang took out a stack of photos she had taken during the natural disaster from her backpack.

“This happened on the way to Karaton. I experienced a sudden natural disaster.

I used my camera to capture the scene from the natural disaster!"

Suika said as she handed the photos to a few people.

After picking up the photos and flipping through them, PITH was surprised to find that this set of photos was indeed a scene of the changes in the environment around the photographer due to the outbreak of natural disasters.

Judging from this scene, the photographer must have been in a natural disaster to get such a close and clear picture.

"How did you do it?" PITH was a little shocked because Suika didn't look like an infected person.