Arknights: Suika's Journey as a Messenger
Chapter 151

Ultra-Long-Range Group Communication / The Reunion Movement's Predicament

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Hoshiguma recounted what had happened that morning.

After listening, Chen reached out and touched her forehead, but she slapped his hand away.

"I'm not sick, nor do I have hysteria, and I'm certain that the person on that side is Suika."

"Although I don't know how she did it, didn't you say that Originium Arts are developing rapidly? Maybe she found or created a spell that can achieve long-distance communication."

Hoshiguma naturally understood what Chen meant. To be honest, didn't she initially also suspect that it was just her imagination?

"While I'd like to believe it, don't you think it's a bit of an exaggeration?"

Chen pulled over a magic expert to sit next to Hoshiguma and explained to her just how terrifying the magic Hoshiguma had mentioned—the kind that allowed her to contact Hoshiguma, who was far away in Lungmen, directly using magic from Victoria and maintain that connection for such a long time without any signal problems.

"The Celestial Masters of the Great Yan also studied this kind of magic, and the Tower Sorcerers of Leithanien also conducted research in this area, but all of them failed."

Of course, this failure does not mean that it was impossible to complete, but rather that the gains did not match the investment, and the signal was poor due to the short time frame.

So, not to mention Officer Chen, I'm also quite curious about the principle behind this spell. If it can really achieve that level of power, even if ordinary people can't use it, supplying it to national agencies and enabling a country's dispatching and receiving capabilities simultaneously would be quite terrifying."

The sorcerer operator, who graduated from the Great Yan Celestial Master's Residence and later joined the Guard Department after coming to Lungmen, recounted his opinion on the spell that Hoshiguma and Chen had mentioned.

At the same time, his expression clearly showed that he didn't quite believe Hoshiguma's words.

"Hmm, I'll record one for you with my phone next time." Hoshiguma was getting a little anxious when the experts rejected her words.

"Okay, okay! It's not that we don't believe you, we just think it's a bit exaggerated. If it's true, that would be great."

After all, Suika is always out and about and we can't find her anywhere, nor can we send her letters. Now we have a way to contact her, even if it's unreliable, it's still better than before, isn't it?"

Chen reached out and patted Hoshiguma on the shoulder, then offered words of comfort.

While Hoshiguma was arguing about this matter on Lungmen, a scream came from Amiya on Rhodes Island.

The reason is that Rhodes Island is currently located on the border between Victoria and Leithanien, which is several hours ahead of Victoria where Suika is located, so it is currently late at night.

Amiya vaguely heard someone calling her name in her dream. The voice grew clearer and clearer, as if it were calling in her ear.

This really frightened the little rabbit.

She pulled her blanket tighter, trying to protect herself by using the rule that people won't be taken away by the devil if they hide under the blanket.

But the voice persisted, telling her not to hide under the covers, as it looked hot.

Upon hearing this voice, Amiya immediately wrapped herself up even tighter.

"Whoosh~~ Our first fire started, and then look, there's a little rabbit wrapped up in its own shell. Just skewer it, sprinkle it with salt, and after it's roasted, pour some of that soul-stirring broth over it~~~"

Seeing that Amiya was awake but had her eyes tightly closed, as if no one could hurt her as long as she couldn't see, Suika couldn't help but have a mischievous thought.

She lowered her voice and whispered in Amiya's ear in a strange tone. The next second, Amiya jumped three feet high and ran out with a scream.

Then she saw several Elite Operator protecting her instantly surround her. Ascalon rushed into the room and scanned the surroundings, but did not detect any signs of anyone entering.

Logos arrived shortly after and placed his hand on Amiya's forehead. Runes formed by witchcraft lit up around her, and Amiya gradually recovered from her fear.

Chapter 276 Ultra-Long-Distance Multi-Person Communication

Seeing the dazzling scene before her, Suika knew she had gone too far.

Amiya lives in the Elite Operator area, surrounded by other Elite Operator, with the strongest among them being the closest to her.

Just like now, if Amiya encounters danger, or if uninvited guests break into Rhodes Island, these Elite Operator will immediately protect the relatively weaker Amiya.

Suika scratched her head, looked at Amiya who had calmed down, and awkwardly waved, "Hello!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice from her dream again Amiya felt a chill run down her spine. Then, remembering that she was surrounded by her own people, she looked up.

In the void not far from where her gaze was fixed, Suika was looking at her with a fawning expression.

"... Miss Suika?" Amiya asked uncertainly after a moment of surprise.

"Yes, it's me... I'm sorry, I startled you. I should have looked for Logos."

Suika never expected that she had used a little force because she found the little rabbit's frightened appearance too cute, and that resulted in its current state.

Seeing the wary expressions on the faces of the other operators around her, she did feel a little embarrassed.

"Miss Suika, what is this...?" Amiya reached out and waved her hand, but touched nothing in the air.

"I've recently learned a spell that allows for remote communication, but it has many limitations, though the distance is indeed very far. For example, I'm talking to you right now in the Kestrel Territory..." Suika calmed her voice and explained the principle behind it.

Amiya had almost regained consciousness by this time. She nodded in surprise, not expecting that such magic existed.

"Who are you talking to, Amiya?" At this moment, Kal'tsit, who had received the message, jogged over from her office in the distance. She saw Amiya talking to herself and frowned. Then, she gave Logos a wink before asking.

"Hmm, can't you see? It's Miss Suika..." Amiya asked, pointing to the blank space in front of her.

"Suika ... Ibuki Suika?" Kal'tsit quickly realized who Amiya was referring to.

But when she looked in the direction Amiya was pointing, she saw nothing.

"There are fluctuations of magical energy, but they are very weak; unless you look for them specifically, they are almost undetectable," Logos suddenly said.

Amiya then repeated Suika's words to Kal'tsit and the surrounding operators.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the transparent Suika and asked, "Miss Suika, can you let other people see your face?"

Suika recalled the requirements for using her ability; they only mentioned the name, address, and number of times, but never the number of times a connection could be made at once.

She nodded immediately.

"I'll give it a try!" She then activated her ability again, this time targeting Logos.

Logos quickly noticed Suika's image appearing before her eyes. Suika greeted her apologetically, saying she shouldn't have joked about Amiya.

Because he had expected this, he didn't show any expression. Instead, he glanced around and saw that everyone else looked bewildered, which gave him a certain idea of the effect of this "spell".

"Your spell can only allow specific people to see your appearance and hear your voice?" Logos said, pondering the effects of the spell.

Suika nodded. "That's right. For a spell to succeed, you need to know the target's name, their current location, and that there are no duplicate names."

The most troublesome part is the location. For someone like Amiya who stays on Rhodes Island for a long time, it's fine. I just need to set the coordinates here, and make sure there's no other person named Amiya on Rhodes Island.

But if you and other field operators are outside, I won't be able to contact them using this spell.

Furthermore, many operators use codenames instead of their real names like Amiya, so I have no way to contact them through their codenames."

Logos nodded to indicate he understood the principle, then shook his head. "That's not right either. Logos isn't my name, it's my codename at Rhodes Island..."

"Of course, I'm not saying logos, but Eafnir ..." Suika said, looking at Amiya. Because of their connection, Amiya could see her clearly as she spoke.

Amiya nodded in confirmation of what Suika had said.

Logos's gaze towards Suika was quite complicated. After all, while many people on Rhodes Island knew her real name, there was definitely no one who would casually go around saying it.

Suika didn't stay at Rhodes Island for long, and she was just an ordinary field operator, so how did she learn her own name?

"Don't look at me like that. Have you forgotten? I've been to the Banshee Valley and met that lord."

When you chat with her, she mentions you almost every other sentence.

There are already few Banshee roaming the world, and you are the only one I know of who is both Banshee.

"Given Rhodes Island's connection, connecting you with that adult's child would be incredibly easy."

Suika raised an eyebrow as she said this.

Logos thought of her mother and the group of sisters in the valley, and a headache suddenly struck her.

"Okay~_~..." logos indicated that it agreed with Suika's words.

He then gestured to the others to indicate that the alarm was off, and the other operators put away their weapons and left, leaving only Kal'tsit behind.

Suika then recounted how she had just contacted Lungmen and learned that Chen and Wei Yenwu were secretly raising funds to support the Reunion Movement.

"As far as I know, with the drug, the Reunion Movement shouldn't be short of money."

Transporting supplies from Lungmen to Ursus is too dangerous. Unless absolutely necessary, I don't think Wei Yenwu would do such a thing.

So it seems there's some problem with the Reunion Movement. I don't have any contact with them from the outside, so I wanted to ask Rhodes Island if they know anything about it.

Because Amiya is the leader of Rhodes Island, she would definitely have information about this kind of thing, which is why I contacted her.

I just forgot that she was still sleeping because of the time difference.

Suika her hands together and apologized to Amiya.

She had also forgotten about the time difference and hadn't expected Amiya to be sleeping so soundly. She called her name for a long time but couldn't wake her up. Keep in mind, this wasn't a phone ringing; it was a person being called out to her.

However, considering Amiya's age and the pressure she was under, Suika felt a little sorry for her, and thought it was a bit cruel to wake her up during her only time of rest.

Chapter 277 The Dilemma of the Reunion Movement

After hearing what Suika said, Amiya patted her chest.

"Oh, I see. You should have told me sooner! You scared me to death..."

Suika pointed to the room

"I called you for a while, but it seemed like you were eating in your dream, constantly shouting something like 'Carrot, don't run away...'"

"Ugh, stop talking!" Although only Logos heard it, Amiya still felt quite embarrassed.

She never imagined that she would talk in her sleep, and that someone would overhear her.

The three chatted happily, but to onlookers, Logos and Amiya appearing to be talking to a wall looks somewhat eerie.

"Everyone, let's go back first. Mr. Logos is here, so there won't be any problems." Amiya said to those around her, considering that while the Reunion Movement didn't need to be kept secret, it wasn't appropriate to discuss it in public.

Soon everyone else left, and Logos and Kal'tsit went into Amiya's bedroom together.

"Can you really see Suika?" Kal'tsit asked after scanning the two of them to make sure they showed no signs of being controlled.

"That's right, but Suika said that her spell requires knowing the user's real name to use," Logos replied.

"Isn't Dr. Kal'tsit? Suika, why don't you bring her in too..." Amiya looked at Suika.

Suika looked at Kal'tsit with a complicated expression. Was Kal'tsit really Kal'tsit name...?

Although this name may have been used for over ten thousand years, its real name is probably "AMA-10".

But I can't bring myself to say that name out loud; if I did, it would be a huge mess.

The old lynx would probably bristle on the spot.

"Uh, it probably won't work today, because this spell consumes quite a bit of energy. Please tell Dr. Kal'tsit I'm sorry, and I'll definitely connect with her next time."

Therefore, Suika declined the offer, citing the excessive cost of the spell and the inability to add another one.

Amiya promptly relayed Suika's words to Kal'tsit.

Neither Logos nor Kal'tsit expressed many questions about this.

If what she said is true, then the spell that traveled such a long distance—from Kestrel Territory to Lungmen and then immediately to Rhodes Island —would definitely have consumed a lot of energy.

So Kal'tsit didn't insist that Suika add her as a member, but instead had Logos repeat Suika's conversation.

Amiya then began to recount what she knew about the Reunion Movement.

The Reunion Movement has indeed been having a tough time lately.

First, there's the radical "New Reunion Movement." They already know that Sasha and Eno are the leaders, especially Eno, who claims that the hatred and wounds of the Infected must be borne by all non- Infected, advocating for blood for blood.

This slogan attracted many low-income Infected people who had been abused by the Ursus authorities after becoming Infected, and some of whom had even nearly died.

The idea of "an eye for an eye" and "a blood for a blood" is a fundamental value among the lower classes, which is why the "New Reunion Movement" quickly amassed a large organization.

Their aims are completely opposite to those of the Reunion Movement, which Talulah belongs to.

Talulah a path that seeks to find a place where Infected and non- Infected can coexist, while the New Reunion Movement is trying to turn all non- Infected into Infected, claiming that there will be no discrimination when the world is full of Infected.

Under the guidance of this ideology, the New Reunion Movement repeatedly attacked villages and poorly defended cities, resulting in numerous bloodshed incidents.

This naturally attracted the attention of the Ursus authorities.

The Ursus authorities don't care if it's Reunion Movement or New Reunion Movement; in their eyes, they're all rebels and mobs.

Naturally, this was met with a complete and utter suppression.

Talulah and her group initially thought that the New Reunion Movement was so radical that it would be easily suppressed by the authorities, and they were even prepared to fund and accept a wave of refugees.

But unexpectedly, the New Reunion Movement members seemed to have divine foresight, repeatedly evading the Ursus army's encirclement and suppression.

On the contrary, those who were originally part of the Reunion Movement were caught by the military several times, resulting in heavy losses.

Currently, the Reunion Movement has left a few administrative staff on Rhodes Island as envoys for communication, while the remaining combat forces have mostly returned to Ursus to engage in combat.

According to recent news, although they are having a tough time, they have luckily escaped the pursuit of the Ursus Military.

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