The Sacred Mountain of Karlan

Thinking of this, the highest military leader of Kjerag was deeply moved.

Meanwhile, back in town, Suika let out a satisfied burp.

Today's drinking session was the most enjoyable I've had in a while.

After all, I usually drink alone, but today I finally caught a bunch of unlucky guys.

Although their individual strength wasn't great, they had the advantage of numbers, and even when they were drunk and rolling their eyes, they refused to admit defeat...

Patting her belly, Suika went back inside to rest.

After all, I have to meet Miss Snow Leopard tomorrow, and we've agreed to have a drink together, so it's not appropriate to stay out too late tonight, lest I be yawning all the time and be impolite tomorrow.

News of Suika's return quickly reached Enciodes's ears.

"How did she behave when she came back?" Enciodes asked without looking up, continuing to work on the task at hand.

"Hmm, they seem pretty happy!"

The scout recalled Suika's expressions and behavior from the moment she got off the bus until she returned to the Warm Cottage before answering.

"Happy?"

Enciodes was stunned.

The main problem is that this intelligence is too strange.

Of the three families in the Kjerag family, the Paleroche family was the most resistant to Suika, an outsider.

As a staunch and unwavering diehard, he and the old guard he represented rejected any possibility of change for Kjerag.

Enciodes thought that Suika would have a terrible time with Pelloch, and that the two would part on bad terms.

But you're telling me she was happy when she came back?

This left Enciodes somewhat bewildered.

"Has any news come back from Pelloch?" After thinking for a few seconds Enciodes decided to check with his spies in Pelloch to see if they had any information, so he could find out what had happened.

"Not yet..."

"Get me the news as soon as it gets back from there." Because there was no definite news, Enciodes didn't dare to make any hasty judgments and could only instruct his subordinates to keep a close eye on the situation.

After his men left, he stopped what he was doing, stood up, and went to the Kjerag map hanging not far away.

He considered himself to be quite good at judging people, but he still couldn't understand this young messenger.

Logically speaking, she had accepted his invitation to come to Kjerag, and had openly and publicly announced this along the way, even leaving such an important thing as the exam papers with him beforehand.

The other two companies believed she should be considered one of their own.

But the result did not satisfy him.

The Browntail family remained neutral, but all indications suggested that their interest in the messenger was not as indifferent as they appeared.

Enciodes had actually anticipated this.

After all, this family has always been suspicious and indecisive. If they sense something profitable, they will seize it without hesitation. That's the Browntail family.

But Pelloch's explanation doesn't make any sense at all.

It's important to understand that Pelloch and Silverash represent two absolute extremes in their approaches to the development of Kjerag.

How could they possibly treat outsiders who are most likely on the opposing side kindly?

But the spies wouldn't lie to him, so there's only one possibility: something happened at the Paleroche family during the day.

Regardless, he was certain of one thing: this messenger was definitely not simple, and certainly not the person she described who came from the school to deliver a letter and invigilate the exam.

He turned to look at another map, which showed several regions bordering Kjerag. He pondered the current clues, trying to deduce from them which will Suika represented.

Meanwhile, what was Suika doing? She was sitting on the bed playing a card game called "drawing ghost cards" with Shanghai Dolls.

I asked the shop owner for this deck of cards after I got back.

The punishment for winning or losing is the standard practice of sticking a note on someone's hand.

However, Shanghai was a doll with no expression at all, and Suika couldn't see anything in her eyes. On the contrary, Shanghai could accurately grasp Suika's expression every time she drew a card. So after several rounds, Shanghai had no cards left, while Suika was almost turned from a Touhou Oni into a Carrion Eaters.

"I'm not playing spicy!" After losing again, Suika lay down on the bed in a spoiled manner, burying her head in the pillow to prevent Shanghai from sticking the note on her.

Shanghai flew around her head, then, noticing that Suika had completely covered her head, angrily stomped its legs several times in the air.

Finally, he stuck the note directly on Suika's butt before tidying up the house.

As for Suika, she fell asleep in her pillow in no time, and when she woke up it was already the next morning.

However, as soon as she opened her eyes, before she could even regain her senses, she saw Shanghai falling from the sky like Facehugger, as shown in the picture.

After finally managing to pull the Shanghai off her face, Suika rubbed her slightly reddened cheeks.

"Stingy Shanghai!"

Chapter 307 Kjerag Holy Mountain

Only after Suika admitted defeat did Shanghai happily forgive her, and then he plopped down on her head.

After he stepped outside Weiss was already waiting in the hotel lobby.

"Good morning, Ms. Suika."

Upon seeing Suika, Weiss immediately walked over.

Good morning, Weiss.

Shall we set off now?

Suika raised her hand to greet him.

Weiss checked the time

There's no rush, we have plenty of time.

If you'd like, you can have breakfast first, since hiking requires sufficient energy and calories.

Upon hearing this, Suika turned to look at the boss.

"Mr. Ross, a kebab and a bowl of hot soup, please."

"Alright!" Upon hearing Suika's words, the boss turned and went into the kitchen. A few minutes later, he brought out a large portion of meat patties and a steaming bowl of soup with vegetables and stewed meat to Suika.

"Thank you, boss!" Looking at the crispy, golden-brown meat patty, Suika couldn't resist digging her mouth into the food.

Ten minutes later, Suika, burping, followed Weiss out of the hotel.

After leaving the house, they boarded the carriage that had been prepared in advance and headed towards the Holy Mountain.

"Hey Weiss, are we just going to the Holy Mountain like this? Don't we need to fast, bathe, or change clothes or anything?"

Leaning out of the carriage window, Suika asked Weiss was driving.

Weiss rolled his eyes. "You were laughing so happily while you were eating bread and drinking soup. What's the point of remembering to fast now that you're out the door?"

"No need. You are not a pilgrim, but a distinguished guest who has been granted special permission to visit the Holy Mountain. You don't need to do the same things as us believers."

After Weiss finished speaking, Suika patted her chest.

"That's good, that's good."

I'm worried that we might accidentally do something offensive.

"By the way, it's so cold outside, wanna have something to warm up?"

Suika took out a pan-fried Fowlbeast leg and stuffed it into Weiss's hand.

Looking at the still steaming Fowlbeast leg in his hand, Weiss genuinely wanted to ask her where she had taken it from.

After all, the two hadn't been far apart along the way, and he had no idea when the other person had gone to buy this thing again.

"Actually, a little wine is the best way to warm up on a cold day, but unfortunately you're driving. There's a saying in Great Yan: 'Don't drink and drive, and don't drink and drive...'"

So you can't drink this wine.

"Um, are you mistaken...? How much have you drunk?"

One second Weiss was wondering if Suika had misspoke, but the next second the strong smell of alcohol that even the winter air conditioning couldn't mask made the black lines on his forehead even more pronounced.

"They've been drinking since they got on the bus... After all, they've got nothing to do, and they'd be bored to death if they didn't have a few drinks to kill the boredom."

Suika's matter-of-fact attitude left Weiss speechless.

At noon, the carriage finally arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.

Two beautiful women stood on the only road leading into the mountains amidst the wind and snow. Upon seeing each other, Weiss quickly jumped off the carriage.

"I have met the Holy Maiden..."

The woman standing in front nodded, then looked curiously at the girl peeking out from the carriage.

She had been very curious ever since she heard about the Elder's arrangements from Xiaoya yesterday.

It should be noted that since she became a saintess, the elders of Manjushri Monastery have never interfered with her schedule, except for important festivals that require her attendance.

This time, they actually asked her to take a foreign guest to visit the Holy Mountain, and in this kind of weather no less.

This made her curious about the other person's identity.

She initially thought it was her brother's mistress, but after seeing Suika's appearance, she completely dismissed that idea.

Although he was very unhappy with his older brother, he would never like a girl who was not yet an adult.

So what is so special about this person that would make these high-ranking officials in Kjerag allow an outsider to set foot on the Holy Mountain?

Just as Enya was lost in thought, Suika jumped down from the carriage.

Aren't you coming with us?

Seeing Weiss standing still, Suika already guessed that he wouldn't climb the mountain.

"There's a post station not far from here. I'll wait for you there, and I'll come here to greet you as soon as you come down the mountain."

Weiss pointed to the post station not far away, which was about to be buried by snow, and then said.

After saying his goodbyes to Enya and Suika, he boarded a carriage and headed towards the post station.

After watching Weiss leave, Suika walked up to Enya and extended her hand.

"Hello, my name is Ibuki Suika, you can call me Suika. It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency."

"Hello, Miss Suika, there's no need to be so polite. There's no one else here. You can call me by my name, Enya. Next, I will take you up the Holy Mountain to experience the power and holiness of Kjeragandr, and also to feel the beauty beneath the snow and wind of Kjerag."

Enya gave a very ladylike bow before extending her hand to shake hands with Suika.

Upon hearing Enya's words, Suika raised an eyebrow at the maid behind her.

Yara blinked gently, as a way of returning the gesture to Suika.

Noticing Suika's movement, Enya turned her head to look at the person behind her before speaking.

"This is my maid, Chang Yara. She will accompany us up the mountain. Please follow me..."

After speaking, Enya pointed to the mountain path behind her, which was almost completely covered by snow and obscured from view, and then walked over.

"Tsk tsk, this mountain road is indeed treacherous."

I heard Enya you live in this mountain, Enya!

Suika walked along the mountain path, where almost every step left her halfway in, she couldn't help but marvel at the sight.

At the same time, she recalled that when Enya became a saint, it was also in winter, and she walked alone up the snow mountain, bowing every three steps and prostrating every nine steps.

Even disregarding the weather, with the heavy snow making it nearly impossible for anyone to see the road ahead, her successful ascent must have been due to Yel's protection.

After all, in this kind of weather, it's already extremely difficult to even climb the mountain.

Even for Saria, the Supergirl from Terra, achieving this would be an enormous challenge, let alone for someone like Enya, who practically never leaves her home.

"That's right, but we don't live on the mountaintop, we live halfway up the mountain."

Although the closer we are to the mountaintop, the closer we are to our God, God also has his own life.

It's not good for us to block God's doorstep.

The mountainside of Kjerag Holy Mountain is almost level with the peaks in many areas of Kjerag, making it one of the closest places to God, and thus not considered a loss of status."