Ambrosius Monastery
After all, the millennia-long feud between the Sarkaz and Sankta is written into history textbooks.
The fact that the other party asked this question clearly indicates that they know something about it.
So from the beginning, they never thought of it as a church in Sankta, but took it for granted as their settlement.
"No, this is a church in Sankta, and many Sankta residents still live there."
We Sarkaz were asked to stay and live with them, and they agreed to set aside our grudges after we asked.
Gerald looked in the direction of the church with admiration, recalling what had happened back then.
They wouldn't have asked Sankta for help unless they were truly desperate.
What was initially a hopeless negotiation turned out to provide our group with a place to rest.
"So that's how it is. In that case, this bishop is quite nice."
However, the church will eventually return to Laterano.
"What about you then? Will the other Laterano people accept you?"
Suika asked, feigning curiosity.
Gerald fell silent after hearing Suika's words.
He knew the outcome all too well, but he preferred to remain silent and hide rather than face it.
"Perhaps..."
After a long pause, he finally managed to utter a sentence.
But when he looked up, he found that Suika had already gone far away.
By this time, Suika had reached the end of the hunting party.
Noticing the wary looks from the others, she pointed to her corner.
"First of all, I am not Caprinae, I am Oni, a demon from the Eastern Country."
It's a Sarkaz that was separated from the Eastern Country after the failed eastward migration with the King of Rangers, Kuron!
So, you can also consider me Sarkaz.
We were one family hundreds of years ago!
The hunting party members were speechless upon hearing his words.
Everyone else is hoping to stay as far away from the Sarkaz as possible, so why are there people rushing to become Sarkaz themselves?
However, after being fooled by her, the hunting team members lowered their guard.
After all, Suika's appearance is quite pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, her innocent, curious demeanor makes it difficult to bring oneself to scold her.
Before she even reached the church, she had already become one of the hunting party members, much to Gerald's astonishment.
With her joining the team, the morale and spirit of the whole team improved.
So Gerald didn't say anything more.
After all, the worst that can happen is just adding another mouth to feed.
The hunting party could afford to feed a small child.
Upon entering the monastery, the atmosphere soured again.
Suika looked at a Sarkaz sighing beside her and asked...
"Why is this guy sighing? I see everyone else has caught quite a lot of prey."
Just call me Lemont.
Despite the large amount of prey they brought back, the church was also quite crowded.
The original plan was to bring back at least half a month's worth of food from this hunt, but in reality, the food would only last a week at most...
"That's what the young man answered."
"Hmm, did you not find any prey?" Suika asked.
"Yes, as the hunting season goes on, there are fewer and fewer prey in this area." The young Sarkaz did not deny it in front of Suika.
"About ten kilometers south of here there is a large lake, and there should be many fish in it."
Then, ten kilometers north in the mountains, there is a forest, and in the forest lives the Great Swarm of various wild animals...
Suika recalled the situation she had just scouted from the sky and then spoke.
Chapter 512 Ambrosius Monastery
"Eating scales is not allowed!"
Just then, Gerald's voice came from the side.
Suika looked over and saw the other person gently pat her shoulder before continuing to speak.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but the local Sankta people are very opposed to eating scales and have even issued regulations that prohibit eating scales."
The bishop also said that if he found any of us eating scales, he would expel us.
We discovered that lake to the south a long time ago, but due to this regulation, we've never gone there to fish.
Otherwise, with that big lake behind us, our food wouldn't be so scarce."
Gerald sighed and continued speaking to himself.
"However, I am quite interested in the forest to the north that you mentioned. The road from here to that direction is very difficult to travel, and our hunting teams usually don't go that way."
There might actually be more prey over there.
How did you know that?
Suika pointed to her armband.
"I'm a professional; I would never lie about something like this."
However, Gerald clearly did not understand the meaning of the Suika cuff insignia.
He pointed inside the church and said...
"Suika, right? Come with me to see the bishop. We need to report to him about having another person."
Suika nodded and followed him toward the church.
Before she even stepped inside, she saw two young Laterano girls run out one after the other and chatter excitedly as they approached the hunting party, asking questions like two cheerful larks.
But the next second Suika and Gerald entered the church.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go and tell the bishop."
Gerald pointed to a stool in the hall for listening to sermons and spoke to Suika.
He only went to the front desk after Suika sat down.
On the high platform in the middle, a very old man was praying devoutly.
Only after he finished praying did he look down at Gerald.
"Gerald, what's the matter?"
"That's right, Your Excellency the Bishop."
We found a little girl on our way back, and I hope to keep her...
"Of course, our hunting team will take care of all her food needs."
Fearing the bishop would refuse, Gerald added a sentence after he finished speaking.
The protagonist looked at Suika sitting behind him.
Is it that child?
"Right!"
"Have her come closer, let me see..."
"Okay... Suika, come and greet Grandpa Bishop."
Upon hearing the bishop's words, Gerald quickly spoke up.
After Suika entered, the bishop looked her over and paused when he saw the armband on her shoulder.
Then he waved to Suika.
"Child, come here."
As Suika approached, the bishop's expression grew increasingly strange. Gerald didn't recognize the symbol, but he certainly did.
He let Suika get closer so he could see if her clothes fit and if they were her own.
And the result is self-evident: no matter how you look at it, this outfit was tailor-made for the girl in front of him.
He looked at Gerald
"Did you pick this child up on the street?"
"That's right!"
"Child, is Catastrophe about to strike this place?" Seeing Gerald's bewildered expression, the bishop realized he truly knew nothing, so he turned his attention to Suika.
Suika shook her head
"Although the environment here is not exactly ideal, it is still a long way from Catastrophe."
At least in my opinion, no Catastrophe is likely to occur here in the short term.
"Then why are you here? This isn't on any Iberia transportation route."
The bishop pressed on with further questions.
"It was just an accident. My original intention was to walk along the northern border of Iberia to the Sargon Rainforest on the other side."
Then head north to Columbia.
I happened to be passing by when I spotted a Sarkaz hunting party, and out of curiosity, I followed them to take a look.
Suika's answer left Gerald somewhat stunned.
Wasn't this child accidentally stranded in the wilderness?
"I see! Then Gerald can arrange your stay here." The bishop nodded and prepared to leave.
Suika continued speaking.
"However, I received a mission before I came here. The people in Laterano said they have a church Ambrosius Monastery."
This monastery, jointly built by Laterano and Iberia, was lost to news for decades on its way to Laterano.
They told me to relay any news of the monastery I discovered later.
Suika finished speaking, the two people present were stunned.
Gerald was dumbfounded; he hadn't expected the child he brought back to stab him in the face.
Thinking back to what the other person said when we first met, everything about them seemed so meaningful.
Before Gerald could speak, the bishop reached out and stopped him.
"Child, this is just an unnamed monastery. I don't know where the Ambrosius Monastery you mentioned is."
"Is that so? It seems I really don't have that luck."
Suika smiled foolishly, looking utterly innocent.
"Haha, child, for someone your age to become Catastrophe Messenger is beyond what the word 'luck' can describe."
The bishop pointed to one of Suika's two armbands and said.
"The old man's vision is indeed sharp." Suika gave a thumbs up.
"And what about your other logo?"
"Oh, it's normal that you don't recognize this old man. This is a medical institution that was established in the last two years, called Rhodes Island... It's an organization that researches Oripathy."