Speaking Intimately with a New Acquaintance / Helpful Little Suika

Just as the two changed the subject, Gerald, sitting next to them, felt extremely uncomfortable.

However, he still tried to calm down and look at the old man and the young man in front of him.

"Alright, while we rest here, you can stay with Gerald."

After they finished talking, the bishop pointed at Gerald and said to Suika.

After leaving the house, Suika looked at Gerald face was dark and who remained silent.

"Uncle Gerald, what's wrong?"

"Didn't the bishop agree to let me stay temporarily? Why are you so unhappy?"

Gerald stated that he is not some uncivilized Sarkaz and would not launch into a long string of Sarkaz- style enthusiastic greetings at a small child, otherwise he would have been berating him for half an hour.

How did this guy even have the courage to ask himself what happened?!

Are you angry because of the reason I came here?

It's really unnecessary...

Food is becoming increasingly scarce, and the area is unsuitable for crop growth. Unless the church can be reactivated, the area will eventually run out of food and ammunition once the surrounding prey is depleted.

If they don't want to die, there's only one way: notify Laterano...

Others might be able to get permission to enter Laterano, but you Sarkaz absolutely cannot.

So, no matter how much you try to deceive yourself, this is the truth.

Suika's words struck Gerald like a thunderbolt.

Chapter 513 Speaking Too Profoundly with Someone You Don't Know Well

"However, it's not entirely without a solution."

Seeing Gerald looking bewildered, Suika looked up into the distance. In the settlement below the church, two Sankta were gathered around Sarkaz, listening to each other recount their amusing hunting adventures.

"The most fundamental solution is to bring in engineering experts to repair the mobile module."

If the monastery can move, then everyone will have a way to survive.

Considering their long-standing relationship, this bishop probably won't choose to return to Laterano, so as long as Laterano doesn't discover him while he's alive, there shouldn't be any problems.

But if he dies, no one can guarantee how his successor will be chosen.

And I think the church will always be a place for Sankta.

No matter how well it's hidden, it will eventually be discovered.

Neither Iberia nor Laterano would allow a movable block to remain unexploded or scattered.

Especially when the armed forces in this area were just a bunch of Sarkaz."

Suika directly stated the best solution, but immediately added her own opinion afterward.

Gerald's eyes, which had held a glimmer of hope after hearing Suika's words, dimmed again.

He knew the other party had received a fair amount.

Sankta and Sarkaz are ultimately two different kinds of people.

Even if the Sankta in the church didn't mind that they, the Sarkaz, stayed behind.

However, once the church is discovered, neither Iberia nor Laterano will tolerate these Sarkaz.

After all, Sarkaz are synonymous with chaos and instability, no matter where they are.

"Actually, the best way is to prepare early."

Since you were able to get here from Kazdel, there's no reason you can't survive if you leave this church.

Even if you are as close as family now, this church is not the home of the Sarkaz.

For Suika, the plot of "Hortus de Escapismo" is a problem that can be perfectly resolved.

All they needed to do was make a deal with the Sankta who came to take over, exchange it for a batch of supplies for survival, and then return the church to them.

After all, this church didn't belong to the Sarkaz. Given that secular society wouldn't allow it, it was better to take the benefits and leave than to force themselves to stay.

Everyone has a bright future.

Back in Laterano, the rest of the church can live better lives.

With enough supplies, the Sarkaz can find a suitable place to rebuild their homes.

It's much better than staying here and having to eat tree bark and mud just to stay.

Generally speaking, Suika follows the basic principle of not speaking too deeply with casual acquaintances, but she finds the events in this storyline utterly disgusting.

Although Tutu appears to be the mastermind, isn't everything the result of these people's demands?

Ultimately, they could not become Terra's Romeo and Juliet.

The only way it can end is with death, like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Ultimately, the remaining Sarkaz still left... the ending was even worse than that of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

At least others are flawed yet complete, while this is purely a tragedy.

Although the Hortus de Escapismo incident occurred three years ago (the Hortus de Escapismo was in 1100, and it is only 1097 now), if this Sarkaz leader continues to bury his head in the sand, then that outcome will eventually happen.

After speaking, Suika stopped looking at Gerald's expression and walked towards the crowd.

"Hello Sankta -neechan," Suika said, tugging at one of the girls' sleeves.

"Hello, my name is Delphine. What can I do for you?" The other person turned around and looked at Suika.

Suika sized up the other person; this was the one who had snatched the pistol and then killed him.

If the Hortus de Escapismo was a tragedy, then its ending was a joke.

She and Fortuna could be completely detached from the whole affair, and happily returned to Laterano to enjoy their newfound happiness.

Even if things go wrong, she can go far away with Sarkaz and have a group of acquaintances there, so she won't suffer.

But then she saw the Sarkaz living in hardship, and out of compassion, she wanted to help Sarkaz.

As a result, she was accidentally injured, while her best friend Fortuna fell from the sky on the spot.

The thought of their ending Suika even more upset.

Her death was arguably the most meaningless of all the named characters in Terra.

When I watched this scene, Suika was completely stunned.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Just as Suika was reflecting on this person's ending and feeling sentimental, Delphine tilted her head curiously.

"I've heard that Laterano people wear eye masks when they sleep at night, is that true?"

Suika brought up a topic to get closer to her.

Delphine nodded upon hearing Suika's words.

"That's right, the eye patch is life for the Laterano at night."

While the halo effect can evoke empathy, it's too bright at night; it's impossible to sleep without an eye mask.

The two then began to discuss the style of the Sankta blindfolds inside the church.

As the two were engrossed in their conversation, Lemont and another Sankta, the fallen Fortuna, approached from not far away.

What are you talking about?

Fortuna was curious as to why she was so happy to feel the empathy her sister was sharing.

"My Suika is very curious about the style of the eye patch, so I'm explaining it to her!" Delphine's cheerful voice made the two of them laugh as well.

Indeed, for Sankta, the blindfold is arguably the most important companion besides the Guard Gun.

"By the way, what happened inside just now?"

Why does the leader look so strange?

Lemont cautiously glanced into the distance. Gerald sat in a corner, radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay, deterring those around him from approaching.

But seeing that Suika had stayed, many Sarkaz assumed that the bishop made a request that made him very uncomfortable in order to keep Suika.

"No, the old bishop and I had a very pleasant chat, and he agreed to let me stay temporarily." Suika shook her head.

The one who tied the knot must untie it; Gerald himself needs to figure it out. Otherwise, if he can't even convince himself, how can he convince others to leave with him when faced with a choice?

Besides, being separated doesn't mean we can't see each other again.

There's no need to make it a matter of life and death.

"Temporary stay?" Lemont asked, puzzled by Suika's use of the word.

"Yes, I won't stay long, I'll have to leave in two or three days at most."

After all, I'm going to cross Iberia this time, how could I stop after only a few days?"

Suika said with a proud look on her face.

"Crossing Iberia? All by yourself!" Lemont was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, I'm enough on my own."

Don't underestimate me just because I'm a girl; I'm very strong.

Suika reached out and patted Lemont on the shoulder.

"But that's too dangerous. I once ran into a swarm of Needle Flea while I was out alone. If the leader hadn't arrived quickly, I probably would have died out there," Lemont said with lingering fear.

Chapter 514 Helpful Little Suika

"Those Needle Flea are really annoying..."

Suika nodded.

Don't be fooled by how easily she dealt with those bugs.

In Terra, this thing is a major threat.

Even seasoned wilderness travelers, if they accidentally fall into an ambush by Needle Flea, will find it very difficult to escape.

"However, the leg meat of the Needle Flea tastes much better than that of the Originium Bug."

Just when everyone thought Suika was going to give up her idea of traveling alone, Suika's next sentence made everyone feel like they had been hit with a ton of bricks.

"You can eat the meat of Needle Flea's leg?" Fortuna with a look of disgust.

"Don't let its ugly appearance fool you; its leg flesh is encased in bones and doesn't have skin or any of that messy stuff."

Moreover, insects don't have any fat.

It has a very tender and smooth texture.

Grilled Needle Flea legs are a very famous delicacy!

Suika said that although she is not very good at eating, she often travels alone and knows a little about these wilderness snacks.

After chatting for a while, Suika and her group prepared to eat.

Their food consisted of the few Fang Beast they had hunted.

Looking at the piece of meat, about the size of an adult's fist, and some random vegetables in the bowl, Suika blinked.

Because she saw that the Sarkaz woman named Herman, who was cooking, had a bowl of meat that was only half the size of herself.

The amount of meat in everyone else's bowls was roughly the same.

It was obvious that they had given themselves an extra portion of food to take care of themselves.

This was extremely difficult for them, who already suffered from food shortages, but no one objected because of it.

Suika grinned and decided to help them out.

After all, there are very few Sarkaz as simple and unpretentious as these.

After finishing her meal, she approached Gerald and offered to help him find a path leading to the northern forest.

The forest to the north was not far from the church and had plenty of prey, but they didn't go there because of a ravine there.

It would take too long to get around the rift, and they didn't have the right materials to build a bridge across it, so they could only look on with regret and sigh at the vast ocean ahead.

However, when Suika recalled the situation she had investigated during the day, she found that in several places to the north, the distance between the two sides of the rift valley was not far, only about ten meters.