Drink Away Your Sorrows

"It's nothing."

I've said it before, I'm better at drinking than fighting."

Suika patted her chest to indicate that she was fine.

By the time the market ended, Suika's area had acquired quite a few more trinkets.

These things may not be very valuable, but most of them are interesting and can't be bought anywhere else.

Thinking of Hoshiguma and her friends on Rhodes Island, Suika thought these would be perfect souvenirs to take back with her.

"Suika, what are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing Tomimi's question, Suika thought for a moment. It was only mid-May; going to Siesta at this time was too early.

She initially thought time would be tight, but in reality, because her walking speed was far beyond that of a normal person, and Carmen accompanied her for most of her time in Iberia, she had much more time than planned.

After all, Siesta's music festival is in the summer, which means the earliest it can be is early July, which is still a whole month and a half away.

She couldn't waste such a long time.

After thinking it over, Suika decided that she could spend some time exploring Acahualla, and then either experience the exotic desert or head north to Columbia.

After Yinamu suggested that Suika could travel with her.

Because the place she was going to next was in the northwest direction.

"I know of several beautiful places along the way, and I was even thinking about developing them into tourist destinations..."

However, in the end, I decided against it.

But since you're just playing around anyway, this is a good opportunity to see what it's like."

Yinamu paused, realizing that developing the Acahualla region was not an option for her given her current status.

After all, those places were the territory of other tribes.

We are all tribal chiefs; no one is superior to the others.

The position of chieftain of Acahualla is currently vacant.

Moreover, her other identity is also highly sensitive.

No one who becomes a tribal chief is truly foolish, nor would they agree to their own plans.

After listening to Yinamu's explanation, Suika thought about it. Since she was going to wander aimlessly anyway, and there was plenty of time, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go with Yinamu and see what was going on.

So I agreed.

The next day, after packing her luggage early, Suika, seeing off by Tomimi and Zumama, set off with Yinamu's caravan towards the next territory.

"Oh, right, I have something to tell you."

Although the tribes of Acahualla do not harbor any deep-seated hatred towards each other, there are instances where they do not like one another.

For example, the tribe we're visiting now doesn't have a good relationship with the Gavial's Will.

Once you get there, be careful not to mention your relationship with Tomimi and the others.

I'll present you as a businessman who came to the rainforest with me, so that we can avoid some trouble."

On the way Yinamu remembered that Suika wasn't familiar with the relationships between the tribes of Acahualla, so she specifically reminded her.

Suika nodded in agreement, unsurprised.

Where there are people, there will be conflict. Even though Acahualla is rich in resources and the territory of a normal tribe is more than enough to support its own people, who would complain that their territory is too big?

The presence of conflicting Acahualla further aligns with the interests of Sargon and the surrounding nations.

After all, even Sargon wouldn't want to see the people of Acahualla, a region far from the political center, completely united unless they were in his own hands.

However, these struggles were all kept within a relatively reasonable range.

It will not have a significant impact on the situation in Acahualla.

Because Sargon wouldn't allow too much unrest to occur here.

It's important to know that the Adaklis here are a very high-quality source of soldiers for Sargon.

"Okay, you can tell me then."

If needed, I can pretend I don't understand Sargon.

Suika winked playfully.

The caravan reached another tribe after traveling for two days.

The people in the tribe were not as enthusiastic about the arrival of the Yinamu caravan as the Gavial's Will and the Anaconda Tribe.

"The chieftain of the Flint Tribe is a rather stubborn old man. He has always believed that the Acahualla people should completely maintain their traditional ways and refuse to accept new things from the outside world."

If this tribe weren't located on a crucial route for caravans, I wouldn't have wanted to come here.

Every time I come here, that old man gives me a lecture.

Yinamu muttered to Suika in a low voice, complaining.

Chapter 547 Wine Can Soothe a Thousand Sorrows

Upon arriving at the tribe, we soon saw a gaunt old man walking towards us, leaning on a cane.

His face darkened when he saw Suika.

"What's going on, Yinamu..."

"It's one thing for you to sell those Demons things from outside to the villagers, but why do you have to bring outsiders into the tribe?"

Yinamu gave a fawning smile.

"Old Chief, please don't be angry. Although this person is not from Acahualla, he is just a child."

She just came here with me to see what it's like. We Acahualla people can't possibly not even tolerate a little kid!

Hearing Yinamu's somewhat sarcastic words, the old chieftain's face darkened, but he couldn't find anything wrong with them.

Just as Yinamu said, the person who came was just a child who hadn't even reached adulthood, while he was a highly respected chieftain. Regardless of winning or losing, arguing with the other party would only cost him face.

He snorted coldly.

"Take your men and go to the open space to the west."

Also, before I die, I don't want to see anything from your so-called merchant group in my tribe...

If you can't do that, then don't ever come near me again.

After saying that, the other party didn't listen to Yinamu's explanation and turned to leave.

"Tsk..." Yinamu curled her lip.

Then she looked at Suika and whispered...

"Thank goodness, I thought he wouldn't let us stay here for the night."

Suika, don't be angry with the old chief. He's all bark and no bite.

His xenophobia stemmed from the fact that his brother, son, and grandson had all perished under Victoria's naval gunfire.

Therefore, he hates everything related to technology.

Remember, as long as you don't mention anything about Victoria in front of him, he won't make things too difficult for you.

Suika initially thought the old man was too stubborn, since he hadn't left her with a good impression at all from the moment they met, but what could she say after hearing Yinamu's words?

Everyone else is in such a bad situation, but they're just a bit xenophobic, trapping themselves in a small circle.

Even though he was very unhappy, he didn't do anything more outrageous, and even allowed the Yinamu caravan to stay overnight.

She truly lives up to Yinamu's description of having a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Suika is indeed a fun-loving person; she enjoys watching and finding fun.

However, she would not deliberately seek out other people's pain to derive pleasure from seeing them suffer.

"Okay, I'll stay in camp."

Suika checked the time; it was already past four in the afternoon.

After everyone had settled into their resting place, Suika gave a signal, and the group swarmed around her, looking at Suika expectantly.

"Just drink steadily, don't get drunk."

Yinamu, who was standing to the side, shook her hand and then walked towards the village, not wanting to see or care.

Just as Yinamu was talking to the locals and buying things from them, she glanced around and noticed that many people were heading towards their camp.

Upon seeing this, she couldn't help but feel a pang of panic.

After all, family members know their own situation. Given the fighting prowess that Suika had displayed before, she was afraid that if a conflict broke out between the two sides, the other side might Tutu everyone here.

She quickly ran back to the camp, and then she saw a scene that left her speechless.

The old chief, who had previously refused to communicate with them, was now sitting next to Suika, crying his heart out.

He held a wine bowl, took a sip, let out a howl, then chug down another sip, and continued howling.

Suika sat next to him and waited for him to finish drinking before refilling his cup.

After drinking two bowls of wine, he closed his eyes and peacefully fell asleep.

Several strong young men who had been waiting nearby quickly carried him home.

The others only approached after the old chief was taken away.

Yinamu finally managed to squeeze into the crowd.

"What's going on?"

Yinamu said her CPU seemed to have burned out, causing her to have mental lapses and completely fail to understand what had happened.

Suika shrugged.

"Didn't you say before that the old man was quite pitiful?"

Just after you left, he came over with his men for an inspection. Since we were drinking, we offered him a couple of drinks.

I must say, the old man was actually quite well-behaved when drunk; aside from being a little noisy, he didn't make a fuss.

"When I was in Rhodes Island, I was drinking once, and a colleague of mine got really drunk. He suddenly started running wildly down the corridor, and the worst part was that he was taking off his clothes as he ran, saying he wanted to reconnect with nature. When my colleague and I caught up with him, he was down to just his underwear..."

Suika kept rambling on and on.

Yinamu asked others and got roughly the same result, but Suika actually told a little lie.

After all, the old chief was so hostile towards her, how could he possibly be willing to drink with her?

So Suika used a small amount of her power.

However, after drinking two cups, Suika felt it was about time to unleash her full power, and the old chieftain actually perked up.

Perhaps the alcohol reminded him of the past, because even though there were people sitting around him, he became more and more sorrowful as he drank, and then he burst into tears.

Faced with this situation, Suika didn't dare to interrupt, and could only silently pour him more wine, hoping that the old man would get drunk quickly.

But to my surprise, although the old chieftain was old, his alcohol tolerance was better than anyone else I had met during this period, almost matching that of the group of drunkards from Ursus.

He drank seven or eight bowls of wine before finally getting completely drunk.

Fortunately, this interaction revealed that the relationship between the old chief and Suika wasn't so tense, so the people came over to ask for drinks, and their relationship quickly became much closer.

"By the way, what did you go to the village for?" Suika asked, pouring Yinamu a glass of fruit wine as she did so.

"Although the old chief doesn't allow me to sell things to them, he didn't say I can't buy goods here. I have a few acquaintances here, and I just went to them to buy some local specialties."

I just didn't expect that you would take down the old chief in less than half an hour."

Yinamu realized that the old chief's sudden arrival at the camp was definitely to cause trouble.

But I never expected it to end up looking like this.

But it's a good thing for both sides.

The old chief drank so much; he won't wake up today, at least not today.

If we leave early tomorrow, the old man might still be in a drunken stupor.

This is a good thing as it avoids conflict.

Moreover, after the old chief got drunk, the relationship between the locals and their side improved.