A Grateful Person / An Unexpected Surprise

"Inside the store?"

"No, it's in another safe house. Are you in a hurry? If not, I'll take you there after closing time."

Xia Li glanced at the large, brand-new horns on Suika's head and said, "Your horns are well-maintained."

Suika chuckled, "You know what, I quite like it too."

After speaking, Suika picked up her wine glass and found a place to sit down.

After finishing her work, Susie sat down next to Suika with a happy expression.

"Long time no see, Suika."

Suika looked Susie up and down. "You seem to be in a good mood. Is something good happening?"

Susie nodded, her smile seemingly capable of melting away winter. "I received a letter from my mother today, saying that everyone at home is doing well."

And they even said they'd come to see me when they have the chance... Waaah!

Suika couldn't resist reaching out and touching Susie's pink hair, and Susie let out a comfortable moan.

"Sorry, Susie is so cute, I just couldn't resist!" Suika chuckled, not retracting her wicked hand, but continuing to rub the other's head.

"Alright, alright, you've become a bad kid too, bullying little Susie right now."

Seeing Susie's face turn bright red, Xia Li walked over and slapped away Suika's sinful hand, then pretended to be angry and said...

Chapter 558 A Person of Gratitude

It was evening, after the tavern closed.

Suika followed Xia Li to a safe house on Rhodes Island.

Xia Li pointed to a machine in the corner and said

"This is it. I didn't expect that in just two years, you've already been promoted to an Elite Operator."

Suika took out her identity card, swiped it on the machine after it was started, then found the function to contact the main ship and sent the information she wanted to know.

Ten minutes later, a new job notification appeared in front of Kal'tsit on the Rhodes Island main ship.

She looked at the notification with a puzzled expression; the emergency contact symbol on it made her heart tighten.

Opening the message, it was marked as being sent by Elite Operator Ibuki Suika from the liaison point in Karaton City, Victoria's Gaodoting Territory.

Her face darkened upon seeing the name, as the other person's two departures from Rhodes Island had left her with less than favorable impressions.

Logically, since Ibuki Suika has already delegated her authority to the Doctor, her messages should be directly transmitted to the Doctor.

However, at this moment, the Doctor, along with Amiya and a group of operators, was on their way to Siesta for mental rehabilitation. She was the only person with the highest authority on the ship, which is why the message was sent directly to her.

Upon opening the message, Suika inquired about the situation in Little Hill County, followed by information about Whitesmith's previous attack and rescue, as well as their itinerary.

Kal'tsit didn't want Suika to get involved in the Little Hill County affair, since she saw it as an internal conflict within Victoria, and outsider involvement could easily provoke Victoria's vigilance and backlash against Rhodes Island.

But Suika cunning, added the fact that she had just saved Whitesmith to her inquiry, a favor she couldn't refuse.

In the end, he relayed the information Rhodes Island had gathered about Little Hill County and the news that he had already arranged for an outcast to go to Little Hill County.

Just as I was about to doze off in front of the communicator, it finally picked up a message.

Suika picked up the intelligence report and quickly glanced through it, paying particular attention to the arrival time of the outcast before letting out a sigh of relief.

According to the plan mentioned above, it will take another week for the outcast to reach Little Hill County.

We are closer to Little Hill County from here; even if we travel at a normal pace, we can reach there in about three days.

Putting away the intelligence, she stood up and walked outside. Xia Li left the safe house after Suika started contacting Rhodes Island.

Only after Suika came out did she turn off the power to the safe house, silencing all communication once again.

"Actually, there's no need to be so careful. What I asked isn't a secret."

Suika complained about Xia Li's secrecy.

"That won't do. Do it the way it should be done."

The information you have may not be a secret to you, but it's still necessary for us to follow procedures.

Otherwise, what if other operators do the same thing in the future and things go wrong if they don't follow the proper procedures?

Xia Li's caution in this regard is rare.

Seeing this, Suika didn't insist.

"By the way, this place isn't far from Little Hill County. Does Karaton have any news about that area?"

The two walked one after the other on the road to Xia Li's place.

"Little Hill County... isn't that the territory of the Tara people? You're planning to go there!"

Xia Li thought for a few seconds before speaking.

"That's right."

"Then you'd better be careful. I have indeed heard that things haven't been very peaceful over there lately, and a very mysterious ghost squad has appeared."

Many of those who had seen them have disappeared.

Some of the Infected there are also migrating to surrounding areas out of fear of encountering danger.

Xia Li recounted what she knew.

Suika knew immediately that there was no mistake; the incident she knew about must have happened recently.

"When are you going? Kugen seems to know more about that area. If possible, I'll contact him tomorrow."

Xia Li looked somewhat worried, partly because although they were all Victoria, there was a serious divide between the Tara people and other Victoria.

Secondly, the recent news from that area has been very bad, with various conflicts and mysterious disappearances.

So when Xia Li heard that Suika was going over, she instinctively felt uneasy.

Suika patted her shoulder

"No need, I'll leave tomorrow morning."

Don't worry, I'll go take a look. Besides, I'm quite capable. Even if I encounter danger, if I want to run away, no one should be able to catch me."

"Then you must be very careful."

The next morning, after waking up, Suika went out with Xia Li and ate a Victoria- style sandwich with ham, fried eggs, and hot milk before saying goodbye and leaving Karaton.

When Xia Li arrived at Verdant Spark, she happened to run into Susie talking to Ye Yan about Suika.

"Where is Suika?" Susie was puzzled when she didn't see Suika.

"Suika has a job and has already left. She should be leaving Karaton soon," Xia Li said after checking the time.

"It's a pity I was off yesterday," Ye Yan with a hint of regret, her ears drooping.

"Don't be sad. There are two spots available for you to study at Rhodes Island at the end of this year. You might just run into her on this ship when you go Rhodes Island."

Xia Li reached out and patted their heads, then comforted them.

On the other side, Suika had just left Karaton when a car drove up.

Marlon got out of the car.

"Marlon?" Suika, somewhat puzzled, when she saw Marlon chasing after them.

"Miss Suika, where are you headed?" Marlon asked, leaning out of the car.

"I have some business to attend to in Little Hill County," Suika without hiding anything.

Upon hearing Suika's words, Marlon looked utterly shocked.

"Miss Suika, I advise you not to go there recently."

He looked around before cautiously speaking.

"Something big is going to happen in Little Hill County soon. The military seems to be getting restless there, and fighting is very likely to break out..."

Suika knew better than him what was going to happen in Little Hill County, and she was quite grateful for his honesty.

After all, he was working for Victoria, and his words were tantamount to betraying his own side.

If the news leaks out, it could directly impact his future.

"Don't worry, I'm confident I can get out of here unscathed."

"Then be very careful. If you encounter any danger, retreat towards Karaton and let me know. I will bring people to meet you."

Seeing that Suika was determined to leave, Suika Marlon had her write down his contact number before driving away.

Watching Marlon Long walk away, Suika sighed. Helping Marlon back then was just a casual thing to do, but she never expected that this short and insignificant little thing would turn into a "water-like kindness" that she would repay with a "spring-like gratitude".

Chapter 559 An Unexpected Surprise

Two days later, Suika looked at the endless reeds in front of her and scratched her head.

She had heard from Xia Li that the environment in Little Hill County was not very good, with many swamps and reed beds.

But I didn't expect that the description of "a lot" was still too modest.

The Shanghai that had been flying in the air landed in front of her and gestured. Although it couldn't speak, Suika understood what it meant. The reed marshes in front of her stretched for about ten kilometers.

"No wonder Eblana's fire could burn such a large area here." Recalling the mechanics of that character in the game, and looking at the situation in front of her, Suika sighed that Hypergryph hadn't lied to her.

Although she complained, she didn't give up on moving forward.

However, considering that the reeds and swamp were connected, and no one knew whether they would sink in with their next step, Suika used the simplest method.

I flew right up there.

As long as you don't speed up, you can still pretend you're walking on the ground.

The key point is that she also took the opportunity to have Shanghai take some photos of her "lightweight kung fu".

Although Shanghai was somewhat disgusted by Suika's unpredictable actions, they still dutifully took a bunch of photos of her, praising her profusely.

Just as the puppet was flying happily, it suddenly heard screams and shouts coming from not far ahead.

Upon hearing the sound, Suika immediately stopped playing and flew towards her target location.

In just a few breaths, Suika arrived at her destination and saw a group of people dressed in mysterious attire chasing a soldier in a Victoria military uniform.

Suika recognized them at a glance: the two sides fighting were Deep Pool and the local garrison.

To be honest, when she thought about what the local garrison did afterward, Suika had absolutely no desire to save anyone.

However, the people of Deep Pool are no good either. In order to gain the greatest benefit, Eblana, as their leader, even stood by and watched as Victoria's army bombarded the city, just to exacerbate the conflict between the Tara people and Victoria.

Despite her dislike for it, she ultimately made up her mind to save the person.

After all, the evil intentions of those at the top should not be paid for by those at the bottom.

However, she didn't want to have any contact with either side, so she seized an opportunity, hid in the reeds, and suddenly threw a punch at the gap in the middle of the battlefield.

A sudden, violent gust of wind from the fist plowed a giant trench several meters wide in the center of the battlefield, startling both sides. The pursuing soldiers, realizing that their opponents were being blocked, did not hesitate to begin a desperate retreat.

Meanwhile, the pursuing team from Deep Pool, after searching for a few minutes and finding it quiet again, were preparing to continue their pursuit.

But suddenly Great Fog rolled in, completely disorienting them.

By the time the fog dissipated, a long time had passed.

"Damn it, they managed to escape!"

One of the leaders looked angrily in the direction the guards had left.

"Bandit captain, what do we do next?" asked one of his men.

"What else can we do? Let's go back first."

This fog is so strange, I suspect reinforcements have arrived from Victoria's side."

Without a second thought, the leader prepared to evacuate.

Just then, a childish voice came from the side.

"You're the Bandit?"

The group in the Deep Pool were startled and raised their misty objects to look in the direction from which the sound came.

A teenage girl is standing on a reed, her body floating up and down with the swaying of the reed as if she has no weight at all.

Before he could answer, the man felt a tremendous suction force pulling him toward the girl.