Where Does the Road Lead? Right Beneath Our Feet!

Just then, a pair of hands grabbed Suika and Closure.

The two turned around and found that it was Warfarin.

"You, sister?" Before Suika could speak, Closure cast a disdainful look at Warfarin.

"What's wrong? I'm so young and beautiful, can't I be the older sister?" Warfarin retorted, though her argument was weak.

"Pfft~" Those around who knew him couldn't help but laugh.

Amidst the laughter and chatter, the girl raised her head and, realizing that everyone's attention was no longer on her, hurriedly ran out of the bathroom, no longer daring to touch even her favorite doll.

Feeling the doll return to her head, Suika remembered that she was researching fox carrots. When she turned around, she found that everyone else had already made a quick getaway.

She sighed regretfully; it seemed that the research into the exact structure of Nine-Tailed Fox's tail would have to wait until another time.

Now that Little Lisa had left, and Closure and Warfarin were still exchanging barbs, and the farce on this side was almost over, Suika decided not to linger any longer. Besides, she remembered that she was going to have drinks with the veterans of Rhodes Island that evening.

Shortly after returning to her room, Scout's message arrived on her personal terminal.

"I've sent you my location. Remember to come when you get the message!"

Not long after she stepped outside, Suika scratched her head.

This was her first time wandering around Rhodes Island alone, and being unfamiliar with the area, she quickly lost her way.

Just as she was about to call Scout for help, she saw a gray-haired Sarkaz man walk by not far away.

"Hey, you Sarkaz brother, wait a minute!"

The man on the street stopped and looked over after hearing Suika's words. He nodded after seeing the ID hanging from her waist.

Hello, how can I help you?

"Oh, it's like this, I wanted to go to this place, but I got lost, hahaha..."

Could you please...?

Suika gave the other party her location.

After looking at the address, the man gave Suika a strange look.

"You must be Ms. Ibuki Suika. My name is Misery. I'm going there too, let's go together!"

You've heard of me?

After the other party gave his name, Suika quickly remembered his identity: a friend of Outcast, a magic master from Rhodes Island, a man who was very active in the battle of Londinium and participated in many key plot points.

"Of course, although I didn't witness your heroic act of single-handedly venturing into the dangerous mine to save more than twenty people, I have repeatedly watched the video footage afterwards."

Amiya and Logos speak highly of you.

When I learned that you had gone to Londinium to investigate Viscount Scott for the sake of those miners, I was convinced that your ideals were perfectly aligned with those of Rhodes Island.

Misery's constant use of respectful titles made Suika a little embarrassed.

"No need for all that formalities, I'm an operator, and you're an operator too, so just call me Suika! Can I call you Misery?"

"Of course, you can." Misery nodded and continued walking towards the bar.

Led by Misery, Suika quickly arrived at the location of the bar.

Although it's called a bar, it's actually just a small office that was temporarily converted.

At the bar not far away, a man who looked very much like a male escort was mixing juices for the ladies sitting next to him.

He glanced at the ACE group sitting together not far away, occasionally glancing towards the door.

Although Rhodes Island is called a bar because of Kal'tsit's prohibition on alcohol, the drinks served are mostly alcoholic beverages like kvass.

But to satisfy their cravings, these guys will still order a drink.

But today, after these people came in, they fidgeted on the sofa, glancing at the door every now and then, as if they were waiting for someone, which aroused his curiosity.

Who exactly is this person, possessing such magic that they make several veterans of Rhodes Island so nervous?

As the door opened again, the people on the sofa immediately stood up and rushed towards the door.

"Oh my god, you've finally arrived... I was so worried..."

"Come, come, sit here..."

I saw a group of old men escorting a young girl in from outside, treating her like a star, and then sitting her in the middle of the sofa.

The way they surrounded him made Midnight, the young man at the bar, momentarily think that Rhodes Island was remaking the classic film, "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily".

Chapter 182 Where is the road ahead? The road is under your feet!

After sitting down, feeling the eager gazes behind her Suika nodded slightly in satisfaction.

"Hey, bring the glass over here... but I have to warn you first, don't get drunk!"

Upon hearing Suika's words, they saw the group of people take out a plate of wine glasses that had been prepared beforehand from behind.

"What would you all like to drink?" Suika tilted her head to look at the group.

"Whatever, whatever you give us, Little Suika. We'll drink whatever you give us. We're not picky."

Seeing that the group looked like they wanted to drink but didn't dare to say so, Suika gave these cowards a middle finger as a symbol of friendship.

Then he opened the Ibuki Gourd and poured a shallow layer of strong Burning Knife into each glass (the glasses these guys were using were large beer glasses for draft beer).

"This little bit? Not even enough to rinse your mouth..."

Seeing the layer of liquor floating at the bottom of the glass, some people complained that it wasn't enough.

"Don't rush, it's only a little before nine o'clock, there's still a long way to go... Let's take it slow... First, let's see if you can handle the Burning Knife from the Great Yan."

Suika glanced at the impatient man and chuckled, signaling him not to back down later.

Everyone picked up their glasses and downed the liquor, which, although it looked like only a thin layer, still weighed about two Burning Knife.

Then all that could be heard was everyone coughing violently.

Suika picked up the last remaining wine glass, watching with a mischievous grin as everyone choked on the strong Burning Knife, while she sipped the wine with a smile.

"My God, this is amazing... This stuff is even stronger than vodka! Ms. Suika, could you tell me more about this drink?"

The first to come to their senses were the two Ursus operators.

As a spirits enthusiast, the Ursus man immediately fell in love with this liquor, which was aggressive from the first sip, burning all the way from his mouth to his stomach and then igniting his internal organs.

The others gradually came to their senses, and many of them had already turned bright red after just one bite, not knowing whether they were drunk or burned by Burning Knife spiciness of the liquor.

"The first sip of Burning Knife was too strong, so let's slow down with the second cup. This is rice wine from the Great Yan..."

It has a low alcohol content, but a lingering aftertaste.

"Perfect timing to rinse my mouth..."

As she spoke, Suika poured one-fifth of a glass of rice wine into everyone's glasses.

Half an hour later

Only Suika remained, calmly drinking her beverage, surrounded by a pile of fallen operators under the adoring gaze of the bartender, Midnight.

Suika looked at the dazed, drunken ACE and grabbed his collar.

"You can't even finish half a glass of beer, are you raising fish here? Come on, open your mouth..."

Useless trash...

"You can only drink this much. Remember to eat at the kids' table next time."

It's not that the operators can't drink, but even the biggest drinkers can't handle the unique way Suika drinks, where every cup is different.

From white to red.

From low-alcohol to high-alcohol beverages.

It also includes a variety of cocktails and sparkling wines.

In just half an hour, everyone drank at least twenty different kinds of alcoholic beverages.

Forget about ACE, even those two burly Ursus men who usually boasted that they were invincible at drinking parties and could single-handedly knock out an entire division were now lying motionless on the ground.

If it weren't for their loud snoring and heaving chests, one would almost think these two had drunk themselves to death.

After getting ACE and his group drunk, Suika turned her attention to the women sitting at the bar.

Especially the two handsome grandmothers.

Suika picked up Ibuki Gourd and walked over.

"Good evening, Ms. Outcast, and this lady..."

"Just call her Mantra. She has a problem with her vocal cords, so it's inconvenient for her to speak..."

"Suika, you got ACE drunk and then bullied us old guys?"

Outcast said with a chuckle.

"Of course not, I see you're all drinking soft drinks... Would you like a glass of red wine?"

Outcast looked at Mantra, who nodded, before she spoke.

"Alright, have a glass of red wine, and tell us if anything interesting happened during your trip to Londinium!"

"No problem!

Speaking of which, before even entering the city after going to Londinium, I parted ways with Scout and Closure...

Suika recounted what had happened back in Londinium.

"To be honest, I really don't understand. If that butler wanted to stay in Londinium, he could have just terminated his contract with the master family!"

It's not a lifetime job, and the emotional bond between the two parties is essentially based on money.

In that case, why not send a different nobleman to serve?

Why does it have to be so extreme?

Moreover, to kill someone for the sake of a so-called Londinium identity... it's truly incomprehensible."

After finishing her story Suika concluded with a sigh.

"Child, you must know that humans are very complex beings."

That butler must have worked for a long time in that noble family you mentioned.

Even if it's a monetary relationship, one must have developed an emotional attachment to every brick and tile of that house.

The sudden sale of the familiar place by the owner can be a shock that an elderly person might not be able to process for a while.

His anger stemmed from what he perceived as a betrayal by his master's family.

Anger can blind a person, preventing them from seeing the right direction...

After taking a sip of red wine, outcast shared his opinion.

"You said you saw a large number of Sarkaz soldiers in Londinium?" Mantra asked, concerned about something Suika had casually mentioned during her narration.

Suika nodded

"The people of Londinium said that the nobles had invited Sarkaz mercenaries to help with security at the factory."

But I feel that those Sarkaz don't seem like mercenaries; they're more like a group of elite soldiers."

Suika naturally knew what those things were, but she couldn't say it directly because she couldn't prove the source of the information.

However, this doesn't prevent her from using hypothetical words like "maybe" or "perhaps" to guide Rhodes Island to discover the Sarkaz of Londinium ahead of time.

"Furthermore, we were able to encounter Dukale, one of the ten Sarkaz Bloodfiend Royal Court, within Victoria's borders."

I think the Sarkaz's infiltration of Victoria may be more serious than people think.

"By the way, as the ruler of the Royal Court, you've appeared on the territory of other countries, yet Victoria hasn't made a single move?"

After Suika finished speaking, the two old people looked at her in surprise.

"It's quite impressive that you could think of so much. You have the potential to work in intelligence."

Should we transfer him to Mantra's command?

She's Rhodes Island's intelligence mastermind!

Outcast raised an eyebrow.