Ark Simulator, don't I have no physical form?

After passing through the long tunnel, dawn was just ahead; the bright light at the entrance of the cave could already be seen.

Suri couldn't help but exclaim, "Tell me, when we go out later, do you want to do a pose of opening your arms to embrace the sunshine?"

'Why?' Although Saria was already used to Suri's occasional strange remarks and didn't care so much anymore, she was now curious as to why Suri would say such things.

"It's a movie. It would be great if there was a downpour when they broke out of the prison, as if it would wash away all the constraints and sins they had committed in prison."

As Suri spoke, she directly showed Saria the image in her mind: "Look, like this, opening your arms to welcome the downpour in prison, doesn't that feel amazing?"

'Indeed, it would be great if you could show me the original footage later.'

Suri had no objection after hearing what Seraya said and planned to send the film to Seraya.

The transmission of the movie doesn't take long; it can be done in less than a second.

Seria saw the movie start playing almost immediately, but just as she was about to ask something, she heard Suri's smug voice:

"How was it? Wasn't I awesome...?"

Suri's voice stopped abruptly, as if a wire had been cut off. Saria instinctively asked in her mind, "Suri?"

But there was no response, and Saria began to worry. If it weren't for the scanning route still in her field of vision... wait a minute, how come only the route is left? The scanning view faded away like ink gradually dissipating, leaving only the map route that Suri had marked earlier still floating in Saria's field of vision.

A wave of panic washed over Saria, and almost instantly, she cried out, "Suri!"

“Su…”

Before Saria could finish speaking, she saw the subtitles from the higher-level system: "Suri is fine. You will see her again later."

"..." Saria paused for a moment, then looked at the girls around her: "It's alright, don't worry."

Both Himer and Ifrit were somewhat worried, but just as Ifrit was about to speak, Himer covered her mouth.

Ifrit looked up and saw Himer smiling at her, gesturing for her not to speak. The smile was not a smile, but full of worry.

Ifrit stopped talking, nodded, and looked at Saria with concern along with Himer.

Saria pursed her lips and continued leading the group outside.

At this moment, the warm sunlight shining on her skin did not bring Saria any warmth; instead, it made her feel somewhat lonely and cold.

Saria pursed her lips, silently asking herself, 'What are you? The higher-level system that Suri often mentioned? Where is Suri now?'

The higher-level system had almost no contact with Saria, which led to her having little affection for the higher-level system and only basic wariness towards it.

When faced with Saria's question, the higher-level system simply responded:

Su Rui is alright, you'll see him soon.

'You still haven't told me what happened to Suri?'

You'll see him later; he's alright.

This is as good as saying nothing. Is the higher-level system deliberately playing cryptic games?

The avoidance of the higher-level system turned Saria's impatience into annoyance, and she couldn't help but curse in her mind, mimicking the words Su Rui had used.

'Old Deng, what happened to Suri? Did you take him somewhere?'

The more Saria spoke, the stronger her aura became. In fact, even without saying a word, her presence alone was enough to make her companions take a few steps back in fear.

Kafka couldn't help but lean closer to Himer and whisper, "Are you alright? Your friend looks even scarier than when she knocked Jesston down with two punches!"

Himer simply patted Kafka's wrist gently as a comforting gesture, then went to Seria and asked softly:

"Saria? What happened?"

"...I can't get in touch with Su Rui anymore. Anyway, let's leave here first, and I'll figure out what's going on here."

Saria looked at Himer and the others, nodded to them, and then continued on her way.

At this moment, she could see that the White Owl and Mel's car, which were approaching from the route, were still marked in Saria's line of sight.

Even though Suri isn't here, she's still helping her.

But the more this happened, the angrier Seria became. If she could access it, she would have loved to smash the superior system in front of her to the ground and question it.

For once again, Saria experienced the feeling of being exasperated.

However, the higher-level system still said nothing, only continuing to display:

[Suri is alright, you will meet again. Soon, for Surui it will only be a moment.]

Volume 4, Chapter 213: Reconnection After Disconnection

Saria is very worried about Suri, so what is Suri doing right now?

He was suddenly pulled into the system space by the superior system, and then cut off from contact with the outside world.

Su Rui was a little confused and looked at the system's interface with a puzzled expression: "Why did you suddenly pull me in here?...Mom? Tell me about it."

The system seemed reluctant to speak, so Su Rui subconsciously used a more affectionate term to coax her.

Don't worry, I'm just chatting with you. You'll see Saria again soon.

"So what exactly happened?"

After seeing the message from the superior system, Su Rui relaxed, leaned back in his chair, and pondered the superior system's intentions.

[It's just changing the time frame to make the narrative more coherent.]

As the superior system spoke, it lifted the blockade on Su Rui. In just an instant, Su Rui felt the mental link between herself and Saria once again.

A familiar feeling washed over him, and Su Rui couldn't help but relax. But before he could figure out what was going on, and with the superior system about to leave, Su Rui instinctively asked, "Wait a minute, Mom! What did you do? Tell me what happened!"

There was no response from the higher-level system, but Saria heard Suri's voice and asked in her mind with delight:

"Suri?! You're back! But who were you talking to just now? Your mother?"

"It's the higher-level system, she's actually my mom."

As Suri said this, she began to use her scanning vision to observe the surrounding situation, organize the current information, and then communicated with Saria: "Suddenly disconnecting me without saying anything, Mom is really something, I didn't misuse the word 'old Deng'."

Seria couldn't help but feel ashamed. After learning about the relationship between Suri and the superior system, she regretted calling the superior system "Old Deng" back then.

Doesn't this mean she offended her future husband's mother? How can things possibly turn out well?

...Never mind, I'll figure out a way to fix it later.

Seria continued, then asked Suri, "What happened to you during that time?"

"No, actually Mom only locked me in the system space for a few seconds, and then I came out again. She was so quick that I didn't even realize what was going on... But it seems like we've been separated for quite a while."

Suri had already figured out the current situation. Seria had returned to Tremont again, this time for Rhine Lab and her friend Christen.

"I see." Saria nodded, a relieved smile spreading across her face. For the past few days, she had thought that Suri had been taken away to carry out some dangerous or painful mission.

Didn't I expect that for Su Rui, such a long time would only be a few seconds?

After learning about the situation, Saria wasn't bothered by her own experience, but Suri was a little worried:

"So, you've been worried about me going missing for a long time, right? Sorry, Old Deng just likes to pull these kinds of surprise attacks, catching people off guard."

'It's okay, it's not your fault.'

Seria reassured Suri mentally, then quickly changed the subject to grab Suri's attention: 'By the way, we're currently in Columbia, working with Muirsay from Rhine Labs. Things seem to be getting chaotic here lately.'

"Let me see, hmm, it's definitely gotten messy. There are so many clues, it's like an endless ball of yarn, as complicated as instant noodles being knitted into a sweater."

Looking at the intelligence report in front of him, Su Rui couldn't help but sigh, "Colombia is about to descend into chaos. Even the Vice President has been alerted. The Vice President is quite a big shot, isn't he?"

Saria nodded: 'What should we do now?'

"Of course we'll continue with your current plan. With me around, infiltration will be much easier, right?"

“Of course, then I’ll leave it to you.” Saria nodded. “Our objective is to infiltrate Rhine Lab to see my old friend.”

As Saria spoke, she glanced at Suri's system materialization progress. Hmm, it was already seventy percent, seemingly only because the two of them had exchanged a few words. Did Suri feel guilty for leaving her hanging like this for so long? How adorable.

Saria's lips curled up involuntarily... simply because she had never seen Su Rui want to shred all her enemies.

"Okay, I know."

Su Rui had no idea that Saria had thought so much. Getting what he needed to do at least helped him alleviate the guilt he felt for making Saria feel guilty for so long.

Infiltrating Rhine Lab is an extremely difficult task for most people, especially since Rhine Lab's campus and surrounding areas have been equipped with new combat robots that either possess extremely strong close-combat capabilities or are armed with rocket launchers, capable of engaging multiple targets at once.

But none of this mattered to Su Rui. These electromechanical robots were just toys that Su Rui could manipulate at will.

They easily took control of the robot that Saria and her friends had encountered.

Suri didn't forget to greet the professor: "Hey, Mom, long time no see!"

"...Long time no see. How have you been lately?" The Doctor looked at Saria's waist, where she kept her phone, and then tapped his mask: "You can communicate with me directly through your earpiece."

"I know, I know, but this is more direct, and besides, no one can monitor us now, right?"

As Suri said this, she was also a little excited: "By the way, should we gather all these robots together and attack Rhine Lab directly? That would be quite a sight, wouldn't it?"

Suri's proposal was very appealing, but it only worked for him, because neither the Doctor nor Saria thought it was a good idea.

The reason is simple. Saria shook her head: "The impact of this is too great. Rhine Lab being counterattacked by its own mechanical creations will cause many problems. It will not only affect Rhine Lab and Columbia, but also the people there."

"Alright... how about we keep it a little secret? It's perfectly normal for Rhine Lab's creations to return to Rhine Lab, right? It's also normal for them to accidentally cause some unknown damage on the way back, isn't it?"

Suri didn't give up; after a slight disappointment, she offered a new suggestion.

The Doctor and Saria exchanged a glance and nodded: "Okay, on the condition that we don't make things too chaotic."

"Okay~"

Volume 4, Chapter 214: Unwrapping the Gift

As Suri, Saria, and the Doctor reached an agreement, all the Rhine Lab mechanical constructs in Tremont instantly changed their mode of action, turning and heading towards Rhine Lab.

Saria observed the mechanical creations before her with some confusion: "Why does it feel like their behavior patterns have changed?"

"Of course, they are now under my control."

"No, I mean, the way the robot walks, the way it walks is different from before."

Saria carefully observed the Rhine Lab robots, whose swaggering and arrogant manner of walking had become somewhat pervasive, and felt a little puzzled.

"...I think this is pretty cool, it's a pity there aren't any bigger robots here."

Su Rui sounded a little embarrassed.

The Doctor and Saria were not surprised by Suri's reaction; Suri was always like that.

However: "There's another matter. Regarding the Vice President, it seems the military is about to go to war with the Melander Foundation. Tsk tsk, as expected of Colombia—the Vice President, the military, and a corporate organization. This is truly complex and fascinating."

Suri marveled at this, then showed the image to Saria, and oh, to the Doctor's mask.

"Should I send some people over there? Let Rhine Lab's robots go and stir up this mess?"

"..." This was achieved by turning her gaze to the doctor, who then thought for a moment before asking:

"The military used Rhine Lab's robots, right?"

"Yeah, to avoid being exposed, I didn't put these robots under my control. How about giving them a surprise?"

The doctor shook his head: "Try to make the Melander Foundation win in a more normal way, so that the military won't be paying attention to us for the time being."

"Okay, I understand. Even if the military came, I had ways to cripple their combat capabilities."

As Su Rui spoke, he began to secretly operate the robots, affecting the military's combat effectiveness.

Soon, Suri finished her task and reminded the Doctor and Saria:

"Alright, I've got it all sorted out. Melander is definitely going to win, and it'll be quite dramatic. Shall we head straight to our next destination?"

As she spoke, Suri directly displayed the detailed scan images of Rhine Lab:

"Look, this is the internal structure of Rhine Lab. Simply put, there is a huge cavity below this place, which is the key part of Christen's plan. It's quite remarkable that Christen has made such a big commotion without the others realizing it."

As Suri spoke, she showed the route leading to the underground structure:

"This is the fastest route. Although we might encounter one or two occasional patrolling guys, with the robots I control and the current chaos inside and outside Rhine Lab, no one will care. Oh, by the way, a guest will be coming over later, Saria, remember to be gentle."

"I understand." Although Saria didn't understand why Suri said that, since Suri had already said so, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

Then, as they continued forward, they encountered a robot that was walking straight toward them, and its movement pattern had not been modified by Su Rui.

Saria immediately became alert, and then heard Suri's reminder: "Be careful, when you remove the outer shell of this robot, don't damage the gifts inside."