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

Ren Dong smiled and handed the manuscript to the driver: "Go and publish this manuscript. Contact the newspapers that have close ties with our family, and also call someone over."

"I'll get on it right away."

The driver took the manuscript from Ren Dong and went outside. Soon, the other assistants were also called over, and Ren Dong gave them instructions.

"Lock up this assassin and await the family's decision. As for him... arrange accommodation for him, and the Venetian family will protect his safety."

After making the arrangements, Ren Dong glanced at the disheveled man who was still thanking her repeatedly before being dragged out by his collar by his assistant, and picked up the intelligence that Su Rui had already printed out from the table next to her.

"This time it wasn't someone from the Midar family causing trouble, but another family... Come to think of it, is this a common occurrence? Or is it just that the Venetian family has so many enemies?"

Su Rui asked Ren Dong with some doubt in her mind, and Ren Dong, although somewhat ashamed to admit it, knew that what Su Rui said was indeed true.

'Syracuse is chaotic like this, with families constantly scheming against each other to gain more profit in this land... Syracuse only has so much territory; if one family owns more, it means other families own less, which is normal.'

"That means it's a zero-sum game."

'I guess so.'

Ren Dong didn't understand the technical term that Su Rui suddenly used, but it probably wasn't a good rating.

Syracuse is indeed like that; you, Suri, have already witnessed it during this time, and Honeysuckle has no need to make any excuses.

However, seemingly noticing that Ren Dong was in a bad mood, Su Rui instead offered to comfort her:

"There's no need to be so pessimistic. Although the families in Syracuse are in disarray, they are still quite good to the ordinary people."

"Really? Which one do you think is better?"

Ren Dong was taken aback for a moment. While feeling a warm current flowing through her heart because of Su Rui's concern, she was also very curious about Su Rui's opinion on Syracuse.

“You see, if we don’t consider the chaos between families, this is actually a very normal transition for ordinary people in Syracuse. It’s just that there are occasional little farces on the streets, which can serve as some spice to the otherwise dull life.”

'……Then what?'

"And then there are family members like you, who are willing to stand up for those who have been bullied for the sake of the family's reputation... Although the original intention was not very good, the result was good."

'Most family members wouldn't be as friendly as I am.' Although she was happy that she usually had a good impression of the place where she lived, Ren Dong didn't want to distort the facts.

"Yes, yes, I know, Honeysuckle is a kind and beautiful woman."

Even though the tone of the voice clearly indicated it was just a perfunctory compliment, Ren Dong was still very happy to hear it and walked with a smile all the way to the door of Mr. Venice's study.

“Mr. Venice? My investigation has made progress.”

Honeysuckle gently knocked on the door, and after hearing a response, she opened the study door, went in, and placed the printed intelligence on the table.

"This is the intelligence I've gathered, along with the intelligence the assassin himself revealed."

As she spoke, Honeysuckle passed the information on to Mr. Venice.

"Don't be nervous, Ingrid. Sit down and let's have a good talk."

Old Venice smiled, gestured for Honeysuckle to sit down, and then picked up the teapot to pour her a cup of tea.

Honeysuckle felt like she was being pulled into a conversation by an elder in the family. She wasn't nervous, but she seemed a little awkward and uncomfortable when she sat down.

“You are very capable, Ingrid. Sometimes I think that perhaps you are suited to take on more important responsibilities.”

"What a great opportunity! We'll agree to his offer, then rule this family, then rule all of Syracuse, and then we'll fucking take down the whole world!"

Suri started muttering strange things in her mind again, but Honeysuckle's goal had been set from the beginning and would not change.

Faced with Mr. Venice's suggestion and hints, Honeysuckle simply smiled:

"Thank you for your trust in me, but I have other goals. Perhaps after some time, I will leave my family to pursue the life I want."

"Oh? Are you tired of your family?"

A look of surprise flashed in Mr. Venice's eyes, but not anger; rather, he seemed like an old man surprised by his child's choice.

"You need to understand that once you leave the family, many things are not so simple."

“I know, but I have already made plans. After I have accomplished a few more things for the family, I am ready to leave.”

Honeysuckle didn't mince words with Mr. Venice, nor did she avoid the topic. Instead, she casually told the Mafia boss about her plan to leave the Mafia, as if announcing a travel itinerary.

“...Alright, Ingrid, I’ve watched you grow up, just like my daughter. If you want to leave, I’ll only feel sorry for you. But remember, Venice will always be your home, and you can come back anytime.”

"I will remember that."

Honeysuckle smiled and nodded, waiting for Mr. Venice to continue.

"Alright, any plans for now? If you're free, sit with this old man for a while."

Mr. Venice saw that Honeysuckle did not continue speaking, but just smiled, picked up his teacup to drink tea, and looked at the scenery outside the window, seemingly with some regret.

"Children always have to grow up... Go do what you like, Ingrid. Oh, and be careful."

When Honeysuckle left Mr. Venice's study, Suri still felt something was off:

"His last words sounded like a threat, like he would hunt you down if you left."

Volume 1: Chapter 22 Let's Play Games Together

"That's not the case. Mr. Venice is like a foster father to me; he wouldn't do that."

Ren Dong shook her head helplessly, trying to dispel Su Rui's doubts.

"...Alright, I won't bring this up again. Anyway, if anything really happens, I can guarantee your safety."

'Then I'm counting on you for everything.'

Honeysuckle smiled and strolled happily down the corridor, seemingly heading towards her bedroom.

But Su Rui stopped her: "Wait a minute, let's go back to the office."

"What's wrong? Didn't we finish our work?" Honeysuckle asked, somewhat puzzled.

"But you haven't finished what you promised me yet. You should at least finish the game. I'm not asking you to finish it in one day, but you have to finish it to fulfill this promise."

'Okay, as long as I clear the game, that's fine, right?'

"Yes, and we agreed that you would follow my instructions."

'no problem.'

Ren Dong nodded. Since she had promised Su Rui, she would definitely do as he asked. Although she wasn't particularly interested in games, Ren Dong wouldn't break her word.

Moreover... Ren Dong glanced at the system's materialization progress. In just half an hour of gameplay, the materialization progress had increased by 3%, but it was already 29% in total.

If I spent more time playing games, could I max out the physicalization progress directly?

Although I know in my mind that the benefits of physical progress from playing the game will definitely decrease later on.

But this still fueled Ren Dong's passion for playing video games.

When the driver finished her errands and returned to the office, she saw Honeysuckle still diligently progressing through the game, conquering the monster in front of her.

Miss Honeysuckle is truly engrossed. The driver had formed this impression of her boss, and since there seemed to be nothing more to do, she decided not to bother Miss Honeysuckle.

Under Su Rui's observation, the driver smiled slightly and then carefully closed the office door.

She's quite sensible; I'll find a chance to give her a little something extra later.

Su Rui felt a little more favorably disposed towards the driver after seeing her behavior.

However, no matter how experienced you are or how quick your reflexes are, I've never seen someone complete a game like this in one or two hours when they first encountered it.

Even with advice from Suri, a player with considerable experience, Honeysuckle only made about a third of the progress.

'Only a third of the way through? I thought I was almost at the end.'

Honeysuckle was puzzled by Suri's assessment, so Suri simply showed her the game's flow in front of her:

"This is the overall game progression. You have indeed completed two-thirds of the main storyline, but there are still side quests and DLC, so the overall progress so far is only one-third."

Su Rui then commented, "To experience a game, you should experience the complete storyline and content; otherwise, wouldn't the money spent on the game be wasted?"

"Didn't you just put the game files directly on my computer?"

"But you've already bought the game and paid for it."

Honeysuckle nodded. Although she didn't care about the small amount of money spent on the game, it was indeed a bit of a pity to buy something and not experience the full content.

But it's already noon, so it's time to have lunch and rest for a bit.

Honeysuckle stood up from the chair and stretched:

'How about we continue playing the game this afternoon?'

"Of course, do you think I'm the kind of person who would be so domineering as to not even let you eat?"

Sometimes your stubbornness is more serious than not being allowed to eat.

Ren Dong grumbled to herself, but didn't say it to Su Rui, otherwise she would hear a lot of strange things Su Rui said after she got angry.

'Okay, what do you want to eat for lunch? Even though you can't eat any, you can watch me eat.'

Seeing that Honeysuckle was teasing her, Su Rui said directly, "I want to eat a hammer."

I can't eat this.

Ren Dong didn't take Su Rui's "difficulties" to heart, just smiled, casually prepared some lunch, and sat at the dining table in her room.

Meanwhile, Su Rui was watching a live stream in her field of vision, a game live stream.

What's so interesting about these live streams? Can't we focus on the people around us?

Although there's an element of self-praise in saying this, Ren Dong believes that her figure and appearance are much better than those female live streamers who rely on their looks online.

Unfortunately, Suri doesn't watch those kinds of live streams at all. Since Honeysuckle can't find an opportunity to lash out, Suri only watches game streams, funny streams, or streams that feature big events...

Thinking of this, Ren Dong couldn't help but think of the girl named U-chan that Su Rui had initially followed. Su Rui had followed her because she liked Blood River. She wondered how that girl was doing now.

During this time, Suri and Rendong watched Eureka's live streams a few more times. Although it was baseless, Rendong also began to believe that this girl named Eureka was simply a born unlucky person.

No matter what Eureka tries to do or what show she participates in, it always seems to end in a mess.

Although Honeysuckle couldn't bear to look at the destruction, chaos, and explosions, she didn't want to see them in her daily life.

But Su Rui liked it very much; he really liked rivers of blood.

However, Suri seemed to notice Honeysuckle's personality afterward and stopped watching Eureka's live stream with her.

Although Suri understood that she was getting rid of the killer's influence in her daily life, and Ren Dong was happy, this also raised new doubts for her:

Suri was watching the live stream behind her back. Could it be that she's interested in that woman named Eureka?

Although Su Rui doesn't have a physical form right now, and even if she did, she would definitely fall into her hands, Ren Dong still felt a sense of urgency about this matter.

So, while Su Rui was watching the live stream, Ren Dong casually asked:

"Suri, I haven't seen you watching Eureka's live streams lately. Is something wrong?"

"No, Eureka is not dead yet."

Suri casually suggested, as if assuming Ren Dong was interested in the live stream again, "Want to watch it with me?"

'Okay, I have been feeling a bit bored lately.'

Ren Dong said things against her will, comforting herself by thinking that she should just treat it as watching a movie, and watched Eureka's live stream with Su Rui again.

Although it was noon, it seemed that Eureka had time to do a live broadcast. She was at the train station and appeared to be participating in an exhibition.

In crowded places... Honeysuckle had a bad feeling.

So she quickened her pace, thinking she should eat her lunch first so that she wouldn't lose her appetite if she saw something later.

Volume 1: 23 Live Broadcast Accident

Just as Honeysuckle had predicted, as she was quickly finishing her lunch, chaos erupted in the crowd in the scene, as if something terrible had happened and people were fleeing.

Eureka also noticed the change in the crowd around her, and looked around in surprise:

"Huh? What happened? Why is everyone running away?"

Because someone showed up at the event venue and launched an attack.

Armed with crossbows and various dangerous explosives, and with axes or machetes at their waists, the robbers herded the fleeing crowd together like sheep.

Then, a man who appeared to be the leader stepped forward and addressed them:

"Listen up, everyone. We don't intend to hurt anyone. We'll release them immediately if someone pays us. Of course, the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it will be for us. So for our safety, I'll kill one hostage every now and then until our demands are met!"