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

However, these conditions alone are not enough; he needs more leverage to exchange for equivalent knowledge.

With this in mind, the leader of the pardoners racked his brains, hoping to find something that could sway Su Rui.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He glanced at Suri, the beautiful young man with white hair and red eyes, sitting in front of him, and then at Theresa and Vishdel, who were sitting on either side of Suri.

Even though Theresa is the Demon Lord of Kazdel, at this moment they are all centered around Suri.

As if a flash of inspiration had struck, the leader of the Pardoners felt that he had figured out a lot.

It turns out that even pioneers with such extensive knowledge have such worldly desires, unlike him, who did everything in pursuit of deeper knowledge and a higher realm of the soul.

Even if the person in front of him is ahead now, in the years to come, the one who can truly take the lead in the realm of the soul will be the one who puts all his energy into research.

With this thought in mind, a pleased and smug smile crept onto the leader of the Pardoners' lips as he raised his hand and said to Su Rui:

“I really don’t have many bargaining chips left, but my two assistants, Salus and Shining, are both researchers in related fields. I think perhaps they could serve as your attendants?”

“…Is that so?” Suri glanced at Shining and Salus, neither of them seemed to show any dissatisfaction.

Shining is easy to understand, since Suri had agreed to it from the beginning, but why didn't Salus have any thoughts about it?

Su Rui was considering whether to increase her stakes further, so that her purpose would not seem so deliberate.

Just as Suri was pondering, Theresa broke the silence:

"But aren't the two people you mentioned less accomplished than Su Rui in the realm of the soul? So what value do they have for Su Rui?"

Theresa's question startled the leader of the pardoners, who broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing Princess Theresa and the guard flanking Suri, the leader of the Pardoners initially assumed that Princess Theresa's feelings for Suri were... well, anyway, he realized he had misjudged her.

Although Suri is the center, it seems that getting people to join her side still requires getting past Princess Theresa.

However, to his relief, Su Rui looked up at him and said, "In that case, I have some additional conditions, which I've written down here."

As he spoke, Suri handed over the note in his hand, which was then passed on by Vishdel.

However, these additional conditions were actually a relief for the leader of the pardoners, at least he no longer had to face the silent oppression from the Demon King.

Although Theresa is a gentle demon king, there's no reason why a demon king wouldn't get angry. No matter how gentle she is, a demon king is still a demon king.

Although Theresa was only looking at him just now, the emotions contained in her eyes did not lie.

The leader of the pardoners glanced at the note in his hand and breathed a sigh of relief. It was just some simple conditions, nothing serious.

So he nodded: "I agree to the terms. As a deposit, Shining and Salus will go with you."

Suri nodded, looked at Shining, and Shining, realizing something, stood up from her seat:

"I'll go get ready."

“Me too.” Salus, who was sitting on the other side, also stood up and followed Shining, seemingly saying something to her.

However, neither Su Rui nor the leader of the Pardoners cared about any of that at the moment.

Su Rui stood up and "conjured out of thin air" a beautifully decorated book from the system space, handing it to the Absolution Master: "This is the knowledge I promised you. It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

"Of course, I imagine you have even more on hand?"

After receiving the book from Su Rui, the leader of the Pardoners instinctively asked a question.

"Of course I have more. Wait until you've finished studying what you have now before you consider trading with me... If you can come up with something new, I wouldn't mind exchanging with you."

Su Rui's words immediately brought an undisguised smile of joy to the leader of the Pardoners. He then nodded to Su Rui, "In that case, I'll go and study it first. You all can make yourselves at home here."

As he spoke, like a researcher engrossed in his work, he walked toward his lab while flipping through the book in his hand, as if he no longer cared about anything else.

"Hmm... since it will take a little while for them to get back, why don't you sit down and have something to eat?"

Although it wasn't a grand event, the snacks and desserts tasted quite good, so while waiting, Suri naturally wanted to find something to do.

Theresa didn't sit down, but instead came up behind Suri after he sat down and placed her hand on his shoulder:

"Suri, about this deal..."

"Want to try some? I'll feed you."

Suri leaned back against Theresa's chest, interrupting her, and directly picked up a pastry and handed it to Theresa.

Prince of Kazdel: 321 Don't think I've forgotten.

"..." Although she was silent for a moment, Theresa lowered her head, took the pastry in Suri's hand, her soft, red lips parted slightly, and then she ate the pastry.

"We'll talk about this later, but don't think I've forgotten."

As Theresa said this, she reached out and pinched Suri's cheek, then sat down next to Suri. It was indeed not a suitable place to talk to Suri about things that could easily make people angry.

Vishdel glanced at Suri and Theresa sitting together, his eyes flickering slightly, but he remained standing guard, vigilant against any potential dangers that might arise.

Anyway, there will be plenty of time for Suri to get to know each other better later... Let Princess Theresa and Suri get closer now.

With this in mind, Vishdel continued to look around, wary of any sudden movement.

Given Su Rui's active personality, he would definitely be unable to resist going on missions with her.

Soon, Shining and Salus arrived, accompanied by a blonde Sarkaz girl in a wheelchair, who would later be known as Nightingale, Liz.

Sitting in her wheelchair, Liz greeted Suri and the others somewhat shyly, and gradually relaxed under the reassurance of Theresa and Suri.

Shining then pushed Nightingale's wheelchair to Suri's side:

"This is Nightingale. You promised to help me and her."

"Of course I said that she had a problem with her leg. I'll figure something out when I get back."

Suri nodded, but in reality, he didn't agree to that much. Originally, Suri thought that all he needed to do was bring Nightingale and Shining back.

However, since I've already agreed, it wouldn't hurt to offer a little extra help.

With this in mind, Suri nodded and led Shining and Nightingale to the location of the flying vehicle.

The existence of the flying machine surprised Shining, while Nightingale looked around curiously.

Curing Nightingale was nothing to Su Rui; it just required him to do it himself.

However, after returning to Rhodes Island and curing Nightingale, Theresa only gave Suri some time to chat with them before pulling Suri back into the spaceship.

"Where are we going?" Suri asked, looking at Theresa, who had helped her into the driver's seat, with some confusion.

“You’ll find out soon enough,” Theresa said, sitting in the driver’s seat and looking at the dashboard, suddenly lost in thought.

Suri had already seen Theresa's expression through the scanning field of vision, and couldn't help but reveal a teasing smile. Leaning back in the aircraft seat, he watched Theresa's somewhat helpless yet pretending that nothing had happened, waiting for Theresa to speak.

Theresa couldn't pilot the aircraft, so she still had to tell Suri her destination, otherwise the aircraft wouldn't be able to take off.

After a brief standoff, Theresa turned to look at Suri. She didn't speak, but simply stared at Suri with gentle eyes, waiting for him to speak first.

Suri was not to be outdone, acting as if he wouldn't pay any attention to Theresa unless she spoke first.

Suri and Theresa stared at each other for a moment in this atmosphere. Then, Theresa saw Suri remain unmoved, silently staring back at her, and even laughing. She puffed up her cheeks in anger.

"...Alright, stop looking at me like that. You're the Demon King of Sarkaz."

Suri looked at Theresa, who was puffing out her cheeks and holding her breath, her face almost turning red as she glared at her angrily, and felt somewhat helpless.

It feels like Theresa is about to explode if this stalemate continues.

With this thought in mind, Suri smiled helplessly:

"Alright, so, where are we headed? I'll take you there."

"In the Valley of Tears, we are going to find the mistress there."

"...You're going to find the Banshee? But I remember, aren't the Banshees supposed to remain neutral and not participate in the fighting? We already have Logos here."

Suri looked at Theresa with a puzzled expression, thinking she had forgotten what she had said: "According to my plan, there is no need to recruit other forces at all. We can win this war on our own and make Kazdel great again."

Theresa smiled and shook her head: "It's not just Suri like this. We need all the Sarkaz to make Kazdel a unified whole again."

"...Then your ambition is even greater than mine. Do you know how scattered the Sarkaz are now? There are Sarkaz in almost every country, and even several important branches are entirely overseas. If you want to bring them back together, the difficulty is no less than rebuilding Rome."

“At least we should give it a try. Once the war in Kazdel ends, I need as much power as possible to rebuild this country.”

"Okay~ I'll help you anyway."

Su Rui shrugged, said nothing more, and started the aircraft.

From Kazdel's map, Suri had already noticed the Valley of Tears, after all, it was one of the few places without conflict.

The aircraft was ejected from the hangar, took to the air, and began to accelerate.

Suri thought for a moment and put the aircraft into camouflage mode, which would make its movements more concealed:

"Speaking of which, you didn't let the succubi know about your visit this time, did you? If they had seen it, they might not have welcomed you."

“At least, they won’t turn their swords against us. Ramallian and I are comrades-in-arms, and she’s at least willing to talk to me. Moreover, I have the most important bargaining chip.”

"Hmm, so what is this bargaining chip you're talking about that can persuade Lamarleen? I don't know anything about it."

Suri had already checked every part of Kazdel, and there was no way he could miss anything, not even the Sarkaz ruins buried deep underground.

Theresa doesn't seem to have any significant bargaining chips, and she's not carrying anything with her at the moment.

"You'll see when we get there."

Theresa smiled and glanced at Suri, then mysteriously shook her finger at him before getting up from the aircraft and sitting down next to him, snuggling close together.

"It's only because this is a modified aircraft that you can move so easily."

Suri looked at Theresa, who walked to her side from the cabin where there was almost no shaking, and couldn't help but complain.

This is a fighter jet, at least after Suri's modifications. If it weren't for Suri's excellent stabilization system, Theresa would have fallen and lost her horn.

Prince Kazdel: 322 Why are you looking at me? You're the Demon King!

"So, how do we contact Ramallian after we land? Do we turn up the noise of the aircraft and get arrested by the banshees? Or do you have another way?"

Theresa pulled Suri into her arms, letting Suri lean against her shoulder, and gently kneaded Suri's cheeks.

"If possible, please land the aircraft quietly. Can you find Ramallian's place?"

"So you don't know if the map here is correct?"

"Suri, isn't it enough that you know?"

"Hmm, there's a very special place that might be where Lamaren lives."

Suri nodded and displayed the scanned images on the screen in front of Theresa: "Even if Ramallian herself isn't there, we can at least find some clues."

Theresa nodded, then noticed a problem: "If you, Suri, can scan the entire Valley of Tears, why can't you find Lamaren's location?"

"Because I deliberately adjusted the settings and didn't scan for people inside. You said the banshees inside wouldn't attack us, right?"

Suri turned to look at Theresa and winked at her: "Isn't this quite interesting? Let me see how you, as the Demon King, communicate with the banshees."

"..." Theresa didn't say anything. Although she was still smiling, she reached out and pinched Suri's cheek, applying gentle pressure.

"Ouch~ It doesn't hurt."

Suri leaned against Theresa's chest, still being stubborn, then took out her phone to distract herself.

How much longer until we reach our destination?

"Now."

As Suri spoke, Theresa noticed the aircraft landing on the ground and the hatch opening.

With a hissing sound as the airlock balanced the pressure, Theresa saw the view of the Valley of Tears.

Suri took out her phone and took a 360-degree panoramic photo of various parts of the Valley of Tears:

"The Valley of Tears, free from the smoke of war, is better than the rest of Kazdel, isn't it? The air here is so fresh, and plants grow here, unlike other places that have been plowed up by artillery fire and explosives, leaving barren land."

Was Suri deliberately trying to annoy me? Theresa felt a little uncomfortable listening to Suri's words. After all, Kazdel was the place where her people lived.

With this in mind, Theresa reached out and grabbed Suri's wrist, leading him toward the tall building marked on the map.

Suri only scanned the building's outer structure, not the interior, because that wouldn't be fun.

So when Theresa pulled Suri, who was still playing on her phone, into this huge building, she realized that it was a massive library.

At least, the first floor was a library. Looking at the bookshelves that gradually rose to the ceiling and then to higher floors, Theresa couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

"If Kazdel hadn't been ravaged by war, wouldn't the other Sarkaz branches have similar structures?"