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

"It certainly won't be a library, right?"

Suri fiddled with her phone for a few moments, then raised her hand to take a few photos of the library in front of her. These actions puzzled Theresa.

"Why did you choose this method, Su Rui, when you could have used scanning?"

"Since there's nothing to do, and you have to negotiate with someone later, if I don't take pictures, am I supposed to start a game? If I do, my game won't be over by the time you're negotiating..."

After Suri finished speaking, he couldn't help but pause for a moment. Right, why didn't he play games? After all, negotiations could be left to Theresa, right? Suri was just there as a mascot.

With this in mind, Su Rui looked down and opened the game on her phone, starting a round after it began.

"..." Theresa looked at Suri's expression, pursed her lips helplessly, then put her arm around Suri's shoulder and led her forward, who had already started looking down at her phone.

The unusual combination of Theresa and Suri quickly attracted the attention of the banshees in the "library," but they didn't react much. The banshee sitting at the front desk reading a book only gently put down her book and looked up at Theresa after noticing Theresa and Suri approaching her.

"What is it, visitor?" As she spoke, the succubus couldn't help but glance at Suri, the handsome young man next to Theresa who was engrossed in his phone.

“Theresa, the current Demon King, has something to discuss with the Queen of the Banshees,” Theresa explained with a smile.

"...We do not accept alliances or taking sides."

The banshee's tone turned slightly colder, tinged with reluctance, but she still nodded: "I'll inform Ramallian now."

As she spoke, the banshee's gaze kept drifting towards Su Rui. She couldn't help it; after all, the Valley of Tears was inhabited only by women, and banshees were a race that reproduced parthenogenetically. So, seeing Su Rui, the banshee couldn't help but feel curious.

However, Suri didn't notice the stares around him because he was really engrossed in playing the game, so his attention wasn't on his surroundings.

Soon, the banshee also received a message from the banshee lord through magic and nodded to Theresia:

"Lamaren is waiting for you on the rooftop. Please follow this lantern."

As she spoke, the banshee took out her staff and cast a spell on a lantern. The lantern then floated up and wobbled to Theresa's feet, guiding her upstairs with it.

Theresa nodded, then led Suri up the stairs, reminding him, "Watch out for the stairs, don't trip."

“Okay, I understand.” Suri nodded in response, but continued playing his mobile game, so Theresa could only continue leading him upstairs.

After about ten minutes, Suri realized something was wrong, ended the game, and looked up:

"Is there no elevator here? And why haven't we reached the end yet? Logically speaking, this building shouldn't be that tall."

Judging from the external scans, the tower should have reached its top by now.

Theresa was also somewhat puzzled, but after looking around, she didn't show any emotional reaction.

"Don't worry about Su Rui, can you take a look around?"

"So that means there are postgraduate entrance exams, right?"

Suri opened the scanning field of view and then drew a conclusion:

"This is a paradox, or rather, the effect of magic. The stairs here are an infinite loop, so we might be on the top floor in one step, but on the bottom floor in the next."

Is there any solution?

"Why are you looking at me? You're the demon king. Use your magic to think of a solution." Suri did have a solution, but he wanted to see if Theresa had one.

Prince of Kazdel: 323 He's mine, you're not allowed to lay a hand on him.

"Lamaren's magic is very profound, so even I, as the Demon King, may not be able to unravel the labyrinth she has woven."

As Theresa said this, she still took out the sword made of Originium: "But we have to try it to know."

As she spoke, Theresa raised the sword in her hand, but did not swing it. Suri's scanning vision detected that the level of Originium energy in the surrounding area was gradually increasing. Theresa was casting a spell, or perhaps she was just sensing the magic of this maze, trying to interfere with or dispel it.

Suri didn't say anything, but leaned against the bookshelf on the staircase wall, scanning Theresa with her vision. Invisible Originium energy surrounded the Demon Lord of Kazdel, gradually extending outward as she closed her eyes, exploring the entire labyrinth.

However, just as Theresa said, she was just an ordinary Demon Lord. Her authority over Originium and her special status and abilities within the Sarkaz race did not grant Theresa any special attack against magic.

After a brief moment of thought and searching, Theresa stopped casting the spell, opened her eyes, and looked at Suri:

"It seems I can't find a way out of this maze. Now it's up to you, Su Rui, to come up with a solution."

Although Theresa was talking about failure, her face showed an expectant smile.

She didn't seem frustrated at all by her failure; it was as if she had decided from the beginning to rely on Suri to solve the problem.

"Hmm... Since you put it that way, I do know where we can get out."

Suri raised an eyebrow, stood up from the bookshelf she was leaning against, walked over to Theresa, and took her wrist.

"Alright, stop standing there, let's get going."

As she spoke, under Theresa's questioning gaze, Suri pulled her along and continued upstairs.

“I thought you, Suri, would know that I had solved this maze.”

“That would indeed be very good, showing your high level of magical skill, but I think there is an even better and more excellent way, which is to simply walk out of the maze.”

As Suri spoke, she stopped, pulling Theresa's wrist:

"Watch closely, and follow my steps. Just walk exactly as I walk."

It's like there's a tower that requires you to perform a wise action to enter. While figuring out how to do that action is certainly a solution, actually climbing up the broken wall next to the tower is the true wisdom.

"Take three steps forward, then one step back, then take a big stride forward, directly onto the third step, and then we start running."

As Suri spoke, he guided Theresa through the steps of the puzzle. After a series of running sounds, Suri suddenly stopped, and Theresa stopped just as quickly.

And then? Just as Theresa was about to ask, she saw Suri raise her hand and pick up a book from the bookshelf that looked a little different from the one in the card... It wasn't that different, but It was only after Suri picked it up that Theresa noticed that the book seemed a little different.

Then, with the sound of pages turning, Theresa felt a moment of disorientation and suddenly found herself at the top of the tower. A veiled banshee sat in a chair, tea and snacks laid out before her, smiling at Theresa and Suri.

"I have prepared some refreshments for you both. Please sit down and let's talk."

Suri didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to Ramallian, placing the book on another shelf specifically for displaying books, and then reaching for a snack.

Suri gave up the spot directly opposite Ramallian to Theresa. In his view, he only needed to bring Theresa, and the rest was up to Theresa and Ramallian.

But after Suri sat down, Ramallian turned her gaze to Suri, who had started eating snacks and looking at her phone: "I've never heard of this person before."

"This is Su Rui, my strategist. He helped me come up with many ideas, and he also brought me here."

Ramallian nodded: "I saw it. He solved my maze with almost no effort. I wonder if it was some kind of intuition?"

Theresa and Ramallian both turned their attention to Suri.

Noticing the silence around her, Su Rui subconsciously looked up and saw their gazes.

Slowly finishing the pastry in her mouth, Suri reached for another piece before speaking:

"The specific thought process is actually quite complex, so would you like to hear how I solve this problem step by step?"

"No need." Ramallian shook her head slightly. She could tell that Suri was just joking and didn't intend to explain the matter in detail.

Therefore, Ramallian once again turned her attention to Theresa:

"So, you came here not just to catch up with me, right? Just so you know, the Banshee doesn't get involved in Sarkaz internal conflicts."

Theresa shook her head: "I won't force the banshees to participate in this war. I only hope that after the war, you can contribute to the reconstruction of Kazdel, and..."

Theresa described some specific requirements, but Suri didn't pay attention. After all, these things could be handled with just a little distraction, and there was no need to waste time listening to them now. He just needed to take a look at the summary at the end.

So, Suri gradually became more focused on his phone, even stopping his snacks and concentrating on playing games. He didn't notice that Theresa and Ramallian next to him had already set their sights on him.

A smile flashed in Ramallian's eyes, and her gaze towards Theresa held a hint of teasing: "I never expected our Demon King to have such a side."

"Ahem, don't say it out loud."

Theresa coughed lightly, wanting to pretend to distance herself from Suri a little, yet also feeling a bit reluctant.

After thinking it over, since Ramallian had already figured it out, Theresa stopped pretending and sat down next to Suri. She looked at Ramallian, smiled at her, and whispered, "You're not allowed to make a move, okay?"

“…He has more than just your marks on him.” Ramallian didn’t answer directly, but just smiled.

As the Banshee Queen, Ramallen can see many different marks, such as the marks left by the Sarkaz on Suri. If these marks are considered as a kind of scent, then Suri's body is now completely covered with the scent left by Theresa.

Like some kind of animal that marks its territory with scent, it asserts its sovereignty.

Prince of Kazdel: 324, let's fight!

“I would be happy to, and I believe the other banshees would also be willing to offer some help to Kazdel, but the conditions you have put forward, Theresa, are not enough to convince us.”

After Ramallian and Theresa discussed their terms, Ramallian couldn't help but wonder, "I think there's something you haven't mentioned yet?"

Theresa nodded and looked at Suri: "The last condition lies with Suri."

"What? Could it be an ancient Sarkaz relic?" Ramallen looked Suri up and down in confusion, but she didn't see any trace of Sarkaz relics on Suri.

"Of course not. He can help you organize this library and all the Sarkaz documents."

Theresa’s lips curled into a smug smile, as if Suri’s remarkable achievement was also related to her.

This was the result of Theresa and the Doctor's discussion. Many of the documents left by the Sarkaz were difficult to decipher, even for banshees, due to the different meanings of the texts and the various unique spells.

Furthermore, some texts may be spells, which may lead to some incomprehensible phenomena during the translation process. However, Su Rui doesn't need to worry about these. Even if Canon recites the spells in full, it won't affect Su Rui.

"Is that so? Our library does indeed contain many difficult-to-classify books. If you can help us organize these books, I think it wouldn't be difficult to even get them on your side and help you win."

Ramallian looked at Suri with a hint of unreadable emotion in her eyes: "Are you sure he can really do it?"

"Of course he can, but whether Suri is willing to do it depends partly on you."

Theresa smiled. "He might make a small request or something."

“Absolutely no problem.” Even Ramallian’s tone couldn’t help but carry a hint of urgency: “When do we start?”

"We should at least wait until Suri finishes this game."

Theresa said, reaching out to pinch Suri's cheek: "Suri, how about we take a short break after this game?"

"Okay, okay, you're helping me organize the materials, right? No matter how much it is, it won't take me much time."

While playing the game, Suri distracted herself by responding to Theresa and Ramallian's words, saying, "I don't have any extra requests... it's up to you, Theresa."

So the two of them returned to the conversation between Ramallian and Theresa, but this time neither of them felt there was anything left to talk about. To some extent, these two "old women" were well aware of each other's gains and losses.

So, this is probably something like owing a huge favor.

So the two of them stopped worrying about it. Ramallian picked up her bone pen and used magic to contact the other banshees:

"Bring some more snacks, and also, prepare to open the door to the ancient books room. A friend wants to help us translate and organize those documents and classics."

"Really?!" The surprised voice coming from the communication spell even made Suri look up in the direction of Ramallian.

Moreover, things seemed to have gotten lively on the other end of the communication line; the banshees appeared to be pushing and shoving each other, vying for something.

"Let me do it, let me say it."

"I'll do it. These are ancient texts. Have you forgotten that you owe me a favor for helping you copy them? Go easy on me!"

"That won't do! This is an ancient book! I owe you a favor, and I won't give it up!"

"In my opinion... I should do it! Hey! Don't push me!"

"I got it! I want to be the first to see it!"

Suri stopped fighting altogether, paused the game, and looked with great interest in Ramallian's direction. Although he didn't quite understand why the banshees were so interested in those books, he was looking forward to their next reaction.

Will a fight break out? If a fight breaks out, should I fan the flames a little more?

Su Rui thought to herself, a mischievous smile creeping onto her lips. She was about to say, "If you want to see the classics I've translated and compiled, then... waaaah~"

Before Suri could finish speaking, Theresa covered her mouth, her long, slender fingers going straight into Suri's mouth, and then she pinched Suri's tongue.

"Don't do anything naughty at this time~" Theresa whispered in Suri's ear, but did not stop Suri from looking in the direction of Ramallian.

The veiled Banshee Queen merely smiled at the intimacy between Theresa and Suri, then cleared her throat on the other end of the communication channel, instantly silencing the still-noisy banshees on the other side:

"Alright, stop fooling around. Prepare some snacks and tea. If you're lucky, you'll soon be able to see the translated and compiled classics."

After giving her instructions, Ramallian ended the communication and then gave Theresa and Suri a somewhat apologetic smile:

"These children are a laughing stock. They are all young succubi, and it is common for them to lack composure when faced with such matters."

Theresa didn't seem to care, but Suri couldn't help but want to laugh, though he just curled the corners of his mouth without making a sound.

After all, mocking these two people's age would most likely lead to trouble.

Suri enjoys watching others make fools of themselves, but being taught a lesson herself is not a joke she likes.

"What mischievous idea are you hatching now?"

Theresa gently squeezed Suri's wrist, but didn't actually press the matter. Instead, she asked Suri, "How long will it take for Suri to translate those ancient texts?"