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

As Suri continued, she changed the subject: "However, they are actually allies, and you can't single-handedly destroy the entire Iberia, can you?"

As Suri spoke, she marked the intelligence: "Kal'tsit is already on her way. As long as she gets here and puts in a good word for us, we can gain a foothold and there's no need to clash with the Inquisitor."

Skadi nodded, said nothing more, and then, urged by Suri, closed her eyes and entered a state of hibernation.

As she got closer to the ocean, Ghost Shark felt the part of her body that wasn't human begin to awaken, making her stronger and her mind clearer. As a result, the original Laurentina woke up and opened her eyes.

Laurentina glanced at the sleeping Skadi, chainsaw in hand, and muttered to herself with some doubt, "Was the sound I heard earlier just my imagination?"

"Of course it's not an illusion. It's just that I'm not a god. You can just call me Su Rui. We'll meet in person later."

Suri's voice came from the aircraft's speakers, startling Laurentina, but she didn't react excessively. Instead, she smiled and asked:

"Really? So you're saying you just conjured all this food out of thin air?"

"Of course not. These foods were originally stored in my pocket, and I only took them out when I needed them."

Suri said casually, not paying attention to Laurentina's probing gaze: "Okay, keep your voice down. Skadi is still sleeping. Don't wake her up."

"Well, well, our god really cares about Skadi."

"You don't know anything. She's my host now. Besides, I've already said I'm not a god. Are you an idiot? You stupid ghost shark."

Suri's words made Laurentina's smile freeze for a moment, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on the chainsaw: "Suri, the way you curse is like a child."

"And what about you? Didn't you get angry like a child too? That proves my method is still very effective, you stupid Ghost Shark."

"...I won't hold it against you. In fact, I should thank you for taking care of me before. I felt that if it weren't for you, my situation might have been even worse."

Laurentina said this with a hint of seriousness in her voice.

"Hmm, I know. If you haven't forgotten, improving your condition is also for fighting against Hai Si, so I need your fighting power."

"Of course I know that. Even without your favor, I would still help fight against Hai Si. After all, that's the job of a deep-sea hunter."

Laurentina said this, then looked at Skadi: "I can't sleep. Skadi doesn't seem to be awake for a while. Can we go for a walk together?"

"Of course you can go out for a walk if you want, but I live inside Skadi's mind. If I'm too far away from Skadi, I won't be able to communicate with you."

Of course it's a lie. The main reason is that Suri doesn't want to wake Skadi at this time, nor does he want to go for a walk with Laurentina. As long as there are actually a large number of Originium in Laurentina's body within his scanning range, Suri can still communicate with Laurentina.

However, Laurentina was obviously unaware of these things. After hearing Suri's words, she nodded regretfully and sat down again: "In that case, I'll just wait here. I suddenly don't really want to go for a walk anymore."

"Hmm, want to chat for a while to pass the time? There's a judge and his apprentice in Saltwind City down there right now, and they're both quite interesting."

Volume 6, Chapter 357: Nothing, I just forgot.

"Speaking of which, how did Suri and Skadi first meet?"

Seeing that she couldn't take Suri away from the aircraft to scout the situation, Laurentina's eyes lit up and she came up with a topic.

"At first, there wasn't really a process, right? When we first met, I was on duty in the doctor's office and met Skadi once. After that... I ended up living in her mind."

Suri omitted some details, such as the part where Skadi picked him up, but that was just a minor incident and didn't need to be described in detail.

Laurentina seized on the loophole in Suri's words: "Wait a minute, Suri, did you have a physical form before?"

"Of course, it's a bit complicated to explain, but after spending some time with Skadi, I was able to regain my own physical form. It might be hard for you to understand."

“No, it’s not hard to understand, I get it.” Laurentina gave a meaningful smile. She wasn’t interested in figuring out the underlying principles; all she needed to know was that she could meet Suri in real life afterward.

Having obtained the information that interested her, Laurentina shut her mouth, greeted Suri, and then closed her eyes to rest: "Goodnight, Suri, see you tomorrow."

See you tomorrow.

...The next morning, Skadi was woken up by Laurentina. She felt something cold pressed against her cheek. Skadi opened her eyes in confusion and found that Laurentina had pressed the handle of a chainsaw against her cheek.

The cold touch sent a shiver down Skadi's spine: "Shark, what are you doing?"

"I'm waking you up. Have you rested enough? Shouldn't we get ready to move out? Speaking of which, what are you and Suri planning to do in this city?"

Laurentina smiled at Skadi, retracted the handle of her chainsaw, and leaned back in the cabin of the aircraft.

Skadi blinked dazedly, thought for a moment, and then replied, "Suri said there are Deepsea Cultists here, as well as the Second Captain and two Inquisitors... We're probably here to see the Second Captain, right?"

“Since Suri has said so, of course we’ve come to see the second captain.” Laurentina sighed somewhat helplessly.

“However, since Suri mentioned the Deep Sea Cultists and the Inquisitors, they must be difficult to deal with. We need to be careful… By the way, where is Suri? Why haven’t we heard his voice?”

After going around in circles, Laurentina returned to the question she had wanted to ask Skadi from the very beginning.

Skadi paused, mentally asking, 'Suri? Are you there?'

"Yes, I just woke up. Okay, are you guys getting ready to leave? Aren't you going to have some breakfast?"

“Of course we should eat.” Skadi answered without hesitation after hearing Suri’s suggestion. Then she and Laurentina saw several portable alcohol lamps, stoves and some ingredients on the open floor of the cabin in front of them.

Then, a voice from inside the aircraft, sounding like Suri was still half asleep, came through:

"Let's have some breakfast to pass the time. There's no need to worry about smoke or anything like that. The aircraft was custom-made by me, and I took into account all kinds of situations that would occur if we lived here during the modification process."

"Suri, won't you eat with us?" Laurentina invited with a smile, but Suri declined.

"No, you guys eat, I'm going to sleep a little longer."

Although he can use Skadi's body to eat, Suri is no longer as greedy as he was at the beginning... no, it's more like he's not in a hurry to eat delicious food anymore. After all, he has eaten quite a lot since he has a physical body or has used other people's bodies. Now, although Suri enjoys the food, he is not so eager to eat anymore.

Laurentina's eyes flickered, which meant that Suri really did have a way of eating with them, right?

Without expressing their thoughts, Laurentina and Skadi quickly finished their breakfast and then tidied up the kitchenware.

Skadi called to Suri: 'We are ready.'

"Hmm, I understand." Suri said, putting the kitchen utensils back into her system space, and then showing Skadi the scanned image of Saltwind City:

"Alright, now you have two choices: either check out the current situation in Saltwind City, or go directly to your second captain."

Is there a difference?

"The difference is that if you go to check on the current situation in Saltwind City, there is a high chance that you will run into the judges who are inspecting the situation here, and then a fight will break out."

As Su Rui spoke, she showed another route:

"If you choose to go directly to your second captain, you will be opening the Hunting Sealing instance. There are monsters from the Sealing hidden in that church, so be prepared."

“I understand.” Skadi nodded, then looked at Laurentina: “Shall we go directly to the Second Captain? She’s in the church on the shore right now, where there are still quite a few dangerous Sealings.”

"Of course, no problem. But what exactly did you and Su Rui talk about?"

Laurentina asked with a somewhat curious expression, but Skadi didn't think much of it:

“Suri said that two judges from Saltwind City are inspecting the situation here, and we might run into them if we wander around the city.”

"I see. I don't want to deal with a judge. They sound like difficult people, don't they?"

Laurentina, clutching her chainsaw, said, "They must also be warriors fighting against Haizi, right? It's best if we don't clash."

Skadi nodded and, together with Specter, landed on the ground from the aircraft's cabin, heading towards the church on the coast following the route Suri had shown her.

However, Skadi had one question: 'Why can't we just be transported there by aircraft? Is there something dangerous on the beach?'

"It's not that complicated, it's just that I forgot. But even if I happen to run into the Inquisitor, I still have high-speed holographic camouflage, so it's still very simple if I don't want to be discovered."

As Su Rui casually remarked, she marked out some of the more distinctive places along the way:

"But this is not bad either. At least you can see what happens when the city continues to decay after the Great Tranquility."

Skadi nodded, glancing at the labels and Suri's markings. However, even Skadi noticed something unusual:

"Since the land here no longer grows plants, and you also said that Saltwind City has been abandoned for a long time... then where do these people get their food?"

Volume 6, Chapter 358: You Eat Me, I Eat You

Skadi's question did not escape Laurentina's notice, thus drawing her attention as well.

"It's simple. They're fed by the Sea Cult. It's a trick of the Deep Sea Cult. Every so often, they sacrifice a resident of Saltwind City to the Sea Cult, and then the Sea Cult feeds these city residents with food from the sea. Originally, they should be enemies, but now they're actually coexisting peacefully."

“I don’t think this is harmonious coexistence at all.” Laurentina’s expression was rather unpleasant. “Those sea creatures certainly wouldn’t feed these residents for no reason; they must have some disgusting purpose.”

Skadi nodded in agreement even without saying a word.

“That’s right.” Suri spoke through Skadi’s personal terminal:

"By feeding humans to Haizi, Haizi can analyze human structures... You will soon encounter the product of this experiment. That guy is very intelligent and dangerous, so you'd better be careful. I will mark it in Skadi's scanning field of vision. Specter, be extra careful."

"I see."

Skadi and Specter gripped their weapons tightly, following the route pointed out by Suri, avoiding the Inquisitors and the residents of Saltwind City, until they reached the church by the sea.

"This is it. Just push the door open and go in. That talkative guy will definitely try to persuade you to surrender. After all, this trick seems to work on Gretia. Of course, it only seems to work."

Suri urged Skadi on, and Skadi nodded, then raised her greatsword and cleaved the door in front of her in two with a single strike.

"...With your strength, you could easily kick the door open with a single kick, there's no need to raise your sword."

Regardless, the commotion of Skadi and Laurentina entering the church attracted the attention of a tall, white-haired Agor woman who was talking and a person whose race was indistinguishable and who was completely covered in a robe.

"Skadi? Laurentina? What are you doing here?" Gladys's eyes flashed with surprise and confusion, but the situation was somewhat complicated, so she did not immediately stand with her companions.

The deep-sea bishop named Quintus, however, was not alarmed. Instead, he extended an olive branch to the two deep-sea hunters who had broken into the church:

"New Deepsea Hunters? It seems you're still lost. Why not join me and participate in the glorious evolution? You have great talent and a solid foundation; you're sure to become truly great beings..."

Suri directly displayed Quintus's transformed two-headed sunflower form in Skadi's field of vision:

"While I admit that this form is indeed aesthetically pleasing as a monster, I do not agree with this kind of beauty as a human. This is not evolution. Humans are the most perfect form. All non-human things are dirty and impure."

Skadi nodded, though she didn't understand the obsession in Suri's tone, but that didn't stop her from raising her sword.

"That's enough small talk, Second Captain. Is there anything else you'd like to say to him?"

"No, I was just trying to find clues about you..."

Before Gladys could finish speaking, Skadi's scanning vision lit up with an alarm, and Suri's voice rang in her mind: "That creature that feeds the sea is about to attack, in this direction, charge!"

Without a second thought, Skadi immediately charged out according to Suri's markings. Before she could even see the enemy clearly, Skadi had already begun to swing her heavy greatsword, following Suri's markings.

Fortunately, her trust in Su Rui paid off. She swung her sword and sent the charging monster flying, crashing into the church wall and plunging deep into the church.

The sudden change and commotion startled Laurentina, Gretia, and the Deep Sea Bishop Quintus.

"...You are quick, but in front of Hai Si, being quick is not enough."

Quintus glanced at Skadi from under his hood, then retreated into the depths of the church while Greta and the others were still in a daze.

Gladys looked at Skadi with surprise: "You were very quick just now, Skadi, thank you."

Laurentina approached with a smile, asking with a hint of sourness:

"Just now, did Su Rui give you a hint? I didn't see anything."

"Who is Suri?" Gladys paused for a moment, then saw Skadi nod. "Well, Suri marked the location of that monster for me. He calls it the First Speaker."

"What do you mean?" Gladys was taken aback, then heard Suri's voice coming from Skadi's personal terminal:

"It means that this Haisi individual possesses a higher level of intelligence; it can even speak."

Suri's voice startled Greta for a moment, but after noticing that Laurentina and Skadi didn't seem to have any objections, Greta temporarily put the matter aside.

“We’ll talk about this later. Right now, the most important thing is to keep that bishop and the monster from getting away.”

Laurentina nodded, but turned her gaze to Skadi.

Goredia was puzzled as to why her teammates would do this, and then she heard Skadi say:

"Quentus is hiding in a cave beneath the church, which is connected to the ocean, and he seems to intend to transform into a sea creature there."

Greta glanced at Skadi and Laurentina, who looked completely at ease, and paused for a moment: "Was the information provided by this Suri you mentioned?"

“Yes, Suri lives in my head right now.” Skadi’s tone was tinged with pride, then she looked at Greta: “Second Captain, shall we go?”

"...Okay, once these issues are resolved, I hope you can have a good talk with me about Su Rui."

Greta nodded and led Skadi and Laurentina toward the cave below the church.

At this point, Suri compared Greta's image with a similar one:

“Skadi, look, Greta’s image is a bit like this person. This is Maria of the Star Clock Tower.”

'Hmm, where is this person?' Skadi nodded, then heard Suri's reply: 'This person doesn't exist, at least not in Terra. I just think he looks a bit like him.'

As Su Rui spoke, she marked a hidden compartment on the path leading to the cave: "By the way, there are Quintus's hidden documents in this location. I suggest you collect them first."

Although Suri had already gathered intelligence, she still needed some visible evidence to persuade Greta.