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

It's a very good meal. It seems that Suri really wants the two of them to get some rest, even though they usually have plenty of food too.

Texas was quite moved, never expecting to be able to prepare and eat such a luxurious dinner in the wilderness.

Meanwhile, while cooking, she also curiously glanced in the direction of Honeysuckle, hoping to catch a glimpse of Suri's activities.

Volume 1: 43 Little Jokes

Just as Texas was standing beside a pile of still-bleeding corpses, preparing dinner at the stove and glancing occasionally in the direction of Honeysuckle, Suri's voice suddenly rang out from her pocket:

"What are you looking at? Are you interested in the loot you've collected?"

Startled by Suri's sudden voice, Texas nearly threw the kitchen utensils she was holding.

After taking a few deep breaths, Texas responded softly to Suri:

"Just took a quick look."

Of course, I really want to know about Suri's situation, but it's nice to have someone to talk to now.

Texas, thinking this, asked, "What are you and Honeysuckle talking about?"

"I'm not talking to her right now. We're collecting supplies. I just noticed you and thought I'd like to talk to you."

Suri casually mentioned this and began to introduce the spoils she and Honeysuckle had collected:

"Speaking of which, these people chasing you have quite a wide range of interests. They brought not only food but also drinking water and all sorts of snacks... Are they here on vacation?"

"..." Texas glanced at the stove she was working on and the abundance of fresh ingredients, and felt that Suri had no right to say such things about those people.

"By the way, can these ingredients be kept fresh where you have them? Do you have a refrigerator specifically for them?"

However, it didn't feel particularly cold to the touch; it was just a little cooler than room temperature.

"Refrigerator? No, it's just that the place where I put things seems to have no concept of time flow, so the food doesn't change."

As Suri casually remarked, Texas's eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything more, only nodding silently.

"Oh, look what I found! They even brought magazines with them."

Suri's voice once again drew Texas's attention, who was still cooking, and she asked while working:

What kind of magazine is it?

"Let me take a look..."

Then Suri fell silent, until Texas, puzzled, asked him, "Suri?"

"Ahem, it's nothing. We also found all sorts of explosive crossbow bolts and explosives. If there's any pursuit later, we can use their stuff to deal with them."

Suri is deliberately avoiding the question about that magazine.

Suri Texas could tell, but at this moment she just wanted to know what it was, or rather, she had already guessed it, but wanted to see how Suri would react.

A smile played on Texas's lips as she continued to ask:

"So, what magazine were you looking at?"

"...Yeah, that's what those people use to kill time. Honestly, is it really okay to read those kinds of magazines in a car where there's hardly any privacy? Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if you got caught?"

Suri was a little confused, but Texas still wanted him to explain things clearly:

So what exactly is up there?

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. As a Syracuse, you must know what that means, right?"

Suri scolded Texas irritably, but still made herself quite annoyed: "It's full of articles about buying things, but at the same time there are all sorts of women..."

"I understand, thank you. It seems there really is such a magazine."

Texas smiled and coughed to interrupt Suri, then continued cooking tonight's meal.

Meanwhile, with Suri's help, Honeysuckle, having quickly gathered the supplies, returned and greeted Texas.

"Suri and I have gathered everything we need, and we can just drive off tomorrow."

"I see."

Texas glanced at the phone placed beside her. The list on it described all the supplies that Suri and Honeysuckle had collected, including even the Originium used to power the engine.

"Dinner is ready. Let's eat and get some rest."

Texas glanced at the list provided by Su Rui and greeted him with a smile.

Su Rui truly trusted her and directly provided a complete list of all the supplies.

Even Texas, who found it interesting, took a closer look at the list of collected supplies before realizing:

"You packed up all those cars too?"

"Yeah, anyway, my place is practically infinitely big. It can fit anything except for the fact that there's nothing interesting here, but it seems like there's no way to hide people inside."

Suri's voice came from the phone. Texas nodded. After all, in a space where time had stopped, probably only a special individual like Suri could move around inside.

Honeysuckle merely glanced curiously at Suri and Texas's conversation without saying anything. After dinner, she and Texas each went into their sleeping bags to rest.

'Su Rui.' Ren Dong whispered to herself.

"Hmm? Is there something you need?"

Su Rui's voice echoed in Ren Dong's mind.

When will we be able to reach the Eastern Kingdom?

"It will probably take a few more days. There are no more pursuers in my scans for now. It seems that the people sent by that Sicilian lady have all been eliminated for the time being."

Suri paused for a moment, then placed their route map in Honeysuckle's field of vision:

"However, our route is still relatively clear. After all, it seems that there will be no problem once we reach the East. So the Sicilian may send some people to the East to obstruct us."

'So, in other words, we might also need to deal with an ambush from the Syracuses, right?'

"What are you thinking? If anyone should be setting an ambush, it should be us setting one."

Suri analyzed the situation for Honeysuckle in an annoyed tone:

“Look, the people sent by Madame Sicily are slower than you, and there is a certain lag in the spread of information. By the time the people she sent to the East to find you set off, you may have already gained a foothold in the East. No, with me here, you have definitely already gained a foothold.”

'Okay, I understand.'

A relieved smile touched her lips, and Ren Dong nodded silently to herself: 'Goodnight, you should rest well too.'

"I know."

Then, Honeysuckle turned over in her sleeping bag and closed her eyes.

Texas closed her eyes at that moment.

Although he couldn't hear the conversation between Suri and Honeysuckle in their minds, Texas seemed to be able to sense from their time together that Honeysuckle had just been talking to Suri.

Because Suri and Ren Dong didn't really hide their communication. Ren Dong's facial expressions and body language sometimes only appeared when she was talking to someone.

Although Texas knew in her heart that the relationship between Honeysuckle and Suri was indeed much closer than that between herself, she still couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

Volume 1: 44 No Threat

After a period of driving without being harassed by pursuers, Texas and Honeysuckle soon arrived in the territory of the Eastern Kingdom and quickly reached the city provided by Su Rui.

Driving their vehicles onto the mobile city and parking them, Honeysuckle and Texas, two outsiders, seemed somewhat out of place in this city where technology and ancient style blended together.

However, they didn't care about the stares of those around them, and followed the directions given by Su Rui to a certain place.

At a shrine, Ren Dong subconsciously thought of the increasingly clear image of the nine-tailed Vulpo people in Su Rui's image. She glanced at it and then found that the image was becoming clearer and clearer.

For some reason, the progress of the system's four-stage upgrade has reached 70%.

Was it because of the previous battle? Or did the trip during this period increase Suri's affection for her?

Honeysuckle was a little confused, but she still went to the shrine with Texas.

"Greetings, guests from afar. Have you come here to pay homage to the god we worship?"

A Volper woman dressed as a priestess approached Honeysuckle and Texas with a polite smile, looking them up and down.

These are things you can't decide, ￥*%＆

Su Rui marked a strange phrase in Ren Dong's field of vision, and Ren Dong, puzzled, pronounced it according to the phonetic transcription Su Rui had given him.

Then, the shrine maiden's expression changed, and she bowed to them in apparent panic before turning and walking towards the back of the shrine.

What did you just say?

Texas looked at Honeysuckle with some confusion, as she hadn't quite understood what she had just heard.

"I don't know either, Suri, do you know?"

"Simply put, it's one of the more well-known sentences in the scriptures here."

Suri's voice came from Honeysuckle and Texas's pockets, and they instinctively looked around warily:

"Don't worry, I've checked, no one is watching you, I'll be careful."

Suri said casually, and then saw the witch from before arrive with a woman dressed in even more gorgeous attire.

"Is this person the head priest or the chief priest of this shrine? I don't know, things here are too complicated, I'm too lazy to study it."

So you're not interested in this kind of thing? Honeysuckle nodded inwardly, then looked at the woman in front of her. The woman smiled at Honeysuckle and Texas, then gestured for them to proceed.

"I am the manager here. You two can just call me Kotoha no Tsukasa."

Soon, Texas and Honeysuckle were seated in a private meeting room, with the Palace Attendant of Vulper sitting opposite them.

"Now, can you two tell me why you know that verse? It's a secret kept by our shrine, and not just anyone can know it."

As these words were spoken, Honeysuckle and Texas couldn't help but tense up. As assassins, they had a keen sense of smell, and this guy's words were not so friendly.

But just as the atmosphere grew tense with the tension between Honeysuckle and Texas, and with the fox priest's insincere smile, Suri's voice rang out from the phone:

"The reason is simple, but you don't need to know that much."

"It's you? I never imagined the gods' prophecy was true! You really appeared!"

As soon as Suri spoke, the fox priest, who had been wearing a forced smile, brightened up. He propped himself up on the table in front of him and sat up, looking at Honeysuckle and Texas in front of him, his gaze lingering on the two of them:

"Where are you now? I'm coming right now..."

"I have no physical form, didn't you know that?"

Su Rui's somewhat puzzled voice rang out, and then she complained in Ren Dong's mind, "What's going on with this fox priest? The higher-level system didn't mention anything about this?"

"Ahem, that's not important. Let's talk about the problems you're facing first, and then we can discuss these things."

Honeysuckle interrupted Fox Palace Master before she could finish speaking. She was probably going to talk about Su Rui's materialization, right? It was better for Honeysuckle to be the only one who knew about such things.

With this in mind, Ren Dong looked at the fox priest in front of her: "This is also Su Rui's idea."

"Is that so? You are the spirit child's vessel in this world? I understand. I will tell Lord Surui about the shrine's problems right away."

Looking at the solemn and respectful demeanor of the palace attendant before her, Ren Dong couldn't help but feel a little displeased.

Su Rui belongs to her alone. What exactly does this woman in front of her want with those eyes and those thoughts?

Although somewhat annoyed, Ren Dong patiently listened to what the fox priest in front of her had to say.

In short, there are still many internal power conflicts within the Eastern Kingdom.

Although these people have become somewhat more restrained now that the war is over, they are still secretly making small moves.

Some audacious individuals even dared to threaten the shrine, attempting to involve its forces in the conflict.

After briefly introducing the shrine and the current situation in the Eastern Country, the fox priest stared intently at the honeysuckle before him:

"Please help us solve this problem, Divine Child."

"Suri, Texas, and I will solve this problem."

Honeysuckle responded expressionlessly, and Suri then began to make arrangements:

"In that case, you can take care of preparing accommodations for Honeysuckle and Texas. We'll leave the arrangements to you once we get back, Fox Master."

"Hmm? Yes, Your Highness! I will make all the necessary preparations!"

For a moment, he was puzzled by Su Rui's address, but the fox priest quickly recovered and looked at Ren Dong with admiration and enthusiasm.

However, Ren Dong was very unhappy because she could sense that the woman was looking at Su Rui, and she seemed to have an excessive enthusiasm for Su Rui.