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

Then, accompanied by a loud roar and flashing light, the last Originium Bugs that "voluntarily stayed behind" were also reduced to ashes under the Great Ugly's artillery fire.

"Well done, you're quite familiar with Big Ugly's methods."

Suri's voice rang in the anaconda's ear, and it marked the location of the Originium Bug leader again:

"Try to be quick. Although its warning is almost the same as Big Ugly's, there are some caves where it's best not to drive Big Ugly into. Take it down before it gets away."

"Ah."

This time, with the route provided by Su Rui, the anaconda didn't even need to look at the map; it simply followed Su Rui's guidance all the way forward.

The humming sound from the giant's joints as it ran, along with the powerful impact of its heavy body stomping on the ground, made the anaconda's heart race.

Having been so engrossed in the battle that she hadn't noticed this, the anaconda now finally had the time to properly savor the joy and excitement of piloting a mech.

Soon, guided by Su Rui, the anaconda found the location of the Originium Bug leader.

There were still a few Originium Bugs guarding the enemy.

But it was no use. As the giant shrew approached its destination, the anaconda had already activated the charging of its chest cannon. When the giant shrew emerged from the corner of the cave and faced the leader of the Originium Bugs, the chest cannon fired directly. The white beam covered everything in front of it, and the anaconda could only judge the reaction of the target ahead after being attacked by the giant shrew's radar.

As the fighting progressed, the number of enemies displayed on the large radar decreased from a group to just one.

"Their defenses seem to be much stronger than those Originium Bugs outside."

The anaconda made a somewhat uncertain judgment. When it activated the impact cannon before, almost all the Originium Bugs that were hit by the impact cannon were instantly reduced to ashes. But this time, the target on the radar persisted for a full second before disappearing.

"Because these Originium Bugs are all bodyguards, possessing abilities similar to the Originium Bug leader, namely refraction, which can provide a considerable degree of damage reduction against energy and magical attacks. Of course, this is on the premise that there are enough individuals with the same characteristic nearby. Right now, there are no more companions for this Originium Bug leader to use."

The anaconda nodded, and Big Ugly began to charge towards the last Originium Bug leader. The chainsaw swords he held in his hands emitted a chilling buzzing sound, and as he ran, he flung away the bits of flesh that had gotten stuck in the serrations when he slashed earlier.

Use the laser cannon to probe before getting too close.

The anaconda, piloting the Great Ugly, activated the laser cannons on its shoulders, firing at the Originium Bug leader's thick, crystalline carapace, which even reflected off it.

However, the laser's effect was still quite remarkable, melting the Originium Bug leader's outer shell and burning its softer internal organs.

However, as a behemoth, the Originium Bug leader would not retreat just because its body was burned through by a laser cannon.

Moreover, it had no chance to retreat anymore; it had been chased to a place where it had no way to escape by the anaconda, and it would not run away anymore.

At this moment, the anaconda had already arrived in front of the Originium Bug leader. The mech wielded the chainsaw swords in both hands and swung them down heavily, smashing them onto the Originium Bug leader's brain. The sharp, rotating serrations tore apart the crystalline carapace and pierced through the Originium Bug's body almost effortlessly. The blade directly shredded the Originium Bug leader's brain.

The claws that were originally attacking the giant ugly shield stopped in mid-air and finally landed heavily on the ground. The anaconda couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It could block the laser for about a second, but it couldn't stop the damage from the chainsaw sword."

"That's because it's a magic power-specialized type. Okay, battle over, change it back."

Volume 8, 484 Harvest and Explanation

Having received a notification from Suri, the anaconda piloted the Great Ugly and located the special minerals that Suri had marked in her field of vision, which had been hoarded by the Originium Bugs. It then collected as many of them as possible using a container that had been prepared beforehand, and headed out of the cave.

It can be said that the volume of those minerals is almost four or five times that of the large one, and their weight should be not much different.

At first, the anaconda was a little worried that the mech or the special material net used to store minerals might not be able to withstand the tension and would cause problems halfway through.

As it turned out, she was overthinking it. Even after the anaconda piloted the Great Ugly, bringing a large amount of minerals to the surface, the nets did not have any problems. The Great Ugly had also passed the test, pulling a large amount of heavy objects to the ground.

The aircraft landed on the ground. Su Rui stepped out of the cabin, stored the minerals directly into his system space, and then waved to the anaconda:

"Alright, we should go now. I'll return these minerals to you when we get back. By the way, what are your plans for such a large quantity?"

The anaconda jumped out of Da Chou's cockpit, and Da Chou activated the automatic mode, following the anaconda and Su Rui into the aircraft's cabin.

"I don't need so much mineral. How about I sell some of it?"

The anaconda looked at Su Rui with some uncertainty. She wasn't very familiar with business calculations, so it was best to ask Su Rui for her opinion.

"Don't be nervous."

Suri shrugged, moved closer to the anaconda, and wrapped her tail around its waist to soothe it:

"In that case, sell some of the minerals to Rhodes Island. This will give you some additional income for future modifications or repairs of your mechs."

As Su Rui spoke, she led the anaconda and Big Ugly onto the aircraft.

As the spacecraft took off, Su Rui also took out a piece of mineral from the system space, showed it off, and began to introduce these special minerals:

"These minerals are the reason why those Originium Bugs have the ability to refract magic. The materials in them have a considerable degree of resistance to energy. If they have a smooth surface, they can refract the laser, just like when Da Chou hit the shell of the Originium Bug leader."

Although the Originium Bug leader's carapace melted in almost a second, that was because the Great Ugly's laser cannon had extremely high output, not because of the material itself.

"So this material can be used to make a lot of things, just like you think, whether it's armor or shields, it's a very good choice."

"So that's how it is!" Kroos's eyes lit up as she looked at the ore in Su Rui's hand, then at the anaconda sitting next to Su Rui:

"If you're interested in buying, how about you sell me a portion?"

Suri waved the ore in front of Kroos:

"You should discuss this with the Doctor. I've already decided to talk to him about it. We can just sell it to Rhodes Island directly. Why go through all this trouble?"

"Because I also want to make something special."

Kroos glanced at Suri with a hint of grievance, but she almost immediately perked up:

"Never mind, it doesn't matter if I don't have it now. Anyway, if I want to apply from a PhD, it won't take much effort."

Time passed quickly as Suri, the anaconda, and Kroos chatted, and soon they returned to Rhodes Island.

Kroos was asked by Suri to clean up and maintain Big Ugly's mech. In return, she could pilot Big Ugly in the workshop, and Suri would also give her some special compensation.

Kroos happily accepted Suri's request, while the anaconda followed Suri to the Doctor's office to discuss the minerals.

However, it was less of a discussion and more of a condition proposed by Su Rui, which the Doctor then readily agreed to with a smile.

"So, is there anything else?" The doctor smiled as he signed the contract provided by Su Rui and returned it to her. Then, he looked at Su Rui and the anaconda, who were huddled together on a chair opposite him, his gaze sweeping over them.

"That's all. Now, of course, I'll relax with the anaconda. After all, I've finished my business, and there's not much time left."

Suri shrugged and looked at the Doctor apologetically: "So I still won't have time to spend with you afterwards."

"It's okay, you go keep the anaconda company. I'll find time to spend more time with you later."

The doctor waved to Suri, then watched as Suri took the anaconda's hand and left the place.

After leaving the office, the anaconda eagerly turned around and hugged Suri tightly, asking anxiously:

"Su Rui, what do you mean by 'not much time left'?"

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, let me explain slowly."

Su Rui reached out and pressed down on the anaconda's shoulder, pulling her towards the anaconda's dormitory: "I'll take you back to the dormitory first, so you don't come here for several days and still not know where the dormitory is."

"Can you tell me as we walk?" The anaconda asked impatiently; she couldn't wait to know the answer.

"Of course." Considering the anaconda's current anxiety, Su Rui briefly explained her condition, and most importantly:

"Now, my body is also reaching its limit, and it will disappear in a while, so there's not much time to do anything else."

As Su Rui spoke, she led the anaconda into her dormitory, locked the door behind her, and said to the anaconda:

"In other words, this body will come to an end when the sun sets below the horizon today, and disappear from that world. But you don't need to worry too much, after all, I won't die, I'll just have a different host, and we may meet again at any time."

"But it will probably be difficult to see each other again, right?" The anaconda was a little downcast and reached out to hug Su Rui.

"So, whatever you want to do, you can do it now. Besides, this body is going to disappear anyway, so you can do some outrageous things."

"No." The anaconda shook its head sharply and didn't continue trying to persuade Su Rui to go hiking.

"I think, how about we spend this last bit of time together and enjoy each other's company?"

"Okay, I have no objection."

Suri nodded, took out fish balls from her system space—still steaming hot and fragrant fish balls—along with Victoria's roast meat and Colombian hot dogs:

"How about we grab something to eat here? It'll at least cheer you up a bit."

The anaconda nodded and nuzzled Su Rui's cheek.

Volume 8, Chapter 485: The New Host

Anaconda and Suri sat in a corner of a café with a view of the wilderness until nearly midnight.

Fortunately, Rhodes Island operates 24 hours a day with staff on shifts, so there's no need to worry about disturbing others.

In the 24-hour automated coffee shop, the anaconda looked at Su Rui sitting next to her, silently drinking coffee with a straw. She was a little puzzled, but her current mood also made her speechless.

After all, we're about to part ways.

"Okay, stop looking at me like that. Of course I know it looks a little strange to drink coffee from a cup with a straw, but what if I disappear if I don't drink it like that?"

The cup will fall straight down and shatter from mid-air. Wouldn't that affect the anaconda's mood?

The anaconda didn't say anything more, but instead pressed its forehead against Suri's and kissed him.

However, what Su Rui didn't expect was that when his body disappeared in a wisp of light and reappeared in the mind of the new host, he opened his scanning vision and saw the anaconda sitting in the corner of the coffee shop, with milk tea and small cakes in front of his host.

Su Rui was somewhat puzzled and turned her gaze to her host, only to discover that this time her host was actually Myrtle.

Could this be the Doctor's arrangement? Su Rui always felt that the Doctor must have had a purpose in introducing Myrtle to her before, or rather, he knew that Myrtle would be the host this time, so he introduced her.

"Hello? Don't speak, I'm Suri. You can communicate with me in your mind."

As Suri said this, a dialogue box appeared in Myrtle's field of vision.

"Wow~ You're Suri? But, what's going on here?"

Myrtle instinctively wanted to gasp, but when she saw the "shh~" icon that Suri had marked in her field of vision, she instinctively covered her mouth.

"No rush, you can eat while I talk. But I have a question for you: how long has it been since we last met? The last time we met in the doctor's office, when I was still Fidia."

Myrtle looked puzzled for a moment, then nodded: "It's been about a year since that."

'Really? I didn't expect the timing to be so coincidental.'

Despite a year having passed, the anaconda reappeared before Su Rui.

Suri briefly introduced himself, his host, his materialization, and his ability to scan his field of vision, among other things:

'Okay, so you often come to this cafe to kill time?'

“No,” Myrtle shook her head. “I just happened to be here today, but the anaconda seems to like it here. I don’t know why, but it often sits here, orders a coffee, and does nothing.”

'Has she stopped doing any engineering projects? Like going on missions with Big Ugly? Or trying to develop better mechs?'

Suri was a little worried about the anaconda's mental state; it sounded like it wasn't doing too well.

'Hmm... Anaconda and Big Ugly do go on missions quite often. She really likes that cool mecha, but people often see Anaconda leaning against Big Ugly's mecha with a somewhat melancholy air after a mission, as if she's waiting for someone.'

Myrtle paused for a moment: 'The person the anaconda is waiting for is actually you, Su Rui, isn't it?'

'Yes, but even if you tell her now, it won't change the fact that I don't even have a physical form. Let's try to comfort her in another way.'

Myrtle nodded with some regret: "Then what should we do?"

'I naturally have my own ways of making the anaconda happy; in fact, I was prepared from the very beginning.'

As Suri spoke, she displayed the Great Ugly's machine scan image in Myrtle's field of vision:

"From the design stage, I deliberately left the two machine guns on Big Ugly's waist. They're not very useful weapons, just so that if the Anaconda is ever unhappy, I can take them out to cheer her up."

'You deliberately brought out an imperfect design? Suri, you're so cunning.'

Myrtle looked at the blueprints that Suri had shown her, somewhat speechless: 'Shouldn't they have shown the best design from the start?'

"That's where you're wrong. Bringing out all the good stuff from the start isn't a good idea from any perspective, is it?"

Suri wasn't ashamed of it; on the contrary, she was somewhat proud.

'Those two less convenient machine guns can still come in handy in a crisis, they're just a little less powerful than the design I came up with later. That'll cheer up the anaconda's gloomy mood, won't it?'

"So what do you plan to do?" Myrtle asked, somewhat curious.

'Of course, just contact her directly. You can handle it.'

So, while Myrtle was enjoying the cupcakes, Suri dialed the Anaconda's personal terminal.

The personal terminal vibrated, attracting the anaconda's attention. As it reached for the phone, Su Rui answered it directly.

"Long time no see, anaconda~"

The familiar voice made the anaconda slam her hand on the table and stand up abruptly, but she immediately noticed that her action had attracted the attention of the other people in the cafe.