Ark Simulator, Aren't I Supposed to Be Intangible?

Volume 5, Chapter 273: Miss Coriander Will Take Charge

On the way back, Su Rui told Maria about the plans for the next period of time:

"You've beaten the left-handed guy, so you'll have a few days to train or rest, but I think you'd better not think about it anymore."

"Why? We should celebrate properly after winning, shouldn't we?"

Before Maria could speak, Zofia, who was driving, interrupted Su Rui with some confusion.

"That's not what I meant. I meant that someone will keep you busy. The Commercial Union and their henchmen are preparing to take action. I've discovered a lot of information targeting the Nearl family and Maria."

"They wouldn't dare! If they dare to lay a hand on me, I'll teach them a lesson they won't forget!"

Zofia glared, her fierce and clenched-teeth expression making one worry that she might impulsively drive the car into the wall.

Maria couldn't help but smile happily at her aunt's concern, while Su Rui said somewhat helplessly:

"In reality, the reason why the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union are wary of the Nearl family is mostly because of Młynar, isn't it?"

"Of course I know, that guy is indeed very strong, but haven't you and Maria also become very strong?"

Zofia, somewhat unconvinced, argued with Su Rui.

"Of course I know that, but the Armorless Union doesn't know about Maria and my strength yet... I have an idea!"

Su Rui's tone suddenly rose, leaving Maria and Zofia somewhat puzzled. "We can just go and take out a few big shots from the Armorless Union, and then they'll settle down."

"... Isn't this plan a bit too hasty?" Zofia couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

"I think so too. Isn't there a better way?" Maria also felt that Su Rui's plan was a bit too radical.

"Is that so?" Su Rui remained silent, but opened Zofia's collection screen, displaying the atrocities committed by the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union.

Of course, it was more convenient for Maria, as Su Rui directly showed her what the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union had done.

Not only were the knights participating in the Knight Tournament assassinated by the Armorless Union, but ordinary people were also harmed by the Commercial Union in various ways, and bystanders who hindered the company's development. All these heinous acts were exposed to Maria and Zofia.

There was no need for words of persuasion. All Su Rui needed to do was to show the reactions and circumstances of a tiny minority of individuals who had been framed by the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union, as recorded online. That would be enough to ignite their anger.

In fact, there was just too much data; Su Rui couldn't even finish loading it all in a short time. Maria couldn't help but show a pained expression, closing her eyes and leaning back against the car seat.

"Su Rui, please don't make me watch anymore. I understand what you're thinking."

"Hmm." Su Rui nodded, not continuing to play the information in Maria's mind. If she continued, Maria was afraid she would have a mental breakdown.

There's nothing more to do. Su Rui just needs to wait patiently and watch how things unfold.

Sure enough, after Maria took a few deep breaths, Zofia involuntarily stopped the car due to the tense atmosphere inside and looked back at Maria with concern.

"Auntie~"

"Speak, Maria, I'm listening."

Zofia also glanced at the information on her phone. As someone with far more social experience Maria, she actually knew about some of the dirty tricks the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union had done.

Even so, Zofia couldn't bear to look at what was on the phone.

Maria, after taking a few deep breaths, said in a low voice:

"I think Su Rui's plan isn't so bad after all. In fact, Maria is starting to agree with Su Rui's plan now."

However, the girl's personality made it difficult for her to say such a thing for a moment.

"I understand. Go ahead and do what you think is right. If anything goes wrong, we adults will help you handle it."

Zofia nodded, trying to calm Maria emotions were clearly a bit off.

"Yes, thank you, Auntie."

Maria nodded, then opened the car door and said goodbye to Zofia.

"Then I'll be back a little later tonight."

"If you're coming back, don't go home. Come find me at Martin's bar. I can't sleep either since you've been out doing 'that' kind of thing."

Zofia waved. "I wish you all the best."

"Of course, we can't possibly lose."

As Maria uttered these words, her appearance was completely covered by armor, and her aura changed. Zofia immediately realized that Su Rui was now in control.

However, Zofia was already somewhat familiar with this kind of thing, so she wasn't surprised. Instead, she stared intently as Su Rui controlled Maria, her armor unfurling wings of light as she flew directly into the shadows of the city.

"That's truly amazing technology, Su Rui. Where are you from?"

Zofia leaned against the car window, staring at the direction Maria had left in, lost in thought for a long time.

In the end, she still couldn't come to any conclusion, so she could only helplessly close the car window and restart her car.

"Never mind, I'll go have a drink first and wait for the good news of Maria's return."

As Zofia drove to Old Martin's bar, Su Rui controlled Maria's body as they traversed the city.

At the same time, Su Rui gave Maria a first-person perspective, which would make watching the flight more exciting, and it would also make beating people up later more satisfying.

As Su Rui traveled, she explained the situation of the Armorless Union and the Commercial Union.

"The Armorless Union has an inverted triangle power structure. The most powerful is Darksteel, with three people; next is Lazurite, with two people; and finally, Platinum, with one person. These people are all henchmen of the Commercial Union, at least for now."

'What about the Commercial Union?'

"The Commercial Union is composed of representatives from large companies in Kazimierz, but the decision-making within it is actually done by many individuals. I've selected a few typical examples."

Maria looked at the documents Su Rui, somewhat puzzled: 'Aren't the others in the Commercial Union guilty?'

"Of course there is, but it's really Tai He for you to do it all by yourself. I'm just having you start; the rest will be left to the Armorless Union."

'Huh?'

"After the purge, I will take control of the Armorless Union, and Miss Coriander will be in charge of the overall situation. The Commercial Union will no longer dominate the entire Kazimierz region."

Volume 5, Chapter 274: Platinum, go teach those two Lazurite a lesson.

Su Rui's plan was simple: to fight violence with violence.

After all, he was neither good at nor familiar with these complex operating mechanisms, and even if there were tutorials provided by the Upper System, Su Rui didn't want to look at them.

Su Rui didn't want to think too much about it; as long as the problem was solved, that was enough.

While talking with Su Rui, Maria also fell into thought: 'But, this method of fighting violence with violence can only last as long as Miss Coriander is still alive, right? What will happen when I get old?'

Although this topic might be a bit cruel for a young girl, Maria still thought about it. She couldn't exist forever, and naturally, she couldn't protect Kazimierz from the influence of the Commercial Union forever.

Su Rui wasn't worried about that. "Don't worry, even if Kazimierz has changed by then, I can still maintain the status quo, regardless of whether it's still like this."

Su Rui's voice was confident, even tinged with pride. "I can exist forever. In fact, I'm older than any of the countries in Terra. I might even have held those countries when they were little."

'How could anyone have hugged the country?'

Maria said this, but inwardly she was amused by Su Rui's words.

Then, looking at the markers on the map that Su Rui Scanning Vision, Maria asked with some confusion, "Su Rui, although I know our armor can fly very fast, why don't you go to that Darksteel place that's not far from here?"

"It's simple. I'm sparing Darksteel's life because he's the one monitoring Młynar. If I kill Darksteel Darksteel, your uncle might find out."

As Su Rui spoke, she demonstrated how Młynar and Darksteel knew about each other's existence and how they usually got along.

'Is this how Uncle usually lives, being watched all the time?' Maria couldn't help but feel a little... unsure how to comment.

"Who told him to be so strong and influential? The Armorless Union and the Commercial Union are afraid of him, which is why they're so cautious. In the end, he's just a businessman, no match for the military. The Supervisory Council can't do anything to the Commercial Union simply because it's not suitable to use force in the city."

As Su Rui spoke, she led Maria to the second Darksteel's home, since even Darksteel needed rest.

Moreover, these so-called Darksteel) all dumped their work on Lazurite), and Lazurite then dumped their work on Platinum), outsourcing layer by layer, leaving Platinum alone and miserable.

The crisp sound of the armor hitting the floor immediately caught the attention of the Darksteel, but before he could react, Su Rui was already in front of him, longsword raised in his hand.

"You're the youngest daughter of the Nearl family? How did you find your way here?!"

"In short, I'm here to take your life."

Too lazy to answer any more questions, Su Rui activated the thrusters at the back of his armor. Having anticipated all of the opponent's actions, the golden blade flashed and swept across the entire room like a storm, then shredded the room, along with the Darksteel, to pieces.

Considering that Maria might be uncomfortable with the gory scenes, Su Rui gently and considerately used a high-power mode, and the Darksteel was evaporated by the scorching energy before it bled.

Of course, it wasn't just the Darksteel that suffered; the storm that had been whipped up by the energy also subsided. Looking at the room, which was unrecognizable from its original state, Maria couldn't help but be somewhat surprised:

'How many more functions of this armor are I unaware of?'

"Strictly speaking, this isn't a function of armor, but rather a display of usage skills when applied appropriately."

Su Rui explained, quickly leading Maria to the next location of the Darksteel: "Although there are no secret signals between the Darksteel, we still need to move quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome if the prey becomes alert and tries to escape."

With Su Rui's driving skills and Maria's armor and sword, Su Rui effortlessly took down the two Darksteel.

However, instead of going directly to Lazurite, he marked the navigation path in Maria's field of vision and went directly to Platinum, who was alone.

'What is Su Rui planning to do?' Maria asked curiously, of course, knowing that Su Rui had a plan.

"Platinum can be used by me; I just need to show her some benefits... However, in reality, I don't plan to let her hold this Platinum for too long."

Su Rui spoke, they had already arrived at Platinum's residence.

Today was a rare day for Centaurea (Platinum) to relax a bit. She had planned to sit on the soft sofa, turn on the TV, and have a good rest, but before she could do anything, she heard the loud sound of armor being stomped on the floor.

Platinum's fluffy white ears twitched, and it took a deep, helpless breath. "I finally have a vacation, why are there still jobs coming my way?"

Although somewhat reluctant, for her own safety, Platinum took out her bow and prepared to face the impending danger.

But the sound just now was actually just to attract attention; Su Rui had already silently appeared behind Centaurea and gently placed her hand on her shoulder.

Hello, Centaurea.

Who are you?

Sensing danger from behind and having her bow snatched from her hand, Centaurea relaxed. Since she had no power to resist, she might as well accept it.

"I'm planning to introduce you to a new job. Sit down and let's talk."

Su Rui patted Centaurea on the shoulder, gesturing for her to sit on the sofa. The white-haired girl twitched her ears and did as she was told.

Afterwards, Su Rui explained the plan for Kazimierz to Centaurea, as well as the existence of Rhodes Island:

"After we finish these tasks, I'll send you to Rhodes Island. The work there will be much easier than what you have now, and the pay is much better."

"... If you say so, then I agree."

Centaurea sighed, gave up on the idea of running away, and nodded resignedly.

There was no way around it; the two tokens on the table were Lazurite's identity tokens. Generally speaking, these kinds of tokens would never be lost, which meant...

Platinum didn't think he had any ability to escape from the person who killed two Darksteel.

Although he is a corporate slave tormented by life, Platinum has a very clear understanding of his own abilities.

"Hmm, thanks for your hard work. I have some things to take care of. By the way, could you please take care of Lazurite for me?"

As Su Rui spoke, she waved her hand and walked outside, then heard Centaurea's voice. "Please make sure you teach them a lesson they won't forget!"

"Certainly."

Volume 5, Chapter 275: Commercial Union are terrifying!

While Su Rui dealt with the two Lazurite members of the Armorless Union and was preparing to purge the Commercial Union, some things also happened at the bar where Zofia worked.

A down-on-his-luck office worker walked in, looking as if life had weighed him down, and he even seemed to have difficulty lifting his head.

The first thing the person said upon entering was, "Hello, I'm looking for Ms. Maria. Is Ms. Maria here?"

"Maria isn't here. What do you want?" Zofia looked over suspiciously, noticing the other person's disheveled and cautious appearance, and swallowed back the sarcasm she was about to utter about the Commercial Union.

He was just an ordinary person; the Commercial Union had little to do with him. In fact, he should be considered a victim as well.

After receiving a response, the other party's eyes lit up, and they looked at Zofia: "If possible, I would like to invite Miss Maria to be the spokesperson for my company. Is that alright?"

"No, Maria will not accept this. Please go back."

Zofia shook her head, not saying anything harsh, but politely but coldly asking the other person to leave.

"Okay, alright, I understand. Please tell Ms. Maria that even if she doesn't agree to my company's endorsement, she shouldn't win against other companies' endorsements... The Commercial Union will..."

"The Commercial Union can't do anything anymore, so don't worry." The down-on-his-luck businessman patted his wife's shoulder, then realized that a big shot was standing next to him—the spokesperson for the Commercial Union.