Ark Simulator, Don't I Have No Physical Form?

Having come to terms with herself, Zofia even felt a little regretful that she had only forcibly kissed Su Rui in the tavern.

Meanwhile, Su Rui and Maria looked at the box Maria had placed on the bed, which was overflowing with 0.01 after it was opened, and exchanged bewildered glances.

"How about... we try it out?" Maria's cheeks flushed, but she couldn't help but look at Su Rui.

"Isn't that necessary? I don't think it's necessary... Speaking of which, are you in your fertile period right now?"

Su Rui looked at Maria with a puzzled expression, causing Maria to shyly look away. "I'll tell you about that later, but there's really no need for it now."

Maria said, stepping aside to let Su Rui put the things away. "But actually, I never really want to use these things..."

"Hmm, so I think Mom sent me this gift just to embarrass me. That guy, on the surface he's such a serious and responsible leader, but behind the scenes he's full of bad intentions."

Maria didn't seem to mind at all. Instead, she placed her hands on Su Rui's shoulders, her slender, warm fingers slowly tracing Su Rui's neck.

"I think this was done very well. This incident reminded me of something."

"Don't let these strange things remind you of anything. Wouldn't it be better to focus on other things during the day? I still have time to play games, and I have the whole night to myself."

Su Rui felt that it wasn't necessary to force the issue, but Maria disagreed. Reminded of this, Maria's blue eyes began to sparkle with pink hearts.

Ignoring what Su Rui wanted to say, Maria temporarily released Su Rui's shoulder. Just as Su Rui thought he had convinced Maria and felt a sense of pride, he heard a "snap" sound.

That was the sound of the room door locking. Su Rui's smile froze, and she turned to look in the direction of the door.

"Maria, what are you doing?"

"Of course, it's so you can't escape!"

Maria's laughter gradually turned somewhat comical as she approached Su Rui step by step.

Volume 5, page 296, Follow me into the house.

While Su Rui was forced by Maria to engage in a deep conversation with her, Zofia was in her room contemplating her next move.

Margaret, meanwhile, was watching the news in Kazimierz, hoping to extract some credible information from it. Then, she waited for Shining and Nightingale to appear.

Su Rui and Maria's duo queue game continued until late at night, but Maria, covered in sweat, couldn't rest peacefully on her bed. Instead, Su Rui pulled her up and took her into the bathroom.

"Okay, Su Rui, let me wash up a bit and then go to sleep, okay? I'm a little sleepy."

Maria grumbled and whine to Su Rui, clearly too sleepy to keep her eyes open.

But when Su Rui reached out and patted her cheek, her gentle, smiling tone uttered words that sent a chill down Maria's spine:

"In that case, I'll go down alone to see our aunts who are still waiting for us, and then tell them you fell asleep from exhaustion, okay?"

"No, no! Why are our aunts still waiting for us? Su Rui, why didn't you tell me?"

Maria immediately became more alert, placed her hands on Su Rui's shoulders, and pulled him into the bathroom, turning on the shower.

"Ouch~ It's so cold! Can't you test the water temperature first?" Su Rui instinctively shivered and tried to move away, but Maria pulled her back.

"No, our situation is a bit urgent. We need to go downstairs to see my aunt and the others right away. We can't let them misunderstand!"

"Is it possible that anyone could guess our relationship under these circumstances? What's there to hide?"

Although Su Rui grumbled in dissatisfaction, she didn't dodge, only shivering slightly from the cold water.

"I can wash myself. Okay, let me get used to it first. You go and take care of yourself."

"We're running out of time!"

Maria turned the water on full blast and quickly washed away the sweat from both of them. Then, she pulled Su Rui to dry off and hurriedly changed her clothes. Without paying attention to matching, she simply grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on, then pulled Su Rui downstairs.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry. Since they've already waited this long, waiting a little longer won't be a problem."

Maria didn't accept Su Rui's persuasion at all. When she hurriedly dragged Su Rui down the stairs, she realized that what Su Rui said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Maria saw that Zofia, Margaret, Shining, and Nightingale were all sitting in the lobby on the first floor, with the TV volume turned down low because everyone was actually chatting and their attention wasn't on the program.

After being drawn by the commotion of Maria pulling Su Rui downstairs, everyone's attention turned to Su Rui and Maria.

Zofia's eyes flickered, and she looked at Maria was "pinned" to the stairs by everyone's gaze, with a half-smile:

"What's wrong, Maria? Come down quickly, we're all waiting for you."

"Oh, sorry, Su Rui and I were playing games, so we didn't see the message."

Maria tried her best to maintain her composure and appear normal before pulling Su Rui downstairs.

"Of course you didn't receive the message, because they didn't send you any. I just felt that this situation really needed you to be there."

As Su Rui spoke, she pulled Maria, who was standing on the stairs in a daze, and led her downstairs.

Maria sat down somewhat awkwardly, instinctively pressing herself against Su Rui's body, thigh to thigh, hoping to relax a little in this tense moment.

"Sister, what are you talking about now?"

Maria looked at her older sister. At this moment, it was more appropriate to ask her sister for help because she was more serious and earnest. Maria was always worried that her aunt would do something bad.

Margaret did not disappoint Maria; after hearing her words, Margaret nodded.

"We originally wanted to discuss the next steps for the Commercial Union, but Zofia said it wasn't necessary."

So just now, it was actually Zofia who led the four women downstairs talking about what Maria and Su Rui were doing upstairs.

First of all, there's no need to guess about whether they'll duo queue. Zofia is more curious about is how Su Rui and Maria will duo queue.

Surprisingly, although Shining appeared as cold and aloof as a lake, she displayed an unusually enthusiastic side when Zofia spoke of Su Rui.

Although the language was relatively subtle, Shining's attitude, which was different from usual, was still quite obvious.

Of course, there's no need for Maria to know these things; it would only make Maria feel embarrassed.

As the older sister, Margaret felt it was her duty to take care of her younger sister's feelings.

Zofia also felt there was no need for Maria to know that she was talking about her behind her back, and smiled as she replied, "That's just how it is. The current Commercial Union is still under Su Rui's control, so there's no need to worry about anyone trying to sabotage things behind the scenes."

"Yes, the rest of the matches just need to proceed normally; no one can interfere."

Su Rui was very confident about this matter, Zofia nodded, her smiling eyes carrying a meaningful meaning:

"So, what are Su Rui's plans for the upcoming matches?"

"Of course it's a normal competition, but I won't participate this time. I'll just sit in the stands and watch Maria do her best on her own."

As Su Rui spoke, she patted Maria's thigh, drawing everyone's attention to Maria.

Next, we should pay more attention to the Candle Knight, the Keshig Knight, and the Infected Knight who was the champion last time: the Blood Knight.

In short, Su Rui personally believes that although Maria is slightly lacking in combat experience, with Su Rui's help in anticipating the situation, it shouldn't be difficult for Maria to win the championship even without using the various functions of her armor.

However, no one, including Margaret, paid attention to Maria because of Su Rui's actions. Instead, they watched Su Rui casually lie on her side on the sofa, still waiting for Su Rui to continue the topic.

"... It will be easy for Maria to win the championship. Do you have any other questions?"

Su Rui looked at the women in front of her with some curiosity, wondering what they were waiting for.

Margaret looked around and, noticing that none of her companions seemed inclined to speak, broke the silence:

"The situation of the Infected in Kazimierz isn't very good either. I'd like to ask, Su Rui, what are your plans for the Infected?"

"Easy." Su Rui snapped his fingers and pointed to the big screen.

Volume 5, Chapter 297: Sprint! Kill Them!

As Su Rui pointed to the large screen, the previously dark screen lit up without anyone noticing.

Based on the previous situation in Kazimierz, and the fact that the Commercial Union had been secretly planning to modify Block Zero for some time, a relatively better plan was presented.

It can not only change the condition of those Infected, but also gradually change the Kazimierz people's perception of Infected.

Su Rui's explanation was rather lengthy, to the point that he himself became somewhat impatient towards the end.

Maria, who was next to Su Rui, even fell asleep on his shoulder after the initial tension subsided and she was overwhelmed by a renewed wave of sleepiness.

"... Okay, that's about it. If you need anything, you can refer to the materials I sent you. I'm going back to sleep now."

As Su Rui said this, without looking at the reactions of the others, he picked up Maria, who had been sleeping on his shoulder for a while, and they went upstairs together.

Seeing that it was almost time, the others also decided to rest. Zofia got up and walked past Su Rui, whispering in his ear, "Get some rest."

"Of course." Although she didn't know why Zofia suddenly said that, Su Rui took it as a normal greeting.

With these thoughts in mind, after returning to their room, Su Rui and Maria collapsed onto the bed, covered themselves with the blankets, and fell asleep immediately.

The next morning, Su Rui and Maria were both woken up because Margaret had returned. Zofia, perhaps suddenly driven by a competitive spirit, actually dragged Maria along to do morning exercises with Margaret.

And even Su Rui, who originally wanted to sleep in, was dragged along.

This awful daily routine of being dragged out of bed for morning exercises continued for several days until Maria's duel with the Candle Knight finally arrived, at Maria and Su Rui's request, Zofia gave them a day off.

"What a terrible experience. Anyway, the exercise didn't do any good for me. I'm going to skip all my morning workouts from now on."

Su Rui watched Maria don her armor, poised for battle, and patted her breastplate, producing a few muffled thuds.

"Come on, you have to win big!"

"Okay, I'll do my best to win! Then let's figure out a way to skip morning practice together, okay?"

"Great idea!" Su Rui smiled at Maria and watched her walk into the entrance tunnel for the contestants.

That being said, Su Rui doesn't need to exercise because her body can't maintain that level for long, but morning exercise is still very necessary for Maria.

So, I can skip morning exercise all by myself, and besides, someone always has to be the one to draw attention to others.

With this in mind, Su Rui also went to the audience seats.

Before the duel, a brief conversation took place between the Candle Knight and Maria in the arena.

The Candle Knight, as serene as a lake, slightly raised his head, his gaze meeting that of Su Rui, who was looking down from the high platform.

The little deer's eyes flickered as she looked at Maria opposite her:

"Isn't Su Rui participating in the match today? If so, my Knights' Order won't be making a move."

Maria nodded. "Although Su Rui isn't here, he's always been by my side."

Maria was referring, of course, to Su Rui and her telepathic connection; however, Viviana had not yet experienced this, knew nothing about it.

After a brief silence, the match began.

The duel between Maria and the Candle Knight, both trained, was spectacular. Their Originium Arts shimmered with exquisite and dazzling light, attracting the attention of almost everyone in the arena.

With Su Rui's special reminder, Maria won the match with a narrow but decisive strike, and the duel came to an end amidst the dazzling brilliance of Originium Arts.

"I hereby declare the winner of this match to be the Blemishine!"

Maria ran quickly back to the players' preparation room. Su Rui had already arrived when the victory was announced and was waiting for Maria to come running over, panting, and then hug her tightly.

"Alright, alright, I know you're great. Congratulations on winning this match."

As Su Rui said this, she reached out and patted Maria on the shoulder:

"If we don't leave now, those reporters will surround us. What do you think? Let's go."

Maria nodded, picked up Su Rui, and then, still in her armor, walked outside.

"I'll take Su Rui and we'll break out of here!"

With this in mind, Maria led Su Rui to the exit, where they found a dense crowd of reporters completely blocking the entrance.

"What's wrong, Maria? Didn't you say you were going to lead me out? Just charge! Crash them all through the air!"

Su Rui nestled in Maria's arms, eager to stir up trouble for Maria.

But Maria wasn't as carefree as Su Rui. She smiled helplessly, looked left and right, and tried to find another way.

Just then, Maria heard Margaret's voice. "Maria, over here."

"Sister?!" Maria's horse ears stood up happily as she turned to look at where Margaret was, only to suddenly feel Su Rui being pulled away from her arms.

Maria instinctively became alert, but when she turned her head, she saw it was Zofia: "Aunt?"

"Alright, stop dawdling, unless you want to be mobbed by reporters asking questions."

Zofia gave Maria a disapproving look. "Keep up with Margaret. She's planning to train you again later; you showed quite a few problems in this match."

"Eh? But I just finished my competition." Although Maria was somewhat reluctant, the situation was urgent, and she had no choice but to give up arguing.

But there's still one question, "Aunt, what are you and Su Rui going to do?"

"Of course... it's to distract you. Su Rui and I will draw the reporters' attention away, you leave quickly, and we'll follow you."