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

As Su Rui spoke, she showed him the map of the port. "This is it. The ultimate goal of those cultists is the lighthouse of Gran Faro, the lighthouse known as the Eye of Iberia. To get there, you need that ship in the port."

'Do we need that ship too?' Skadi asked as she ran.

"Of course, but if you don't mind swimming directly from here to the reef where the Eye of Iberia is, you can destroy that ship. However, considering that Kal'tsit and Irene can't move freely in the water like Aegir, my advice is not to do it."

Skadi nodded: 'Of course I won't call that ship back.'

Skadi believed that her destructiveness was not that intense.

However, after experiencing the battle where he could easily cut through everything with Su Rui's help, a feeling of immense power welled up in his heart.

Skadi has always maintained a degree of restraint. She knows her own strength, but she never doubts that an even stronger opponent may emerge.

But with Su Rui by her side, she always felt that she could defeat any opponent.

With these thoughts in mind, I couldn't help but feel a little elated as we headed towards the port.

Skadi casually slashed down the Deep Sea Cultists blocking her path with a swing of her sword. At this moment, the most important thing was no longer to ensure their elimination, because with their numerical advantage, some of the Deep Sea Cultists had already approached the ship.

'There are so many of them, why are there so many?' Skadi couldn't help but wonder. She had killed quite a few Deep Sea Cultists by herself, and even in this town, there shouldn't be so many Deep Sea Cultists hiding.

"After all, they are an organization that has been constantly hunted by the Inquisition yet managed to hide and infiltrate. Their combat capabilities may indeed be questionable, but their ability to conceal themselves is truly commendable."

Su Rui summarized, demonstrating the hiding methods of the Deep Sea Cultists as Ska ran:

"The Inquisition and the Punitive Force still view these Deep Sea Cultists from a human perspective, but some of them have been transformed into the Deep Sea Cultists of the ocean. To some extent, they do not need human survival conditions, and therefore have more diverse ways of hiding."

Deep Sea Cultists can actually thrive better in the sewers and in the wilderness where humans rarely venture.

Skadi nodded, and while chatting with Su Rui, she had already rushed to her destination, the port of Gran Faro.

The Deep Sea Cultists had approached the ship, but they didn't seem to know much about navigation, so their movements were somewhat clumsy. Even after boarding the ship and operating it from the cockpit, they still didn't immediately start the ship and leave the port.

This gave Skadi an opportunity, so she quickly jumped onto the ship.

The Deep Sea Cultists, still on the deck, lost his balance due to the sudden tilt of the ship. Before he could regain his footing, Skadi slashed him away with her sword and sent him into the sea.

"Just jump through the window. Anyway, once the cockpit window breaks, it probably won't be able to be saved."

As Su Rui spoke, Skadi didn't think much and jumped into the cockpit from the bow. With the impact of swinging her greatsword, she took down one or two Deep Sea Cultists who were operating the ship as she entered the cockpit.

It was only then that Skadi became a little worried: 'Won't this affect piloting the ship?'

"I'll be the one to pilot this ship. It will be operated remotely via electronic controls, so there won't be anyone in the cockpit. The ship is quite highly electronic."

Volume 6, Chapter 367: Journey to the Eye of Iberia

Having swiftly eliminated the target on the ship, Skadi captured the vessel in the port.

Su Rui also forwarded the message to the others. "Skadi is in charge of guarding this ship. After you finish eliminating the Deep Sea Cultists are still causing trouble, hurry over here. You're in charge of coordinating things in Gran Faro, so we shouldn't need your help, right?"

Irene gave her answer in the communication channel established by Su Rui:

"I will continue to follow you. After we deal with these troublesome Deep Sea Cultists, we can set off... Our teacher will be back soon to take over the affairs of Gran Faro."

"Hmm, by the way, I've marked all the Deep Sea Cultists in Gran Faro. Perhaps you can tell your teacher that the other townspeople were just affected and didn't need any investigation."

Irene was taken aback, not expecting Su Rui to say that, but she knew the Inquisition's actions were somewhat too cold-blooded, so she nodded. "I will pass the message on to the teacher, but I cannot give any guarantees."

"Okay, I understand."

After Su Rui finished speaking, he maintained the communication but turned off his microphone.

Skadi leaned against the cockpit hatch, her greatsword in hand, watching the black ocean churn with boredom.

"Skadi? Would you like something to eat? Are you hungry?"

Skadi paused for a moment, then nodded. "I want to eat." She was bound to feel hungry after such strenuous exercise.

After Skadi nodded, the food that Su Rui had prepared appeared in her hand:

"How is it? It's still warm, isn't that convenient? In my System Space, time doesn't flow at all. It looks exactly the same when you put it in as when you take it out."

"Impressive." Skadi nodded, took a bite of her still-steaming hamburger, and then thought for a moment: 'If that's the case, then there's no way to make foods that require fermentation time, like seaweed wine.'

Even while eating, with her mouth full of food, Skadi couldn't help but ask this question, showing that her craving for food and alcohol was not much different from Su Rui's.

"... Why would I make it? I just need to store a little bit at the right time. If I want to drink, I can find an opportunity to store some, and take it out when I need it. Isn't that more convenient than having to figure out how to make it every time I want to drink?"

Skadi nodded, then shook her head. "But homemade liquor definitely tastes different."

"Okay, I understand. I can try if there's a chance, but let me make it clear first, there's definitely no time flow in my System Space, so I can't help you preserve the unfinished seaweed wine."

Skadi nodded. "It's alright, I'll figure something out."

While Skadi seemed to be all about killing without thinking during fights, she's now starting to think.

Even eating couldn't stop Skadi from racking her brains; she was thinking about how to make seaweed wine that didn't require fermentation.

Skadi even considered asking Gladiia or Laurentina for help, but this idea was immediately rejected by Skadi herself as soon as Su Rui noticed it.

The second captain has a serious personality and will definitely disagree with this. As for Laurentina... Skadi thinks she probably won't have any good ideas.

Skadi was still pondering how to make seaweed wine when Su Rui reminded her, "Kal'tsit and the others will be here soon. It's not a big deal, but I think it's better not to get caught sneaking a bite. Let's eat together later!"

Skadi nodded, ate the last of her food, and then wiped her lips.

Only then did Skadi produce a tissue. "Oh, right, there are trash cans in here too, but you'll need to leave the cockpit for a moment."

Skadi nodded, and after disposing of the trash as instructed by Su Rui, she returned to the bow of the ship to wait for her companions.

At this time Gladiia returned with Laurentina, while Kal'tsit and Irene arrived a little later.

"Is there anything else we need to do next?"

Gladiia looked at Skadi. Although she already had a plan, it wouldn't hurt to ask Su Rui, since Su Rui's abilities were indeed very reliable.

"Next, of course, we'll head straight to the lighthouse of the Eye of Iberia, where another Don Quixote awaits you."

Skadi paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Su Rui said we can head straight to find the reef where Iberia is, but I've never heard of the name Don Quixote before."

Gladiia also turned her gaze towards the person Su Rui had mentioned. Was he some important figure?

This time, Su Rui communicated with them directly using the ship's speakers:

"He's a knight from Kazimierz who's a bit mentally unstable. Anyway, we just need to figure out how to persuade him to move aside. I just feel like he sees the tower as an enemy to be defeated, which is similar to a story I heard before."

Gladiia nodded and didn't ask any more questions. If it was just someone blocking the way, then it wasn't a big problem. With the strength of Abyssal Hunters, if all else failed, they could simply defeat the person and then climb onto the lighthouse.

Laurentina, on the other hand, showed interest in the look of interest.

"Really? Tell us about your plan, and the knights charging towards the tower—I'm very interested in these stories."

"Alright, if you have nothing else to do, then I'll start the ship now. We can tell stories as we travel."

Su Rui glanced around and, seeing that no one had any objections to her arrangements, started the ship's engines.

As the ship left the port, turned, and headed towards its destination, Su Rui began to recount the story she had found:

"Let me tell you the story of this knight, which begins many years ago..."

As Su Rui began to tell the story, even Gladiia, who had initially shown little interest, couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

After all, they had nothing else to do on the ship, so their attention was naturally drawn to interesting things. Su Rui even played some soothing music using her electronic device skills, which helped the listeners relax as she narrated.

Su Rui noticed that Irene even seemed sleepy; the girl forced her eyelids open, as if she didn't want to miss the chance to hear a story.

Volume 6, Chapter 368: Above the Lighthouse

The ship wasn't fast; it certainly couldn't compare to Gladiia's speed in the water.

Even so, after Su Rui finished telling the story, looking out the cockpit window, the lighthouse, the Eye of Iberia, could already be seen faintly emerging from the fog.

Gladiia glanced at the tower not far away, and while everyone was still engrossed in Su Rui's story, she asked softly:

"So, how do you plan to persuade that knight?"

"It's simple. Just prove that this lighthouse isn't some monster, but a guiding light for humanity."

As Su Rui spoke, the voice coming from the speakers sounded somewhat unhappy:

"However, despite being a technological product, this lighthouse is entirely a mechanical structure with no electronic components whatsoever, so I have no way to start it directly."

"So, someone needs to climb the lighthouse to activate it, right?"

Gladiia glanced at Skadi, then shook her head. "Who would be better off going?"

"Of course it's Skadi. With my guidance, there won't be any problems. Besides, Skadi herself has relevant knowledge, right? At least she definitely has a lot of mechanical knowledge about electrical engineering."

Su Rui's words resonated with Skadi, Gladiia was somewhat worried, though the worry was fleeting and quickly disappeared from her eyes.

Skadi's weight shouldn't be a problem. Since Su Rui said so, then this lighthouse should be able to support Skadi's weight.

As the ship continued forward, the towering structure of the Eye of Iberia became increasingly clear from the fog.

Skadi looked up at the tower before her, somewhat puzzled. Su Rui turned off the Scanning Vision: 'Why did you turn off the Scanning Vision? Don't we need to be wary of those hiding enemies?'

"I've already checked, there's no danger nearby, and don't you think it's quite impressive how a tall tower slowly emerges from the mist?"

Skadi nodded as if Su Rui understood, but didn't say anything more.

The wait wasn't long, as the tower had already appeared, and soon the reef where the Eye of Iberia was located came into view.

After climbing the reef, you'll soon encounter a knight standing before the tower, intent on destroying the Eye of Iberia.

"Alright, forget about him, let's just rush up and turn on the lighthouse, and the problem will be solved."

As Su Rui spoke, she marked the route in front of Skadi: "There's no point in reasoning with this kind of stubborn guy. He thinks one plus one equals three, and you can't actually spend time proving that one plus one doesn't equal three."

Skadi nodded, and while Gladiia and the others adopted defensive and negotiating stances, she bypassed the knight in front of her from the direction marked by Su Rui.

Although the fog in the sea made Skadi's detour-taking figure appear and disappear, making her difficult to spot, that knight was no ordinary person.

Fortunately, thanks to Su Rui's intelligence network, the knight was unable to get close to Skadi, who was approaching the lighthouse. Meanwhile, Kal'tsit had already blocked the knight with Mon3tr. All that was needed was to hold him off for a while until Skadi opened the lighthouse, and then there would be no problem.

Skadi opened the iron gate at the base of the tower and climbed the stairs, quickly reaching the top. Looking at the instruments of the Iberia Lighthouse with a somewhat bewildered expression, she asked Su Rui:

How do I operate this lighthouse?

"Don't you know? I thought Iberia's communication technology was similar to Aegir's."

"It does look the same," Skadi nodded. "But I really don't understand how the lighthouse operates."

"Hmm, I was too presumptuous. Just follow the instructions I marked for you."

As Su Rui spoke, she began marking the operational steps in front of Skadi's eyes, while simultaneously using her Scanning Vision communication ability to alert Kal'tsit and the others below the Eye of Iberia:

"Seaborn is also nearby. Our attempt to spread the news about the lighthouse will definitely attract a lot of Seaborn. In fact, you are already surrounded. I have already sent you the detailed map. Let that knight lead the charge; that will make your operation easier."

After receiving the news, Kal'tsit and the others reacted quickly, while Skadi saw the combat footage of Kal'tsit and the others shown by Su Rui in the corner of her field of vision.

Having learned the operating sequence, Skadi, who had experience in mechanical operations, acted very quickly this time. In no time, she had turned on all the necessary systems, ignited the lamps, operated the systems, and then lit them.

With Skadi's manipulation, the Eye of Iberia quickly began to glow, emitting a light that could travel far across the dark ocean, guiding lost ships.

Unfortunately, there is probably only one ship on the ocean that can now respond to the lighthouse's beam, but the good news is that the ship is very large.

"Those Seaborn are about to storm in too, Skadi, be prepared."

'I see.'

After quickly finishing the operation of the lighthouse and checking it to make sure there were no problems, Skadi grabbed the greatsword that was lying beside her.

The Seaborn below were attacking from all directions. Although Gladiia and the others were exceptionally strong, they were still overwhelmed by the tidal wave of Seaborn that had come after they noticed them.

However, Skadi wasn't under much pressure, since the Seaborn that rushed up along the lighthouse weren't a threat in terms of numbers or size.

With each heavy thud of footsteps on the stairs, Skadi's mind was filled with the music Su Rui was playing again.

There was no need for verbal communication; her breathing became rapid, her heart pounded, and Skadi drew her sword as she saw Seaborn about to appear in front of her in her Scanning Vision.

Before Seaborn could even figure out what was happening or see the enemy, he was cleaved in two by Skadi's greatsword.

Skadi then had to slow down, since the Seaborn behind her were already charging up, and it would be easy to get injured if she rushed past them.

Fortunately, with Su Rui's Scanning Vision, Skadi's combat was flawless, and there was no possibility of making a mistake.

Thus, although her speed slowed down, Skadi's every step was firm and steady, and the relentless attacks from Seaborn were unable to affect Skadi.

Moreover, after realizing the problem, the knights below began to side with Kal'tsit and the others, and charged towards Seaborn. Kal'tsit and Gladiia, who no longer needed to multitask, also found an opportunity to come to the foot of the lighthouse and block Seaborn into the lighthouse.

Volume 6, Chapter 369: Don't Nod