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

Although neither of the girls were particularly enthusiastic about games, it was still nice to be next to Su Rui and watch him play games to pass the time.

Although they were supposed to reach the shore to rest, neither Su Rui nor Gladiia actually planned to go ashore. They preferred to rest properly on the ship for the night rather than approach the shore and then be questioned by the Inquisition that had already arrived.

So Su Rui simply steered the boat a certain distance from the shore, making it difficult for people on the shore to get close, and allowing Su Rui and his group to rest in a relatively safe place.

Night gradually approached, and the sky grew darker with the passage of time.

The small boat had enough space for everyone to have their own room to rest, but when Skadi wanted to take Su Rui to rest, Gladiia glanced at her and suggested what to do that night:

"It's better if we don't separate tonight. Let's rest here and use the mats for the night. This will also prevent Seaborn from suddenly appearing without our knowledge."

Skadi wanted to argue, after all, Su Rui's Scanning Vision guaranteed absolute safety.

However, Su Rui was right next to Skadi, gently nudged her with her calf, which puzzled Skadi, but she didn't say anything more.

Su Rui also explained her thoughts directly to Skadi: "I know you really want to be affectionate with me, Skadi, but you can't do anything too outrageous on the ship, after all, this ship isn't big enough to ignore the noise we make when we're playing around."

Su Rui mentally demonstrated the situation to Skadi: "If we start duoing at night, the rocking of the boat will keep everyone else awake!"

"... I haven't thought about that anymore." Skadi looked away guiltily, avoiding Su Rui's gaze that was fixed on her smiling face.

You're clearly guilty.

Su Rui really wanted to laugh out loud, but since the others were still there, she just whispered something in Skadi's mind, then got up and urged:

"Alright, let's go prepare the mats. We need to get some rest."

"Hmm." Skadi nodded and followed Su Rui's steps, but after they were out of sight of the others, she picked Su Rui up and hugged her tightly.

"We're going back to sleep later~"

"I know, let me hold you like this for a while."

Skadi buried her face in Su Rui's chest and took a few deep breaths, making Su Rui feel cool.

'At least Su Rui, you should make it up to me,' Skadi thought to herself with some dissatisfaction.

"Hmm, I got it." Su Rui smiled and reached out to pat Skadi's head. "We'll be resting later, won't we? I can be your pillow, and you can sleep in my arms, okay?"

"This is what I deserve."

Skadi muttered to herself, but still accepted Su Rui's terms and went with Su Rui to the resting cabin, where Su Rui planned to move the mat over.

Then Skadi saw Su Rui struggling to lift the mat.

"..." Skadi silently looked away, suppressing the corners of her mouth.

But her little movements didn't escape Su Rui's Scanning Vision: "You laughed just now, didn't you? What's so funny? This is just Aegir's normal physical condition! Besides, this mat isn't heavy at all; it's just that it's too big, and the center of gravity is all over the place, which is why I can't lift it!"

Su Rui turned her head and put her hands on her hips to look at Skadi with dissatisfaction. Skadi did not argue, but came directly to Su Rui, picked up the mattress from Su Rui's hands, and walked outside with the two mattresses.

Although she didn't speak, the smile on Skadi's lips conveyed her thoughts perfectly.

"..." Su Rui didn't say anything, just followed Skadi. As a reward for her help, Su Rui didn't mock Skadi, but instead made a small picture in Skadi's field of vision at the end, a cute little picture of Skadi striking a strong pose with a smile.

Skadi pouted, but didn't turn to argue with Su Rui while holding the things: 'You have to apologize later, okay? A French kiss as an apology.'

"We'll have to wait until you find an opportunity," Su Rui said with a smug smile.

Anyway, even if he hadn't done it, Skadi would still have done it to him, so overall he still came out ahead.

Besides, we're going back to rest together later, so Skadi probably won't have a chance tonight. Maybe Skadi 'll just forget about it by tomorrow?

With this in mind, Su Rui and Skadi returned to the cabin where they had rested earlier, set out mats and various items, and decided to go straight to sleep and rest.

However, Su Rui underestimated Skadi's desire for an apology. Although they slept close together, with the Feline of the Abyssal Hunters, or Liberi or Kal'tsit, Skadi's intentions were quite obvious.

Even so, just as Su Rui snuggled up to her and was about to fall asleep, Skadi suddenly reached out and, trying to be as silent as possible, pinched Su Rui's chin.

Everyone else is still here, you'll be heard!

'I'm just asking you to apologize, Su Rui.'

Under Su Rui's questioning gaze, Skadi ignored Su Rui's advice and directly lowered her head to kiss Su Rui's lips.

Although we can't duo queue with Su Rui in front of others right now, a kiss shouldn't be a problem, right?

With this thought in mind, Skadi gradually became obsessed, and then tried to stick out her tongue.

Chapter 377 of Volume 6 was discovered long ago.

Su Rui and Skadi's subtle interactions in this dark and cramped environment did not escape the sight and hearing of others.

Whether it's Gladiia and the others, or Kal'tsit and Irene, they all possess remarkably excellent eyesight and hearing.

Although she couldn't turn around to look at Skadi and Su Rui so as not to disturb Skadi, even Gladiia didn't close her eyes at this moment.

Amidst a soft rustling sound, Gladiia suddenly noticed Laurentina turn around beside her, her blood-red eyes looking at Skadi and Su Rui with an inscrutable smile.

Is she happy? Or angry?

Laurentina's smile didn't necessarily indicate a happy mood. Knowing this, Gladiia didn't jump to conclusions. Instead, she looked Laurentina over, trying to get a clear picture of her team's current condition.

But before Gladiia could figure it out, Laurentina, who had noticed her gaze, winked at her. In the dim light of the night, Gladiia saw Laurentina blink and make a "shush" gesture to her.

Then, in front of Gladiia, Laurentina gently propped herself up, looked past Gladiia, and saw Su Rui and Skadi secretly kissing behind Gladiia.

"Won't we get discovered?" With that thought in mind, Gladiia looked over with some worry, only to find that Laurentina didn't seem nervous at all, staring straight at Su Rui and Skadi, her eyes devoid of any smile.

Just then Gladiia heard Skadi behind her making a little louder noises for some reason. Gladiia could even hear sounds of friction and tearing, and Su Rui whispered, trying to stop her. "Skadi, calm down, I'm going to call for help!"

Not only was she speaking out of panic, but Su Rui also yelled into Skadi's mind, "Skadi! We're definitely going to be discovered if this keeps up! They might have already heard us! Do you know I don't even dare to use my Scanning Vision to check our surroundings right now?"

'Hmm~'

Skadi only vaguely responded to Su Rui in her mind, meaning that she heard her. Although her actions became less forceful, she didn't seem to intend to give up.

This was really bad. Su Rui froze, not daring to move. He really didn't dare to open his Scanning Vision, because even if Skadi was discovered, she might not stop, but he would be killed instantly.

Although she had been through many unusual situations, Su Rui still couldn't quite accept doing such intimate things with Skadi in front of others.

Even if they occasionally used the sound system before, it was only when everyone present was someone Su Rui knew and had a close relationship with.

Su Rui is currently only close to Skadi; her relationships with those around her —Gladiia, Laurentina, or Irene— are not as close.

However, Skadi ignored Su Rui's words. Although she did notice that Su Rui was about to explode at her if things continued, so she restrained herself a little, she didn't pull her hand away. She was still tightly gripping Su Rui's clothes, trying to do something.

"Alright, go to sleep. It's just a little delay. I was planning to have time to be intimate with you when I went to Aegir anyway. The Doctor's plan is definitely thorough enough; you won't lack time to spend with me."

Su Rui silently urged Skadi to restrain herself.

'But I can't help it... Besides, Gladiia, Laurentina, and I are all Abyssal Hunters; we're connected by blood, it's okay.'

"Blood ties certainly aren't used like this, right? It's just to make you more coordinated in battle and to make it easier for you to find each other's positions, right? It doesn't include this kind of absurd interaction. Don't try to fool me."

Su Rui lifted her head from Skadi's embrace, which had calmed down slightly, gave her a disgruntled look, and then shrank back under the covers, mentally urging Skadi, "Alright, get some rest before we wake anyone else up, or I won't give you a chance when the Doctor comes."

Skadi paused for a moment, then nodded somewhat reluctantly: 'You don't understand, but you will; we're connected by blood among the Abyssal Hunters.'

"You're lying, there's no such thing as a lie."

Su Rui ignored Skadi's words, burrowed into her blankets, closed her eyes, and her breathing gradually became steady.

Skadi, meanwhile, had already noticed Laurentina peeking at her, and Gladiia had also turned her head to look in their direction at some point.

As Abyssal Hunters, Laurentina winked at Skadi, silently mouthing the same thing, before retreating back inside and pretending nothing had happened to begin resting.

"..." Skadi shifted her gaze to Gladiia, who was quietly watching her. Seeing the Second Captain's indifferent eyes, but Gladiia was always like this, Skadi didn't know how to communicate with her.

Gladiia didn't say anything, only glanced at Skadi, then turned her back to Skadi and Su Rui, seemingly intending to rest as well.

Skadi breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the second captain had no intention of interfering or saying anything.

Nothing else interesting happened that night; everyone gradually fell asleep and was woken up one by one by their own biological clock or by the sound of their companions getting up in the early morning.

After waking up, Su Rui quickly changed her clothes and went outside the cabin. The aircraft's cockpit was already open in their direction, and the Doctor was standing at the cabin door, looking over and greeting Su Rui and Skadi.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Doctor. I am Aegir's Technical Administrator and Chief Architect of the War, Gladiia."

Gladiia looked at the Doctor was standing inside the cabin and greeting them, and nodded to her.

"Yes, hello, just call me Doctor... I don't really have any titles."

The Doctor nodded to Gladiia and Skadi, then extended an invitation:

"Alright, everyone, come on up. I've already prepared the plan for getting to Aegir."

The aircraft descended to the deck but remained suspended in mid-air. After all, this small boat wasn't some rare toy like an aircraft carrier and couldn't support the weight of an aircraft.

The Doctor also introduced the plan to go to Aegir at the same time.

"Finding a safe route to Aegir while under Seaborn's blockade won't be easy, but with Su Rui's help and this modified aircraft, it will be much simpler."

Volume 6, Chapter 378: Should We Eat Cactus?

After undergoing a simple transformation, the aircraft adopted a posture suitable for navigation in the sea and landed in the water.

The Doctor then began to share some information about the plan. Although it would only take a short voyage to reach Aegir, it would be more convenient to share some of the information.

Gladiia snapped out of her reverie of observing the aircraft and looked at the large tablet the Doctor was holding, waiting for Doctor explanation.

Then, she heard a voice from behind her; it was Su Rui speaking:

"In fact, Aegir has also prepared a plan called the Sea Route Plan, intending to contact civilizations on land. However, we reacted faster than them. By the time they were ready to send a message to civilizations on land through an agreement, we should have already arrived in Aegir."

Gladiia nodded, then turned to look at Su Rui in surprise. Su Rui's voice came from both the tablet in front of her and behind her at the same time, making Gladiia, with her keen hearing, feel a little disoriented.

Then, turning her Gladiia saw Skadi holding Su Rui tightly in her arms, with Su Rui sitting on her lap.

Skadi just stared blankly at her second captain, and subconsciously tightened her embrace as if to prevent Su Rui from being snatched away.

Su Rui smiled somewhat helplessly at Gladiia, then continued her explanation:

"I can use electronic devices to identify us as part of the Aegir fleet as we approach the city, but that would make our visit seem like an intrusion. So I'll establish communications then, and you'll be in charge of the negotiations."

"Aegir, how many cities are left?"

Gladiia nodded, offering no further opinion on the plan; her primary concern now was her homeland.

"Look at the screen, Aegir's statistics won't be displayed on my face."

Su Rui shrugged and pointed to the tablet the Doctor had placed to the side, which displayed Aegir's current situation:

"Actually, due to the Great Silence, some cities in Aegir lost communication with each other. Currently, the largest remaining city is Miliarium, which is the city of Aegir where you are located. The Great Silence damaged many parts of the city, but with the rest and repairs over this period of time, its size has recovered somewhat."

As Su Rui spoke, she displayed Miliarium's changes on a timeline:

"Actually, there are still some smaller cities in Aegir, but the situation is not very optimistic, and because of Seaborn, they have been completely cut off from the outside world."

As Su Rui spoke, she showed the map of the sea:

"These cities that have lost contact are now reduced to only a few city blocks. Some are in more serious condition, with only one Core City block remaining, and even there are problems with the internal power supply."

Gladiia paused for a moment. "Didn't the people of Miliarium try to search for them?"

"Actually, they have no idea about this at all." Su Rui shrugged. "The Great Silence is a phenomenon caused by the Seaborn, but it's not something they can do without specific actions. Those cities that have lost contact and disappeared without a trace are in a similar state."

Su Rui presented the situation, along with some internal discussions within Aegir regarding these circumstances:

"In fact, Miliarium did send some fleets to search for city blocks in this situation, even though they weren't certain it existed at the time... but naturally, they found nothing."

"But you've found it... Is it too late for us to go back now?"

Looking at the city blocks displayed by Su Rui on the tablet, Gladiia focused her attention on a single, dimly lit area where only one city block remained:

"How long can this city hold out?"

"Without support, the city's internal energy and recycling system can probably sustain it for about a year. However, the people inside will likely continue to try to find other solutions. After all, from their perspective, with only a year left and no backup, they will definitely try to leave the city to seek a way out."

But that might actually make the situation worse.

Gladiia frowned, turning her head to look intently at Su Rui in Skadi's arms:

"Su Rui, since you can find information about these city blocks, do you have a way to contact the people inside them?"

"That's definitely possible." Su Rui nodded, then asked in return:

"Do you want to contact them? I can connect directly."

While Su Rui and Gladiia were talking, the aircraft had already transformed into a submarine and was moving towards the city of Miliarium, deep in the ocean.

"... No, wait a moment. If the city blocks plan to embark on a dangerous exploration, please remind me then, okay?"

Gladiia seemed somewhat hesitant, but Su Rui had no objection to the arrangement: