Ark Simulator, Am I Not Without a Physical Form?

"Shall I comb your hair and then braid it into a new style?" Before Laurentina could finish speaking, Su Rui answered her, grabbing her wrist before Laurentina could reply.

"Okay, sit down, let me comb your hair first."

Laurentina did not resist. After sitting down with Su Rui's help, she noticed Skadi's gaze and met Skadi eyes.

Neither of the two girls spoke; they simply exchanged glances before looking away.

Skadi looked at Su Rui, while Laurentina fiddled with a corner of her clothes, passing the time.

A moment later, Su Rui finished braiding Laurentina's hair, who was sitting in front of her. Laurentina's hair wasn't as long as Skadi's, but it suited Su Rui to braid it into a courtly style similar to Saber's, making her look more elegant.

"Alright, your hair is done. You can take a few minutes to admire it, and then we'll be setting off. We need to make it in time for those two ships to depart."

As Su Rui spoke, she handed a mirror to Laurentina.

Laurentina tilted her head at the mirror, looking at the way Su Rui had arranged for her, smiled at her reflection, then got up, picked up her saw, and followed Su Rui, placing a hand on Su Rui's shoulder.

"Alright, now that we're ready, let's set off. We can't keep the second captain waiting."

As Skadi followed, she wondered to herself, 'Is the Second Captain in danger?'

"No." Su Rui answered Skadi's question in her mind as well, "Gladiia has the information I provided, and we haven't encountered any problems along the way. The matter of resolving the missing city block is progressing smoothly. However, this process will inevitably be very long."

Skadi nodded and, like Laurentina, went to the other side of Su Rui and asked:

"How's the captain's plan going? She's probably reached the first city block by now, right?"

"Of course not. In fact, the problems of two cities have already been resolved, and they are being escorted back by the dispersed fleets. We are going to ride on the first batch of returning fleets, and they will take us back to the Grand Fleet of Gladiia."

Skadi and Laurentina were both stunned. "So fast? The second captain has already taken care of two city blocks in different locations?"

"Otherwise, who do you think is providing her with intelligence support? It's me. There's no need to search at all. Just head straight to the destination and solve the problems I've already marked. This approach is much simpler than you guys searching and inspecting the city blocks bit by bit. Actually, I think the current progress is a bit slow, and most of the time is spent on navigation."

Su Rui shrugged, took the mirror Laurentina returned to him, and stored it in his System Space.

While Su Rui and Skadi were traveling by ship, Gladiia, with Su Rui's intelligence assistance, had once again resolved the issue of a city cluster and dispatched a small fleet to escort the city back.

Generally speaking, such a division of forces is extremely dangerous, as dispersing concentrated forces can lead to the fleet being suddenly and annihilated by the ubiquitous Seaborn.

However, with the information from Su Rui Gladiia, the repaired city blocks and fleets are all traveling along the routes given by Su Rui, so they will not encounter any aimlessly wandering Seaborn.

Su Rui also took the opportunity to operate the ship's automatic cooking machine and store some of Aegir's snacks in her System Space.

This gives him a wider variety of snacks, and more options when he wants to rest later.

Laurentina sat smiling next to Su Rui, casually eating her breakfast, occasionally glancing at her hair, styled by Su Rui, and her current appearance through the smooth, reflective walls of the restaurant.

Skadi recommended her favorite foods to Su Rui and shared them with Su Rui, which attracted Laurentina to join Su Rui, and they started playing a game of feeding each other.

"Speaking of which, did the second captain say what he wanted us to do?"

"Of course, we're sending you to assist in dealing with some of the Deep Sea Cultists and the Seaborn in the city."

Volume 6, Chapter 387: The Imposter Gladiia

After a period of sailing, the ship carrying Su Rui, Skadi, and Laurentina returned to the grand fleet commanded by Gladiia.

However, the timing of the regrouping was somewhat unfortunate, as the ships returned to the fleet at the same time the fleet arrived at the new city block area.

To make matters worse, according to Su Rui's scan, there are quite a few Seaborn and Deep Sea Cultists in this city block. In fact, their numbers are enough for these Deep Sea Cultists to be so rampant that they hardly need to conceal their activities.

Looking at the information Su Rui had scanned on the screen, Gladiia began to arrange for Skadi and Laurentina to act together:

"Skadi, Laurentina, you and Xikunda will meet inside the city and deal with the Deep Sea Cultists operating within it... Skadi will lead the team."

Given that Su Rui and Skadi share a direct telepathic connection, Gladiia made this arrangement.

Although Skadi may not be good at commanding, Gladiia believes that Su Rui is.

Xikunda glanced at Gladiia with surprise, nodded to indicate that she had received the order, and noticed that a small boat had broken away from the fleet and was approaching the flagship where Gladiia was.

As a member of the Coast Guard, Xikunda frowned, went to the bridge control console, and reminded Gladiia:

"A ship has broken away from the group... Report your purpose and reasons!"

"I have a specific mission on my hands, Gladiia knows about it." A pleasant young voice rang out on the communication channel, startling Xikunda.

That was Su Rui's voice. After all, when Skadi and the others returned, they would also have to come to the flagship where Gladiia was. Su Rui had nothing to do, so of course she would have to wait on the flagship.

Upon receiving Su Rui's message, Xikunda turned to look at Gladiia with a puzzled expression, wondering if this somewhat abrupt person who had supposedly accepted the mission was a real figure or just some infiltrated Deep Sea Cultists.

Gladiia nodded to Xikunda: "This is Su Rui. In fact, the reason our search and rescue operation was so successful is because Su Rui provided such detailed information."

"Even those technical details that amazed the engineers were provided by him?" Xikunda incredulously. "And he's from the mainland? I've heard that the mainland is full of backward and arrogant countries."

"... Our arrogance is even greater, but Su Rui is special; he doesn't belong to any country."

Gladiia didn't continue, but urged Xikunda, who wanted to stay and take one last look, "You should go on your mission."

"I understand." Xikunda nodded, still somewhat unwilling. "Could I meet him later?"

"Su Rui will probably stay on the bridge with me." Gladiia didn't give a direct answer, but Xikunda was also supposed to return here after her mission.

So, having resolved her inner conflict Xikunda nodded and turned to walk towards the hangar.

Just then, Su Rui came out of the hangar corridor and encountered Xikunda was preparing to depart, on her way to the bridge.

"You're Su Rui? An Aegir like me?" Su Rui's alluring appearance immediately caught Xikunda's attention; she would never have forgotten such a person if there had been one in the fleet before.

Furthermore, there was another matter: Su Rui acted too casually, unlike the meticulous and serious aircrew members of the Aegir fleet.

"Hello, Xikunda, but you should be on your mission now, right? I won't bother you any longer."

Su Rui winked at Xikunda, gave her a teasing smile, and said as she walked past Xikunda:

"However, I am not Aegir of Aegir. If you understand what I mean, don't mistake me for one of your own kind."

After saying that, Su Rui turned away from Xikunda's reaction and walked towards the bridge.

Through the Scanning Vision Su Rui noticed that Xikunda turned her head to look at his back with a puzzled expression, but more importantly, she looked at him with curious eyes.

But that's not important. If she's annoying, Su Rui can simply send her out every time they reach their destination city so she won't bother him.

Xikunda and Skadi were sent on a mission, while Su Rui went to the bridge.

Without turning around, Gladiia knew it was Su Rui had arrived, just by hearing Su Rui's leisurely footsteps and familiar breathing.

"Although I had seen the scenery here before through Scanning Vision, actually being here in person feels completely different."

As Su Rui spoke, she walked over to Gladiia's side, rested her hands on the control panel on the bridge, and looked at everything in front of her.

"The feeling of commanding an entire fleet can indeed easily breed a sense of uncontrollable pride. I think maintaining your composure shouldn't be a problem for you."

Gladiia spoke, she slowly walked behind Su Rui and gently placed her hands on Su Rui's shoulders:

"My previous orders were all based on the information you provided, and now that you're here in person."

Gladiia didn't finish her sentence, perhaps because it didn't comply with Aegir's rules, or rather, it's impossible for any fleet to simply hand over command so directly.

Su Rui understood what Gladiia meant. She looked up and met Gladiia's gaze, then spoke directly into her ear through the earpiece, "Then you just watch closely. Next, I'll be playing Gladiia and making the decision."

Gladiia's expression remained unchanged; she simply gazed at Su Rui. Perhaps she even secretly took a step forward? Because Su Rui didn't move, her head was nestled in the softness of Gladiia's chest.

It was strange; Su Rui hadn't seen Gladiia make any move, yet the contact happened so naturally... He had been careful when he looked up, making sure he wouldn't touch Gladiia.

It wasn't until the Scanning Vision was activated that Su Rui noticed Gladiia's subtle movements in the all-around playback.

The tall, beautiful woman approached him in a way that was difficult to notice, from an angle that Su Rui couldn't see with his naked eye, which led to their current contact.

So this was Gladiia's initiative, and Su Rui didn't bother to think about it too much. As her body relaxed, Su Rui leaned directly into Gladiia's arms, and then turned to Skadi and the others who had entered the city of Aegir, which consisted of several city blocks, from different directions.

It was clearly Su Rui who opened her mouth, but the voice that came out was exactly the same cold and indifferent tone as Gladiia's:

"Xikunda, watch out for that door in front of you. Behind it lies a group of Deep Sea Cultists armed with melee weapons."

Volume 6, Chapter 388: This is all thanks to my hard work and sweat.

"Understood." Xikunda immediately took the precautions as instructed by Su Rui, and her teammates were also ready.

The Deep Sea Cultists behind the gate were almost utterly defeated by Xikunda, who was well-prepared. However, Xikunda had a complete advantage in terms of combat capabilities and weaponry, and with the intelligence provided by Su Rui, it was only natural that they could achieve this.

Gladiia was somewhat surprised. After Su Rui temporarily ended the fleet's communications, she reached out and pinched Su Rui's cheek with her long, slender fingers.

"How did you do that? Although you've surprised me many times before, I never expected you could do this."

"Compared to being able to manipulate all electronic instruments and communications, this kind of voice imitation is something that anyone can do with training."

As Su Rui spoke, she reminded Laurentina in her original voice, "Specter, there's a passage above you that will allow you to advance faster. Also, at the location of the third vent, there are Seaborn hiding inside. They also have quite a few floating shooting types, so have your team's shooters prepare."

"Understood, Commander Su Rui."

Laurentina chuckled as she started her saw, her silvery laughter ringing out as the metal gears turned, and rushed into the tunnel.

Skadi received Su Rui's message directly through the mental link, and the Scanning Vision in front of her marked all the enemies:

"I think I don't need to tell you what to do, right? Just take care of them all."

"My sword will not lose." Skadi nodded and led her team out.

Gladiia then reiterated her thoughts. "However, this kind of talent, which requires training to acquire, is actually harder to obtain than the ability you show from the beginning."

"My abilities also come at a price, right? Anyway, it must have been acquired through hard work, trials, and constant use of intelligence. Compared to that, being able to imitate voices is really nothing special."

Su Rui spoke up for himself, somewhat disgruntled. Although his memory was hazy, he had obtained this ability through honest and fair means:

"You don't actually think I gained this power out of thin air, do you?"

"Of course not, I just didn't expect you to be able to do so much... Maybe you could teach me later?"

Gladiia noticed Su Rui's slightly agitated mood, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips as she gently comforted her.

"That's more like it. Actually, this is indeed difficult to practice. It requires comprehension or luck. You might be more efficient if you just stumble upon it by chance."

Gladiia nodded:

"Looks like we'll have to set aside a specific time?"

"That's right. Unless you want the entire fleet to hear you making all sorts of noises while you're practicing, I suggest you find a quiet place where no one will bother you."

Gladiia nodded, somewhat exasperated by Su Rui's awkward way of describing things. She shifted her attention to the team clearing inside the city block, subtly reminding Su Rui:

"Now we can send maintenance teams into some of the safer areas. With Xikunda and Skadi advancing, the safe zone will continue to expand."

"Okay, I understand." Su Rui nodded in Gladiia's arms, then gave the command in Gladiia's voice over the channel:

"The mechanic teams are divided into groups and entering the damaged city blocks to repair the faulty markers."

Gladiia's voice and identity verification aroused no suspicion, and Su Rui arranged for the fleet's mechanics to set off.

However, compared to the simple interface with only points and lines, Su Rui preferred direct sensory stimulation, which was to see the battlefield situation through Skadi's eyes.

Therefore, he returned command to Gladiia once again, since he had only tried it for fun and found piloting a "Gundam" more interesting.

Su Rui deliberately arranged a route for Skadi that she could pass through by simply attacking. Although some gates would indeed temporarily block Skadi's progress due to the Deep Sea Cultists ' locks, this was not a problem for Su Rui.

Aegir, arrogant because of their technology, believed their gates could keep out enemies behind them and never considered cutting off the power to stop them.

So these gates were as ridiculous to Su Rui as wearing toilet paper as underwear.

Su Rui leaned against the control panel on the bridge, tilted her head back, and closed her eyes.

His thoughts were in sync with Skadi's, and his gaze was fixed on what was in front of Skadi:

"Get ready. Your sword has other uses. The engine of that machine in front isn't important; it's also their weapon against you. Jump directly from the spot I marked, throwing your teammates behind you to avoid them getting hurt, and destroy the engine with your sword."

"I understand," Skadi responded silently, making a few tactical hand signals to her teammates before quickly charging towards the direction marked by Su Rui.

The heavy blade in her hand made Skadi's every step vibrate with a heart-stopping force. Through the Scanning Vision shown by Su Rui, she could even see the Deep Sea Cultists behind the bunkers looking around in panic.

But none of this could stop Skadi's progress.

Before the Deep Sea Cultists could mentally prepare themselves and peek out from their bunkers, she had already reached the designated spot and jumped.

A white-haired beauty glided through the air, her sword flashing as she struck the weapons the Deep Sea Cultists were trying to use against them.

The energy core was shattered, and energy was leaking out. Skadi didn't stop. After sheathing her sword, she immediately continued to rush into the distance, not even giving the Deep Sea Cultists a glance.

Only a few Deep Sea Cultists noticed the destruction Skadi had caused before her departure, and in panic tried to warn their companions or flee, but before they could react, the energy leak was already unstoppable.

The Deep Sea Cultists exchanged bewildered glances, and one of them even chuckled as the tension eased, "Is she an idiot? Can't she see us here...?"

Before he could finish laughing, the explosion engulfed them all, and the deafening roar made their voices seem insignificant.

All the struggles were swallowed up in an instant, and Skadi, under Su Rui's deliberate arrangement, had charged forward and completely broken away from her own group. Su Rui also gave the group behind her some other tasks.