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

At this moment, Texas had returned to her room. She seemed to be reading, with her phone placed on the desk.

After seeing the message, Texas picked up her phone, her pupils shrinking as she hurriedly replied to Su Rui.

Texas: "I'm very safe here. Please, go ahead."

To ensure her safety, Texas deliberately got up and locked her door before continuing to look at her phone.

Su Rui: "All right. Simply put, the Texas Lineage is about to be finished. Prepare yourself first, then I'll explain."

Looking at Su Rui's message, Texas froze. An absurd feeling flooded her mind, but after a brief daze, she continued reading the messages on her phone.

Then Su Rui sent over the intelligence he had gathered regarding the change in leadership of the Texas Lineage, as well as the new head's unwillingness to show respect to Mrs. Sicilian.

Su Rui: "You understand how serious this is, right? Mrs. Sicilian isn't exactly soft-hearted, so I suggest you prepare to run. Ren Dong and I will help you."

...Texas paused. She had indeed needed help, but she had not expected things to be this serious.

Volume One: Ren Dong's Plans

After a moment of silence, Texas instinctively placed her weapon somewhere within easy reach and asked nervously.

Texas: "If this is so dangerous, why help me?"

Su Rui: "Because it's fun, and Ren Dong agreed too. I don't know what she's thinking, but remember that you owe us one."

Texas: "...I understand. Thank you very much."

Su Rui: "Ren Dong and I will prepare the vehicles and supplies needed for your escape. During the preparations, act normally, as if nothing has happened. When the time comes, bring your important luggage and follow us."

Texas: "I understand... Could you tell me in detail what happened within the Texas Lineage?"

Su Rui: "I'll send you the files directly. You can read them yourself."

As he spoke, Su Rui directly sent Texas a file.

Su Rui: "Don't worry about the file's security. No one can trace the communication between you and me. Only you, me, and Ren Dong know about this... Though that Lappland seems pretty close to you?"

Texas: "She won't affect our operation."

Su Rui: "She'd better not. Otherwise, we'll have to teach her a good lesson."

Lappland was thinking about meeting you for a proper chat too.

Even at such a tense moment, Texas still thought of what Lappland had said to her before. This hacker's abilities were incredibly powerful, but somehow, his personality and mentality seemed a little too young?

Casting aside the random thoughts in her mind, Texas thanked Su Rui once more before beginning to read the information on her family.

Meanwhile, Su Rui and Ren Dong had already begun taking action.

Ren Dong was having her driver arrange everything needed for departure, though she hesitated somewhat.

Should I tell Mr. Venice about this?

"My advice is no. Can you be sure he won't betray you? If there really is a problem, you may have to slaughter your way through the Venice Family to get out. You still have some feelings for this family, don't you?"

Su Rui's words gave Ren Dong pause. After struggling for a moment, however, she still shook her head. "Mr. Venice wouldn't do that."

"Tch, that old bastard... Fine, go tell him. At worst, we'll just fight our way out."

Su Rui was somewhat dissatisfied with Ren Dong's decision, but he could only complain a little before tacitly accepting it.

"Miss Ren Dong, are you preparing to travel far?"

The driver looked at the list of supplies in her hands and sensed something was up. Then she added, "These supplies probably won't fit in a single SUV. Should we reduce the amount first?"

"What do you think?"

Ren Dong was asking Su Rui. The driver no longer thought she was being asked, because whenever Miss Ren Dong spoke to her imaginary friend, she never looked anyone else in the eyes.

"Tell her to prepare it all. Prepare more if possible. I have storage space on my end, so it'll definitely fit."

"Why didn't you tell me about that?" Ren Dong froze for a moment, then looked at the driver and sent her away.

"Prepare everything according to the list. If there's money left over, purchase more supplies."

"Understood. I'll handle it right away."

The driver glanced once more at Miss Ren Dong, who was engrossed in conversing with her imaginary friend, bowed, then turned and left to carry out her task.

Ren Dong was still troubled by Su Rui's matter. "Did you only just discover it?"

Otherwise, why hadn't he told me about something so convenient? It couldn't be because he was wary of me, could it?

Ren Dong believed Su Rui should already trust her completely. She did not care much about the storage function itself, but she cared deeply about Su Rui's explanation.

"Actually, I knew about this function from the very beginning..."

Then why didn't you tell me? Ren Dong felt somewhat disappointed, then heard Su Rui's slightly embarrassed voice again.

"But at the time, there was a problem with the storage space, so..."

So it wasn't because Su Rui didn't trust me. There was a reason! Ren Dong's eyes lit up.

"What was the reason? Was there something wrong with the storage space?"

"Ahem. Actually, the storage space belongs to me. I mean, only I can use it. After my mission with you ends and I leave, you won't be able to retrieve anything stored in it anymore."

"I see." Ren Dong nodded. So Su Rui had not mentioned it because he was worried about her? She must hold a very important place in Su Rui's heart.

As for Su Rui leaving... Ren Dong glanced at the System Materialization Progress, and the corners of her lips curled into a smile. She felt that Su Rui would have no chance to leave.

Meanwhile, Su Rui looked at the departure date given by the Upper System and felt that the time was far too long. By then, it would be enough time to have a child and raise them to adulthood, wouldn't it?

Still, he would definitely leave. The Upper System had said that Ren Dong was merely one host, and there would soon be another. That meant that when the time came, he would have no way to return the things stored in his space to Ren Dong.

"In that case, how much can your storage space hold? I'll prepare supplies for you."

Having figured it out, Ren Dong eagerly asked Su Rui. In other words, Su Rui was like an enormous portable warehouse to her, one without any weight. More importantly, Su Rui was completely trustworthy.

"...This space is unlimited, but don't buy too much. Besides, I can't accurately predict when I'll leave. If I leave after completing the mission, wouldn't all your things be lost?"

"It's fine." Ren Dong smiled. "You might need these supplies. Just keep them for yourself."

"I don't even have a physical form. What would I need these things for?"

Su Rui muttered quietly, though perhaps his future host might need them?

With that thought in mind, Su Rui stopped resisting Ren Dong's proposal. "Then let's do that. Prepare more. If you end up stranded in the wilderness, it'll ensure your survival."

"Exactly."

Ren Dong nodded, then walked to Mr. Venice's study and gently knocked on the door.

"Come in... Ingrid? Coming to see me at this time, are you looking for praise?"

Old Venice glanced at Ren Dong, and the corners of his lips rose into a smile. "You've done very well recently. More and more people in the family support you. Are you really not planning to..."

Volume One: Old Man, I'm Leaving

"No need, Mr. Venice. No, Old Venice."

Ren Dong smiled and sat down, changing the way she addressed the man before her for the first time.

"Oh? Then what did you come here for?"

Old Venice froze for a moment. Drawing a conclusion from his life experience, he set down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Ren Dong.

"I plan to leave the Venice Family. I have my own things to do next."

Ren Dong smiled at the elderly man before her, someone like an adoptive father to her, and voiced the thoughts in her heart.

"...Ever since you told me you had no interest in becoming the family leader, I knew this day would come."

Old Venice sighed. "But I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"Yes, but I've truly made up my mind. There are things I want to do."

Ren Dong's tone was gentle yet firm. She was clearly only informing him. Though she respected the old man who was like an adoptive father to her, she had her own ambitions.

"I know. Don't act like a rebellious child. I never said I disagreed."

Old Venice understood the meanings Ren Dong had left unspoken and smiled helplessly.

"Since that's the case, I agree. However, the Venice Family will always be your support. If you need anything, you can come back anytime."

"I understand."

Ren Dong nodded, but Su Rui could not help commenting in her mind, "If he knew you were planning to provoke Mrs. Sicilian, I wonder what he'd think."

Su Rui, don't make jokes at a time like this.

Before Old Venice, Ren Dong still wanted to maintain a certain degree of seriousness.

"It's like a daughter saying goodbye to her father before heading out into the world, except the father doesn't know his daughter plans to go assassinate the president. Isn't that funny?"

"Pfft—"

Ren Dong still could not hold back her laughter in front of Old Venice. Facing his puzzled gaze, she hurriedly waved her hands.

"It's nothing. I just thought of something funny."

Ren Dong tried her best to calm her tone, then looked at Old Venice.

"In that case, I'll be leaving now."

"You're leaving already? You haven't given me any time to prepare. I should at least prepare a farewell gift or something."

Old Venice sighed, but Ren Dong simply smiled and shook her head.

"Time waits for no one. I happen to have something urgent to deal with."

I'm in a hurry to leave the family and blow up all of Wolseini~

Ren Dong could not help laughing again, then left Old Venice's study under his puzzled gaze.

"...Sigh. I'm old. I can't keep up with young people's thoughts anymore."

Still, Old Venice eventually shook his head with a smile and looked at the closed door.

"No matter what you want to do, I hope it goes well, Ingrid, my little daughter."

"It seems Old Venice really cares about you as his daughter."

After listening in on the entire conversation, Su Rui conveniently showed Ren Dong the final words Old Venice had said.

"Don't tell me everything~"

Ren Dong sounded a little embarrassed, but having an elder who cared about her was a good thing no matter how one looked at it.

Soon, the driver returned to Ren Dong after organizing the supplies.

"Miss Ren Dong, the vehicle and supplies you requested have all been prepared. However, there are simply too many supplies to fit inside, so some of them had to be placed beside the vehicle. What should we do...?"

"Let's go take a look."

Ren Dong nodded. In truth, the driver had strictly followed Ren Dong's instructions, using all the remaining procurement funds to buy proportionate amounts of supplies. They filled nearly an entire room.

"Because the budget you gave was very generous, I prepared some extra."

The driver's tone was uncertain as she looked nervously at Ren Dong.

"So spending family money to buy things is fun... By the way, you have your own account, right?"

"Of course I do." Ren Dong nodded, so Su Rui did not need to worry about her future livelihood.

Unfortunately, Su Rui had not materialized yet. Ren Dong's cautious nature meant she could not make things too clear.

After nodding to the driver beside her, Ren Dong looked at the supplies before her.

"Su Rui, can you put all these supplies away now?"

"Of course."

Su Rui casually answered and directly stored away all the supplies laid out before them, along with those inside the vehicle.

"This way, you can travel with an empty vehicle. It'll be more convenient for moving around and much easier too."

"Mm. When do we leave?"

"Mrs. Sicilian has already received the news. She'll probably make her move soon. We'll go pick up Texas directly, then leave. I've already planned everything out."

Su Rui paused. "Although I don't know why the Upper System set the destination in the Eastern Kingdom, my navigation has no problems. I can help you avoid every danger as well. Let's go."

"Okay. Don't we need to notify Texas first?"