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

"Then go ahead. Although you can't be as fast as me, taxi drivers are quick at gathering information."

Volume 7, Chapter 443: The Life of the New Wolseini

A year passed quickly. After that conversation, Su Rui and Vulpisfoglia started a business in New Wolseini and found a new place to live.

Lavinia, as the judge of the New Wolseini, also came here.

Lappland, after a near-unnoticed robbery of a taxi company, became a friendly taxi driver in New Wolseini.

A year is a long time for most people, so much so that they gradually forget about time and just wait for Su Rui to remind them.

And now, it's a year from now.

When Lavinia returned home after a long day at work and was about to turn on the television to begin preparing her dinner, the program on the screen caught her attention.

No, it was less attention and more vigilance, because Lavinia saw that the television wasn't showing the usual programs and channels, but rather a seemingly filmed clip that was impossible to change the channel on, with extremely high clarity.

After trying to change the channel with the remote control to no avail, Lavinia guessed who was behind it all.

"Su Rui?" Lavinia murmured softly, looking around but not finding Su Rui anywhere.

She then focused her attention on the television program; since Su Rui wanted her to watch it, she would.

With this in mind, Lavinia saw a red-haired woman, not Lupo, but Rebbah (the hyena).

It would normally be difficult to distinguish her race from Lupo or Wolper, but Su Rui directly marked the red-haired woman's name and race, which further convinced Lavinia that it was Su Rui's doing.

Because only Su Rui would use such an abrupt method, using colored handwriting to introduce someone in a somber atmosphere.

Lavinia only saw this when the subtitles introduced her as a child. The woman named Lyudmila, codenamed "Kingbreaker," pushed open the door and saw an old man lying in a pool of blood.

Inside the room, a gray-haired Lupo girl, wearing a red hat and holding a small knife, stared expressionlessly at Lyudmila.

Who is this person? As Lavinia had this thought, colorful handwriting, incongruous with the serious and somber atmosphere, reappeared: the name and code name were both in red, belonging to Rhodes Island, having a cooperative relationship with Rhodes Island, and now appearing for "Grandma's" mission.

Who was this Grandma? Lavinia was a little confused, but this time Su Rui didn't mark the information, as if he thought it wasn't important.

Then, Lavinia saw the Kingbreaker in the scene roar and try to charge at Red, but she couldn't keep up with Red's speed or be a match for her. She could only watch Red leave, unable to catch up with him at all.

However, even if he can't catch up, the Kingbreaker, being a skilled intelligence gatherer, can still track down Red's whereabouts.

However, the scene that Su Rui showed ended when the Kingbreaker had finished preparing his teacher's body and was about to leave.

"... Su Rui, can you hear me?" Lavinia looked at the television screen, which had resumed playing the entire program, paused for a moment, and then spoke softly.

This time, Su Rui's voice came from Lavinia's phone:

"Yes, yes, I can hear your voice."

Lavinia nodded. "So, what is your purpose in playing this video?"

"To let you know that a year has passed, and next up is the first anniversary celebration of the completion of New Wolseini."

Su Rui's words made Lavinia momentarily dazed; a year had passed just like that.

Su Rui's voice brought Lavinia back from her daze:

"Okay, don't think too much about it. I have a plan. You just need to keep an eye on things. But aren't you hungry? I remember you just got off work."

"Okay, I understand."

Lavinia nodded, took her phone out of her pocket, and placed it in the corner of the kitchen so she could hear Su Rui's voice while cooking.

"What's the point of that clip you showed me? Or are you trying to get me to pay attention to the people in it?"

"Well... actually, it's just telling you that person is related to what's going to happen next, like giving a movie a nonsensical but attention-grabbing plot point at the beginning, right?"

Su Rui's words left Lavinia somewhat helpless:

"This isn't a movie; you can communicate with me in a more direct way."

"I know, but I refuse." Su Rui's voice was firm. "And part of the reason is because I find it fun to tell riddles and watch you all bewildered."

So this is your real purpose, isn't it?

Lavinia sighed helplessly:

"I understand. You didn't introduce that Grandma. Could you tell me more? Was she someone who specialized in training assassins?"

Your summary is also correct.

Su Rui sat in her hotel restaurant and pondered for a moment, "Strictly speaking, this guy cultivated Hong out of his own hobby, and she's also a perverse and heartless person. I can only say, she deserves to die."

Lavinia nodded. "It seems you already have a plan to deal with her?" Su Rui's personality was willful and reckless, but sometimes, it was precisely this willful and reckless nature that Lavinia liked, and that allowed her to predict Su Rui's thoughts.

"Of course, I'll definitely find a way to kill this kind of person."

Su Rui continued, but didn't finish her sentence: "But spoilers are too boring right now. I'll reveal the answers to you once I've figured it out."

"I understand. Do you still want to show it to me on TV like this?"

Lavinia smiled. "I think you have a real talent for directing."

"Hard to say." Su Rui didn't accept Lavinia's praise, but her tone still revealed Su Rui happiness.

"I simply compiled a list of events; I didn't create anything innovative myself. Even my ideas for dealing with others were learned from others."

"Well, if there's a chance, I think what happened this time could be edited into a movie. I'd like to keep it as a keepsake, and it would be even better if it could be burned onto a videotape."

"Okay, if you like it, I'll send you the edited videotape after everything is over."

Su Rui agreed, then saw Lappland walking towards her with a smile, and said to Lavinia on the other end of the phone:

"Okay, I'm fine now. See you later."

"Okay, see you later." Lavinia nodded, and then Su Rui hung up the phone.

Volume 7, Chapter 444: Shall we have dinner together?

"Oh, handsome sir, would you like to have dinner with me?"

Lappland deliberately raised an eyebrow at Su Rui in a flirtatious manner, then sat down opposite Su Rui, making some of the people around them restless.

Su Rui usually sits here playing games and occasionally eating snacks. The hotel's long-time employees and regular guests all know that Su Rui is actually the owner of this place. However, some new guests don't know this and think they are charming, so they often look over at Su Rui, thinking of finding an opportunity to strike up a conversation.

Speaking of which, why do hotels have regular customers?

Su Rui glanced at Lappland sitting across from her. "You did this on purpose, didn't you? Creating an opportunity for those who wanted to say hello?"

Isn't Lappland's behavior specifically designed to attract self-proclaimed charmers who try to flirt with Su Rui by criticizing her?

"If you don't want to attract attention, you can simply stay in your room and have the waiter bring your things up; it only takes a short wait."

Lappland winked at Su Rui. Similar things had happened many times before, to the point that even the waiters here could guess what was going to happen next.

Some of the well-informed waiters even knew why Su Rui was playing games there.

After hearing Lappland's easy-going remarks, Su Rui rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Vulpisfoglia complains that I always stay in my room playing games and hopes I can go out and exercise, even though she spends almost all her time in the room with Suzuran."

"It's probably because you were playing video games while she was teaching Suzuran."

"I've locked the room, so it won't affect their reading at all."

"I think that's why Vulpisfoglia wants you to come out," Lappland shrugged. "Your social skills and opportunities to interact with people are far too limited."

"Aside from a few people who tried to chat me up and a few who came to cause trouble, I haven't had any meaningful social interactions here."

Su Rui glanced at Lappland, then at a girl who seemed about to speak, before looking down at her phone again. "You attracted these people, you get rid of them for me."

However, despite what Su Rui said, the waiters, who were familiar with the procedures, actually worked together with Lappland to solve the problem.

Perhaps it's because Lappland, Su Rui, Vulpisfoglia, and Suzuran of the Valley, the owners of the hotel, are very close, or perhaps it's because Lappland helped chase away several troublesome guests, so the hotel staff are also very willing to get along with Lappland and listen to her.

After the waiter explained the situation to the customer who wanted to "righteously" drive away the frivolous Lappland, the customer could only glance regretfully at Su Rui, whose attention was still focused on the game, and leave disappointed.

Lappland glanced around, scaring away all the attention with a half-smile, before turning to Su Rui: "You specifically told me to come back early today, is it because those things you mentioned are about to happen?"

"Yes." Su Rui nodded. "The rooftop of this hotel is a really nice spot tonight."

Su Rui shrugged at Lappland: "That's why I told you to come back early, otherwise it wouldn't be fun if you missed it."

"Hmm, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll go get it for you. Oh, Suzuran and Vulpisfoglia are here too, shall we go together?"

Lappland reached out and took the phone from Su Rui's hand, pausing the game.

"Let's go get dinner together."

"Can't you get it for me? It's a buffet, there's no need to rush. The real show is still a while away."

Su Rui didn't want to get up, but Lappland reached out and pulled up one of his arms, and then another pair of hands pulled up Su Rui's other arm, lifting Su Rui up.

"I asked you to come out so you could exercise more, not so you could play video games. That kind of lifestyle is very unhealthy."

"My body will simply disappear before any health problems arise, so what's there to worry about?"

Hearing Vulpisfoglia's voice beside her, Su Rui rolled her eyes in annoyance, and was then supported by Lappland and Vulpisfoglia on either side as they headed towards the food area.

Suzuran sat in Su Rui's original seat. She didn't see anything wrong with Vulpisfoglia and Aunt Lappland's affectionate behavior towards Su Rui, because she had seen it many times before, and Aunt Lavinia would occasionally join in as well.

This is also one of the reasons why the hotel staff listened to Lappland. Neither Vulpisfoglia nor Lappland hid their relationship with Su Rui. There was a tacit understanding between them, and for some reason, neither of them got angry about it.

"... Okay, can you let me go now?"

Su Rui stood up from Lappland and Vulpisfoglia's grasp, trying to break free of their arms:

"I'm not going to sneak back to play games. Suzuran has my phone right now. I can walk by myself."

"That's hard to say."

As Lappland spoke, she reached out and pinched Su Rui's cheek. "Letting you go is fine, but you have to stay with us."

"It's a buffet, can't I go and get what I like?"

"Why don't we walk through the whole restaurant together?" Vulpisfoglia said, releasing Su Rui along with Lappland, but staying on either side of Su Rui to prevent him from slipping away.

"We're blocking the way like girls going to the restroom," Su Rui said helplessly, taking a plate to choose dinner for herself and Suzuran.

"Your restaurant is spacious enough that the three of us won't block anyone's view. Besides, both Vulpisfoglia and I have been keeping an eye on things."

As Lappland spoke, she gently nudged Su Rui with her shoulder:

"Can you give me a sneak peek at tonight's show?"

"No, it won't be fun if we reveal it."

Su Rui refused, then suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, Xiao Suzuran should go to bed early."

"How about letting Suzuran participate? She's already a big girl, she's even been on Rhodes Island missions before, you don't need to spoil her too much."

Vulpisfoglia said helplessly, "What will happen tonight?"

"Car accident, bloody fight, explosion."

"Then there's no problem, Suzuran can handle it."

Vulpisfoglia nodded. Su Rui wanted to say something, but Lappland pinched her cheek.

"Sometimes I feel you spoil Suzuran of the Valley a little too much. Vulpisfoglia is right, it even makes me a little jealous."

"You two have problems too. Please don't be affectionate with me in front of Suzuran, okay?" Su Rui rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"We just kissed and hugged." Lappland didn't care about Su Rui's accusations, and neither did Vulpisfoglia:

"Suzuran is a big girl now, there's no need to avoid her."

Volume 7, Chapter 445: Touch the Red

In the end, Su Rui couldn't resist Lappland and Vulpisfoglia and agreed to let Suzuran participate in the evening's "movie viewing" to see the upcoming show together.

Back at the table, Lappland told Suzuran about it, which made the little girl's face light up with joy. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Su Rui: "Really? Thank you, Daddy?"

"Yes, of course I agreed."

Su Rui reached out and pinched Suzuran's cheek. "Alright, don't think about it so much. If you want anything else after you finish eating, just go get it yourself."

"Mmm!" Suzuran Valley nodded, her ears twitching slightly.

While eating, Su Rui couldn't help but focus her attention on the information collected by the Scanning Vision.

The waiters around him were talking about him and Vulpisfoglia Lappland again.