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

"Indeed, it will take some time to repair the aircraft. It's not just about removing the engine; we also need to figure out how to reinstall it."

The Doctor nodded, his tone somewhat sarcastic:

"But that's not the reason we can't leave now, is it?"

"Hmm." Su Rui nodded, while Gavial looked over in confusion and asked:

"Doctor? Aren't you planning to leave yet? Or is there something else? The Eunectes should have already agreed to return the engine to us, right?"

"Of course I agreed!"

The Eunectes glared at Gavial with annoyance, then called over a few of its men to help. They first removed the aircraft's engine, and then began installing the engine that Su Rui had previously selected. Getting Big Ugly moving around would at least make moving things easier later.

Gavial gradually realized that something was wrong. Tomimi blocked her way, holding her staff, and stood in front of her with her head down, refusing to speak.

Volume 8, Chapter 474: Rhodes Island is developing very fast.

"Tomimi? What are you doing? I'm going back to Rhodes Island. Will we ever see each other again? You don't need to think about me like that."

Gavial was still unaware that Tomimi seemed unwilling to reason with her.

Tomimi shook her head, mustered her courage, raised her head, and looked directly into Gavial's eyes:

"Gavial, please stay here in the rainforest. We can do more fun things together. Gavial can be the chief here, and I will help Gavial handle all the troublesome matters. So, Gavial, can you stay?"

Gavial looked at Tomimi, who had a pleading expression, with some surprise, and then looked troubled. "But I don't want to stay here. I still have things to do on Rhodes Island, and I can't stay here forever."

"Is there really no room for negotiation?" Tomimi asked again, unwilling to give up, looking nervously into Gavial's eyes. But Gavial had no intention of changing his mind and shook his head.

"No, I still want to go back."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Gavial with words, Tomimi completely gave up hope. On the other side, Su Rui couldn't help but show a look of amusement, and then took out more snacks to share with the Doctor, Banquet, Croissant, Blaze, and Ceobe who were watching the show.

"Shouldn't we try to stop them?" Croissant sat next to Su Rui, opening a snack while glancing worriedly at Gavial.

"Are they really going to kidnap Gavial?"

"It's okay, if that really happens, we can bring them back!" Huang took a few packets of dried meat from Su Rui's hand, then curiously leaned closer to Su Rui and asked:

"Is there any alcohol we can drink? Please!"

Huang gave Su Rui a pleading look; judging from her expression, she hadn't had a chance to secretly drink for quite some time.

"I only have fruit wine with a low alcohol content here." Su Rui took out a few bottles of low-alcohol wine from the System Space and handed them to Huang. The Big Cat immediately wanted to open them and share them with a few other people.

However, Yan was more interested in the sweet snacks in Su Rui's hand, and took the opportunity to look Su Rui up and down. "You look very cute, how about wearing some nice clothes and going to the exhibition together?"

"Of course, no problem if there's an opportunity." Su Rui reached out and rubbed Ceobe's ears. The little dog was practically burying its head in his lap for the treat.

"Alright, alright, don't rush, here's some mushrooms for you."

Su Rui took out some mushroom snacks from the System Space and stuffed them into Ceobe's arms. Of course, she didn't forget the food that could fill his stomach.

Considering the special nature of Ceobe, Su Rui wasn't worried about overeating the puppy, since she could really eat it all.

Seeing the increasingly tense atmosphere below, Yan couldn't help but show interest.

"Do you think that if they kidnap Gavial, we can stage a rescue plot for a princess in distress?"

"I can also get Su Rui some nice clothes. I actually brought a few nice outfits with me this time, and the prices are reasonable."

Croissant rubbed her hands together and leaned closer to Su Rui, winking at Su Rui: "Interested in taking a look?"

"Okay, I happen to have some Originium Ingot here." Su Rui nodded, and was about to take out the Originium Ingot when Croissant grabbed his wrist to stop him:

"Oh, why are you being so formal with me?" We're just friends who know each other's strengths and weaknesses.

"You don't need to worry about the money. I'll ask the Doctor or Kal'tsit to reimburse me. If all else fails, there's always Vulpisfoglia."

"Those clothes you have don't sound cheap, do they?" Su Rui winked at Croissant.

"Don't try to fool me with something you found at a street stall!"

"Of course, of course, how could I dare to try to fool you with some junk from a street stall? These are all handmade dresses."

Croissant leaned on Su Rui's shoulder with a playful laugh as she took out several pieces of clothing from her suitcase and showed them to Su Rui.

These clothes are more like elaborate theatrical costumes than formal wear, and they even have special strips of fabric to adjust the tightness to fit different body types.

"Look, doesn't it suit you perfectly?" Croissant smiled at Su Rui. "When I was buying these clothes, I thought they would suit you very well, Su Rui. But after I finished making them, I regretted it a little. I didn't expect to actually find something like this now."

Su Rui nodded, picked out a few items she liked from the clothes Croissant had bought, and then smiled at Croissant:

"Alright, I've chosen the items. So, who are you planning to ask for reimbursement? Actually, I'd recommend you ask Vulpisfoglia; she definitely has enough funds."

As for the Doctor, although Su Rui knew that the Doctor was certainly not short of money, he probably didn't have enough to spend large sums of money at will.

However, the Doctor didn't seem to think so. She reached out from the side and pinched Su Rui's cheek, gently kneading it.

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that. What do you take my entire Rhodes Island for? Do you think I don't have money?"

"But Rhodes Island's own economy seems to be a bit tight, doesn't it? Do you have a lot of money?"

Su Rui looked at the Doctor with suspicion, then reached out and pinched Doctor cheek in retaliation, gently kneading it. "And your hand, let go of me right now."

"No, and your information is too outdated. Ask them how Rhodes Island is doing under my control?"

Even with Su Rui pinching his cheeks, the Doctor still managed to slur his words and boast to Su Rui.

Su Rui didn't let go of the Doctor's cheek, but looked at Huang and the others with a puzzled expression.

Huang scratched his cheek with his finger and awkwardly looked away. "Haha, I'm usually busy with training, so I'm not really sure what happened."

Is this really you? Aside from drinking and training, don't you care about anything else?

Su Rui turned her gaze to Yan: "So, how's Rhodes Island doing lately?"

Although Croissant enjoys business, she probably won't easily learn about the changes at Rhodes Island while working at Penguin Logistics. Therefore, Feast, who prefers fashion and gossip, is the most likely person to provide Su Rui with the most appropriate intelligence at this time.

Just as Su Rui had predicted, Yan nodded to Su Rui, and while pondering, he couldn't help but show an expression of amazement:

"The Doctor has secured quite a few big contracts for Rhodes Island. Rhodes Island's wealth has now reached an outrageous level. Sometimes I even wonder what Rhodes Island plans to do with so much money?"

"This is all for the sake of planning ahead," the Doctor said.

Volume 8, Chapter 475: The Eunectes: "So nervous!"

While Eunectes was talking to Su Rui, the anaconda reinstalled the original engine on Big Ugly. Under Su Rui's control, it picked up the aircraft's engine and followed behind Su Rui Eunectes, coming over to her side and asking curiously:

"What happened? Did I just miss something?"

"We're watching Gavial and Tomimi fight," Su Rui pointed to the fighting area right next to the Eunectes and reminded them.

"Tomimi tried to force Gavial to stay in the rainforest, but Gavial disagreed, so they fought."

"It seems Gavial has the upper hand."

The Eunectes didn't seem nervous after hearing this; instead, it looked at Croissant and the Doctor, who were sitting on either side of Su Rui, with some concern.

Who are they?

Without Su Rui's prompting, Croissant greeted the Eunectes with a smile:

"Hello, Miss Eunectes, I'm Su Rui's friend. This is the Doctor, Su Rui's mother."

"... Hmm." Seeing that Su Rui's parents were still there, the Eunectes didn't want to make a big deal out of it. However, she was still a little concerned. She reached out and picked Su Rui up, then sat down next to Croissant and the Doctor, letting Su Rui sit in her lap.

Croissant naturally knew what was going on. Having already shared Su Rui with Texas and the others, she wasn't particularly upset by the Eunectes's possessiveness.

The Doctor wasn't angry about it either. She just smiled as she watched Senran and Su Rui interact, slowly munching on Su Rui's snacks, and watching Gavial take on the entire rainforest of Crocodile People single-handedly.

Seemingly triggered by some kind of passive ability, Gavial not only did not feel tired in the face of so many enemies, but instead became more and more courageous in battle.

One Crocodile People after another fell at her feet, but Gavial displayed a powerful aura.

However, the surrounding Crocodile People were not intimidated by Gavial's imposing manner; on the contrary, they became even more excited and charged towards them with howls.

The Eunectes nuzzled Su Rui with its cheek, asking with some confusion:

"Aren't we going to help? Although Gavial is indeed very strong, it's a bit much to ask her to defeat all the opponents by herself."

"It's okay, anyway, Gavial seems to be enjoying it."

Su Rui shrugged. "However, she'd be even more formidable if she could only be attacked by one person at a time."

"How could such a thing possibly happen?"

"Why not?" Su Rui wrapped her snake tail around the Eunectes, tightening her grip on Eunectes waist to express her dissatisfaction. "I remember those Crocodile People wielding stone shields and stone machetes were like this, weren't they? When fighting, they would only take damage from the opponent in front of them; damage from other directions, if they didn't think it was there, then it wasn't."

"... I'm not entirely sure about this either." The Eunectes thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true, but she herself couldn't figure out the underlying principle, so she could only shake her head.

"Isn't there any way to stop them? Letting them keep fighting like this isn't a solution, is it?"

"So eager to go back to Rhodes Island with me? It doesn't really seem like anything's wrong right now, does it? Let's wait a little longer."

Su Rui reached out and pinched the Eunectes's tail to soothe her.

"I'm not in a hurry." The Eunectes shook its head, holding Su Rui and turning its gaze to Gavial.

"I just feel like this is a bit boring."

"In that case, I have an even simpler way." Su Rui flicked his snake tail and shouted at Gavial, who was still locked in fierce combat:

"Gavial, since Tomimi wants to come with you, why don't you just take her to Rhodes Island?!"

Gavial was hacking and slashing with an axe she had snatched from the other Crocodile People, turned to look at Su Rui, gave him a thumbs up, then casually threw a punch, shaking off all the Crocodile People blocking her way, and walked towards Tomimi.

"Even if I face Gavial, I will not back down!" Tomimi raised her voice to bolster her courage, then brandished her staff, seemingly intending to challenge Gavial.

The Doctor looked at Su Rui with some curiosity. "What do you think? Who is more likely to win?"

"Of course it's Gavial. Tomimi can win in terms of tail weight." After all, Tomimi's tail looks so fat, and it must feel really nice to touch.

Then, they saw Tomimi try to swing her staff at Gavial, but Gavial grabbed her and lifted her up.

However, to be honest, Tomimi probably didn't really intend to attack Gavial; Tomimi eyes were closed when she raised her staff.

After picking Tomimi up, Gavial found a place to sit down, let Tomimi lie on her lap, and questioned her:

"Would you like to come to Rhodes Island with me?"

Tomimi, who was being held down by Gavial, trembled slightly and said in a trembling voice, "I want to... I want to go to Rhodes Island with Gavial."

"Do you even realize you're wrong?"

"...I understand." Tomimi's tail trembled with fear, its chubby crocodile tail shaking so much that Su Rui couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it.

However, it would be too abrupt to touch Tomimi's tail now, so Su Rui could only reach out and grab the Eunectes's big tail, kneading it comfortably.

Meanwhile, Gavial had already decided on Tomimi's punishment: a tail swipe.

However, after Gavial raised her hand, she noticed the circle of Crocodile People surrounding her and the Rhodes Island members watching from a distance, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, gently lowering her hand.

"Ahem, let's talk about that later. Now, pack your things and come with us."

"Okay, okay, I'll go prepare right away. Gavial, wait for me."

Tomimi shook its chubby tail and then quickly got ready.

Gavial then approached Su Rui and the others with an annoyed expression:

"So, while I was dealing with them all by myself, you guys just sat here and watched? And even started drinking? Enjoying yourselves, huh?"

"Don't worry about it, you seem perfectly safe on your own."

Huang casually and boldly waved the bottle in his hand at Gavial: "Want to have a drink together?"

"Cheers! It's not easy to have a holiday, of course I need to relax properly."

Gavial took the bottle from Huang's hand, glanced at Su Rui who was being held in the arms of the Eunectes, and smiled at him:

"This time it's Feline's look, can I touch her tail?"

Volume 8, Chapter 476: Eunectes: You're not allowed to touch me!

Su Rui didn't seem to care about having her tail touched, but the Eunectes clearly didn't want anyone else near her.

Upon hearing Gavial's words, the Eunectes warily wrapped its arm around Su Rui's waist and glared at Gavial.

"No, you're not allowed to touch it!"

"Okay, okay, if you don't want me to touch you, then don't." Gavial wagged her tail, and then Su Rui took out some snacks from her System Space and handed them to her. Gavial wagged her tail at Su Rui.