Ark Simulator, Aren't I Without a Physical Form?

Volume 4, Chapter 196: You must stop the experiment immediately.

During the kiss, the countdown reached its final second, and Su Rui's physical form turned into a cloud of light dust, Exusiai to collapse to the ground.

"Ugh~ Damn it, next time I see Su Rui, I'm definitely going to savor his taste first!"

Exusiai lay on the floor, a somewhat unwilling expression on her face, her halo gleaming.

"Su Rui, I will find you again, just wait for me~"

Su Rui, before Exusiai was suddenly doing these things while playing the game, felt a wave of dizziness.

Then Su Rui saw the subtitles from the Upper System that appeared before her:

[Each entity has a limited amount of energy, so if you use too much energy at once, your entity may easily turn into a cloud of dust.]

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Su Rui crossed her arms, ready to argue with the Upper System, when she heard a calm and gentle voice ask:

"I understand now. It's a pleasure to meet you, Su Rui."

"...Oh." Su Rui was taken aback for a moment, then opened her Scanning Vision and saw that her host this time was a tall, silver-haired Vouivre woman.

"So it was you, Saria."

Su Rui nodded and greeted Saria, "Hello."

"Well, while I'm not sure if you're trustworthy right now, someone with this ability wouldn't have any reason to fool me."

Saria nodded and introduced her to Su Rui:

"I'm getting ready to go to work now. There's a very important experiment coming up, and I need to personally make sure there are no problems."

Su Rui paused for a moment, then scanned the entire Rhine Lab with her Scanning Vision, revealing the image of a Sarkaz blonde girl to Saria:

"Was it Ifrit's experiment?"

"Yes, as expected of you, the Upper System weren't lying after all."

Saria paused for a moment, then nodded, glanced at the 12% System Materialization Progress, and said nothing more.

Unlike Saria, Su Rui was not calm; after all, he knew what was about to happen.

"We have to find a way to stop this experiment, Saria. You see, this experiment is ostensibly to heal the prince, but in reality, those guys want to try to fuse the submerged fragments into that girl named Ifrit's body, and then experiment with new biological weapons."

As she spoke, Su Rui displayed all the information she had gathered in a flash, both online and from devices connected to the internet:

"You see, the truth about this experiment is right here. Moreover, Kristen was actually aware of it. Her goal was to fulfill her own dream, and as for the process, Kristen didn't care if it was a little dirty."

As Su Rui said this, she was still a little worried that Saria wouldn't believe her, after all, Kristen had been Saria's friend for so long, and she wouldn't be so easy to convince.

So, he took the opportunity to show her the various decisions Kristen had made recently. "There are many things you don't know about these things, and Kristen didn't intend for you to know, after all, she knew you might object."

"... I'll figure it out."

Saria looked at the documents that Su Rui had shown her, examined them carefully, and her already serious expression became even colder, causing the staff members who walked past Saria to retreat in fear.

While Saria didn't immediately accept all of Su Rui's information, she still took immediate action, going to the laboratory and finding Ifrit, the test subject.

A Liberi woman with short brown hair and round glasses looked at Saria with a puzzled expression. "Is there something you need, Director Saria? Ifrit won't be participating in the treatment experiment for a while."

"Silence, I have something I need to verify. Have Ifrit stay with me for a while."

As Saria spoke, she greeted Ifrit, who was sitting next to Silence, "Ifrit, come with me."

"Am I no longer required to participate in the experiment?"

Ifrit looked at Saria with some confusion. Although she didn't know what the experiment was about, she trusted Saria and Silence, so she didn't resist it. She just didn't like the people in white coats who were not Saria, Silence, or Ptilopsis.

Saria nodded, and then she heard Su Rui's teasing voice echoing in her mind:

"If that DSLR experiment really goes on, she'll never have to participate in experiments again in her life~"

As Su Rui spoke, Saria frowned, unaccustomed to Su Rui's joke: 'This kind of joke isn't funny.'

"Uh, you're right, not everyone likes hellish jokes. I'll be more careful."

As Su Rui said this, Saria nodded, then took Ifrit's hand and led her away from Ifrit department amidst Silence's puzzled gaze.

Then, Saria encountered her first problem: when she brought Ifrit into the elevator, she discovered that Kristen required special access to the top floor, and Saria didn't have that access.

"See, she's feeling guilty. You've been friends for so long, and you even co-founded the offshore company. As far as I know, she only added this permission a few days ago."

As Su Rui spoke, she displayed the system's modification date to Saria, and then unlocked the elevator in front of her:

"Alright, I've unlocked the elevator system. You can just go in."

"Thank you, your ability has been a great help." Saria nodded, expressing her gratitude to Su Rui, which made Ifrit was standing next to her, look at her with some confusion. "Saria, who are you talking to?"

Saria seemed to prefer this direct way of communicating? Su Rui simply used her phone to speak to Ifrit, "Hi Ifrit, just call me Su Rui, I'm Saria's friend~"

"Oh, I see, you guys are using VoIP, right?" Ifrit gave a knowing look and said smugly, "Don't think I don't know, Mayer and Ptilopsis have taught me a lot."

"Mmm, Ifrit is so amazing~"

While Su Rui and Ifrit were talking, a look of surprise flashed in Saria's eyes. However, she didn't show any outward expression and simply pressed the elevator button, waiting for the elevator to ascend.

The elevator paused briefly as it descended, as if Kristen on the rooftop had noticed Saria and didn't want to meet her at this time.

Volume 4, Chapter 197: Showing Off

"What's going on?" Saria looked at the decreasing elevator floor numbers with a puzzled expression, and placed the hand that wasn't holding Ifrit's wrist on her waist, about to grab her shield.

However, Su Rui's voice rang out unhurriedly:

"Oh, Kristen noticed you were coming upstairs. She even checked the security camera. It's a pity there's no audio recording here, otherwise she could have heard our conversation."

As she spoke, Su Rui casually adjusted the elevator equipment where Saria was located, and then made the elevator continue to ascend:

"Alright, I'm all set. Now you can go upstairs to find Kristen."

Although Su Rui could have stopped Kristen's descent control from the beginning, if she hadn't staged this scene and demonstrated Kristen's actions, wouldn't Saria have remained unaware of Su Rui's abilities and Kristen's behavior?

What if she trusts Kristen too much and doesn't believe Su Rui's side of the story?

Meanwhile, Kristen, watching the elevator ascend through the control interface, glanced at the elevator, which had resumed its ascent, and pressed the stop button and even the power button, but nothing happened.

Su Rui directly showed Kristen's actions to Saria, her tone sarcastic:

"Look, look. This is what Kristen did. I just disabled her access. Luckily, her control panel uses electronic signals, so I couldn't just physically cut off the power. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known what to do."

After all, Su Rui can only control electronic devices that have a power supply. If the physical power cord is broken, Su Rui will not be able to operate these devices.

"Hmm, thank you." Saria remained as indifferent as ever, simply expressing her gratitude to Su Rui in a soft voice.

"It's no trouble, it's nothing, after all, you're my host."

Hearing Su Rui's words, Saria nodded, then glanced at Su Rui's image in the System Materialization Progress; it seemed to be Vouivre similar to herself?

Soon, the elevator arrived at the top floor of Rhine Lab, in Kristen's office.

Su Rui used Saria's phone and the office speaker to speak directly:

"Kristen, open the door! You dare to cheat on me? You dare to open the door!"

Su Rui's sudden voice startled both Saria and Kristen inside the door, especially Kristen, who glanced at her computer in confusion before realizing what was happening:

"So that's how it is. You helped Saria control the elevator?"

"Of course it's me, so open the door now! You have nowhere to run."

"I have no reason to run away." Kristen smiled as he walked to the door of his office, opened it, and faced Saria and Saria beside Ifrit.

Saria frowned in confusion, then asked Su Rui, "What you just said... did Kristen secretly kidnap someone?"

As she spoke, Saria gave Kristen a stern look.

"Uh, no, I was just joking. You know, sometimes people say things that don't make sense for no reason~"

Su Rui was slightly embarrassed, after all, Saria had taken his offhand remark seriously.

Kristen glanced at Saria, who was talking to someone named Su Rui who seemed to be out of sight, then looked at Ifrit, who was leaning against Saria looking somewhat lost, and coughed helplessly, reminding her:

"Saria, you've come to me because you want to talk to me about something, right?"

When Saria 'Su Rui side, Kristen already guessed why Saria had come here, so it didn't affect her attitude towards her friend.

"Yes, Kristen, what exactly is your plan? Is this child's treatment actually an experiment?"

Saria didn't waste any words. After Kristen steered the conversation back to the main topic, she stared intently at Kristen and questioned her.

"That's true... I need to apologize to you. Are you called Ifrit?"

Kristen didn't refute or defend herself; she simply looked at Ifrit, who was leaning against Saria, and knelt down to smile at the little girl.

She actually admitted it without hesitation! Su Rui felt a chill run down his spine. He had thought Kristen would be a little stubborn, and then he could use the pile of evidence he had collected to silence her.

Saria was also taken aback for a moment, looking at Kristen, unsure of what to say.

Kristen, on the other hand, asked very directly:

"What? You think I'll be stubborn and question you about why you believed other people's nonsense? Although I don't know exactly how much evidence your friend collected, I think most of it is evidence."

"Why did you do these things?" Saria clenched her fists, looking at Kristen, her voice hoarse with anger.

"Because Rhine Lab is no longer the small workshop we started with."

Kristen smiled as he stood up and walked to his desk, saying as he went, "The investment, attention, and influence from all sides have gradually penetrated Rhine Lab. While we are becoming stronger, we also have many more weaknesses and vulnerabilities, as well as... things we have to do."

"... What she said isn't wrong. This biological experiment is supported by the Columbia military, so Rhine Lab has no choice but to do it, although I think the researcher himself seems quite willing."

As Su Rui spoke, she directly turned on the large screen in Kristen's office, showing Kristen and Saria the influence of the military and various other forces on Rhine Lab.

"You've gathered plenty of intelligence. If you were to work for me, we might be able to accomplish something great. I happen to have some problems with electronic devices that I need to solve... What do you think?"

Kristen saw the materials that Su Rui had presented. Far from feeling nervous or embarrassed, he admired Su Rui's talent and was quite pleased to extend an invitation to Su Rui.

"I'm not really interested in research, but you can probably achieve your goals on your own, right?"

Although she accomplished her goal, not long after, the various nations of Terra discovered the portal at the end of the snowfield and, under the unified command of Rhodes Island, found the Talos-II.

I wonder if Kristen was still floating in space back then?

Su Rui really wanted to ask, but she didn't know how, since Kristen herself probably wouldn't know the answer.

Volume 4, Chapter 198: The Escape Plan

The exchange between Su Rui and Kristen was just a minor incident; the so-called influence of the military and various forces could not convince Saria.

After Su Rui and Kristen finished talking, she had settled Ifrit on a sofa not far away, and then went to the opposite side of Kristen's house:

"No matter what, I cannot condone this behavior."

"I know my friend hasn't changed at all. Even though you're now on the opposite side of me, I'm not really angry."

Kristen didn't say anything more, but simply sat down at her desk and leisurely watched Saria:

"However, there's nothing I can do. After all, I still have my own goals to achieve, and I can't leave Rhine Lab right now."

"You..." Saria as she looked at Kristen, who was lying flat with a peaceful smile on his face, her tone complicated.

Then she heard Su Rui's voice in her mind. "She means that it's inconvenient for her to get involved, and that accompanying her to watch the experiment was just a rehearsal she had to do. But you can do what you want to stop this, as long as you don't get involved with her."

Saria paused for a moment, then nodded. "I understand."

Saria could understand Kristen's thoughts; after all, they had been friends for so long and knew each other well.

It's just that Su Rui brought this up so quickly that Saria was caught off guard.

After nodding, Saria turned to leave, but was stopped by Su Rui:

"Wait a minute, if we don't want to drag Kristen into this, it'd be best to cause some damage to her office. That way, it'll look like a conflict, not something planned. Also, there are a lot of snacks here, can you give Ifrit some?"

Saria paused for a moment, then turned back to Kristen, took some snacks from the drawer beside her, and looked at Ifrit was still sitting on the sofa, kicking her legs boredly:

Ifrit, come here.

"Oh, I'm here, Saria." Upon hearing Saria's words, Ifrit jumped off the sofa, ran to Saria, and excitedly took the snacks from Saria hands.

"Is this for me?"

"Hmm... you can't eat too much at once."

"Oh, I see." Ifrit didn't care about anything else and simply put the snacks that Saria had given her into her pocket.