Ark Simulator, don't I have no physical form?

Maria nodded. Although she was a little worried that the other party might give up calling, Maria still made the preparations as Suri had asked.

Suri is very reliable. He has already done so much. Just trust Suri.

Maria took a deep breath, looked at the call that had been connected with Delamer, and greeted him:

"How is it, Mr. Dramer? The contract has been signed, right? I wish you all the best in your business from now on."

On the other end of the phone, Drammer was excited and grateful: "Of course, thanks to the information you provided, I was able to sign this contract with the other party and even gained many advantages. The funds for the cooperation will be in our company's account soon, and then I will transfer the remaining money to you."

His tone was filled with emotion; if Maria were in front of him, this man would surely be so moved that he would reach out and grasp Maria's hand, bursting into tears.

Maria smiled somewhat awkwardly, glanced at Suri's hint, and then realized that Suri hadn't given any hints.

Just be yourself and adapt to the situation. There's no need for you to say everything exactly as I instruct. You're not my puppet. Just find your rhythm and relax.

'Why is this happening? I'm so nervous, but since Suri has already said so...'

Maria took a deep breath and replied with a smile, "Well, in that case, I'll wait for your good news, Mr. Mormon."

"Okay, okay, I will transfer your payment to you as soon as the funds arrive. If there is any further news, I hope you will consider my company."

Maria glanced at Suri's message again, and this time it was indeed there: [Tell him you don't have time to follow all the small companies. If he needs new business, he can call you, but you don't accept casual conversation; it can only be business.]

Maria nodded: "Mr. Mormon, I'm usually very busy and don't have time to keep an eye on your company all the time. However, if you need any help or new business opportunities, feel free to call me and I'll see if there are any suitable jobs for you."

"Okay, okay, that's good. Thank you so much, Ms. Vanilla. I won't bother you any longer."

On the other end of the phone, Delamer was overjoyed. He greeted Maria respectfully and said goodbye before hanging up.

Looking at the disconnected call, Maria couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest, but this feeling was quite nice.

Su Rui didn't hold back her praise and compliments: "Not bad, you did very well even without my direction, you performed very well."

'Thanks to your help, Su Rui, I wouldn't have been able to do these things.'

Although she was so flattered that her tail swayed behind her and she felt a little giddy, Maria remained clear-headed, chuckling to herself as she chatted with Suri.

"Well, the next one is a little tricky. Remember to act calmly. I've found another job for this guy who went back on his word before. By the way, the offer this time is 200,000. The previous 50,000 is compensation for his reneging. Don't forget that."

"I understand." Maria nodded confidently. With her experience, she was no longer afraid to impersonate any important person.

No, in a way, Suri is this mastermind, and Maria is his representative. With this thought in mind, Maria's inner tension lessened considerably.

So, the girl leaned against the wall of the Linguang family mansion, a proud and composed smile on her face, while Suri answered the call from Drammer, who had called back after being hung up on earlier.

After the call connected, Delamer on the other end of the line begged for mercy, his voice trembling with tears:

"I'm sorry, Ms. Vanilla! I was wrong before, and I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time!"

He didn't just know he was wrong; he knew he would die if he didn't admit it.

Suri's words made Maria laugh involuntarily. The girl's soft laughter sounded like a deadly sneer to Delamer on the other end of the phone, and he immediately begged for mercy even more fervently.

"Please give me another chance. I won't try any more tricks this time. I'll pay you back, not a penny less!"

Maria composed herself and nodded:

"Okay, if you want to admit your mistake, let's have a good talk. I can pretend that the offense from last time never happened, but the 50,000 in your account will be compensation for me. What do you think?"

Maria spoke softly and calmly, but Delamer on the other end of the line responded hastily:

"Okay, no problem. That 50,000 is nothing, as long as you can calm down! I will definitely cooperate with you properly this time!"

Maria nodded, as if she were a composed lady who had everything under control: "Okay, I knew you would come back to me. I've also prepared a new business for you, it just depends on whether you're willing to take it."

Volume 5, Chapter 251: You'll have to pay for this.

"Of course, of course. You tell me, is this deal still worth 150,000? I really don't have any money on hand right now. How about you transfer it from my account after the contract payment is finalized and in my account?"

"The reward this time is 200,000, but the business will be bigger. What do you think? If you agree, I'll send you the information. There's no going back."

Maria's tone turned cold as she recalled Delamer's arrogant attempt to renege on the deal after receiving the information, causing Delamer on the other end of the phone to tremble slightly.

"No, no problem, I agree. Please send me the information. I definitely won't renege on my promise."

“Is that so?” Maria glanced at the information Suri had provided, her tone carrying a hint of pressure.

"I'll unconsciously start taking my commission from your account. After you receive the contract funds, transfer the commission to me. I'll give you the account number, understand?"

"I understand. I will transfer the money to you as soon as the funds arrive."

Delamer readily agreed and thanked him profusely before Suri sent him the information about the new business.

After hanging up the phone, Maria placed the cold phone against her full chest and took a deep, tense breath.

Although she didn't use her phone to make a call, the phone's coolness helped calm her nerves.

'Mr. Su Rui, why are you asking him to transfer funds? Aren't you afraid he might change his mind?'

"This is also a way to establish authority, to tell him that we are not afraid of his underhanded tricks, that we can take our reward at any time, but that if he does not keep his promise, he will suffer a terrible fate."

Suri added, "But that Delamer who was scared out of his wits and almost lost his last lifeline won't dare to do that anymore. He'll send the money over properly, just you wait and see. Oh, by the way, go watch TV, don't let your uncle get suspicious."

"Okay~" Maria smiled and put her phone away, a little amazed: "The 60,000 in my account, Mr. Mormon's 130,000, and Drammer's 200,000, I actually have 390,000 now~"

"Yes, even ordinary middlemen don't have such a fast way to make money. You're doing this because I have access to almost all the data and information in this city."

As Suri spoke, Maria sat down on the soft sofa, turned on the TV, and started watching the program Suri had told her about. However, the girl's mind was not on the program, but on her conversation with Suri.

"Moromon's payment should arrive in two or three days. Drammer will need to play for another day or two, so you should be able to get the total of 390,000 this week..."

'Suri, is there anything else you want to say? It seems like you have something to say but haven't.'

"The Linguang family's financial situation isn't very good, is it? Maria, you don't want this either..."

"The Lin Guang family's financial situation isn't great, but luckily I've made some money with your help, Su Rui. Su Rui, could you perhaps find a way to give some of it to your uncle?"

Maria, oblivious to the wickedness in Suri's words, instead inquired about the matter with some concern.

"Hmph, of course, no problem, but there are conditions!"

'What are the conditions?' Maria wondered, feeling the sudden smug and wicked voice in Suri's mind. She was confused. What kind of game was this?

"Sell your soul, everything you have to me, and I'll help you find a way to solve this problem!"

'Okay, then I'm completely Su Rui's now. Su Rui, can you help me think of a way?'

Maria couldn't help but smile, her cheeks flushed slightly, but she was already anticipating Suri's reaction.

"...Why did you agree so readily?" Maria could tell from Suri's tone that she was absolutely stunned.

'Mr. Suri lives in my head, so he's already part of me to some extent, isn't he? I have no problem agreeing to your request~'

Maria said this, even turning her head to the side and blinking.

"Really? Then I'll teach you a lesson later and turn you into my own knight!"

"Well... let's talk about it when you have a physical form, Suri." Maria blushed slightly, glanced at the still not-so-high progress of the system's physicalization, and breathed a sigh of relief.

At least for now, she still has some time to adapt and think. Maybe then, Mr. Su Rui will have nowhere to run?

Maria's straightforward answer bored Suri, who was hoping to see her shy. After clicking her tongue slightly, Suri gave her own answer.

“We can just use the name ‘Ms. Cilantro’ to pay the bills for the Rinko family directly, without going through your uncle. That’s the easiest way, and no one will suspect you. People will just be curious about who this so-called Ms. Cilantro is.”

That would be best.

"However, there is also a problem."

"What's wrong?" Suri's words immediately made Maria's heart jump again.

“Your uncle, Marner, is very stubborn. This method will probably only work for the first month. Once he notices it, he might call the bank and say that he will not accept help from others to pay for the maintenance and other expenses of the Linguang family castle.”

"Oh? What should we do?" Maria panicked. Many things had already been sold for the sake of this family, such as the carpet and the sofa that was about to be sold. It seemed that her uncle had already found a buyer.

After all, maintaining this castle-like mansion requires a lot of money, since a castle, as a building, needs to be inhabited and must be maintained and cleaned regularly.

"I'm just suggesting a possibility. Besides, given the current situation of the Lin Guang family, his words probably won't be as effective as those of the generous Ms. Xiangcai. The bank will likely still accept your payment, but not Ma Enna's proposal. After all, banks also need to make money."

As Suri spoke, she thought of something else: "But he'll probably get Ms. Cilantro's contact information from the bank and then try to contact you."

"Maybe... we should just not answer Uncle's calls?" Maria was a little conflicted, but she felt that as long as she didn't answer the phone, there wouldn't be a problem if Manna couldn't get through.

"Besides, if I answer the phone, my uncle will definitely recognize my voice, right?"

"Actually, your voice has been processed by me. It sounds like a more mature woman's voice on the other end of the phone. Otherwise, why do you think people would believe a young girl like you who has just entered the workforce?"

'I'm not a little brat, Suri, how old are you?'

Maria was immediately displeased. "Suri, you're so childish, how dare you say that to her?"

Volume 5, Chapter 252: Why did Marner preserve his history as a corporate slave?

"I don't know the specifics, but I should be over ten thousand years old."

Suri's words stunned Maria: 'How is that possible? How can someone live that long...?'

But then Maria thought about how unique Suri's existence was, and combined with the fairy tales she had read, she suddenly felt that Suri's words were somewhat believable.

Well, this isn't the time to talk about that. The important thing is my uncle's call: 'So, should I answer the phone or not? Even though Suri has blurred her voice, I'm still a little worried that my uncle will recognize me.'

"Don't worry, if you get nervous, I'll just be your teleprompter. You can just read the lines I give you."

'Hmm, that puts my mind at ease.' Maria breathed a sigh of relief, her heart pounding with nervousness. It felt unreal; she had been on edge so many times today, and had accomplished so much.

Maria was finding the program increasingly unwatchable and wanted to have more freedom to interact with Suri. Having already watched for a while, leaving now wouldn't seem suspicious. So, Maria reached out and turned off the television, saying goodbye to Marner.

"Uncle, I've finished watching. I'm going upstairs to rest."

"Okay, get some rest early, don't stay up late."

Marner looked at the newspaper in his hand without even looking up.

Uncle is still working so hard, he doesn't have any time to relax.

As Maria thought this, the contents of the newspaper that Suri had shown her suddenly appeared before her eyes:

"Your uncle is very tired, but he has some pretty good entertainment. Although the authenticity of these newspapers in Kazimierz is a mess, the content is quite interesting."

As she spoke, Suri showed Maria all sorts of fascinating gossip from the newspaper that Marna was reading:

"These days, in order to attract attention and traffic, those media outlets really dare to say anything."

'Yeah, a lot of things are fake. I don't know why so many people still read the newspapers.'

Maria nodded, took the escalator upstairs, returned to her room, and locked the door.

Leaning against the solid wood door, feeling the hard surface against her back, Maria felt a sense of security, even though it was a little uncomfortable. Now she was alone with Suri.

"Alright, let's talk about what happened earlier. Next, let's look at the monthly castle maintenance expenses for the Linguang family. It's exactly 10,000 a month. If you agree, I'll deduct the money and pay you directly."

'So expensive! Does Uncle pay for it every month? That must be so hard.' Maria couldn't help but cover her mouth, her pupils dilating in shock.

"Yes, but now that you have savings, as long as you earn a little more, you won't have to worry about expenses like castle maintenance anymore."

"Hmm." Maria nodded, then saw that another 10,000 had been deducted from her account out of the 60,000, paid to the castle maintenance company.

"This is the company that Marner has been employing. I'm just paying for him in your name, Ms. Cilantro."

Suri's words relieved Maria: "That's good. I wonder how Uncle managed to pay so much money before."

As she spoke, the girl sat down on the soft bed. She hadn't expected her uncle to be under so much pressure. No wonder he always looked so listless and in a bad mood, and he always had to say nice things to his superiors.

“Marner is an excellent employee, and his salary is not low, but after deducting the castle’s maintenance fees and other expenses, there is really not much left.”

As Suri spoke, her tone changed again, almost as if she were singing: "Alright, relax a bit. Want to know how Marner pays the castle maintenance company?"

Maria pricked up her ears. Although she was somewhat puzzled by the change in Suri's tone, she nodded intently, wanting to figure out the truth. Then she heard:

"To elicit your sympathy, please forgive any omissions or misrepresentations. This manager has long been embellished and is no longer what he used to be. He's a shrew, a former Antarctic!"

Suri's singing shocked Maria, and the key point was that Suri actually sang quite well, so much so that Maria actually listened and even swayed to the beat.

After listening to it several times and becoming completely absorbed by the lyrics, Maria finally realized how absurd the story was, and anxiously asked Suri:

"Uncle wouldn't really, really have done that kind of thing, would he?"

The girl was so frightened that she started talking to Suri directly, it seems Maria almost believed her.

Suri stopped joking with Maria at this point and instead explained, "Okay, okay, I was just joking. Your uncle Marna is paid by the company. I was just talking nonsense."

"That's good." Maria patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. If this were true, she wouldn't know how to face her uncle...

No, after hearing such an outrageous story from Suri so many times, Maria is practically memorizing the lyrics! She'll definitely think of it when she sees her uncle now, and might even sing it out loud!