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

"Ah."

Suri made a call directly in Ren Dong's mind, displaying a communication interface in her field of vision.

Meanwhile, while waiting for the call to connect, Ren Dong sat in the driver's seat, checked her weapons again, started the car, and drove to the location in Texas that Su Rui had marked.

The call connected almost immediately, and Texas's voice came through:

"Hello? Su Rui?" Since the caller's contact name was Su Rui, and Texas had clearly not saved this number in her contacts, the person with this ability must be Su Rui, right?

"Okay, we're ready. Take your weapons and a change of clothes. It's time to go. We'll be downstairs at your place soon."

"I see."

"Your things are all ready, right?"

Texas glanced at the weapons at her side and the neatly packed suitcase:

"Yes, I'm ready."

"Okay, I'll call you when Ren Dong and I get to your door. It shouldn't take long."

Because Mrs. Sicily had not yet made a decision or issued an order, Honeysuckle's car arrived at Texas's residence without any hindrance, and then Suri dialed Texas's phone number again.

"I'm already on my way down."

The call connected, and Suri heard Texas's words. Suri nodded.

"Okay, get in the car and we'll set off."

Texas quickly went downstairs, got into the passenger seat of Honeysuckle, and then froze:

"You guys...didn't you prepare anything?"

"Of course I've prepared. Also, I'll keep your suitcase for you for now."

As she spoke, Texas's briefcase vanished into thin air. She stared blankly at the weapon at her waist and her empty palm.

Volume 1: Chapter 37 Stepping into the Wilderness

"What just happened?"

Texas stared blankly at her hand, now devoid of the suitcase, then at the weapon still hanging at her waist, finding it hard to believe what she was seeing.

Simply put, I've stored your suitcase away, and I can return it to you if you want.

Suri's voice suddenly rang out in the car, startling Texas and Honeysuckle. Neither of the women expected another voice to appear.

Texas instinctively placed her hand on the grip of her weapon at her waist, and then noticed that the sound was actually coming from the car stereo.

"...You're Suri? That's an amazing ability. But once you're in the wilderness, you won't be able to keep in touch with us, will you?"

After all, there is no internet in the wilderness. Texas believes that no matter how skilled a hacker is, they cannot operate in a place without internet access.

You'll find out then.

Suri didn't explain the answer that would soon be revealed; when he spoke in the wilderness, Texas would realize he wasn't a hacker after all.

But now: "I'm just helping you keep your luggage safe, or would you prefer to carry it like this?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you to keep it safe for me, thank you."

Texas glanced at the briefcase that had reappeared in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to hand it over to Suri for safekeeping.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in your things. I'm just helping to keep them safe."

Suri said casually, and then Texas saw the suitcase disappear again.

Honeysuckle, who was driving the vehicle, also spoke up to explain: "Don't worry, Su Rui has no physical form, so she has no interest in material wealth."

"...So that's how it is."

Texas nodded, though her face was expressionless, Suri could tell she had many questions.

"Feel free to ask me any questions, and I will answer them as appropriate."

As she casually remarked, she saw Texas nod, and Honeysuckle drove them off in the direction away from Wolcinny.

Because Madame Sicily had only just received the news and hadn't had time to take any action, Texas and Honeysuckle drove through the exit of Vorsini without any hindrance and arrived in the wilderness.

Just as Texas was feeling confused, Suri's voice rang out again:

"The people inside the city have started to move. It seems that Madame Sicily is still paying attention to Texas. She sent people to start moving not long after you slipped out."

As he spoke, Suri directly showed the movement of the mafia members in the city of Volcinie, right next to Honeysuckle's line of sight, without affecting driving.

Considering that Texas doesn't have the same convenient access to these images as Honeysuckle, Suri used the car's stereo to remind her:

"Texas, take out your phone and let me see."

"Ah."

Although he didn't understand why, Texas still took his phone out of his pocket, turned it on, and didn't need to enter a lock screen password because it directly displayed the effects recorded by Su Rui.

"Mrs. Sicily is already hunting down Texas, and she has just released a statement regarding the Texas family, indicating that she is prepared to wipe out the family."

"……Thanks."

Texas nodded, her expression somewhat complicated. The thought that Madame Sicily had begun her plan to exterminate the Texas family as soon as she left the city gave Texas the illusion that she was actually the one who set the stage.

"What are you thinking? This matter has nothing to do with your subjective actions. You should be glad that you were able to escape before this happened, instead of being so despondent, understand?"

“You’re right.” Texas nodded, but from her still somewhat melancholy eyes, Suri could still tell that she was thinking.

Never mind, I'll give her some time.

Before muting her microphone, Suri reminded them, "By the way, as the daughter of the newly appointed head of the Texas family, although you haven't been involved in the Texas family's affairs, a warrant for your arrest has already been issued."

"So, that means someone will soon come out of the city to hunt us down, right?" Ren Dong asked, multitasking as she drove.

"That's right. In fact, some people have already driven out of the city to surround and capture you, but they are not well prepared and should not be able to catch up with you."

As Suri casually mentioned it, she displayed a map on Honeysuckle's field of vision and on Texas's phone:

"This is what I detected. There are vehicles chasing you nearby. We should be able to drive to the vicinity of a wasteland around tonight. I've marked it in light blue. I'll mark a few more suitable hiding places for you later."

"...How were you able to detect these vehicles that were chasing us?"

Texas still found it unbelievable. Logically speaking, hackers shouldn't be able to do these things without a network connection, right?

Moreover, this is something that the internet can no longer do, since TerraLimited's vehicles are not yet electronic enough to have locators installed.

Even if Su Rui were to install GPS trackers on each car in advance, it would be far too troublesome, and it seems highly unlikely.

"I'm not a hacker, but generally speaking, I can do a lot of things, and you'll soon find out."

Su Rui gave a casual explanation without directly revealing his abilities, because he didn't want to waste his breath.

Texas simply felt that Suri probably didn't fully trust her yet, so she just nodded, showing no discomfort with the situation.

Trust in cooperation is always built up little by little.

Honeysuckle, relying on the location and map route given to her by Su Rui, quickly drove into the blue area marked by Su Rui as planned.

That's how it is.

While driving in Texas, Suri's voice rang out again, startling her.

It was already evening. Texas and Honeysuckle had switched drivers once, and they took turns eating the fast food that Honeysuckle had prepared for lunch.

"Texas, I've marked the locations on your phone. Just choose the best spot you think is best and listen. These are all good places to hide and not be easily spotted."

As Suri spoke, Honeysuckle placed Texas's phone in front of her, turned it on, and a map was immediately displayed.

"I see."

Texas nodded and skillfully drove the vehicle.

Book 1: 38 Night Watch

"...Actually, I don't quite understand. There's no internet here anymore, so how did Suri contact us?"

That evening, Texas, following the map provided by Suri, parked the vehicle in a small, low-lying ditch in the wilderness. He sat down in the ditch, lit a fire, and gathered around the campfire to cook dinner with Honeysuckle.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally voiced her doubts.

After hearing Texas's question, Honeysuckle paused in her work of setting out the cutlery, then looked at Texas in front of her, wondering whether she should tell Texas about it.

However, Suri's voice had already come through the Texas phone:

"Simply put, I am following Honeysuckle, and I can operate all electronic devices within the area."

"Is that so? Then what exactly are you...? I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."

Texas instinctively wanted to know more out of curiosity, but realized that her question was a bit too abrupt, as it should be considered a matter of privacy, so she quickly apologized.

But since Su Rui had already spoken, Ren Dong, though somewhat helpless, figured it wouldn't have much of an impact anyway, and proceeded to introduce Su Rui:

"Suri has been with me during this time. It's hard to explain what kind of person he is, since even I don't really know him. But he is very easy to get along with and has helped me a lot."

Aside from occasionally coming up with bad ideas and having a rather unpleasant personality, he's pretty good.

Honeysuckle nodded, then looked at Texas in front of her:

"That's about it. That's all I can think of. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us."

"Hmm... when you were fighting me and Lappland one against two, was Suri helping you?"

Texas paused for a moment, still unable to suppress her curiosity. Although she had a rather cold personality, as an excellent assassin, being defeated by Honeysuckle in a two-on-one fight was something that Texas didn't say on the surface, but she was actually quite concerned about.

"Yes, at that time, Suri helped me predict your actions so that I could take appropriate countermeasures."

Honeysuckle nodded without hiding her intentions. Anyway, Suri couldn't run away, and Texas wouldn't do anything dangerous to her, so there was nothing wrong with telling her.

"So that's how it is."

A look of understanding flashed in Texas's eyes, and her gaze towards Honeysuckle carried a hint of envy.

How wonderful it would be if this person belonged to her? Besides, it would be great to have someone to chat with anytime.

Texas's thoughts went unnoticed by Honeysuckle, because dinner was already ready.

"Texas, dinner is ready. Eat quickly. Our conditions are simple, so we can't prepare anything fancy."

"These conditions are already quite good."

Texas casually remarked, and after Honeysuckle prepared her portion, she began serving herself rice.

Generally speaking, people who go camping don't bring all the kitchen utensils that need to be stored in the kitchen. However, because of Su Rui's spatial storage, Ren Dong brought all of these things with her.

With Suri's help, they actually built an entire kitchen in the wild and then cooked.

The reason I describe the cooking as simple is simply because I'm not in the mood to cook in this kind of environment, so I've simplified some of the steps.

However, compared to the situation where they could only set up a pot in the campfire to cook, they were much better off.

Savoring the steaming dinner in her hands, Texas glanced once more at the empty space where cooking utensils had just been laid out but were now just empty air, and felt as if this experience was a dream.

With her legs tucked into her chest, Texas ate while watching the campfire, and suddenly spoke up:

"Suri, can you tell me about the current situation of the Texas family?"

"Hmm? Wait a minute."

Suri paused for a moment, as if he were looking up information, before his voice came through Texas's phone again:

"The message from Madame Sicily has just been sent out. Considering Terra's somewhat inadequate communication capabilities, only Syracuse, or even just Volsini, knows about it right now. It will take some time before the message gets out."

However, considering that high-power communication channels between cities still have some long-distance transmission capabilities, Su Rui's assessment is:

"The city of Syracuse will likely receive news of the Texas family and your pursuit before we arrive, so it's best to be careful."

"I see."

He nodded expressionlessly. Although the situation was a bit tricky, it wasn't unmanageable.

At least the honeysuckle in front of her and the unseen and intangible Suri have become her helpers.

"After you finish eating, you should rest quickly. Get up early tomorrow and set off. I'll keep watch for you tonight, there won't be any problems."

Suri's voice rang out, and Texas nodded subconsciously: "Thank you, then I'll leave it to you."

In Texas's mind, Suri had become a super hacker similar to Honeysuckle, who could operate without a network, so it was normal for her to do things like this.

However, Honeysuckle had a more thorough understanding of Suri and did not immediately think about resting: